Blacksburg’s Intrexon: Branching out in biotech
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- Blacksburg’s Intrexon: Branching out in biotech
- Growing Midwestern Clinical Research rganization Selects mniComm …
- Invitrogen Launches Biomarker Tool for Pre-Clinical Research into …
- VICC earns accreditation for human research subjects protection
- Are wind farms a health risk? US scientist identifies ‘wind …
Blacksburg’s Intrexon: Branching out in biotech
Roanoke Times
Cory Donovan who directs the NewVa Corridor Technology Council said Intrexon stands out in the high-tech business world locally for several things. It is relatively large as council members and research center tenants go and is one of a small number of NewVa region firms to receive investments from Third Security LLC a Radford venture capital firm. Sunil Chada Intrexon’s senior vice president of clinical research and development said in a news release the firm is “very encouraged” by recent events. Rob Patzig chief investment officer at Third Security said the melanoma therapy is “on track to significantly enhance the safety and efficacy of cancer treatments while also maintaining centralized production and distribution efficiencies. John Kirkwood the physician leading the study could not be reached for comment.
Growing Midwestern Clinical Research rganization Selects mniComm …
PR Newswire (press release)
(TCBulletinBoard: MCM) a leader in integrated electronic data capture (EDC) solutions for clinical trials announced today that a growing US Clinical Research rganization (CR) has selected mniComm to provide eClinical solutions in connection with two of the CR’s Phase IV studies covering approximately 27 sites and more than 700 subjects. Additional details were not disclosed. “We are pleased to have been selected by this CR to provide eClinical solutions for these important Phase IV studies” said Cornelis F. Wit mniComm’s President and CE.
Invitrogen Launches Biomarker Tool for Pre-Clinical Research into …
Business Wire (press release)
Shames Assistant Professor of Surgery Division of Transplant Surgery at the Medical College of Wisconsin “Development of a non-invasive test that could help differentiate between acute renal injury rejection and infection would satisfy a critical unmet need in transplantation. A biomarker test that can accomplish this would be of extreme importance in pre-clinical kidney transplantation research. ” Jim Janicki Vice President and General Manager of Life Technologies’ Transplantation Diagnostics Business “The launch of the PlexMark assay represents the continued expansion of our pre-clinical research business. We are excited about the non-invasive and cost-effective nature of PlexMark and anticipate that research clinicians will want to utilize this product to better understand immunosuppression as it relates to whole kidney function. ” Resources.
VICC earns accreditation for human research subjects protection
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Are wind farms a health risk? US scientist identifies ‘wind …
Independent
They cause problems ranging from internal pulsation quivering nervousness fear a compulsion to flee chest tightness and tachycardia – increased heart rate. Turbine noise can also trigger nightmares and other disorders in children as well as harm cognitive development in the young she claims. However Dr Pierpont also makes it clear that not all people living close to turbines are susceptible. Until now the Government and the wind companies have denied any health risks associated with the powerful noises and vibrations emitted by wind turbines. Acoustic engineers working for the wind energy companies and the Government say that aerodynamic noise produced by turbines pose no risk to health a view endorsed recently by acousticians at Salford University. They have argued that earlier claims by Dr Pierpont are “imaginary” and are likely to argue that her latest findings are based on a sample too small to be authoritative.
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