Technology Solutions

Alnylamm, GSK collaborate in vaccine production

Thursday, November 3, 2011 01:13 PM

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals has formed a collaboration with GlaxoSmithKline focused on Alnylam's VaxiRNATM technology for certain GSK vaccine products, including influenza. VaxiRNA is a new RNAi technology for the enhanced production of viruses used in the manufacture of vaccine products. GSK is the first company to form a collaboration accessing this new platform.

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Caliper, Pfizer launch platform for drug safety

Thursday, November 3, 2011 09:02 AM

Caliper Life Sciences, a provider of tools and services for drug
discovery and life sciences research, has launched a new services
offering based on a panel of cellular assays that measure the effects of
drug candidates on functional activity of proteins called kinases involved
in critical cell-signaling pathways. The technology platform and initial
panel of nine assays were developed in collaboration with Pfizer. The new offering, called In-Cell KinaseScreen, is immediately available for compound screening, profiling, and custom assay development services for CDAS' clients, ranging from academia to pharmaceutical companies.

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CoreRx selects Xcelodose to enhance product development

Wednesday, November 2, 2011 12:34 PM

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BBK, PatientsLikeMe launch online diabetes movement

Friday, October 28, 2011 02:47 PM

BBK Worldwide and PatientsLikeMe have launched CallingAllTypes.com, an online social health initiative for people with type 1 and type 2 diabetes. CallingAllTypes.com is a vehicle for people to share their experiences with diabetes. Within seconds of individuals posting their thoughts, social media outlets including Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter will pick up their words, creating instantaneous viral awareness – a dynamic way to inform the public, including policy makers and health professionals, about the real toll diabetes takes on individuals and families. CallingAllTypes.com will donate $1 to the Atlanta chapter of the American Diabetes Association for each of the first 10,000 visitors who help to create the needed awareness about this condition by posting a comment during the month of November.

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Cmed launches Timaeus GTB to speed study setup

Thursday, October 27, 2011 11:55 AM

Cmed Technology has launched Timaeus Guided Trial Builder (GTB), a new product that introduces an entirely different approach to reduce the time and effort required to start up electronic trials. GTB builds on a decade of real-world experience managing trials in Cmed’s CRO division. GTB enables study teams to speed up and simplify Study Setup—without sacrificing flexibility, quality or adherence to best practices.

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XOMA, Aragen Bioscience collaborate

Wednesday, October 26, 2011 12:20 PM

XOMA and Aragen Bioscience have entered into an agreement under which Aragen Bioscience will provide its clients access to XOMA’s proprietary Human Engineering technology for antibody humanization. Financial terms were not disclosed.

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OBA launches IRMS mobile application

Wednesday, October 26, 2011 10:20 AM

Online Business Applications (OBA) has released its mobile request application, IRMS Mobile, for iPad, iPhone and other mobile devices.

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Clarient, HistroRxR to provide AQUA technology for clinical trials

Tuesday, October 25, 2011 02:38 PM

Clarient, a GE Healthcare company, and HistoRxR have signed a definitive agreement to provide pharma services using AQUA technology to their growing lists of pharma clients.  By implementing HistoRx's AQUA technology in Clarient's CLIA laboratory, the two companies will apply their complementary capabilities to serve pharma companies' growing need for biomarker analysis in clinical trials.  Use of tissue biomarkers to characterize a patient's tumor is becoming a crucial element of personalized cancer care.

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CoreLab launches semi-automated ECG solution

Tuesday, October 25, 2011 02:07 PM

CoreLab Partners has launched a new semi automated ECG solution through its ongoing collaboration with Analyzing Medical Parameters for Solutions.

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The University Hospital selects RayStation for advanced research

Friday, October 21, 2011 02:06 PM

RaySearch Laboratories has received an order for its RayStation treatment planning system from The University Hospital of Columbia and Cornell in New York.

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