Articles Published in 2013

NIH, Lacks family share genomic data of HeLa cells

Friday, August 9, 2013 01:17 PM

The National Institutes of Health has reached an understanding with the family of the late Henrietta Lacks to allow biomedical researchers controlled access to the whole genome data of cells derived from her tumor, commonly known as HeLa cells.

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Eli Lilly, TVM fund invests in Ixchelsis

Friday, August 9, 2013 01:14 PM

TVM Life Science Ventures VII, a collaboration between TVM and Eli Lilly to provide venture capital to the international pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical and medical technology industries, has announced the fund’s second investment in Ixchelsis, a clinical-stage biotechnology startup in the U.K. Ixchelsis plans to develop to proof-of-concept IX-01, an investigational compound, originally discovered at Pfizer’s U.K. R&D site, with the potential to treat the male sexual health indication premature ejaculation.

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GSK launches Action Potential Venture Capital for R&D

Friday, August 9, 2013 01:11 PM

GlaxoSmithKline has announced the launch of Cambridge, Mass.-based Action Potential Venture Capital (APVC), a $50 million strategic venture capital fund that will invest in companies that pioneer bioelectronic medicines and technologies.

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MedNet Solutions, Heart Imaging Technologies partner

Friday, August 9, 2013 01:08 PM

MedNet Solutions, a global life sciences technology company specializing in clinical study management systems, and Heart Imaging Technologies (Heart IT),  providing web-based medical image viewing and management solutions, have  partnered to  integrate Heart IT's WebPAX technology with MedNet's eClinical solutions.  This integration improves the speed, accuracy and efficiency of clinical trials that rely on the collection and analysis of DICOM images.

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Covance launches managed markets services

Friday, August 9, 2013 01:04 PM

Princeton, N.J.-based CRO Covance has created a new service offering focused on providing its biopharmaceutical and medical device clients support to effectively manage contracts in managed markets.

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ScinoPharm, Sundia MediTech partner in China

Friday, August 9, 2013 12:59 PM

CROs ScinoPharm Changshu Pharmaceuticals and Sundia MediTech have collaborated to seek more opportunities for contract research and manufacturing services (CRAMS) in mainland China.

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23andMe launches national TV campaign

Friday, August 9, 2013 12:55 PM

23andMe, a personal genetics company, has launched Portraits of Health, the company’s first television advertising campaign. The campaign focuses on educating consumers about how understanding their DNA can help them make more informed and proactive health decisions.

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Berg, Department of Defense partner for prostate cancer research

Friday, August 9, 2013 12:48 PM

Berg, a biopharmaceutical company researching health solutions through a data-driven, biological research approach, has partnered with the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) under a cooperative R&D agreement with the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences' (USU) Center for Prostate Disease Research (CPDR) and The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine (HJF) for prostate cancer research.

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Faculty of 1000 launches database of clinical trials articles

Wednesday, August 7, 2013 02:20 PM

Faculty of 1000, the publisher of a range of services for life scientists and clinicians, has launched F1000Trials, a database designed to enable rapid discovery and understanding of articles about clinical trials. The database is a continually updated, comprehensive database of articles on randomized controlled trials and systematic reviews, drawn from more than 300 general and specialist medical journals.

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Gene by Gene acquires Arpeggi

Wednesday, August 7, 2013 02:18 PM

Gene by Gene, which develops consumer DNA testing products for ancestry and genealogy applications, has acquired Arpeggi, a developer of solutions for genome sequencing, data management and computational analysis.

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