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Should Genentech Be a Part of Roche?
Corante/In the Pipeline | 3 hours 25 minutes ago
Now for some belated Roche/Genentech comments: the first thing that I found surprising about this was that there was some surprise involved. Even though a move to buy the rest of Genentech has always been a possibility, the actual timing of the announcement seems to have been unexpected out in South San Francisco. But it probably had to be that way. What alternative was there? Roche wouldn t have made some announcement along the lines of You know, we re thinking about buying the rest of Gen...
Protein Transporter for Lutein and Zeaxanthin, Identified
BioTech Weblog, The | 4 hours 31 minutes ago
piddy77 Scientists have identified a protein transporter for the compounds lutein and zeaxanthin, which are believed to protect against the development of age-related macular degeneration. These two nutrients are not made by the body and must be obtained through the diet. They are commonly found in green, leafy vegetables, such as kale, spinach, broccoli, zucchini and peas, and in yellow or orange fruits and vegetables, such as carrots, papaya, squash and peaches. According to the study, t...
Research Services for Life Sciences, Launched by Symyx
BioTech Weblog, The | 13 hours 52 minutes ago
The scientific R&D integration partner to companies in the life sciences, chemicals, energy, electronics and consumer products industries - Symyx Technologies, Inc. - has recently launched its new client-directed and collaborative Research Services for Life Sciences. These services allow clients to access Symyx's installed base of parallel experimentation and testing capabilities through packaged offerings for solubility studies, polymorph screening, salt selection, co-crystallization, ...
Genentech Forms Special Committee of Independent Directors to Review Roche Proposal
Eye on FDA | 17 hours 24 minutes ago
I've decided to add a new category for Business/Industry News. In these cases, the posting will be a re-print of press releases affecting the industry that I find of high interest. This one is from Genentech on the Roche offer....
Chemist goes nano with CoQ10
Science Blog | 23 hours 24 minutes ago
If Bruce Lipshutz has his way, you may soon be buying bottles of water brimming with the life-sustaining coenzyme CoQ10 at your local Costco.read more
Why play a losing game? Study uncovers why low-income people buy lottery tickets
Science Blog | 23 hours 24 minutes ago
Although state lotteries, on average, return just 53 cents for every dollar spent on a ticket, people continue to pour money into them especially low-income people, who spend a larger percentage of their incomes on lottery tickets than do the wealthier segments of society. A new Carnegie Mellon University study sheds light on the reasons why low-income lottery players eagerly invest in a product that provides poor returns.read more
Lenses galore - Hubble finds large sample of very distant galaxies
Science Blog | 23 hours 38 minutes ago
New Hubble Space Telescope observations of six spectacular galaxy clusters acting as gravitational lenses have given significant insights into the early stages of the Universe. Scientists have found the largest sample of very distant galaxies seen to date: ten promising candidates thought to lie at a distance of 13 billion light-years (~redshift 7.5).read more
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Medical Device & Diagnostic Industry/DeviceTalk
A weblog about and for the medical device industry.
BioTech Weblog, The
Biotech News made simple.
Corante/Brain Waves
The field of neurotechnology, the focus of this blog, encompasses advances in brain science (neurons), information technology (bits) and bioengineering (genes). Up for discussion and analysis: the political, economic, ethical, and social forces that will shape the future of what will be one of the most important and fascinating stories of the coming decades.
Eye on FDA
RX for Pharma Industry Communications and Planning
Drug Channels
Expert viewpoints by Dr. Adam J. Fein on the latest pharmaceutical distribution trends affecting manufacturers, wholesalers, pharmacies, PBMs, and payers
Science Blog
In case Mr. Wizard and Mythbusters don't give you enough science
Corante/In the Pipeline
The scoop on drugmakers and the drugs they have in the development pipeline