Strategies & Technologies Driving Drug Discovery to Market
Tapping Alternative Sources: Funding Beyond the NIH
October 10, 2007 9:09 am | by Gina Shaw, Contributing Editor | Articles | CommentsPart one of this series looked at the shrinking NIH budget and approaches that may help scientists sustain their research in the current lean times. This article examines the universe of other research funding, and what it can and can't offer.
Saving Self
October 10, 2007 8:30 am | Articles | CommentsUnraveling the mechanisms behind autoimmune diseases keeps pushing new compounds into development and providing new roles for some approved drugs.
Finding the Bugs in Pathogen Detectors
October 10, 2007 8:08 am | Articles | CommentsResearchers are creating sophisticated pathogen-detection systems for bioterror defense. But will this lab technology work in the field?
Help Wanted
October 10, 2007 7:37 am | Articles | CommentsResearchers confess to the power of whole genome association studies, but say that this SNP-driven approach has limitations.
Advances in Mass Spectrometry
October 10, 2007 7:29 am | Articles | CommentsMany companies keep making more advanced products to identify and quantify proteins.
Patent Reform
October 10, 2007 7:18 am | Articles | CommentsAfter more than five years of wrangling, Congress finally seems poised to enact the most comprehensive change to US patent system in more than 50 years. But not everyone is pleased with the "Patent Reform Act of 2007."
Have a Nice Trip
October 10, 2007 7:08 am | Articles | CommentsToday, hygiene, technology, and science make travel faster and more convenient. But not only do people travel faster, diseases—including some previously believed to be eradicated—can quickly make their way around the globe.
Protein Removal System
October 5, 2007 7:08 pm | Product Releases | CommentsAgilent Technologies introduced a new version of its Multiple Affinity Removal System (MARS), the Human-14, which removes 95 percent to 99 percent of the 14 most abundant proteins from human blood serum and plasma.
microRNA Analysis Assays
October 5, 2007 7:03 pm | Product Releases | CommentsApplied Biosystems released the first TaqMan assays for microRNA (miRNA) analysis that are configured in an array format.
Hanging Drop Automation
October 5, 2007 6:55 pm | Product Releases | CommentsTTP LabTech’s mosquito automates hanging drop plate set-up by aliquoting protein solution from a single source column to all 96 adhesive-free 'windows' on a hanging drop plate seal.
Benchtop Centrifuge
October 5, 2007 6:44 pm | Product Releases | CommentsBeckman Coulter introduces the Microfuge 16 benchtop centrifuge that spins at 16,163 x g (14,800 RPM) for fast pelleting or isolation of DNA, RNA, proteins, and viruses.
Chromatography Columns
October 5, 2007 6:39 pm | Product Releases | CommentsSigma-Aldrich’s ProteoPrep 20 LC Column removes more biological noise, allowing proteomic researchers to delve deeper into the plasma proteome with less fractions to assess in the analysis phase.
X-Ray Imaging
October 5, 2007 5:30 pm | Product Releases | CommentsGatan Inc. launched th XuM for its range of imaging products for the scanning electron microscope. The XuM utilizes a SEM as a host instrument to enable x-ray imaging of the internal structure of objects with resolutions down to less than 100nm.
Cell Culture Observation
October 5, 2007 5:19 pm | Product Releases | CommentsNikon Instruments’ BioStation CT is a self-contained cell culture observation device and monitoring system to conduct live cell imaging locally or by remote operation over a network.
Thermal Field Emission Analytical SEM
October 5, 2007 5:14 pm | Product Releases | CommentsJEOL’s JSM-7001F features a lens field emission gun that delivers more than 200 nA of beam current to the sample.
