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Intarcia Therapeutics announces results from study of injectable Omega Interferon plus Ribavirin for treatment of hepatitis C genotype-1

Intarcia Therapeutics has announced final results from a Phase 2 study of omega interferon with or without ribavirin in treatment-naive patients with genotype 1 chronic hepatitis C.

15 Apr 2007

Cytokinetics initiates of phase II clinical trial for CK-1827452

Cytokinetics has announced the initiation of a Phase II clinical trials program evaluating CK-1827452, a novel cardiac myosin activator for the potential treatment of patients with either acutely decompensated or chronic heart failure.

15 Apr 2007

BioMed Realty Trust embarks on $145 million expansion at Eastview

BioMed Realty Trust Breaks Ground on $145 Million Lab and Office Complex at The Landmark at Eastview

15 Apr 2007

Anika Therapeutics receives European stamp of approval for cosmetic dermatology product

Anika Therapeutics has announced that it has received CE Mark certification for the commercial sale of its cosmetic dermatology product, ELEVESS, in the European Union.

15 Apr 2007

Pittsburgh Tissue Engineering Initiative awarded $1.25 million grant

The Pittsburgh Tissue Engineering Initiative, Inc. (PTEI) has been awarded a five-year grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to develop a unique educational program focused on engaging middle school students, their teachers, and the general public in the wonders of tissue engineering and its applications.

12 Apr 2007

BioForce Nanosciences pursues support for ViriChip platform

BioForce Nanosciences continues their effort to fund development of the ViriChip platform, a patented system designed to rapidly and nondestructively detect and identify whole viruses.

12 Apr 2007

Massive gene screening points way to more effective chemotherapy

Using a technology that can quickly screen all 20,000-plus human genes for biological activity, scientists have isolated 87 genes that seem to affect how sensitive human cancer cells are to certain chemotherapy drugs.

12 Apr 2007

Roche and Transgene S.A. partner on HPV vaccine program

Roche and Transgene S.A. have announced that they have entered into an exclusive worldwide collaboration agreement to develop and commercialize products from Transgene's therapeutic vaccine program against Human Papilloma Virus-mediated diseases.

11 Apr 2007

HPV scientists to be honored

The potential for a new vaccine to eliminate cervical cancer caused by the human papillomavirus, or HPV, will be celebrated during the James P. Wilmot Cancer Center's eighth annual Discovery Ball on Saturday, April 28, at the Rochester Riverside Convention Center.

11 Apr 2007

Freedom from the egg holds much promise for new flu vaccines

An experimental flu vaccine made in insect cells – not in eggs, where flu vaccines currently available in the United States are grown – is safe and as effective as conventional vaccines in protecting people against the flu, according to results published in the April 11 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association .

11 Apr 2007

dGEMRIC index as a predictor of cartilage mechanical stiffness

Can non-destructive MRI provide a measurement of cartilage function? The delayed Gadolinium Enhanced MRI of Cartilage (dGEMRIC) index is highly correlated to mechanical stiffness, and, although not as good as a direct mechanical measurement, the index can be used as a predictive measure of stiffness.

11 Apr 2007

Breakthrough Australian pump could give heart patients new hope

Lead researcher Associate Professor Andy Tan said the heart pump's innovative design was based on a double-output centrifugal model that pushed the blood in a counter direction to ensure correct flow through both sides of the heart, and is the subject of a patent application.

11 Apr 2007

Parata Systems acquires prescription pickup technology

Parata Systems, LLC today announced it acquired the assets of Amistar (BULLETIN BOARD: AMTA.PK) and Distributed Delivery Networks Corporation related to automated product machine (APM) technology, which enables prescription pickup via self-service kiosks.

11 Apr 2007