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Thermo Fisher in $6 billion bid for Millipore

Laboratory equipment maker Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc has offered $6 billion to buy Millipore Corp, according to a person familiar with the situation, in a deal that would increase its presence in the manufacture of biotech drugs.

Cancer Research UK and immatics Biotechnologies to trial vaccine for brain cancer

CANCER RESEARCH UK and Cancer Research Technology - the charity's development and commercialisation arm - have reached a collaboration agreement with immatics Biotechnologies to trial their new treatment vaccine, IMA950, for glioblastoma multiforme (GMB), one of the most common forms of brain cancer*.

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25.02.2010 MorphoSys AG Reports Positive Results for Fiscal Year 2009

24.02.2010 Genentech Announces Positive Results of Avastin Phase III Study in Women with Advanced Ovarian Cancer

24.02.2010 Lundbeck expands the agreement with Teva to include marketing of Azilect® in selected Asian countries

22.02.2010 EnzymeRx Provides a Clinical Update on Pegsitacase

19.02.2010 FDA Classifies Prolia(TM) (Denosumab) Complete Response Submission and Targets Action Date

19.02.2010 FDA Approves Rituxan Plus Chemotherapy for the Most Common Type of Adult Leukemia

19.02.2010 Chugai to In-license Hedgehog Pathway Inhibitor “RG3616”

18.02.2010 Antisoma reports half-year results

18.02.2010 MorphoSys and Galapagos Expand Antibody Alliance

17.02.2010 BioVaria Goes Europe: Marketplace for Life-Science Inventions from Leading European Research Institutions

TAQXpedit PCR System (FAST End-Point)

FAST PCR can be achieved using FAST PCR instrumentation or by using enzyme/reagent combinations that improve PCR efficiency. With a standard thermocycler, TAQXpedite™ PCR system has been shown to achieve FAST PCR results with total reaction time as little as 16 minutes for a 500 bp amplicon (Figure 1). The TAQXpedite™ kit can be used with a FAST PCR thermocycler or a standard instrument.

Sulidin® nimesulide LPS Non-Steroidal Topical Anti-inflammatory gel for the local treatment of painful inflammatory conditions

Universal DNA Reader Will Advance Faster, Cheaper Sequencing Efforts

Arizona State University scientists have come up with a new twist in their efforts to develop a faster and cheaper way to read the DNA genetic code. They have developed the first, versatile DNA reader that can discriminate between DNA's four core chemical components the key to unlocking the vital code behind human heredity and health.

Obesity and Diabetes Study Weighs Influence of Genetics, Lifestyle

A team of Northern Arizona University-led researchers is using nearly $1.3 million in new funding from the National Institutes of Health to continue with the world’s longest-running study on obesity and Type 2 diabetes.

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Perilous and polluting industrial processes can be made safer with enzymes. But only a short range of enzymes have been available for the chemical industry. Recently a group of researchers at The Department of Chemistry succeeded in producing an artificial enzyme that points the way to enzymes tailor-made for any application. With their group leader, Professor Mikael Bols, PhD students Jeanette Bjerre and Thomas Hauch Fenger...