An overwhelming majority of residents in southeastern Wisconsin support stem cell research and want the federal government to invest more in this kind of stem cell research, according to a new poll released by Milwaukee Public Radio. As the World Stem Cell Summit convened in...
Madison, Wis. - GWC Technologies, Inc. of Madison today announced an agreement with Cybeles Life Science under which Cybeles will distribute GWC's label-free array systems in South East Asia. GWC's products are used in proteomics analysis, drug discovery research and diagnostics development. ...
A combination of caution and optimism was the order of the first day of the 2008 World Stem Cell Summit, which is being held in Madison. Among the summit's luminaries is University of Wisconsin professor James Thomson, whose work on human embryonic stem cells sparked...
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Madison, Wis. - EraGen Biosciences today announced it has received Health Canada approval to market five molecular testing products as in vitro diagnostics in the Canadian market. The approved EraGen molecular diagnostic tests are performed on the company's easy-to-use MultiCode®-RTx real-time PCR system. The MultiCode®-RTx system...
Many wonder how many more financial dominos would fall if the U.S. government takes no action to address Wall Street's financial crisis, but what about other sectors? Yer Biotech Blues columnist Michael Rosen wonders aloud whether a similar meltdown could be in the offing for...
In a brief filed with the Patent and Trademark Office's board of appeals, two consumer groups that have challenged stem cell patents held by the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation assert that a patent examiner made legal errors in upholding the one of the patents. The...
Washington, D.C. - The Center for Food Safety issued a statement in response to the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) release of a draft guidance outlining the approval process for genetically engineered (GE) animals. Jaydee Hanson, Policy Analyst on cloning and genetics for the...
Madison is preparing to host the 2008 World Stem Cell Summit next week. Behind the recent headlines on new cell discoveries and the continuing controversy over human embryonic stem cell research, the summit will look at some of the non-glory aspects of stem cell research,...
Milwaukee, Wis. - Prodesse, Inc. has filed a submission with the FDA for 510(k) clearance to market its Pro hMPV+ Assay as an in vitro diagnostic product in the United States. Clinical trials were conducted at four clinical laboratories in the U.S. The clinical trial sites...