Life Science Company and Industry News Briefs

Texas Fosters Biotech Collaboration

Posted by Jennifer Nieuwkerk on Wed, Jul 17, 2013

The eHealth Research Institute sponsored a meeting at the BioScience Research Collaborative facility this June to bring biotech influencers in Texas together to discuss how the biotech industry in the state can work together to improve and develop the statewide industry and bring better care to patients.

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Tags: 2013, University of Texas Austin, Texas, UTAust, Austin, BioResearch Product Faire Event

Life Science Opportunities - The University of Utah, Salt Lake City

Posted by Jacob Warwick on Mon, Jul 15, 2013

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Tags: 2013, Utah, university of utah, UUtah, Bioresearch Biotechnology Current Events

Spotlight on Universities Receiving MS Research Funding

Posted by Jennifer Nieuwkerk on Fri, Jul 12, 2013

In yesterday’s blog, Biotechnology Calendar, Inc. spotlighted two schools receiving funding from the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. Funding totaled $2.5 million and will be given to a network of nine institutions searching for a cure for MS including the Mayo Clinic, the University of California at San Francisco, Stony Brook University, the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Children’s Hospital Boston, Texas Children’s Hospital, Loma Linda University, the State University of New York at Buffalo and Massachusetts General Hospital.

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Tags: 2013, New York, Stony Brook University, Alabama, University of Alabama, UAlab, SunySB

Nine Institutions Receive Funding for MS Research

Posted by Jennifer Nieuwkerk on Thu, Jul 11, 2013

The National Multiple Sclerosis Society announced a commitment of $2.5 million to the Network of Pediatric MS Centers, a network of nine centers that includes the Mayo Clinic, the University of California at San Francisco, Stony Brook University, the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Children’s Hospital Boston, Texas Children’s Hospital, Loma Linda University, the State University of New York at Buffalo and Massachusetts General Hospital. According to PR Newswire, the funding will be used to research the cause of MS by investigating risk factors for the disease in children close to the time of exposure.

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Tags: University of California San Francisco, 2013, Minnesota, California, Mayo Clinic, SFVS, UAlab, RMN, SunySB

Georgetown University Hospital Receives $75K Award

Posted by Jennifer Nieuwkerk on Wed, Jul 10, 2013

Hyundai Hope On Wheels, a non-profit organization of Hyundai dealers in Washington, D.C., has awarded MedStar Georgetown University Hospital a $75,000 Hyundai Clinical Award. In 2013, Hope On Wheels will give a total of $14 million to children’s hospitals and expects to surpass $72 million in donations since 1998. According to WUSA 9, the award will go to Dr. Aziza T. Shad for developing the Clinical Psychosocial Distress Screening Initiative for pediatric cancer patients and their families.

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Tags: 2013, Georgetown University, Washington DC, Geotwn

Texas Life Science Trade Show Lineup

Posted by Jacob Warwick on Mon, Jul 08, 2013

Biotechnolgy Calendar, Inc. would like to welcome you to our Texas trade show lineup. We offer 4 outstanding shows to display your products and meet top level researchers and lab managers from our southwest region. We offer our Texas shows twice a year, with 2 shows in the winter and 2 shows in the late summer. 

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Tags: 2013, University of Texas Austin, Biotech Event, University of Texas, University of Texas Medical Branch, Texas Medical Center, UTAust, TAMU, tmc

Human Genome Project Generated $966 Billion

Posted by Jennifer Nieuwkerk on Fri, Jul 05, 2013

After the United States invested $14.5 billion in the Human Genome Project, the work has paid off with a $966 billion economic impact on the country and $59 billion in federal tax revenue. According to The News Journal, dozens of companies have used the information discovered in the project to develop new diagnostic tests and medicines based on gene variants connected to certain diseases. The Human Genome Project has triggered a “new era” in the life sciences, said Greg Lucier, CEO of Life Technologies Corp.

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Tags: 2013, WashU, WUSTL, Washington State University, NIH funding

Life Science Funding Increases in Michigan

Posted by Jennifer Nieuwkerk on Wed, Jul 03, 2013

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Tags: Michigan State University, University of Michigan, 2013, Michigan, MSU, UMich

Life Science Center Creates Thriving Market in Boston

Posted by Jennifer Nieuwkerk on Fri, Jun 28, 2013

While the biotechnology and medical-device industries are growing as a whole nationwide, Massachusetts added over 8,000 jobs in these sectors in the past five years. Even more interestingly, the life science industry’s employment rate has increased 12% across the country since 2000, but Massachusetts’ grew at a rate exceeding twice that number. The Massachusetts Life Science Center has a great deal to do with life science employment in the Boston area. Lawmakers continue to fund the center generously given its healthy economic impact on the state.

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Tags: Harvard University, 2013, Massachusetts, Harvard

Biostimulants Market Expects Dramatic Growth by 2018

Posted by Jennifer Nieuwkerk on Thu, Jun 27, 2013

A new report by Markets and Markets examines the growth of the biostimulants industry and expects the market to reach $2,241.0 million by 2018. The growth in consumer demand for biostimulants is the driving factor in the increased valuation of the market. Some important factors influencing demand are the environmental health and organic origin of biostimulants. The Compounded Annual Growth Rate of the biostimulants market is expected to be 12.5% over the next five years.

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Tags: Michigan State University, 2013, Michigan, MSU

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