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Looking for More Lab Product Purchase Orders at Midwest Sites?

Posted by BCI Staff on Mon, Mar 14, 2016

Lab supply companies: If you sell lab equipment to university researchers, and include Midwest universities in your live market territories, you may be interested in participating in Biotechnology Calendar, Inc.'s line up of 2016 Midwest life science marketing events.

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Key Funding Bolsters U of Minnesota Life Science Market

Posted by Robert Larkin on Fri, Dec 11, 2015

The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities is home to researchers who are supported by nearly $.5 billion annually, and keep their labs stocked with quality lab supplies and the latest technology.

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Sell More Lab Products by Exhibiting in $830M U of Minnesota Market

Posted by Robert Larkin on Fri, May 08, 2015

Increase lab product sales leads and grow your customer base in Minnesota by exhibiting at the 15th Annual BioResearch Product Faire™ Event at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities on May 20, 2015.

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Tags: University of Minnesota, Minnesota, University of Minnesota Twin Cities, UofM, 2015, BioResearch Product Faire Event, MN, best lab supply tradeshows, best science tradeshows

Researchers from UMinn Developed A Simple Test for Tumors

Posted by Anita Zhang on Thu, Apr 24, 2014

Researchers from University of Minnesota, Twin Cities have been working with a team of researchers led by Professor Sangeeta Bhatia from MIT to successfully develop a novel approach to diagnostic testing for non-communicable diseases, such as cancers and cardiovascular diseases.

The traditional diagnostic tests for cancers or cardiovascular diseases are stressful, time-consuming and expensive because these tests lack of reliable and easily detected biomarkers that signal the presence of diseases or conditions.

The groundbreaking diagnostic test that was developed by the researchers at the University of Minnesota has only two steps. After an injection of iron nanoparticles, a urine test that uses paper strips, which look like those found in a home pregnancy kit, will be used for detecting the biomarkers for the cancer or other condition.

Researchers found that both tumors and clots contain elevated levels of certain enzymes. In clots, the enzyme thrombin is elevated and cleaves a protein in order to release the “building block” molecule of clots; in tumors, a certain type of “protease” enzyme is elevated and cleaves a different protein that acts like a mini-machete to help release cancerous cells into the bloodstream.

Researchers combined two molecules into the iron nanoparticles, which would act as a “messager” to tumors and clots. One molecular was a synthetic analog of the protein or the enzyme of tumors and clots. Connected to it was the second synthetic detecting molecule, which would be set free to signal the presence of tumors or clots and would end up in the urine.

After injecting the iron nanoparticles into the mice, the researchers collected their urine and exposed it to strips of nitrocellulose paper coated with antibodies. As the urine flowed along a strip, it encountered strips containing antibodies that recognized tags associated with the second molecule. If any strip became visible, it meant tumors or clots were present.

This novel approach of diagnosis of tumor or cardiovascular disease gives doctors an advantage to diagnose easily and earlier. It is also a cost-effective way for patients to spare them from an expensive MRI.

Many of the materials in this diagnostic test, including iron nanoparticles, have been approved by U.S. Food and Drug Administration. University of Minnesota, Twin Cities has been planning to perform clinical trials and commercialize the technology.

These cutting edge research programs make the University of Minnesota one of the leading research institutions in the nation. Researchers at the University of Minnesota are eagerly looking for the newest products and technologies to fully develop their research. Over the past five years, inventions from the University of Minnesota researchers have generated nearly $274 million in revenue for the state of Minnesota.

University of Minnesota Twin Cities is also a richly funded marketplace. The University has received 606 grants and awards of over $263 million from the National Institute of Health in 2013 in addtion of 179 grants of $67 million as of April 24th 2014.

Biotechnology Calendar, Inc. helps laboratory supply companies to get their products and technologies into the UMinn’s laboratory by providing an opportunity to gather lab supply companies and researchers together at the UMinn Twin Cities BioResearch Product Faire™ Event. The next event will be held on May 20th 2014.

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Tags: 2014, cancer research, University of Minnesota Twin Cities, UMinn

Increase Lab Sales Leads at Minneapolis BioResearch Product Faire™

Posted by Morgan Imel on Fri, Dec 27, 2013

Lab supply companies interested in increasing lab sales leads and marketing life science products in the Minnesota academic marketplace may be interested in our 2014 Minneapolis BioResearch Product Faire™. This 14th Annual event hosted by Biotechnology Calendar, Inc. will take place on May 20th, 2014. At our Minneapolis BioResearch Product Faire™, lab suppliers can network with researchers face-to-face on campus at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities.

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Tags: 2014, Midwest, University of Minnesota, Minnesota, University of Minnesota Twin Cities, UMinn, lab sales leads

Minnesota Life Science Event Information Resource

Posted by Morgan Imel on Tue, Dec 17, 2013

Lab supply companies looking to increase sales in the Minnesota academic marketplace can benefit from the following information about life science markets at leading research universities in the state. The following information about these Minnesota markets is provided by Biotechnology Calendar, Inc.

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Tags: 2014, Midwest, University of Minnesota, University of Minnesota St. Paul, Minnesota, University of Minnesota Twin Cities, Rochester, Mayo Clinic, UMinn, UMinnSP

Lab Suppliers: Network with Researchers at Biotechnology Calendar, Inc.'s 2014 St. Paul Event

Posted by Morgan Imel on Thu, Dec 05, 2013

Lab suppliers have the opportunity to exhibit at Biotechnology Calendar Inc.’s 6th Annual St. Paul Front Line Event™ on May 21st, 2014. This event, held on campus at the University of Minnesota, St. Paul, allows lab suppliers to interact face-to-face with life science researchers on campus. This is a great opportunity for life science lab suppliers to increase sales and brand exposure by networking with receptive researchers.

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Tags: 2014, Midwest, University of Minnesota, University of Minnesota St. Paul, Minnesota, University of Minnesota Twin Cities, UMinn, UMinnSP

U. Minnesota Receives $3.2M Cancer Support Grant

Posted by Jennifer Nieuwkerk on Thu, Aug 08, 2013

Lab suppliers working to increase life science sales leads and sell lab equipment may be interested in the latest funding news at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. This 2013, the university received a $3.2 million cancer support grant from the NIH for the University of Minnesota Cancer Center. Lab suppliers may want to take advantage of this grant, along with a wealth of other research grants from the NIH and NSF, at University of Minnesota life science marketing events. The NIH RePORTER states:

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Tags: 2013, University of Minnesota, Minnesota, University of Minnesota Twin Cities, UMinn

Minnesota life science technology events coming soon

Posted by BCI Staff on Tue, Jun 25, 2013

Researchers and lab suppliers are invited to participated in 3 important Minnesota life science technology events coming soon.

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Tags: 2013, Minnesota, University of Minnesota Twin Cities, Rochester, UMinn, UMinnSP, RMN

University of Minnesota, Twin Cities: $326.3M in Research Funding

Posted by Jennifer Nieuwkerk on Thu, Feb 14, 2013

Biotechnology vendors and lab suppliers in Minnesota will find a well-funded life science research market at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, according to the most recent NIH and NSF research funding statistics. In 2012, the NIH awarded the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities $243.5 million in research funding. The funding was distributed among a number of different departments at the university. For the convenience of our readers, we have composed a list with the number of projects awarded money in each science research discipline and the total amount of funding for those projects:

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