Life Science Company and Industry News Briefs

University of Washington Receives $9M NIH Grant

Posted by Jennifer Nieuwkerk on Thu, Aug 15, 2013

Researchers at the University of Washington, Seattle, led by Mary Disis, MD, recently received a $9 million grant from the NIH for the school’s Institute of Translational Health Sciences this year. According to the University of Washington’s website, some of Disis’s published works include studies published in Cancer Research, the Journal of Immunology, and Clinical Cancer Research. The NIH RePORTER includes the following information about the institute receiving the $9 million NIH grant:

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Tags: 2013, Washington, University of Washington, WA, University of Washington Seattle, Seattle

UW Researchers Find Polymer to Increase Success of Organ Transplants

Posted by Katheryn Rein on Mon, Jul 22, 2013

Ever since the 1940s, scientists, researchers, and medical professionals alike have been striving to understand why human bodies reject foreign objects, namely transplants. The first research to be done on this topic was by British researcher Peter Medawar during this time period, and for his founding of this scientific field of transplantation biology he received a Nobel Prize.

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Tags: 2013, Washington, UW, University of Washington, WA, Seattle

Generate Scientific Product Sales Leads at WSU Pullman

Posted by Jennifer Nieuwkerk on Fri, May 03, 2013

Biotechnology Calendar, Inc. invites science researchers and lab suppliers in the state of Washington to attend our annual Pullman BioResearch Product Faire™ Event at Washington State University, Pullman this October 22, 2013. Biotechnology Calendar, Inc. trade shows are an easy way to generate scientific product sales leads, and our life science sales and marketing events are a great way to get the word out on new university lab products.

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Tags: 2013, Washington, WSU Pullman, WSU, Washington State University

Research Laboratory Marketing Event at Fred Hutch in Seattle

Posted by BCI Admin on Wed, May 01, 2013

Lab suppliers and equipments manufacturers are invited to participate at this upcoming Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, research laboratory marketing event in Seattle.

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Research Funding Totals $557.3M at University of Washington

Posted by Jennifer Nieuwkerk on Mon, Apr 22, 2013

Biotechnology vendors and lab suppliers in Seattle will find one of the best markets in the country for laboratory equipment sales at the University of Washington, Seattle, as recent NIH and NSF research funding statistics show. In 2012, the NIH awarded the university $442.5 million in research funding. The funding was distributed among a number of different projects in various science disciplines. Of the best-funded departments awarded research funding at the University of Washington, the money was awarded as listed below. For a full list of NIH-funded departments, please visit the NIH website.

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Tags: 2013, Washington, University of Washington, University of Washington Seattle, Seattle

Research Funding Totals $223.9M at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

Posted by Jennifer Nieuwkerk on Tue, Apr 09, 2013

Seattle has a richly funded life science sales market that biotechnology vendors and lab suppliers may want to learn more about, especially taking into account recent NSF and NIH research funding statistics at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. In 2012, Fred Hutchinson was awarded $223.9 million by the NSF and NIH. The NSF awarded the center $878,057 in research funding. The NSF-funded projects span a number of programs in the life science field, including evolutionary processes, behavioral systems and genetic mechanisms.

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Tags: 2013, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Washington, Hutch

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