Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) President and CEO Jim Greenwood released the following statement on the announcement by U.S. Treasury Secretary Geithner and Health and Human Services Secretary Sebelius of the recipients of the $1 billion Therapeutic Discovery Project: “Today’s announcement of Therapeutic Discovery Project (TDP) awards is an important first step toward the critical goals [...]

The Universidad Politécnica de Madrid’s Artificial Intelligence Group (LIA), based at the Facultad de Informática, has created a new DNA-based biological sensor that has potential applications in the field of genetic diagnostics. The basic sensor design was presented at the 2010 Conference on Unconventional Computation. The LIA group has submitted a patent application for the [...]

News reports cover developments in the pharmaceutical and medical device industries. The Associated Press: “Makers of X-ray machines, drug pumps and other medical devices would have to submit more safety information to win federal approval under a proposal designed to tighten regulation of thousands of products reviewed each year. The Food and Drug Administration released [...]

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WARSAW, Poland, February 17, 2010 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ – – Addition of Polish Research Reactor Helps With Worldwide Supply Shortage Covidien , a leading global provider of healthcare products, and the Institute of Atomic Energy in Poland (IAE POLATOM) today announced an agreement to augment and further diversify Covidien’s supply of Molybdenum 99 (Mo 99) to produce [...]