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51. FDA Approves First Seasonal Influenza Vaccine Manufactured Using Cell Culture Technology 11/20/2012

    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced recently the approval of Flucelvax, the first seasonal influenza vaccine licensed in the United States produced using cultured animal cells, instead of fertilized chicken eggs. Flucelvax is approved to prevent seasonal influenza in people ages 18 years and older.

52. RainDance Technologies And CLC Bio Collaborate To Develop Specialized Software Solutions For Targeted Resequencing 9/18/2009
    RainDance Technologies and CLC bio recently announced a partnership to develop specialized software for the analysis of targeted resequencing data generated by workflows incorporating RainDance’s Sequence Enrichment Solution and next-generation DNA sequencing platforms.
53. New' Estrogen Receptor Found To Be Key Player In Tamoxifen Resistance 10/31/2008
    Researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center have discovered a novel way in which breast cancer cells become resistant to tamoxifen, the world's largest-selling breast cancer prevention and treatment drug.
54. New Insights Into HIV Vaccine Protection Will Improve Drug Development 1/28/2013

    Four years ago, a potential HIV vaccine showed promise against the virus that causes AIDS, but it fell short of providing the broad protection necessary to stem the spread of disease.

55. Lonza And Sartorius Stedim Biotech Enter Collaboration, Supply And Distribution Agreement In The Field Of Cell Culture Media 12/19/2012

    Lonza recently announced together with Sartorius Stedim Biotech (SSB), a leading international pharmaceutical and biotech supplier, a long-term global collaboration, supply and distribution agreement in the field of cell culture media.

56. Newfound Gene May Help Bacteria Survive In Extreme Environments 7/25/2012

    In the days following the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill, methane-eating bacteria bloomed in the Gulf of Mexico, feasting on the methane that gushed, along with oil, from the damaged well. The sudden influx of microbes was a scientific curiosity: Prior to the oil spill, scientists had observed relatively few signs of methane-eating microbes in the area. By Jennifer Chu, MIT

57. Galapagos And Roche Conclude Strategic Alliance 3/8/2013

    Galapagos NV (EURONEXT BRUSSELS: GLPG) announced today that it agreed with Roche to end their alliance in fibrosis.

58. Scientists Help Identify A Missing Link In Taste Perception 3/6/2013

    Working with a multidisciplinary consortium of 19 researchers from nine institutions, Monell scientists have provided critical information to identify CALHM1, a channel in the walls of taste receptor cells, as a necessary component in the process of sweet, bitter, and umami (savory) taste perception.

59. Dr. Brad Vince Of Vince & Associates Clinical Research Announces Award Of Nearly $10M Contract From The National Institute On Drug Abuse 9/19/2012

    Vince & Associates Clinical Research announced it has been awarded a contract with the National Institute on Drug Abuse, part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), to carry out clinical pharmacology studies to determine the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of new medication in humans.

60. FDA Offers New Guidance On Developing Drugs For Alzheimer's Disease 2/7/2013

    Recently, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a proposal designed to assist companies developing new treatments for patients in the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease, before the onset of noticeable (overt) dementia.