GRAND RAPIDS - Senior Scientific Investigator Bart Williams, Ph.D., head of Van Andel Institute's Laboratory of Cell Signaling and Carcinogenesis, was named in September to a post on the National Institute of Heath Study section. Williams will serve as a member of the Skeletal Biology Development and Disease Study Section, Center for Scientific Review, for
NOVI - Don't look for the Obama Administration to be as friendly to big Pharma and the life sciences industry as has been outgoing President George W. Bush, a legislative update panel at the fourth annual MichBio Expo contended Wednesday. Obama will try to get more people involved in preventive medicine, which doesn?t emphasize pharmaceuticals
ANN ARBOR - Life sciences trade association, MichBio, on Friday announced two recipients jointly for its first annual Legislator of the Year Award. The award, which recognizes the state legislator who consistently supports and defends issues of importance to the biotechnology community - Rep. Rebekah Warren (D) and Sen. Randy Richardville (R). "We established the
ANN ARBOR ? Michigan's biotech trade association, MichBio, will present two sessions at its upcoming Expo specifically aimed at manufacturers that are looking to diversify into the medical device market. The MichBio Expo will be held Nov. 18-19 at the Rock Financial ShowPlace in Novi. Both manufacturing sessions are scheduled for November 19 and include
ANN ARBOR - MichBio, the association for Michigan's biosciences industry, Monday announced the names of the winning applicants for its Emerging Biosciences Showcase on Nov. 18, the first day of its statewide Expo. The purpose of the Showcase is to introduce venture capital firms from around the country to biosciences start-ups emerging in Michigan. The
GRAND RAPIDS - Van Andel Institute researchers have found that when chromosomes stick together during the cell division process, an outcome known as somatic chromosome pairing, the result in two types of kidney cancer is disruption of a gene critical for cellular response to changes in oxygen levels. Somatic chromosome pairing may be present in
WASHINGTON, D.C - Ann Arbor-based NanoBio Corp. has demonstrated a new approach to treating nail fungus 50 times stronger than previous treatments. NB-002 has demonstrated a new topical approach to healing nail fungus by penetrating skin pores and diffusing through the skin that surrounds the entire nail plate, according to a study conducted by NanoBio.
ANN ARBOR - October 31 is the last day to receive early-bird pricing for attending the MichBio Expo, which takes place on November 18-19 at the Rock Financial ShowPlace in Novi. It is the 4th Annual Expo presented by MichBio, the association for the biosciences industry in Michigan. Exhibit booth prices also go up Nov.
ROCHESTER - Oakland University will host Stem Cell Research: The Science, the Cures and the Law, an informational conference Oct. 28 at the Oakland Center Banquet Rooms. The forum will be led by Marcia Baum, executive director of Michigan Citizens for Stem Cell Research and Cures, from 6:30-8:30 p.m.. A question and answer session featuring
DETROIT - Susan G. Komen for the Cure has announced the distribution of an unprecedented $100 million in grants to American and international scientists this year to fast track breast cancer research, including three grants worth more than $900,000 given to two Wayne State University researchers. Two researchers from the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute