July - September 2002 Archive

Friday September 27, 2002
• Cytogen to Hold Special Meeting of Stockholders to Approve a Reverse Stock Split

• Zyomyx Announces Issuance of Fourth U.S. Patent
OGS Interim Results For The Six Months Ending 30 June 2002
Search for 'Efficiency' Prompts Caliper to Lay Off 10 Percent of Workforce

Celera and Applied Biosystems Select IBM Supercomputers and Services for Drug Discovery and Knowledge Businesses
Inhibitors of HIV Replication Identified Using Ciphergen Biosystems Technology

Nonlinear Dynamics and Amersham Biosciences Announce Further Collaboration by Signing Exclusive Software Deal For ImageQuant TL

GeneProt Has Started the Industrial-Scale Proteomic Study of Diseases Detectable in Cerebrospinal Fluid
Fred Hutchinson Receives $12.7 Million to Lead Prostate-Cancer Research Consortium
Matritech Announces the Return of Richard Sandberg to its Board of Directors

Eprogen Signs OEM & License Agreement with Beckman Coulter for Proteomics Technology
Biotech Boosters Deny Grim Future

Wednesday September 25, 2002
• Beckman Coulter to Offer Nanoliter Dispensing Capabilities Miniaturization to Meet Demands of Drug Discovery, Proteomics and Genomics Markets

ActivX Announces Promotion of Jonathan Burbaum, Ph.D.
SGI Enables Groundbreaking Biomedical Research at National Cancer Institute Supercomputing Center
• GeneData Introduces Expressionist™ 4.0 Suite, a Modular System for Quality Control, Curation, and Analysis of Microarray Data

• Serenex and Chiron Sign Drug Discovery Collaboration: Serenex's Proteome Mining Technology to Enhance Chiron's Drug Development Strategies

Monday September 23, 2002
• OGS Announces Acceptance of Validated Protein Targets for Respiratory Disease By Bayer

Progenics and Cytogen Report Positive Preclinical Results for Experimental Prostate Cancer Drug
• IGEN Launches New M-SERIES® Analyzer for Life Science

Friday September 20, 2002
• OGS and FDA to Evaluate Protein Markers Predictive of Drug Toxicity

SYN X Pharma Receives U.S. Patent for its Alzheimer's Disease Diagnostic Technology - Simple Blood Test One Step Closer to Commercialization.
Report: Drug Discovery and Development Reaching New Heights with Potential Wide Use Of Emerging Metabolomic Technologies
• PharmaGap: Mr Robert Cameron to Provide Investor Relations Services

MDS Reports Third Quarter 2002 Results Earnings growth reflects continued strength of Life Sciences businesses

Wednesday September 18, 2002
Genomic Solutions To Appeal Nasdaq Delisting Notice
• LSBC Creates New Business Units to Reflect Commercial Opportunities
• Molecular Devices Introduces IonWorks™ HT System for High-Throughput Ion Channel Screening

Emerging Technologies To Be Presented at IBC's 13th International Antibody Engineering Conference December 1-4, 2002 San Diego, CA.
The Economist Names ISB's Dr. Leroy Hood Innovation in Bioscience Award Winner

IDG's Bio-IT World Publishes First Buyer's Guide Focused on Information Technology and Informatics for the Life Sciences

Tuesday September 17, 2002
Report: Structural Proteomics will Accelerate Drug Discovery and Reduce Its Cost, but Advances in Automation and Information Technology Are Required for Full Development and Exploitation

Indiana Proteomics Consortium Adds Broad Business, Venture Capital Expertise with New Board Members: Gill, Hunt, Kissinger join partnership between Indiana and Purdue, Eli Lilly and Company
• GPC Biotech Adopts Expanded Corporate Governance Principles

• LSBC Files for Orphan Drug Status on Plant-Produced Human Alpha-Galactosidase A

Boston Biomedica Announces the Release for Sale of its First Pressure Cycling Technology (PCT) Product -- Targets Billion Dollar Genomics/Proteomics Markets
• IDEC and Caprion Announce Drug Discovery Collaboration in Oncology
• SRI Protein Phosphatases Drug Discovery Conference to Take Place September 26-27, 2002 in Philadelphia, PA.

Monday September 16, 2002
Frost & Sullivan New Research: Proteomics and Drug Discovery Fuels the Life Science Mass Spectrometry Markets

Cellzome Appoints Dr. David Brown as President and CEO
Applied Molecular Evolution Signs Kauffman Licensing Agreement with NascaCell

Cytogen Restructures AxCell Subsidiary to Support Company Focus on Oncology Product Marketing and Development
• Ribonomics and MBL Announce Strategic Alliance for Diagnostics

Friday September 13, 2002
• GeneBio and Bruker Daltonics Announce Worldwide Distribution Agreement for Melanie 2D Gel Proteomics Analysis Software

Thursday September 12, 2002
Chemicon Launches New ATA100 Tissue Array Instrument
• Molecular Diagnostics Commences Commercialization in China: Leading Edge Laboratory in China to Offer Complete InPath System For Patient Care
• EraGen Biosciences is Awarded Grant Funding to Develop Rapid Genetic Tests For Cystic Fibrosis

• Myriad Launches Direct to Consumer Advertising Campaign For Breast Cancer Test

• Molecular Mining Corporation Announces the Gateway to Systems Biology Program

• Lynx Likely Received Nasdaq Warning Letter; Stock Below $1 for 30 Days

Tuesday September 10, 2002
• XOMA and Biosite Resolve Patent and Licensing Disputes

• Luminex Announces Completion of Rules-Based Medicine Sale
• BD Biosciences Gets Access to Canadian Gene and Protein Database

Monday-Friday September 2-6, 2002
GeneProt, Duke and Novartis Collaborate for Industrial-Scale Proteomic Study of Coronary Heart Disease
• diaDexus and the U of Michigan Enter Proteomics Collaboration To Identify Cancer Drug Targets and Biomarkers
• Applied Biosystems to Introduce New Protein Expression Analysis Technology At 5th Biannual Siena Proteomics Meeting

• Luminex Announces Completion of Rules-Based Medicine Sale

Applied Biosystems Enhances the QSTAR LC/MS/MS System With Improved Performance and Increased Mass Range
• Genome Quebec Makes First Investment In Private Company

Illinois Venture Capital Conference Selects 17 Midwest Companies to Deliver Presentations at 2002 Event
• Cytogen To Participate In UBS Warburg Global Life Sciences Conference In New York

• Genomics Collaborative and LION Create GCI Clinical™ Database

• Syrrx Cofounders Recognized for Innovation in Drug Discovery With R&D 100 Award

SurroMed Announces Collaboration with Lilly For Pilot BioMarker Discovery Project: SurroMed to Undertake Proteomic and Metabolite Profiling Analysis Of Preclinical Samples
• Bruker, PNNL Build What Surely IsnŐt Your FatherŐs Mass Spectrometer

Friday August 30, 2002
San Diego Supercomputer Center Using Entropia Grid to Build Protein-Structure Databases

Thursday August 29, 2002
SYN X Announces Q2 Financial Results
• Genomics One issues results for Q3
How Lilly Could Bloom Again

Wednesday August 28, 2002
The Science of Forgetfulness--Clues from a Protein

• SYN X Executes Proteomics Deal with Multinational Company
Applied Biosystems to Introduce New Protein Expression Analysis Technology At 5th Biannual Siena Proteomics Meeting

Tuesday August 27, 2002
• Applied Biosystems and the Institute for Systems Biology Announce Proteomics Research Collaboration

• Cytogen Launches Second Annual `Screen, Stage and Support' Campaign at Nasdaq to Promote Prostate Cancer Awareness
UC Berkeley Extension Meets Demand for Interdisciplinary Bioinformatics Education

Monday August 26, 2002
Meeting Addresses Protein-Protein Interactions - Unraveling Protein Function for Drug Target and Therapeutic Discovery

• Bruker Daltonics Announces Stock Repurchase Program
Maximizing Outcomes of IT in Drug Discovery and Development: Executive Summit to Advance the State of Healthcare

Friday August 23, 2002
Myriad stock tumbles in the wake of disappointing quarterly report

Thursday August 22, 2002
• Molecular Mining Corporation Surpasses 100 GeneLinker Placements

• EraGen Biosciences Appoints Samraat S. Raha as Chief Business Officer
Nutra Pharma Corp. Completes Acquisition of Bio Therapeutics

Wednesday August 21, 2002
Johns Hopkins and Correlogic Systems Enter Into Research Agreement: Proteomic Research to be Conducted on Inflammatory Vascular Diseases Including Lupus, Arthritis and Vasculitis
Luminex Announces License and Supply Agreement With Celera
• Myriad Reports Financial Results for Fiscal 2002

• Myriad Submits IND in Alzheimer's Disease to FDA

Tuesday August 20, 2002
Serenex Raises $15 Million in Series B Financing to Leverage Proteomic and Drug Discovery Technologies
ISLAR Showcases World Renown Speakers

Monday August 19, 2002
New Technology Highlight at Chips to Hits® - Microfluidics, Protein Arrays, Semi-Conductors
• Frost & Sullivan to Host Analyst Briefing for the Recently Released World Life Science Mass Spectrometry Market on Thursday, August 22, 2002
AVAKI and NC BioGrid Co-present Grid Technology Webcast

Friday August 16, 2002
• AxCell Biosciences Explores Pathways to Disease with IBM Database Technology

Millennium Researcher Joins NuGEN's Advisory Board

Thursday August 15, 2002
• GlaxoSmithKline Buys Zyomyx Protein Profiling Biochip™ System

SurroMed Awarded SBIR Grant from the NCI to Develop Affinity Mass Tags for Differential Proteomics Analysis
• Ciphergen Adds Syrrx CEO to Board of Directors

• Biosite Announces Collaboration Agreement With MedImmune

Cellular Genomics Opens New Drug Discovery Facility

Wednesday August 14, 2002
Genomic Solutions Reports Financial Results for Q2 and First Six Months of 2002
• Luminex Corporation Announces Letter of Intent to Sell RBM and Management Transition of Mark Chandler
• Cytogen Receives Notification By Nasdaq Regarding Marketplace Rule 4450(a)(5)

Tuesday August 13, 2002
• Applied Biosystems and Myriad Proteomics Announce Research Collaboration to Develop Technologies and Applications for Proteomics

• HUPO to Once Again Endorse and Co-Sponsor CHI Event
• GPC Biotech Reports Strong Results for Second Quarter and First Half of 2002

Cambridge Antibody Technology and Xerion Enter Research Collaboration
• Agilent Technologies and Accelrys Announce Software Licensing Agreement and Technology Alliance

• Ribozyme Pharmaceuticals Announces Conference Call

• GNF and Libraria Identify Novel Chemotypes Against Kinase Target

Monday August 12, 2002
• ActivX Announces Publication of Papers on Activity-Based Chemical Probes

• Marligen Announces Acquisition of Clairus Technologies
• EraGen Welcomes CTO

Friday August 9, 2002
• British Biotech and GeneSoft Collaborate to Discover and Develop Novel Antibiotics

GeneData Hires New CTO; Compugen Shuffles Board; and Others

Thursday August 8, 2002
• Bio-Rad Reports Second Quarter Results

• LSBC's Andersons Form New Institute to Probe Plasma Proteome

Wednesday August 7, 2002
Syrrx Appoints Key Chemistry Talent and Completes State-of-the-Art Drug Discovery Facility
• Bruker AXS Launches Its Complete New X8 Product Line for Life Science Applications at IUCr-Conference in Geneva, Switzerland
• Bruker Daltonics Q2 2002 Product Revenues Up 25%, Operating Earnings Before Restructuring Charge Triple

MMC Announces the Release of GeneLinker Gold Version 2.5 and GeneLinker Platinum Version 1.2

Tuesday August 6, 2002
• Prolinx, Inc. Announces Expansion of Proteomic Tools Product Line

Thermo Hopes to Launch Automated, High-Throughput Molecular Spectrometer Next Year

Monday August 5, 2002
• Thermo Electron Highlights Capabilities and ProteomeX™ at DDT 2002

LSBC Announces Promising Results from Phase I Clinical Trials of Personalized Vaccines for Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma Patients
• Ciphergen Reports Q2 2002 Financial Results

• Syrrx Presents at DDT 2002

• Gene-IT Appoints Ronald Ranauro Executive Vice President and General Manager

Friday August 2, 2002
• Bruker AXS Launches New High-Throughput Screening System for Combinatorial Analysis

• NuGEN Awarded SBIR Grant to Develop a Rapid, High Sensitivity Test for Anthrax
Bruker Daltonics Licenses Mass Spec Patent Portfolio to Waters

Thursday August 1, 2002
• ActivX Awarded SBIR/STTR Grant for Establishing Drug Toxicity Profiles With Activity-Based Proteomic Technology

• Novagen and PerkinElmer Develop an Automated Solution for Protein Purification
FDA Clears Matritech's NMP22-R- BladderChek-TM- To Test Patients for Bladder Cancer in the Doctor's Office
Cytogen Reports 29 Percent Increase in Marketed Product Sales for Second Quarter 2002
• CytRx's Portfolio Company, Blizzard Genomics, Names CEO

• Biomax Informatics Launches the Biomax Human Genome Database

Wednesday July 31, 2002
• Xeotron Develops High Throughput Technique for Creating Peptide Microchips

• PerkinElmer to Highlight Novel Drug Discovery Solutions at IBC World Congress
ACLARA Announces Q2 2002 Financial Results
• Lynx Reports Financial Results for the Q2 of 2002

Matritech Reports Q2 Financial Results

Tuesday July 30, 2002
• Zyomyx Raises $27.0 Million in a Series E Financing

Lynx Announces Initiation of Stem Cell Expression Analysis Services For Cue Therapeutics
• Applied Biosystems Signs Global Reseller Agreement with geneticXchange for discoveryHub Middleware Technology

Amersham plc Delivers Good Broad-Based First Half Growth, on Track to Meet Full Year Targets; Financial Overview
Longtime Customer, Applied Biosystems, Extends Relationship With Persistence Software
Genicon Sciences Launches First Nano-Based Product for Microarrays, Life Science Research
• GenoSpectra Appoints Dr. Frank Witney Chief Executive Officer

• Matritech Announces 2002 Q2 Earnings Conference Call

Monday July 29, 2002
LYNX Announces Updated Time and Instructions for Q2 2002 Conference Call
• Ciphergen Announces Q2 2002 Earnings and Web Cast Conference Call Details
• Genomic Solutions Will Name New Independent Auditor

SYN X Pharma to Exhibit its Research Products at the Annual Meeting and Clinical Lab Expo

Friday July 26, 2002
• SymyX Reports Second Quarter Financial Results

Amersham and Sloan-Kettering Institute in Collaboration to Scan the Human Genome for Disease-Related Genes

Thursday July 25, 2002
• PerkinElmer Reports Q2 2002 Results

• Incyte Reports Financial Results for the Q2 2002
Applied Biosystems profit falls, tool sales flag
• Applied Biosystems Reports Q4 and Fiscal 2002 Results

Bruker Daltonics to Webcast Q2 Conference Call on August 8, 2002
Luminex Reports 2002 Q2 Results
OGS Announces Positive CPMP Opinion for Zavesca for Type 1 Gaucher Disease in European Union
• Motorola Life Science Sells CodeLink™ Bioarray Business to Amersham

Protein Phosphatases Drug Discovery Conference to Take Place September 26-27, 2002 in Philadelphia, PA

Wednesday July 24, 2002
• LSBC Reports Financial Results for Second Quarter 2002

InforMax Reports Second Quarter Results
OGS Announces Decision by Ethics Committee in Israel to End Temporary Suspension of Vevesca (OGT 918) Trials
Human Genome Sciences Licenses Two Human Antibody Targets To Schering-Plough for Drug Development

Tuesday July 23, 2002
• LSBC Awarded $12.3 Million, Five-Year Proteomics Contract by National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences

Compugen Reports Second Quarter 2002 Financial Results
Significant New Evidence Links Nymox's AlzheimAlert Protein to Alzheimer's Disease Process
• DPI Reports Second Quarter 2002 Financial Results

Monday July 22, 2002
• De Novo Pharmaceuticals and Geneformatics Announce Drug Discovery Collaboration

Nanosphere Signs Letter of Intent With Takara Bio To Form Development and Distribution Alliance
• Biacore: Half-Year Report January - June 2002

• Affymetrix Receives NCI Grant to Uncover Hidden Genome Activity

• NeoGenomics Forms Strategic Alliance With Florida Gulf Coast University

Friday July 19, 2002
• Compugen Announces Extension of Collaboration With Pfizer

Genetix and the MRC Human Genome Mapping Project Resource Centre Form Collaboration to Build a Verified Human Protein Interaction Map
The World Genomics Symposium and Exposition Hosts Mentoring Forum for Graduate Students and Post-Doctorate Fellows

Thursday July 18, 2002
• Harvard Bioscience and Genomic Solutions Announce the Signing of a Definitive Agreement

• Harvard Bioscience To Buy Genomic Solutions
Lynx Announces Initiation of Gene Expression Analysis Services for the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research
A Hard Road to New Wonder Drugs

• ZymoGenetics Receives U.S. Patent on ADAM33 Protein

Bio-Rad to Report Q2 Financial Results On Thursday, August 8, 2002
• Accelrys Opens New UK Headquarters

• PerkinElmer to Hold Conference Call On Thursday, July 25, 2002

Wednesday July 17, 2002
AxCell and NCI Finalize Cooperative Research and Development Agreement
• IEEE Computer Society to Hold First Bioinformatics Conference
MolecularWare Releases DigitalGenome Version 2.23
• LYNX Invites You to Participate in Its Second Quarter 2002 Conference Call

InforMax Announces Vector NTI Suite 7.1 for Mac OS X

Tuesday July 16, 2002
• CombiMatrix Completes Milestone in Strategic Alliance with Roche

• Applied Biosystems, Spotfire Integrate Protein Analysis Software
Hurrell Hired To Head Indiana Proteomics Consortium
Robert J. Rosenthal, Ph.D, Elected to Board of MolecularWare

BSI Proteomics Signs Agreement With ArQule
Japanese Pharmaceutical Consortium Chooses Biacore to Expedite Proteomics Research
• MelTec Wins Prestigious Euro 2.3 million Research Grant - Grant To Establish Collaborative Proteomics Research Network

• OGS and Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Therapeutics Inc. Launch a Major Proteomics Initiative to Advance Management of Cystic Fibrosis

Genome Canada: Canadian Researchers Make Proteomics Breakthrough - Discovery Being Hailed As a Paradigm Shift in Biology
Microfluidics 2002 -- Miniaturizing, Integrating and Accelerating Drug Discovery

Monday July 15, 2002
Biochip Collaboration Between Glycominds and Schott Receives BIRD Grant
Class Action Lawsuit Against PerkinElmer on Behalf of Investors
• LSBC Announces Earnings Conference Call

Incyte and the U of Cambridge Report New Cause of Severe Insulin Resistance
• Esperion Announces Positive Phase I Results for RLT Peptide (ETC-642)

Blizzard Genomics Names CEO; James V. Adam to Succeed Dr. Martin Blumenfeld
• Biacore: Half-year Report January - June 2002

Baxter Begins Pivotal U.S., European Clinical Trials for New, Liquid Immune Globulin Product
• Pfizer to Acquire Pharmacia for $60 Billion In Stock
Structural GenomiX Announces Drug Discovery Partnership With Asahi Kasei

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