Tag: genomics
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Grant to Fund R&D on Oil-Producing Plants for Biofuels
A research team at University of Illinois, with other academic and national lab colleagues, has received a $3.2 million grant to study bioengineering sugar cane and sorghum to produce oil for biofuels. The Department of Energy funding for this project also supports researchers at University of Florida, University of Nebraska, and the Brookhaven National Laboratory,…
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University, Company Test Gene Transfer Cancer Treatment
University of California in San Diego and biopharmaceutical company Tocagen Inc., also in San Diego, are testing a new type of brain cancer treatment that injects a viral vector directly into a tumor. Viral vectors use viruses to deliver genetic material into cells, and in this case, the vectors intend to target the cancerous cells…
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Patent Issued for Protein-Engineered Flu Vaccine Technology
Fraunhofer USA in Newark, Delaware has been assigned a U.S. patent for its technology that binds proteins with antigens to fight influenza. The Patent and Trademark Office awarded patent 8,124,103 on 28 February to three inventors, including Vidadi Yusibov, executive director of Fraunhofer USA. Yusibov also serves as the chief scientific officer of iBio Inc.,…
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Biotech, GSK to Partner on Rare Inherited Cellular Diseases
Angiochem, a biotechnology company in Montreal, Canada says it will collaborate with the global pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline on treatments for lysosomal storage diseases, a type of rare, inherited conditions causing cellular dysfunctions. Under the agreement, Angiochem will be eligible for at least $300 million in payments. Lysosomal storage diseases are a class of disorders caused…
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Bayer, Texas AgrilLife to Partner on New Wheat Varieties
Bayer CropScience in Monheim, Germany and Texas AgriLife Research in College Station will collaborate on developing improved types of wheat and taking them to market. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed. Researchers at the two organizations plan to develop wheat lines that offer drought and disease resistance which are important properties for wheat…
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Cleveland Clinic, 23andMe Partner on Parkinson’s Database
Cleveland Clinic has agreed to recruit Parkinson’s disease patients to contribute their DNA and complete online health surveys for a research database compiled by genetics testing company 23andMe in Mountain View, California. The project has the support of the Michael J. Fox Foundation, National Parkinson Foundation, and Parkinson’s Institute. The goal of project is to…
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Software to Aid Genome Analysis for Cancer Therapies
Researchers at Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta have developed software that analyzes ribonucleic acid (RNA) in the human genome to provide more useful data for generating personalized cancer therapies. The work of biology professor John McDonald (pictured left) and bioinformatics Ph.D. candidate Vinay Mittal is described and appears online in the journal Nucleic Acids…
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University Genome Research Helping Biofuel Developer
Researchers at University of Georgia in Athens have mapped the genomes of two originator cells of the large perennial grass miscanthus that can help develop this grass as a source of ethanol and bioenergy. A California biofuel feedstock developer is partnering with the university on this project. Miscanthus is a promising candidate for biomass farming,…
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Companies Among Gates Foundation TB Biomarkers Awardees
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation awarded today $7.7 million in funding to identify biomarkers for diagnosing tuberculosis (TB) in low-resource settings. The 10 awards aim to promote research into TB biomarkers that leads to a simple, low-cost tool to quickly and accurately diagnose TB in developing countries. One of the primary grant recipients is…
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Biotech, Diagnostics Companies Partner on Microbe Detection
SDIX, a biotechnology company in Newark, Delaware and BD Diagnostics in Sparks, Maryland have agreed to collaborate on the development of systems to detect microorganisms, in a deal worth as much as $3.75 million. BD Diagnostics is a division of the medical technology company Becton Dickinson and Company in New Jersey. The goal of the…