Tag: Europe
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Anxiety/Depression Drug Trials Approved in France
Bionomics Limited, a drug development company in Adelaide, Australia, says the French national medical agency and ethics committee for Strasburg Hospital have approved the company’s request to conduct clinical trials for BNC210, Bionomics’ treatment of anxiety and depression now in development. The first clinical study will examine whether BNC210 reduces panic and anxiety symptoms induced…
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Nestlé to Open Health Science Subsidiary and Research Institute
Nestlé, the global food and health products company based in Switzerland, announced today the creation of Nestlé Health Science S.A. and the Nestlé Institute of Health Sciences to expand the company’s industrial presence in nutrition and wellness. Nestlé says the two new organizations — one an operating division and the other an R&D center —…
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Trial Shows Positive Results for Hodgkin Lymphoma Drug
Seattle Genetics Inc., a biotech company in Bothell, Washington, and and Millennium, a developer of cancer drugs in Cambridge, Massachusetts, today released positive top-line results from a trial of their drug brentuximab vedotin. The drug is antibody-drug conjugate that works like an antibody carrying molecules toxic to cancer cells, targeted to CD30, a marker for…
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Spanish-French Team Tops Wine Bottles with New Composite
The Spanish research institute Tecnalia, in Bizkaia (Vizcaya), has developed a new material to replace plastic and cork as stoppers for wine bottles. The project developing this new composite, called PLACOTOP, includes the companies Plásticos Urteta in Spain and Rescoll-Societé de Recherche in France, and is funded in part by the European Commission. Plastic stoppers…
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GPS-Linked Training Shirt Gives Data for Runners
A Spanish company has developed a training shirt fitted with sensors, Bluetooth transmitter, and GPS receiver to provide runners with real-time data on their performance and route, either in training or competition. The company, emxys, is a startup enterprise in Alicante, Spain, but also taking part in the European Space Agency’s (ESA’s) Business Incubation Centre…
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First Mobile Charging Station for Electric Cars Unveiled
Nation-E AG, a Swiss developer of energy storage, smart metering, and power load management solutions, launched today what it says is the world’s first mobile charging station. Dubbed the Angel Car, the new vehicle provides the technology for charging batteries of stranded electric cars and trucks while on the road. The company says that while…
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Consortium to Develop Tissue Sample Platform
Bioinformatics provider CLC bio in Aarhus, Denmark, with AROS Applied Biotechnology, F. Hoffmann-La Roche, and the Institute of Pathology at Aarhus University Hospital, announced a collaboration to develop a solution for large scale use of formalin fixed, paraffin embedded (FFPE) tissue in molecular analyses. FFPE tissue samples are invaluable resources for profiling gene expression and…
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EU Approves New Rules for Lab Animals
Rules governing the use of animals in scientific experiments are the product of new EU legislation approved today by the European Parliament. The legislation aims for a better balance between animal welfare and the need for research into diseases. EU member states will have two years to comply with new rules that aim to scale…
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European Patent Awarded for Herpes Treatment
BioAlliance Pharma SA in Paris, France say it has been granted a European patent protecting its product acyclovir Lauriad. This patent, says the company, specifically protects the muco-adhesive tablet containing acyclovir, its process for manufacturing, and its clinical application. According to BioAlliance Pharma, acyclovir Lauriad provides treatment of recurrent herpes labialis with one tablet application…
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Computer-Vision System Unveiled for Auto Collision Avoidance
Mobileye N.V., a developer of vision-based collision prevention systems in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, released its Mobileye C2-270 system featuring the EyeQ2 vision chip that detects pedestrians, vehicles, bicycles, and lane markings. The company says this device can saves lives by alerting and prompting drivers in the critical seconds before a collision occurs. The company says…