A Commentary on Change
Sunday February 27, 2011
I was thinking today about the Monsanto/USDA/Roundup Ready Crops issue that I wrote about in my February 10 (2011) blog. I want to reiterate that I'm not in opposition of ... Read More
Biovest Comeback with Cancer Vaccine
Thursday February 24, 2011
A reader wrote me at the start of the new year to let me know I'd missed out on one of the most successful comeback stories of 2010. According to ... Read More
Biomedical Treatments from the Sea
Tuesday February 22, 2011
From the name, it sounds like Marinomed would be a company focussed on finding new biomedical treatments from marine sources. As a matter of fact, the last time Marinomed made ... Read More
Enzymes in the Edible Oil Industry
Sunday February 20, 2011
Food biotechnology doesn't just have to mean transgenic plants designed for higher yields or pesticide resistance. Don't forget that some of the first biotech methods were food-related, since the definition ... Read More
Is Chromocell the Coca-Cola Favorite?
Tuesday February 15, 2011
Unlike Redpoint Bio, which is currently very small (employing only 11 people) and appears to be struggling, Chromocell Corporation appears to have it all together. The privately-owned company has a Nobel ... Read More
Chromovert Bioindicator Platform has Unlimited Potential
Tuesday February 15, 2011
I love it when I'm writing about one topic and it opens the door to a whole new range of subjects. The only problem with that is it's very easy ... Read More
Can Redpoint Bio Make Cola Products Healthier?
Monday February 14, 2011
What was a company that strives to develop healthier foods and new treatments for diabetes, doing in collaboration with Coca-Cola? Redpoint Bio Corporation is a development-stage biotechnology company focused on ... Read More
USDA in Defiance of Courts
Thursday February 10, 2011
In a rare turn of events, I have to say this time I'm picking a side over a controversial issue, and it's not the side you'd expect. I've been reading ... Read More
Quick Facts on Tobacco Mosaic Virus
Monday February 7, 2011
A reader wrote to ask me if tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) is a type of retrovirus. TMV is a virus that attacks (no surprise here...) tobacco plants. It is closely ... Read More
Projects of the Biomarkers Consortium
Thursday February 3, 2011
Just before the new year, the Foundation for NIH-managed Biomarkers Consortium (BC) announced that they were ready to release proteomic data they'd gathered from the plasma of individuals with Alzheimer's disease, to the ... Read More
Phase III Trials for Lung Cancer Vaccine
Wednesday February 2, 2011
The subject of cancer vaccines is one I find extremely interesting. I think the reason for this is when I first started studying biochemistry, not a lot was known about ... Read More
The Value of a Good CSO
Tuesday February 1, 2011
When writing about the advances of biomedical research, I sometimes forget about the important role CSOs play in the industry. It's not something that smart executives in the drug discovery business often forget anymore, ... Read More