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- Outsourcing and Contracts - Outsourcing Biotechnology - CSOs…Created: 2009-11-03 @ 22:20:53 EST
A list of potential contract service options for biotechnology companies looking for ways of outsourcing drug development or manufacturing processes to a CSO… - Nobel Prizes - Nobel Prize Nominations - Nobel Prize in Chemistry…Created: 2009-10-04 @ 20:28:26 EDT Updated: 2009-10-04 @ 20:35:47 EDT
The nobel prize in chemistry went to the discoverers of GFP in 2008, for it's widespread use as a bioindicator in biomedical research and biotechnology. Who would you nominate for a Nobel Prize in … - Green Fluorescent Protein - GFP - BioindicatorsCreated: 2009-10-04 @ 20:11:00 EDT Updated: 2009-10-04 @ 20:29:22 EDT
Green fluorescent protein (GFP, from jellyfish) and other fluorescent proteins have become important bioindicators in biomedical and biotechnology research. The protein exhibits strong green fluore… - Networking - Business DevelopmentCreated: 2009-10-02 @ 07:27:19 EDT
By definition, networking provides benefits to both you and your contacts. In the biotechnology industry, the contacts made through networking might become mentors, provide job referrals or researc… - Stem cell research - bioethics of stem cells - NIH funding for stem …Created: 2009-09-16 @ 20:33:32 EDT Updated: 2009-09-16 @ 20:39:33 EDT
US government funding for stem cell research - do you agree?… - NIH Data Sharing Policies - Sharing IP - Data Sharing Requirements f…Created: 2009-09-08 @ 08:24:29 EDT Updated: 2009-09-08 @ 08:43:01 EDT
Resources for determining data sharing requirements of NIH grant recipients… - transgenic - genetically altered - genetically modifiedCreated: 2009-08-22 @ 13:02:47 EDT Updated: 2009-08-22 @ 14:48:05 EDT
Transgenic defined, in reference to genetically modified organisms and how they are altered… - In Vitro fertilization - test tube babies -genetic screeningCreated: 2009-08-13 @ 20:06:09 EDT
A call for test-tube babies to share their feelings about how they were conceived, and whether their parents had genetic screening done prior to implantation… - Nanoparticles and Stem Cells - Nanotechnology for Controlling Stem C…Created: 2009-08-13 @ 19:59:55 EDT Updated: 2009-08-13 @ 20:11:08 EDT
A summary of potential uses for nanotechnology in stem cell applications such as tracking and labeling, delivery and controlling the extracellular environment by creating artifical scaffolds or pla… - Iogen - Biotech Companies - BiofuelsCreated: 2009-07-30 @ 21:45:52 EDT
Iogen is a world leader in industrial enzymatic processes, in particular cellulosic ethanol… - Finding a Job in Biotech - Biotech Careers - How to Find a JobCreated: 2009-07-30 @ 19:26:32 EDT
Biotechnology page users tell their stories about experiences in job hunting, networking and how to find a job in biotech… - Outsourcing - CSOs - Contract Service OrganizationsUpdated: 2009-11-03 @ 22:25:43 EST
Not every small business has the resources to carry out every step in the research, development, processing and marketing chain. Often at least one or more steps need outsourced to contract service… - CSO - Biotech Services - Outsourcing ContractsUpdated: 2009-11-03 @ 22:24:38 EST
A definition for CSO as it applies to outsourcing and biotech service providers in the pharmaceutical industry. … - Biotech Startups - Jobs in Biotech - Biotechnology CompaniesUpdated: 2009-10-02 @ 07:46:34 EDT
Advice to those interested in a career in biotechnology, with a biotech startup, or looking to start their own company. Biotech startups require innovative, versatile people able to fulfill a varie… - Venture Capitalist Roles - Venture Investors - Biotech Venture Inves…Updated: 2009-10-02 @ 07:34:18 EDT
A list of the roles that biotech venture investors play in the development of early- and mid-stage startups. The benefits, and some of the shortfalls, to obtaining venture capital funding for R&… - Sustainability - Corporate Sustainability - Life Cycle AnalysisUpdated: 2009-09-30 @ 21:01:05 EDT
Sustainability is defined in terms of corporate sustainability and business approaches that take into account the environmental, social and economic impacts of decisions and processes… - DNA Sequencing - How DNA Sequencing Works - Methods for Sequencing D…Updated: 2009-09-28 @ 12:23:51 EDT
An explanation of how DNA sequencing works. … - Human Genome Project - Human DNA Sequence - DNA SequencingUpdated: 2009-09-28 @ 12:21:39 EDT
In 1990, a project was initiated to determine the entire sequence of DNA making up the human genome. The human genome project involved participants from laboratories worldwide and resulted in signi… - PCR - Polymerase Chain Reaction - DNA AmplificationUpdated: 2009-09-23 @ 07:36:27 EDT
A definition of the molecular technique known as PCR and its usefulness in various biotechnology applications, forensic science and environmental research… - Polymerase Chain Reaction - PCR - how pcr worksUpdated: 2009-09-23 @ 07:32:52 EDT
Learn the basic theory behind the polymerase chain reaction, or PCR technique for making multiple copies of a gene from a sample of DNA… - Gene Cloning - Molecular Genetics Techniques - Molcular Biology Meth…Updated: 2009-09-16 @ 21:42:57 EDT
Essential laboratory procedures for cloning and studying genes. Six biotechnology research methods that enable gene cloning. General molecular genetics techniques… - Stem Cell Research Debate - Stem Cell Pros and Cons - Ethical Use of…Updated: 2009-09-16 @ 20:35:08 EDT
A discussion of the pros and cons in the ethical debate over stem cell research… - Green Technologies - Investing in Green Biotech - Environmentally Fr…Updated: 2009-09-10 @ 08:59:44 EDT
A list of suggestions for where to find green products and services within the biotechnology sector, for those wishing to invest in environmentally friendly technologies… - Biotechnology in Agriculture - BT Corn - Transgenic Crops…Updated: 2009-09-10 @ 08:51:09 EDT
A list of agricultural applications for biotechnology research… - sequester - separation methods - definitions sequesteringUpdated: 2009-09-10 @ 08:48:45 EDT
An explanation for the word sequester as it is applied in scientific terms in the biotechnology and bioremediation industries… - Bioremediation - Environmental Remediation - Environmental Biotechno…Updated: 2009-09-10 @ 08:39:48 EDT
Bioremediation is explained as a branch of environmental biotechnology in which contaminated soil, air and water are treated… - IP - Intellectual Property - Proprietary InformationUpdated: 2009-09-08 @ 08:41:55 EDT
An explanation for IP as it relates to the biotechnology industry… - Financing Biotech Startups - Biotechnology Business Financing - Biot…Updated: 2009-09-08 @ 08:33:38 EDT
An outline suggesting five funding sources for financing a new startup Biotech company… - Freeze Dry Bacterial Cultures - Lyophilization - Culture PreservationUpdated: 2009-09-01 @ 22:21:14 EDT
Quick step by step instructions for preservation of bacterial, fungal or yeast cell cultures, by freeze drying (lyophilization)… - Freeze drying sterility, sterile lyophilization, freeze drying under…Updated: 2009-09-01 @ 22:15:18 EDT
A handy new invention that makes it easier to avoid contamination and perform lyophilization (freeze drying) of cell cultures under sterile conditions… - Biotechnology and Food Production - Food Biotechnology - Production …Updated: 2009-08-22 @ 14:55:22 EDT
food biotechnology, antibiotic plastics, packaging, gmos, transgenic plants, pathogen resistance, potable water, cryptosporidium, monoclonal antibodies, lycopene, tomatoes, siRNA, hydrogenated oil,… - GMOs - Genetically Modified Organisms - GM FoodsUpdated: 2009-08-22 @ 14:39:57 EDT
GMOs are making news nearly every day and issues surrounding their safety are a source of ongoing debate in the food and biotechnology industry. Read about what GMOs are and why they are a source o… - Pipelines - All About Pipelines - Biotech Company PipelinesUpdated: 2009-08-20 @ 09:24:34 EDT
An explanation for what pipelines are as they apply to new drug development in the biotechnology industry and how they are used to describe the research and development progress of biotech companie…