Mich Bio

NanoBio Gets Sixth U.S. Patent On Nanoemulsion Technology ANN ARBOR - NanoBio announced Tuesday that a sixth U.S. patent covering its nanoemulsion technology has been awarded. The patent encompasses composition of matter claims for the company's lead anti-infective and vaccine product candidates.

MichBio Launches Membership Campaign - It Pays To Belong ANN ARBOR - MichBio, Michigan's life sciences trade association, has launched a 2010 membership campaign with the theme, "It Pays To Belong." The group represents roughly one-third of the biosciences organizations in the state, and hopes to increase its membership to at least a majority.

Michigan House New Economy, Quality of Life Subcommittee On Biosciences LANSING - Come hear various industry leaders, investors and others testify to Growing the Biotech Economy in Michigan: Challenges and Ingredients for Success, at 10 am Jan. 22 at Oakland University.

TransPharm Preclinical Solutions - Growing A Company In The Life Sciences Corridor ANN ARBOR - The life sciences industry doesn't generally spring to mind when one thinks of Jackson, Michigan. Yet, the Jackson area is home to one of Michigan's emerging biotechnology companies – a company that is poised for success.

U-M Can Now Accept Private Donations Of Unused Human Embryos DETROIT - A leading researcher and director of the University of Michigan's A. Alfred Taubman Medical Research Institute says the university now can accept private donations of unused human embryos for creating new stem cell lines.

Van Andel Institute Opens $178 Million Phase II Expansion GRAND RAPIDS - On Tuesday, Van Andel Institute cut the ribbon on its eight-story, $178 million, 240,000 square foot Phase II expansion, increasing the number of laboratories from the current 18 to more than 50, and providing the capacity for another 550 high paying white collar jobs.

Survey: Government Healthcare Web Sites Outperform Private Sector Sites ANN ARBOR - Government web sites outperformed private sector web sites in a healthcare benchmark report released Tuesday by Ann Arbor-based ForeSee Results.

IBM Chip To Speed Medical Diagnostic Testing NEW YORK - IBM researchers have cooked up a quick medical diagnostic testing system based on a silicon chip that can get by on a small sample and test for multiple diseases.

Report: H1N1 Flu No More Deadly Than Seasonal Flu LANSING - The H1N1 flu virus, the swine flu, is no more deadly than seasonal flu, senators were told, but it will likely result in more deaths because it is so widespread and because there is no general immunity to the disease.

TechTown Stem Cell Center To Open Soon DETROIT - Wayne State University's TechTown will soon open its Stem Cell Commercialization Center to help find cures for some of the world's killer diseases, including cancer.

Detroit-Ann Arbor Area Best Most Midwest Metros For Health-Care VC Funding CLEVELAND - What does the Detroit-Ann Arbor area have over Chicago, Cleveland, Indianapolis, Columbus and Pittsburgh? The ability to attract venture capital for health-care companies, at least during the first nine months of 2009.

University of Michigan Wins $6.8 million Stem Cell Grants ANN ARBOR - The University of Michigan has received 13 federal stimulus grants worth $6.8 million for stem cell research - a sign of the state's growing clout since voters last year eased restrictions in the emerging field that seeks treatments and cures for numerous diseases.

Kalamazoo Welcomes the 2009 MichBio Expo KALAMAZOO - MichBio will bring its 2009 Expo to the Radisson Plaza Hotel November 3-4. The MichBio Expo is the largest single gathering of bioscience professionals in the state attracting more than 500 biosciences professionals and service providers, and more than 60 exhibitors last year.

Detroit Lands World Stem Cell Summit 2010 DETROIT - Michigan will host more than 1,200 researchers, scientists, government officials and life science company representatives next October as the sixth annual World Stem Cell Summit comes to Detroit.

U-M To Host Two-Part Tweet Chat On H1N1/Swine Flu Oct. 22 ANN ARBOR - The public is invited to submit questions that will be included in a two-part tweet chat about H1N1/Swine flu from 10 am to noon Oct. 22 on Twitter.

Tivalent Hosts Free Seminars On Capturing Fed Health Records Dollars GRANDVILLE - Technology Integration Company Trivalent Group will host a pair of free workshops that will show companies how to capture funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for electronic health records initatives.

Federal Stimulus Reform Topic Of Healthcare Conference Nov. 2-3 GRAND RAPIDS - The 2009 annual Healthcare Information Management Systems Society Midwest conference will be held at Amway Grand Plaza November 2 - 3 to focus on the role and responsibility of healthcare IT within the federal stimulus reform.

Van Andel Researchers Closer To Finding Treatment For Bone Marrow Disease GRAND RAPIDS - Van Andel Research Institute researchers are one step closer to finding new ways to treat Myelodysplastic Syndrome, a bone marrow disease that strikes up to 15,000 people each year in the United States, and that sometimes results in acute myeloid leukemia. Researchers found that the gene RhoB is important to the disease’s progression and could prove to be a therapeutic target for late-stage MDS.

Wayne State Wins $2.7 Million R&D Grant For Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder DETROIT - Wayne State University officials announced today an expansion of a research grant of nearly $2.7 million, bringing the total award to over $6.1 million. This project, funded by the National Institute of Mental Health at the National Institutes of Health, is the first combined imaging and genetics research study on obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Perrigo Buys Acne Gel From KV Pharmaceutical For $16 Million ALLEGAN - Perrigo Company announced that it has purchased a topical gel for inflammatory acne treatment from KV Pharmaceutical for up to $16 Million in cash.