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Nanotechnology in life sciences: navigating the commercial development phase
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Conference: 4 Dec 2009, International Centre for Life, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom. Organized by think M. in partnership with Cels and NETPark. (Source: Nanotechweb.org Events)
Source: Nanotechweb.org Events - November 21, 2009 Category: Nanotechnology Source Type: events
Experts and Policy Makers Renew their Commitment to Family Planning - 19 November 2009Email this article to a colleague.
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KAMPALA — The largest conference on family planning in fifteen years concluded yesterday with nearly 1,300 international experts, policy makers and representatives of civil society reaffirming their commitment to family planning and to revitalizing it by sharing research findings and best practices. (Source: UNFPA News)
Source: UNFPA News - November 21, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: organizations
Largest International Family Planning Conference in 15 Years Convenes in Uganda - 12 November 2009Email this article to a colleague.
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KAMPALA - Over 1,200 leading policymakers, researchers, academics and health professionals from 59 countries will meet in Kampala, Uganda, from 15 to 18 November, where they will share the latest scientific findings and refocus the world’s attention on family planning’s contribution to development. (Source: UNFPA News)
Source: UNFPA News - November 21, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: organizations
Creating a New Consensus on Population - 02 November 2009Email this article to a colleague.
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NEW YORK — The definitive story behind the 1994 International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) and how it has changed the world over the course of the last 15 years is detailed in the newly released book, Creating a New Consensus on Population. (Source: UNFPA News)
Source: UNFPA News - November 21, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: organizations
Lawmakers Commit to Women's Health and Rights by 2015 - 28 October 2009Email this article to a colleague.
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ADDIS ABABA — Lawmakers from 115 countries reaffirmed their support today to the principles and goals of the 1994 Cairo International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) and underlined the indispensable role of its Programme of Action in achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). They also committed to supporting accessible and affordable health services that promote family planning, HIV prevention and the health and well-being of women and girls. (Source: UNFPA News)
Source: UNFPA News - November 21, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: organizations
CONFERENCE: Foro Latinoamericano sobre VIH/SIDAEmail this article to a colleague.
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Organizer: Grupo de Cooperación Técnico Horizontal (GCTH)
Event dates: 21-23 November 2009
Venue: Lima, Peru (Source: WHO Maternal, Newborn and Child Health)
Source: WHO Maternal, Newborn and Child Health - November 21, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: organizations
Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) Holds Sixth Annual International Asbestos Awareness ConferenceEmail this article to a colleague.
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The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) announced its sixth International Asbestos Awareness Conference to be held in Chicago April 9-11, 2010. Conferences each year bring together renowned doctors, scientists, researchers and most importantly, asbestos victims and their families - in a united forum for asbestos awareness, education and collaboration. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 21, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Asbestos / Mesothelioma Source Type: news
Face to faith: The real challenge to the biblical literalism held dear by creationists is in the Bible itself, says Judith MaltbyEmail this article to a colleague.
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The real challenge to the biblical literalism held dear by creationists is in the Bible itselfAn academic conference in Louisville, Kentucky, provided me with an opportunity to visit the Creation Museum in nearby Petersburg with a friend who is also an Anglican priest. Opened in 2007, this $25m museum's mission is not only to prove the veracity of a literal reading of Genesis but also to present Darwinism as one the most dangerous and corrupting ideologies yet known to humankind.The museum is not for woolly-minded creationists. The six days of creation are six 24-hour days (no fudge there) and the earth is just over 6,000 ...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - November 21, 2009 Category: Science Tags: Religion World news Creationism Charles Darwin Science Christianity Dinosaurs The Guardian Comment Comment is free Source Type: news
Integra LifeSciences to Present at the Piper Jaffray Health Care and JP Morgan SMid Cap Conferences in DecemberEmail this article to a colleague.
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PLAINSBORO, N.J., Nov. 20, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation (Nasdaq:IART) announced today that it will present at two conferences in December. (Source: Medical News (via PRIMEZONE))
Source: Medical News (via PRIMEZONE) - November 20, 2009 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Genasense Given as High-Dose IV Infusion with Chemotherapy Shows Promising Activity in Advanced MelanomaEmail this article to a colleague.
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Data Presented at International Melanoma Conference in
Berlin
Results Follow Decision by Company to Continue Phase 3
AGENDA Trial for Overall Survival
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov 20, 2009 - Genta
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Source: Drugs.com - Clinical Trials - November 20, 2009 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: clinical trials
Bob Ward: This climate email-hacking episode is generating more heat than lightEmail this article to a colleague.
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Another skirmish has broken out in the long-running battle between climate scientists and so-called sceptics, and this one is likely to lead to more public confusionAnother skirmish has broken out in the long-running battle between climate scientists and so-called sceptics, with the hacking of email messages between some of the world's leading researchers on global temperature trends. But as usually happens in the blogosphere, this episode is generating more heat than light and is likely to lead to more public confusion over the causes of climate change.For the past few years, a small group of climate change 'sceptics' hav...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - November 20, 2009 Category: Science Tags: Climate change scepticism Hacking Environment Science Technology UK news guardian.co.uk Comment Source Type: news
Plasma TIMP-1 Predicts Survival in Advanced Renal Cell CarcinomaEmail this article to a colleague.
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Plasma levels of TIMP-1 (tissue inhibitor of matrix metalloproteinase-1) are independently prognostic of overall survival in patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC), according to data presented yesterday at the 2009 Molecular Targets and Cancer Therapeutics International Conference in Boston. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Hematology-Oncology Source Type: news
Experts and Policy Makers Give a New Impulse to Family Planning - 19 November 2009Email this article to a colleague.
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KAMPALA — The largest conference on family planning in fifteen years concluded yesterday with nearly 1,300 international experts, policy makers and representatives of civil society reaffirming their commitment to family planning and to revitalizing it by sharing research findings and best practices. (Source: UNFPA News)
Source: UNFPA News - November 20, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: organizations
Largest International Family Planning Conference in 15 Years Convenes in Uganda - 12 November 2009Email this article to a colleague.
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KAMPALA - Over 1,200 leading policymakers, researchers, academics and health professionals from 59 countries will meet in Kampala, Uganda, from 15 to 18 November, where they will share the latest scientific findings and refocus the world’s attention on family planning’s contribution to development. (Source: UNFPA News)
Source: UNFPA News - November 20, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: organizations
Creating a New Consensus on Population - 02 November 2009Email this article to a colleague.
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NEW YORK — The definitive story behind the 1994 International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) and how it has changed the world over the course of the last 15 years is detailed in the newly released book, Creating a New Consensus on Population. (Source: UNFPA News)
Source: UNFPA News - November 20, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: organizations
Lawmakers Commit to Women's Health and Rights by 2015 - 28 October 2009Email this article to a colleague.
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ADDIS ABABA — Lawmakers from 115 countries reaffirmed their support today to the principles and goals of the 1994 Cairo International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) and underlined the indispensable role of its Programme of Action in achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). They also committed to supporting accessible and affordable health services that promote family planning, HIV prevention and the health and well-being of women and girls. (Source: UNFPA News)
Source: UNFPA News - November 20, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: organizations
Quality and responding to employer needs - Sharing good practiceEmail this article to a colleague.
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This conference represents one of the outcomes of the partnership between fdf (Foundation Degree Forward) The Higher Education Academy (HEA) and the Quality Assurance Agency(QAA) and is supported by the Higher Education Funding Council England (HEFCE).
Employer engagement is a complex area of activity and is of increasing importance both in the policy development of government and in the strategic development of Higher Education Institutions .
This conference builds on a QAA event held in July 2009 where participants were presented with the general findings of a survey into approaches to the quality assurance of employer...
Source: MEDEV Events - November 20, 2009 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: info
Online Educa Berlin 2009 - 15th international conference on technology supported learning & trainingEmail this article to a colleague.
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Online Educa Berlin attracts over 2000 participants from more than 90 countries and each continent, making it the most comprehensive annual meeting place for technology-supported learning and training professionals.
World-class experts lead plenary, presentation and expert sessions, discussions and debates, as well as best practice showcases and practical demonstrations throughout the two-day main conference. A unique pre-conference workshop day comprises small, intensive sessions that provide participants with a one-of-a-kind opportunity to acquire, or simply fine-tune, skills.
Leading minds and practitioners of technol...
Source: MEDEV Events - November 20, 2009 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: info
DIA Safety Conference To Explore Solutions To Challenges Facing Pharmaocovigilance And Risk Management StrategiesEmail this article to a colleague.
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The Drug Information (DIA) will host its 9th Annual Conference on Contemporary Pharmacovigilance and Risk Management Strategies from January 10-13, 2010 in Washington, DC. (PRWeb Nov 19, 2009)
Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/DIA/Safety_Conference/prweb3230364.htm (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - November 20, 2009 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
3rd Annual Dysferlin Conference 2–5 June 2009, Boston, Massachusetts, USAEmail this article to a colleague.
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The 3rd Annual Dysferlin Conference, held from June 2–5, 2009 in Boston, MA, USA, brought together leading scientists and clinicians to discuss recent progress towards understanding and developing a therapy for the dysferlinopathies, Limb Girdle Muscular Dystrophy 2B (LGMD2B) and Miyoshi myopathy. These diseases involve progressive muscle wasting, typically beginning in the late teenage years, and are caused by mutations in the gene encoding dysferlin . Dysferlin is required for repair of muscle fiber membrane tears , but little is known about how this defect contributes to disease pathology or whether dysferlin is also ...
Source: Neuromuscular Disorders - November 20, 2009 Category: Neurology Authors: Douglas E. Albrecht, Nupur Garg, Laura E. Rufibach, Bradley A. Williams, Nilah Monnier, Esther Hwang, Plavi Mittal Tags: Meeting report Source Type: journals
Italian Primatological Society / Iberian Primatological ConferenceEmail this article to a colleague.
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Italian Primatological Society, 19th Meeting, Asti, April 2009 / 2nd Iberian Primatological Conference, Miraflores de la Sierra, September-October 2009: Abstracts (ISBN: 978-3-8055-9398-4) (Source: Karger Publishers)
Source: Karger Publishers - November 20, 2009 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: info
Family Planning Drive Launched During Conference In UgandaEmail this article to a colleague.
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Agence France-Presse examines a new U.S.-backed "12 million dollar family planning drive launched" Wednesday during a three-day conference on family planning in Kampala, Uganda. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Sexual Health / STDs Source Type: news
Family Planning Drive Launched During Conference In UgandaEmail this article to a colleague.
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Agence France-Presse examines a new U.S.-backed "12 million dollar family planning drive launched" Wednesday during a three-day conference on family planning in Kampala, Uganda. (Source: Sexual Health / STDs News From Medical News Today)
Source: Sexual Health / STDs News From Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Sexual Medicine Tags: Sexual Health / STDs Source Type: news
Invitation for Basic Science and Clinical Cases - SfE BES 2010Email this article to a colleague.
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New for SfE BES 2010 - Invitation for basic science cases
For SfE BES 2010, the Society is introducing a number of Basic Science Meet the Expert sessions. These will be relatively informal sessions with discussion based around new basic science technologies. If you would like to submit a specific issue to be discussed by the experts, please send a synopsis of the issue in a Word document (max. 300 words) to: conferences@endocrinology.org. The Basic Science Meet the Expert sessions will include: Metabolomics:challenges and rewards of deciphering the metabolome in diabetes and obesity; Resources in bioinformatics-How can it...
Source: Society for Endocrinology - November 20, 2009 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: organizations
Respirators And H1N1 Information Distributed To Registered Nurses At Sacred Heart Medical Center Out Of Concern For Nurse And Patient SafetyEmail this article to a colleague.
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Washington State Nurses Association (WSNA), representing more than 1,600 registered nurses at Sacred Heart Medical Center, is holding a press conference to highlight serious concerns about the safety of nurses and patients at Sacred Heart Medical Center during this H1N1 pandemic. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Swine Flu Source Type: news
Respirators And H1N1 Information Distributed To Registered Nurses At Sacred Heart Medical Center Out Of Concern For Nurse And Patient SafetyEmail this article to a colleague.
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Washington State Nurses Association (WSNA), representing more than 1,600 registered nurses at Sacred Heart Medical Center, is holding a press conference to highlight serious concerns about the safety of nurses and patients at Sacred Heart Medical Center during this H1N1 pandemic. (Source: Nursing News From Medical News Today)
Source: Nursing News From Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Nursing Tags: Swine Flu Source Type: news
Alnylam Presents New Pre-clinical Data On ALN-VSP, An RNAi Therapeutic For The Treatment Of Liver CancerEmail this article to a colleague.
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Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALNY), a leading RNAi therapeutics company, announced new pre-clinical data from its ALN-VSP program presented at the AACR-NCI-EORTC Molecular Targets and Cancer Therapeutics International conference being held November 15 - 19, 2009 in Boston, Mass. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Liver Disease / Hepatitis Source Type: news
'Chemofog' Takes Toll On Cancer Patients, AustraliaEmail this article to a colleague.
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A condition that affects the memory and concentration of cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy is sustained in a subgroup of patients, compromising their ability to function and long-term quality of life, according to research presented on wednesday at a major cancer conference. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cancer / Oncology Source Type: news
'Chemofog' Takes Toll On Cancer Patients, AustraliaEmail this article to a colleague.
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A condition that affects the memory and concentration of cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy is sustained in a subgroup of patients, compromising their ability to function and long-term quality of life, according to research presented on wednesday at a major cancer conference. (Source: Cancer / Oncology News From Medical News Today)
Source: Cancer / Oncology News From Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Cancer / Oncology Source Type: news
Alnylam Presents New Pre-clinical Data On ALN-VSP, An RNAi Therapeutic For The Treatment Of Liver CancerEmail this article to a colleague.
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Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALNY), a leading RNAi therapeutics company, announced new pre-clinical data from its ALN-VSP program presented at the AACR-NCI-EORTC Molecular Targets and Cancer Therapeutics International conference being held November 15 - 19, 2009 in Boston, Mass. ALN-VSP is an RNAi therapeutic currently in a Phase I clinical trial for the treatment of liver cancers, including hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and other solid tumors with liver involvement. (Source: Cancer / Oncology News From Medical News Today)
Source: Cancer / Oncology News From Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Liver Disease / Hepatitis Source Type: news
Telephone-Delivered Care For Treating Depression After Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery Appears To Improve OutcomesEmail this article to a colleague.
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Patients who received telephone-delivered collaborative care for treatment of depression after coronary artery bypass graft surgery reported greater improvement in measures of quality of life, physical functioning and mood than patients who received usual care, according to a study in the November 18 issue of JAMA. The study is being released early online because of its presentation at an American Heart Association scientific conference. (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today)
Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Cardiology Tags: Heart Disease Source Type: news
British Academy of Audiology Conference ProgrammeEmail this article to a colleague.
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20/11/09 Final conference programme for BAA conference 25th-27th November (Source: NLH Specialist Library for ENT and Audiology Latest News)
Source: NLH Specialist Library for ENT and Audiology Latest News - November 20, 2009 Category: ENT & OMF Source Type: organizations
Exelixis Reports Encouraging Phase 1 Data For The PI3K Inhibitor Xl147 (SAR245408) In Combination With Erlotinib At The AACR-NCI-EORTC ConferenceEmail this article to a colleague.
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Exelixis, Inc. (Nasdaq:EXEL) reported interim data from an ongoing phase 1 dose-escalation trial of XL147 (SAR245408) in combination with the EGFR inhibitor erlotinib in patients with advanced solid tumors. XL147 is a selective, orally available small molecule inhibitor of phosphoinositide-3-kinase (PI3K). (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cancer / Oncology Source Type: news
Exelixis Reports Encouraging Phase 1 Data For The PI3K Inhibitor Xl147 (SAR245408) In Combination With Erlotinib At The AACR-NCI-EORTC ConferenceEmail this article to a colleague.
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Exelixis, Inc. (Nasdaq:EXEL) reported interim data from an ongoing phase 1 dose-escalation trial of XL147 (SAR245408) in combination with the EGFR inhibitor erlotinib in patients with advanced solid tumors. XL147 is a selective, orally available small molecule inhibitor of phosphoinositide-3-kinase (PI3K). Activation of the PI3K pathway is a frequent event in human tumors, promoting cell proliferation, survival, and resistance to chemotherapy and radiotherapy. (Source: Cancer / Oncology News From Medical News Today)
Source: Cancer / Oncology News From Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Cancer / Oncology Source Type: news
More than powerful! German research computer QPACE is the most energy efficient in the worldEmail this article to a colleague.
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(Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres) At the 2009 Supercomputing Conference in Portland, Ore., the high-performance computer QPACE (QCD Parallel Computing on the Cell) was recognized today as the most energy-efficient supercomputer in the world. QPACE is at the head of the Green500 list, which provides a global ranking of energy-efficient supercomputers. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - November 20, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
From toxic dust and algae to ill winds from AfricaEmail this article to a colleague.
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(United States Geological Survey) Media tipsheet on USGS scientific presentations at SETAC conference, Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - November 20, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Synta Presents Preclinical Data On Next Generation Hsp90 Inhibitor, STA-9090Email this article to a colleague.
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Synta Pharmaceuticals Corp, a biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering, developing, and commercializing small molecule drugs to treat severe medical conditions, today announced that preclinical data presented at the AACR-NCI-EORTC Conference on Molecular Targets and Cancer Therapeutics shows that STA-9090, a novel, synthetic inhibitor of heat shock protein 90 (Hsp90), demonstrated strong activity in multiple tumor models. (Source: Cancercompass News: Colorectal Cancer)
Source: Cancercompass News: Colorectal Cancer - November 20, 2009 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
JISC: Strategy planning tool offers help to educational managersEmail this article to a colleague.
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For those new to writing and developing strategy, a new JISC briefcase of
resources is launched today to support people through the increasing scale
of challenges facing universities and colleges.
The 'strategy infokit' produced by the JISC-funded advisory service JISC
InfoNet covers all aspects of the strategy process: from articulating your
institution's vision and the characteristics of a good mission statement, to
advice on effective use of key performance indicators and a checklist for
what to monitor.
The intention is not that people will use all of the suggestions, but that
they may find some of them of use within...
Source: MEDEV News - November 20, 2009 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
AACR: Novel Breast Cancer Therapy Exploits Autophagy ResponseEmail this article to a colleague.
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Targeting a cancer cell's heat shock response protein 70 with panobinostat to induce autophagy in the
stressed cell, and then introducing an autophagy inhibitor to force the cell to die off, may be an effective novel
treatment strategy for breast cancer, according to a Nov. 16 press briefing presented at the American Association
for Cancer Research -- National Cancer Institute -- European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer
International Conference, "Molecular Targets and Cancer Therapeutics," held from Nov. 15 to 19 in
Boston. (Source: Modern Medicine)
Source: Modern Medicine - November 20, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: info
AACR: Markers Hint at Who Cancer Treatments Could HelpEmail this article to a colleague.
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Several abstracts involving potential biomarkers of prognosis in cancer treatment were presented at a
press briefing Nov. 18 at the American Association for Cancer Research -- National Cancer Institute -- European
Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer International Conference, "Molecular Targets and Cancer
Therapeutics," held from Nov. 15 to 19 in Boston. (Source: Modern Medicine)
Source: Modern Medicine - November 20, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: info
PPMD President Pat Furlong most recent update from Treat-NMD in Brussels.patfurlongsblog.blogspot.comEmail this article to a colleague.
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Notes from Treat-NMD Conference Phase I/IIa study on Antisense Compound PRO051 in patients with Duchenne (van Deutekom)Eight years in the drug development of AON. PRO051 is a 2’o-Me-PS RNA antisense oligonucleotide introducing exon 51 skipping. It demonstrated proof of concept with up to 95% dystrophin fibers in treated muscle area in Duchenne patients. 6 month safety data on PRO051 was available in monkeys and longer term studies in progress. Extensive safety data available for this class of compounds. 12 patients/4 sequential groups from .5 to 6mg/kg – dose escalation trial, completed in May 2009. T...
Source: Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy - November 20, 2009 Category: Neurology Authors: (author unknown) Source Type: organizations
g.tec Annual Brain-Computer Interface Research AwardEmail this article to a colleague.
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USD 3.000,- for the most innovative BCI-project!this time awarded by The BCI2000 group, Albany, New York at the BCI Meeting 2010 at the Asilomar Conference Center, Monterey Bay, California, USA, on June 3rd, 2010Chairman of the jury: Gerwin Schalk, PhDsubmit your description to: bci.award2010@gtec.atDeadlines:description submission: February 1, 2010nominee/winner notification: March 22, 2010What is the g.tec Annual BCI-Research Award?g.tec donates this prize for outstanding and innovative research done in the field of Brain-Computer Interface. Each year, a renowned research laboratory is asked to judge the submitted proje...
Source: ScanGrants feed - November 20, 2009 Category: Research Authors: g.tec Annual BCI-Research Award Source Type: funding
NanoImpactNet 2nd Integrating ConferenceEmail this article to a colleague.
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Conference: 10 Mar 2010 - 13 Mar 2010, Lausanne, Switzerland. Organized by NanoImpactNet/Institute for Work and Health. (Source: Nanotechweb.org Events)
Source: Nanotechweb.org Events - November 20, 2009 Category: Nanotechnology Source Type: events
PSST-2010, Porous Semiconductors - Science and Technology, 7th International ConferenceEmail this article to a colleague.
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Conference: 14 Mar 2010 - 19 Mar 2010, Valencia, Valencia, Spain. Organized by EM-Silicon Nano-Technologies S.L.. (Source: Nanotechweb.org Events)
Source: Nanotechweb.org Events - November 20, 2009 Category: Nanotechnology Source Type: events
MAKO Surgical Corp. to Present at the 21st Annual Piper Jaffray Health Care ConferenceEmail this article to a colleague.
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FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla., Nov. 19, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MAKO Surgical Corp. (Nasdaq:MAKO) announced today that Maurice R. Ferre, M.D., President and Chief Executive Officer and Fritz L. LaPorte, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of MAKO, will present at the 21st Annual Piper Jaffray Health Care Conference at The New York Palace in New York on Tuesday, December 1, 2009 at 3:30 pm EST. (Source: Medical News (via PRIMEZONE))
Source: Medical News (via PRIMEZONE) - November 19, 2009 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Alphatec Spine to Present at the Piper Jaffray 21st Annual Health Care ConferenceEmail this article to a colleague.
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CARLSBAD, Calif., Nov. 19, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Alphatec Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq:ATEC), the parent company of Alphatec Spine, Inc., a medical device company that designs, develops, manufactures and markets products for the surgical treatment of spine disorders, with a focus on treating conditions related to the aging spine, today announced it will present at the Piper Jaffray 21st Annual Health Care Conference on Tuesday, December 1, 2009 at 2:30 p.m. Eastern Time at The New York Palace Hotel, New York, New York. (Source: Medical News (via PRIMEZONE))
Source: Medical News (via PRIMEZONE) - November 19, 2009 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Analogic Corporation Announces Timing for First Quarter Fiscal 2010 Earnings Conference CallEmail this article to a colleague.
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PEABODY, Mass., Nov. 19, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Analogic Corporation (Nasdaq:ALOG) announced today that it will conduct a conference call on Wednesday, December 9, 2009, at 5:00 p.m. (EST) to discuss results for the first quarter ended October 31, 2009. The conference call will include Jim Green, president and CEO, and Michael Levitz, vice president, chief financial officer, and treasurer. Brief presentations by management will be followed by a question-and-answer session. (Source: Medical News (via PRIMEZONE))
Source: Medical News (via PRIMEZONE) - November 19, 2009 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Make a Sweet Escape: Attend the Post-Congress ConferenceEmail this article to a colleague.
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Enjoy an extended Congress by attending the Post-Congress Conference, Hyperglycemia and Critical Illness: Adaptive Response or Therapeutic Opportunity?, to be held in Key West, Florida, USA. A faculty of international experts will present a pro/con debate on the Normoglycaemia in Intensive Care Evaluation and Survival Using Glucose Algorithm Regulation (NICE-SUGAR) Study. The meeting also will feature case studies on insulin protocols and nutritional guidelines as well as interactive debates on glucose variability and achieving glycemic control. Audience participation will be encouraged to enhance the overall learning expe...
Source: SCCM RSS News - November 19, 2009 Category: Intensive Care Source Type: news
Angola: International Conference Debates Fight Against DrugsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Strategies to fight against tobacco, alcoholism and other drugs will be analysed from Thursday to Friday, in Luanda during an international conference, Angop has learnt. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - November 19, 2009 Category: African Health Source Type: news
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Source: Cystic Fibrosis Worldwide - November 19, 2009 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: conferences Source Type: organizations
