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INDUSTRY NEWS
Mesoblast to Acquire Angioblast Systems Inc.
Australia's regenerative medicine company, Mesoblast Limited, announced that it will acquire its United States associate company, Angioblast Systems, Inc. [Mesoblast Limited Press Release]
PolyMedix Initiates Phase 1B/2 Dose-Ranging Clinical Study With PMX-60056 to Reverse Heparin
PolyMedix, Inc. has initiated a Phase 1B/2 dose-ranging clinical study with its anticoagulant reversing agent, PMX-60056. [PolyMedix, Inc. Press Release]
CombiMatrix Corporation Reports First Quarter 2010 Financial Results
CombiMatrix Corporation reported financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2010. [CombiMatrix Corporation Press Release]
Halozyme Therapeutics Reports First Quarter 2010 Financial Results
Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company developing and commercializing products targeting the extracellular matrix for the endocrinology, oncology, dermatology and drug delivery markets, reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2010. [Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. Press Release]
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Professor David Corr Receives NSF CAREER Award
David T. Corr, assistant professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, has won a Faculty Early Career Development Award (CAREER) from the National Science Foundation (NSF). Corr will use the five-year, $449,999 award to further his research into the engineering, evaluation, and theoretical modeling of biological soft tissues. [Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Press Release]
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POLICY NEWS
NSF to Ask Every Grant Applicant for Data Management Plan
Scientists seeking funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) will soon need to spell out how they plan to manage the data they hope to collect. It's part of a broader move by NSF and other federal agencies to emphasize the importance of community access to data. [National Science Foundation, United States]
Montgomery Council Gives the Go-Ahead to 'Science City' Plan
County officials hope the development, which could be two decades in the making, could position Montgomery as an international center for biosciences that would rival North Carolina's Research Triangle or Palo Alto, Calif. The county is home to almost 300 biotech companies and institutions. [Montgomery County Council, United States]
Granholm Announces Stem Cell Public Education Day
Governor Jennifer M. Granholm announced at a press conference in Chicago that the World Stem Cell Summit will kick off with a free "Public Education Day" on October 3 at the Detroit Science Center. [Michigan, United States]
With Hung Parliament, British Scientists Wonder Who's the Boss?
On May 7, 2010, Britain woke up to an uncertain political future-and British scientists continue to remain in the dark about how expected government funding cuts will slice into research efforts. [Parliament of the United Kingdom, United Kingdom]
Training Australian Scientists in Latest Stem Cell Discoveries
For the first time in Australia, young researchers will be trained in the techniques of growing and using human induced pluripotent stem cells in research. [Australian Stem Cell Centre, Australia]
Notice of Intent to Publish Request for Applications for the Blood and Marrow Transplant Clinical Trials Network Data Coordinating Center (U10) (NOT-HL-10-108) [National Institutes of Health, United States]
Enhancing Peer Review: Expectation for Service on NIH Peer Review and Advisory Groups (NOT-OD-10-089) [National Institutes of Health, United States]
Drug Safety and Risk Management Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting [Docket No. FDA-2010-N-0001] [Food and Drug Administration, United States]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Experimental Study of Patient Information Prototypes [Docket No. FDA-2010-N-0184] [Food and Drug Administration, United States]
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EVENTS
Mater Medical Research Institute (MMRI) Stem Cell Symposium 2010: Epigenetics, Transcriptomics and Nanobiotechnology of Stem Cells
May 20-21, 2010
Brisbane, Australia
16th Annual International Society for Cellular Therapy (ISCT) Meeting
May 23-26, 2010
Philadelphia, United States
Systems Biology of Stem Cells
May 24-25, 2010
Irvine, United States
International Scientific Symposium: Stem Cells in Biology and Disease
May 26-28, 2010
Lisbon, Portugal
American Society for Artificial Internal Organs (ASAIO) 56th Annual Conference
May 27-29, 2010
Baltimore, United States
46th American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting
June 4-8, 2010
Chicago, United States
The First Cedars-Sinai Regenerative Medicine Scientific Symposium
June 14, 2010
Los Angeles, United States
International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) 8th Annual Meeting
June 16-19, 2010
San Francisco, United States
21st Meeting of the European Association for Cancer Research (EACR)
June 26-29, 2010
Oslo, Norway
United Kingdom National Stem Cell Network (UKNSCN) Third Annual Scientific Conference
July 12-14, 2010
Nottingham, United Kingdom
2010 World Cancer Congress
August 18-21, 2010
Shenzhen, China
The European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) Meeting - Advancing the Life Sciences
September 4-7, 2010
Barcelona, Spain
Stem Cells USA & Regenerative Medicine Congress 2010
September 13-15, 2010
Philadelphia, United States
15th Congress of the European Society of Surgical Oncology (ESSO)
September 15-17, 2010
Bordeaux, France
9th Annual Human Proteome Organization (HUPO) World Congress
September 19-23, 2010
Sydney, Australia
35th European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Congress
October 8-12, 2010
Milan, Italy
Fraunhofer Life Science Symposium 2010
October 29-30, 2010
Leipzig, Germany
6th National Cancer Research Institute (NCRI) Conference
November 7-10, 2010
Liverpool, United Kingdom
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