Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, announced on September 1, 2011 that it has enhanced its workflow for biomarker research and diagnostics by acquiring Tempe, Arizona based Intrinsic Bioprobes Inc., a manufacturer of unique immuno-enrichment, sample-preparation tools used in quantitative mass spectrometry. The Intrinsic Bioprobes portfolio enables Thermo Fisher to offer its worldwide life science research and clinical diagnostics customers an enhanced solution for quantitative protein biomarker detection.
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Tips on Writing Powerful Public Comment Letters Regarding Proposed Regulations
By: Michael T. Hull – Managing Director, InVent Life Sciences mhull@inventls.com (Former Regional Advocate for the U.S. SBA Office of Advocacy)
The federal government proposes and finalizes approximately 4,000 new rules every year. In general approximately 800-1,000 will directly affect small business. A 2008 study by the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Office of Advocacy estimated that the cost of complying with federal rules and regulations exceeds $1.75 trillion per year with small businesses spending approximately 36% more per employee than their large business counterparts.Continue reading
Luceome Biotechnologies Receives $1.9 Million in Phase I and Phase II SBIR Funding to Advance its High Throughput Screening Platform
TUCSON, AZ – LUCEOME BIOTECHNOLOGIES a privately held biotechnology company focused on the discovery and development of its innovative proprietary assay platform today announced the award of $1.6 million in grant funding from The National Institutes of Health to further their research in high throughput screening using the KinaseSeeker™ technology. Earlier this year, Luceome was awarded a grant for $287K for research in the area of poly(ADP-ribose) detection.
The FDA When There’s An App For That
There is a lot happening on the medical device front these days around MDDS (Medical Device Data Systems) and the FDA is paying close attention with new regulations, guidance and requests for comment.
With the April 2012 compliance deadline less than 8 months away, AZBio Member John C. Hoffman of QMR is paying close attention too and keeping our community in the loop via the AZBio Resource Network Group on LinkedIn. If you and your team are working in the MDDS space, you’ll want to get connected and join the discussion.
The Latest from the Capitol – 08 15 2011
AZBio uses StateNet from Lexis Nexis to stay up to date on what is happening on Capitol Hill and across the 50 states. To get the latest news, delivered to your email mailbox, get your complimentary subscription at StateNet.com or read the copy on-line here.Continue reading
AZBio shares information on Medicare Part D
as sent to members of the Arizona Congressional Delegation
August 9, 2011
Changes to Medicare Part D – Please Don’t “Fix” a System That Is Working
We have a lot of things that need fixing at the moment as the financial burden our country bears comes under further review and adjustments. Many of our systems are broken, but some are working. Medicare Part D is one system that works.Continue reading
The Latest from the Capitol 08 08 2011
AZBio uses StateNet from Lexis Nexis to stay up to date on what is happening on Capitol Hill and across the 50 states. To get the latest news, delivered to your email mailbox, get your complimentary subscription at StateNet.com or read the copy on-line here. Continue reading
Roche Appoints Mara G. Aspinall President of Ventana Medical Systems, Inc.
TUCSON, Ariz., Aug. 1, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Ventana Medical Systems, Inc. (Ventana), a member of the Roche Group, announced today the appointment of Mara Aspinall to the role of President, Ventana Medical Systems, Inc. Aspinall was most recently Founder, President, and CEO of On-Q-ity, a start-up diagnostics company focused on circulating tumor cell technology. Continue reading
SynCardia Freedom Driver allows patients waiting for a heart transplant the freedom to go home
Until now, patients with artificial hearts had to stay in the hospital until a
donor heart was available for transplant. The wait involved being hooked up to
an enormous machine weighing over 400 pounds, and could last years.Now, a new portable device from SynCardia Systems, Inc, called the “Freedom” driver allows patients waiting for a heart transplant the freedom to be out and about instead of in the hospital. Compact enough to fit into a backpack, users plug the device into a standard outlet at home.Continue reading
AZBio Members in the News – week of July 18, 2011
July 24, 2011
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July 21, 2011
FDA Announces release of Draft Guidance for Industry and Food
and Drug Administration Staff – Mobile Medical Applications
July 20, 2011
Tucson Arizona’s University Medical Center (UMC) Ranked Among Nation’s ‘Best Hospitals’
July 18, 2011
Shane C. Burgess, director of the Institute for Genomics, Biocomputing and Biotechnology at Mississippi State University, has been appointed the new dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at the University of Arizona. His areas of expertise include cancer biology, virology, proteomics, immunology and bioinformatics.: http://uanews.org/node/40689