Scientific Foundation Blog http://scientificfoundation.com/blog Where science, news and education meet in the context of daily life Mon, 09 May 2011 17:19:41 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 PerkinElmer links up with bioinformatics firm http://scientificfoundation.com/blog/?p=457 http://scientificfoundation.com/blog/?p=457#comments Mon, 09 May 2011 17:19:41 +0000 Dave http://scientificfoundation.com/blog/?p=457 Geospiza has been around the block a time or two in the bioinformatics business, and after 14 years in the game, it has come to the end of the road.

The Seattle-based company, which makes software for scientists who analyze data from genetic experiments, said last week it has agreed to be acquired by Waltham-based PerkinElmer, the giant . . . → Read More: PerkinElmer links up with bioinformatics firm]]>

Geospiza has been around the block a time or two in the bioinformatics business, and after 14 years in the game, it has come to the end of the road.

The Seattle-based company, which makes software for scientists who analyze data from genetic experiments, said last week it has agreed to be acquired by Waltham-based PerkinElmer, the giant maker of tools for life scientists. PerkinElmer, which said it generated $448 million in first-quarter revenue, did not disclose how much it paid to obtain Geospiza. PerkinElmer CEO Rob Friel did say in a conference call that the acquisition will have “minimal impact’’ on his company’s near-term finances, and that it represents a strong growth opportunity.

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]]> http://scientificfoundation.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=457 0 Stem Cell Case Has ‘Immediate and Devastating’ Impact, Says Research Group http://scientificfoundation.com/blog/?p=448 http://scientificfoundation.com/blog/?p=448#comments Sun, 05 Sep 2010 20:14:14 +0000 Dave http://scientificfoundation.com/blog/?p=448 A broad research coalition has formally weighed in on the stem cell case, urging Chief Judge Royce Lamberth to suspend his injunction last week halting human embryonic stem cell research. Lamberth faces a Tuesday deadline to make his decision after the Department of Justice (DOJ) on 31 August asked for an emergency stay. Late this afternoon, with . . . → Read More: Stem Cell Case Has ‘Immediate and Devastating’ Impact, Says Research Group]]> A broad research coalition has formally weighed in on the stem cell case, urging Chief Judge Royce Lamberth to suspend his injunction last week halting human embryonic stem cell research. Lamberth faces a Tuesday deadline to make his decision after the Department of Justice (DOJ) on 31 August asked for an emergency stay. Late this afternoon, with a long weekend looming, the Coalition for the Advancement of Medical Research(CAMR), an advocacy group that includes about 100 patient organizations, scientific societies, and foundations, filed an 11-page amicus brief hoping to tip the judge in that direction.

http://news.sciencemag.org/scienceinsider/2010/09/stem-cell-case-has-immediate-and.html?rss=1

]]> http://scientificfoundation.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=448 0 NIH Director Collins Says Cell Ruling Won’t Halt Most Ongoing Grants http://scientificfoundation.com/blog/?p=446 http://scientificfoundation.com/blog/?p=446#comments Wed, 25 Aug 2010 12:54:09 +0000 Dave http://scientificfoundation.com/blog/?p=446 National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Francis Collins said in a press call this afternoon that yesterday’s court injunction blocking federally funded research on human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) will not affect grant payments that have already gone out the door this year. That’s good news for scores of investigators who worried that their experiments would . . . → Read More: NIH Director Collins Says Cell Ruling Won’t Halt Most Ongoing Grants]]> National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Francis Collins said in a press call this afternoon that yesterday’s court injunction blocking federally funded research on human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) will not affect grant payments that have already gone out the door this year. That’s good news for scores of investigators who worried that their experiments would grind to a halt. But the injunction has forced NIH to freeze its reviews of new hESC grants, and it has jeopardized payments for more than 20 ongoing grants awaiting their annual payment in September.

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