Biotechnology
Releases published in the last 30 days. 
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- Hog Feed Recalled Due to Vomitoxin Levels Exceeding FDA Guidelines
- 12/11/2019 10:33:45 AM
- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently posted information about a New York company’s recall of a lot of hog grower pellets produced this past summer.
- Farmer’s Lung and Identifying Airborne Exposure Risks for Workers in the Agricultural Industry
- 12/10/2019 11:42:20 AM
- When people think of farming, they may imagine farmers and workers being outside and breathing what they think would be fresh air. Farmers and agricultural workers can often be exposed to a variety of dusts, chemicals, gases, bioaerosols, and other respiratory allergens and irritants while outside.
- Skin Prepping Lotion Recalled Due to Microbial Contamination
- 12/10/2019 9:38:47 AM
- A Florida company recently announced a worldwide recall of 21 lots of skin prepping lotion used for the enhancement of signal quality at electrode sites of healthcare patients.
- CRISPR-Resistant Viruses Build ‘Safe Rooms’ to Shield Genomes from DNA-Dicing Enzymes
- 12/9/2019 1:00:02 PM
- Bacteria and the viruses that infect them are engaged in a molecular arms race as ancient as life itself. Evolution has equipped bacteria with an arsenal of immune enzymes, including CRISPR-Cas systems, that target and destroy viral DNA.
- EMSL Now Offering Microplastics Testing in Water Samples
- 12/9/2019 10:09:03 AM
- EMSL Analytical, Inc. is proud to announce that its scientists have developed testing procedures that allow analyses for the presence and particle size of microplasticparticles in water samples by using a combination of optical and electron microscopy.
- FUJIFILM Toyama Chemical announces completion of Japan’s first manufacturing facility for liposome formulation capable of commercial production
- 12/9/2019 10:01:22 AM
- FUJIFILM Toyama Chemical Co., Ltd. (President: Junji Okada) is proud to announce the construction completion of a new manufacturing facility (facility name: 701) within its Toyama Second Factory for manufacturing liposome formulations.
- Agilent Ranked Among Top Four Best Workplaces in Greater China and Receives Certification as a Best Workplace for Women in Greater China
- 12/6/2019 11:46:02 AM
- Agilent Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced it has been selected as one of the top four "Best Workplaces™ in Greater China" by the Great Place to Work® (GPTW) Institute.
- Immune System Can be Coaxed into Selecting Key Antibodies to Fight HIV
- 12/5/2019 5:37:11 PM
- Researchers have cleared a major obstacle in the development of an HIV vaccine, proving in animal models that effective, yet short-lasting antibodies can be coaxed into multiplying as a fighting force against the virus.
- Mission Bio Brings the Power of Single-Cell Genomics Worldwide with Key Partnerships in Europe and Asia
- 12/5/2019 12:53:07 PM
- Mission Bio, Inc., the pioneer in single-cell multi-omics and high-throughput DNA analysis today announced that it has entered into distribution agreements with Eldan, part of the Neopharma group in Israel, Bucher Biotec AG in Switzerland, and Imperial Life Sciences in India.
- Fujifilm establishes the Bio Science & Engineering Laboratories U.S.A. to start full-scale translational research for biotherapeutics in the United States
- 12/5/2019 7:32:13 AM
- FUJIFILM Corporation (President: Kenji Sukeno) announced that it has begun full-scale research activities to advance the field of translational research for biotherapeutics at its newly established “Bio Science & Engineering Laboratories U.S.A.” (“US Bio Center”) located in Madison, Wisconsin.
- FDA clears finger-prick blood test for US market
- 12/4/2019 1:56:42 PM
- December 4th, 2019 Sight Diagnostics today announces U.S. Food and Drug Administration 510(k) clearance of its OLO analyzer, which performs a ubiquitous and essential blood test, the “Complete Blood Count” (or CBC).
- Symposium celebrates first anniversary of the RIKEN Europe Office
- 12/4/2019 12:14:48 PM
- On December 2, a symposium was held in Brussels to mark the first anniversary of the establishment of RIKEN’s Europe Office there. More than 100 guests came to the event, including Takeshi Nakane, Ambassador for Science and Technology of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan (MOFA), and Jean-Eric Paquet, the European Commission’s Director General for Research and …
- Philips demonstrates innovation leadership in MR at RSNA
- 12/2/2019 2:27:01 PM
- • One million patient scans accelerated with Compressed SENSE • Philips and the University Medical Center of Leiden (LUMC) jointly top performer in the multi-coil tracks with 8x acceleration category of the fastMRI image reconstruction challenge, organized by Facebook AI Research (FAIR) and NYU Langone Health • Second team in which Philips participated, together …
- Arizona Government Building Temporarily Closed Due to Bed Bug Infestation
- 12/2/2019 10:02:14 AM
- Earlier this fall, the Arizona Department of Economic Security (DES) announced one of the agency’s offices would be temporarily shut down for ten days.
- Philips announces WE-TRUST multicenter clinical trial to assess impact of ‘Direct to Angio Suite’ workflow on stroke patient outcomes
- 11/27/2019 3:00:09 PM
- Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA), a global leader in health technology, today announced a major clinical trial to assess the impact of a ‘Direct to Angio Suite’ workflow on stroke patient outcomes.
- Hospital in Los Angeles Discovers Mold and Temporarily Cancels Some Surgeries
- 11/26/2019 10:00:54 AM
- The Los Angeles Times published a report in late September about the temporary halt of elective surgeries at one of the major hospitals in the city and state.
- Agilent Receives Multiple Life Science Industry Awards for Innovation
- 11/26/2019 9:00:03 AM
- Agilent Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: A) announced today that it has received two Life Science Industry Awards (LSIA) for ’Most Innovative New Products in 2019’ from BioInformatics Inc.
- Mayo Clinic, Hitachi to build first, next generation, carbon ion therapy treatment facility in North America
- 11/21/2019 8:22:58 AM
- Mayo Clinic and Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE:6501) have reached an agreement in principle to build a carbon ion treatment facility as part of Mayo Clinic’s recently announced integrated oncology facility which will be constructed at Mayo Clinic’s campus in Jacksonville, Florida.
- GenapSys Raises $90M Series C Led by Foresite Capital to Commercialize Its Breakthrough Electronic Gene Sequencer
- 11/20/2019 1:16:36 PM
- GenapSys Inc. announced today that it has completed a $90 million funding round, led by Foresite Capital to commercialize the smallest and most affordable highly accurate sequencer ever developed.
- California Department of Public Health Issues Workplace Hazard Update on Isoflurane
- 11/19/2019 9:45:43 AM
- Earlier this year, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) published a Workplace Hazard Update about veterinary worker exposure risks to isoflurane, a commonly used anesthetic gas.
