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City of Hope Receives $5 Million Grant to Develop T Cell Treatment Targeting Brain Tumor Stem CellsCity of Hope was granted a $5,217,004 early translational research award by the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) to support the development of a T cell-based immunotherapy that re-directs a patient’s own immune response against glioma stem cells. City of Hope has been awarded more than $49.7 million in grant support from CIRM since a...

Senator seeks to extend therapeutic tax creditSen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) introduced a bill that would extend the therapeutic discovery project program (TDPP) by an additional $1 billion in 2012. The program, which originally provided $1 billion through the end of 2010, was designed to provide...

GenVec Reports Inducement AwardGAITHERSBURG, Md., May 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- GenVec, Inc. (NASDAQ: GNVC) announced today that on May 23, 2012 it granted an option to purchase shares of its common stock to Cynthia Collins, its newly appointed President and Chief Executive Officer. The option grant was approved by the Compensation Committee of GenVec's Board of Directors and the Board of Directors, and was ma...

TB4 Provides Both Neuroprotection and Neurorestoration When Administered Shortly after Traumatic Brain Injury in Rat ModelRegeneRx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: RGRX) (“the Company” or “RegeneRx”) reported that data showing that Thymosin beta 4 (Tβ4) “provides both neuroprotection and neurorestoration after traumatic brain injury (TBI),” was published in the current (May 2012) edition of the Journal of Neurosurgery, 116:1081–1092. As re...

Major Scientific Conference Convened to Review The Safety Of GMO CropsA major international conference scientific meeting titled “Risk Assessment in Agricultural Biotechnology” was held at the University of California, Davis. It was sponsored by the College of Agriculture, The National Association of Stat...

11 Scientists Funded to Move Arthritis Research ForwardEleven cutting-edge scientists researching arthritis have been awarded grants totaling $810,000 by the Arthritis National Research Foundation. Moving arthritis research forward with new, innovative ideas. Long Beach, CA (PRWEB) May 25, 2012 Eleven scientists researching arthritis were recently awarded grants totaling $810,000 by the Arthritis National Research Foundation. With 50 million America...

QHC Advisory Group, LLC, Adds Vice President, Business Development and Marketing DirectorTwo seasoned health care professionals join growing health care consulting firm. Huntington, NY (PRWEB) May 25, 2012 May-Lynn Andresen, RN, has been named Vice President, Business Development, at Quality in Health Care Advisory Group, LLC(QHC). In this role, Andresen will be responsible for building relationships with healthcare professional, provider, and payor organizations for the group’s in...

University of Kentucky researcher receives $1.8M NIH grant to study CFDavid Feola, a University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy faculty member in the Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science, received a five-year, $1.8 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to continue his research investigating...

GSU aims to improve reading for children with DHHResearchers at Georgia State University's College of Education have been awarded a significant $10 million grant to create the first national research center aimed at dramatically improving reading for children who are deaf or hard of hearing (DHH).

EPSRC to help researchers in synthetic biology to establish platform technologyThe Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) will help the UK's world-leading researchers in synthetic biology to establish platform technology in the emerging field with a new grant of almost -5 million. Platform technology is the...

ITM in Antwerp receives Gates Foundation grant for malaria researchThe Antwerp Institute of Tropical Medicine has received a $3m grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for malaria research. They will use it to attack malaria mosquitoes from a new angle.

UofL receives Helmsley Charitable Trust grant to develop technology for paralyzed peopleThe University of Louisville has received $6.3 million from the Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust to support research in the Department of Neurological Surgery and the Kentucky Spinal Cord Injury Research Center at UofL developing the n...

UC San Diego researchers receive new CIRM funding(University of California - San Diego) Five scientists from the University of California, San Diego and its School of Medicine have been awarded almost $12 million in new grants from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine to conduct stem...

Wells Fargo fosters environmental conservation through University of Miami's RJD program(University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine & Atmospheric Science) Wells Fargo awarded the Univ. of Miami's R.J. Dunlap Marine Conservation Program $40,000 in support of marine conservation science. The grant addresses two major needs: The lack...

What to Do If You Can’t Make It to San Francisco for the Golden Gate Bridge 75th Anniversary Celebrations?California Historical Society: WHAT: This weekend, hundreds of thousands of admirers of the Golden Gate Bridge will converge on the San Francisco Bay area to celebrate th...

Stemedica International And Academic Partner Awarded Swiss Alzheimer’s And Stem Cell Research GrantStemedica International announced today that it was awarded a grant by the Swiss Commission for Technology and Innovation along with its academic partner, The École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL). The 584,522 CHF (approx. 620,000 USD) grant is focused on the use of EPFL’s advanced imaging capabilities along with Stemedica’s ischemic tolerant stem cells and stem cell f...

Use of Evidence-based Online Medical Knowledge Systems Linked to Improved Care in Resource-Limited Settings (RLS)Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, announced today that UpToDate, part of Wolters Kluwer Health, was featured in the current issue of the Global Public Health journal. The article, Health care workers in Africa access a broad range of topics using evidence-based online...

Health Net Foundation Providing $175,000 in Grants to Help Improve Dental Care and Oral HealthThe Health Net Foundation, a subsidiary of Health Net, Inc., is providing $175,000 in grants to 12 California school-based health centers and community medical clinics to further their efforts in helping prevent childhood and adult dental problems. “Dental care has medical consequences,” said Patricia Clarey, president of the Health Net Founda...

The Primerica Foundation Announces Grant AwardsTwenty-six Metro Atlanta and Georgia nonprofits received a total of over $600,000 in 2011 through grant funding from The Primerica Foundation, the new philanthropic arm of Duluth-based Primerica. “Primerica has operated in the Atlanta Metro area for 35 years, and during that time we have always believed in giving back to the community, both in t...

AspenBio Appoints Diagnostics Industry Veteran Don Hurd as Senior Vice President and Chief Commercial OfficerAspenBio Pharma, Inc. (Nasdaq: APPY), today announced that Don Hurd has been appointed to the new position of Senior Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer, effective May 23, 2012. Mr. Hurd brings to AspenBio Pharma over 30 years of experience in the medical diagnostic and device industry with a diverse background in sales, marketing, strategic planni...

Genomind Supports Neuroscience Institute (NEI) with Grant to Further Knowledge of Personalized Medicine Among Health ProfessionalsFunding for New Interactive Learning Module Helps Clinicians Put Pharmacogenomics into Practice. Chalfont, PA (PRWEB) May 24, 2012 Genomind, LLC. has awarded an education grant to the Neuroscience Education Institute (NEI) to further knowledge of personalized medicine among mental health professionals. The Genomind grant will support the development of NEI’s new Mixed Media Activity (MMA) entit...

APIC Honors Its Infection Prevention HeroesThe Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) today announced 12 recipients of the Heroes of Infection Prevention Award to infection preventionists who have successfully reduced infection, raised awareness, and improved the health and well-being of patients, healthcare workers, and the public. The following individ...

French biotech industry faces financing challengeFrance Biotech says innovation grant reforms is blocking growth of many fast-developing companies

National Park Foundation Grants More Than $200,000 To Restore And Establish Trails And Promote Healthy Lives In America's National ParksThirteen National Parks Awarded National Park Foundation's 2012 "Active Trails" Grants WASHINGTON, May 24, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, the National Park Foundation, the official charity of America's national parks, announced over $200,000 in grants to be awarded to the thirteen national parks selected to participate in the 2012 Active Trails program. Now in its...

$10,000 Grant from Janet, Jenner & Suggs Law Firm Benefits Cerebral Palsy Research, FamiliesFollowing a long tradition of supporting families touched by cerebral palsy, Janet, Jenner & Suggs, LLC, has provided $10,000 in grant funding to CP Family Network (CPFN), a growing national resource for the parents of special needs children. (PRWEB) May 24, 2012 Following a long tradition of supporting families touched by cerebral palsy, Janet, Jenner & Suggs, LLC, has provided $10,000 i...

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