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Innovotech Announces New Chairman and Grant of Stock Options

EDMONTON, ALBERTA -- (Marketwired) -- 05/14/13 -- Innovotech Inc. (TSX VENTURE: IOT) ("Innovotech") today announces that Dr. Wolfgang Muhs has resigned as the Chairman of the Board of Innovotech and Kerry Brown has been elected as the new Chairman of the Board. At the Annual General Meeting held on April 30, 2013 all of management's nominees were elected to the Board of Directors. The Board memb...

Bioniche Engages Evercore Partners to Assist in the Divestment of its Animal Health Business

BELLEVILLE, ON, May 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ - Bioniche Life Sciences Inc. (TSX: BNC) (ASX: BNC), a research-based, technology-driven Canadian biopharmaceutical company, today announced that it has engaged U.S.-based Evercore Partners (Evercore) to assist the Board of Directors and management in its divestment of the Animal Health business. Evercore is a leading independent advisory firm in the...

bioskin® Presents 5th Dermatological Product Development Workshop June 13 - 14, 2013 in Munich, Germany

NAPA, Calif., May 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- bioskin® is an organizer and sponsor for the 5th Dermatological Product Development Workshop for the AGAH (Association of Applied Human Pharmacology), to be held June 13 – 14, 2013, in Munich, Germany. Many of the key issues and challenges involved in the successful development of dermatological products will be addressed. Pra...

Novus International Launches New Global Corporate Website

ST. LOUIS, May 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Novus announces the launch of its new global corporate website – www.novusint.com. The new website was designed with our customers top-of-mind and incorporates features and content specifically intended to enhance usability and provide more value. "We care about our customers around the world and want to help them in any way we can," notes James Gerar...

Family Research Council Praises Jury for Bringing Justice to Victims of Abortionist Kermit Gosnell

WASHINGTON, May 13, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Anna Higgins, J.D., director of the Center for Human Dignity at the Family Research Council (FRC), commented today on the conviction of Dr. Kermit Gosnell, who performed hundreds of late term abortions and was convicted of the murder of three babies born alive and involuntary manslaughter of Karnamaya Mongar among other charges. (Logo: ht...

Veterinary medicine European Public Assessment Report (EPAR): Meloxidolor, meloxicam, Revision: 0, Authorised

Theragenics Corporation Receives Proposal to Acquire all Outstanding Common Stock at $2.25 to $2.30 Per Share

Theragenics Corporation® (NYSE: TGX), a medical device company serving the surgical products and prostate cancer treatment markets, today announced that its Board of Directors has received a proposal from Juniper Investment Company, LLC (“Juniper”) to acquire all of the Company’s outstanding common stock for $2.25 to $2.30 per share in cash. The Com...

Veterinary medicine European Public Assessment Report (EPAR): BTVPUR AlSap 1, bluetongue virus serotype 1 antigen, Revision: 2, Authorised

Veterinary medicine European Public Assessment Report (EPAR): BTVPUR AlSap 1, bluetongue-virus serotype-1 antigen, Revision: 2, Authorised

Update - Tissue Regenix makes progress on commercialisation

-- adds broker comment -- Tissue Regenix (LON:TRX) has made significant progress towards commercialisation of its regenerative medical technology over the past year, it said today. The company, which has a patented technology, dCELL, that allows huma...

Veterinary medicine European Public Assessment Report (EPAR): BTVPUR AlSap 1-8, bluetongue virus serotype 1 antigen, bluetongue virus serotype 8 antigen, Revision: 2, Authorised

Veterinary medicine European Public Assessment Report (EPAR): BTVPUR AlSap 1-8, bluetongue-virus serotype-1 antigen / bluetongue-virus serotype-8 antigen, Revision: 2, Authorised

NanoViricides strengthens management team with new interim CFO

NanoViricides (OTCBB:NNVC) says it has hired Meeta Vyas as an interim CFO, which the company says will strengthen its executive team as it moves its drug candidates toward clinical trials.  Vyas, who is married to president and chairman of Nano...

Two Animal Diagnostics Firms Take on France

No proof that red hair raises skin cancer risk

'Redheads are at increased risk of skin cancer even if they don't spend time in the sun,' is the headline on the Mail Online website. The story refers to a discussion piece in a journal that outlines theories about the results of some animal experiments. This research involved mice genetically engineered to have red fur and predisposed to develop melanoma. Although exposure to ultraviolet (UV) li...

Venue Houston Hosts The Global Party Benefiting TX Children's Hospital

Houston, TX, May 13, 2013 --(PR.com)-- This year The Global Party 2013 is proud to announce Venue as an official host in Houston. The Global Party 2013, is a non-for-profit global gathering, inspired by 360°. 360+ events will be held over Wednesday 26th, Thursday 27th, Friday 28th and Saturday 29th June, 2013. Venue is delighted to be part of the exclusive host locations for The Global Pa...

Advanced Proteome Therapeutics signs testing agreement with Stanford University School of Medicine for Foundation Trinity cancer therapy

Vancouver-based Advanced Proteome Therapeutics Corp (CVE:APC) says it has signed an agreement with the Stanford University School of Medicine to test protein conjugates and multimers as part of the company's Foundation Trinity cancer treatment. ...

Global Cell Culture Market - New Market Research Report Published by Transparency Market Research

Albany, New York (PRWEB) May 13, 2013 The growth of this market is driven by the shift towards use of live model systems for drug discovery and evaluation, use of animal-derived component-free media and reagents, and growing demand for advanced bi...

Tissue Regenix makes progress on commercialisation

  Tissue Regenix (LON:TRX) had made significant progress towards commercialisation of its  regenerative medical technology over the past year, it said today. The company, which has a patented technology, dCELL, that allows human or animal t...

Another Big Genome Disparity (With Bonus ENCODE Bashing)

I notice that the recent sequencing of the bladderwort plant is being played in the press in an interesting way: as the definitive refutation of the idea that "junk DNA" is functional. That's quite an about-face from the coverage of the ENCODE consor...

Henry Schein To Present At Three Conferences In May

MELVILLE, N.Y., May 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Henry Schein, Inc. (NASDAQ: HSIC), the world's largest provider of health care products and services to office-based dental, medical and animal health practitioners, announced today that the Company will present at three conferences in May: May 21 - UBS 2013 Global Healthcare Conference at The Sheraton Hotel in New York, NY at 12:00 PM ET May 29...

GfK Expands Agricultural, Animal Health Market Research in Asia Pacific Through Paterson Consulting Acquisition, Growth in Australia

As part of its growing presence in key emerging markets, GfK is staking a larger claim to agriculture and animal health research in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region. The world’s #4 global market research firm has acquired Paterson Consulting, a leader in agricultural insights for Australia, and has established new offices in Sydney and Melbourne, Australia...

Saving the parrots: Texas A&M team sequences genome of endangered macaw birds

COLLEGE STATION, May 8, 2013 In a groundbreaking move that provides new insight into avian evolution, biology and conservation, researchers at Texas A&M University have successfully sequenced the complete genome of a Scarlet macaw for the first time...

Transplant Of Biomaterial Effective In Mice With Type 1 Diabetes

Researchers have made a significant first step with newly engineered biomaterials for cell transplantation that could help lead to a possible cure for Type 1 diabetes, which affects about 3 million Americans. Georgia Tech engineers and Emory Universi...

Bird flu in live poultry markets are the source of viruses causing human infections

(Springer) On 31 March 2013, the Chinese National Health and Family Planning Commission announced human cases of novel H7N9 influenza virus infections. A group of scientists, led by Professor Chen Hualan of the Harbin Veterinary Research Institute at...