According to Idenix Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company engaged in the discovery and development of drugs for the treatment of human viral diseases, a liver-targeted hepatitis C virus (HCV) nucleotide prodrug is on the horizon. In April 2010, Idenix announced interim data from an ongoing 14-day phase IIa study evaluating its lead HCV drug candidate, [...]
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Anne Feeley, a 55-year-old mother and brain cancer survivor, began a 3,781-mile ride across the country today to raise money and awareness for brain cancer research and support. The effort, called Brains on Bikes, kicked off from the University of California, San Francisco Mission Bay campus following a celebration that included remarks by Dr. Michael [...]
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More than one hundred top executives representing America's technology and venture capital sectors today urged Congress to continue to support the Advance Projects Research Agency – Energy (ARPA-E), an agency housed in the U.S. Department of Energy whose mission is to fund high-risk projects that will develop transformational energy technologies that reduce dependence on foreign [...]
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Verizon Wireless reports its network experienced 59 percent more data usage in and around Lucas Oil Stadium during Saturday's Butler Bulldogs' win over the Michigan State University Spartans than at the busiest Indianapolis Colts game last season. The 70,000-plus fans within Lucas Oil Stadium as well as those bustling around the area during the game [...]
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CAFAmerica, the U.S.-based member organization of the Charities Aid Foundation international network of offices, is quietly emerging as the "go-to" grantmaker for Hollywood stars and other entertainers, global charity organizations, and big-name brands. The organization announced today that it is helping actress Kim Cattrall, of "Sex in the City" and "The Ghost Writer" fame, [...]
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Pets have been clothed with dresses, given kennels that look like actual human dwellings and now have even been given potties! The Pet Crib, a leading online store for upscale dog and cat products, has chosen PupGear's Pup-Head Portable Indoor Dog Potty as the seller's featured product of the week. The indoor relief station, made [...]
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The most recent BioRadar™ (FluForecast™) analysis of the virus genomes of both H5N1, known for high lethality, and H1N1, known for high infectivity, indicates that the Replikin Counts™ of both strains are rising. Such Count increases in a specific strain have been invariably associated with clinical outbreaks of that strain. The H1N1 outbreak in 2009 [...]
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Billboard – the world's premier music brand – announced today that it will hold its first-ever Music App Awards at Mobile Entertainment Live!: The Music App Summit on October 5, 2010. The event will take place in conjunction with the CTIA Wireless I.T. & Entertainment 2010, Fall Show, in San Francisco, CA. The first-ever [...]
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Reflecting the region's record research spending and aggressive entrepreneurial pursuits, particularly innovation in growth sectors such as clean tech, energy, life sciences and high tech, organizers of the Michigan Growth Capital Symposium (MGCS) today unveiled select presenting companies for its 29th Annual event. The Michigan Growth Capital Symposium is the premier equity event for leaders [...]
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In selecting U.S. District Judge James V. Selna to hear more than 100 federal lawsuits filed around the country against Toyota, a federal judicial panel also granted a formal request by the Lanier Law Firm to rename the litigation and expand its scope. "We're thrilled," says attorney Mark Lanier, who was recently named one [...]
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