Biotech Law

Centurion Shores Up Biotech Outfit With $10M Investment – site.law360.com

Law360, New York (October 13, 2011, 6:54 PM ET) — Centurion Private Equity LLC is banking on pioneering biotechnology from Amarantus BioSciences Inc., investing $10 million to help the startup develop treatments for Parkinson’s and other diseases …

State Department: Biotech labeling would scare consumers – Des Moines Register

Brazil, which is the second largest producer of biotech crops after the United States, has seen little consumer backlash against the crops from its labeling law, said Roberto Rodriguez, who served as the country’s agriculture minister from …

Biotech watchdog on cards – Deccan Herald

The new Biotech Regulatory Authority of India would stop ministers … or the state governments can decide if they can be released in the market under specific laws like the Seeds or Drugs Act or subject the marketisation to the … Continue reading

Tina McKeon Named Atlanta’s Patent Law ‘Lawyer of the Year’ – msnbc.com

Dr. McKeon was selected for Atlanta in the area of Patent Law by her peers. This is the first year that … regarded for her ‘great depth of knowledge,’ particularly in biotech matters.” She was also voted one of Atlanta … Continue reading

Highlighting the Course of Biotech Law – Genetic Engineering News

Gerry J. Elman, J.D. In August 1981 the National Law Journal proclaimed that “Genetic Engineering Creates a New Breed of Lawyer.” Fascinated by the headline, I devoured the article even though it didn’t say anything about artificial android attorneys …

Platforms for enrichment of phosphorylated proteins and peptides in proteomics

Iris L. Batalha, Christopher R. Lowe, Ana C.A. Roque. Protein phosphorylation is a complex and highly dynamic process involved in numerous biological events. Abnormal phosphorylation is one of the underlying mechanisms for the development of cancer a….

Activity-based protein profiling of host–virus interactions

David R. Blais, Neda Nasheri, Craig S. McKay, Marc C.B. Legault, John Paul Pezacki. Virologists have benefited from large-scale profiling methods to discover new host–virus interactions and to learn about the mechanisms of pathogenesis. One such technique, referred to as … Continue reading

Engineering new metabolic capabilities in bacteria: lessons from recombinant cellulolytic strategies

Roberto Mazzoli, Cristina Lamberti, Enrica Pessione. Cellulose waste biomass is the most attractive substrate for ‘biorefinery strategies’ producing high-value products (e.g. fuels or plastics) by fermentation. However, traditional biomass bioconver….

Optical imaging techniques for the study of malaria

Sangyeon Cho, Soomin Kim, Youngchan Kim, YongKeun Park. Malarial infection needs to be imaged to reveal the mechanisms behind malaria pathophysiology and to provide insights to aid in the diagnosis of the disease. Recent advances in optical imaging met….

Imaging proteins inside cells with fluorescent tags

Georgeta Crivat, Justin W. Taraska. Watching biological molecules provides clues to their function and regulation. Some of the most powerful methods of labeling proteins for imaging use genetically encoded fluorescent fusion tags. T….