DUBLIN, Ireland – The headline on a note from Jefferies & Co. research analyst Corey Davis said it all: "At least it's not ambiguous: Bapi's Dead." Read More
LONDON – A method of systematically screening a range of mutant mice for skeletal abnormalities has identified nine new genes that may be involved in human diseases such as osteoporosis and osteogenesis imperfecta (brittle bone disease). Read More
LONDON – CompanDX Ltd., a UK bioinformatics start-up supported to date by academic grants and seed funding, has raised £3.9 million (US$6.1 million) of nondilutive funding in China, after failing to attract backing from domestic venture capital firms. Read More
LONDON – The games are still in full swing, but one element of the legacy of the London 2012 Olympics will be to convert the anti-doping laboratory into a research institute specializing in phenomics. Read More
• Cell Cure Neurosciences Ltd., of Jerusalem, a subsidiary of BioTime Inc., received a grant of NIS5.04 million (US$1.33 million) from Israel's Office of the Chief Scientist for development of a cell-based therapeutic product for age-related macular degeneration. Read More
