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BioMed X GmbH

BioMed X - Merck collaboration in the field of selective kinase inhibitors reaches major milestone

Heidelberg (ots) - BioMed X Innovation Center and Merck announced today that their collaboration, under which Merck has acquired all generated research and development results in the field of selective kinase inhibitors from BioMed X, has reached a major milestone. In addition, the respective research group at BioMed X is now offering a unique set of bio- and ...

Merck Healthcare Germany

Merck and Biocartis to Collaborate on New Liquid Biopsy Technology for RAS Biomarker Testing

Darmstadt, Germany (ots/PRNewswire) - - Merck becomes first pharmaceutical company to collaborate with multiple diagnostic providers to support RAS biomarker testing - Collaboration allows Merck to provide complementary molecular testing solutions to various laboratory segments - Biocartis' fully automated Idylla(TM) system will enable more clinics to assess RAS ...

Saxo Bank (Switzerland) SA

SaxoTraderGO Introduces Touch ID Support

Copenhagen (ots/PRNewswire) - Saxo Bank bolsters mobile trading offering Saxo Bank, the online trading and investment specialist, has enabled client identification on SaxoTraderGO through biometric verification. This application update for iPhones and iPads containing Touch ID support has been released to Saxo Bank clients and is now globally available. As an optional feature, the update is capable of storing multiple ...

BioMed X GmbH

Boehringer Ingelheim and BioMed X extend collaboration to discover novel therapeutic concepts for the treatment of psychiatric diseases

Heidelberg (ots) - The BioMed X Innovation Center announced today that they have extended their current collaboration with Boehringer Ingelheim in the field of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) to establish a second team of outstanding scientists from around the world to discover novel therapeutic ...

BioMed X GmbH

Boehringer Ingelheim and BioMed X apply crowdsourcing to establish a team of scientists for identifying key epigenetic regulators of COPD

Ingelheim and Heidelberg (ots) - - Aims to identify of novel epigenetic drivers to find new approaches for treating COPD - Crowdsourcing used to find unconventional solutions and identify the best talent from around the world - New research team will be established at the BioMed X Innovation Center in Heidelberg, ...

Brainlab AG

Brainlab Introduces New Generation of VMAT* for Brain and Spine at 3rd ESTRO in Barcelona

Munich (ots) - Introduction of new "Elements" completes the portfolio of automated, indication-specific planning tools for radiosurgery/SBRT The "Elements" strategy-indication-specific focused software applications aimed at enhancing the workflow for difficult to treat indications in the brain and spine introduced in 2013-comes full circle with the introduction of ...

AmVac AG

New possibilities in the fight against pancreatic cancer

Zug, Switzerland (ots) - Licence extension in the contract between AmVac and the Helmholtz Centre for the adjuvant Malp-2 offers sustainable potential for patients, attending physicians and for pharmaceutical and medical research. Milestone thanks to licence extension The licence for Malp-2 was successfully extended in November 2014. The adjuvant can now be used for the first time for all preventive and therapeutic ...

Gottlieb Duttweiler Institute GDI

Tim Berners-Lee awarded the Gottlieb Duttweiler Prize 2015

Zurich (ots) - The 12th Gottlieb Duttweiler Prize has been awarded to Britain's Sir Timothy Berners-Lee, who invented the World Wide Web twenty-five years ago. The Swiss Gottlieb Duttweiler Institute (GDI) is honouring Sir Tim for his pioneering invention. He will be presented with the distinguished prize on 29 April 2015. Earlier prizewinners include Jimmy Wales, Kofi A. Annan and Václav Havel. Sir Tim developed the ...

European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO)

ESMO announces annual medical oncology congress platform in Europe from 2016

Lugano, Switzerland (ots) - The European Society for Medical Oncology, the pan-European association representing medical oncologists in Europe and beyond, has announced that it will be organising an annual Congress in Europe from 2016. A record 19,809 participants from 134 countries gathered at ESMO 2014 in Madrid to hear the results of trials which included ...

Ziehm Imaging

Ziehm Imaging at EuroSpine 2014 / Lunch symposium: Controversies in intraoperative spinal imaging

Nuremberg, Germany (ots) - At this year's EuroSpine Congress in Lyon, innovation leader Ziehm Imaging invites international experts to share their clinical experience in spinal neurosurgery orthopedic and traumatology. During a lunch symposium on October 1st Christoph Josten (University Hospital Leipzig), Christian Raftopoulos (Brussels Saint-Luc University Hospital) ...

IRC

$300,000 Grant to be Awarded to Winning Proposal on "Neurodegeneration: Perceptual Consequences and Quantification in Human Subjects" / The Hearing Industry Research Consortium (IRC) issues 2014 Grant

Singapore (ots) - Since 2012 the hearing industry's largest manufacturers have collaborated to sponsor a non-competitive, mutually agreed upon research agenda benefitting the hearing aid industry, its customers, and end users. The framework for this collaboration is the Hearing Industry Research Consortium (IRC). ...

Basel Declaration Society

A young researcher from Italy wins this year's "Basel Declaration Award for Education in Animal Research" (Picture)

HPI Hasso-Plattner-Institut

HPI Research School offers ten new scholarships to young scientists

Potsdam (ots) - Hasso Plattner Institute (HPI) has announced that it will be offering scholarships to ten new researchers at its international Research School. Beginning in the upcoming winter semester, the young researchers will be joining the current 25-member team at the Potsdam Research School. Qualified candidates, who are planning a PhD or who already hold one, may submit their application until August 15th to the ...

AmVac AG

Preclinical Data Support the Potential of AmVacs RSV Vaccine / Innovative approach to the prevention of severe respiratory infections

Zug (ots) - AmVac AG has announced that it has made decisive progress in the development of their new RSV vaccine. The vaccine candidate is based on AmVac's innovative Sendai virus vector platform and developed for the prevention of respiratory infections, which are induced by RSV (respiratory syncytial virus). RSV ...

Basel Declaration Society

Young researcher from Greece is the winner of this year's "Basel Declaration Award for Education in Animal Research"

European Renal Association - European Dialysis and Transplant Association (ERA-EDTA)

XLVIII ERA-EDTA Congress in Prague from 23 June to 26 June 2011

Prag (ots) - The congress of the ERA-EDTA (European Renal Association and European Dialysis and Transplant Association) is the biggest congress in Europe on nephrology and renal replacement therapy. You are cordially invited to attend this Congress. The Opening Press Conference will be held on Thursday 23rd June, 11 am (Corinthia Hotel). Topic: Can the high level of cardiovascular risk among the European population be ...

Universität Zürich / University Zurich

University of Zurich: Denmark, Finland and Belgium have best democracies

Zurich (ots) - - Indication: PDF-File can be downloaded free of charge under: http://www.presseportal.ch/de/pm/100020780/?langid=2 - A new democracy barometer from the University of Zurich and the Social Science Research Center Berlin (WZB) shows the development of the thirty best ...

Mars Inc.

Mars hosts key scientific panel discussion at one of the largest ever gatherings of Nobel Laureates

Lindau, Germany (ots) - To tackle the world's most pressing issues, genuine collaboration between the academic community, government and industry is needed, Mars, Incorporated said yesterday. As part of the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings, Mars hosted an interdisciplinary panel discussion addressing the far-reaching impact science can have on society. The ...

AmVac AG

AmVac AG registers progress with the RSV vaccine

Zug (ots) - The Swiss AmVac AG, a biopharmaceutical company located in Zug, has made significant advances in the manufacture and production of its vaccine candidate against RSV over the last few months. This vaccine candidate is based on the new Sendai vector technology for which Max-Planck-Innovations GmbH has acquired the exclusive licence. This technology, which has been developed by Prof. Wolfgang Neubert's ...

Climate-KIC

Innovation boost to tackle Climate Change

Budapest, Hungary (ots) - While Heads of State are negotiating to reach a substantial climate agreement in Copenhagen, the EU is stepping forward to take the lead in developing innovations to tackle climate change. The European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) has launched a groundbreaking new research, innovation and education initiative that aims to answer the various challenges of climate change. A ...

Grünenthal GmbH

Supporting innovative pain research / EFIC-Grunenthal Grant 2009 awarded to five young scientists

Aachen, Germany (ots) - The European Federation of Chapters of the International Association for the Study of pain (EFIC) and the pharmaceutical company Grunenthal awarded the EFIC-Grunenthal Grant to five young European scientists. The grant will provide financial support for their future projects in ...

Albis Technologies AG

European AutoID Award 2009 honors Object Security Surveillance Solution

Zurich (ots) - Silverstroke AG, an Ettlingen/Germany-based communications solution provider, won this year's European AutoID Award in the category "RFID". In doing so, the awarding committee acknowledged a groundbreaking object surveillance solution which uses RFID to protect an art collection. The winning project was realized by Silverstroke in collaboration ...

Humboldt Forum for Food and Agriculture

Humboldt Forum for Food and Agriculture: The World Faces Dire Food Shortages

Berlin (ots) - - Problem Likely to Expand to Developed Countries - Agricultural Productivity Growth Declining - Governments and Businesses Need to Urgently Invest in Agriculture In response to the threat of global malnutrition and food insecurity, the recently established Humboldt Forum for Food and Agriculture has urged the immediate adoption ...

Humboldt Forum for Food and Agriculture

International Press Conference: "The World Faces Dire Food Shortages"

An Invitation to the Launch of “Food First” Zurich (ots) - An Urgent Call to Action by “The Humboldt Forum for Food and Agriculture” International Press Conference (incl. telephone conference, audio webcast) 16 April 2009, 3 PM CET Hotel Maritim proArte Friedrichstrasse 151 Berlin, Germany In response to the growing threat of ...