Biotech Blog Archives: February 2004
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9 February 2004
FDA a Big Winner In ‘05 Bush Budget
FDA a Big Winner In ‘05 Bush Budget
“One of the biggest winners in President Bush’s proposed 2005 budget is the Food and Drug Administration, which would receive an almost 9 percent increase in funding to expand a ‘food defense’ program, to respond to the mad cow disease crisis and to continue construction of its [...]
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5 February 2004
Plants to uncover landmines
Plants to uncover landmines
“A genetically engineered plant that detects landmines in soil by changing colour could prevent thousands of deaths and injuries by signalling where explosives are concealed.”
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5 February 2004
Drug may give cells a fresh start
Drug may give cells a fresh start
“Chemists in California have found a synthetic molecule that seems to reprogramme adult cells to make them more like youthful ones. If the discovery pans out, it could provide an easy source of cells to regenerate tissues damaged by disease or injury.”
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3 February 2004
On thin ice: how the quest for a billion-dollar microbe is running out of control in Earth’s last wilderness
On thin ice: how the quest for a billion-dollar microbe is running out of control in Earth’s last wilderness
A new UN study implies that searching for exremeophiles in areas such as the Antarctic “is threatening to plunder the planet’s last wilderness.” The body of the report, however, seems to focus on intellectual property issues.
While [...]
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3 February 2004
Management issues challenge biotech startups
Management issues challenge biotech startups
This article reviews a very interesting report that basically faults the failure of biotechnology companies to successfuly transition from research focus to product development and commercialization on hiring managers with a scientific rather than managerial forte and aiming to pass regulatory hurdles rather than build a company.
Industry observations certainly support this [...]
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3 February 2004
Monsanto: Ready to Blossom?
Monsanto: Ready to Blossom?
Shifting the focus from farm chemicals to the more lucrative gene-altered seeds hasn’t been easy, but the effort could pay off big.
