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• Unexpected carbon composition discovered in world's oldest diamonds (04 Jul 2008)
  Did life on earth begin earlier than we have hitherto believed?
  While examining the oldest diamonds in the world, a group of researchers, including Martina Menneken and Dr. Thorsten Geisler from the University of Münster (Institute of Mineralogy), have found evidence that life may have existed 4.25 billion ...
  
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• Computer simulations help predict fracture risk (04 Jul 2008)
  Using a Blue Gene supercomputer, scientists of ETH Zurich and the IBM Zurich Research Laboratory demonstrated the most extensive simulation yet of actual human bone structure. This achievement may lead to better clinical tools to improve the ...
  
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• Thermo Fisher Scientific and Evonik Industries cooperate to advance hot melt extrusion (03 Jul 2008)
  Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. and Pharma Polymers, a business line of Evonik Industries, announced a cooperation designed to advance the hot melt extrusion process in the pharmaceutical industry. By combining the formulation and EUDRAGIT® ...
  
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• DxS launches cancer mutation kit for K-RAS in Australia (03 Jul 2008)
  New diagnostic assists clinicians in selecting appropriate cancer therapy for patients
  DxS has announced the launch of its K-RAS cancer mutation detection kit in Australia. This follows the kit meeting the compliance standards of Australia's Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA). DxS' TheraScreen® K-RAS kit allows clinicians to ...
  
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• Western European in vitro diagnostics market sustained by new technologies (02 Jul 2008)
  Market earns $12.65 billion in 2014
  Despite issues such as rising R&D costs, poor reimbursement and a decline in prices, the emergence of new technologies is boosting the Western European in vitro diagnostics (IVD) markets. While the introduction of automation and integrated ...
  
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• Thermo Fisher Scientific acquires Open Biosystems (02 Jul 2008)
  Creating unmatched RNAi platform
  Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. announced that it has acquired Open Biosystems, Inc., a provider of RNA interference (RNAi), gene expression and protein detection products for life science research and drug discovery and development. The ...
  
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• NextGen Sciences and Expression Pathology to provide protein biomarker discovery and measurement in tissue (01 Jul 2008)
  NextGen Sciences, Inc (Ann Arbor, MI), a provider of biomarker services, and Expression Pathology, Inc. (Gaithersburg, MD), a leader in tissue protein analysis, announced that they have signed a commercial agreement to provide protein biomarker ...
  
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• MDS Analytical Technologies acquires Blueshift Biotechnologies (01 Jul 2008)
  Complementary technology to augment MDS Analytical Technologies' cellular analysis capabilities
  MDS Analytical Technologies announced it has acquired California-based Blueshift Biotechnologies (Sunnyvale, CA) for $13 million. The acquisition of Blueshift Biotechnologies, a developer of screening platforms for life sciences research and ...
  
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• Metvixia and Aktilite CL128 approved by FDA (30 Jun 2008)
  Photocure ASA announces that Metvixia(TM) in combination with Aktilite® CL128, the LED based narrow band (630 nm) red light technology device has been approved by US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of actinic keratosis ...
  
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• Thermo Fisher Scientific elects new director (30 Jun 2008)
  Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. announced that it has elected William G. Parrett to its board of directors, bringing the company's total number of directors to 11. Mr. Parrett has also been appointed to the board's Audit Committee. Mr. Parrett ...
  
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