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Biosensor: - Analytical device comprising a biological recognition element (e.g. enzyme, receptor, DNA, antibody, or microorganism) in intimate contact with an electrochemical, optical, thermal, or acoustic signal transducer that together permit analyses of chemical properties or quantities. Shows potential development in some areas, including environmental monitoring.
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News archive for Biosensor::

Palm-sized biosensor for point-of-care and field applications  -  04 Aug 2008
Nanowerk LLC,To be used as a biosensor, the gold surface is first covered by molecules that are antibody-specific to the target (antigen).

Regulus Therapeutics Appoints Garry Menzel, Ph.D., as Executive ...  -  04 Aug 2008
Business Wire (press release),Ibis Biosciences, Inc., Isis’ majority-owned subsidiary, is developing and commercializing the Ibis T5000™ Biosensor System, a revolutionary system to

Abbott invests further US$20M in Ibis Biosciences' biosensor platform  -  Jul 30, 2008
MTBeurope,The investment will allow Ibis to further develop the Ibis T5000 Biosensor System, which offers a unique solution for rapid identification and

Detection of N-acyl homoserine lactones using a traI-luxCDABE ...  -  Jul 30, 2008
7thSpace Interactive (press release),Results: In this study, we describe the usefulness of a traI-luxCDABE-based biosensor to quickly detect AHLs from previously characterized mutants of

Nanotechnology At NASA Could Play Medical Role On Earth  -  Jul 29, 2008
U.S. Medicine,This was the motivation behind a project to develop a carbon nanotube-based biosensor, which began at Ames about seven years ago. The carbon nanotubes are

US Genomics Awarded $9.1 Million Contract for Development of ...  -  Jul 16, 2008
Earthtimes (press release),Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate to deliver a biosensor which meets the program's mandate to improve the security of our citizens.

Olink Teams with Uppsala University Researchers on New Biosensor Firm  -  Jul 7, 2008
GenomeWeb News (subscription),...firm Olink said today that it has partnered with researchers from Uppsala University to form a new biosensor instrument manufacturer called Q-linea.

Space-tech solutions for water and sustainability  -  Jul 16, 2008
Space Fellowship,Among the items for discussion will be how two space technologies: a biosensor to spot contamination on the International Space Station (ISS) and ESA’s

Across our classrooms  -  Aug 3, 2008
SalemNews.net,She has worked as a research assistant under Dr. Mark Schulz at the University of Cincinnati on the development of a nanoscale based biosensor.

Suit Claims Thelen Helped Siphon IP from One Client to Another  -  Jul 25, 2008
ABA Journal,The subsidiaries are e-Smart Technologies Inc. and Biosensor LLC. All three companies develop fingerprint verification technologies.

Smart wound dressings open up new perspectives in patient care  -  Jul 5, 2008
Nanotechwire.com,A biosensor uses biological parameters to detect changes in its environment. In brief, it converts a biological response into an electrical signal.

UNH may receive nanotechnology grant  -  Jul 10, 2008
Foster's Daily Democrat,They also aim to develop a new computer chip system and biosensor system that could ultimately reach the retail market.

UNH gets nod for $12.6m nanotech grant  -  Jul 6, 2008
The Union Leader,...and is working on patenting processes for manufacturing nanostructures, the development of a computer memory chip and a biosensor for market.

Echo Therapeutics Announces Positive Results of a Clinical Study ...  -  Jul 29, 2008
Canada NewsWire (press release),Echo's non-invasive Symphony tCGM System consists of its wireless transmission and transdermal biosensor technologies and the Prelude(TM) SkinPrep System,

Get a Deep Insight into the DNA Sequencing and PCR Markets  -  Jul 16, 2008
MarketWatchDirect Signal Amplification Using the Invader Assay 5.3.2 Biosensor Technologies 5.3.2.1 DNA Hybridization Biosensor Chips 5.3.2.2 PNA-Based Biosensors

Dividing Cells Find Their Middle By Following A Protein 'Contour Map'  -  Jul 7, 2008
Science Daily (press release)Chemical modification of proteins cannot easily be visualized with microscopes, so Kapoor and his colleagues engineered a biosensor to measure the balance

Thelen Reid Hit With Malpractice Suit for Allegedly Mishandling IP  -  Jul 24, 2008
Law.com (subscription),IVI and its subsidiaries, e-Smart Technologies Inc. and Biosensor LLC -- all of which develop fingerprint verification technologies -- allege in the

Webcast Alert: Isis Pharmaceuticals Announces Second Quarter 2008 ...  -  Jul 31, 2008
Primenewswire (press release),Ibis Biosciences, Inc., Isis' majority-owned subsidiary, is developing and commercializing the Ibis T5000(tm) Biosensor System, a revolutionary system to

MedMira Announces Draw Down of Equity Line  -  Jul 25, 2008
FOXBusinessIn 2006, MedMira launched the Maple Biosciences division to develop and commercialize diagnostic instruments based on biosensor technology platforms.

MedMira Board of Directors Update  -  Jul 30, 2008
Stockhouse,In 2006, MedMira launched the Maple Biosciences division to develop and commercialize diagnostic instruments based on biosensor technology platforms.

Abbott Has No Intentions to Sell Dx Businesses, Officials Say  -  Jul 30, 2008
GenomeWeb News (subscription),Ibis’ T5000 Biosensor System combines PCR with mass spectrometry to identify and characterize infectious agents. It is not ready for the clinical market yet

BioForce Nanosciences Completes Second Phase of Financing  -  Jul 23, 2008
CNNMoney.comBioForce technology is being used in areas such as biosensor functionalization; pattering and cell adhesion; and the printing of proteins to guide neural

MedMira receives Chinese patent notice for diagnostic technology  -  Jul 22, 2008
TheChronicleHerald.ca,MedMira also has a division, Maple Biosciences, which was launched in 2006 to develop diagnostic instruments based on biosensor technology platforms that

xCELLigence – Online-Measurement Of Cell Activities Without Labelling  -  Jul 7, 2008
BioResearch Online (press release),The heart of the technique is a micro-electronic biosensor which is built into each well of the standard 16 or 96 well E Plate microtiter plates.

NVE Corporation Q2 2008 Earnings Call Transcript  -  Jul 28, 2008
Seeking Alpha,The third patent, magnetic particle flow detector -- is related to spintronic biosensor technology, which could be used in laboratory-on-a-chip systems.

Eurosen srl  -  Jul 23, 2008
AZoNano.com,This was a decisive moment on our way to pursue and fulfil our entrepreneurial idea of production of a biosensor integrated portable laboratory.

Isis Announces Appointment of Martin P. Bedigian, MD as Vice ...  -  Jul 17, 2008
SunHerald.com,Ibis Biosciences, Inc., Isis' majority-owned subsidiary, is developing and commercializing the Ibis T5000(TM) Biosensor System, a revolutionary system to

Medical technology: prospects for the 21st century  -  Jul 16, 2008
ScienceAlert,An example of a biosensor developed through nanobionics is a 2 × 2-millimetre silicon chip attached to the skin to measure body temperature.

New Research Demonstrates Potential of T2 Biosystem's Novel ...  -  Jul 15, 2008
RedOrbit,The findings appear in Nature Medicine in an article entitled "Chip-NMR biosensor for detection and molecular analysis of cells." The findings published in

Local student participates in Science Institute  -  Jul 11, 2008
Valley Courier Online,Laboratory & Biocontainment Lab Facility, Swift Ponds, Colorado School of Mines Biosensor and Robotics Labs, Pawnee Buttes and National Jewish Center.

UK’s BioFusion Expands Sheffield Pact, Raises $4.2M, Changes Name  -  Jul 9, 2008
Biotech Transfer Week,Swedish firm Olink said this week that it has partnered with researchers from Uppsala University to form a new biosensor instrument manufacturing firm

Echo Therapeutics Initiates Clinical Study Of Its Symphony ...  -  Jul 8, 2008
Medical Design Online,...incorporates patented and leading-edge skin permeation control technology, and wireless transmission and proprietary transdermal biosensor technologies.

xCELLigence – Online-Measurement of Cell Activities without Labelling  -  Jul 7, 2008
Business Wire (press release),The heart of the technique is a micro-electronic biosensor which is built into each well of the standard 16 or 96 well E Plate microtiter plates.

StandoutStocks.com: StandoutStocks.com "Stocks that Standout ...  -  Jul 30, 2008
Trading Markets (press release),Echo's non-invasive Symphony tCGM System consists of its wireless transmission and transdermal biosensor technologies and the Prelude(TM) SkinPrep System,

Abbott, Compugen, Affymetrix, Wellcome Trust, AutoGenomics ...  -  Jul 30, 2008
Pharmacogenomics Reporter (subscription),Ibis’ T5000 Biosensor System combines PCR with mass spectrometry to identify and characterize infectious agents. It is not ready for the clinical market yet

Centro de Biotecnología de la USM desarrolla innovador proyecto ...  -  Jul 10, 2008
La Segunda,Recientemente aprobado por FONDEF de Conicyt, y financiado por el mismo, el proyecto “Desarrollo de un prototipo de biosensor de membrana para la detección

Free Job Alert  -  Jul 15, 2008
FierceBiotech,...their research problems, and their lead product does not require the use of detection labels to measure binding interaction at the biosensor surface.

SPO Medical Unveils New Oximetry Devices in the US Market  -  Nov 29, 2007
CNNMoney.com29 /prnewswire-firstcall/ -- SPO Medical Inc. , a leading developer of biosensor and microprocessor technologies for use in portable monitoring devices,

The Sensors Know Best  -  Nov 17, 2007
Outlook (subscription),A biosensor is essentially an instrument that measures the concentration of biological molecules in body fluids such as saliva or blood.

Tech/NICHE  -  Nov 17, 2007
Times of India,...(Approx $160) Ireland-based Vyro Games' PIP (Personal Input Pod) is a biosensor that helps you combat stress. The teardrop-shaped, keychain-sized gadget

Biosensors Markets Driven By Technological Advancements And  -  Nov 16, 2007
BioResearch Online (press release),...“Market participants are developing advanced single platform multi-testing biosensor equipment for point of care and home diagnostic applications,� observes

Isis Reports Financial Results and Highlights for Third Quarter of ...  -  Nov 8, 2007
CNNMoney.comAdditionally, Isis has built the manufacturing, marketing and sales infrastructure required to successfully commercialize the Ibis T5000(TM) Biosensor

Strong Growth in Biosensors Market as Usage Increases Over a Range ...  -  Nov 15, 2007
Business Wire (press release),Intensive, ongoing research continues to yield new and advanced concepts, further stimulating demand for a large diversified range of biosensor systems.

SPO Medical Unveils New Oximetry Devices in the US Market  -  Nov 29, 2007
Reuters...(OTC Bulletin Board: SPOM), a leading developer of biosensor andmicroprocessor technologies for use in portable monitoring devices, will bedemonstrating its

Webcast Alert: Isis Pharmaceuticals Announces its Analyst ...  -  Nov 9, 2007
PharmaLive.com (press release),Ibis Biosciences, Inc., Isis' wholly owned subsidiary, is developing and commercializing the Ibis T5000(TM) Biosensor System, a revolutionary system to

Sru Biosystems  -  Nov 5, 2007
Boston Business Journal,The BIND system takes advantage of a novel optical effect to provide very sensitive measurement of binding on the biosensor

Scientists expand sensor research  -  Nov 30, 2007
Arizona State University,The rapid development of sensor technology – including biosensor devices – is making such a scenario increasingly possible. As many as 150 ASU researchers

Superbugs Are Dangerous, but We Are Not Powerless Against Them  -  Nov 6, 2007
Wall Street JournalThe diagnostic technique can rapidly (under 30 minutes) identify uropathogens in clinical urine by using an electrochemical DNA biosensor.

Developing Kryptonite for Superbug  -  Nov 13, 2007
innovations report,Finding effective “capture molecules,� those that adhere specifically to staph and its toxins, is key to creating a biosensor-generated toxin profile and

medmira Announces Fourth Quarter and Year End Results  -  Nov 28, 2007
Canada NewsWire (press release),...the Maple Biosciences division to develop and commercialize diagnostic instruments based on two revolutionary biosensor-based technology platforms.

grant advances Dentistry School's work on psychosocial stress  -  Nov 5, 2007
UC Los Angeles,..."A handheld salivary biosensor of stress could help health care providers treat not merely the physical injury but the whole person," said Shetty,

Deal will lead to mass production of Orla chip  -  Nov 22, 2007
nebusiness.co.uk,We are different nationalities and from different industrial fields, but we are now working together to create state-of-the-art biosensor products for human

Regulus Therapeutics Announces  -  Nov 19, 2007
Ad-Hoc-News (Pressemitteilung),Biosensor System, a revolutionary system to identify infectious organisms. Isis is a joint owner of Regulus Therapeutics LLC, a joint venture focused on the

End of Shift: Facing My Own Fears  -  Nov 19, 2007
Nurse.com,The system then analyzes the response waveforms collected from the biosensor and displays nerve conduction response parameters (including latency,

Medicine of the future  -  Nov 16, 2007
Frederick News Post (subscription),The product uses biosensor micro gel drops on a disposable plastic card. While costing only a few dollars to make, when used with $5000 reader,

Navaris Medical Lauded for New Technology That Can Detect Breast ...  -  Nov 16, 2007
Business Wire (press release),This year, business plans included ground-breaking topics such as an optical mouse for secure electronic transactions and a biosensor tool that gives

Roche and ACEA enter exclusive world-wide agreement  -  Nov 15, 2007
Verivox (Pressemitteilung),Dr. O’Connell continued: "Our microplate-based biosensor platform will provide users with many advantages simply not possible with current technology,

Niche Manufacturing: Nanotechnology Thinks Big  -  Nov 14, 2007
ScienceAlert,CSIRO is developing a hand-held biosensor that uses a combination of antibody engineering and optical sensing to detect a wide variety of biological

Cypress University Alliance Announces Winner Of The 2007 European ...  -  Nov 13, 2007
Business Wire (press release),Inc., developed a system for communicating with an array biosensor using Cypress’s psoc ® mixed-signal array and EZ-USB FX2LP ™ USB2.0 microcontroller.

Biophage Pharma highlights its strategy to address the rapidly ...  -  Nov 13, 2007
Canada NewsWire (press release),...veterinary and environment fields; (2) The Biosensors division for the development and commercialization of PDS(R) Biosensors; both the Biosensor and

Harry Reid: Reid Hails Passage of Defense Funding Bill  -  Nov 12, 2007
All American Patriots (press release),...$3000000 to enhance and expand the design, development, and application of the Biosensor, Communicator and Controller System with full integration into

Home Diagnostics Reports Third Quarter 2007 Financial Results  -  Nov 8, 2007
Business Wire (press release),The increased gross profit margin was primarily the result of cost savings from test strip manufacturing process improvements and increased biosensor strip

Hundreds attend igem Jamboree  -  Nov 5, 2007
MIT News,A team from the University of Glasgow outlined a design for a powering electrochemical biosensor, called an "electrecoblu." The Scottish team also won kudos

SRU Biosystems Announces Issuance of 20 th Patent in the Field of ...  -  Nov 5, 2007
Business Wire (press release),The patent, US 7264973, includes claims specifically covering the label-free detection of cells on the Company’s optical biosensor.

igem never sleeps  -  Nov 3, 2007
Scientist,Another poster I looked in on was the Saint Petersburg group's, describing a copper biosensor that could be used to test water for contamination.




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