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BioNY Updates:

July 19, 2010
June 21, 2010
May 24, 2010
April 26, 2010
March 25, 2010

Newsletters:

National Association of Seed and Venture Funds Net News
NYC Bioscience Bulletin

Press Releases:

Governor Paterson Announces $35 Million Investment in Stem Cell Research
New York State Department of Health, 3.19.10

Governor Paterson Announces Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. To Invest Nearly $40 Million And Create 300 New Jobs
Governor David A. Paterson, 12.3.09

Reports:

Administration Releases Guidance For $1 Billion Tax Credit Under Affordable Care Act To Support Biomedical Research By Small Firms

Battelle/BIO State BioScience Initiative 2010 Report

Battelle/BIO State BioScience Initiative 2010 Report - New York Profile

Economic Impact of the Biopharmaceutical Sector on New York State

The Impact of Medical Education on the State of New York

New York State Small Business Task Force Report And Recommendations

NYC Bioscience: 2009 Year In Review

NYC Bioscience Incentives Guide

Task Force on Diversifying the New York State Economy through Industry-Higher Education Partnerships

Technology, talent and capital: State Bioscience Initiatives 2008 (New York)

Transcending the Hamster Cage: Unfettering New York's Static Innovation Economy

News Articles:
January | February | March | April | May | June

Wilmot Obtains Nearly $2M in Cancer Stem Cell Funding
University of Rochester Medical Center, 7.15.10

UM scientists demonstrate role of RNA polymerase in gene transcription
University of Maryland, 7.15.10

Two-step vaccine may offer 'universal' flu jab
Reuters, 7.15.10

AngioDynamics fiscal 4Q net income up 29 percent
Associated Press, 7.15.10

Evolution on the fly: Look, Ma! No genes!
Futurity.org, 7.15.10

Pharmaceutical Health Care Provider Implementing Enterprise Workforce Optimization Software from Verint Witness Actionable Solutions
PharmaLive, 7.15.10

AHA Lauds URMC Cardiovascular, Heart Failure, Stroke Programs
University of Rochester Medical Center, 7.14.10

Pfizer and SMC Collaborate on Liver Cancer
PharmaLive, 7.14.10

URMC Deaf Health Research Group Launches Online Directory
University of Rochester Medical Center, 7.13.10

Influence of a Genetic Variation on Breast Cancer Risk is Subject of Five-Year UB Study
University at Buffalo, 7.13.10

Temsirolimus Plus Bevacizumab Not Recommended for First-Line RCC
Elsevier Global Medical News, 7.13.10

Hi-Tech Pharmacal Reports 6% Increase in Sales and 11% Increase in EPS for the Fourth Fiscal Quarter 2010 and a 51% Increase in Sales and an 198% Increase in EPS for Fiscal 2010
PharmaLive, 7.13.10

HIV Intervention Program Boosts Safe Sex Habits Among High Risk Couples
Columbia University School of Social Work, 7.12.10

Intervene now to slow nascent AIDS epidemic
Futurity.org, 7.12.10

Agent Orange effects linger for Vietnam vets
Futurity.org, 7.12.10

Maintaining mobility with "Smart Walker"
Futurity.org, 7.12.10

Epigentek Group Inc. Receives Notice of Allowance From The USPTO For Its Global DNA Methylation Quantification Methods
BioSpace, 7.12.10

AngioDynamics Expands Power-Injectable Port Portfolio with the Smart Port® CT Low-Profile and Mini Models
BusinessWire, 7.12.10

Bio-Optronics and Clinical Research Associates Enter Strategic Relationship
PharmaLive, 7.12.10

NeoStem to Receive $700,000 from the U.S. Army's Medical Research and Materiel Command to Advance Adult Stem Cell Therapies in Treating Traumatic Wounds
PharmaLive, 7.12.10

UB Physician Named a "Top Solver" by InnoCentive Inc. for Discovering an ALS Biomarker
University at Buffalo, 7.12.10

Antioxidants Not the Only Key to Anti-Aging
LiveScience, 7.11.10

What’s Killing Farmed Salmon? U.S. and Norwegian Scientists Identify a New Virus That May Also Pose a Risk to Wild Salmon
Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, 7.9.10

Biotech firms see tax credit as boon to research
Buffalo Niagara Enterprise, 7.9.10

New Surgery Improves Outcomes for Severe Flat Foot Deformity
ScienceDaily, 7.8.10

$3M Gift to Boost Strategic Initiatives
University of Rochester Medical Center, 7.9.10

New Way Diseases Can Develop: Previously Unknown Mechanism Directs Gene Expression in Cells
Science Daily, 7.9.10

A New Study Shows That Testing For HPV Genotypes 16 And 18 Detects Cervical Pre-Cancer Missed By Pap Test
Medical News Today, 7.9.10

Amneal Appoints Dr. Shankar Hariharan as Chief Scientific Officer/EVP of Specialty Pharmaceuticals
PharmaLive, 7.9.10

Alternative Evolution: Why Change Your Own Genes When You Can Borrow Someone Else's?
University of Rochester, 7.8.10

What "Lipitor Chewables for Kids" Tells Us About Pfizer's Plans for Its Biggest Brand
BNET, 7.7.10

Amid the Murk of ‘Gut Flora,’ Vitamin D Receptor Emerges as a Key Player
University of Rochester Medical Center, 7.7.10

Pollution not an added risk to pregnancy
Futurity.org, 7.7.10

Aquapharm and AMRI Enter into a Novel Marine Chemistry Collaboration
BioSpace, 7.7.10

Acorda Therapeutics Announces Douglas Kargman Joins as Vice President of Drug Safety
BioSpace, 7.7.10

Medical device firm eyeing Indianapolis growth
IBJ.com, 7.7.10

Survey of nearly 11,000 doctors shows strong digital tech adoption
PharmaLive, 7.7.10

Rawlings, Ehrenberg to serve on national committee to study future of research universities
Cornell University, 7.6.10

Pfizer Inc. (PFE) Announces European Union Approval of a New Form of Lipitor (atorvastatin) for Use in Children
ClinicaSpace, 7.6.10

With Magnetic Nanoparticles, Scientists Remotely Control Neurons and Animal Behavior
University at Buffalo, 7.6.10

EpiCept Corp appoints Rita Kelley as senior director of marketing
Therapeutics Daily, 7.7.10

Lethal ‘fossil’ viruses lurk in marsupials
Futurity.org, 7.6.10

Filling up: Food on every corner
Futurity.org, 7.6.10

Applied DNA Sciences, Inc. (APDN) and H.W. Sands Corp. Sign Agreement to Jointly Market Security Technologies
BioSpace, 7.6.10

Taconic Farms, Inc. And TaconicArtemis' Litigation Contesting License Termination By CELLECTIS SA Is Dismissed
BioSpace, 7.6.10

Pfizer Inc. (PFE) to Continue Support of NCOA's BenefitsCheckUp(R) Program
BioSpace, 7.6.10

ConMed Corporation (CNMD) to Announce Second Quarter 2010 Financial Results on July 29, 2010
DeviceSpace, 7.6.10

Angion Biomedica Corp. Receives Fast Track and Orphan Drug Product Designations from FDA for its Lead Therapeutic, BB3
ClinicaSpace, 7.6.10

Investment funds pour into SmartPill
Business First of Buffalo, 7.6.10

Pfizer Announces European Union Approval of a New Form of Lipitor (atorvastatin) for Use in Children
PharmaLive, 7.6.10

Rockefeller postdoc named finalist for Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists
The Rockefeller University, 7.2.10

New HIV vaccine trial first to target dendritic cells
The Rockefeller University, 7.2.10

Neogenix Oncology Files Patent Application For the 16C3 Antigen
Business Wire, 7.2.10

Battle over biosimilar drugs is only for the brave
Reuters, 7.2.10

Q&A: NYU’s Bud Mishra on a Data Mining Algorithm that Models Temporal Interactions among Genes
GenomeWeb, 7.2.10

Is health care reform Robin Hood in reverse?
Futurity.org, 7.2.10

European Commission Approves Orencia in Combination with Methotrexate for Earlier Use as First-Line Biologic after DMARD Inadequate Response for the Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis
PharmaLive, 7.1.10

Discovery of a hepatitis C-related virus in bats may reduce outbreaks in humans
PharmaLive, 7.1.10

Roche and IBM Collaborate to Develop Nanopore-Based DNA Sequencing Technology
Therapeutics Daily, 7.1.10

NeoStem Adds Distinguished Researcher to its World-Class Scientific Advisory Board
PharmaLive, 7.1.10