Feeds to Twitter 3/9/15 Filtered out Florida, "presenting" items 10/27/2014 Now able to filter out LA Biospace feed, changed/added 10/17/2014 Added PR newswire feed 8/6/2014 Blocked more Biospace content 7/24/2014 Blocked more Biospace content 6/20/14 Removed SDBN blog feed and added directly to Feedblitz as articles weren&#39;t showing up in emails 6/15/2014 Created filter to block post dated items 5/20/2014 removed html and special characters from titles 5/14/2014 Added Biospace, tried to filter out OC/LA 5/9/2014 moved BIO to be filtered for San Diego news only 3/27/14: Added BIO and updated SDUT and Marketwired feeds http://pipes.yahoo.com/pipes/pipe.info?_id=7b2240a3e401a07252c475773d8928a5 Thu, 01 Oct 2015 22:52:08 +0000 http://pipes.yahoo.com/pipes/ http://ucsdnews.ucsd.edu/pressrelease/force11_funds_uc_san_diego_to_develop_scholarly_commons_of_the_future <p><img style="float:left;margin:0 20px 10px 0;" src="http://ucsdnews.ucsd.edu/news_uploads/maryann-martone-151001-t.jpg"/></p> <p>The grant will fund two workshops and supporting materials that explore how to advance scholarly communication in a world where scholarship goes beyond written text to include software code, workflows, data and databases. http://ucsdnews.ucsd.edu/pressrelease/force11_funds_uc_san_diego_to_develop_scholarly_commons_of_the_future#When:21:40:00Z Thu, 01 Oct 2015 21:40:00 +0000 http://ucsdnews.ucsd.edu/pressrelease/fatty_liver_disease_and_scarring_have_strong_genetic_component <p><img style="float:left;margin:0 20px 10px 0;" src="http://ucsdnews.ucsd.edu/news_uploads/steatohepatitis-151001-t.jpg"/></p> <p>Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine say that hepatic fibrosis, which involves scarring of the liver that can result in dysfunction and, in severe cases, cirrhosis and cancer, may be as much a consequence of genetics as environmental factors. http://ucsdnews.ucsd.edu/pressrelease/fatty_liver_disease_and_scarring_have_strong_genetic_component#When:20:24:00Z Thu, 01 Oct 2015 20:24:00 +0000 http://ucsdnews.ucsd.edu/pressrelease/wave_vibrations_shaking_antarctic_ice_shelves <p><img style="float:left;margin:0 20px 10px 0;" src="http://ucsdnews.ucsd.edu/news_uploads/seismic-station-151001-t.jpg"/></p> <p>Scripps Oceanography researchers release early results of a seismic survey that shows how wave energy from as far away as the North Pacific Ocean shakes ice shelves in Antarctica and contributes to their breakup and collapse. http://ucsdnews.ucsd.edu/pressrelease/wave_vibrations_shaking_antarctic_ice_shelves#When:16:54:00Z Thu, 01 Oct 2015 16:54:00 +0000 http://ucsdnews.ucsd.edu/pressrelease/corals_delayed_reaction_to_devastating_effects_of_an_oil_spill <p><img style="float:left;margin:0 20px 10px 0;" src="http://ucsdnews.ucsd.edu/news_uploads/Coral-Spawning-t.jpg"/></p> <p>Coral reefs in the Caribbean have been declining for decades, largely as a result of development, overfishing, and disease. An April 2012 oil spill threatened to further harm this fragile ecosystem on the island of Curaçao, as oil blanketed an area roughly the size of thirty soccer fields. http://ucsdnews.ucsd.edu/pressrelease/corals_delayed_reaction_to_devastating_effects_of_an_oil_spill#When:16:11:00Z Thu, 01 Oct 2015 16:11:00 +0000 http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2015/oct/01/snake-limb-penis-genetic/ Genetic control element that helps form limbs also contributes to penis, study finds. http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2015/oct/01/snake-limb-penis-genetic/ Thu, 01 Oct 2015 16:00:00 +0000 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Xconomy_San_Diego_Life_Sciences/~3/qxITw8awcmI/ http://www.xconomy.com/?p=310120 Thu, 01 Oct 2015 12:34:32 +0000
[[Click headline to continue reading.]]]]> http://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=393364&full=1 <font><b>Elcelyx Therapeutics Announces $40 Million Series E Financing</font></b><br><br><b>Company Enrolling Phase 2b Trial of Metformin Delayed Release for Type 2 Diabetes</b><br><p>SAN DIEGO, Oct. 1, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Elcelyx Therapeutics has raised $40 million in a Series E financing following receipt of guidance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration regarding the late... Thu, 01 Oct 2015 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=393399&full=1 <div><p><span>SAN DIEGO</span>, <span>Oct. 1, 2015</span> /PRNewswire/ -- Orexigen Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: OREX) today announced that Kwang Dong Pharmaceutical Company, Ltd., has filed a New Drug Application with the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) in <span>South Korea</span> for Contrave (naltrexone...</div> Thu, 01 Oct 2015 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=393544&full=1 <div><p>SAN DIEGO--(<a rel="nofollow">BUSINESS WIRE</a>)--<a rel="nofollow">AntiCancer Inc.</a> has announced...</div> Thu, 01 Oct 2015 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=393425&full=1 <p>SAN DIEGO, Oct. 1, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Apricus Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq:APRI), a biopharmaceutical company advancing innovative medicines in urology and rheumatology, today announced that it has signed an exclusive distribution agreement with Ferring Pharmaceuticals ("Ferring") to market Vitaros... Thu, 01 Oct 2015 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/biospace/template.PAGE/menuitem.ab520ce17e34ab71ff00d635c0908a0c/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20151001005517&newsLang=en SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN) today announced several new additions to BaseSpacethe worlds largest and most comprehensive cloud computing environmentwith the launch of BaseSpace Professional and Enterprise Editions, fully integrated Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) solutions and advanced infrastructure upgrades.<br><br>Help employers find you! Check out... Thu, 01 Oct 2015 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=393386&full=1 <div><p><span>SAN DIEGO</span>, <span>Sept. 30, 2015</span> /PRNewswire/ --Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: NBIX) announced today that it has appointed <span>George J. Morrow</span> to its Board of Directors. Mr. Morrow has over three decades of global pharmaceutical commercial operations leadership experience with Amgen...</div> Thu, 01 Oct 2015 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=393464&full=1 <div><p><span>CARLSBAD, Calif.</span>, <span>Oct. 1, 2015</span> /PRNewswire/ -- MO BIO Laboratories, Inc., the leader in soil, stool and microbial nucleic acid purification, announces the launch of the redesign of its website, <a rel="nofollow">www.mobio.com</a>.</p></div> Thu, 01 Oct 2015 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=393408&full=1 <font><b>Amoy Diagnostics and Illumina Enter Strategic Collaboration for Next-Generation Sequencing Cancer Diagnostics in China </font></b><br><div><p>XIAMEN, China & SAN DIEGO--(<a rel="nofollow">BUSINESS WIRE</a>)--Amoy Diagnostics Co. Ltd. (ADx) and Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN) today announced a strategic collaboration to accelerate the...</div> Thu, 01 Oct 2015 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=393487&full=1 SAN DIEGO, Sept. 30, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- REVA Medical, Inc. (ASX:RVA) is pleased to announce that it has enrolled the first cohort of 110 patients in the FANTOM II clinical trial. Achievement of this milestone is key to the Companys planned CE Mark application of its Fantom sirolimus-eluting bioresorbable scaffold. The CE Mark application, planned for mid-2016, will be based upon data from these... Thu, 01 Oct 2015 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=393434&full=1 <div><p><span>SAN DIEGO</span>, <span>Oct. 1, 2015</span> /PRNewswire/ -- OncoSec Medical Incorporated ("OncoSec") (NASDAQ: ONCS), a company developing DNA-based intratumoral cancer immunotherapies, today announced that the Company will host its fiscal fourth quarter 2015 financial results conference call and live webcast on </div> Thu, 01 Oct 2015 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=393483&full=1 Carestream Spotlights New CBCT Research, DR Systems for Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Care Providers<br><br>SAN DIEGO, Sept. 30 At the upcoming Orthopaedic Trauma Association conference that begins Oct. 7, Carestream is showcasing new products, software and technology in development that can address the demanding needs of orthopaedic and sports medicine care providers.<br><br>Carestream... Thu, 01 Oct 2015 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.salk.edu/news/pressrelease_details.php?press_id=2117 <p> LA JOLLA&mdash;The Salk Institute is pleased to announce the appointment of bioengineer Patrick Hsu in the innovative <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.salk.edu/careers/fellows_program.html">Salk Fellows Program</a>. Hsu, who hails from Harvard University and MIT&rsquo;s Broad Institute, aims to develop the next generation of medical therapeutics by harnessing the gene editing technology known as CRISPR. A gene editing technique originally derived from bacterial immune systems, CRISPR has recently made headlines for its use in modifying DNA with unprecedented ease and accuracy. http://www.salk.edu/news/pressrelease_details.php?press_id=2117 Thu, 01 Oct 2015 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2015/sep/30/als-endogenous-retrovirus/ Human retrovirus HERV-K damages motor neurons of some ALS patients, study finds. http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2015/sep/30/als-endogenous-retrovirus/ Wed, 30 Sep 2015 18:00:00 +0000 http://ucsdnews.ucsd.edu/pressrelease/mentors_and_postdocs_earn_chancellors_postdoc_appreciation_awards_for_guida <p><img style="float:left;margin:0 20px 10px 0;" src="http://ucsdnews.ucsd.edu/news_uploads/Postdoc-Awards-150930-t.jpg"/></p> <p>Those who attended this year’s recent Postdoc Research Symposium and Postdoc Appreciation Lunch and Awards Ceremony sampled research projects from 25 different departments, and desert at the crowded Appreciation Lunch took the form of well-deserved awards. http://ucsdnews.ucsd.edu/pressrelease/mentors_and_postdocs_earn_chancellors_postdoc_appreciation_awards_for_guida#When:17:01:00Z Wed, 30 Sep 2015 17:01:00 +0000 http://ucsdnews.ucsd.edu/pressrelease/uc_san_diego_health_joins_leading_national_network_targeting_depressive_ill <p>UC San Diego Health has been designated a member of the National Network of Depression Centers (NNDC), a consortium of leading academic medical centers working to accelerate research, education and improved treatment options for people with depressive and bipolar illnesses. UC San Diego Health joins 22 other institutions in the nationwide nonprofit network. http://ucsdnews.ucsd.edu/pressrelease/uc_san_diego_health_joins_leading_national_network_targeting_depressive_ill#When:16:30:00Z Wed, 30 Sep 2015 16:30:00 +0000 http://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=393160&full=1 <div><p><span>SAN DIEGO</span>, <span>Sept. 29, 2015</span> /PRNewswire/ -- Lpath, Inc. (NASDAQ: LPTN), the industry leader in bioactive lipid-targeted therapeutics, announced that <span>Gary Atkinson</span> has been appointed interim chief executive officer of Lpath, effective immediately. Mr. Atkinson will continue to serve...</div> Wed, 30 Sep 2015 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=393201&full=1 <p><i>Product Candidate Now Phase 3 Ready</i> </p> <p> <i>Company Initiates Efforts to Secure Global Development and Commercialization Partner</i> </p> <p> SAN DIEGO, Sept. 30, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Zogenix, Inc. (Nasdaq:ZGNX), a pharmaceutical company developing therapies... Wed, 30 Sep 2015 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=393222&full=1 <p>SAN DIEGO, Sept. 30, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Neothetics, Inc. (NASDAQ:NEOT), a clinical-stage specialty pharmaceutical company developing therapeutics for the aesthetic market, today announced the initiation of the safety study, LIPO-202-CL-21, of LIPO-202, the first non-invasive injectable drug candidate... Wed, 30 Sep 2015 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=393220&full=1 <p>LA JOLLA, Calif., Sept. 30, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kura Oncology, Inc. (OTCQB:KURO), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company advancing a pipeline of precision medicines for the treatment of solid tumors and blood cancers, today announced it has initiated a Phase 2 clinical trial of tipifarnib in... Wed, 30 Sep 2015 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=393168&full=1 <div><p><span>SAN DIEGO</span>, <span>Sept. 30, 2015</span> /PRNewswire/ -- <a rel="nofollow">Mast Therapeutics, Inc.</a> (NYSE MKT: MSTX), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company leveraging its molecular adhesion and sealant technology (MAST) platform to develop novel therapies for sickle...</div> Wed, 30 Sep 2015 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=393253&full=1 <div><p><span>SAN DIEGO</span>, <span>Sept. 30, 2015</span> /PRNewswire/ --MabVax Therapeutics Holdings, Inc. (OTCQB: MBVX) ("MabVax"), a clinical-stage immuno-oncology drug development company, today announced the pricing of its public offering of 2,500,000 shares of its common stock at an offering price to the public of </div> Wed, 30 Sep 2015 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=393184&full=1 <div><p /><p /><p><span>KANSAS CITY, Mo.</span> and <span>SAN DIEGO</span>, <span>Sept. 29, 2015</span> /PRNewswire/ --Rapid diagnosis is essential in acute care situations, particularly in neonatal intensive care units where medical decision-making must happen in minutes and hours, not weeks. Today, Children's Mercy Kansas...</div> Wed, 30 Sep 2015 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=393258&full=1 <p>SAN DIEGO, Sept. 30, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Otonomy, Inc. (Nasdaq:OTIC) will host an Investor and Analyst Day on Wednesday, October 7, 2015, from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. EDT (5:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. PDT) in New York City. David A. Weber, Ph.D., president and chief executive officer, and other members... Wed, 30 Sep 2015 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=393303&full=1 <div><p>SAN DIEGO--(<a rel="nofollow">BUSINESS WIRE</a>)--The <a rel="nofollow">UCSF</a> Orthopaedic Trauma Institute...</div> Wed, 30 Sep 2015 00:00:00 +0000 http://ucsdnews.ucsd.edu/pressrelease/uncovering_the_secrets_of_the_adolescent_brain <p><img style="float:left;margin:0 20px 10px 0;" src="http://ucsdnews.ucsd.edu/news_uploads/adolescent-brain-150929-t.jpg"/></p> <p>A cross-disciplinary team of University of California, San Diego social and medical scientists will lead an ambitious, longitudinal national study to probe the mysteries of the adolescent brain. http://ucsdnews.ucsd.edu/pressrelease/uncovering_the_secrets_of_the_adolescent_brain#When:19:41:00Z Tue, 29 Sep 2015 19:41:00 +0000 http://ucsdnews.ucsd.edu/pressrelease/top_docs_continue_to_raise_the_bar_at_uc_san_diego_health <p>The votes are in and more than 100 physicians from UC San Diego Health were named “Top Docs” in the annual <em>San Diego Magazine</em> “Physicians of Exceptional Excellence” annual survey. These physicians represent 41 diverse specialties, from family medicine, surgery and oncology to obstetrics, cardiology and emergency medicine. http://ucsdnews.ucsd.edu/pressrelease/top_docs_continue_to_raise_the_bar_at_uc_san_diego_health#When:15:44:00Z Tue, 29 Sep 2015 15:44:00 +0000 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Xconomy_San_Diego_Life_Sciences/~3/deEfgZh57Fo/ http://www.xconomy.com/?p=309468 Tue, 29 Sep 2015 09:40:18 +0000
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[[Click headline to continue reading.]]]]> http://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=392935&full=1 <div><p><span>TAMPA, Fla.</span> and <span>SAN DIEGO</span>, <span>Sept. 29, 2015</span> /PRNewswire/ --HedgePath Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (OTCQB:HPPI), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company that discovers, develops and plans to commercialize innovative therapeutics for patients with cancer, announced today that initial...</div> Tue, 29 Sep 2015 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=393025&full=1 SAN DIEGO, September 29, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --<br><br>Regen BioPharma Inc. (OTCBB: RGBP) and (PINK: RGBP) reported today that an independent research laboratory has published that the cancer stem cell target gene NR2F6 is a key gene that controls anti-tumor immune surveillance. Regen BioPharma has several pieces of intellectual property related to NR2F6 including issued United States patent # ... Tue, 29 Sep 2015 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=393051&full=1 <div><p>SAN DIEGO--(<a rel="nofollow">BUSINESS WIRE</a>)--<b>Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (NASDAQ: LGND) </b>announces it has expanded its global license and supply agreements with SAGE Therapeutics (SAGE) to now also cover the use of Captisol in the development and commercialization of SAGE-689. Under the terms of the license...</div> Tue, 29 Sep 2015 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=392991&full=1 <p>SAN DIEGO, Sept. 29, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Amydis Diagnostics, Inc., a preclinical stage, privately-held pharmaceutical company developing proprietary chemistry and innovative approaches to detection of amyloidgenic protein-associated diseases, today announced a grant award by the National Institute... Tue, 29 Sep 2015 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=393112&full=1 <div><p>OCEANSIDE, CA--(Marketwired - September 29, 2015) - Therapeutics Solutions International, Inc., (OTC PINK: <a rel="nofollow">TSOI</a>) announces the filing of U.S. Patent No. 62/232722 titled "A Medical Device For Reducing The Risk Of Preterm-Labor And Preterm-Birth," covering various medical devices aimed at immune modulating the...</div> Tue, 29 Sep 2015 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/biospace/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20150929005580&newsLang=en SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ:ILMN) today announced it has launched TruSight Tumor 15, a next-generation sequencing (NGS) panel designed to identify sequence variants in 15 genes commonly associated with marketed therapeutics. TruSight Tumor 15 is optimized for low input DNA from tissue preserved in formalin and paraffin.<br><br>Help employers find you! Check out all the Tue, 29 Sep 2015 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=392952&full=1 <div><p><span>SAN DIEGO</span>, <span>Sept. 28, 2015</span> /PRNewswire/ --Aethlon Medical, Inc. (Nasdaq: AEMD), today announced that it has entered into an extension of its contract with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, or DARPA, part of the Department of Defense. The Company originally entered into the initial DARPA contract on...</div> Tue, 29 Sep 2015 00:00:00 +0000 http://ucsdnews.ucsd.edu/pressrelease/nci_renews_funding_for_san_diego_universities_community_health_centers_to_w <p>A collaborative program aimed at reducing the burden of cancer among Hispanic/Latinos in San Diego and Imperial counties through research and community outreach has received a $13 million grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health. The five-year grant renews funding for a partnership started in 2008 between San Diego State University and Moores Cancer Center at UC San Diego Health. http://ucsdnews.ucsd.edu/pressrelease/nci_renews_funding_for_san_diego_universities_community_health_centers_to_w#When:17:27:00Z Mon, 28 Sep 2015 17:27:00 +0000 http://ucsdnews.ucsd.edu/pressrelease/sdsc_upgrades_cloud_computing_storage_services <p><img style="float:left;margin:0 20px 10px 0;" src="http://ucsdnews.ucsd.edu/news_uploads/Cloud-Compute-visual-150928-t.jpg"/></p> <p>The San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) at the University of California, San Diego, has made significant upgrades to its cloud-based storage system to include a new range of computing services designed to support science-based researchers, especially those with large data requirements that preclude commercial cloud use, or who require collaboration with cloud engineers for building cloud-based services. http://ucsdnews.ucsd.edu/pressrelease/sdsc_upgrades_cloud_computing_storage_services#When:16:41:00Z Mon, 28 Sep 2015 16:41:00 +0000 http://www.scripps.edu/newsandviews/e_20150928/martemyanov.html The findings could lead to a new drug target for developing less-addictive pain medications. http://www.scripps.edu /newsandviews/e_20150928/martemyanov.html Mon, 28 Sep 2015 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.scripps.edu/newsandviews/e_20150928/kang.html The research from the Kang and Lerner labs reveals new targets for treating cancer and autoimmune diseases. http://www.scripps.edu /newsandviews/e_20150928/kang.html Mon, 28 Sep 2015 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.scripps.edu/newsandviews/e_20150928/farzan.html “I’m grateful to the Gates Foundation for its strong support of our research and for its continued commitment to eradicating HIV/AIDS throughout the world,” says Professor Michael Farzan. http://www.scripps.edu /newsandviews/e_20150928/farzan.html Mon, 28 Sep 2015 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.scripps.edu/newsandviews/e_20150928/appointments.html “I look forward to capitalizing on [Jamie and Doug’s] extensive experience to help realize our exciting vision for TSRI's future,” says President-Elect Steve Kay. http://www.scripps.edu /newsandviews/e_20150928/appointments.html Mon, 28 Sep 2015 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=392759&full=1 <font><b>Sorrento Therapeutics And City Of Hope Announce Exclusive License To Develop First-In-Class Immunotherapies Against Intracellular Targets</font></b><br><div><p><span>SAN DIEGO</span> and <span>DUARTE, Calif.</span>, <span>Sept. 28, 2015</span> /PRNewswire/ --</div> Mon, 28 Sep 2015 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=392685&full=1 <div><p><span>SAN DIEGO</span>, <span>Sept. 27, 2015</span> /PRNewswire/ -- OncoSec Medical Incorporated ("OncoSec") (NASDAQ: ONCS), a company developing DNA-based intratumoral cancer immunotherapies, today announced results from a Phase II trial demonstrating that its investigational therapy, ImmunoPulse IL-12, promotes tumor-specific, systemic...</div> Mon, 28 Sep 2015 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=392720&full=1 <div><p><span>SAN DIEGO</span>, <span>Sept. 28, 2015</span> /PRNewswire/ --Ansun BioPharma announced today the publication of a report by researchers at the Centers for Disease Control demonstrating the strong inhibition of Enterovirus68 (EV68) by DAS181. The report published in the peer reviewed journal, Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy...</div> Mon, 28 Sep 2015 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=392688&full=1 SAN DIEGO, September 25, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- <br><br>Final Experiments Requested by FDA Completed <br><br>Regen BioPharma Inc. (OTCBB: RGBP) and (OTC PINK: RGBP) announced today receipt of the audited draft report from contract research organization Charles River, describing positive conclusions derived from animal safety studies requested by the FDA regarding Regen's Investigational New... Mon, 28 Sep 2015 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=392901&full=1 <div><p>TORONTO & SAN DIEGO--(<a rel="nofollow">BUSINESS WIRE</a>)--Triphase Accelerator Corporation, a private drug development company dedicated to advancing novel compounds through Phase 2 proof-of-concept, today announced preliminary results of a Phase 1 dose-escalation study of marizomib in combination with pomalidomide (POM) and low...</div> Mon, 28 Sep 2015 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=392894&full=1 <div><p>SAN DIEGO--(<a rel="nofollow">BUSINESS WIRE</a>)--Ignyta, Inc. (Nasdaq: RXDX),<b> </b>a precision oncology biotechnology company, today announced that updated interim results of its Phase 1 clinical trials of entrectinib, the company's proprietary oral tyrosine kinase inhibitor targeting solid tumors that harbor activating...</div> Mon, 28 Sep 2015 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=392703&full=1 <p>SAN DIEGO, Sept. 28, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vital Therapies, Inc. (Nasdaq:VTL), a biotherapeutic company developing ELAD, a cell-based therapy targeting the treatment of liver failure, today outlined plans for a possible new phase 3 clinical trial designed to confirm ELAD's safety and efficacy in... Mon, 28 Sep 2015 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/biospace/template.PAGE/menuitem.ab520ce17e34ab71ff00d635c0908a0c/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20150928005309&newsLang=en SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Biocept, Inc. (NASDAQ: BIOC), a molecular diagnostics company commercializing and developing liquid biopsies to improve the detection and treatment of cancer, announces that it has entered into an agreement with MultiPlan, Inc. for participation in its national primary PPO, the PHCS Network, and its complementary network, the MultiPlan Network, effective August 1, 2015... Mon, 28 Sep 2015 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=392767&full=1 <div><p><span>SAN DIEGO</span>, <span>Sept. 28, 2015</span> /PRNewswire/ -- Human Longevity, Inc. (HLI), the genomics-based, technology-driven company, announced today that <span>William A. Roper, Jr.</span> has been appointed Chief Financial Officer, reporting directly to HLI's CEO, <span>J. Craig Venter&lt;...</span></div> Mon, 28 Sep 2015 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=392790&full=1 <p>SAN DIEGO, Sept. 28, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Neothetics, Inc. (NASDAQ:NEOT) today announced that it has named Jeffrey Nugent and Hani Zeini to its Board of Directors.</p> <p> Mr. Nugent is a respected business leader who brings a broad range of valuable experiences to Neothetics. He has over 25 years... Mon, 28 Sep 2015 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=392870&full=1 SAN DIEGO, September 28, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --<br><br>Dr. Christine Ichim will present at Stem Cell Meeting on the Mesa <br><br>Regen BioPharma, Inc., (OTCBB: RGBP) and (PINK: RGBP) announced today that Dr. Christine Ichim, Director of Molecular Therapeutics at Regen, was selected by the organizers of Stem Cell Meeting on the Mesa to speak at the conference regarding ongoing leukemia research... Mon, 28 Sep 2015 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=392730&full=1 <div><p><span>SAN DIEGO</span>, <span>Sept. 28, 2015</span> /PRNewswire/ --GenomeDx Biosciences announced today that it has secured expansion financing from CRG, a premier healthcare investment firm, in the form of a senior secured term loan. </p><p>"We are pleased to have the support of CRG, an investment partner renowned for its strategic investments...</div> Mon, 28 Sep 2015 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=392778&full=1 <div><p><span>SAN DIEGO</span>, <span>Sept. 25, 2015</span> /PRNewswire/ -- Sequenom, Inc. (NASDAQ: SQNM), a life sciences company committed to enabling healthier lives through the development of innovative products and services, provides its current revenue outlook for the second half of 2015.</p><p>The Company is updating its revenue expectations...</div> Mon, 28 Sep 2015 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2015/sep/27/robin-cook-idoc/ Author-futurist Robin Cook discusses the coming of iDoc. http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2015/sep/27/robin-cook-idoc/ Sun, 27 Sep 2015 20:30:45 +0000 http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2015/sep/26/nobels-stell-cells/ There ill http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2015/sep/26/nobels-stell-cells/ Sun, 27 Sep 2015 01:59:59 +0000 http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2015/sep/26/nobel-prize-announcement/ But Thomson Reuters like a Californian http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2015/sep/26/nobel-prize-announcement/ Sun, 27 Sep 2015 00:17:20 +0000 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Xconomy_San_Diego_Life_Sciences/~3/s-cR0ZhnefQ/ http://www.xconomy.com/?p=309753 Fri, 25 Sep 2015 14:54:31 +0000
[[Click headline to continue reading.]]]]> http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2015/sep/24/cirm-parkinsons-applications/ State stem cell agency CIRM speeds "translational" project review schedule. http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2015/sep/24/cirm-parkinsons-applications/ Fri, 25 Sep 2015 01:46:17 +0000 http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2015/sep/24/induced-pluripotent-stem-cell-lonza-manufacturing/ Biotech Lonza provides the basic technology gratis. Customers can also pay for service. http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2015/sep/24/induced-pluripotent-stem-cell-lonza-manufacturing/ Thu, 24 Sep 2015 16:00:00 +0000 http://www.salk.edu/news/pressrelease_details.php?press_id=2116 <p> LA JOLLA&#8211;Breakfast, lunch and dinner? For too many of us, the three meals of the day go more like: morning meeting pastry, mid-afternoon energy drink and midnight pizza. In <em><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.cell.com/cell-metabolism/abstract/S1550-4131(15)00462-3">Cell Metabolism</a></em> on September 24, Salk Institute scientists present daily food and beverage intake data collected from over 150 participants of a mobile research app over three weeks. They show that a majority of people eat for 15 hours or longer, with less than a quarter of the day&rsquo;s calories being consumed before noon and over a third consumed after 6 p.m. http://www.salk.edu/news/pressrelease_details.php?press_id=2116 Thu, 24 Sep 2015 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2015/sep/23/blood-pressure-bedtime-diabetes-risk/ Taking blood pressure meds at night halves type 2 diabetes risk, in Spanish study. http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2015/sep/23/blood-pressure-bedtime-diabetes-risk/ Wed, 23 Sep 2015 23:17:20 +0000 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Xconomy_San_Diego_Life_Sciences/~3/LhCLmEimKRg/ http://www.xconomy.com/?p=309656 Wed, 23 Sep 2015 22:46:31 +0000
[[Click headline to continue reading.]]]]> http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2015/sep/23/emricasan-liver-conatus-cirrhosis/ Conatus' liver drug emericasan reduces key indicator of damage from cirrhosis. http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2015/sep/23/emricasan-liver-conatus-cirrhosis/ Wed, 23 Sep 2015 20:01:00 +0000 http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2015/sep/22/human-longevity-insurance/ San Diego company to offer genomic sequencing for $250 in UK, South Africa. http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2015/sep/22/human-longevity-insurance/ Wed, 23 Sep 2015 01:01:41 +0000 http://www.salk.edu/news/pressrelease_details.php?press_id=2115 <p> LA JOLLA-<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.nih.gov/">The National Institutes of Health</a> has awarded a $13 million grant over five years to develop and disseminate new stem cell-based technologies and assays for studying <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.salk.edu/ra/autism.html">autism spectrum disorder</a> (ASD) and other mental health diseases to a consortium of researchers at the <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://ucsd.edu/">University of California, San Diego</a> and the Salk Institute for Biological Studies, working in tandem with leaders in the biotechnology sector. http://www.salk.edu/news/pressrelease_details.php?press_id=2115 Wed, 23 Sep 2015 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.salk.edu/news/pressrelease_details.php?press_id=2114 <p> LA JOLLA&#8211;Since the early 19th century, scientists have worked to unravel the mystery of olfaction, our sense of smell. http://www.salk.edu/news/pressrelease_details.php?press_id=2114 Wed, 23 Sep 2015 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.salk.edu/news/pressrelease_details.php?press_id=2112 <p>LA JOLLA&#8211;By measuring how worms move toward an appealing, food-like scent, researchers at the Salk Institute were able to predict whether the worms would be long-lived. The finding, published September 22, 2015 in the journal <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.10181"><em>eLife</em></a>, shows how nematodes (<em>Caenorhabditis elegans</em>) process information about the environment and how circuits in the brain change as an animal ages. http://www.salk.edu/news/pressrelease_details.php?press_id=2112 Tue, 22 Sep 2015 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2015/sep/21/salsalate-tau-alzheimer/ Salsalate, an old drug, reduces toxic tangles of tau protein in mice, study finds. http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2015/sep/21/salsalate-tau-alzheimer/ Mon, 21 Sep 2015 15:00:00 +0000 http://feeds.mwnewsroom.com/article/rss?id=1985913 Data From New Studies Confirm In Vitro Potency of VIBATIV(R) (Telavancin) Against Gram-Positive Bacteria, Including MRSA Mon, 21 Sep 2015 12:05:00 +0000 http://www.salk.edu/news/pressrelease_details.php?press_id=2113 <p> Salk scientists <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.salk.edu/faculty/reynolds.html">John Reynolds</a>, <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.salk.edu/faculty/bellugi.html">Ursula Bellugi</a> and <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.salk.edu/faculty/saghatelian.html">Alan Saghatelian</a> have been honored with the dedication of three endowed chairs in acknowledgement of their outstanding contributions and dedication to scientific research. Bellugi and Reynolds were named inaugural holders of the Salk Founders&rsquo; Chair and Fiona and Sanjay Jha Chair in Neuroscience, respectively. Saghatalian was named holder of the Dr. Frederik Paulsen Chair in Neuroscience. http://www.salk.edu/news/pressrelease_details.php?press_id=2113 Mon, 21 Sep 2015 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2015/sep/20/cirm-parkinsons-summit4stemcell/ What does it take to get potential stem cell therapies funded? One group's story. http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2015/sep/20/cirm-parkinsons-summit4stemcell/ Sun, 20 Sep 2015 22:58:05 +0000 http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2015/sep/18/ucsd-study-germs-crime-microbial-evidence/ Scientists at UC San Diego will be exploring the next big thing in crime scene analysis — our germs. http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2015/sep/18/ucsd-study-germs-crime-microbial-evidence/ Sat, 19 Sep 2015 00:38:54 +0000 http://beaker.sbpdiscovery.org/2015/09/pedal-the-cause-team-sbp-pedals-for-luke/ http://beaker.sbpdiscovery.org/?p=42949 Fri, 18 Sep 2015 20:17:21 +0000 Luke Sybert is a cancer patient at Rady Children's Hospital. Team SBP is riding for Luke in the 2015 Pedal the Cause event.]]> http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2015/sep/18/pedal-cause-cancer-families/ San Diego's Pedal the Cause fundraiser for local cancer research happens this weekend. http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2015/sep/18/pedal-cause-cancer-families/ Fri, 18 Sep 2015 18:11:08 +0000 http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2015/sep/18/scripps-research-institute/ After nearly yearlong search, Peter Schultz named TSRI CEO, with Steve Kay as president. http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2015/sep/18/scripps-research-institute/ Fri, 18 Sep 2015 17:01:00 +0000 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Xconomy_San_Diego_Life_Sciences/~3/23EPhxtEH2E/ http://www.xconomy.com/?p=309321 Fri, 18 Sep 2015 11:31:40 +0000
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[[Click headline to continue reading.]]]]> http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2015/sep/17/mHealth-sensors-SDSU/ New institute broadens school's reach in personalized medicine. http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2015/sep/17/mHealth-sensors-SDSU/ Thu, 17 Sep 2015 19:40:33 +0000 http://www.salk.edu/news/pressrelease_details.php?press_id=2111 <p> LA JOLLA&#8211;Aging is typically thought of as the gradual decline of the whole body, but new research shows that age affects organs in strikingly different ways. A study published September 17, 2015 in <em><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.cell.com/cell-systems/abstract/S2405-4712(15)00110-6">Cell Systems</a></em> provides the first comprehensive view of how cellular proteins age in different organs, revealing major differences between the liver and brain in young and old rats. The findings suggest that how an organ ages may depend on its unique cellular properties and its physiological function in the body. http://www.salk.edu/news/pressrelease_details.php?press_id=2111 Thu, 17 Sep 2015 00:00:00 +0000 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Xconomy_San_Diego_Life_Sciences/~3/HwYQ2FnQ4VE/ http://www.xconomy.com/?p=309213 Wed, 16 Sep 2015 22:05:38 +0000
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[[Click headline to continue reading.]]]]> http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2015/sep/16/nanoparticles-zhang-drug-delivery/ Hiding drugs inside platelet-covered nanoparticles increases their effectiveness. http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2015/sep/16/nanoparticles-zhang-drug-delivery/ Wed, 16 Sep 2015 17:00:00 +0000 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Xconomy_San_Diego_Life_Sciences/~3/YkWEe0Nha_Q/ http://www.xconomy.com/?p=309074 Tue, 15 Sep 2015 23:38:38 +0000
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[[Click headline to continue reading.]]]]> http://www.salk.edu/news/pressrelease_details.php?press_id=2110 <p> LA JOLLA&#8211;Salk scientists have developed a new way to selectively activate brain, heart, muscle and other cells using ultrasonic waves. The new technique, dubbed sonogenetics, has some similarities to the burgeoning use of light to activate cells in order to better understand the brain. http://www.salk.edu/news/pressrelease_details.php?press_id=2110 Tue, 15 Sep 2015 00:00:00 +0000 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Xconomy_San_Diego_Life_Sciences/~3/yL92JYAasSY/ http://www.xconomy.com/?p=308983 Mon, 14 Sep 2015 22:39:13 +0000
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[[Click headline to continue reading.]]]]> http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2015/sep/13/what-makes-a-biotech-hub-la/ Biotech community emerged from a long-term vision, prime land, people and collaboration. http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2015/sep/13/what-makes-a-biotech-hub-la/ Sun, 13 Sep 2015 18:39:34 +0000 http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2015/sep/12/brain-consortium-precious/ New San Diego alliance of brain researchers, public convenes first event. http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2015/sep/12/brain-consortium-precious/ Sun, 13 Sep 2015 00:52:02 +0000 http://www.salk.edu/news/pressrelease_details.php?press_id=2109 <p>LA JOLLA&#8211;The Salk Institute is pleased to announce the election of <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.hhslawfirm.com/attorney/edwin-k-hunter">Edwin K. Hunter</a>, a longtime supporter of the Institute and president of <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.hhslawfirm.com/">Hunter, Hunter & Sonnier, LLC</a>, to its Board of Trustees. The Board voted on the appointment August 28. http://www.salk.edu/news/pressrelease_details.php?press_id=2109 Fri, 11 Sep 2015 00:00:00 +0000 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Xconomy_San_Diego_Life_Sciences/~3/zHqT95xOMNE/ http://www.xconomy.com/?p=308700 Thu, 10 Sep 2015 11:40:21 +0000
[[Click headline to continue reading.]]]]> http://www.salk.edu/news/pressrelease_details.php?press_id=2106 <style> #nivoSlider{ min-height:367px;background-color:black;} .nivo-caption{ } .imageCaption530 .nivo-html-caption{ font-size:11px;} .imageCaption530 .nivo-caption{ line-height:16px;background:#00648f; } .imageCaption530 .nivo-caption a{ color:white;text-decoration:underline;} .imageCaption530 .nivo-controlNav { } </style> <p> LA JOLLA&#8211;A single stem cell has the potential to generate an animal made of millions of different types of cells. Some <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.salk.edu/ra/cancer.html">cancers</a> contain stem-like but abnormal cells that can act like mini factories to rapidly churn out not only more copies of themselves, but also variants that are able to better survive in the challenging and changing environments to which cancers are exposed. Worse still, these stem cell-like cancers can spread to other tissues in the body, causing metastasis. http://www.salk.edu/news/pressrelease_details.php?press_id=2106 Thu, 10 Sep 2015 00:00:00 +0000