Bioinformatics is the field of science involved with using computational methods to convert raw biological data into meaningful biological paradigms. Part I of this article will discuss how bioinformatics data is generated. It will focus on the methods used to collect this data, and the companies that support this collection.
Release: Actium Biosystems Appoints Distinguished Pharmaceutical Scientist Dr. Jessie L.-S. Au to its Scientific Advisory Board
Actium Cancer Treatment (ACT) platform’s controlled heat (hyperthermia) has the potential to substantially increase the efficacy of chemotherapy and radiation First application: non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC).
Atossa Genetics’ Portfolio Can Detect Breast Cancer. But Can These Products Eradicate It?
Atossa Genetics believes it can prevent breast cancer by 2020 — and in the meantime, capture a unique market opportunity — with their novel cellular and molecular diagnostic risk assessment products for early detection. Yet in a burgeoning diagnostics space, and rapid advancement in cancer therapeutics, will this company find a niche?
DelMar IPO Obscurity Could Offer Investors Favorable Entry
DelMar Pharmaceuticals (DMPI.OB) started 2013 with a revealing corporate update on January 8th. In the update, president and CEO Jeffrey Bacha outlined his goals with an exciting year ahead for the company and its employees. Mr. Bacha focused primarily on the company’s lead product candidate, VAL-083, a small molecule (chemotherapy) agent that DelMar is developing in a dose escalation trial for recurrent glioblastoma multiforme (GBM).
Release: Idrasil, Cannabis in a Pill Founder to Exhibit at the Rx for Wealth Symposium April 27 in Huntington Beach
Huntington Beach, April 23, 2013 – Steele C. Smith, III and Medical Director Mark S. Wagner M.D. to exhibit at the Rx for Wealth Network Symposium this Weekend April 27th at the Huntington Beach Hilton.
Caprion’s Proteomic Biomarkers — Diverse Clientele Leads to In-House Pipeline
Montreal-based Caprion has established itself as a leader in the proteomic biomarker discovery field, using its proteomics discovery platform CellCarta® to develop pharmacodynamic biomarkers, disease markers and predictive biomarkers. OneMedRadio spoke with Caprion President and CEO Martin Leblanc about industry trends concerning increased risk factors, securing intellectual property and developing an in vitro diagnostics platform.
MicroRNA: The Diamond in the Rough?
MicroRNA’s are very small endogenous, non-coding, oligonucleotides. They are implicated in regulating a broad range of biological processes. These are molecules which are involved in important regulation of biological processes, and the potential of using these molecules as targets for treatment is becoming ever more apparent. With increased interest from big pharma, it is now important to identify a handful of smallcap companies specializing in this field.
DARA Bio: A Vastly Undervalued Emerging Story
In late March 2013, DARA Bio (DARA) filed its Form 10K annual report highlighting both the business and financial updates from 2012. Below we discuss the key drivers at DARA, and why we believe the company is a vastly undervalued emerging specialty pharmaceutical story.
