Case Study of Genentech Inc. Company Background Genentech is considered as the founder of the bio-technology industry. It has been delivering on the promise of biotechnology for almost 30 years‚ using human genetic information to discover‚ develop‚ commercialize and manufacture bio-therapeutics that address significant unmet medical needs. It was founded by venture capitalist Robert A. Swanson and biochemist Dr. Herbert W. Boyer. Genentech is among the world’s leading biotech companies‚
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Anatomic Pathology / HER-2 DETECTION BY CISH IN BREAST CANCER Comparison of Fluorescence and Chromogenic In Situ Hybridization for Detection of HER-2/neu Oncogene in Breast Cancer Deepali Gupta‚ MD‚1 Lavinia P. Middleton‚ MD‚2 Marion J. Whitaker‚ CT(ASCP)‚3 and Jacki Abrams‚ MD1‚3 Key Words: HER-2/neu; Fluorescence in situ hybridization; Chromogenic in situ hybridization; Breast cancer; CISH; FISH DOI: 10.1309/P40P2EAD42PUKDMG Abstract Determination of HER-2/neu oncogene amplification
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BIOTECHNOLOGY DICTIONARY A-Z >>>less than 10 terms in J and Y A Abiotic stress. Outside (nonliving) factors which can cause harmful effects to plants‚ such as soil conditions‚ drought‚ extreme temperatures. Abzyme. See Catalytic antibody. An antibody selected for its ability to catalyze a chemical reaction by binding to and
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(http://www.understandinganimalresearch.org.uk/about-us/the-science-action-network/forty-reasons-why-we-need-animals-in-research/): Animal research has played a vital part in nearly every medical breakthrough over the last decade. We share 95% of our genes with a mouse‚ making them an effective model for the human body. Animals and humans are very similar; we have the same organ systems performing the same tasks in more or less the same way. Animals suffer from similar diseases to humans including
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CUI F.‚ RAYMOND M.‚ QIAO C.L. (2006). Insecticide resistance in vector mosquitoes in China. Pest. Manag. Sci. 62‚ 1013-1022. Chikungunya virus‚ Réunion Island‚ 2010. Emerg. DESSAIN S.K.‚ ADEKAR S.P.‚ BERRY J.D. (2008). Exploring the native human antibody repertoire to create an-
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Med 344:1145–1151 Choi DW (1987) Ionic dependence of glutamate neurotoxicity. J Neurosci 7:369–379 Clement AB‚ Hawkins A‚ Lichtman AH‚ Cravatt BF (2003) Increased 23:3916–3923 De Blas AL (1996) Brain GABAA receptors studied with subunit specific antibodies. Mol Neurobiol 12:55–71 Dietzel I‚ Heinenmann U‚ Hofinier G‚ Lux HD (1982) Stimulusinduced Res 46:73–84 Dittmer A‚ Dittmer J (2006) Beta-actin is not a reliable loading control in western blot analysis. Electrophoresis 27:2844–2845 Dudek FE‚ Obenaus
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A Term Paper on the company BIOCON B.V.Shashidhar 1PI10MBA27 Introduction to the company History Biocon India is incorporated as a joint venture between Biocon Biochemical’s Ltd. of Ireland and an Indian entrepreneur‚ Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw 1979 Biocon is the first Indian company to manufacture and export enzymes to USA and Europe 1989 Unilever plc. Acquires
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CARIBBEAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination Biology Syllabus Effective for examinations from May/June 2008 Correspondence related to the syllabus should be addressed to: The Pro-Registrar Caribbean Examinations Council Caenwood Centre 37 Arnold Road‚ Kingston 5‚ Jamaica‚ W.I. Telephone Number: (876) 920-6714 Facsimile Number: (876) 967-4972 E-mail address: cxcwzo@cxc.org Website: www.cxc.org Copyright © 2007‚ by Caribbean Examinations Council The Garrison‚ St
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Metabolic Diseases and Their Effect on Immune Function and Resistance to Infectious Disease Jesse P. Goff and Kayoko Kimura Periparturient Diseases of Cattle Research Unit National Animal Disease Center USDA-Agricultural Research Service Ames‚ IA Introduction The transition from pregnant‚ non-lactating to non-pregnant‚ lactating is too often a disastrous experience for the cow. Most of the metabolic diseases of dairy cows - milk fever‚ ketosis‚ retained placenta‚ and displacement of the
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Adv Drug Deliv Rev 56: 1205–1217. 57. Gawlick U‚ Kranz DM‚ Schepkin VD‚ Roy EJ. 2004. A conjugate of a tumor-targeting ligand and a T cell costimulatory antibody to treat brain tumors. Bioconjug Chem 15:1137–1145. 58. Kranz DM‚ Patrick TA‚ Brigle KE‚ Spinella MJ‚ Roy EJ. 1995. Conjugates of folate and anti-T-cellreceptor antibodies specifically target folatereceptor-positive tumor cells for lysis. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA
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