- Takeda will boost vaccine business with LigoCyte buyout
Takeda Pharmaceutical agreed to purchase LigoCyte Pharmaceuticals, which makes vaccines for gastrointestinal and respiratory infections, for $60 million in cash, plus future milestone payments. The acquisition will give Takeda access to LigoCyte's lead candidates, including a norovirus vaccine under Phase I/II development and preclinical-stage vaccines against influenza, rotavirus and respiratory syncytial virus. Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News (10/5)       | 2-Day, $13K Sequencing IDs Genetic Diseases in the NICU | | According to the March of Dimes charity, 10-15% of all newborns are admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Many of those babies suffer from genetic disorders. In fact, Stephen Kingsmore told reporters, "the leading cause to admission to the neonatal intensive care unit is an illness that is likely to be genetic." Find out the details. |  |
| Health Care & Policy |  |  | | - Nobel honors work in cell reprogramming
The Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine was awarded to John Gurdon of the University of Cambridge and Shinya Yamanaka of the University of Kyoto for the discovery that mature cells can be reprogrammed to become like stem cells. Induced pluripotent stem cells have applications in treatments and pharmaceutical research. Nature/News Blog (10/8), CNN (10/8) - NCBIO president: TPP needs data exclusivity for biologics
 Twelve years of data exclusivity and other intellectual property protections are the keys to the Trans Pacific Partnership's impact on jobs and innovation, North Carolina Biosciences Organization President Sam Taylor writes. "Ensuring that the TPP includes strong protection for intellectual property will help the United States retain its dominance in biopharmaceuticals. It's critical for the administration to push for such protection," Taylor writes. The Herald-Sun (Durham, N.C.) (free registration) (10/6) - GSK ends Phase II trial of experimental antibiotic by Anacor
GlaxoSmithKline and partner Anacor Pharmaceuticals stopped a midstage study of GSK2251052, an antibiotic drug candidate for intra-abdominal and urinary tract infections. Anacor said GSK halted enrollment after finding disease-causing microorganisms that might affect efficacy. Reuters (10/5) - Researchers use ES cells, iPS cells to grow mouse egg cells
Researchers from Kyoto University's School of Medicine in Japan succeeded in growing mouse egg cells using embryonic stem cells and induced pluripotent stem cells. Tests on female mice showed the cells allowed the animals to bear normal and fertile offspring, according to the study published in Science. "Our system serves as a robust foundation to investigate and further reconstitute female germline development in vitro," the researchers said. ScientificAmerican.com/Observations blog (10/4) | Company & Financial News | | | | | Food & Agriculture | | | | - French biotech corn study is scientifically unsound, EFSA says
A French study connecting Monsanto's biotech corn to risks of cancer and early death is "of insufficient scientific quality to be considered as valid for risk assessment," according to the European Food Safety Authority. In its first analysis of the research, EFSA found inadequacies in the study's design, reporting and analysis. The flaws make the study's conclusions scientifically unsound, the agency said. FoodNavigator (10/4), Fox Business/Dow Jones Newswires (10/4) | Hot Topics | | | | Top five news stories selected by BIO SmartBrief readers in the past week. - Results based on number of times each story was clicked by readers.
| Industrial & Environmental | | | | - Cellulosic ethanol plants are being commissioned and built
Though cellulosic ethanol plant construction schedules can be uncertain and fluid, a series of forward steps to be in the works in the U.S. and Canada by 2014, according to data compiled by Ethanol Producer Magazine. Ineos Bio and Chemtex International are commissioning advanced-biofuel plants, while BlueFire Renewables and Abengoa BioEnergy are among the companies that are building or planning to build plants. EthanolProducer.com (10/5), EthanolProducer.com (10/5) | News from BIO | | | | - BIOtechNOW
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