News of the daySwitzerland bans GMOs for three more years
10.03.10 Berne – Switzerland’s House of Representatives has voted to extend the moratorium on use of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in farming and animal breeding until 2013. The move had been expected, after a majority of the...moreRoche and Biogen Idec suspend Ocrelizumab in RA over side effects
09.03.10 Basel – Roche and Biogen Idec have suspended development of its humanised anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody Ocrelizumab in Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA).The decision follows the recommendation of the independent Ocrelizumab RA & Lupus... moreCommission opens floodgates for GMOs
08.03.10 Just three weeks after the new European Commission was confirmed by the European Parliament, it has freed the long-standing logjam preventing the planting of new genetically-engineered crops. On March 2nd, the Commission ended a... more
Product of the WeekIDT further expands its qPCR offering for screening applications
11.02.10 CORALVILLE, IA – Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT), the world leader in oligonucleotide synthesis, has added additional flexibility to its PrimeTime™ qPCR product offering. In order to provide even greater user input, customers...more