Scientist Wins Male Contraceptive Grant Oct 16, 2005
The grant, Hall said, will bring to his research the world of "computer-assisted drug design" to speed the time he can produce compounds for testing ... "We decided to take an initiative role and be a leader for a change." By supporting the emerging field of computer-assisted drug design, the NIH grant will help Hall make and test compounds more quickly. (ABC 7 News, DC - Health)
Norfolk State University Receives $3.6 Million Grant Oct 13, 2005
The grant will be used to purchase state-of-the-art equipment housed in a bio-analytical core facility, train faculty at research-intensive schools in the newest technologies related to biotechnological and biomedical sciences, conduct research in three major areas of computer assisted drug design, proteomics/glyconomics and reproductive biochemistry and provide increased research opportunities for students in the biomedical sciences. Lead researchers in the area of reproductive biochemistry at... (WTKR.com, VA)
UM vying for fast-track cancer drug program Dec 23, 2004
The university has expertise in drug screening, computer-assisted drug design, pharmacology and statistics that small companies might not have, Sausville said. Launched in 2003, the partnership program developed from the idea that big pharmaceutical companies were not making use of the "most innovative ideas that are in the academic universe" and that they would benefit from a more direct interaction with university researchers, Sausville said. (Baltimore Business Journal, MD)
GeneEd Appoints Dr. Hugh Rienhoff and Mr. Thanos Triant to Its ... May 17, 2004
GeneEd utilizes the best life science content, combined with advanced e-learning development technology, to rapidly create basic and advanced curricula in the areas of genomics, therapeutic area training (for clinical research, product development, and sales and marketing teams), computer assisted drug design, drug discovery and development, pharmacogenomics and clinical genomics, bioinformatics and microarray informatics, and therapeutic and diagnostic products. GeneEd, Inc. is a privately held... (Business Wire)
The marriage of tech, pharma Feb 1, 2004
Luxury autos: This business transformed from a body shop to building cars that sell for almost $1 million. The lesson: Team learns that sales drive everything in the company. (Philadelphia Business Journal, PA)
