New Awards Program Focused on Cardiovascular Risk in Patients with Diabetes
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Pfizer and the European Foundation for the Study of Diabetes (EFSD) announced today, at the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) Annual Meeting, the development of a new awards program which will provide research grants to support European research around understanding and reducing cardiovascular risk in patients with diabetes.
ASCO Journals to be accessible through SIMID® S.M.I.L.E.
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SIMID® announced that the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) has agreed to provide metadata and full-text articles from its portfolio of medical journals through the SIMID Scientific Medical Information Library Europe (S.M.I.L.E.) database.
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation New Grants to Fight Tuberculosis Epidemic
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The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced grants totaling $280 million to help fight tuberculosis, an epidemic that infects one-third of people on earth and kills nearly 2 million yearly - mostly in the poorest countries. The 11 new grants will speed research and development on promising vaccines, diagnostic tests, and treatments to help reduce the global TB burden.
Spending on Cancer Research in Europe Rising
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Spending on cancer research in Europe is on the up, and Europe is now a major contributor to the global cancer research effort, according to the second cancer research funding survey by the European Cancer Research Managers (ECRM) Forum. However, growing levels of bureaucracy threaten to stifle future research, the report warns.
semgine GmbH - Product release of the semgine sciPlorer® 1.3
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Berlin software enterprise semgine GmbH has completed the new release of its semgine sciPlorer®. semgine sciPlorer® is the first product based on the semgine® semantic search technology and the first semantic information retrieval assistant specially developed for researchers working in the field of drugs discovery and biomedical science.
ePharma Physician® Research Study and Advisory Service Focused on Physician IT Adoption
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ePharma Physician® is a syndicated multi-client research study and advisory service focused on physician information technology adoption. Specifically, the study examines how technology is levered by pharmaceutical, biotech, and device companies to improve relationships with physicians. Fielded annually, ePharma Physician® builds upon Manhattan Research's population-level physician research Taking the Pulse® and probes deeper into the audience of physicians interacting with pharmaceutical, device, and biotech companies online, currently about 80% of the physician population.
Advances in Functional Proteomics Spell Speedier Drug Discovery
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Proteomics research is undergoing excessive growth. Nearly every major biotech and pharmaceuticals firm has implemented a proteomics program. Functional proteomics, the study of protein function and identification of protein interactions, is playing a major role in drug discovery, biomarkers, molecular diagnostics, and antibody therapies. A primary goal of biomedical research is discovering how cells respond to genetic instructions by creating thousands of protein variations and observing their reactions.
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