Russian pharmaceutical business needs a seed fund
Oleg Korzinov, Head of the Innovation Department of TSVT "HimRar": "Why shouldn't a Russian venture company create a seed fund in the field of living systems?"
14.10.2008Oleg Korzinov, Head of the Innovation Department of TSVT "HimRar": "Why shouldn't a Russian venture company create a seed fund in the field of living systems?"
14.10.2008Nanoparticles of the quantum dot class were encapsulated in a biodegradable hydrogel and modified with antibodies specifically binding to cell membrane receptors. The resulting nanocomposite structure penetrates the cells without destroying the membrane, and then hydrolyzes in the cytoplasm, releasing individual quantum dots.
14.10.2008In 2008, another open competition is held for the best scientific work of students in natural, technical and humanitarian sciences in higher educational institutions of the Russian Federation.
14.10.2008The sensational development was presented by scientists from the Japanese corporation "Nasumoto". The method can be applied from the fourth week of pregnancy. It is during this period that the sex glands begin to form.
13.10.2008The last refuge of free capital is private equity funds. They will not be able to finance all companies, but they can launch the process of mergers and acquisitions in many sectors.
13.10.2008The 2008 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine will be shared by Harald zur Hausen ("for the discovery of human papillomavirus causing cervical cancer") and Francoise Barre-Sinussi and Luc Montagnier ("for the discovery of human immunodeficiency virus").
10.10.2008Previously, it was believed that the brain works exclusively on glucose. Using spectral analysis, scientists found that the brain receives not only glucose from the blood coming to it, but also lactic acid, an excess of which is observed in the blood during active muscle work.
10.10.2008The Eternal Youth Foundation was represented at the conference by the author of this article, who made a poster presentation "Analysis of gene polymorphisms by pharmacy biochip in newborn and elderly people from the North-West region of Russia".
10.10.2008Facial care requires patience, regularity, as well as knowledge of the elementary basics of cosmetology. Meanwhile, almost every woman is trapped in myths and misconceptions about how to take care of herself, when and with what.
10.10.2008The primordial cells of the male testicles, which produce spermatozoa during division, have the property of pluripotency, that is, they are able to transform into all known types of cells of an adult organism. In this sense, they are completely "equal" to embryonic stem cells.
10.10.2008Advertising of medicines and cosmetics visualizes diseases, making them understandable. The next stage is when the viewer finds the symptoms of the disease. General anxiety, constant expectation of suffering provokes or exacerbates neurosis.
09.10.2008Often, especially from elderly people, you can hear: "I forgot again. Damn sclerosis!" Those who are younger usually say this in jest. Older people tend to be concerned about their forgetfulness. Is memory deterioration an inevitable process?
09.10.2008Some organizations fighting for animal rights attack the homes of scientists, smash the offices of pharmaceutical companies, steal and release laboratory animals into the wild and persecute "knackers" even after death.
09.10.2008In some cases, physical exercise is certainly useful. However, in some cases, the path to longevity does not lie through gyms, exhausting races and bathing in cold water. For many people, the best simulator can be... a favorite sofa, the best exercise is daytime sleep, the best motivation for "classes" is simple healthy laziness.
09.10.2008The third scientific Congress "Rational Pharmacotherapy and Clinical Pharmacology" opens in St. Petersburg today. Specialists will gather from all over Russia, whose professional task is to make sure that the attending doctor prescribes you exactly the "right" medicine: researched, effective, as safe as possible.
08.10.2008It should not be forgotten, however, that the effect of all memory stimulators, including erythropoietin, is rather short-lived and does not lead to a more efficient functioning of the brain's own mechanisms, creating only the effect of additional activation of neurons, and even then largely indiscriminate.
08.10.2008The participants of the International Expert Meeting "Results of participation of Russian scientists in international scientific and technical cooperation in medicine and pharmacology" noted the high scientific potential of Russia in the field of biomedical and pharmacological research and the availability of highly qualified personnel.
08.10.2008American doctors were able to turn exocrine cells of the pancreas into insulin-secreting beta cells. This reprogramming was carried out in a living organism – more precisely, in the pancreas of a mouse.
07.10.2008Antibiotics are as "more effective" than bacteriophages as carpet bombing is a carefully planned special operation.
07.10.2008Enzymes instead of antibiotics, yeast instead of opium poppy, synthetic heparin and prevention of Alzheimer's disease.
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