Welcome to AlaskaLifeScience.com
AlaskaLifeScience.com is part of a specialized network of state- and province-based biotechnology, medical device,
and life science sites that includes more than 4,500 biotechnology, medical device, pharmaceutical companies,
non-profit research institutions, universities and supporting service sector companies across the U.S. and Canada.
This network addresses the growing informational and service needs of companies, patients, educators and others in
their respective states while providing clients the opportunity to cost effectively
advertise their job openings, events, facility availability and other services at the state level,
regionally or nationwide. We welcome your comments, suggestions and requests for informational content and supporting
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Destination Alaska
Are you considering a move to Alaska? Relocating your business to
Alaska? Starting a company? Or just interested in Alaska?
This section will answer many of your questions regarding the life science industry in Alaska, the state's
economy, tax structure and cost of living, education, transportation, climate, recreational opportunities, history,
industry resources, and more.
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- Premier opens world-leading spinal cord injury centre The world's largest, most advanced and most comprehensive facility devoted to spinal cord injury research and patient care was opened by Premier Gordon Campbell, Rick Hansen and members of the health care and spinal cord research community.
Premier of British Columbia November 18, 2008
- Long-term Titan study evaluates Prezista(R)/ritonavir vs. lopinavir/ritonavir Tibotec recently announced long-term study results from a phase 3 clinical trial, which compared PREZISTA(R) (darunavir) /ritonavir to lopinavir/ritonavir, as part of HIV combination therapy, in lopinavir/r-naïve, treatment-experienced HIV-1 infected adults.
Johnson & Johnson November 18, 2008
- Magnetically steered irrigated tip cardiac catheter now available in EU Patients in the European Union (EU) with Atrial Fibrillation and other arrhythmias, also known as irregular heart rhythms, may now benefit from treatment with an innovative state-of-the art catheter.
Johnson & Johnson November 18, 2008
- Monsanto announces 2008 preliminary corn yield data While the U.S. harvest season is tracking slightly behind the national historic average, preliminary yield results reveal that corn seed products offered by Monsanto's DEKALB and American Seeds (ASI) brands are delivering opportunities for greater productivity and profitability.
Monsanto Company November 18, 2008
- Alberta researcher leads $2M international genome project Alberta researcher Dr Gane Ka-Shu Wong has been chosen to lead the Alberta 1,000 Plants Initiative, an international project focused on finding new genomic information that could lead to new medicines and a range of value-added plant products.
Laboratory Product News November 17, 2008
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Learn About Alaska's BioHistory
Why is there a biotechnology industry in Alaska? Will the industry continue
to grow in Alaska? What do other states have? Each state has a unique story
that explains why a given industry has developed in a specific region and not in others.
Through Alaska BioHistory, you can learn about the scientists,
institutions, political leaders, and significant events that have shaped and are still shaping
the biotechnology, medical device and life science industries in the state of Alaska.
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November is American Diabetes Month
Diabetes is a leading cause of kidney failure, blindness and amputations, and a major cause of heart
disease and stroke. Nearly 24 million Americans have diabetes, and about one quarter (or 5.7 million)
of them don't know that they have the disease. Millions more are at risk of developing diabetes.
Diabetes is a costly disease associated with serious complications and premature death. It is a major
cause of heart disease and stroke and a leading cause of leg and foot amputations unrelated to injury,
kidney failure, and new blindness in adults.
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BioFact
(1968) - The FAO creates a Crop Ecology and Genetic Resources Unit to act as a clearinghouse for information on plant collecting expeditions.
It's a Small World
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Science Quote
"Shall I refuse my dinner because I do not fully understand the process of digestion?"
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Oliver Heaviside, English physicist
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