Biotherapeutics News for December 2009

Biotherapeutics News Archive

Cannabis hope for inflammatory bowel disease Cannabis hope for inflammatory bowel disease

Chemicals found in cannabis could prove an effective treatment for the inflammatory bowel diseases ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease, say scientists.

Thermo Fisher Scientific’s mass spectrometry technology helps Children’s Hospital Boston isolate biomarker for acute pediatric appendicitis Thermo Fisher Scientific’s mass spectrometry technology helps Children’s Hospital Boston isolate biomarker for acute pediatric appendicitis

The Children’s Hospital research team believes the discovery will lead to more accurate and efficient diagnosis.

ThromboGenics announces Phase II trial of microplasmin for the treatment of age-related macular degeneration ThromboGenics announces Phase II trial of microplasmin for the treatment of age-related macular degeneration

ThromboGenics NV announced recently that it has started a Phase II trial of microplasmin for the treatment of exudative (wet) age-related macular degeneration.