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LCT gets 10% ownership of US biomedical company
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| Living Cell Technologies said that it has received 10 percent ownership of US-based biomedical company CytoSolv in exchange of restricted supply of choroid plexus cell clusters from its designated pathogen free pig herd |
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FEATURES |
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Associations drive the NZ industry
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| The convergence of agriculture and biomedicine is a unique feature of NZs biotech sector. NZ has significant R&D capability, in both expertise and infrastructure, particularly within the Crown Research Institutes and its world class universities |
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PEOPLE |
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AgResearch CEO, Dr Andrew West resigns
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| Dr Andrew West, Chief Executive of AgResearch Ltd, New Zealand's largest Crown Research Institute announced his intention to resign his position effective 30 June after six years in the role
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LCT strengthens board, appoints chairman
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| Living Cell Technologies, a cell-based therapeutics developer with operations in Australia and New Zealand, has appointed Mr Bob Finder and Mr David McAuliffe as independent directors, and Dr David Brookes as chairman |
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AgResearch CRG to host colloquium early next year
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| AgResearch's new Center for Reproduction and Genomics (CRG) based at its Invermay campus outside Dunedin will present a day-long colloquium early next year to focus on the latest research in the field or reproduction and genomics |
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LCT to host diabetes seminar
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| Living Cell Technologies is hosting a seminar on diabetes in Auckland in New Zealand to discuss current developments with porcine islet transplant technologies |
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PRODUCTS |
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ZyGem strengthens its presence in Asia Pacific
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| ZyGem, a provider of innovative enzyme-based products for DNA extraction and other life sciences applications, has entered into a number of new agreements that strengthen its market presence in the Asia Pacific region |
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TRENDS & ANALYSIS |
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Biotech spreading across all regions in New Zealand
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| Twenty-one percent of biotechnology organizations are active in the Auckland region, but biotechnology activity is spread evenly across the remainder of the country, according to the Statistics New Zealand
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