Philips and BG Medicine partner in molecular medicine for early detection and monitoring of diseases

15-Aug-2006

Philips announced that it has reached a development partnership agreement with BG medicine. Under the agreement Philips Research will collaborate with BG Medicine to advance Philips' development of patient-centered diagnostics and personalized medicine. As a further part of this strategic agreement Philips will take a minority stake in BG Medicine.

The Philips-BG Medicine partnership is an extension of Philips' existing molecular medicine research and development efforts. The collaboration gives Philips access to certain BG Medicine proprietary biomarker discovery and validation technologies, and associated services.

Other news from the department business & finance

Most read news

More news from our other portals

See the theme worlds for related content

Last viewed contents

Living heart muscle slices drive RNA research into heart failure - Researchers place living human heart tissue in a nutrient solution and use it to test new drugs and innovative approaches to combat heart failure

Living heart muscle slices drive RNA research into heart failure - Researchers place living human heart tissue in a nutrient solution and use it to test new drugs and innovative approaches to combat heart failure

Dow acquires Rohm and Haas, creating world's leading specialty chemicals and advanced materials company - $18.8 billion transaction marks pivotal point in Dow's transformation

Cells stop dividing when this gene kicks into high gear

Cells stop dividing when this gene kicks into high gear

Targeted test for antibiotic resistance in clinical Enterobacter species - New discovery enables targeted antibiotic therapy

Targeted test for antibiotic resistance in clinical Enterobacter species - New discovery enables targeted antibiotic therapy

Varian, Inc. Announces Unique Probe Technology Breakthrough for Biological Solids NMR

Breakthrough Discovery Sheds Light on Heart and Muscle Health - Scientists shoot first true-to-life 3D image of the thick filament of mammalian heart muscle

Breakthrough Discovery Sheds Light on Heart and Muscle Health - Scientists shoot first true-to-life 3D image of the thick filament of mammalian heart muscle

Diagnosis just a breath away with new laser

MIT nanotubes sniff out cancer agents in living cells - Chemical engineers use carbon nanotubes to monitor chemotherapy, detect toxins at the single-molecule level

Fishing for DNA to measure biodiversity - Identifying the fish species present in a river based on traces of their DNA: this method has been successfully tested at about 90 sites in Switzerland

Fishing for DNA to measure biodiversity - Identifying the fish species present in a river based on traces of their DNA: this method has been successfully tested at about 90 sites in Switzerland

BioTek Receives European Patent for Microplate Washer Technology

New high-throughput screening study may open up for future Parkinson's disease therapy

New high-throughput screening study may open up for future Parkinson's disease therapy

DNA mutations shed in blood predicts response to immunotherapy in patients with cancer