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Below is provided a list of many resources and related programs external to the National Cancer Institute (NCI), whose Web sites may provide useful information and contacts for technology developers. The list, which is sorted by information type, is not intended to be fully comprehensive nor does the inclusion of a particular resource or site indicate endorsement by NCI.
Biotechnology News Sources
BioExchange
Offers a internet-enabling platform for the biopharmaceutical sector through the development and integration of specialized e-marketplaces, value-added information & resources, and industry-specific e-business services.
Bio Online News
Provides articles, press releases, and calendars from biotechnology companies, universities, and other research and academic institutions, industry suppliers, government agencies, and non-profit special interest groups.
BioSpace News
Lists information and events related to the bioscience industry.
Business Wire
Distributes all types of news and press releases.
Human Genome Project Information
Provides updates on the Human Genome Project. Also publishes the monthly Human Genome News, which is intended to facilitate communication, help prevent duplication of research effort, and inform persons interested in genome research. (Not updated since Oct 99)
PR Newswire Health/Biotech Page
Provides general press releases, and news under the category of pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, and healthcare.
Whitaker Foundation News
Includes news releases about biomedical engineering advances funded by The Whitaker Foundation. Updated as information is available.
Yahoo Quotes Biotechnology Finance Page
Compiles biotechnology industry news releases from online news agencies, including several listed above.
Compilation of Biotechnology Companies or Centers
Bio-Corporates Global Company Profiles and Hyperlinks
Offers a database of biotechnology companies that includes mailing information, and, in some cases, a URL and logo. See below.
Bioportfolio - Bio2000 Database
Contains information on 8,500 companies including stockbroker reports, share prices, and U.S. patents. Allows free searching by name, keyword and state.
BIO Member Company Profiles
Allows Biotechnology Industry Organization members to post a company profile that includes general information, key personnel, focus areas, and a company description.
Bio Online Corporate Profiles
Provides a brief entry on many product and service companies that includes general information, primary contact, stock symbol, and a company description. Search by keyword or browse alphabetically.
Biospace Company Profiles
Includes general information, industry, profile, and news.
HUM MOL-GEN Biomedical Companies
Offers a searchable database with over 1000 entries, including international companies. Provides general information and a brief description.
Network Science Pharmaceutical Industries Yellow Pages
Includes the names, addresses, telephone numbers, and other information for US biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies.
ReCap Company Information
Contains extensive records on biotechnology, pharmaceutical, and device companies, as well as universities. Data includes company and contact information, valuation, recent filings, alliances, and news.
Related Technology Programs and Organizations
Advanced Technology Program of the National Institutes of Standards and Technology (NIST)
Partners with companies of all sizes, universities, and non-profits, often providing an early stage investment, to accelerate the development of innovative technologies that promise significant commercial payoffs and widespread benefits for the nation.
Commerce Business Daily Guide to Government Contracts
Allows real-time searches of the CBD database for official, active notices of proposed government procurement actions, contract awards, sales of government property, and other procurement information.
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
Microsystems Tech Office (MTO)
- Biofluidic Chips (Bioflips)
Demonstrates technologies for integrated biofluidic microprocessors capable of on-chip reconfiguration and self-calibration via feedback control.
- Simulation of Bio-Molecular Systems (SIMBIOSYS)
Focuses on the development of advanced computational design tools that enable the efficient integration of bio-molecular phenomena with electronic, MEMS and photonic technologies.
- Bio:Info:Micro Program
Brings together interdisciplinary teams of researchers from the fields of biology, information technology and microsystems technology to work collaboratively to address fundamental research issues at the intersections of these broadly defined areas.
Advanced Technology Office (ATO)
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Supports investigators who carry out research in the fields of cell biology, genetics, immunology, neuroscience, and structural biology at universities and academic medical centers across the United States. In addition, the Institute has a grants program that enhances science education at all levels, from preschool through postgraduate training.
Medical Research Council (UK)
Improves health by promoting research into all areas of medical and related science through its own research establishments, grants to individual scientists, and support for postgraduate students.
National Center for Research Resources Biomedical Technology Program
Supports research, development, and access to sophisticated technologies at resource centers nationwide. This area also funds grants for acquisition of state-of-the art shared instrumentation. Current areas of emphasis include high performance computing, molecular and cellular structural biology technologies, biomedical engineering, noninvasive imaging and spectroscopy, and mathematical modeling and computer simulations.
National Human Genome Research Institute of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Heads the Human Genome Project for NIH. The HGP is an international research effort to characterize the genomes of human and selected model organisms through complete mapping and sequencing of their DNA. Scientists will be able to utilize the tools and resources developed through the HGP to pursue biological studies that will improve human health.
National Science Foundation
Promotes science and engineering through programs that invest in almost 20,000 research and education projects. Strengthens research potential and education programs at all levels, and appraises the impact of research upon industrial development and the general welfare.
National Institutes of Health Office of Extramural Research
Supports basic, applied, and clinical and health services research to understand the processes underlying human health and to acquire new knowledge to help prevent, diagnose, and treat human diseases and disabilities. Covers funding opportunities, policy, awards data, and receipt dates for research grants from NIH.
Naval Research Laboratory Broad Agency Announcement
Conducts basic and applied research for the Navy in a variety of scientific and technical disciplines. Most research is conducted at its own facilities but the NRL also funds some related research, specified in this announcement.
Office of Naval Research
Coordinates, executes, and promotes the science and technology programs of the United States Navy and Marine Corps through universities, government laboratories, and nonprofit and for-profit organizations.
The Whitaker Foundation
Supports research and education in biomedical engineering. The Whitaker Foundation is dedicated to improving human health through awards to colleges and universities for faculty research, graduate fellowships, and program development.
Sources of Technology Projects Outside of NIH
Advanced Technology Program of the National Institutes of Standards and Technology (NIST) - Funded Awards
Lists funded ATP-funded projects. The ATP partners with companies of all sizes, universities, and non-profits, often providing an early stage investment, to accelerate the development of innovative technologies that promise significant commercial payoffs and widespread benefits for the nation.
Computer Retrieval of Information on Scientific Projects (CRISP)
CRISP is a searchable database of federally funded
biomedical research projects conducted at universities, hospitals, and other
institutions.
Department of Energy Human Genome Project Research in Progress
Offers progress, research, resources, and news on the Human Genome Project. The HGP is an international research effort to characterize the genomes of human and selected model organisms through complete mapping and sequencing of their DNA.
Small Business Administration--TechNet
TechNet is an internet-based database of information
containing Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) awards, Small Business
Technology Transfer (STTR) awards, Advanced Technology Program (ATP) awards,
and Manufacturing Extension Partners (MEP) centers.
The USDA Research Database (CRIS)
CRIS is the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) documentation and reporting system for ongoing and recently completed research projects in agriculture, food and nutrition, and forestry.
The Whitaker Foundation Annual Reports
Presents an online version of the annual report from the Whitaker Foundation. The Whitaker Foundation supports research and education in biomedical engineering and is dedicated to improving human health through awards to colleges and universities for faculty research, graduate fellowships, and program development.
Sources of Technology Conferences
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American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Special Conferences
Provides extensive list of cancer-related conferences.
BIO Events
Offers detailed list of upcoming worldwide biotechnology events.
Biotechnology Industry Organization Online News and Events
Presents an active, fully searchable database of life science-related conferences, tradeshows, and meetings.
Calendar of Genome and Biotechnology Meetings from the Human Genome Project
Provides calendar of training courses and workshops related to the HGP.
California Separation Science Society - Electronic Resource Center
Advances separation science and bioanalysis by sponsoring international scientific symposia for the biotechnology, pharmaceutical and academia arenas.
Cambridge Healthtech Institute (CHI) Conferences
Organizes over 50 biomedical conferences each year. Allows users to browse a chronological list of conferences, including dates and locations.
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) Meetings and Courses
Hosts meetings in which speakers are primarily chosen on the basis of openly submitted abstracts.
FASEB Office of Scientific Meetings and Conferences
Manages approximately 12 meetings and 24 FASEB Conferences. The services provided include site selection, facility arrangements, personnel and equipment arrangements, exhibit management, advertising and promotion hospitality, assistance with abstract processing and programming, registration processing and CME credits.
Gordon Research Conferences
Provides a service through the organization and support of scientific meetings for the presentation and discussion of frontier research in the biological, chemical, and physical sciences, and their related technologies.
International Business Communications (IBC) Conferences
Hosts conferences for the evaluation of current research, market trends, technological developments and applications.
Keystone Symposia
Organizes conferences on molecular and cellular biology. Conference topics include cell biology, cancer, plant biology, molecular biology, immunology, infectious diseases, pharmacology, cardiovascular system, gene therapy, neurobiology and clinical research.
Knowledge Foundation
Specializes in the production of conferences and newsletters that bring together industry, government and academic research organizations to spur the commercialization of advanced technologies.
NCI Events Calendar
Provides a centralized and easily accessible place to obtain information about meetings and events related to NCI Advisory Committees, NCI Planning and Oversight Groups, and Cancer-Related Scientific Meetings, Conferences, Symposia, Seminars, and Workshops.
NIH Yellow Sheet
Lists NIH-sponsored meetings and other meetings of interest to both employees and the general public. It is updated continually. All meetings listed are free and open to the public.
Strategic Research Institute (SRI)
Provides conferences, workshops and industry-wide events to the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries.
OMEGA's Portal to Technical Organizations and Societies
Lists and provides links to professional organizations.
TIGR Science Education Foundation
Offers its conferences, education, and training department to improve public understanding of the life sciences by promoting and providing education and research.
Technology Research Infrastructure
The Association of Biomolecular Resource Facilities
Promotes and facilitates communication and cooperation among core facilities and research laboratories, provides research mechanisms for evaluation and improvement of biotechnical capabilities of core facilities, and promotes the education of facility staff, users, administrators, and other members of the scientific community regarding resource facility functions.
Environmental Molecular Science Laboratory
Provides advanced resources to scientists engaged in research on environmental problems and other national issues; conducts fundamental research on the physical, chemical, and biological processes that underpin critical environmental issues; and educates scientists in the molecular sciences to meet the demanding environmental challenges of the future.
External Links from NSF
Lists links in categories such as NSF-Funded Research Centers, U.S. Federal Laboratories and Research and Development Centers, U.S. Federal Agencies, U.S. Science Organizations, and International Science Organizations.
NCI Research Resources
Links to over 100 NCI resources organized by category. Categories include; Animal resources, cancer communications resources, clinical trials, drugs (chemicals and biologicals), epidemiology, resources and statistics, family registries/cancer genetics resources, genomics resources, NCI intramural research, research & manufacturing services, scientific computing resources, and specimen resources.
National Center for Research Resources, Access to Research Resources
Catalogs the array of research resource facilities, biomaterials, and models available to biomedical investigators across this country. Serves as institutional, regional or national facilities for clinical, animal or biomedical technology research; those facilities provide expertise, specially adapted laboratories, and research equipment.
The MEMS Exchange
The MEMS Exchange coordinates a virtual fabrication facility for microelectromechanical lsystems (MEMS). Under the MEMS Exchange program, a network of fabrication and design centers is organized and connected, such that the user drafts a process sequence, which can cross the boundaries separating the individual facilities. Communication between the fabrication facilities and the facility and users is accomplished over the Internet. Planning, logistics, and billing, as well as detailed network operation and management are handled by the MEMS Exchange staff, who act as a "trusted intermediary" between the fabrication service providers and the user community.
Technology Transfer Resources
Technology Transfer Branch
Establishes formal collaborations between NCI scientists and companies. This office helps companies and universities comply with Federal laws, regulations, and policies regarding technology transfer.
National Institutes of Health's (NIH) Office of Technology Transfer
Evaluates, protects, monitors, and manages the NIH invention portfolio. This is largely accomplished through overseeing patent prosecution, negotiating and monitoring licensing agreements, and providing oversight and central policy review of Cooperative Research and Development Agreements.
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO)
Grants patents for the protection of inventions and registers trademarks. The PTO, an agency of the U.S. Department of Commerce, serves the interest of inventors and businesses with respect to their inventions and corporate products, and service identifications.
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