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The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) is a nonprofit professional society dedicated to the advancement of scientific and technological excellence across all disciplines, and to the public's understanding of science and technology. AAAS is among the oldest societies in America, having been founded in Philadelphia in 1848. Many of today's most prestigious and influential scientific societies have their historical origins in AAAS.

The American Chemical Society was founded in 1876 and is a not-for-profit organization. It is the world's largest scientific society and has a membership of over 151,000 chemists and chemical engineers. The American Chemical Society was chartered by a 1937 Act of the U.S. Congress. The Society is recognized as a world leader in fostering scientific education and research, and promoting public understanding of science. The North Jersey Section of the American Chemical Society is the largest section in the nation!

THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR CELL BIOLOGY was founded in 1961 to bring the varied facets of cell biology together. The Society's objective is to provide for the exchange of scientific knowledge in the area of cell biology. It does so through the scholarly dissemination of research at its Annual Meeting and in its publications, and strives to ensure the future of basic scientific research by providing training and development opportunities for students and young investigators, and also by keeping Congress and the American public informed on the importance of biomedical research.

The Association for Laboratory Automation (ALA) was created to advance the world-wide utilization of automation, robotics, and artificial intelligence in order to improve the quality, efficiency, and relevance of laboratory analysis.

The UTA Automation & Robotics Research Institute (ARRI) is the premier applied research, education and technology center in the Southwest. The Institute prides itself on its proven track record of performing world class research for customers, as well as, its ability to transfer technology to industry quickly and effectively.

The Berkeley Lab - Engineering Science Department - Bioinstrumentation Group comprises physical scientists, mechanical, electrical and software engineers, and technical specialists. It is engaged in a number of projects for the automation of molecular biology procedures, both for Life Sciences activities within LBNL and also for external private-sector organizations. These activities involve the design and fabrication of systems for automating repetitive procedures, the development of improved hardware to extend the range of applicability of existing commercial equipment, and the development of integrated software systems and databases to control and monitor experiments. We employ commercial automation components wherever possible, and design our own custom hardware and software to integrate these elements into the final system. Instrumentation units may be designed for stand-alone operation, or for integration into larger ensembles. In addition to automation equipment design, there is a significant effort devoted to the development of improved methods for mass spectrometry for molecular sizing, and fluorescence assays for high-throughput screening and DNA sequence analysis.

The Biochemistry Section of the New York Academy of Sciences represents a diverse group of people with interests in biochemistry, molecular biology, biomedical research, and other related areas. Our members come from pharmaceutical companies, universities and biotechnology companies around the world. The most active members generally work in New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania.

Biofind is the Internet's "one-stop-shop" for world wide Biotechnology industry information. Biotech Rumor Mill allows free public discussion of happenings in the commercial and academic biotech arena. Biotech Events is a searchable database of exhibitions and events, together with detailed event information. Biotech Innovations If you have a research project with commercial potential in need of venture capital or corporate funding, simply note the outline details on our secure database. Biotech innovations will be browsed only by genuine companies interested in funding innovative biotechnology research projects. Biotech Jobs is another searchable database of Biotech jobs offered and jobs wanted. Healthcare & Biotech News direct from the PR Newswire

BioMedNet - The Internet Community for Biological and Medical Researchers.

Bio Online, the most comprehensive Internet site for information and services related to biotechnology and pharmaceutical research, development, and manufacturing. The site combines resources of biotechnology companies, biotechnology centers, research and academic institutions, industry suppliers, government agencies, and non-profit special interest groups.

  Synergistic Designs publishes this centralized bioscience-specific "hub" site on a daily basis. Check out Industry News for up-to-the-minute biotechnology and pharmaceutical-related developments. Within BioSpace, you can also research the profiles of over 300 exciting bioscience companies, or tap into our vast industry resources.

The BioSpace Glossary was developed to keep pace with the ever-evolving language of biotechnology. The glossary is the most up-to-date glossary related to biotechnology and was developed with four key benefits:
Easy Searching: Search by key word or phrase.
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Biotaq.com is a dynamic data-driven web site containing extensive links to valuable biotech resources and up-to-date industry and corporate information. We are dedicated to provide a high quality biotech internet information services to the biotechnology community. Visit www.biotaq.com now for biotech online journals, the biggest collection on the web! Check out the latest biotech news! Post your corporate news and open positions for free! Join Biotaq.com online discussion on gene discovery! Visit Biotaq career center to post your job and Resume. Find out web site of biotech companies at Biotaq Company Directory...Welcome to advertise on Biotaq.com!

The BioTechnet BioMall is a marketplace of Web-Based Biology Suppliers.

The Biotechnology Industry Organization is the largest trade organization to serve and represent the emerging biotechnology industry in the United States and around the globe. The organization's leadership and service-oriented guidance have helped advance the industry and bring the benefits of biotechnology to the people of the world. As the leading voice for the biotechnology industry, BIO represents biotechnology companies of all sizes, academic institutions and state biotechnology centers engaged in the development of products and services in the areas of biomedicine, diagnostics, agriculture food, energy, environmental, and industrial applications. BIO is a vital forum and an invaluable focal point to bring together the resources and expertise to meet critical challenges and serve the needs of its members.

Cambridge Healthtech Institute was established to facilitate the discussion and exchange of technical and commercial information through the organization and sponsorship of biomedical conferences. Heavy emphasis is placed on new products and technological advances still in the evaluation stage, over a focus of products that have already reached the marketplace. Basic research is also covered, but within the context of commercial implications in the development of new products and technologies.

combichem.net is THE gateway site for everyone involved in combinatorial chemistry and high throughput screening. It provides industry news, new product updates, supplier searches, upcoming symposia , published literature and links to other combichem sites.

CombiChem Lab: A free online information source for Combinatorial Chemistry, High and Ultra-High Throughput Screening, and Lab Automation.

The Center for Research and Education in Bioluminescence and Biotechnology (CREBB) is a research and teaching arm of the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station at Rutgers University. CREBB conducts research in bioluminescence with emphasis on chemistry molecular biology and industrial applications of the green-fluorescent protein (GFP) and other bioluminescent molecules. Research goes directly into the classroom via GFP-based kits that illustrate topics from cell transformation to protein isoelectric focusing. The Center develops new methods for laboratory instruction in biotechnology (secondary through post-graduate levels) and applies these methods in the classroom. The green-fluorescent protein (GFP) and other bioluminescence tools are used to arouse curiosity and to stimulate creative inquiry. CREBB interfaces with more than 20 biotechnology companies to deliver year-round biotechnology short courses to industrial scientists and to science teachers and their students.

The mission of the Dissolution Discussion Group (DDG) is to provide an independent forum to freely discuss the practical issues which challenge the pharmaceutical industry and affect the day-to-day task of developing, validating, and performing dissolution tests and related chemical analyses.

The mission of the Delaware Valley DMDG is to provide a common forum for the many different disciplines involved in drug metabolism research.

The mission of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology is to enhance the ability of biomedical and life scientists to improve, through their research, the health, well-being, and productivity of all people. FASEB is a coalition of independent Member Societies that serve the interests of biomedical and life scientists, particularly those related to public policy issues. FASEB facilitates coalition activities among Member Societies and disseminates information on biological research through scientific conferences and publications. FASEB also offers Member Societies headquarters facilities, and operational and logistic support.

Frost & Sullivan is a customer-focused marketing consulting company with a proud history. We have evolved from a company that focused on publishing market reports into a full-service training and consulting company. The transformation has been a success. We have greatly expanded our services, the size of our staff, and the number of our offices worldwide. Our relationship with our customers grows stronger every day.

GeneEd is the premier provider of Internet-based courses that explain the latest technologies and applications of biotechnology. Covering fundamental concepts, our courses improve your ability to look at the scientific, business and legal implications of modern biotechnology with a critical eye. GeneEd’s courses cover an array of subjects, including genomics, combinatorial chemistry, immunotherapy, human gene therapy, DNA diagonostics, drug design and many others that are organized to enable you to allow you to create your own biotechnology certificate. Whether you are a scientist, attorney or an investor working in the biotechnology sector, or just someone who is interested in biotechnology, let us teach you the science you need to know...

The Genome Chip (DNA Microarray) Web site is a simple, printer-friendly site created and maintained by Leming Shi, Ph.D. You'll find the basics on DNA microarray technology and a list of academic and industrial links related to this exciting new technology.

A review of equipment at Harvard Medical School's Institute of Chemistry and Cell Biology Molecular Target Laboratory.

Begun in 1990, the U.S. Human Genome Project is a 15-year effort coordinated by the U.S. Department of Energy and the National Institutes of Health to
* Identify all the estimated 80,000 genes in human DNA,
* Determine the sequences of the 3 billion chemical bases that make up human DNA, store this information in databases, and develop tools for data analysis.

IBC's biomedical conferences provide in-depth updates on the research and development of prophylaties, diagnostics and therapeutics for a variety of technological applications and disease states. Topics covered include: drug discovery/development, genetic advancements, cosmetic R & D and data from clinical trials. Programs are designed to spur commercial development of promising technologies by presenting new understanding of basic science, clinical research and industrial applications. These meetings ensure that your organization, whether a major pharmaceutical/biotechnology company or academic/government institution, has the information necessary to explore new opportunities.

The IEEE Robotics and Automation Society was established in 1989 and has approximately 7000 members worldwide, who come from universities, government, medicine, transportation, electric utilities, and R&D companies ranging from multinational giants to individual entrepeneurs.

The Institute for International Research (IIR) is the world's largest international information company with a global network of offices in 36 countries including the United States, Canada, The United Kingdom, Germany, Asia, Australia, Latin America, and the Middle East. As an independent, privately owned business, IIR delivers up-to-the-minute business information to senior executives on critical issues shaping today's marketplace. Our conferences, training courses, seminars, exhibitions and publications provide cutting edge and timely information on strategic, legal, financial, technical and product issues -- whatever our market demands. In 1996 alone over 450,000 business executives throughout the world attended IIR events.

The Institute of Validation Technology (IVT) publisher of the Journal of Validation Technology and the Journal of GXP Compliance, is dedicated to expanding the global knowledge base for validation and compliance professionals in FDA-regulated industries. Through educational publications, timely conferences, and other informational products, IVT stands alone in its quest to continually advance validation technology and practice, as well as help assure compliance with FDA regulations.

ISBER - International Society for Biological and Environmental Repositories provides:
Dissemination of information on repository management issues
Education and sharing of information
A voice for repositories - to influence regulations on shipping, human subjects, etc.
Development of consensus standards
Provision of a central resource for existing repositories with information about their holdings
Eventual goal of accreditation and certification of repositories

The Knowledge Foundation
* Specializes in the production of conferences and newsletters
* Drives promising technologies into commercial implementation by identifying key market opportunities and catalyzing industry collaboration
* Brings together industry, government and academic research organizations to spur the commercialization of advanced technologies
* Delivers information on very specialized topics that are often not served by existing industry associations or conference organizations
* Provides an unbiased forum for the assessment of new technologies and their potential

The Life Sciences Research group is a consortium of people representing pharmaceutical companies, academic institutions, software vendors and hardware vendors from all over the world who are working together within the Object Management Group (OMG) to improve communication and interoperability among computational resources in life sciences research.

The Massachusetts Biotechnology Council is a private not for profit trade association representing Biotechnology companies in Massachusetts. At the MBC, our very essence is to help our member companies and the biotech community to continually improve and enhance the capacity for life in areas that span from the environment to agribusiness, diagnostics to therapeutics and pharmaceuticals.

The Medical Automation Research Center is a research, development, and consulting organization. As a non-profit independent center, we provide our industrial partners with innovative solutions to medical automation problems. MARC's mission is to:
* Develop automation and robotic systems to reduce the cost and improve the quality of health care.
* Apply process control, scheduling and optimation tools to health care delivery.
* Improve use of diagnostic information using innovative information processing and informatics.
* Apply advanced imaging and vision-guided robot control to health care delivery
* Provide and enducational center where investigators learn the use of advanced automation techniques and provide robotics education to hospital faculty and staff.

The MGuide - The Brown Lab's complete guide to microarraying for the molecular biologist. Build your own arrayer and scanner!

Nature Buyers Guide - Guide to Sample Preparation Systems for Natural Sciences

NCCLS is a global, interdisciplinary, nonprofit, standards-developing and educational organization that promotes the development and use of voluntary consensus standards and guidelines within the healthcare community. It is recognized worldwide for the application of its unique consensus process in the development of standards and guidelines for patient testing and related healthcare issues. NCCLS is based on the principle that consensus is an efficient and cost-effective way to improve patient testing and services. (Note - NCCLS has a component of laboratory automation standards)

Network Science Corporation, a non-profit organization, was founded to assist in science education by supporting the development of science and technology, by facilitating the timely exchange of information as a means of enhancing professional development, and by fostering public awareness of advances in the therapeutic management of diseases.

The Northern California Pharmaceutical Discussion Group fosters gaining education and knowledge in the pharmaceutical sciences. Our meetings provide a local forum at which persons interested in the advancement of the pharmaceutical sciences may meet in professional and personal fellowship.

Online Biotechnology Resources by Kevin Ahern

The dmoz.org Open Directory Project is the largest, most comprehensive human-edited directory of the Web. It is constructed and maintained by a vast, global community of volunteer editors.  See the category for Top: Science: Instruments and Supplies: Laboratory Automation and Robotics

Pharma-Lexicon.com has the world's largest online database of pharmaceutical and medical abbreviations - over 56,000 and growing. Our database is updated daily to include new acronyms and abbreviations and their meanings. Our resource is free to use, allowing people to instantly look up meanings for acronyms and abbreviations from the fields of medicine, pharmacy, biotechnology, agrochemicals, healthcare and more.

Polypops Development Foundation details the "History of Microplates".

The Robotics and Automation Laboratory (RAL) and Mechatronics Laboratory (ML) have been established in 1982 and 1995, respectively. They both share a common mandate: to conduct fundamental and applied research in the science of robotics and automation; to educate at the graduate and undergraduate levels in the field of robotics and automation; to conduct industrial research and development under contract.

Robotic Industries Association, founded in 1974, is North America's only trade association focused exclusively on robotics. Members include leading industrial robot manufacturers, robot system integrators, end users of robots, suppliers of robotic peripherals, robot research companies, robotics schools and universities, and financial firms tracking robotics. RIA sponsors robotics trade shows & conferences, publishes robotics books, collects robotics industry statistics, and develops standards on issues such as robot safety.

SamplePrep Web at Duquesne University for information regarding analytical sample preparation, speciated analysis, trace analysis and microwave chemistry.

selectscience.net, an independant, consumer based, website for laboratory scientists from all disciplines. Find out information about the companies and products that suit your needs! Read other consumer's product evaluations and leave comments of your own. Use the onsite resources to help in research and read the latest news and employment opportunities from the science industry Search our extensive worldwide data base of conferences and other events.

The mission of the Society for Biomolecular Screening is to enhance the identity and status of the High Throughput Screening profession as a collective group, and consequently, the identity of its individual members. In the process, the SBS will promote and maintain high standards of professional ethics and educational and informational exchange.

The Society of Chemical Industry is an international association of individual members with headquarters in London. Ever since its foundation in 1881, SCI's principal object has been to further the application of chemistry and related sciences for the public benefit. The Society provides an important interface between industrial, academic and other interests. Although the majority of SCI's activities still take place in Great Britain, 25 per cent of current members live in other parts of the world.

Southern Research Institute, with primary facilities in Birmingham, Alabama; Frederick, Maryland; and Research Triangle Park, North Carolina is a multidisciplinary contract research organization, and for more than half a century has been one of most well established not-for-profit research organizations in the United States. A world leader in scientific research, Southern Research's technical areas - Drug Discovery, Drug Development, Engineering, and Environmental and Energy, - are especially noted for their ability to produce practical, workable solutions to difficult technological problems.

The Institute for Genomic Research (TIGR)is a not-for-profit research institute with interests in structural, functional, and comparative analysis of genomes and gene products in viruses, eubacteria, pathogenic bacteria, archaea, and eukaryotes (both plant and animal), including humans.

Unofficial Combinatorial Chemistry Web Site