Both legislators, firms split on stem-cell incentives
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Beacon Hill's new enthusiasm for embryonic stem-cell research would seem to be good news for the biotechnology industry.
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A panel discussion on stem cell research brought a variety of experts on all sides of the issue to the Capital Region Thursday. It was sponsored by Albany Law School and Albany Medical College.
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A majority of Americans favor research on stem cells taken from discarded human embryos, according to the latest survey to show growing support for the controversial science.
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Two senators who strongly support human embryonic stem cell research lashed out yesterday at the scientist who recently reported the creation of those cells by a method that does not require the destruction of embryos, saying the scientist and his company have harmed the struggling field by...
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Bee Staff Writers. Bucking the leadership of his fellow Republicans, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger announced his support Monday for a $3 billion bond measure for stem cell research
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In an emotional session marked by tales of death and hope, the Senate debated on Monday whether the government should pay for new embryonic stem cell research, pushing a measure to do it toward passage and President Bush&#039;s first veto.
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In the increasingly competitive battle for biotech prominence, California just played a trump card: Proposition 71, a voter-approved initiative to spend $3 billion on stem-cell research over the next decade.
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As election day draws near, stem cell research continues to draw public attention and prove its significance in swaying swing voters to both sides of the dead heat race.
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Massachusetts appears to have lost out on attracting a key life sciences project to the state. Kofi Jones, a spokeswoman for the Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development, said the state's package of economic incentives was not enough for the unnamed company, which decided to look elsewhere. Peter Abair, director of economic development for the Massachusetts Biotechnology Council, described ...
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Emboldened by the success of a stem cell ballot initiative in California last week, two scientists who have long pushed for an ambitious research center for the biotechnology
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Biotechnology interests have scored big wins on Beacon Hill, but in Washington it's a different story.
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Swiss voters looked set last night to approve new legislation allowing stem-cell research, to the relief of the country&#39;s pharmaceuticals and biotechnology sectors.
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THIS summer marks the third anniversary of President Bush&#39;s announcement of his policy on stem cell research. In the intervening years, the subject has become a polarizing flash point for American politics and a focal point for the presidential campaign.
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President Bush defended restrictions on stem-cell research on Wednesday and reaffirmed support for nuclear-arms development, but Democratic challenger John Kerry accused Bush of putting ideology over science.
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LOS ANGELES/SAN FRANCISCO  - A proposal to spend  $3 billion in California state funds on stem-cell research is  likely to attract scientists and create jobs, but some critics  question whether the investment will pay off.
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Biotech and high technology, two key Massachusetts industries, are often seen as allies -- innovation-driven businesses that depend on a highly educated workforce. But this week they're on opposite sides of a fight playing out in Washington: How to overhaul the nation's patent system.
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LOS ANGELES -- Two years after California voters passed a landmark $3 billion bond measure for stem cell research, not a single bond has been sold and not a penny of bond money has been spent. The fund is caught up in court challenges.