ADVANSTAR'S "PHARMAGENOMICS" TO LAUNCH IN AUGUST.Advanstar Communications's (Cleveland, OH) pharmacuetical/sciences division (Hasbrouck Heights Hasbrouck Heights (hăz`br  k), borough (1990 pop. 11,488), Bergen co., NE N.J., a residential suburb adjoining Hackensack; settled c.1685, inc. 1894. , NJ) will begin the publication of PharmaGenomics magazine with an issue in August. A second issue will be produced in October and regular frequency schedule will be set at the end of the year. The new magazine will have a controlled circulation of 40,000 chemists and life scientists in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. and Europe, including researchers, lab managers, administrators and related professionals in the pharmaceutical and laboratory industries. Advanstar said that circulation is comprised of name's taken from LCGC LCGC London Community Gospel Choir (UK) North America, LCGC Europe, Spectroscopy spectroscopy Branch of analysis devoted to identifying elements and compounds and elucidating atomic and molecular structure by measuring the radiant energy absorbed or emitted by a substance at characteristic wavelengths of the electromagnetic spectrum (including gamma ray, , Pharmaceutical Technology, Pharmacuetical Technology Europe, and BioPharm. The magazine's mission is to "unite the diverse mix of discovery professionals who must trust increasingly communicate across scientific, cultural, organizational and geographic boundries," the company said. Editorial will include peer-reviewed scientific articles and research, technical overviews, case studies, and coverage of new products and services for genomics, proteomics, bioinformatics and high-throughput screening High-throughput screening (HTS), is a method for scientific experimentation especially used in drug discovery and relevant to the fields of biology and chemistry. Purpose and method . Publisher Michael Tessalone said the launch is a "natural extension of our existing portfolio. A new magazine is necessary to keep pace with the explosion of in the field of applied genomic genomic pertaining to a genome. genomic clone see clone. genomic DNA the DNA sequences making up the genome of an individual. genomic library see gene bank. drug discovery...the field is moving so rapidly, in so many important directions, we felt a stand-alone publication was...a necessity." |
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