BG Medicine Completes Relocation to Accommodate Growth.WALTHAM, Mass. -- BG Medicine announced today the relocation and expansion of its laboratory and offices in Waltham, Massachusetts One of the early centers of the Industrial Revolution in northern America, Waltham is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 59,226 at the 2000 census. . Effective immediately the new address and contact information is: BG Medicine Inc. 610 N. Lincoln Street Waltham, MA 02451 Tel: (781) 890-1199 Fax: (781) 895-1119 "This state of the art facility allows us to continue to expand our partner offerings in the field of biomarker discovery Biomarker discovery is the process by which biomarkers are discovered. It is a medical term. Many commonly used blood tests in medicine are biomarkers. The way that these tests have been found can be seen as biomarker discovery. and systems pharmacology pharmacology, study of the changes produced in living animals by chemical substances, especially the actions of drugs, substances used to treat disease. Systematic investigation of the effects of drugs based on animal experimentation and the use of isolated and ", said Pieter Muntendam, MD, President of BG Medicine. "The existing paradigm of drug development has neither served the pharmaceutical corporations, nor the public well in recent years. Our offerings have a material effect on R&D yield resulting in safer and more efficacious ef·fi·ca·cious adj. Producing or capable of producing a desired effect. See Synonyms at effective. [From Latin effic medicines. Recent well-publicized events related to pharmaceuticals formed a catalyst for change, creating this exciting growth opportunity for BG Medicine." About BG Medicine BG Medicine is pioneering the commercial application of Systems Pharmacology, which is based on scientific advances in the Systems Biology Systems biology, a field of study in the biosciences, focuses on the systematic study of complex interactions in biological systems. Particularly from 2000 onwards, the term is used widely in the biosciences, and in a variety of contexts. field. Its advanced proprietary platform enables novel paths to new medicines through molecular fingerprinting of genes, proteins, and metabolites Metabolites Substances produced by metabolism or by a metabolic process. Mentioned in: Interactions combined with powerful bioinformatics integration to produce Systems Response Profiles(TM). These profiles, which combine information from multiple physiological compartments and often include thousands of distinct analyte levels, have enabled unprecedented molecular characterization of disease states and drug responses. BG Medicine applies its novel approach through collaborations with leading pharmaceutical companies. Founded in 2000 and located in Waltham, Mass., BG Medicine is backed by Flagship Ventures and Gilde Investment Management. For more information please visit www.bg-medicine.com. |
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