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UIDP Meeting Presentations Available for a Limited Time

Posted on June 7, 2012 by Jeffrey Waldin |

All of the presentations are exceptionally informative, and while individuals who were unable to attend the meeting in person will miss the commentary provided by the speakers, many of the concepts can be identified from the slides, and encourage further discussion. …

2012 Agriculture Stakeholder Conference: Pests, Pathways, and Partnerships

Posted on June 6, 2012 by Matthew Tanner |

Registration is due by June 15th! Where/When: July 17-18, 2012, Tuesday-Wednesday, APHIS Headquarters, 4700 Riverdale Road, Riverdale, MD From the USDA/APHIS: Please join the USDA, Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) and DHS, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) at…

Modern Language Association Journals Become Open-Access Friendly

Posted on June 6, 2012 by Roger Wood |

The Modern Language Association (MLA), which publishes influential journals including PMLA, Profession and the ADE and ADFL bulletins, has adopted new policies regarding copyright. Copyright of articles will rest with authors, not the journals, and the MLA agreement will explicitly…

NIH Solicits Suggestions for Biosketch Modifications

Posted on June 5, 2012 by Roger Wood |

The national Institutes of Heath has established a Working Group to review the current biosketch requirements. The Working Group has posted a Request for Informationseeking input from the biomedical research community to determine if the Biosketch should be modified to…

Do All Patients Really Have Equal Access to Clinical Trials?

Posted on June 5, 2012 by Matthew Tanner |

According to research presented earlier this week at the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, an annual income of less than $50,000 may be a significant barrier to participation in clinical trials. As might be expected, lower…

A Few Recent Notable Events

Posted on June 2, 2012 by InfoEd Global |

We would like to take a moment to highlight a few recent events in the InfoEd Global Community. First, we would like to welcome Southern California Permanente Medical Group and Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center. They…

Important change to our Remittance Policy

Posted on June 1, 2012 by InfoEd Global |

InfoEd Global is no longer accepting checks in non-US currency. Effective April 1, 2011, all payments to InfoEd Global must be made via electronic funds transfer to our bank (banking information is below), and in the currency that is outlined…

Pharma Companies Make Recommendations to Enhance Credibility of Clinical Trial Publications

Posted on May 31, 2012 by Matthew Tanner |

A group of pharmaceutical companies has issued a list of recommendations for improving the transparency and credibility of industry-supported clinical research. The recommendations include: Making all findings (including negative findings) public Disclosing potential conflicts of interest by publication authors Disclosing sources…

California DNA Privacy Law Could Be Problematic for Researchers

Posted on May 31, 2012 by Matthew Tanner |

The California state legislature is currently considering a bill known as the Genetic Information Privacy Act. The bill includes very specific requirements for informed consent to collect, use, retain and share genetic information, along with a requirement to destroy specimens once…

USPTO Announces a Pilot Program to Eliminate the Need to Pursue Request for Continued Examination

Posted on May 31, 2012 by Jeffrey Waldin |

In an effort to streamline the patent application process, a pilot program has been authorized, effective immediately, that would eliminate the need to pursue RCE if additional information becomes available after payment of the patent issue fee. Under many circumstances,…