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Bioscience companies to present novel technologies at BioFlorida's conference

A group of a dozen bioscience companies chosen through a competitive process will present their novel technologies to investors, business development executives, scientists and product or service providers at BioFlorida's 13th Annual Conference, scheduled for October 24 - 26 at the Marriott Harbor Beach in Ft. Lauderdale.

13 Sep 2010

Enlyton publishes cancer imaging study results of colorectal cancer

Enlyton, Ltd., announced the publication of a cancer imaging study in which Enlyton's antigen-directed, cancer-specific targeting agent demonstrated superior performance over the industry standard, 18F-FDG, in Positron Emission Tomography (PET) imaging of colorectal cancer.

13 Sep 2010

LabCorp signs five-year agreement with Sysmex America to provide hematology systems

Sysmex America, Inc., a leading medical diagnostic instrument manufacturer and information systems developer, today announced that Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings (LabCorp) has signed a five-year agreement for Sysmex America, Inc. to provide fully automated hematology systems for LabCorp's primary testing laboratories.

From Sysmex America, Inc. 13 Sep 2010

Johns Hopkins added as second clinical trial site in Tengion Neo-Urinary Conduit Phase I clinical trial

Tengion, Inc., a leader in regenerative medicine, announced today it has added The Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland as a second clinical trial site for its Phase I clinical trial of the Company's lead product candidate, the Tengion Neo-Urinary Conduit™, in bladder cancer patients requiring bladder removal.

10 Sep 2010

McGill researchers pioneer anesthetics via videoconferencing

Videoconferences may be known for putting people to sleep, but never like this. Dr. Thomas Hemmerling and his team of McGill's Department of Anesthesia achieved a world first on August 30, 2010, when they treated patients undergoing thyroid gland surgery in Italy remotely from Montreal. The approach is part of new technological advancements, known as 'Teleanesthesia', and it involves a team of engineers, researchers and anesthesiologists who will ultimately apply the drugs intravenously which are then controlled remotely through an automated system.

10 Sep 2010

BPA detectable in saliva of children for up to three hours after completion of dental work

Researchers from Mount Sinai School of Medicine have found that bisphenol A (BPA) released from some plastic resins used in pediatric dentistry is detectable in the saliva after placement in children's mouths. BPA is a widely used synthetic chemical that has been associated with changes in behavior, prostate and urinary tract development, and early onset of puberty. The findings are published in the current issue of Pediatrics.

10 Sep 2010

SurgiCount Medical to implement Safety-Sponge System at Kalispell Regional Medical Center

SurgiCount Medical, the wholly-owned operating subsidiary of Patient Safety Technologies, Inc., today announced that it has signed a contract with Kalispell Regional Medical Center to implement the SurgiCount Safety-Sponge® System, a proven solution to prevent one of the most common surgical errors, retained surgical sponges.

10 Sep 2010

Good Start Genetics to develop pre-pregnancy genetic test with completed $18M Series A financing

Good Start Genetics, Inc., today announced the completion of an $18 million Series A financing. The proceeds of this financing will be used to complete the development and launch of the Company's pre-pregnancy genetic test, which utilizes advanced DNA sequencing technology to screen for a panel of genetic disorders including those recommended by the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) and the American College of Medical Genetics (ACMG).

10 Sep 2010

Varian to highlight new TrueBeam medical linear accelerator at ESTRO 2010

Varian Medical Systems is spotlighting its new TrueBeam™ medical linear accelerator for fast, powerful and efficient cancer treatments at the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology exhibition in Barcelona next week. A fully-featured TrueBeam system will be the centerpiece of Varian's booth at the annual ESTRO meeting (Booth No. 320).

10 Sep 2010

Zargis enters agreement with OTN for testing of telemedicine stethoscope system

Zargis Medical Corp., a majority-owned subsidiary of Speedus Corp., today announced that it has signed an agreement with the Ontario Telemedicine Network (OTN) providing for the delivery and testing of Zargis' award-winning telemedicine stethoscope system.

10 Sep 2010

Instem announces Centrus Solution Suite for enterprise information integration in early drug development

Instem, a leading provider of early drug development software solutions, announced today details of their newest product line, Centrus™, for enterprise information integration in early drug development. Centrus provides a single, secure environment to access, harmonize and use early drug development information from a variety of sources, including current data acquisition systems, legacy systems, warehouses, partner and contract research applications, to meet the rapidly-expanding needs of life science organizations for data-driven decision making.

10 Sep 2010

New national assessment tool for nursing home residents

A fundamental shift will take place in skilled nursing homes beginning in October following the work of a California-based researcher and a team of investigators that has developed a new national assessment tool for nursing home residents.

10 Sep 2010

Small IVDs can be kept on for longer periods

Small intravenous devices (IVDs) commonly used in the hand or arm do not need to be moved routinely every 3 days. A randomized controlled trial comparing regular relocation with relocation on clinical indication, published in the open access journal BMC Medicine, found that rates of complications were the same for both regimens.

10 Sep 2010

InHealth continues support for Northwestern and Duke with follow-on grants of over $830,000

The Institute for Health Technology Studies (InHealth) has awarded two follow-on grants totaling more than $830,000 to research teams at Northwestern University and Duke University.

10 Sep 2010

Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids applauds FDA for action against electronic cigarette distributors

We applaud the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for taking appropriate enforcement action today against five distributors of electronic cigarettes for various violations of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FDCA), including unsubstantiated claims and poor manufacturing practices.

10 Sep 2010

Purdue Pharma to present Butrans Transdermal System CIII clinical program data at PAINWeek 2010

Purdue Pharma L.P. will present data from the clinical program for Butrans™ (buprenorphine) Transdermal System CIII in a series of posters at PAINWeek®2010, September 8-10 in Las Vegas.

10 Sep 2010

Medizone International files patent application for AsepticSure system

Medizone International, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board, OTCQB: MZEI) announces it has filed an additional international patent application covering recent developments in its variant of AsepticSure designed for government use in bio-terrorism countermeasures.

10 Sep 2010

VCU Pauley Heart Center to investigate portable, mechanical driver for powering artificial hearts

The Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center is the lead institution in a national clinical trial of technology that will allow artificial heart patients to recuperate, rehabilitate and wait in the comfort of their own homes until a donor heart becomes available for transplant.

10 Sep 2010

Numerate awarded new contract by Defense Threat Reduction Agency

Numerate, Inc. announced today that it has been awarded a new three-year contract by the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA), an agency within the U.S. Department of Defense, to adapt its pioneering small-molecule drug design platform to the rapid design and optimization of drugs against biowarfare agents.

10 Sep 2010

GE Healthcare to showcase molecular imaging portfolio at WMIC

Reinforcing its commitment to researchers and clinicians, GE Healthcare, a unit of General Electric Company is showcasing a comprehensive molecular imaging portfolio—encompassing tracer development, pre-clinical imaging and highly advanced imaging equipment— to provide insight into the origins of disease, at the World Molecular Imaging Congress (WMIC), Booth #212, September 8 through 11 in Kyoto, Japan.

10 Sep 2010

Device / Technology News

Bioscience companies to present novel technologies at BioFlorida's conference

Enlyton publishes cancer imaging study results of colorectal cancer

LabCorp signs five-year agreement with Sysmex America to provide hematology systems

Johns Hopkins added as second clinical trial site in Tengion Neo-Urinary Conduit Phase I clinical trial

McGill researchers pioneer anesthetics via videoconferencing

BPA detectable in saliva of children for up to three hours after completion of dental work

SurgiCount Medical to implement Safety-Sponge System at Kalispell Regional Medical Center

Good Start Genetics to develop pre-pregnancy genetic test with completed $18M Series A financing

Varian to highlight new TrueBeam medical linear accelerator at ESTRO 2010

Zargis enters agreement with OTN for testing of telemedicine stethoscope system

Instem announces Centrus Solution Suite for enterprise information integration in early drug development

New national assessment tool for nursing home residents

Small IVDs can be kept on for longer periods

InHealth continues support for Northwestern and Duke with follow-on grants of over $830,000

Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids applauds FDA for action against electronic cigarette distributors

Purdue Pharma to present Butrans Transdermal System CIII clinical program data at PAINWeek 2010

Medizone International files patent application for AsepticSure system

VCU Pauley Heart Center to investigate portable, mechanical driver for powering artificial hearts

Numerate awarded new contract by Defense Threat Reduction Agency

GE Healthcare to showcase molecular imaging portfolio at WMIC

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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