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Zyngenia completes $15M Series A financing extension from NEA

Zyngenia, Inc., a privately held biotherapeutics company focused on next-generation antibody drug development, announced today the completion of a $15 million Series A financing extension from New Enterprise Associates (NEA), one of the world's leading venture capital firms. The capital will be used to continue to rapidly progress Zyngenia's pipeline of Zybodies™, which are novel, multi-specific, antibody-based molecules that address two or more biological targets with a single protein drug.

8 Sep 2010

BioMed Realty Trust expands San Diego property portfolio to 1.8M rentable square feet

BioMed Realty Trust, Inc. today announced that it has entered into definitive agreements to acquire five properties, comprised of 14 life science buildings with approximately 405,000 square feet of laboratory and office space, in San Diego's primary life science submarkets of University Towne Centre, Torrey Pines and Sorrento Valley.

8 Sep 2010

Columbus Regional Hospital joins Indiana Network for Patient Care

Columbus Regional Hospital is bringing the nation's largest health information exchange to the Columbus, Ind. area to better serve patients. Joining over 65 hospitals, long term care facilities and other healthcare providers, Columbus Regional Hospital is now part of a statewide network that allows physicians to securely access necessary information to make decisions critical to patient care.

8 Sep 2010

McLeod Health implements Merge Healthcare's radiology, cardiology workflow solutions

Merge Healthcare, a leading health IT solutions provider, today announced a new contract with McLeod Health (Florence, SC). This agreement integrates the Merge cardiology workflow solutions with McLeod's existing Merge radiology solution, allowing McLeod to streamline workflow and improve quality data across their entire cardiovascular service line, while also providing a unified image management platform.

8 Sep 2010

ProteaBio concludes agreement with George Washington University to commercialize LAESI technology

ProteaBio Europe SAS, a leading developer of new technology, announced today that the company has concluded an exclusive, worldwide license agreement with George Washington University for commercial rights to a new technology that provides rapid identification of a broad range of chemicals and biomolecules.

8 Sep 2010

ECNP honors Kaj Blennow with 2010 Neuropsychopharmacology Award

The European College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ECNP) is pleased to announce Kaj Blennow as the recipient of the 2010 ECNP Neuropsychopharmacology Award in recognition of his original and influential contributions to Alzheimer's disease research. The ECNP Neuropsychopharmacology Award is presented annually and recognises distinguished research in neuropsychopharmacology and closely related disciplines. The award is accompanied by a prize of - 20,000.

8 Sep 2010

NIH announces award to improve human microbiome research

The National Institutes of Health today announced it has awarded approximately $42 million to expand the scope of eight demonstration projects designed to link changes in the human microbiome to health and disease.

8 Sep 2010

Researchers investigate brain network to understand mind disorders

Uncovering the secrets of the brain requires an intense network of collaborative research. Building on a tool that was co-developed in his laboratory and described in a recent issue of Brain, Dr. Yaniv Assaf of Tel Aviv University's Department of Neurobiology is collaborating with an international team of scientists to understand how different parts of the human brain "connect" and to turn this information into a "brain atlas."

8 Sep 2010

Further evidence on adverse effects of smoking on fertility

Two new studies have shed more light on how smoking may damage fertility, and give further weight to advice that mothers and fathers-to-be should stop smoking before attempting to conceive. The research is published online in the reproductive medicine journal Human Reproduction today (Wednesday 8 September).

8 Sep 2010

Biomoda joins Saccomanno Research Institute to advance CyPath technology for cancer detection

Cancer diagnostics company Biomoda, Inc. is working with the Saccomanno Research Institute to advance Biomoda's patented system for measuring the photon emission rate of CyPath-stained cells to detect early-stage lung cancer.

8 Sep 2010

Methylphenidate facilitates recovery from drug addiction

A brain-scanning study at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory, conducted with collaborators from Stony Brook University, reveals that an oral dose of methylphenidate, commonly known as Ritalin, improves impaired brain function and enhances cognitive performance in people who are addicted to cocaine.

7 Sep 2010

Quintiles new lab in Japan achieves CAP accreditation

Quintiles today announced that its new lab in Tokyo, Japan has received accreditation from the College of American Pathologists (CAP), joining the largest network of fully harmonized, CAP-accredited central labs in the world.

7 Sep 2010

University of Maryland School of Medicine orders AVANCE III 950 US2 NMR spectrometer from Bruker

Bruker Corporation announces a major order from the University of Maryland School of Medicine for its ultra-high field AVANCE III 950 US2 NMR spectrometer. The 950 MHz Nuclear Magnetic Resonance magnet and spectrometer will help University of Maryland researchers to unravel the mysteries of molecules and develop new agents to treat cancer, AIDS and other diseases.

7 Sep 2010

FDA grants IRIS clearance for analysis of synovial fluid with iQ200, iRICELL automated microscopy analyzers

IRIS International, Inc., a leading manufacturer of automated in-vitro diagnostic systems and consumables for use in hospitals and commercial laboratories worldwide and provider of high value personalized diagnostics testing services through its CLIA certified molecular diagnostics laboratory, today announced that it has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the analysis of synovial fluid as a new product application in its Body Fluids Module utilizing its iQ®200 and iRICELL® automated microscopy analyzers.

7 Sep 2010

Study finds increase in patient traffic to hospital emergency departments

About 17 percent of all visits to hospital emergency departments across the United States could be treated at retail medical clinics or urgent care centers, potentially saving $4.4 billion annually in health care costs, according to a new RAND Corporation study.

7 Sep 2010

International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory orders for Vistec's EBPG5200 electron-beam lithography system

Vistec Lithography, a leading supplier of advanced electron-beam lithography systems has announced today that the International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory (INL) in Braga, Portugal has placed an order for Vistec's electron-beam lithography system EBPG5200. The Portuguese Laboratory is the first fully international research organization in Europe in the field of nanoscience and nanotechnology.

7 Sep 2010

Researchers discover new antibiotics in insect's brain

Cockroaches could be more of a health benefit than a health hazard according to scientists from the University of Nottingham, who have discovered powerful antibiotic properties in the brains of cockroaches and locusts.

7 Sep 2010

Myconostica's MycAssay Aspergillus for serum granted CE marking

Myconostica Ltd, the UK-based medical diagnostic company developing and commercialising rapid and highly specific tests for life-threatening fungal infections, today announces the CE marking of its lead product MycAssay™ Aspergillus for detection of Aspergillus DNA in serum.

6 Sep 2010

Researchers to study protein fragments released into bloodstream after heart attack

A blood test to diagnose which heart attack survivors will suffer heart failure is the goal of a new five-year, $11.6 million contract to the UT Health Science Center San Antonio from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI).

4 Sep 2010

Maryland Stem Cell Research Commission partners with NIH, NIST to host symposium on stem cell research

The Maryland Stem Cell Research Commission will host the Third Annual Maryland Stem Cell Research Symposium in partnership with the National Institutes of Health and the National Institute of Standards and Technology on Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2010.

4 Sep 2010

Laboratory News and Research

Zyngenia completes $15M Series A financing extension from NEA

BioMed Realty Trust expands San Diego property portfolio to 1.8M rentable square feet

Columbus Regional Hospital joins Indiana Network for Patient Care

McLeod Health implements Merge Healthcare's radiology, cardiology workflow solutions

ProteaBio concludes agreement with George Washington University to commercialize LAESI technology

ECNP honors Kaj Blennow with 2010 Neuropsychopharmacology Award

NIH announces award to improve human microbiome research

Researchers investigate brain network to understand mind disorders

Further evidence on adverse effects of smoking on fertility

Biomoda joins Saccomanno Research Institute to advance CyPath technology for cancer detection

Methylphenidate facilitates recovery from drug addiction

Quintiles new lab in Japan achieves CAP accreditation

University of Maryland School of Medicine orders AVANCE III 950 US2 NMR spectrometer from Bruker

FDA grants IRIS clearance for analysis of synovial fluid with iQ200, iRICELL automated microscopy analyzers

Study finds increase in patient traffic to hospital emergency departments

International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory orders for Vistec's EBPG5200 electron-beam lithography system

Researchers discover new antibiotics in insect's brain

Myconostica's MycAssay Aspergillus for serum granted CE marking

Researchers to study protein fragments released into bloodstream after heart attack

Maryland Stem Cell Research Commission partners with NIH, NIST to host symposium on stem cell research

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