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Henry Schein's net sales increase 7.0% to $2.7 billion in fourth quarter 2014

Henry Schein, Inc., the world's largest provider of health care products and services to office-based dental, animal health and medical practitioners, today reported record financial results for the fourth quarter.

11 Feb 2015

Carma Laboratories' NEW Carmex Cold Sore Treatment named 2015 'Product of the Year' winner

Carma Laboratories, Inc., the manufacturer of Carmex lip balm products, is pleased to announce that its NEW Carmex Cold Sore Treatment has been named the 2015 "Product of the Year" winner in the Specialty Skin Treatment category by Product of the Year USA – the nation's largest consumer survey on product innovation.

11 Feb 2015

IU School of Medicine launches Industry Collaboration Portal

The Indiana University School of Medicine has launched an initiative and accompanying web site to encourage more collaboration between private industry and researchers at the medical school.

11 Feb 2015

Researchers propose changes to improve studies about value of health information technology

Studies about the value of health information technology can be improved by broadening the reviews to include both costs and benefits, and lengthening study periods to capture long-term implications, according to a new RAND Corporation analysis.

11 Feb 2015

UT Southwestern leads researchers to establish National Center for Heavy Ion Radiation Therapy

UT Southwestern Medical Center is leading a Texas consortium of researchers to establish the country's first National Center for Heavy Ion Radiation Therapy that could provide clinical care and research using heavy particles for innovative new cancer treatments.

11 Feb 2015

New type of engineered insulin could improve treatment for diabetes patients

For patients with diabetes, insulin is critical to maintaining good health and normal blood-sugar levels. However, it's not an ideal solution because it can be difficult for patients to determine exactly how much insulin they need to prevent their blood sugar from swinging too high or too low.

11 Feb 2015

REMIND-A-CAP awarded top Innovative Branded Technology honor

REMIND-A-CAP a novel product created to help address the $200 billion challenge of medication non-adherence in the United States, was awarded the top Innovative Branded Technology honor in the recently announced 2014 PM360 Pharma Choice Awards. The customizable and patented pill bottle cap with an ergonomic dial to set for next dosing provides a much-needed tool for companies and brands looking to improve their patient to product adherence.

11 Feb 2015

UM one step closer to developing potential drug for treating brain cancer

Promentis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. recently announced it will enter an exclusive agreement with UM to commercialize a discovery made by a team of UM faculty scientists that has the potential to treat brain cancer and possibly other disorders of the central nervous system.

11 Feb 2015

Study shows link between low vitamin D levels in childhood and occurrence of atherosclerosis in adulthood

Low levels of 25-OH vitamin D in childhood were associated with subclinical atherosclerosis over 25 years later in adulthood, according to a new study published in the Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

11 Feb 2015

Research findings could lead to new standard of care for soft tissue sarcomas

Using advanced imaging technology to more precisely target radiation beams to treat soft tissue cancers (sarcomas) in the extremities significantly reduces long term side effects without effecting survival rates, according to research results published online today in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

11 Feb 2015

DePuy Synthes announces acquisition of Olive Medical

Today DePuy Synthes Companies announced that it has acquired Olive Medical Corporation, a Utah-based privately held provider of high definition (HD) visualization systems for minimally invasive surgery (MIS). Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

10 Feb 2015

Teddy leg bags set to make life more bearable for young children

The child-friendly bags, developed by the National Institute for Health Research’s (NIHR) Devices for Dignity Healthcare Technology Co-operative offer a far less unpleasant experience for young children and are imprinted with Mummy and Baby bear images.

10 Feb 2015

ISG Health creates new algae-based nutraceutical products

International Sustainability Group, Inc. an innovative green technology company is pleased to announce that its wholly owned subsidiary ISG Health created its new algae based product line, being branded under the name AlgaeUP.

10 Feb 2015

Pfenex, Hospira sign agreement to develop and commercialize LUCENTIS biosimilar

Pfenex Inc., a clinical-stage biotechnology company engaged in the development of biosimilar therapeutics, and Hospira, Inc., the world's leading provider of injectable drugs and infusion technologies, and a global leader in biosimilars, today announced that the companies have entered into an agreement to exclusively develop and commercialize for worldwide sales PF582, Pfenex's biosimilar candidate to Genentech's LUCENTIS (ranibizumab injection).

10 Feb 2015

SensiQ Technologies and Inventiva set up a European Center of Excellence in surface plasmon resonance (SPR) technologies

The SPR Center of Excellence is based in Dijon, France. Inventiva’s existing pharmaceutical discovery platform will now include SensiQ SPR technology, which strengthens Inventiva’s current service offering.

10 Feb 2015

eClinicalHealth announces approval of Europe's first remote clinical study in patients with diabetes

eClinicalHealth Limited, a technology and consulting company dedicated to providing innovative clinical trial solutions, is proud to announce the Ethical Committee approval of VERKKO in Finland - Europe's first remote clinical study to include full electronic informed consent.

10 Feb 2015

Bayer materials withstand demanding conditions and meet requirements for innovative medical devices MD&M West

Increasingly, innovative medical applications place further importance on the success of the materials they use. When patients’ health, mobility and comfort are involved, reliability and durability are crucial. Bayer MaterialScience LLC steps up to the challenge offering original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) a wide range of material solutions for their medical application needs.

10 Feb 2015

AirStrip, Batswadi announce strategic partnership to bring AirStrip products into Africa

AirStrip and The Batswadi Group have announced a strategic partnership to bring the AirStrip ONE mobile interoperability platform and the Sense4Baby wireless fetal/maternal monitoring system into ten African countries, with an initial launch in South Africa.

10 Feb 2015

PBI announces receipt of first purchase order for new Barozyme HT48 High-throughput System

Pressure BioSciences, Inc., a leader in the development and sale of broadly enabling sample preparation solutions using pressure cycling technology ("PCT")-based instruments and consumables to the worldwide life sciences industry, today announced the receipt of the first purchase order for its new Barozyme HT48 High-throughput System.

10 Feb 2015

Researchers reveal how the brain makes sense of data from fingers

Northwestern University and Carnegie Mellon University researchers now report a fascinating discovery that provides insight into how the brain makes sense of data from fingers.

10 Feb 2015

Technology News and Research

Henry Schein's net sales increase 7.0% to $2.7 billion in fourth quarter 2014

Carma Laboratories' NEW Carmex Cold Sore Treatment named 2015 'Product of the Year' winner

IU School of Medicine launches Industry Collaboration Portal

Researchers propose changes to improve studies about value of health information technology

UT Southwestern leads researchers to establish National Center for Heavy Ion Radiation Therapy

New type of engineered insulin could improve treatment for diabetes patients

REMIND-A-CAP awarded top Innovative Branded Technology honor

UM one step closer to developing potential drug for treating brain cancer

Study shows link between low vitamin D levels in childhood and occurrence of atherosclerosis in adulthood

Research findings could lead to new standard of care for soft tissue sarcomas

DePuy Synthes announces acquisition of Olive Medical

Teddy leg bags set to make life more bearable for young children

ISG Health creates new algae-based nutraceutical products

Pfenex, Hospira sign agreement to develop and commercialize LUCENTIS biosimilar

SensiQ Technologies and Inventiva set up a European Center of Excellence in surface plasmon resonance (SPR) technologies

eClinicalHealth announces approval of Europe's first remote clinical study in patients with diabetes

Bayer materials withstand demanding conditions and meet requirements for innovative medical devices MD&M West

AirStrip, Batswadi announce strategic partnership to bring AirStrip products into Africa

PBI announces receipt of first purchase order for new Barozyme HT48 High-throughput System

Researchers reveal how the brain makes sense of data from fingers

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

Expanding access to NMR with the Fourier 80 Duo

Advancing Intracellular Delivery with LumiPore®

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