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Sanford-Burnham, Mayo Clinic scientists to jointly find new treatment for resistant hypertension

Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute at Lake Nona and Mayo Clinic today announced that a joint team of scientists has been selected as a winner of GlaxoSmithKline's 2014 Discovery Fast Track Challenge.

2 Dec 2014

Phytel Annual Client Conference kicks off

The Phytel Annual Client Conference (PACC) kicked off today with an invitation-only Executive Forum at the luxurious Omni Fort Worth Hotel, hosting twice as many healthcare leaders as the 2013 event.

1 Dec 2014

Bayer unveils enhanced version of Radimetrics Enterprise Platform at RSNA 2014

Bayer today unveiled version 2.5 of its Radimetrics Enterprise Platform at the 2014 Radiological Society of North America Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting. The enhanced version has new features that can help radiologists and hospital administrators meet new 2015 U.S. Joint Commission Diagnostic Imaging Standards, providing information to help optimize radiation dose management and contrast dose analytics to advance image quality and patient care.

1 Dec 2014

Baxter seeks FDA approval of BAX 855 for treatment of people with hemophilia A

Nektar Therapeutics reported that partner Baxter International Inc. today announced that the company has submitted a biologics license application (BLA) to the United States Food and Drug Administration for the approval of BAX 855, an investigational, extended half-life recombinant factor VIII (rFVIII) treatment for hemophilia A based on ADVATE [Antihemophilic Factor (Recombinant)].

From Baxter International Inc. 1 Dec 2014

Philips introduces new lung screening solution at RSNA 2014

Royal Philips today introduced a new lung screening solution designed to offer health care providers a faster and more definitive pathway to lung cancer detection and treatment. Making its debut at the 2014 Radiological Society of North America Annual Meeting in Chicago this week, this total solution is comprised of products and services that enable health care providers to implement and manage a comprehensive computed tomography (CT) lung screening program which tracks and guides patients across the health continuum.

1 Dec 2014

Mylan enters into agreement with Gilead Sciences to manufacture, distribute Tenofovir Alafenamide

Mylan Inc. today announced that its subsidiary Mylan Laboratories Limited has entered into an agreement with Gilead Sciences, Inc. under which Mylan has licensed the non-exclusive rights to manufacture and distribute Tenofovir Alafenamide (TAF) as both a single agent product and in combination with other drugs.

1 Dec 2014

Arthurian Life Sciences partners with Interrad Medical

Arthurian Life Sciences, the specialist fund management company led by Professor Sir Chris Evans, announced today it has formed a partnership with leading US medtech firm, Interrad Medical Inc.

1 Dec 2014

Cepheid gets FDA clearance to market Xpert Norovirus

Cepheid today announced it has received clearance from the U.S. Food & Drug Administration to market Xpert Norovirus, a qualitative in vitro diagnostic test for expeditious identification and differentiation of Noroviruses genogroup I (GI) and genogroup II (GII).

1 Dec 2014

IMRIS successfully completes human factors study for SYMBIS Surgical System

IMRIS Inc. today announced that the Company has successfully completed the human factors study for the SYMBIS Surgical System – the comprehensive validation used to support the product's 510(k) submission to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on November 26.

1 Dec 2014

Endomagnetics gets FDA's IDE approval to begin clinical trial of SentiMag and Sienna+ system

Cancer healthcare company Endomagnetics announced today that it has received Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) approval from the United States Food and Drug Administration to initiate a pivotal clinical trial to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the SentiMag and Sienna+ magnetic sentinel lymph node biopsy system in the management of breast cancer.

1 Dec 2014

Sanovas's endoscopic imaging platform recognized by Frost & Sullivan

Based on its recent analysis of the endoscopic imaging market, Frost & Sullivan recognizes Sanovas Inc. with the 2014 Global Frost & Sullivan Award for New Product Innovation Leadership. In a market where spiralling healthcare costs impact the entire spectrum of stakeholders, Sanovas's ground-breaking endoscopic platform, MicroCam, provides the functionality of a high-end, flexible endoscope without the accompanying cost and maintenance burden.

1 Dec 2014

Special JACR issue provides guidance on implementing radiology quality improvement projects

To be published online Dec. 1, 2014, a special issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology (JACR®) provides practical guidance on implementing radiology quality improvement projects.

1 Dec 2014

3-D printed models assist in face transplantation procedures

Researchers are using computed tomography (CT) and 3-D printing technology to recreate life-size models of patients' heads to assist in face transplantation surgery, according to a study presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).

1 Dec 2014

Grand Challenges Canada announces $1.2 million in grant for 11 new global health innovations

Grand Challenges Canada, funded by the Government of Canada, today announced $1.2 million in funding for 11 new global health innovations implemented in member states of La Francophonie.

29 Nov 2014

DFG to establish new Collaborative Research Centres

The Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) will establish eight new Collaborative Research Centres (CRCs).

29 Nov 2014

iCo Therapeutics announces corporate update and Q3 2014 financial results

iCo Therapeutics ("iCo" or "the Company"), today reported financial results for the nine months ended September 30, 2014. Amounts, unless specified otherwise, are expressed in Canadian dollars and presented under International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS").

29 Nov 2014

Technology News and Research

Sanford-Burnham, Mayo Clinic scientists to jointly find new treatment for resistant hypertension

Phytel Annual Client Conference kicks off

Bayer unveils enhanced version of Radimetrics Enterprise Platform at RSNA 2014

Baxter seeks FDA approval of BAX 855 for treatment of people with hemophilia A

Philips introduces new lung screening solution at RSNA 2014

Mylan enters into agreement with Gilead Sciences to manufacture, distribute Tenofovir Alafenamide

Arthurian Life Sciences partners with Interrad Medical

Cepheid gets FDA clearance to market Xpert Norovirus

IMRIS successfully completes human factors study for SYMBIS Surgical System

Endomagnetics gets FDA's IDE approval to begin clinical trial of SentiMag and Sienna+ system

Sanovas's endoscopic imaging platform recognized by Frost & Sullivan

Special JACR issue provides guidance on implementing radiology quality improvement projects

3-D printed models assist in face transplantation procedures

Grand Challenges Canada announces $1.2 million in grant for 11 new global health innovations

DFG to establish new Collaborative Research Centres

iCo Therapeutics announces corporate update and Q3 2014 financial results

Philips launches Ambient Experience patient in-bore solution to reduce patient anxiety during MRI scans

Dicom Systems releases DCMSYS Interface WebBridge at RSNA 2014

ImaCor releases all-in-one platform for advanced hemodynamic management

Caregivers may need to be mindful of seniors' ability to manage their own money, say experts

The Critical Role of Sample Storage in Drug Discovery and Development

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