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Clinovo to launch new Clincapture open source EDC system on May 23, 2014

On May 23rd at 10am PST Marc Desgrousilliers, Chief Technology Officer at Clinovo, will introduce the new 2.0 version of ClinCapture, the most advanced open source Electronic Data Capture (EDC) system.

20 May 2014

Dassault Systèmes launches world's first 3D simulation model of human heart

Dassault Systèmes (Paris:DSY)(Euronext Paris: #13065, DSY.PA), the 3DEXPERIENCE Company, world leader in 3D design software, 3D Digital Mock Up and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions, today unveiled the world's first 3D realistic simulation model of a whole human heart.

20 May 2014

CardiAQ performs first-in-human Trans-Apical TMVI procedure

CardiAQ Valve Technologies (CardiAQ), which performed the first ever Trans-Femoral, Transcatheter Mitral Valve Implantation procedure in June of 2012 with its self-conforming, self-anchoring implant technology, announced today that it has achieved another milestone in cardiovascular medicine by successfully implanting its Second Generation Transcatheter Mitral Valve in an 88-year-old female suffering from severe mitral regurgitation (MR 4+) using the company's newly added Trans-Apical Delivery System.

20 May 2014

Norris Cotton Cancer Center receives 3 year term of accreditation from ACR

The American College of Radiology (ACR) has awarded a three-year term of accreditation to Norris Cotton Cancer Center's (NCCC) Radiation Oncology department after a complete review and on-site surveys of its professional and technical practices and facilities in Lebanon, New Hampshire and St. Johnsbury, Vermont.

20 May 2014

Scientists uncover early steps of totipotency in sperm precursors

In the body, a skin cell will always be skin, and a heart cell will always be heart. But in the first hours of life, cells in the nascent embryo become totipotent: they have the incredible flexibility to mature into skin, heart, gut, or any type of cell.

20 May 2014

LifeBond to present LifeMesh self-fixating hernia mesh platform at MIXiii Biomed Conference

LifeBond Ltd., a leading developer of absorbable biosurgical products for tissue repair, announced today its new self-fixating hernia mesh platform, LifeMesh, which will be presented at the upcoming MIXiii Biomed Conference, to be held at the Israel Convention Center in Tel Aviv on May 20-22.

20 May 2014

First Edition: May 19, 2014

Today's headlines include a report about federal health care subsidies and an update on states small business health exchanges.

19 May 2014

DNA-directed RNA interference and hepatitis C: an interview with Carl Stubbings, Chief Business Officer, Benitec Biopharma

RNA interference (RNAi) is a naturally occurring process, which cells can use to silence, or ‘turn off’ unwanted genes.

From Quest Diagnostics 19 May 2014

CCHIT awards 2014 ONC HIT Certification to Mirth Connect version 3.0.1

Mirth, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Quality Systems, Inc. and a global leader in health information technology, announced today that Mirth® Connect version 3.0.1 is compliant with the ONC 2014 Edition criteria and was certified as an Electronic Health Record (EHR) Module on May 1, 2014 by the Certification Commission for Health Information Technology (CCHIT®), an ONC-ACB, in accordance with the applicable Eligible Providers (Ambulatory) certification criteria adopted by the Secretary of Health and Human Services.

19 May 2014

KineMed extends collaboration with CHDI Foundation to track pathogenesis of Huntington's disease

KineMed, Inc. and CHDI Foundation, Inc. announced today an extension of their collaboration that uses KineMed's translational biomarker platform to characterize and track the pathogenesis of Huntington's disease (HD) and evaluate potentially therapeutic interventions.

19 May 2014

Birth defects do not appear to be associated with father's semen quality, says study

Birth defects do not appear to be associated with the father's semen quality, according to a new study at the 109th Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Urological Association (AUA).

19 May 2014

Umbian announces outcome of new study for U-Sleep automated messaging system

Umbian Inc., a ResMed (NYSE: RMD) company, and leading provider of cloud-based healthcare compliance solutions, today announced the outcome of a new study that shows significant, measurable efficiency gains when using the automated messaging capabilities of its U-Sleep compliance management solution.

19 May 2014

Study to investigate use of OCT in collaboration with Melanoma Institute of Australia

Michelson Diagnostics, the UK based medical device company focused on multi-beam Optical Coherence Tomography ('OCT') technology, has commenced a clinical study to investigate the use of OCT to diagnose basal cell carcinoma in collaboration with the Melanoma Institute of Australia using Michelson's Diagnostics VivoSight system.

19 May 2014

TEVA presents results from real-life, observational study of QVAR at ATS 2014 International Conference

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., (NYSE: TEVA) today announced that results from a real-life, retrospective, observational study of QVAR- will be presented at the American Thoracic Society (ATS) 2014 International Conference in San Diego on May 18, 2014.

19 May 2014

Study shows technology improves transition into adulthood for adolescents with chronic disease

Adolescents with chronic diseases (ACD), such as cystic fibrosis, gastrointestinal disorders (including Crohn's disease) and Type 1 diabetes, often find the transition of managing their health care needs into adulthood to be challenging.

19 May 2014

Researchers develop imaging system that reveals neural activity throughout brains of living animals

Researchers at MIT and the University of Vienna have created an imaging system that reveals neural activity throughout the brains of living animals.

19 May 2014

Bio-Path Holdings reports net loss of $504,876 for first quarter 2014

Bio-Path Holdings, Inc., a biotechnology company developing a liposomal delivery technology for nucleic acid cancer drugs, today announced operational and financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2014.

17 May 2014

Specific Technologies unveils SpecID blood culture system at General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology

Specific Technologies, developer of the SpecID™ system to rapidly detect and identify bacterial species and strain via a metabolomic fingerprint, today announced that for the first time it will showcase its transformative SpecID blood culture system at the 114th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, May 17-20, 2014 in Boston, Massachusetts at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center.

16 May 2014

TCM announces winners of 26th Annual Industry Awards

The Tech Council of Maryland (TCM), Maryland's largest technology trade association for life science and technology, today announced the winners of its 26th Annual Industry Awards.

16 May 2014

Cook Medical to exhibit augmented reality experiences at AUA meeting

Cook Medical will exhibit augmented reality experiences, which is a technology used to simulate use of products, and host a skills challenge at their booth, #1617, at the annual American Urological Association meeting.

From COOK MEDICAL INC. 16 May 2014

Technology News and Research

Clinovo to launch new Clincapture open source EDC system on May 23, 2014

Dassault Systèmes launches world's first 3D simulation model of human heart

CardiAQ performs first-in-human Trans-Apical TMVI procedure

Norris Cotton Cancer Center receives 3 year term of accreditation from ACR

Scientists uncover early steps of totipotency in sperm precursors

LifeBond to present LifeMesh self-fixating hernia mesh platform at MIXiii Biomed Conference

First Edition: May 19, 2014

DNA-directed RNA interference and hepatitis C: an interview with Carl Stubbings, Chief Business Officer, Benitec Biopharma

CCHIT awards 2014 ONC HIT Certification to Mirth Connect version 3.0.1

KineMed extends collaboration with CHDI Foundation to track pathogenesis of Huntington's disease

Birth defects do not appear to be associated with father's semen quality, says study

Umbian announces outcome of new study for U-Sleep automated messaging system

Study to investigate use of OCT in collaboration with Melanoma Institute of Australia

TEVA presents results from real-life, observational study of QVAR at ATS 2014 International Conference

Study shows technology improves transition into adulthood for adolescents with chronic disease

Researchers develop imaging system that reveals neural activity throughout brains of living animals

Bio-Path Holdings reports net loss of $504,876 for first quarter 2014

Specific Technologies unveils SpecID blood culture system at General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology

TCM announces winners of 26th Annual Industry Awards

Cook Medical to exhibit augmented reality experiences at AUA meeting

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