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Respicardia receives Best Innovation of 2014 award from CRT and CV Pipeline for remedē System

Respicardia, Inc., a developer of implantable therapies to improve respiratory and cardiovascular health, announced that it has been awarded the Best Innovation of 2014 from Cardiovascular Research Technologies (CRT) and CV Pipeline for the remedē System, the first and only implantable device for the treatment of central sleep apnea.

12 Mar 2014

EPFL sets up foundation to release antibiotic for tuberculosis

Even though tuberculosis kills more than 1.5 million people every year, the market is not cost-effective for pharmaceutical companies. So EPFL is setting up a foundation to release an antibiotic developed in its own laboratories under EU funding.

12 Mar 2014

Precision and Agrivida enter into trait development collaboration based on precise gene modifications

Precision BioSciences and Agrivida revealed today that they have entered into a trait development collaboration based on precise gene modifications made possible by Precision's Directed Nuclease Editor (DNE) Technology.

12 Mar 2014

Novalon Games signs LOI to license new biofeedback technology for mobile gaming applications

Novalon Games, a wholly owned subsidiary of OBJ Enterprises, announced today that it has signed a letter of intent (LOI) to partner with a cutting-edge game developer and potentially license innovative biofeedback technology for use in its growing suite of mobile gaming applications.

12 Mar 2014

MUSC, Alliance Oncology announce strategic radiation therapy affiliation

The Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC), one of the nation's top academic health science centers, and Alliance Oncology, a division of Alliance HealthCare Services, Inc., announce a newly formed affiliation designed to strengthen and expand MUSC's Hollings Cancer Center as the radiation therapy market leader in Charleston, South Carolina.

12 Mar 2014

Suniva's Buy America-compliant modules power VA Medical Center

Suniva, Inc., a metro-Atlanta based manufacturer of high-quality, high-efficiency crystalline silicon solar cells and modules, today announces its Buy America-compliant modules power the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) in West Palm Beach, Florida.

12 Mar 2014

CPhI to conduct the 4th NEXTGEN China 2014 Conference from March 27 to 28

In March 2012, the 1st Nextgen China was held successfully in Shanghai. FDA, USP, national institutes for Food and Drug Control and leading pharmaceutical companies from home and abroad were invited to give presentations.

12 Mar 2014

FDA clears Toshiba’s CT Myocardial Perfusion technology

To improve cardiac diagnoses with simplified dose reduction technology, Toshiba announces the FDA clearance of its industry-exclusive CT Myocardial Perfusion capability. Available on Toshiba's AquilionTM ONE and Aquilion ONE ViSION Edition CT systems.

12 Mar 2014

Three innovative tools to detect, test and initiate personalized drug treatment for seizures

A team of researchers from the National Institutes of Health, Emory University and Cedars-Sinai - specialists in identifying and treating very rare diseases - used three innovative tools to detect a previously unknown gene mutation, test potential therapies in the lab, and initiate personalized drug treatment for a boy with a lifelong history of uncontrollable seizures that caused significant impact on his cognitive and social development.

12 Mar 2014

Rowan University Foundation to allocate $5M to new venture capital fund to fuel new research initiatives

The Rowan University Foundation, the philanthropic and fundraising arm of Rowan University, committed to allocate $5 million to a new venture capital fund to fuel new research initiatives by faculty, students and alumni.

12 Mar 2014

ECMO can be used for treating carbon monoxide poisoning

Allison Morgan was in pretty bad shape when the medical helicopter touched down on the rooftop helipad of the University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital.

12 Mar 2014

PCORI to award $7 million contract to Chicago coalition to establish clinical data research network

On December 17, 2013, the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) announced its intention to award an 18-month, $7 million contract to a Chicago area coalition of 20 health and hospital organizations including Loyola University Health System.

12 Mar 2014

Teen researcher wins top award from Intel Foundation for research on potential drugs to treat influenza

From new cancer treatments to an exploration of how technology affects the adolescent brain, the innovative research of America's future scientists, engineers and inventors took center stage in the nation's capital today.

12 Mar 2014

MIT biologists discover how cancer cells make their escape

About 90 percent of cancer deaths are caused by tumors that have spread from their original locations. This process, known as metastasis, requires cancer cells to break loose from their neighbors and from the supportive scaffold that gives tissues their structure.

11 Mar 2014

Research could lead to 'smart bandages' to help heal wounds

Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, found that an electrical current can be used to orchestrate the flow of a group of cells, an achievement that could establish the basis for more controlled forms of tissue engineering and for potential applications such as "smart bandages" that use electrical stimulation to help heal wounds.

11 Mar 2014

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust selects OpenText to manage scanned legacy case-notes

OpenText, the global leader in Enterprise Information Management (EIM), announced today that it has been selected by the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust to manage its scanned legacy case-notes.

11 Mar 2014

Sysmex America, Henry Schein sign three-year distribution agreement

Sysmex America, Inc., a global leader in medical diagnostic testing equipment and information systems technology, and Henry Schein, Inc., the world's largest provider of health care products and services to office-based dental, animal health and medical practitioners, today announced the signing of a three-year distribution agreement between the companies effective immediately.

From Sysmex America, Inc. 11 Mar 2014

USMD Holdings' primary care clinics receive reaccreditation from PCMH Program

USMD Holdings, Inc., a physician-led integrated healthcare system, announced today that all 26 of its primary care clinics have received reaccreditation for an additional three-year term from the Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) Program, a recognition program that is part of the National Committee for Quality Assurance.

11 Mar 2014

Apollo Medical Holdings launches ApolloMed Care Clinics

Apollo Medical Holdings, Inc., an integrated physician-centric healthcare delivery company, today announced the launch of ApolloMed Care Clinics, which will serve as both primary care medicine and post-discharge centers of excellence. As part of this strategy, ApolloMed has acquired three primary care clinics and started a de novo clinic.

11 Mar 2014

Health2 Resources becomes Executive Member of Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative

Health2 Resources announced today it has joined the Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative as an Executive Member. Executive Members guide the PCPCC's efforts to advance an effective health system built on a strong foundation of primary care and the patient-centered medical home (PCMH).

11 Mar 2014

Technology News and Research

Respicardia receives Best Innovation of 2014 award from CRT and CV Pipeline for remedē System

EPFL sets up foundation to release antibiotic for tuberculosis

Precision and Agrivida enter into trait development collaboration based on precise gene modifications

Novalon Games signs LOI to license new biofeedback technology for mobile gaming applications

MUSC, Alliance Oncology announce strategic radiation therapy affiliation

Suniva's Buy America-compliant modules power VA Medical Center

CPhI to conduct the 4th NEXTGEN China 2014 Conference from March 27 to 28

FDA clears Toshiba’s CT Myocardial Perfusion technology

Three innovative tools to detect, test and initiate personalized drug treatment for seizures

Rowan University Foundation to allocate $5M to new venture capital fund to fuel new research initiatives

ECMO can be used for treating carbon monoxide poisoning

PCORI to award $7 million contract to Chicago coalition to establish clinical data research network

Teen researcher wins top award from Intel Foundation for research on potential drugs to treat influenza

MIT biologists discover how cancer cells make their escape

Research could lead to 'smart bandages' to help heal wounds

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust selects OpenText to manage scanned legacy case-notes

Sysmex America, Henry Schein sign three-year distribution agreement

USMD Holdings' primary care clinics receive reaccreditation from PCMH Program

Apollo Medical Holdings launches ApolloMed Care Clinics

Health2 Resources becomes Executive Member of Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative

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