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Sequenom announces Certified Service Provider program for technical certification

Sequenom, Inc., a life sciences company providing innovative diagnostic testing and genetic analysis solutions, today announced a Certified Service Provider (CSP) program for the technical certification of selected laboratories offering research services using the Sequenom research-use-only MassARRAY System.

18 Sep 2013

Life science products from AXT to be exhibited at ComBio 2013

AXT, Australia’s leading supplier of analytical and sample preparation equipment will be exhibiting at the ComBio 2013 conference from September 29 to October 3, at the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre, Western Australia, organised by the Australian Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.

18 Sep 2013

LSDF announces Proof of Concept grants to speed up promising health-related technologies

For-profit and non-profit organizations in Washington state will receive $1.25M in Proof of Concept grant funding to accelerate the translation of promising health-related technologies from concept to commercialization, the Life Sciences Discovery Fund (LSDF) announced today.

18 Sep 2013

Doctoral thesis sheds light on phenomenon of war rape in DRC

Rape in war cannot be addressed in isolation. It is deeply embedded in both the local context and that of global proportions. This is one of the conclusions made in a doctoral thesis about eastern Democratic Republic of Congo presented at Uppsala University, Sweden, on 19th September.

18 Sep 2013

New series of lectures focus on rodents, medicines and drug developments

Rodents, medicines and drug developments are all on the agenda during a new series of public lectures being staged by the University of Greenwich's Faculty of Engineering & Science.

18 Sep 2013

New optical imaging tool enables scientists to observe tumors and uncover inner workings

Scientists seeking new ways to fight cancer often try to understand the subtle, often invisible, changes to DNA, proteins, cells, and tissue that alter the body's normal biology and cause disease.

18 Sep 2013

Test evaluates benefits of fully dissolvable and temporary drug eluting stent to open heart artery blockages

The Mount Sinai Medical Center is participating in the nationwide ABSORB III clinical trial testing the performance and potential clinical benefits of a fully dissolvable and temporary drug eluting stent to open heart artery blockages.

18 Sep 2013

UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center celebrates grand opening of Wallace Tumor Institute

On Friday, Aug. 23, the University of Alabama at Birmingham Comprehensive Cancer Center celebrated the public grand opening of the renovated Lurleen B. Wallace Tumor Institute (WTI).

18 Sep 2013

Handheld device for diagnosing early signs of osteoporosis

A handheld device for diagnosing the early signs of osteoporosis could be available for clinical use within five years.

18 Sep 2013

Computer-mediated steering device could help prevent hazards

It can take up to two and a half turns to steer a modern vehicle. While turning, the driver must release the wheel in the necessary hand-over-hand movement, which is unsafe. In his upcoming HFES 2013 Annual Meeting paper, Rene Guerster, who has been concerned with steering improvement since he was a child, proposes an alternative steering device that could help to prevent hazards such as rear-end collisions and rollovers caused by panic oversteering.

18 Sep 2013

RedHill Biopharma to initiate phase III trial of RHB 104 in Crohn's disease patients

UCF College of Medicine professor Dr. Saleh Naser soon will participate in a clinical trial to test whether a new antibiotic therapy acquired by RedHill Biopharma can be used to treat Crohn's disease patients.

18 Sep 2013

New prototype technique improves diagnosis of cancer tissue during operation

Tissue-conserving cancer surgery is a highly skilled procedure which involves time-consuming tissue preparation to detect the margins of cancerous tissue. The goal is to remove as much of the tumour as possible while sparing healthy tissue.

18 Sep 2013

Researchers identify starting points for preventing diarrheal disease outbreaks in remote Africa

Using a simple survey tool, a team of researchers has done what complex studies have failed to do -- provide data that identifies starting points for preventing diarrheal disease outbreaks in at least one region of Africa.

18 Sep 2013

MR Solutions to release MR/PET and MR/SPECT scanners at WMIC

UK based MR Solutions continues to lead the technology revolution in pre clinical scanning with the launch of the first combined cryogen free, 3T, MR/PET and the first 3T, MR/SPECT scanners at the World Molecular Imaging Conference in Savannah this week (Sept 18-21st).

From MR Solutions 17 Sep 2013

PCI announces innovative developments in its anti counterfeiting initiatives for pharmaceutical packaging

Packaging Coordinators, Inc. (PCI), a global supplier of pharmaceutical commercial packaging solutions and clinical trials services today announces innovative developments in its anti counterfeiting initiatives for pharmaceutical packaging. The company’s new service offering is outlined in a new white paper that is available to download via PCI anti-counterfeiting white paper and details its innovative identification solution, which uses a unique identification code on each pack, generated and applied by the packer.

From Packaging Coordinators Inc. (PCI) 17 Sep 2013

Dendreon Gets Green Light In Europe

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17 Sep 2013

Functional brain mapping and high speed physiology multiphoton system from Olympus

The Olympus FluoView® FVMPE-RS, a dedicated multiphoton microscope system, enables high-precision, ultra-fast scanning and stimulation, allowing researchers to see deep within specimens, take measurements at the highest speeds, and capture images even when working under the most demanding conditions.

From Evident Corporation - Life Sciences 17 Sep 2013

Technology News and Research

Sequenom announces Certified Service Provider program for technical certification

Life science products from AXT to be exhibited at ComBio 2013

LSDF announces Proof of Concept grants to speed up promising health-related technologies

Doctoral thesis sheds light on phenomenon of war rape in DRC

New series of lectures focus on rodents, medicines and drug developments

New optical imaging tool enables scientists to observe tumors and uncover inner workings

Test evaluates benefits of fully dissolvable and temporary drug eluting stent to open heart artery blockages

UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center celebrates grand opening of Wallace Tumor Institute

Handheld device for diagnosing early signs of osteoporosis

Computer-mediated steering device could help prevent hazards

RedHill Biopharma to initiate phase III trial of RHB 104 in Crohn's disease patients

New prototype technique improves diagnosis of cancer tissue during operation

Researchers identify starting points for preventing diarrheal disease outbreaks in remote Africa

MR Solutions to release MR/PET and MR/SPECT scanners at WMIC

PCI announces innovative developments in its anti counterfeiting initiatives for pharmaceutical packaging

Dendreon Gets Green Light In Europe

Functional brain mapping and high speed physiology multiphoton system from Olympus

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Dendreon Gets Greenlight In Europe

Biocryst Wins Potentially $22M NIAID Contract To Develop Marburg Virus Disease Drug

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