Technology News and Research

RSS

SASB releases first set of provisional standards for industries in Health Care sector

The Sustainability Accounting Standards Board, a 501c3 non-profit organization that provides sustainability accounting standards for use by publicly listed corporations in the U.S., today released its first set of provisional standards for industries in the Health Care sector.

31 Jul 2013

Blackbaud announces total revenue increase of 14% for Q2 2013

Blackbaud, Inc., a leading global provider of software and services for nonprofits, today announced financial results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2013.

31 Jul 2013

CWRU grants technology transfer option to Disease Diagnostic Group to evaluate RAM device

Case Western Reserve University has granted a two-year technology transfer option to a research spinoff company developing a hand-held device that diagnoses malaria more quickly, simply and affordably than existing methods.

31 Jul 2013

Study: Full Body Illusions can be accompanied by changes in body temperature

Researchers from the Center for Neuroprosthetics at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL), Switzerland, show that people can be "tricked" into feeling that an image of a human figure -- an "avatar" -- is their own body. The study is published in the open-access journal Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience.

31 Jul 2013

Viewpoints: How much power should the AMA have to set Medicare prices?; GOP's 'disastrous' march to defund health law

S.G.R. More than 99 percent of Americans have no idea what these three letters stand for. And yet they are extremely valuable: worth about $140 billion. This week, a House committee will finally take up the issue. The S.G.R., or the Sustainable Growth Rate formula, was enacted as part of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 to restrain the inevitable increase in Medicare's annual spending on physician services. ... Nice idea in theory. Never worked out in practice (Dr. Ezekiel J. Emanuel and Topher Spiro, 7/29).

31 Jul 2013

CHOP researchers advance stem cell studies in childhood leukemia, Diamond Blackfan anemia

First produced only in the past decade, human induced pluripotent stem cells are capable of developing into many or even all human cell types. In new research, scientists reprogrammed skin cells from patients with rare blood disorders into iPSCs, highlighting the great promise of these cells in advancing understanding of those challenging diseases-and eventually in treating them.

31 Jul 2013

Hamamatsu places $500,000 order for Zecotek’s LFS scintillation crystals

Zecotek Photonics Inc., a developer of leading-edge photonics technologies for medical, industrial and scientific markets, today announced that it has received a $500,000 order for its patented Lutetium Fine Silicate (LFS) scintillation crystals from its strategic partner Hamamatsu Photonics (Tokyo: 6965) of Japan.

31 Jul 2013

Baxter, JW Holdings sign distribution, license agreement for omega 3 parenteral nutrition products

Baxter International Inc. and JW Holdings today announced that they have entered into an exclusive distribution and license agreement for parenteral nutritional products containing a novel formulation of omega 3 lipids.

From Baxter International Inc. 31 Jul 2013

ACR Foundation secures donation from GE to support Leading Radiology into Future campaign

The American College of Radiology (ACR) Foundation announced today it has secured a significant donation from GE to support the Leading Radiology into the Future campaign. The gift will be used to further develop and strengthen the Radiology Leadership Institute (RLI) — radiology's first professional development and leadership academy.

31 Jul 2013

OGT to release new CytoSure Consortium Cancer +SNP array for CNV and LOH detection

Oxford Gene Technology (OGT), provider of innovative genetics research and biomarker solutions to advance molecular medicine, will launch its new CytoSure™ Consortium Cancer +SNP array (4x180k) at the Cancer Cytogenomics Microarray Consortium (CCMC) and Cytogenomics Array Group (CAGdb) combined meeting in Chicago on the 5th- 7th August, booth 4.

From Oxford Gene Technology 30 Jul 2013

Adocia, Lilly terminate collaboration agreement relating to fast-acting insulin analog

Adocia, a biotechnology company specializing in the development of ‘best-in-class’ medicines from already approved therapeutic proteins, announced today that it had agreed with Eli Lilly and Company not to continue further joint research under the licensing agreement signed in December 2011 relating to use of Adocia's BioChaperone(R) technology for the formulation of fast acting insulin analog formulated with the BioChaperone(R) technology. Consequently, the two companies have terminated the collaboration.

30 Jul 2013

New CardioChek Plus analyzer delivers rapid test results for lipids and glucose

Polymer Technology Systems, Inc. (PTS, Inc.), the U.S.-based manufacturer of the CardioChek family of point-of-care diagnostic products, introduced the CardioChek Plus analyzer today at the annual American Association for Clinical Chemistry (AACC) in Houston.

30 Jul 2013

FDA accepts NDA for MNK-795 oral formulation

Depomed, Inc. (NASDAQ: DEPO) announced today that the U. S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted for filing a New Drug Application (NDA) from Mallinckrodt (NYSE: MNK) for MNK-795.

30 Jul 2013

Vanderbilt offers first FDA-approved bionic eye for treatment of retinitis pigmentosa

Vanderbilt University Medical Center has been chosen as one of 12 sites in the United States to offer the first FDA-approved bionic eye for the treatment of retinitis pigmentosa (RP).

30 Jul 2013

Study: Digital tomosynthesis reduces recall rate in breast cancer screening

Digital tomosynthesis is an effective tool for reducing the recall rate in breast cancer screening, according to a new study published online in the journal Radiology.

30 Jul 2013

Trovagene adopts RainDance's RainDrop digital PCR system for eventual use in CLIA laboratory

Trovagene, Inc. (NASDAQ: TROV) and RainDance Technologies announced today that Trovagene has adopted RainDance's RainDropTM Digital PCR System for research and development, and for eventual use in the Trovagene CLIA laboratory.

29 Jul 2013

Research: Lymph nodes provide correct breast cancer prognosis

After a breast cancer operation, the removed tumour is always examined, as its subtype can provide an indication of how aggressive the disease is. The patient's lymph nodes are not analysed in the same way.

29 Jul 2013

New method can pinpoint DNA mutations that could help treat cancer, tuberculosis

The slightest variation in a sequence of DNA can have profound effects. Modern genomics has shown that just one mutation can be the difference between successfully treating a disease and having it spread rampantly throughout the body.

29 Jul 2013

Implanting false memory in the brain can be possible, say MIT neuroscientists

The phenomenon of false memory has been well-documented: In many court cases, defendants have been found guilty based on testimony from witnesses and victims who were sure of their recollections, but DNA evidence later overturned the conviction.

26 Jul 2013

Nanofiber scaffolds regulate apoptosis, proliferation in neural stem cells by altering gene expression

The surface characteristics of nanoscaffolds made by nanotechnology are more similar to the three-dimensional topological structure of the extracellular matrix and the effects on the biological behaviors of cells and tissue repair are more beneficial.

26 Jul 2013

Technology News and Research

SASB releases first set of provisional standards for industries in Health Care sector

Blackbaud announces total revenue increase of 14% for Q2 2013

CWRU grants technology transfer option to Disease Diagnostic Group to evaluate RAM device

Study: Full Body Illusions can be accompanied by changes in body temperature

Viewpoints: How much power should the AMA have to set Medicare prices?; GOP's 'disastrous' march to defund health law

CHOP researchers advance stem cell studies in childhood leukemia, Diamond Blackfan anemia

Hamamatsu places $500,000 order for Zecotek’s LFS scintillation crystals

Baxter, JW Holdings sign distribution, license agreement for omega 3 parenteral nutrition products

ACR Foundation secures donation from GE to support Leading Radiology into Future campaign

OGT to release new CytoSure Consortium Cancer +SNP array for CNV and LOH detection

Adocia, Lilly terminate collaboration agreement relating to fast-acting insulin analog

New CardioChek Plus analyzer delivers rapid test results for lipids and glucose

FDA accepts NDA for MNK-795 oral formulation

Vanderbilt offers first FDA-approved bionic eye for treatment of retinitis pigmentosa

Study: Digital tomosynthesis reduces recall rate in breast cancer screening

Trovagene adopts RainDance's RainDrop digital PCR system for eventual use in CLIA laboratory

Research: Lymph nodes provide correct breast cancer prognosis

New method can pinpoint DNA mutations that could help treat cancer, tuberculosis

Implanting false memory in the brain can be possible, say MIT neuroscientists

Nanofiber scaffolds regulate apoptosis, proliferation in neural stem cells by altering gene expression

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

Expanding access to NMR with the Fourier 80 Duo

Advancing Intracellular Delivery with LumiPore®

Latest News