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Testing requirements could delay launch of state health exchanges

Government officials said Wednesday during a Capitol Hill hearing that the Oct. 1 deadline may not allow enough time to test the systems that are being put in place to run these online insurance marketplaces.

19 Jul 2013

SMARTLINK Activity Monitoring System improves hand hygiene by 92%

GOJO Industries, a leader in hand hygiene and skin health and inventors of PURELL- Hand Sanitizer, conducted an independent research study at the John Peter Smith Hospital in Fort Worth, Texas to determine the impact on hand hygiene compliance rates when the hospital hand hygiene program included an electronic compliance activity monitoring system.

19 Jul 2013

New data identifies specific cellular pathways by which RNS60 impacts Alzheimer's Disease

On Wednesday Revalesio Corporation presented new data at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference that identifies the specific cellular pathways by which Revalesio's lead investigational product, RNS60, impacts Alzheimer's Disease. This research, conducted in partnership with Rush University Medical Center, investigates a new category of therapeutics using Revalesio's novel nanotechnology platform.

19 Jul 2013

C. difficile bacteriophage provides new weapon to battle against superbugs

IFR microbiologists are reinvigorating a way of battling C. difficile infections that they hope will help overcome the growing problem of antibiotic resistant superbugs in hospitals.

19 Jul 2013

Three key technologies receive £85 million investment for capital equipment from EPSRC

Three key technologies, identified in the pre-budget statement by The Chancellor of the Exchequer as part of the government's 'eight great technologies' to drive UK growth, are to receive an -85 million investment for capital equipment.

19 Jul 2013

HemoShear announces milestone in development of predictive drug safety systems

HemoShear, LLC, a leading developer of human-relevant systems for drug development and discovery, today announced an important milestone in the development of systems that predict safety of new drugs and chemicals.

19 Jul 2013

Highmark Health Services creates Accountable Care Alliance to improve health care in Western Pennsylvania

Highmark Health Services is helping to improve health care through the formation of the Accountable Care Alliance, designed to not only improve care, but to also make it more affordable for patients in Western Pennsylvania.

19 Jul 2013

Bausch + Lomb obtains option to license MIM-D3 for treatment of dry eye syndrome

Bausch + Lomb, the global eye health company, and Mimetogen Pharmaceuticals Inc. today announced that Bausch + Lomb has acquired an option to license an investigational compound currently in Phase 2 development for the treatment of dry eye syndrome, a condition that affects millions of people worldwide.

19 Jul 2013

Aquavit Pharmaceuticals signs licensing agreement with U-Bio Med for microneedle technology

Aquavit Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announces it has signed a definitive licensing agreement with U-Bio Med Inc., a medical technology device company in South Korea, for the worldwide commercialization of the company's microneedle device technology.

19 Jul 2013

Safe Life FZC employs NanoSeptic self-cleaning products to combat MERS outbreak

Safe Life FZC, a new breed of healthcare distributors based in United Arab Emirates, is employing the latest technology to combat dangerous outbreaks like the deadly Coronavirus or MERS (Middle East Respiratory Syndrome).

18 Jul 2013

Audentes Therapeutics closes $30 million Series A financing

Audentes Therapeutics, Inc., a recently founded biotechnology company dedicated to the development of innovative treatments for rare muscle diseases, today announced the closing of a $30 million Series A financing.

18 Jul 2013

First Edition: July 18, 2013

Today's headlines include reports about the House vote to delay the health law's mandates as well as advance coverage of President Barack Obama's Thursday speech in which he touts the overhaul's benefits.

18 Jul 2013

Ablynx initiates additional Phase I studies with anti-RSV Nanobody ALX-0171

Activaero GmbH, the therapeutic area specialist for respiratory diseases focusing on novel, pharmacoeconomically meaningful treatment solutions, today announced that its partner Ablynx NV has initiated additional Phase I studies with its anti-RSV Nanobody ALX-0171 using Activaero's FAVORITE inhalation approach.

18 Jul 2013

Stanford Hospital & Clinics recognized as one of nation's most wired hospitals

Stanford Hospital & Clinics has again been recognized as one of the nation's "most wired" hospitals and health systems by Hospitals & Health Networks, a trade magazine published by the American Hospital Association. Stanford Hospital & Clinics is one of only 13 systems in California and among 289 nationwide to receive the honor.

18 Jul 2013

Inovio's electroporation technology enhances ability of DNA therapy to stimulate blood vessel growth

Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced today that the use of its proprietary electroporation technology significantly enhanced the ability of a DNA therapy to stimulate blood vessel growth, which may be beneficial for the treatment of critical limb ischemia and other forms of peripheral arterial disease.

18 Jul 2013

Health law computer database 'hub' links 7 agencies, spurs privacy concerns

A computer system designed to determine which Americans get what subsidies to help them buy health coverage will be hugely important to the success or failure of Obamacare, Bloomberg reports. And new federal data show doctors have filed more than 190 million prescriptions electronically.

18 Jul 2013

Scientists develop iKnife that helps surgeons identify cancerous tissues

Scientists have developed an "intelligent knife" that can tell surgeons immediately whether the tissue they are cutting is cancerous or not.

18 Jul 2013

Discovery provides evidence that genetic defect responsible for Down syndrome can be suppressed

Scientists at the University of Massachusetts Medical School are the first to establish that a naturally occurring X chromosome "off switch" can be rerouted to neutralize the extra chromosome responsible for trisomy 21, also known as Down syndrome, a genetic disorder characterized by cognitive impairment.

18 Jul 2013

Breast cancer pilot study: Patients benefit from treatments guided by molecular profiling

The Side-Out Foundation's breast cancer pilot study, led by the Translational Genomics Research Institute, Translational Drug Development and Scottsdale Healthcare, has shown that cancer patients do better when their treatment is guided by molecular profiling.

18 Jul 2013

Innovative manufacturing technologies increase demand for gluten-free foods

New technologies and ingredients are improving the taste, appearance and nutritional content of gluten-free food products, a market that is expected to grow to $6 billion by 2017, according to a presentation today at the 2013 Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) Annual Meeting & Food Expo- in Chicago.

18 Jul 2013

Technology News and Research

Testing requirements could delay launch of state health exchanges

SMARTLINK Activity Monitoring System improves hand hygiene by 92%

New data identifies specific cellular pathways by which RNS60 impacts Alzheimer's Disease

C. difficile bacteriophage provides new weapon to battle against superbugs

Three key technologies receive £85 million investment for capital equipment from EPSRC

HemoShear announces milestone in development of predictive drug safety systems

Highmark Health Services creates Accountable Care Alliance to improve health care in Western Pennsylvania

Bausch + Lomb obtains option to license MIM-D3 for treatment of dry eye syndrome

Aquavit Pharmaceuticals signs licensing agreement with U-Bio Med for microneedle technology

Safe Life FZC employs NanoSeptic self-cleaning products to combat MERS outbreak

Audentes Therapeutics closes $30 million Series A financing

First Edition: July 18, 2013

Ablynx initiates additional Phase I studies with anti-RSV Nanobody ALX-0171

Stanford Hospital & Clinics recognized as one of nation's most wired hospitals

Inovio's electroporation technology enhances ability of DNA therapy to stimulate blood vessel growth

Health law computer database 'hub' links 7 agencies, spurs privacy concerns

Scientists develop iKnife that helps surgeons identify cancerous tissues

Discovery provides evidence that genetic defect responsible for Down syndrome can be suppressed

Breast cancer pilot study: Patients benefit from treatments guided by molecular profiling

Innovative manufacturing technologies increase demand for gluten-free foods

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

Expanding access to NMR with the Fourier 80 Duo

Advancing Intracellular Delivery with LumiPore®

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