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GeneCapture developing new device with one-hour pathogen testing capabilities

A company hatched as a partnership between The University of Alabama in Huntsville and chemical engineering professor Dr. Krishnan Chittur is in the design phase for a device that can provide physicians one-hour pathogen testing capabilities.

23 Apr 2013

OHSU, Intel team up to develop technologies to make personalized genomic analysis faster

Oregon Health & Science University and Intel Corp. are teaming up to develop next-generation computing technologies that advance the field of personalized medicine by dramatically increasing the speed, precision and cost-effectiveness of analyzing a patient's individual genetic profile.

23 Apr 2013

BAROnova presents ENDObesity I clinical trial data at SAGES meeting

BAROnova, Inc., recently presented data from their ENDObesity I clinical trial at the annual Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons meeting.

23 Apr 2013

TSRI scientists find way to directly turn bone marrow stem cells into brain cells

In a serendipitous discovery, scientists at The Scripps Research Institute have found a way to turn bone marrow stem cells directly into brain cells.

23 Apr 2013

Integral Molecular releases MPS antibody discovery platform

ntegral Molecular, Inc., a leader in membrane protein reagents and services, announces the launch of its Membrane Protein Solutions antibody discovery platform.

23 Apr 2013

BioInvent starts BI-505 phase II study in patients with smoldering multiple myeloma

BioInvent International announced today that the first patient has been treated in a phase II study of the drug candidate BI-505, developed for the treatment of multiple myeloma.

23 Apr 2013

Stratified Medicine Scotland Innovation Centre (SMS-IC) receives funding from the Scottish Funding Council

The University of Glasgow is set to boost its contribution to global medical research and the Scottish economy following the announcement of funding to build a major research centre.

23 Apr 2013

Medical researchers race to find ways to use gene sequencing to fight cancer

Technology is quickly revamping medical care. The New York Times looks at the possible use of gene sequencing, while other news outlets examine apps and online tools that are helping Alzheimer's and autism caregivers.

23 Apr 2013

NKI-AVL joins research consortium to develop MRI-guided radiation therapy system for cancer care

Elekta and Royal Philips Electronics announced today that The Netherlands Cancer Institute-Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital has signed an agreement to join a research group to advance the development of ground-breaking image-guided treatment technology for cancer care.

From Elekta 23 Apr 2013

IMRT gives better results in patients with early breast cancer

Intensity modulated radiotherapy gives better results than standard radiotherapy in patients with early breast cancer, according to results from a randomised trial presented today (Sunday) to the 2nd Forum of the European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology.

23 Apr 2013

New licensing agreement to promote discovery in health IT and improve economic Growth

The Regenstrief Institute Inc., an international leader in electronic medical records and health information exchange research, development and operations, is licensing its Indiana Network for Patient Care and DOCS4DOCS clinical results delivery software to a subsidiary of the Indiana Health Information Exchange. This licensing agreement represents the single most significant transfer of discovery out of an academic medical informatics research setting to a commercial enterprise in the history of Indiana's health information technology sector and the national evolution of health information exchange.

22 Apr 2013

Cerecor obtains exclusive, worldwide rights to NR2B receptor antagonist from Merck

Cerecor Inc, a neuroscience biotech company that develops therapies that have the potential to make a difference in diseases with high unmet medical needs, today announced that it has acquired exclusive, worldwide rights from Merck, known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, to develop and commercialize MK-0657, a small molecule NMDA receptor subunit 2B (NR2B) antagonist for all human indications, including depression.

22 Apr 2013

Avinger and PDL BioPharma close structured financing and royalty transaction

Avinger, Inc. and PDL BioPharma, Inc. (PDL) (NASDAQ: PDLI) announced today the closing of a structured financing and royalty transaction on April 18, 2013, in which PDL will provide Avinger with up to $40 million of mezzanine financing.

22 Apr 2013

First Edition: April 22, 2013

Today's headlines include reports ranging from how state leaders are dealing with the consequences of rejecting the health law's Medicaid expansion to how pending immigration reform proposals could ease the nation's physician shortage.

22 Apr 2013

CAVE: New virtual reality system from UPC

The Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya · BarcelonaTech (UPC) presents a new multi-projector CAVE, designed and built in its entirety by the Virtual Modelling, Visualisation, Interaction and Virtual Reality Research Group (MOVING).

22 Apr 2013

Researchers win Jacob Heskel Gabbay Award in Biotechnology and Medicine

Karl Deisseroth of Stanford University, Gero Miesenb-ck of the University of Oxford and Edward S. Boyden of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have been awarded Brandeis University's 16th Annual Jacob Heskel Gabbay Award in Biotechnology and Medicine.

22 Apr 2013

Sanovas introduces new surgical imaging technology, MicroCam

Sanovas Inc., a life science technology company developing and commercializing the next-generation of micro-invasive diagnostics, devices and drug delivery technologies, announced today the launch of MicroCam™, its OEM "Plug & Play" micro imaging platform for endoscopic device applications.

22 Apr 2013

T-System to deploy NextGen Practice Management solution to optimize revenue cycle

NextGen Healthcare Information Systems, LLC., a wholly owned subsidiary of Quality Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: QSII) and a leading provider of healthcare information systems and connectivity solutions, announced today that T-System, Inc., will deploy NextGen® Practice Management to help drive revenue cycle management billing for its clients, which span across the U.S.

22 Apr 2013

Mirus Bio to use CSIRO's RAFT Polymerization Technology to expedite its product development efforts

CSIRO and Mirus Bio LLC are pleased to announce a new license arrangement that will enable Mirus Bio to utilize the unique characteristics of CSIRO's Reversible Addition-Fragmentation chain Transfer polymerisation technology (RAFT) to expand upon its high-end polymer development capabilities for the biotech industry.

22 Apr 2013

Cultural factors influence children’s taste preferences

Children love fatty and sugary foods. Or do they? New research contradicts the idea that all children under the age of ten have the same taste in food and highlights the importance of the country of residence, culture and age in these preferences.

22 Apr 2013

Technology News and Research

GeneCapture developing new device with one-hour pathogen testing capabilities

OHSU, Intel team up to develop technologies to make personalized genomic analysis faster

BAROnova presents ENDObesity I clinical trial data at SAGES meeting

TSRI scientists find way to directly turn bone marrow stem cells into brain cells

Integral Molecular releases MPS antibody discovery platform

BioInvent starts BI-505 phase II study in patients with smoldering multiple myeloma

Stratified Medicine Scotland Innovation Centre (SMS-IC) receives funding from the Scottish Funding Council

Medical researchers race to find ways to use gene sequencing to fight cancer

NKI-AVL joins research consortium to develop MRI-guided radiation therapy system for cancer care

IMRT gives better results in patients with early breast cancer

New licensing agreement to promote discovery in health IT and improve economic Growth

Cerecor obtains exclusive, worldwide rights to NR2B receptor antagonist from Merck

Avinger and PDL BioPharma close structured financing and royalty transaction

First Edition: April 22, 2013

CAVE: New virtual reality system from UPC

Researchers win Jacob Heskel Gabbay Award in Biotechnology and Medicine

Sanovas introduces new surgical imaging technology, MicroCam

T-System to deploy NextGen Practice Management solution to optimize revenue cycle

Mirus Bio to use CSIRO's RAFT Polymerization Technology to expedite its product development efforts

Cultural factors influence children’s taste preferences

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