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Heritage Provider Network receives Elite Status of Excellence from CAPG

Dr. Richard Merkin, President and CEO of Heritage Provider Network, is pleased to announce HPN and its family of medical groups has received the prestigious rank of Elite Status of Excellence for medical care from the California Association of Physician Groups (CAPG) 2012 Standards of Excellence Survey. This is the 5th year in a row HPN has achieved Elite Status in the CAPG survey.

20 Jun 2012

Covidien introduces knotless suturing device for laparoscopic surgery

Covidien, a leading global provider of healthcare products, today announced the latest additions to its growing bariatric surgery portfolio of products and services designed to improve patient and surgeon experiences with weight loss surgery and other procedures.

19 Jun 2012

FDA, EMA grant orphan drug designation to bluebird bio's gene therapy product for adrenoleukodystrophy

bluebird bio, a leader in the development of innovative gene therapies for severe genetic disorders, announced today that both the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the European Medicines Agency (EMA) have granted an orphan drug designation to its investigational gene therapy product for the treatment of adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD).

19 Jun 2012

DSM XD high cell density process technology granted patents in several countries

DSM Pharmaceutical Products, the custom manufacturing and technology business of Royal DSM N.V., announced today that several countries have granted patents or have given statements of patent allowance to its proprietary XD® high cell density process technology.

19 Jun 2012

SDIX advanced Genomic Antibody Technology to be highlighted at BIO International Convention

SDIX today announced that it will be showcasing progress with its advanced Genomic Antibody Technology data package this week's BIO International Convention, one of the largest global partnering events for the biotechnology industry.

19 Jun 2012

SickKids, Life Technologies partner to advance pediatric genomic research on Ion Proton Sequencer

Life Technologies Corporation today announced it has partnered with The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) to advance pediatric genomic research on the Ion Proton Sequencer.

19 Jun 2012

ASI completes $5.3 million Series A Preferred Stock financing

Ablative Solutions, Inc. (ASI), a privately-held company headquartered in Kalamazoo, MI with offices in Menlo Park, CA announced today that it has completed a Series A Preferred Stock financing, totaling approximately $5.3 million (including the conversion of the bridge financing completed earlier this year), to fund its unique technology platform.

19 Jun 2012

National conference examines Affordable Care Act

Tufts Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) will host a national conference on June 19, 2012 examining the Affordable Care Act (ACA) as it relates to translational science and its impact on health.

19 Jun 2012

Difficult childhood affects brain development and can increase risk of adolescent crimes

The legal system needs to take greater account of new discoveries in neuroscience that show how a difficult childhood can affect the development of a young person's brain which can increase the risk adolescent crimes, according to researchers. The research will be presented as part of an Economic and Social Research Council seminar series in conjunction with the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology.

19 Jun 2012

LDL particles may be a more accurate measure of early-stage atherosclerosis

LipoScience, Inc., today announced publication of a clinical study in the current issue of Atherosclerosis suggesting that low density lipoprotein (LDL) particles may be a more accurate measure of early-stage (subclinical) atherosclerosis than LDL cholesterol among retired National Football League (NFL) players.

19 Jun 2012

Viewpoints: Catholic group dismisses compromise on contraceptives; Funding entitlements

President Obama's support for his signature health care act took a fresh hit Friday. The Catholic Health Association, the nation's largest private health care provider, has rebuffed the latest White House moves to make its contraception coverage mandate more acceptable to Catholics and conservative evangelicals, according to Religion News Service.

19 Jun 2012

Private sector must be part of solution to provide food and nutrition security

"Agriculture faces dual challenges: becoming more sustainable on a dwindling resource base while having to feed an increasing number of people," Paul Polman, CEO of consumer goods company Unilever, and David Servitje, CEO of baking company Group Bimbo, who serve as co-chairs of the G20's B-20 Food Security Task Force, write in a Washington Post opinion piece, adding, "To provide food and nutrition security in the coming decades will require a major and sustained effort by all stakeholders, including business."

19 Jun 2012

Implanted device delivers genetically engineered neurotrophic factor directly to the brain

Studies suggest that neurotrophic factors, which play a role in the development and survival of neurons, have significant therapeutic and restorative potential for neurologic diseases such as Huntington's disease. However, clinical applications are limited because these proteins cannot easily cross the blood brain barrier, have a short half-life, and cause serious side effects.

19 Jun 2012

Life Technologies introduces three next generation genetic engineering kits

Life Technologies Corporation today announced the launch of three next generation GeneArt genetic engineering kits that allow molecular and synthetic biologists unprecedented speed, flexibility, precision, and efficiency for the seamless cloning, assembly, and editing of genetic material.

19 Jun 2012

AOAC certifies InstantLabs Salmonella Species Food Safety Kit

InstantLabs Medical Diagnostics Corporation, developer of the portable Hunter Accelerated Real-Time PCR system, today announced that its Salmonella Species Food Safety Kit has been certified as AOAC Performance-Tested (AOAC PTM Cert. No. 031202) by the AOAC Research Institute (AOAC-RI) across four key food matrices.

19 Jun 2012

iBio expands iBioModulator portfolio with allowance of patent for anthrax vaccines

iBio, Inc. today announced that the US Patent Office has allowed patent application 11/706,576 entitled "Bacillus anthracis Antigens, Vaccine Compositions, and Related Methods."

19 Jun 2012

T2Endotoxin assay extends reach of T2MR detection

T2 Biosystems, a company developing direct detection products enabling superior diagnostics, today announced the presentation of data on endotoxin detection at the American Society for Microbiology General Meeting, June 16-19, 2012, in San Francisco, CA.

18 Jun 2012

Henry Schein Medical to distribute Alma Lasers' nail fungus treatment

Alma Lasers, Inc. has announced an exclusive distribution arrangement with Henry Schein Medical to launch its latest innovation Harmony ClearChoice – a new, fast, effective approach to nail restoration.

18 Jun 2012

BEAMing DNA blood testing technology detects drug resistance in colorectal cancer patients early

Two studies published back-to-back in last week's Nature applied DNA blood testing using the BEAMing technology to detect drug resistance mediated by KRAS mutations in colorectal cancer patients months before treatment failure was observed.

18 Jun 2012

FDA clears St. Jude Medical's AMPLATZER Vascular Plug 4 for transcatheter embolization

St. Jude Medical, Inc., a global medical device company, today announced it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance and will immediately launch the AMPLATZER Vascular Plug 4 (AVP 4) for use in transcatheter embolization procedures (minimally invasive procedures that involve the selective blocking of blood vessels) within the peripheral vasculature.

18 Jun 2012

Technology News and Research

Heritage Provider Network receives Elite Status of Excellence from CAPG

Covidien introduces knotless suturing device for laparoscopic surgery

FDA, EMA grant orphan drug designation to bluebird bio's gene therapy product for adrenoleukodystrophy

DSM XD high cell density process technology granted patents in several countries

SDIX advanced Genomic Antibody Technology to be highlighted at BIO International Convention

SickKids, Life Technologies partner to advance pediatric genomic research on Ion Proton Sequencer

ASI completes $5.3 million Series A Preferred Stock financing

National conference examines Affordable Care Act

Difficult childhood affects brain development and can increase risk of adolescent crimes

LDL particles may be a more accurate measure of early-stage atherosclerosis

Viewpoints: Catholic group dismisses compromise on contraceptives; Funding entitlements

Private sector must be part of solution to provide food and nutrition security

Implanted device delivers genetically engineered neurotrophic factor directly to the brain

Life Technologies introduces three next generation genetic engineering kits

AOAC certifies InstantLabs Salmonella Species Food Safety Kit

iBio expands iBioModulator portfolio with allowance of patent for anthrax vaccines

T2Endotoxin assay extends reach of T2MR detection

Henry Schein Medical to distribute Alma Lasers' nail fungus treatment

BEAMing DNA blood testing technology detects drug resistance in colorectal cancer patients early

FDA clears St. Jude Medical's AMPLATZER Vascular Plug 4 for transcatheter embolization

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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