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Opinion pieces published in advance of 'Child Survival Call to Action' event to take place in Washington

The following are summaries of several opinion pieces published in anticipation of the Child Survival Call to Action event to be held on June 14-15 in Washington, D.C. Convened by the Governments of United States, Ethiopia and India, and organized in close collaboration with UNICEF, the event will focus on ending preventable child death through the survival of newborns, children and mothers and will convene 700 prominent leaders from government, the private sector, faith-based organizations and civil society to kick off a long-term, focused effort to save children's lives.

12 Jun 2012

RVO advances PresbyLens into final phase of trial for treatment of presbyopia

ReVision Optics, Inc. (RVO), a leader in implantable inlay technology to treat presbyopia, announces the advancement of its proprietary product PresbyLens into the final phase of its U.S. clinical trial under an Investigational Device Exemption

12 Jun 2012

MVP receives European patent for PEG conjugates of interferon-beta-1b to treat MS

Mountain View Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced its receipt of European Patent No. 1 667 708 B1, titled "Polyethylene Glycol Conjugates of Interferon-beta-1b with Enhanced in vitro Biological Potency."

12 Jun 2012

BioMed Realty enters definitive agreement to acquire Granta Park

BioMed Realty Trust, Inc. today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Granta Park, comprising eleven laboratory and office buildings and a total of approximately 472,200 square feet of space, as well as approximately 138,400 square feet of development and expansion rights, in Cambridge, United Kingdom. The purchase price for the property is 126.8 million pounds, or approximately $196.0 million, excluding transaction costs.

11 Jun 2012

HackensackUMC recognizes AcquiSci d-OSAB technology with research award

AcquiSci Inc., today announced it has received an award from the Hackensack University Medical Center to research AcquiSci's patented d-OSAB technology as a device-based approach to modulating inflammation.

11 Jun 2012

Hospira releases enhancement to TheraDoc clinical surveillance system

Hospira, the world's leading provider of injectable drugs and infusion technologies, today released an important enhancement to its TheraDoc clinical surveillance system designed to support hospital antimicrobial stewardship efforts, with the goal of helping to improve patient outcomes, reduce antimicrobial resistant infections and reduce costs.

11 Jun 2012

Fate Therapeutics, BD Biosciences introduce first collaborative iPSC-related product

Fate Therapeutics, Inc. in collaboration with BD Biosciences, a segment of BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company), today announced the introduction of the first induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC)-related product resulting from the collaboration between the two companies.

From BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) 11 Jun 2012

Cyberonics, Imricor enter agreement to develop MRI compatible leads for VNS Therapy System

Cyberonics, Inc. today announced that it has entered into an exclusive technology license agreement with Imricor Medical Systems, Inc. to develop Magnetic Resonance Imaging ("MRI") compatible leads for use with the VNS Therapy System (Vagus Nerve Stimulation).

11 Jun 2012

OOCE chooses eClinicalWorks comprehensive EHR solution

ClinicalWorks, a market leader in ambulatory clinical systems, today announced that Ohio Orthopedic Center of Excellence, has chosen eClinicalWorks comprehensive electronic health records (EHR) solution for its 59 providers across multiple locations. Use of this technology will help improve practice speed and efficiency.

11 Jun 2012

Knome announces start of early technology access program for knomeCLINIC

Knome, Inc., today announced the start of its early technology access program for knomeCLINIC, a software suite designed to help medical researchers and clinicians interpret human genomes for biological relevance.

11 Jun 2012

Mazor Robotics successfully completes first robot-guided brain surgical procedures

Mazor Robotics Ltd., a developer of innovative surgical robots and complementary products, today announced the successful completion of the first robot-guided brain surgical procedures, which were performed with Mazor Robotics' technology.

11 Jun 2012

POI signs multi-year contract for DATATRAK ONE products

DATATRAK International, Inc., a technology and services company focused on global eClinical solutions for the clinical trials industry, today announced Pharm-Olam International (POI), a global Contract Research Organization (CRO), signed a multi-year, multi-million dollar contract standardizing on the cloud-based unified clinical research platform, DATATRAK ONE.

11 Jun 2012

Acacia subsidiary announces acquisition of 7 medtech patent portfolios

Acacia Research Corporation announced today that a subsidiary has acquired 7 medtech patent portfolios comprised of over 150 patents and pending applications relating to medical devices, biologics and diagnostic techniques.

11 Jun 2012

UMI, Toshiba partner to sell ultrasound systems in the U.S.

To meet the increased need for advanced ultrasound equipment, Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc. has partnered with United Medical Instruments (UMI), a worldwide provider of new and pre-owned ultrasound systems, parts and transducers, to sell Toshiba's ultrasound systems to the private physician office and clinic market in the U.S.

11 Jun 2012

Nanocontainers can fight against atherosclerosis

In Switzerland, more than 20,000 people (37% of all deaths) die of cardiovascular disease caused by atherosclerosis each year. Treatment options are currently available to people who suffer from the disease but no drug can target solely the diseased areas, often leading to generalized side effects.

11 Jun 2012

Philips highlights portfolio of NM applications for IntelliSpace Portal at SNM 2012

At this year's SNM Annual Meeting, June 9-13, Royal Philips Electronics is highlighting its portfolio of nuclear medicine (NM) applications for IntelliSpace Portal, adding to its existing portfolio of CT, MR and multimodality applications.

11 Jun 2012

BCSI launches 5 new cyclotrons for isotope research and production

Best Cyclotron Systems is unveiling five new cyclotrons for isotope research and production at the Society of Nuclear Medicine (SNM) Annual Meeting on June 9-12 in Miami Beach, Florida.

11 Jun 2012

ACE program can help hospitals lower health care costs

Creating specialized hospital units for elderly people with acute medical illness could reduce national health care costs by as much $6 billion a year, according to a new study by UCSF researchers.

11 Jun 2012

ADAM28 inhibits VWF-mediated cancer cell apoptosis and enhances lung metastases

ADAM28, a metalloproteinase belonging to the ADAM gene family, cleaves the von Willebrand factor (VWF) and inhibits VWF-mediated cancer cell apoptosis, thereby enhancing lung metastases, so inhibiting its expression gives a substantial reduction in lung metastases, according to a study published June 8 in the Journal of The National Cancer Institute.

11 Jun 2012

Effective ways of detecting onset of kidney disease

Research led by an Arizona State University biomedical engineer and physicist to find more effective ways of detecting the onset of kidney disease is getting support from the National Institutes of Health.

8 Jun 2012