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OriGene releases UltraMAB Antibodies for IHC applications

OriGene Technologies today announced the release of a new line of ultra specific and extensively validated monoclonal antibodies under the UltraMAB brand.

21 Mar 2012

HCPSS selects Benefitfocus HR InTouch

Benefitfocus today announced that Howard County Public School System (HCPSS) has selected Benefitfocus for online enrollment, benefits management and communication technology.

21 Mar 2012

WESTMED collaborates with UnitedHealthcare to launch ACO

WESTMED Medical Group announced it is collaborating with the UnitedHealthcare and Optum businesses of UnitedHealth Group to launch an accountable care organization (ACO) for its more than 220 physicians in Westchester County, N.Y.

21 Mar 2012

MSN completes sale of HomeCare division to Epic

Medical Staffing Network Healthcare, LLC, one of the nation's largest healthcare workforce solutions companies, today announced it has completed the sale of its MSN HomeCare division to Epic Health Services of Dallas, Texas.

21 Mar 2012

Axial Exchange care transition products now available for cloud deployment

Axial Exchange, Inc. announced that its award-winning care transition products are now available for cloud deployment. The private cloud infrastructure scales to thousands of hospitals and clinics and millions of patients, and already has been validated by multi-hospital health systems as well as Emergency Medical Service (EMS) providers.

21 Mar 2012

Six early-career researchers to receive Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Prize

The new recipients of the most important prize for early-career researchers in Germany have been announced. The selection committee, appointed by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) and the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), has chosen three young men and three young women to receive the Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Prize 2012.

21 Mar 2012

Terason receives FDA 510(k) clearance to use Soma's AxoTrack technology

Terason, the leading manufacturer of high-performance portable ultrasound systems and Soma Access Systems LLC today announced that they have received 510(k) clearance from the FDA for a new transducer equipped with AxoTrack needle visualization technology.

21 Mar 2012

Thermedical closes $1.5 million in Series A funding

Thermedical, a privately held company developing proprietary thermal therapy equipment for numerous clinical conditions, today announced that it closed $1.5 million in Series A funding with a private investor, Samuel H. Maslak, Sc.D.

21 Mar 2012

IQMS releases new version of ERP software, EnterpriseIQ

IQMS, a manufacturing ERP software developer with an ongoing, proactive commitment to its product and relationships, today announced the release of a new version of its manufacturing ERP software, EnterpriseIQ. Featuring more than 1,000 enhancements and reports across all aspects of the system, IQMS' newest release again demonstrates its commitment to the product and its clients.

21 Mar 2012

ISCO fourth quarter revenue increases 110% to $1.1 million

International Stem Cell Corporation today announced year-end financial results for the year ended December 31, 2011.

21 Mar 2012

PSG closes acquisition of Artemetrx

Pharmaceutical Strategies Group, LLC, America's largest independent pharmacy benefits consulting firm, has closed on its acquisition of Artemetrx Health Resources, the company announced today.

21 Mar 2012

Acelrx fourth quarter net loss increases to $6.4 million

AcelRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of innovative therapies for the treatment of acute and breakthrough pain, today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2011.

20 Mar 2012

First Edition: March 20, 2012

Today's headlines include reports about the new GOP budget proposal, to be unveiled today by House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan, R-Wis.

20 Mar 2012

n3D releases new 24-well Bio-Assembler

Only days after Rainbow BioSciences closed a deal to acquire an equity interest in Nano3D Biosciences, n3D announced the release of its groundbreaking new 24-well Bio-Assembler.

20 Mar 2012

RaySearch receives PMH contract for new adaptive radiation therapy solution

RaySearch Laboratories AB has been awarded a contract for a new adaptive radiation therapy solution at Princess Margaret Hospital (PMH) in Toronto, Canada. This means that RaySearch will deliver its treatment planning system RayStation to PMH where it will be used as the primary treatment planning tool for adaptive radiation therapy.

20 Mar 2012

FDA, Agilent partner to develop new tools for detection of salmonella subtypes

Agilent Technologies Inc. today announced that it has entered into a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to develop new tools to detect and analyze pathogens in food.

20 Mar 2012

Former premature infants to celebrate 25th anniversary of LUHS' NICU on March 20

Former premature infants will return to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Loyola University Health System's (LUHS) neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, March 20. These patients are among the more than 18,000 infants who have been cared for by LUHS doctors and nurses since the unit opened its doors in 1987.

20 Mar 2012

Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement honors two experts on air pollution

Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement honors two experts on air pollution with the 2012 Tyler Prize for their work to advance the scientific understanding of air pollution, and develop solutions to reduce the danger to human health and the impact on climate change.

20 Mar 2012

Tobii completes USD $21 million funding round

Tobii Technology, the global leader in eye tracking and gaze interaction, announced today that it has closed a USD $21M funding round. New investor Intel Capital joins existing investors Amadeus Capital, Investor Growth Capital and Northzone Ventures.

20 Mar 2012

Benvenue Medical initiates enrollment in Luna Interbody System for Fusion Trial

Benvenue Medical, Inc., a developer of minimally invasive solutions for spine repair, announced that it has actively started enrolling patients in the Luna Interbody System for Fusion Trial.

20 Mar 2012