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University of Pennsylvania, IMUC enter license agreement for dendritic-cell production method

ImmunoCellular Therapeutics today announced that it has entered into an agreement with the University of Pennsylvania under which University of Pennsylvania has granted the Company an exclusive, worldwide license for a patent pending technology for the production of high-activity dendritic cells.

21 Feb 2012

Xencor, Boehringer Ingelheim partner to develop and supply biosuperior monoclonal antibodies

Xencor, Inc., a company using its proprietary Protein Design Automation (PDA) platform technology to engineer next-generation antibodies, and Boehringer Ingelheim announced today a collaboration agreement for certain Xencor biosuperior monoclonal antibodies.

21 Feb 2012

Perioperative IT sees significant growth in Anesthesia Information Management Systems

Perioperative IT is seeing significant growth, particularly in Anesthesia Information Management Systems (AIMS) and analytics solutions, according to Atlanta-based Surgical Information Systems ("SIS"). In a recent survey of healthcare decision makers, 84% of those surveyed consider IT solutions as a strategic driver of success in the OR. The survey of 292 healthcare decision makers was sponsored by SIS.

21 Feb 2012

Verizon to deploy and manage Highmark's new health information exchange

Patients accessing health care services across Pennsylvania will soon benefit from fewer duplicative diagnostic tests, faster retrieval of clinical information, stronger safety measures and better coordination of care – all via a new IT platform that enables the sharing of patient information across multiple health care systems.

21 Feb 2012

Precision BioSciences sues Cellectis over engineered meganucleases patent infringement

Precision BioSciences, Inc., a leader in the field of genome engineering, today announced that it has filed two patent infringement lawsuits against Cellectis SA and a number of its affiliates in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina.

21 Feb 2012

Comprehensive mobile solution to deliver enhanced care to patients

Verizon Enterprise Solutions, Motorola Mobility Inc. and BoxTone are collaborating to develop a comprehensive mobile solution to help satisfy the unique security, reliability and usability requirements of the health care industry. By providing health care practitioners with secure mobile devices and apps, patient care can be improved through the sharing of clinical data in near-real time to help speed decision making and control costs.

21 Feb 2012

Equinix, Carpathia Hosting partner to build new data center for healthcare companies, federal agencies

Equinix, Inc., a provider of global data center services, and Carpathia Hosting, a provider of complex, compliant managed hosting services for government agencies and enterprises, today announced plans to build a 64,000 square foot data center in Dulles, Va. aimed at supporting industry-specific compliant solutions for healthcare companies, federal agencies, and commercial industries.

21 Feb 2012

Healthcare organizations using data recovery providers may be vulnerable to data breaches

DriveSavers Data Recovery, the worldwide leader in data recovery services, announced today the risks that healthcare organizations should be aware of with using third party data recovery service providers that are not compliant with HIPAA Data Security Guidelines or properly vetted for security protocols.

20 Feb 2012

ZirMed launches VeraFund Manager for healthcare providers

ZirMed, a preeminent provider of revenue cycle and information solutions for healthcare, today announced the launch of VeraFund Manager for healthcare providers. Available exclusively from ZirMed and utilizing advanced payment and remittance processing support from BNY Mellon, the service delivers an end-to-end automated patient/payer solution for healthcare providers.

20 Feb 2012

Axway-GE Healthcare combined HIE solution selected by HITE-CT

Axway, the Business Interaction Networks company, and GE Healthcare, a leading health information exchange software provider and a division of General Electric Company announced today that the Health Information Technology Exchange of Connecticut (HITE-CT), the state designated Health Information Exchange (HIE), has selected its combined solution for HIE.

20 Feb 2012

3M Littmann to provide electronic stethoscopes for all HealthSpot Care4 Stations

HealthSpot, Inc. today announced that 3M Littmann Stethoscopes, the trusted leader for stethoscopes worldwide, will be the provider of electronic stethoscopes for all HealthSpot Care4 Stations.

20 Feb 2012

ICA reports a year full of achievements

ICA announced today that 2011 saw strong growth in hospitals and clinics under contract for its CareAlign Solutions suite, as well as significant product upgrades among its current client base. In addition, ICA's employee base again nearly doubled in 2011 to meet growing demand and critical partnerships were formalized.

20 Feb 2012

Paragon HIS to be deployed at Comanche County Memorial Hospital

McKesson today announced that Comanche County Memorial Hospital (CCMH) in Lawton, Okla., plans to deploy the company's top-rated Paragon® hospital information system (HIS), known for enabling a broad range of hospitals and health systems to simplify their IT environments and reduce total cost of ownership (TCO).

20 Feb 2012

Belkin, Peerless partner to provide PeerCare EMR Hybrid Cart

Belkin today announced a strategic partnership with Peerless Industries, Inc., a designer, manufacturer and distributor of audio-visual solutions. The partnership will initially yield the PeerCare Electronic Medical Records (EMR) Hybrid Cart, fitted with a unique modular battery power system.

20 Feb 2012

Iron Mountain's VNA solution to lower medical data storage costs at Dallas hospital

Iron Mountain Incorporated, the information management company, today announced that the Texas Regional Medical Center (TRMC) has chosen Iron Mountain's vendor neutral archive (VNA) and cloud storage solution to manage its CT scans, MRIs, X-rays and other diagnostic image volume.

20 Feb 2012

Innovative testing technology helps hospital save $3.7M

Kettering Medical Center has realized a positive financial impact of $3.7 million in the past year as the result of a change in standard operating procedures using a new innovative testing technology that diagnoses a wide variety of infectious diseases faster and more accurately than traditional testing.

20 Feb 2012

IRadimed launches iMAGOX 2460 Non Magnetic MRI compatible SpO2 Monitor with Masimo SET Technology

IRadimed Corporation, the innovator in patient fluid delivery systems for the MRI environment, announced the launch of the iMAGOX 2460 Non Magnetic MRI compatible SpO2 Monitor with state-of-the-art Masimo SET Technology inside.

20 Feb 2012

TecENTERPRISE Claims Solution to be demonstrated at HIMSS 2012

The Business intelligence specialists, announces the TecENTERPRISE Claims Solution providing both a deep and wide scope into claims status, claims processing and claims management.

20 Feb 2012

PlanSource completes SOC 2 audit and report process for HR administration platforms

PlanSource Holdings, Inc., a cloud-based HR and healthcare SaaS technology company, has announced that it has completed the SOC 2 (Service Organization Controls 2) audit and report process covering areas of security, confidentiality, processing integrity, and availability for its HR management and benefits administration platforms.

20 Feb 2012

ETView Medical enters into patent license agreement for thoracic surgery devices

ETView Medical Ltd. announced today that it has entered into an exclusive license agreement for 2 US patents with James S. Simon, M.D., of Tiburon, California. The licensed patents are U.S. Pat. No. 7,052,456, entitled "Airway products having LEDs", and U.S. Pat. No. 6,189,533, entitled "Endotracheal Intubation Device".

20 Feb 2012

Technology News and Research

University of Pennsylvania, IMUC enter license agreement for dendritic-cell production method

Xencor, Boehringer Ingelheim partner to develop and supply biosuperior monoclonal antibodies

Perioperative IT sees significant growth in Anesthesia Information Management Systems

Verizon to deploy and manage Highmark's new health information exchange

Precision BioSciences sues Cellectis over engineered meganucleases patent infringement

Comprehensive mobile solution to deliver enhanced care to patients

Equinix, Carpathia Hosting partner to build new data center for healthcare companies, federal agencies

Healthcare organizations using data recovery providers may be vulnerable to data breaches

ZirMed launches VeraFund Manager for healthcare providers

Axway-GE Healthcare combined HIE solution selected by HITE-CT

3M Littmann to provide electronic stethoscopes for all HealthSpot Care4 Stations

ICA reports a year full of achievements

Paragon HIS to be deployed at Comanche County Memorial Hospital

Belkin, Peerless partner to provide PeerCare EMR Hybrid Cart

Iron Mountain's VNA solution to lower medical data storage costs at Dallas hospital

Innovative testing technology helps hospital save $3.7M

IRadimed launches iMAGOX 2460 Non Magnetic MRI compatible SpO2 Monitor with Masimo SET Technology

TecENTERPRISE Claims Solution to be demonstrated at HIMSS 2012

PlanSource completes SOC 2 audit and report process for HR administration platforms

ETView Medical enters into patent license agreement for thoracic surgery devices

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