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Ivantis receives $17 MM NEA, Delphi Ventures funds to expand Hydrus device clinical activities

Ivantis announced today at the World Glaucoma Congress in Paris that it has received $17 MM in funding from New Enterprise Associates (NEA) and Delphi Ventures.

27 Jun 2011

STAAR Surgical completes first procedures to implant Visian ICL V4c design

STAAR Surgical Company, the leading developer, manufacturer and marketer of minimally invasive refractive lenses that go inside the eye, today announced the completion of the first procedures to implant its recently CE Mark-approved Visian Implantable Collamer Lens V4c design.

27 Jun 2011

Transcatheter valve replacement safe and effective alternative to open-heart surgery

An innovative approach for implanting a new aortic heart valve without open-heart surgery is being offered at Rush University Medical Center to patients with severe aortic stenosis who are at high-risk or not suitable candidates for open heart valve replacement surgery.

27 Jun 2011

Medtronic’s sensor-augmented pump therapy improves outcomes for patients with diabetes

Research presented at the American Diabetes Association's 71st Scientific Sessions (ADA) this week adds to the clinical evidence for Medtronic's sensor-augmented insulin pump therapy for improved glucose control for people with type 1 diabetes.

From Medtronic 27 Jun 2011

ArtVentive Medical conducts First Human Clinical Study with EOS Peripheral vascular occlusion device

ArtVentive Medical Group, Inc. announced today that the Company has conducted its First Human Clinical Study with its EOS Peripheral vascular occlusion device.

27 Jun 2011

Positive preliminary findings from ATI's neurostimulation system study on cluster headache

Autonomic Technologies, Inc. (ATI), the developer of a novel miniaturized implantable system for severe headaches, today announced positive preliminary findings from a study evaluating the safety and efficacy of the company's investigational neurostimulation system for the treatment of cluster headache.

27 Jun 2011

Philips to acquire Sectra's mammography modality operations

Sectra and Royal Philips Electronics have signed an agreement under which Philips will acquire Sectra's mammography modality operations. The cash purchase consideration amounts to EUR 57.5 million on cash and debt-free basis.

27 Jun 2011

IFT honors Elsevier's Academic Press authors for research in food engineering

Elsevier's Academic Press congratulates its authors in the food sciences for their recent awards. The Institute of Food Technologists, which for 70 years has served as a leading advocate for food science and a catalyst for change around the world, has honored two Academic Press authors for their contributions.

27 Jun 2011

23andMe study discovers two novel gentic associations with Parkinson's

Today 23andMe, an industry leader in personal genetics, announced the discovery of two significant, novel genetic associations with Parkinson's disease (PD) and provided new evidence that there is a substantial genetic component remaining to be discovered for Parkinson's.

27 Jun 2011

ACS to honor Brookhaven Lab's senior chemist for brain research

Joanna Fowler, a senior chemist and director of radiotracer chemistry, instrumentation, and biological imaging at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory, is one of 23 women from around the world who has been chosen to receive a Distinguished Women in Chemistry/Chemical Engineering Award, sponsored by the American Chemical Society (ACS).

27 Jun 2011

Researchers develop new way to search for RNA drug targets

By accounting for the floppy, fickle nature of RNA, researchers at the University of Michigan and the University of California, Irvine have developed a new way to search for drugs that target this important molecule. Their work appears in the June 26 issue of Nature Chemical Biology.

27 Jun 2011

Diabetic patients can benefit from basal insulin analogs

Basal insulin analogs have revolutionized diabetes care, and especially the treatment of type 2 diabetes, enabling patients to achieve better control of blood glucose levels while reducing hypoglycemic episodes.

27 Jun 2011

A*STAR-CSI scientists discover how body uses single communication system to decide fate of stem cells

Scientists from the Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS), an institute of the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), in collaboration with the Cancer Science Institute of Singapore (CSI), have discovered how the body uses a single communication system to decide the fate of stem cells.

24 Jun 2011

Department of Defense awards Impel Phase II SBIR grant for blood-brain barrier bypass technology

Impel NeuroPharma, a medical device company whose technology is designed to enable pharmaceutical drugs to bypass the blood-brain barrier and enter the central nervous system (CNS), today announced that it was selected to receive a Phase II Small Business Investigational Research (SBIR) grant from the Department of Defense's Chemical and Biological Defense SBIR Program entitled, "Blood Brain Barrier Drug Delivery of Therapeutics for Chemical Warfare Agents."

24 Jun 2011

Scientists gain insight into how brains process memory and sense of orientation

How do our brains process memory and sense of orientation? Scientists are gaining insight by studying rats with implanted genes that prompt neurons to fire on command.

24 Jun 2011

Focused ultrasound changes 27 year-old uterine fibroid patient's life

On June 12, 2011, viewers of the CBS Evening News learned about Stephanie Small's gripping story. Suffering from a large uterine fibroid, the 27 year-old was treated last December as part of a MR-guided focused ultrasound clinical trial at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville.

24 Jun 2011

Woods Institute at Stanford University awards seven new Environmental Venture Project grants

The Woods Institute for the Environment at Stanford University has awarded seven new Environmental Venture Projects (EVP) grants for interdisciplinary research aimed at finding practical solutions promoting global sustainability.

24 Jun 2011

athenahealth announces new client and employee training center at Point Lookout facility

athenahealth, Inc., a leading provider of cloud-based practice management, electronic health record (EHR), and patient communication services to medical groups, today announced that it has closed on the purchase of property in Northport, Maine for $7.7 million.

24 Jun 2011

Global development companies form coalition to gain more visibility

More than 50 companies involved in global development work have formed the Coalition of International Development Companies "in hopes of gaining more visibility for their work with the U.S. Agency for International Development as well as with other government agencies and nongovernmental organizations," Washington Technology reports.

24 Jun 2011

Pfizer and Pain Therapeutics receive FDA Complete Response Letter for resubmission of REMOXY NDA

Pfizer and Pain Therapeutics, Inc. announced that a Complete Response Letter was received from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on the resubmission to the new drug application (NDA) for REMOXY® (oxycodone) Extended-Release Capsules CII. Pfizer is working to evaluate the issues described in the Complete Response Letter and plans to have further discussions with FDA around them.

24 Jun 2011

Technology News and Research

Ivantis receives $17 MM NEA, Delphi Ventures funds to expand Hydrus device clinical activities

STAAR Surgical completes first procedures to implant Visian ICL V4c design

Transcatheter valve replacement safe and effective alternative to open-heart surgery

Medtronic’s sensor-augmented pump therapy improves outcomes for patients with diabetes

ArtVentive Medical conducts First Human Clinical Study with EOS Peripheral vascular occlusion device

Positive preliminary findings from ATI's neurostimulation system study on cluster headache

Philips to acquire Sectra's mammography modality operations

IFT honors Elsevier's Academic Press authors for research in food engineering

23andMe study discovers two novel gentic associations with Parkinson's

ACS to honor Brookhaven Lab's senior chemist for brain research

Researchers develop new way to search for RNA drug targets

Diabetic patients can benefit from basal insulin analogs

A*STAR-CSI scientists discover how body uses single communication system to decide fate of stem cells

Department of Defense awards Impel Phase II SBIR grant for blood-brain barrier bypass technology

Scientists gain insight into how brains process memory and sense of orientation

Focused ultrasound changes 27 year-old uterine fibroid patient's life

Woods Institute at Stanford University awards seven new Environmental Venture Project grants

athenahealth announces new client and employee training center at Point Lookout facility

Global development companies form coalition to gain more visibility

Pfizer and Pain Therapeutics receive FDA Complete Response Letter for resubmission of REMOXY NDA

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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