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Roper acquires Northern Digital

Roper Industries, Inc. today announced that it has completed the previously announced acquisition of Northern Digital, Inc., a leading provider of 3-D measurement technology for medical applications.

6 Jun 2011

FDA grants 510(k) clearance to 3DISC for FireCR Medical Scanners and QuantorMed Imaging Software

3DISC, a manufacturer of high-quality, affordable computed radiography solutions, has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to market its line of FireCR Medical Scanners and QuantorMed Imaging Software in the United States.

6 Jun 2011

FDA clears ArthroCare's Spartan 6.5 Needled Anchor

ArthroCare® Corp., a leader in developing state-of-the-art, minimally invasive surgical products, announced today that it has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Spartan™ 6.5 Needled Anchor (Spartan). The Spartan device is a preloaded threaded anchor indicated for use in fixation of soft tissue to bone, such as during a rotator cuff repair.

6 Jun 2011

Bruker to introduce unique CaptiveSpray ion source for proteomics at ASMS 2011

At ASMS 2011, Bruker is introducing the breakthrough, proprietary CaptiveSpray electrospray ion source for nano-HPLC applications in proteomics. Using CaptiveSpray technology in many cases increases bottom-up protein identifications significantly, and CaptiveSpray is presently the best available technology for robust, reproducible protein ID or quantitative proteomics applications, with excellent, stable sensitivity over long time periods

6 Jun 2011

Mazor Robotics introduces next-generation spinal surgical guidance system

Mazor Robotics Ltd., the leader in innovative surgical robots and complementary products for spine surgery, introduced today Renaissance, the next-generation of the world's only spinal robotic surgical guidance system.

6 Jun 2011

PING, HP partner to reduce malaria through mobile health monitoring technology

On the heels of the United Nations Social Innovation Summit, HP and nonprofit organization Positive Innovation for the Next Generation (PING) are launching a collaboration to improve the quality and efficiency of disease surveillance in Botswana through mobile health monitoring technology that can enhance protection and prevention against major malaria outbreaks.

6 Jun 2011

New UH Seidman Cancer Center center to offer latest treatments and technology

University Hospitals (UH) Seidman Cancer Center, Northeast Ohio's first and only freestanding cancer hospital, opens to patients on June 6. The ten-story, 150-bed cancer hospital will house the latest cancer-fighting treatments and technology – all in a patient-centered, healing-focused environment.

6 Jun 2011

New blog aims to help dispel many myths behind cervical smear test

In the UK, 20 per cent of women still do not attend smear tests, putting themselves at risk of leaving pre-cancerous cervical cells undetected. A new blog, entitled, 'my diary from down under', aims to help dispel many of the myths surrounding having a smear with the aim of putting women at ease and encouraging more women to attend their cervical screens when invited.

6 Jun 2011

Chiasma presents Octreolin pharmacology data from clinical studies at International Pituitary Congress

Chiasma, Inc., a privately held biopharma company, presented pharmacology results from clinical studies at the 12th International Pituitary Congress showing that Octreolin, a proprietary investigational new oral formulation of octreotide, demonstrated a consistent pharmacokinetic (PK) profile similar to that of subcutaneously injected octreotide acetate.

6 Jun 2011

Crystal Research Associates report now available in MedPro website

MedPro Safety Products, Inc., a leading developer of transformational technologies that enable safer medication delivery and blood collection, today announced the availability of a recently published research report prepared for the Company by Crystal Research Associates.

6 Jun 2011

$Skin wrinkles may allow identification of fracture risk in early menopausal women$

Skin wrinkles may allow identification of fracture risk in early menopausal women

A news study finds that the worse a woman's skin wrinkles are during the first few years of menopause, the lower her bone density is. The results will be presented Monday at The Endocrine Society's 93rd Annual Meeting in Boston.

6 Jun 2011

Azellon receives MHRA approval to initiate stem cell bandage clinical trial in torn meniscal cartilage

Millions of people with knee injuries could benefit from a new type of stem cell bandage treatment if clinical trials are successful. The world's first clinical trial for the treatment of patients with torn meniscal cartilage has received approval from the UK regulatory agency, the MHRA1, to commence.

6 Jun 2011

Super microscopes help scientists identify exact molecular 'switch' that spurs T-cells into action

Using the only microscope of its kind in Australia, medical scientists have been able for the first time to see the inner workings of T-cells, the front-line troops that alert our immune system to go on the defensive against germs and other invaders in our bloodstream.

6 Jun 2011

ImmunoGen's IMGN901 Phase I trial data on multiple myeloma presented at ASCO 2011

ImmunoGen, Inc., a biotechnology company that develops targeted antibody-based anticancer products using its antibody expertise and Targeted Antibody Payload (TAP) technology, today announced positive clinical data with the Company's IMGN901 (lorvotuzumab mertansine) product candidate as featured in an oral presentation at the ASCO 2011 Annual Meeting in Chicago.

6 Jun 2011

ImaginAb, GE Healthcare sign master research deal to develop new PET diagnostic imaging agents

GE Healthcare Ltd. and ImaginAb, Inc. have executed a master research agreement around the development of new PET (Positron Emission Tomography) diagnostic imaging agents based on ImaginAb's antibody fragment technology. The agreement is launched with an initial exclusive collaboration around a novel cardiovascular target.

6 Jun 2011

ImmunoGen's SAR3419 Phase I trial data on B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma presented at ASCO 2011

ImmunoGen, Inc., a biotechnology company that develops targeted antibody-based anticancer products using its antibody expertise and Targeted Antibody Payload (TAP) technology, today announced the presentation of favorable clinical data for SAR3419 in the treatment of B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL).

6 Jun 2011

Bharat Biotech announces the pricing for ROTAVAC vaccine

Bharat Biotech today announced the price of ROTAVAC India’s first indigenously developed Rotavirus Vaccine. The vaccine will be sold to global public markets, Governments worldwide including UN procurement agencies at a price of US $ 1.0. Bharat Biotech hopes its new vaccine will help prevent part of the ~ 500,000 child deaths each year caused due to rotavirus diarrhea and improve access to better, affordable rotavirus vaccines.

6 Jun 2011

Scientists use super microscope to pinpoint body’s immunity ‘switch’

5 Jun 2011

IOM, HHS to host Health Data Initiative Forum on June 9

range of new "apps" and other technologies harnessing health data to improve people's and communities' well-being will be demonstrated at the Health Data Initiative Forum, hosted by the Institute of Medicine and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, on Thursday, June 9.

4 Jun 2011

DFG to form new collaborative research centers as of 1 July 2011

The Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) will establish 21 new Collaborative Research Centres (CRCs) as of 1 July 2011. This was decided by the relevant Grants Committee at its spring meeting in Bonn.

4 Jun 2011

Technology News and Research

Roper acquires Northern Digital

FDA grants 510(k) clearance to 3DISC for FireCR Medical Scanners and QuantorMed Imaging Software

FDA clears ArthroCare's Spartan 6.5 Needled Anchor

Bruker to introduce unique CaptiveSpray ion source for proteomics at ASMS 2011

Mazor Robotics introduces next-generation spinal surgical guidance system

PING, HP partner to reduce malaria through mobile health monitoring technology

New UH Seidman Cancer Center center to offer latest treatments and technology

New blog aims to help dispel many myths behind cervical smear test

Chiasma presents Octreolin pharmacology data from clinical studies at International Pituitary Congress

Crystal Research Associates report now available in MedPro website

Skin wrinkles may allow identification of fracture risk in early menopausal women

Azellon receives MHRA approval to initiate stem cell bandage clinical trial in torn meniscal cartilage

Super microscopes help scientists identify exact molecular 'switch' that spurs T-cells into action

ImmunoGen's IMGN901 Phase I trial data on multiple myeloma presented at ASCO 2011

ImaginAb, GE Healthcare sign master research deal to develop new PET diagnostic imaging agents

ImmunoGen's SAR3419 Phase I trial data on B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma presented at ASCO 2011

Bharat Biotech announces the pricing for ROTAVAC vaccine

Scientists use super microscope to pinpoint body’s immunity ‘switch’

IOM, HHS to host Health Data Initiative Forum on June 9

DFG to form new collaborative research centers as of 1 July 2011

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