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ETP makes investment to support development of ICVrx's targeted epilepsy drug technology

Epilepsy Therapy Project, a non-profit organization whose mission is to accelerate new therapies for people living with epilepsy and seizures, and ICVrx, LLC, a pharmacy product research and development company focused on novel therapies for central nervous system disorders, announced today that ETP has made an investment in ICVrx to support the development of ICVrx's targeted epilepsy drug technology for patients whose seizures are not controlled by current therapies.

30 Apr 2011

Visionary Healthware receives ONC-ATCB certification for new EHR solution

Visionary HealthWare, a CompuGroup Medical company, announced today that Alteer Office 8.0 is 2011/2012 compliant and was certified as a Complete EHR on 4/22/2011 by the Certification Commission for Health Information Technology, an ONC-ATCB, in accordance with the applicable certification criteria adopted by the Secretary of Health and Human Services.

30 Apr 2011

DVA is now DaVita Labs

Operating as a division of DaVita Inc., a leading provider of kidney care services for those diagnosed with end stage renal disease and chronic kidney disease, DVA Laboratory Services announced its new company name, DaVita Labs.

30 Apr 2011

Mary Ann Liebert introduces new videojournal on minimally invasive surgery

Videoscopy-, a groundbreaking new videojournal to complement the peer-reviewed monthly publication, Journal of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniques has been launched by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers.

30 Apr 2011

HMS first quarter revenue increases 27% to $82.5 million

HMS Holdings Corp. Reports Record First Quarter 2011 Results

30 Apr 2011

Improved body armor needed to protect brain from 'shell shock' injuries

29 Apr 2011

Harvard Engineering School receives $100,000 grant to develop microbial-based cell phone charger

A project to use dirt-powered batteries to charge cell phones in Africa won a $100,000 grant from The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today.

29 Apr 2011

Proton radiography imaging helps lower radiation dosage to pediatric cancer patients

Proton radiography imaging used prior to and during proton treatments for pediatric cancer patients provides for more accurate treatment delivery and a lower dose of radiation compared to standard diagnostic X-rays and cone beam CT, according to a study presented today at the Cancer Imaging and Radiation Therapy Symposium in Atlanta. The symposium is co-sponsored by the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) and the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).

29 Apr 2011

USAID announces shift in gender programming, organizational structure

USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah this week announced the agency has transformed its Economic Growth, Agriculture, and Trade (EGAT) Women in Development Office into a new Office of Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment, Devex reports (Leonzon, 4/27).

29 Apr 2011

Sorin launches XTRA autotransfusion system

Sorin Group, a global medical device company and a leader in the treatment of cardiovascular diseases, is proud to announce the launch in the U.S. of XTRA, the next-generation of Sorin's autotransfusion (ATS) device family.

29 Apr 2011

Surgeons to participate in Methodist Hospital's Pumps & Pipes symposia

Surgeons from The Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center along with scientists and engineers from two of the nation's largest industries - medicine and energy will take part in the first international Pumps & Pipes symposia in Doha, Qatar on April 28 to explore the synergies in moving oil and pumping blood.

29 Apr 2011

Journal Blood publishes MacroGenics' DART antibody technology preclinical data

MacroGenics, Inc., a privately held biotechnology company that develops immunotherapeutics to treat autoimmune disorders, cancer and infectious diseases, today announced the publication in the journal Blood of preclinical data demonstrating potent inhibition of B-cell lymphoma through redirected T lymphocyte-mediated killing, using its bispecific DART antibody technology.

29 Apr 2011

UMMS, RXi receive MLSC grant to develop RNAi therapeutics for ALS

RXi Pharmaceuticals Corporation, a biotechnology company focused on discovering, developing and commercializing innovative therapies addressing major unmet medical needs using RNA-targeted and immunotherapy technologies, today announced that the company's proposed research collaboration with the University of Massachusetts Medical School has been selected for Cooperative Research Matching Grant funding by the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center.

29 Apr 2011

Shielding body protects brain from “shell shocking” blast injuries

Stronger and tougher body armor to shield the chest, abdomen and back may be just what soldiers fighting in the Afghanistan and Iraq wars need to better protect their brains from mild injuries tied to so-called “shell shock,” results of a Johns Hopkins study in mice suggest. Such mild trauma, resulting from the initial shock of exploding mines, grenades and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) now accounts for more than 80 percent of all brain injuries among U.S. troops. Some 160,000 American veteran men and women are estimated to have sustained this kind of trauma.

29 Apr 2011

MorphoSys reaches second clinical milestone with OncoMed Pharmaceuticals

MorphoSys AG announced today that it has received a milestone payment from OncoMed Pharmaceuticals in connection with the FDA acceptance of an IND for a HuCAL-derived, fully human antibody. The antibody OMP-18R5, which targets the Wnt signaling pathway, will be evaluated in a Phase 1 trial in the US in patients with advanced solid tumors.

29 Apr 2011

Celanese EVA Performance Polymers, PSI partner to develop drug-eluting devices

Particle Sciences Inc., a leading pharmaceutical CRO, and Celanese EVA Performance Polymers, a leading supplier of ethylene vinyl acetate into pharmaceutical applications, are working together to streamline the development of drug-eluting devices.

29 Apr 2011

Terason releases new Breast Ultrasound system

Terason, the innovator and leader in laptop ultrasound technology today announced the release of the Terason t3200 Ultrasound System - Breast Series. This fully-functional, portable ultrasound system is the first of its kind designed specifically for the Breast Surgeon.

28 Apr 2011

Informed Medical Decisions announces acquisition of AccessDNA

Informed Medical Decisions, Inc. announced today it is acquiring AccessDNA, Inc., owner of Inherited Health, a leading online resource for individuals and families interested in understanding family history and hereditary disease risks.

28 Apr 2011

GE Healthcare reaches agreement to acquire Applied Precision

GE Healthcare, a unit of General Electric Company, today announced it has reached an agreement to acquire Applied Precision, Inc., a supplier of innovative cellular imaging technologies for the fast-growing cell biology and biomedical research sectors.

28 Apr 2011

AquaStar granted U.S. Patent for Portable Capillary Sensor technology used in Capwave ELISA platform

AquaStar Holdings, Inc. is pleased to announce that the United States Patent and Trademark Office has issued patent number 7,708,944 for the Ultra-Sensitive, Portable Capillary Sensor technology utilized by the Capwave Enzyme-Linked Immuno-Sorbent Assay (ELISA) platform.

28 Apr 2011