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Unigene enters Clinical Manufacturing Services Agreement with Cara Therapeutics

Unigene Laboratories, Inc. a leader in the design, delivery, manufacture and development of peptide-based therapeutics announced today that the Company signed a Clinical Manufacturing Services Agreement with Cara Therapeutics, Inc.

19 May 2011

Mitomics enters licensing agreement with QDx Pathology Services for QPredict Prostate Mitomic Test

Mitomics, world leader in the research and development of mitochondrial genome-based products, today announced it has entered into a non-exclusive licensing agreement with QDx Pathology Services to develop, market and process the QPredict™ Prostate Mitomic Test.

19 May 2011

Centric Health enters agreements to acquire Blue Water Surgical & Medical Centres, LSC

Centric Health Corporation, Canada's leading diversified healthcare company, today announced that it has entered into agreements to acquire substantially all of the assets of Blue Water Surgical Centre Ltd., Blue Water Rejuvenation Inc., Blue Water Diagnostics Ltd. and Windsor Endoscopy Centre Ltd., along with 75% of the issued and outstanding securities of the London Scoping Centre.

19 May 2011

Shamir Optical Industry first quarter revenues increase 12.8% to $45.2 million

Shamir Optical Industry Ltd., a leading provider of innovative products and technology to the ophthalmic lens market, today announced unaudited financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2011.

19 May 2011

USPTO grants four key patents for Alvine's proteases to detect celiac disease

Alvine Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company focused on the treatment of autoimmune and gastrointestinal diseases, today announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office has issued four key patents: 7,943,312; 7,928,056; 7,923,532; and 7,910,541, protecting various aspects of Alvine's core technology.

19 May 2011

Synthetic nanopatch helps regenerate natural heart tissue cells

When you suffer a heart attack, a part of your heart dies. Nerve cells in the heart's wall and a special class of cells that spontaneously expand and contract - keeping the heart beating in perfect synchronicity - are lost forever. Surgeons can't repair the affected area. It's as if when confronted with a road riddled with potholes, you abandon what's there and build a new road instead.

19 May 2011

Hospital websites use industry-provided content and overestimate claims of surgical robots

An estimated four in 10 hospital websites in the United States publicize the use of robotic surgery, with the lion's share touting its clinical superiority despite a lack of scientific evidence that robotic surgery is any better than conventional operations, a new Johns Hopkins study finds.

19 May 2011

NEW Lifestyle on-line teaching modules for medical students

Obesity is an epidemic and when paired with physical inactivity it represents the second leading cause of preventable death nationally from cancer, cardiovascular diseases and diabetes. But in medical school, there is a training gap when it comes to teaching future doctors about obesity and related health problems.

19 May 2011

Iroko Cardio deploys Veeva CRM in nine European countries

Iroko Cardio International, a privately held pharmaceutical company dedicated to reducing the incidence of major adverse cardiac events (MACE), has adopted Veeva CRM to support all of its representatives in nine European countries.

19 May 2011

Two genes linked to worst cases of esophageal cancer

University of Rochester Medical Center researchers have pinpointed two genes that are amplified in the worst cases of esophageal cancer, providing data to support a new investigational treatment that targets those same genes.

19 May 2011

Goat milk has nutritional characteristics beneficial to human health

Researchers at the University of Granada have found that goat milk has nutritional characteristics beneficial to health. They have determined that goat milk has many nutrients that make it similar to human milk.

19 May 2011

Berkeley Lab scientists contribute to remarkable advance in nuclear magnetic resonance

Nuclear magnetic resonance, a scientific technique associated with outsized, very low temperature, superconducting magnets, is one of the principal tools in the chemist's arsenal, used to study everything from alcohols to proteins to such frontiers as quantum computing.

19 May 2011

Vinformatix receives ONC-ATCB certification for MedSonic EMR solution

Vinformatix announced today that after integrating the Healthwise Patient Education EMR Module and its patient-friendly content, the MedSonic EMR has earned certification from InfoGard Laboratories, an authorized Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology—Authorized Testing and Certification Body.

19 May 2011

A new gene expression analysis technique on a single molecule sequencer

A new gene expression technique adapted for single molecule sequencing has enabled researchers at the RIKEN Omics Science Center (OSC) to accurately and quantitatively measure gene expression levels using only 100 nanograms of total RNA. The technique, which pairs RIKEN's Cap Analysis of Gene Expression (CAGE) protocol with the Helicos(R) Genetic Analysis System developed by Helicos BioSciences Corporation, opens the door to the detailed analysis of gene expression networks and rare cell populations. In recent years, next-generation DNA sequencers have produced an increasingly detailed picture of how genes are expressed at the molecular level. The transcriptional output of these genes - the RNA copies produced from DNA - has revealed a richness of complexity in transcript structure and function, providing insights into the molecular-level properties of cancers and other diseases.

19 May 2011

Inspector General: Push for EMRs overlooks security issues

The Office of the Inspector General found "a lack of general [information technology] security controls during prior audits at Medicare contractors, State Medicaid agencies, and hospitals."

19 May 2011

Serpin-2 molecule may be a perfect target for preventing mosquito's immunity

Mosquitoes are becoming more resistant to current pesticides. That's troubling to Kansas State University biologist Kristin Michel, as it means malaria and other mosquito-borne diseases will continue spreading. A recent grant from the National Institutes of Health may change all that.

18 May 2011

Momentive Performance Materials collaborates with SSF to develop combination products

Momentive Performance Materials Inc. today announced a collaboration initiative with Specialty Silicone Fabricators (SSF) to develop combination products for medical devices manufacturers.

18 May 2011

InvoTek introduces new Safe Laser System for persons with limited movement

InvoTek, Inc., a research and development company in Alma, Arkansas, has launched a new product using safe laser technology that enables a person with limited movement to write, communicate, and control their environment. The product will be unveiled at the Abilities Expo 2011 in Newark, New Jersey on Friday, May 20, 2011.

18 May 2011

U-Systems introduces RCC Transducer Technology for somo•v Automated Breast Ultrasound system

U-Systems, the leader in automated breast ultrasound, launched a revolutionary new transducer technology designed to deliver unparalleled imaging performance and patient comfort. Reverse-Curve Crystal™ (RCC) Transducer Technology was designed and optimized for use with the U-Systems' somo•v® Automated Breast Ultrasound (ABUS) system.

18 May 2011

MDxHealth reduces first quarter net loss by 17%

MDxHealth SA, a leading molecular diagnostics company in the field of personalized medicine, today issued its business update for the quarter ended March 31, 2011.

18 May 2011