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Bioniche ranked #14 on Top 50 Best Small and Medium Employers in Canada

Bioniche Life Sciences Inc., a research-based, technology-driven Canadian biopharmaceutical company, is pleased to be named among the Top 50 Best Small and Medium Employers in Canada. Bioniche was ranked number 14 by its employees. Two years ago, the Company attained a 13th place ranking.

28 Oct 2010

Palomar Medical Technologies third quarter revenues increase to $15.8 million

Palomar Medical Technologies, Inc., a leading researcher and developer of light-based systems for cosmetic treatments, today announced financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2010. Revenues for the quarter ended September 30, 2010 increased to $15.8 million, as compared to $14.5 million reported in the third quarter of 2009.

28 Oct 2010

Encision second quarter net sales decrease 11% to $2.87 million

Encision Inc., a medical device company owning patented surgical technology that is emerging as a standard of care in minimally-invasive surgery, reported its financial results for its second fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2010.

28 Oct 2010

Richmont establishes distribution of PURE's SDC-based IV-7 products in Middle East

PURE Bioscience, creator of the patented silver dihydrogen citrate (SDC) antimicrobial, today announced that its marketing partner, Richmont Sciences (Richmont), has established distribution of PURE's SDC-based IV-7™ products in the Middle East region. Under this arrangement, PURE sells IV-7 products to Richmont for resale into the Middle East, where the IV-7 water treatment and disinfection products have been registered by the United Arab Emirates-Dubai Municipality. Richmont is initially focusing on distribution of IV-7 Water Treatment™.

28 Oct 2010

NeoGenomics third quarter revenue grows 19% to $8.7 million

NeoGenomics, Inc., a leading provider of cancer-focused genetic testing services today reported its results for the third quarter 2010.

28 Oct 2010

FDA clears ArthroCare's Spartan PEEK Suture Implant system

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 PEEK Suture Implant system (Spartan™). Spartan is a preloaded PEEK threaded anchor indicated for use in fixation of soft tissue to bone, such as during a rotator cuff repair.

28 Oct 2010

RExpert to discuss latest advancements in musculoskeletal bioengineering at NCKU International Symposium

The 4th International Symposium and Workshop on Virtual Interactive Musculoskeletal System, organized by National Cheng Kung University, Taiwanese Society of Biomechanics and Taiwanese Society of Biomechanics in Sports, is held on October 28th and 29th in International Conference Hall, Kuang-Fu Campus, National Cheng Kung University (NCKU), Tainan, Taiwan,

28 Oct 2010

PSS World Medical second quarter net sales decrease 11.7% to $496.2 million

PSS World Medical, Inc. announced today its results for the fiscal 2011 second quarter ended October 1, 2010.

28 Oct 2010

Transcend 2010 third quarter revenue increases 24% to $22,916,000

TRANSCEND SERVICES, INC. a leading provider of clinical documentation services to the U.S. healthcare market, today announced its unaudited financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2010.

28 Oct 2010

CECOLFES fertility treatment results demonstrate effectiveness of INVOcell cycle process

INVO Bioscience, Inc., a medical device company focused on treatment options for patients diagnosed with infertility, announced today that Dr. Elkin Lucena of the Columbian Fertility and Sterility Center (CECOLFES LTDA) in Bogota, Colombia presented the results of the Center's first 95 fertility treatment cycles utilizing INVO Bioscience's INVOcell for couples with fertility issues at the 66th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) in Denver.

28 Oct 2010

Max Planck Innovation licenses new software for metabolite analysis

Max Planck Innovation licenses analysis-technology for metabolites . Max Planck Innovation GmbH, the technology transfer organization of the Max Planck Society, has awarded an exclusive license for the analysis software TagFinder to Metabolomic Discoveries GmbH, a service provider in biochemical research.

28 Oct 2010

Samplify introduces new SMK9130 Ultrasound Beamforming Development Kit

Samplify Systems, Inc., a leading provider of innovative beamforming technology, analog-front-end semiconductors and solutions for the medical imaging market, today introduces its new SMK9130 Ultrasound Beamforming Development Kit. Based on Samplify's AutoFocus™ beamforming technology, the SMK9130 is a complete hardware solution for the ultrasound front end, from probe connector to PCIe connector.

28 Oct 2010

USPTO rejects patent claims asserted against Precision BioSciences

Precision BioSciences, Inc., today announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) has issued Final Decisions and Right of Appeal Notices in the reexamination proceedings for U.S. Pat. Nos. 6,833252, 7,214,536, 6,610,545 and 7,309,605 that are owned by the Institut Pasteur and the Universite Pierre et Marie Curie, and licensed to Cellectis, SA (ALCLS).

28 Oct 2010

Improved end-of-life care needed in Canada

Better psychological and spiritual support, improved planning of care and stronger relationships with physicians are necessary to improve end-of-life care in Canada, according to a study by a Queen's University professor.

28 Oct 2010

Individuals can consciously control neurons inside the head, study finds

Five years ago, neuroscientist Christof Koch of the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), neurosurgeon Itzhak Fried of UCLA, and their colleagues discovered that a single neuron in the human brain can function much like a sophisticated computer and recognize people, landmarks, and objects, suggesting that a consistent and explicit code may help transform complex visual representations into long-term and more abstract memories.

28 Oct 2010

Researchers develop software tool to study wiring of brains

A team of researchers at the Eindhoven University of Technology has developed a software tool that physicians can use to easily study the wiring of the brains of their patients. The tool converts MRI scans using special techniques to three-dimensional images. This now makes it possible to view a total picture of the winding roads and their contacts without having to operate.

28 Oct 2010

Disinfection cap dispensing 70% isopropyl alcohol effectively disinfects IV needleless connectors

A study and review performed by clinicians of PICC Excellence, Inc. found a disinfection cap that dispenses 70% isopropyl alcohol is effective in disinfecting IV needleless connectors after five minutes. The study shows that if a needleless connector is covered and bathed in alcohol by the disinfection cap, no drying time is required to kill nearly all pathogens on the connector.

28 Oct 2010

Mirada Medical and Moffitt Cancer Center enter joint development agreement

Mirada Medical Limited, the fast growing international company focused on advanced oncology imaging, announced today that they have signed an agreement with Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL, one of the USA's top centers for cancer treatment and oncology research.

28 Oct 2010

The Methodist Hospital Research Institute opens 12-story, 440,000 square foot research facility

The Methodist Hospital Research Institute® (TMHRI) today opened a 12-story, 440,000 square foot research facility dedicated solely to research and equipped with the world's most advanced technology to help research scientists, physicians and engineers cure diseases that afflict today's patients.

28 Oct 2010

KCI announces U.S. launch of Skin IQ MCM for pressure ulcers

Kinetic Concepts, Inc. announced today the U.S. launch of Skin IQ Microclimate Manager (Skin IQ MCM) through KCI's Therapeutic Support Systems business. Skin IQ MCM is a for-sale, powered coverlet offering clinicians one of the most effective and intuitive products available for the prevention and management of pressure ulcers.

28 Oct 2010