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Cytori Therapeutics extends distribution agreement with GE Healthcare

Cytori Therapeutics, Inc. has extended the term and modified the focus of its current distribution agreement with GE Healthcare. GE Healthcare's sales rights allow its sales force to sell Cytori technology in the research markets in select European markets and the US.

17 Sep 2010

FDA approves CRT-D device to treat heart failure patients

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved a new indication for three cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillators (CRT-D) used to treat certain heart failure patients.

17 Sep 2010

AdvaMed fights back against increased FDA scrutiny

A report issued Wednesday by the industry's main trade association Advanced Medical Technology Association (AdvaMed) "found that there were 101 of the most serious kinds of recalls of medical devices from Jan. 1, 2005 to May 1, 2010, a record that AdvaMed senior executive vice president David Nexon called 'remarkable' considering the number of devices on the market," CQ HealthBeat reports.

17 Sep 2010

China-Biotics files two new patent applications

China-Biotics, Inc., the leading developer, manufacturer and distributor of probiotics products in China, today announced that it has submitted two new patent applications to the State Bureau of Intellect Property.

17 Sep 2010

FDA grants AGTC $1M for Phase II human clinical trial in alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency

Applied Genetic Technologies Corporation, a privately-held, clinical stage biotechnology company developing novel systems to deliver human therapeutics, announces that it has received a grant of $1 million from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA Orphan Drugs Program) to fund a Phase II Human Clinical Trial evaluating the safety and efficacy of a treatment for Alpha 1 Antitrypsin Deficiency (AAT), a genetic disease known to result in serious lung and/or liver disease.

17 Sep 2010

BAC launches CaptureSelect technology for protein depletion from serum

BAC, the leading provider of antibody-based affinity purification technologies, announces the launch of CaptureSelect HumanPlasma14 for highly specific, reproducible depletion of the 14 most abundant proteins from human blood plasma or serum. HumanPlasma14 is designed for single-step, single-use depletion of more than 99% of the abundant proteins.

17 Sep 2010

Solta Medical's Fraxel re:store Dual system for actinic keratosis receives FDA 510(k) clearance

Solta Medical, Inc., the pioneer in fractional resurfacing and non-invasive skin tightening and a market leader in aesthetic skin treatments, today announced it has received FDA 510(k) clearance of its Fraxel re:store®Dual for the treatment of actinic keratosis (AKs). The Fraxel re:store Dual system takes the industry leading fractional laser technology to the next level by adding a novel 1927 nm wavelength, the first ever application of a Thulium laser in the aesthetics market.

17 Sep 2010

Devil genome sequenced: Hope for endangered Tasmanian Devils

Tasmanian Devil Salem died at age seven but made a difference to her endangered species. Only 50 micrograms of her tissue was taken and processed by Australian genetic scientist Elizabeth Murchison, using new US technology, to produce the first devil genome sequence. As a result, the fight against devil facial tumor disease now has a draft DNA reference map. This was presented at a genetic conference in Hobart yesterday.

16 Sep 2010

Premier ranks 72 on 2010 InformationWeek 500 list

The Premier healthcare alliance and 26 of its more than 2,400 member hospitals have been named to the 2010 InformationWeek 500, a list of the top technology innovators in the nation. Premier was ranked 72 on the 2010 list, which was revealed last night at the InformationWeek 500 Conference in Dana Point, Calif.

16 Sep 2010

Velico Medical sells royalty rights to OrbiMed Advisors

Velico Medical, Inc. announced that it has sold to OrbiMed Advisors, LLC certain royalty rights Velico Medical has under an exclusive license agreement with a large biosurgical products company. Velico Medical retains all rights to use its technologies in its own business, the development of products for transfusion medicine.

16 Sep 2010

Cornerstone OnDemand to showcase Observation Checklist for evaluating performance

The ability to manage performance in industries such as healthcare, manufacturing and education can be a difficult task, especially when it comes to roles where employee performance is best monitored in real time and in relation to a very specific set of skills or competencies. With this in mind, Cornerstone OnDemand is adding an innovative new feature set to its comprehensive learning and talent management software solution, Observation Checklist.

16 Sep 2010

Lofty altitudes increase prevalence of suicides

The Intermountain West is renowned for the beauty of its towering mountains and high deserts, but according to new research from an investigator with the University of Utah Brain Institute the region's lofty altitudes significantly influence a deadly problem: the high prevalence of suicides in this part of the country.

16 Sep 2010

Endoscopic laser spine procedures replace traditional open back surgery

The Bonati Spine Institute, the leading center for the patented Bonati Spine Procedures for minimally invasive laser spine surgery, supports recent studies by highly respected organizations such as the Journal of the America Board of Family Medicine and Consumer Reports reporting an unnecessary growth in tests and treatments targeting back pain.

16 Sep 2010

NMS Labs launches method for K2 drug metabolites detection in urine

Of growing concern to public health officials and law enforcement is that routine drug testing cannot detect the use of the popular and highly intoxicating new drugs K2 and Spice. NMS Labs now has a full menu of tests that can detect the use of the designer chemicals present in these products, sold as incense or legal highs. A few weeks ago, NMS Labs launched a blood test to detect a range of these laboratory-designed synthetic drugs.

16 Sep 2010

Blue Cross, Blue Shield employees shed 2.80% of their total weight since Memorial Day

Three months and more than 37,000 pounds later, The Biggest Loser Summer Challenge has a winner: Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota and its employees, who lost more than 3,780 pounds or 2.80 percent of their total weight in pounds per employee since Memorial Day.

16 Sep 2010

Optical coherence tomography to penetrate intravascular ultrasound market: MRG

According to Millennium Research Group (MRG), the optical coherence tomography market will grow at an annual rate of almost 60% through 2015, spurred by physician adoption of this new technology that was launched in the US in May 2010.

16 Sep 2010

BioResonator signs new orders for glaucoma diagnostic product distribution

BioResonator signs new orders with several new distributors. As of one month, the company has the official CE approval required to sell their products throughout the European Union.

16 Sep 2010

Accunurse focuses on clinical informatics in long-term care sector

AccuNurse announces its leadership role with 'meaningful use' requirements by taking its product roadmap a significant step further toward helping long-term care providers prepare for an increasingly competitive market that will reward clinical outcomes.

16 Sep 2010

GORE C3 Delivery System enables repositioning of stent graft during procedure for AAA

W. L. Gore & Associates (Gore) today announced the first clinical uses of the GORE C3 Delivery System to deploy the GORE EXCLUDER AAA Endoprosthesis as a minimally invasive treatment for patients suffering from an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA).

16 Sep 2010

Professor named recipient of 2010 Phoenix Award Glass Person of the Year

Dr. Delbert Day, Curators' Professor emeritus of materials science and engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology, has been named the 2010 Phoenix Award Glass Person of the Year, the glass industry's top honor. The Phoenix Award is given annually to a living person who has made outstanding contributions to the industry.

16 Sep 2010