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Aerogen wins Medical Technology Company award for its innovative solutions to healthcare providers

Aerogen, a medical device and drug delivery company has been honoured as the Medical Technology Company of the Year Award 2013. Aerogen's patented vibrating mesh technology turns liquid medication into a fine particle mist, gently and effectively delivering drugs to the lungs of critically ill patients.

16 Dec 2013

Experts develop innovative technologies to improve healthcare and border security

With a solemn ceremony organized on December 11, 2013 NCBJ concluded the 85.5 million PLN worth "AiD" R&D project co-financed by European Union. Project outcomes include 3 demonstrators of innovative medical devices (Coline 6, IntraLine, and InLine PN50) and 2 demonstrators of cargo scanners developed to improve security at European border crossing checkpoints (SWAN and CANIS).

13 Dec 2013

Eastern Technologies merges with Global Resources International

Generational Equity, a leading mergers and acquisitions advisor for privately-held, middle-market businesses, is pleased to announce the merger of its client, Eastern Technologies, Inc., headquartered in Ashford, Alabama, with Global Resources International, Inc., headquartered in Flowery Branch, Georgia.

12 Dec 2013

New book focuses on Virginia Mason's quest to transform health care

Virginia Mason's quest to transform health care by using principles of lean manufacturing to identify and eliminate waste, improve quality and safety, and lower cost is the focus of a new book called a must-read for health care leaders.

12 Dec 2013

Researchers develop efficient method for removal of uranium, other heavy metals from water

A new and efficient method for the removal of uranium and other heavy metals from water has been developed at the University of Eastern Finland. Chemec Ltd., a Finnish chemicals industry company, has purchased the rights in the invention and will introduce the method to the commercial markets.

12 Dec 2013

Heartland Food Products Group makes key breakthrough in sucralose manufacturing technology

Heartland Food Products Group, one of world's leading producers and marketers of zero calorie sweeteners and liquid water enhancers for consumer markets and its sister corporation Lexington Pharmaceuticals announce a breakthrough in sucralose manufacturing technology.

12 Dec 2013

ScinoPharm constructs Changshu plant in China

ScinoPharm today announced that the company has completed construction of its Changshu plant on a 16-acre (6.5-hectare) site.

12 Dec 2013

Emergent BioSolutions enters into definitive agreement to acquire Cangene

Emergent BioSolutions Inc.announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement with Cangene Corporation (TSX: CNJ) under which Emergent will acquire all of the outstanding common shares of Cangene in an all-cash transaction valued at $3.24 per share on a fully diluted basis for an aggregate purchase price of $222 million.

12 Dec 2013

New review calls for action to reduce illness and death from silica exposure at work

A new review highlights new developments in understanding the health effects of silica, and calls for action to reduce illness and death from silica exposure at work, including stronger regulations, heightened awareness and prevention, and increased attention to early detection of silicosis and lung cancer using low dose CT scanning.

11 Dec 2013

Omega Protein proposes to streamline Gulf of Mexico operations

Omega Protein Corporation (NYSE: OME), a nutritional product company and a leading integrated producer of omega-3 fish oil and specialty protein products, today announced a plan to streamline its Gulf of Mexico operations and increase efficiencies through the permanent closure of the Company's menhaden fish processing plant located in Cameron, Louisiana and the redeployment of certain vessels from that plant.

11 Dec 2013

Echo Therapeutics signs strategic collaboration agreement with MTIA

Echo Therapeutics, Inc., a medical device company developing its Symphony CGM System as a non-invasive, wireless continuous glucose monitoring system, today announced that it entered into a strategic collaboration agreement with Medical Technologies Innovation Asia, Ltd., Hong Kong, for a license arrangement and equity investment in Echo.

10 Dec 2013

Study reveals that germ-free mice are susceptible to infection with foodborne pathogen

When it comes to fighting off pathogens like Listeria, your best allies may be the billions of microorganisms that line your gut, according to new research published in mBio-, the online open-access journal of the American Society for Microbiology.

10 Dec 2013

All China Biotech Conference & Exhibition to be held in Nanjing on May, 2014

Jointly organized by Nanjing Pushlong Business Management Co., Ltd. and more than 10 national associations, the All China Biotech Conference & Exhibition (Biotech China) will be held in Nanjing on May 14-16, 2014, providing a platform for business and academic exchanges.

5 Dec 2013

Alvotech to invests $250M in the development of biosimilar monoclonal antibodies

Alvotech, a powerful new player in the field of biopharmaceuticals, today announced plans to invest $250 million in the development and manufacturing of a portfolio of biosimilar monoclonal antibodies.

5 Dec 2013

New study provides novel stem cell based, tissue engineered construct which can repair damaged bone

Researchers at the Department of Orthopaedics, of the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, led by Dr. Kunzheng Wang and Dr. Pei Yang have developed a novel biomimetic tissue engineered bone graft based on rabbit adipose derived stem cells (rASCs), collagen I and a porous beta-tricalcium phosphate (β-TCP) scaffold.

5 Dec 2013

Tackling orphan diseases: an interview with Damian Marron, CEO, TxCell

The exact definition of orphan diseases varies depending on where you are in the world. In the EU it's defined as a prevalence of less than 1 in 2,000, which equates to about 250,000 patients across the EU.

4 Dec 2013

Nanologix collaborates with Saudi company to distribute Nanologix products in Arabian Gulf region

NanoLogix, Inc. an innovator in the rapid detection, identification of live bacteria, and determination of their antibiotic resistance and sensitivity, announces that they are working with Nasaem-Aljazira, a Saudi Arabian company headquartered in Riyadh, to establish exclusive distribution and/or manufacturing of NanoLogix products in Saudi Arabia and the Arabian Gulf region, also known as the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) area.

4 Dec 2013

Rensselaer professors team up to develop innovative biomanufacturing technology

Two chemical engineering professors at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute are contributing to a collaboration among academia, industry, and the federal government to develop a method for rapidly manufacturing biologic drugs.

4 Dec 2013

TxCell receives Manufacturing Accreditation from ANSM for cell therapy production site in France

TxCell SA, a biotechnology company developing innovative, personalized cell-based immunotherapies using antigen-specific regulatory T-cells (Ag-Tregs) for chronic inflammatory and autoimmune diseases, announces today that it received a Manufacturing Accreditation delivered by the French National Agency for Drug Safety. The status has been received for its cell therapy production site in Besançon, France.

3 Dec 2013

White paper discusses the effects of particle shape and size on the properties of medical materials

Ceram, the international materials technology company, has published a new white paper for the medical devices industry, ‘The Effects of Particle Size Distribution on the Properties of Medical Materials’.

3 Dec 2013

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Aerogen wins Medical Technology Company award for its innovative solutions to healthcare providers

Experts develop innovative technologies to improve healthcare and border security

Eastern Technologies merges with Global Resources International

New book focuses on Virginia Mason's quest to transform health care

Researchers develop efficient method for removal of uranium, other heavy metals from water

Heartland Food Products Group makes key breakthrough in sucralose manufacturing technology

ScinoPharm constructs Changshu plant in China

Emergent BioSolutions enters into definitive agreement to acquire Cangene

New review calls for action to reduce illness and death from silica exposure at work

Omega Protein proposes to streamline Gulf of Mexico operations

Echo Therapeutics signs strategic collaboration agreement with MTIA

Study reveals that germ-free mice are susceptible to infection with foodborne pathogen

All China Biotech Conference & Exhibition to be held in Nanjing on May, 2014

Alvotech to invests $250M in the development of biosimilar monoclonal antibodies

New study provides novel stem cell based, tissue engineered construct which can repair damaged bone

Tackling orphan diseases: an interview with Damian Marron, CEO, TxCell

Nanologix collaborates with Saudi company to distribute Nanologix products in Arabian Gulf region

Rensselaer professors team up to develop innovative biomanufacturing technology

TxCell receives Manufacturing Accreditation from ANSM for cell therapy production site in France

White paper discusses the effects of particle shape and size on the properties of medical materials

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