Technology News and Research

RSS

MRO releases software upgrades for Audit Tracker Online

MRO Corp., a leading provider of disclosure management applications and services for healthcare organizations, today announced the launch of software upgrades for Audit Tracker Online. The upgrades to MRO's request management program offer hospitals and health systems enhanced performance and functionality in effectively managing payer audits and denials from initial medical records request through appeals and payment resolution.

6 May 2010

Home-based medical devices to grow over 1.6M by 2013: Report

Emerging Healthcare Solutions, Inc. applauded the results of a new report from InMedica on the world market for telemedicine, predicting that the use of home-based medical devices will drastically increase as telemedicine takes-off. According to the report, by 2013 the combined unit shipments of home-use digital blood-glucose meters, blood pressure monitors, weight scales, pulse oximeters and peak flow meters used in telemedical applications will grow to over 1.6 million.

6 May 2010

Labopharm's first-quarter fiscal 2010 revenues from product sales decrease $0.4M to $3.2M

Labopharm Inc. today reported its financial results for the first quarter 2010.

6 May 2010

Micrus Endovascular reports 24% increase in fourth-quarter neurovascular revenues

Micrus Endovascular Corporation today reported financial results for the three and 12 months ended March 31, 2010 and introduced fiscal 2011 financial guidance.

6 May 2010

Global warming could lead to deadly temperatures for humans in coming centuries: Research

Reasonable worst-case scenarios for global warming could lead to deadly temperatures for humans in coming centuries, according to research findings from Purdue University and the University of New South Wales, Australia.

6 May 2010

CU-Boulder develops inhalable vaccine for measles prevention

A team of researchers led by the University of Colorado at Boulder believe a dry powder, inhalable vaccine developed for measles prevention and slated for human clinical trials later this year in India will lead to other inhalable, inexpensive vaccines for illnesses ranging from tuberculosis to cervical cancer.

6 May 2010

Premier healthcare alliance to host series of Healthcare Reform Executive Briefings

To prepare healthcare providers for the strategic implications of reform and the tools needed for future success, the Premier healthcare alliance will host a series of Healthcare Reform Executive Briefings.

6 May 2010

Intercell to acquire Cytos' platform technology for monoclonal antibody discovery

Intercell AG today announced that it has signed an agreement with Cytos Biotechnology Ltd. to acquire Cytos' platform technology for monoclonal antibody discovery. The technology is based on expression cloning of monoclonal antibodies from human B-cells and enables the identification of anti-infective antibodies to prevent and treat infectious diseases.

6 May 2010

Bar-code eMAR combination of technologies reduce transcription, medication administration errors

Using bar-code technology with an electronic medication administration record (eMAR) substantially reduces transcription and medication administration errors, as well as potential drug-related adverse events, says a new study funded by HHS' Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. The study is published in the May 6 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.

6 May 2010

Increase in antibiotic resistance found in soil microbes

A team of scientists in the United Kingdom and the Netherlands are reporting disturbing evidence that soil microbes have become progressively more resistant to antibiotics over the last 60 years. Surprisingly, this trend continues despite apparent more stringent rules on use of antibiotics in medicine and agriculture, and improved sewage treatment technology that broadly improves water quality in surrounding environments.

6 May 2010

Latest LLMDA technology available to detect viruses, bacteria

Law enforcement authorities seeking to detect bioterrorism attacks, doctors diagnosing diseases and regulatory agencies checking product safety may find a new ally in a Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory detection technology.

6 May 2010

Alexza Pharmaceuticals secures $15M working capital loan from Hercules Technology Growth Capital

Alexza Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced today that it has executed a $15 million working capital loan agreement with Hercules Technology Growth Capital. The funds available under the loan will be used for capital equipment and working capital purposes. In connection with the loan, Alexza issued Hercules warrants to purchase 376,394 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $2.69 per share, which was the 50-day average daily weighted average trading price at the time the term sheet for the loan was issued by Hercules.

6 May 2010

Genomic Health reports 22% revenue growth, 58% decrease in net loss for first-quarter 2010

Genomic Health, Inc. today reported financial results and business progress for the quarter ended March 31, 2010.

6 May 2010

Savient Pharmaceuticals' total revenues reach $1.1M in first-quarter 2010

Savient Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced that its board of directors, with input from its financial advisors, has determined that a sale of Savient post-approval of KRYSTEXXA by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (assuming KRYSTEXXA is approved) would be the best way to realize the full commercial potential of KRYSTEXXA on a global basis and would be the optimal outcome for the Company's shareholders and other stakeholders.

6 May 2010

SAEC, Cerner collaborate to identify genetic markers associated with drug-related SAEs

The International Serious Adverse Events Consortium (SAEC) announced today that Cerner Corporation will collaborate with this novel, international research consortium, which is working to identify genetic markers that may help predict which individuals are at risk for a range of serious drug-related adverse events (SAEs). Researchers collaborating with the SAEC will use Cerner Discovere-, Cerner's web-based research platform, to gather data for studies that focus on two SAEs: liver injury and hypersensitivity reactions.

6 May 2010

Home Diagnostics, Cellnovo announce strategic business deal

Building on a shared vision to simplify diabetes management worldwide, Cellnovo, a London-based medical device company, and Home Diagnostics, Inc., a leader in diabetes products, today announced a strategic alliance that involves integrating technologies and developing distribution opportunities for Cellnovo's insulin patch pumps.

6 May 2010

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals reports consolidated financial results for first quarter 2010

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a leading RNAi therapeutics company, today reported its consolidated financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2010, and company highlights.

6 May 2010

New HR Compliance solution simplifies healthcare database

HighRoads, an industry leader in employer health care database and benefits management, today announced the launch of HR Compliance™, a new solution designed to simplify and automate the creation and update of Medical Summary Plan Descriptions (SPDs) so that they comply with new health care reform language.

6 May 2010

Emergent Biosolutions reports decreased revenue in 2010 first quarter

Emergent BioSolutions Inc. announced today its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2010. For the first quarter 2010, total revenues were $46.8 million as compared to $64.5 million in 2009, and net income was $2.5 million, or $0.08 per share, as compared to $11.1 million, or $0.37 per share, in 2009.

6 May 2010

Endo Pharmaceuticals signs agreement to acquire HealthTronics

Continuing to diversify, move into new growth areas beyond pharmaceuticals, and strengthen its commitment to improved patient outcomes in urology, Endo Pharmaceuticals today announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire HealthTronics, Inc., a leading U.S. provider of urological products and services.

6 May 2010

Technology News and Research

MRO releases software upgrades for Audit Tracker Online

Home-based medical devices to grow over 1.6M by 2013: Report

Labopharm's first-quarter fiscal 2010 revenues from product sales decrease $0.4M to $3.2M

Micrus Endovascular reports 24% increase in fourth-quarter neurovascular revenues

Global warming could lead to deadly temperatures for humans in coming centuries: Research

CU-Boulder develops inhalable vaccine for measles prevention

Premier healthcare alliance to host series of Healthcare Reform Executive Briefings

Intercell to acquire Cytos' platform technology for monoclonal antibody discovery

Bar-code eMAR combination of technologies reduce transcription, medication administration errors

Increase in antibiotic resistance found in soil microbes

Latest LLMDA technology available to detect viruses, bacteria

Alexza Pharmaceuticals secures $15M working capital loan from Hercules Technology Growth Capital

Genomic Health reports 22% revenue growth, 58% decrease in net loss for first-quarter 2010

Savient Pharmaceuticals' total revenues reach $1.1M in first-quarter 2010

SAEC, Cerner collaborate to identify genetic markers associated with drug-related SAEs

Home Diagnostics, Cellnovo announce strategic business deal

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals reports consolidated financial results for first quarter 2010

New HR Compliance solution simplifies healthcare database

Emergent Biosolutions reports decreased revenue in 2010 first quarter

Endo Pharmaceuticals signs agreement to acquire HealthTronics

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

Expanding access to NMR with the Fourier 80 Duo

Advancing Intracellular Delivery with LumiPore®

Latest News