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UMC introduces new software certification program for WHO Drug Dictionary Enhanced

Uppsala Monitoring Centre, a Collaborating Centre to the World Health Organisation and the global intelligence network for benefits and risk in medicinal products, today officially launches a software certification program that helps software developers integrate the WHO Drug Dictionary Enhanced quickly and easily.

14 Jun 2010

Healthcore Media launches dynamic, educational and community-oriented health website

Healthcore Media, LLC has launched http://www.onehealth.com, a dynamic, educational and community-oriented health website that is quickly taking center stage among health portals. Chronic illnesses are at an all-time high, and unbiased medical information and supportive connections with others are taking top priority across the world. One Health has answered the call.

14 Jun 2010

McDermott's Health Industry Advisory Practice Group recognized as Health Team of the Year

McDermott Will & Emery is pleased to announce the Firm's Health Industry Advisory Practice Group was honored as the "Health Team of the Year" during the Chambers USA Awards in New York on June 10, 2010. This is the first time an award in this category has been given on a national basis by Chambers, and McDermott was selected over four other finalist firms.

14 Jun 2010

Preliminary addition of Uroplasty to Russell Microcap Index

Uroplasty, Inc., a medical device company that develops, manufactures and markets innovative proprietary products for the treatment of voiding dysfunctions, today announced it has been included on a list of preliminary additions to the Russell Microcap Index posted by Russell Investments on June 11, 2010 on www.russell.com. These changes are expected to go into effect after the close of trading on Friday, June 25, 2010.

14 Jun 2010

Chindex, Fosun Pharma form joint venture on manufacturing, distributing medical devices in China

Chindex International, Inc., a leading independent American provider of Western healthcare products and services in the People's Republic of China, and Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical (Group) Co., Ltd., a leading manufacturer and distributor of western and Chinese medicine and devices in China, today announced that they have entered into a strategic alliance to utilize respective strengths in China's medical industry.

14 Jun 2010

Chindex International fiscal 2010 net income up 65.3%

Chindex International, Inc., a leading independent American provider of Western healthcare products and services in the People's Republic of China, today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended March 31, 2010.

14 Jun 2010

PolyMedix awarded $150,000 grant to support development of antimicrobial sutures to reduce SSIs

A new discovery may help curb surgical site infections through the use of a novel antibiotic agent that can be incorporated into sutures. SSIs are the third most common hospital-acquired infection and may be associated with severe morbidity and mortality. Since more than 60% of SSIs occur in the area of the incision, the use of sutures coated with an antibacterial agent called PolyCides, created by Radnor, PA-based PolyMedix Inc., may reduce infection rates.

14 Jun 2010

White House urged to promote health care innovation; Feds prepare $25 million in malpractice grants

A medical device trade group and former lawmaker separately called on the White House to do more to promote life-saving medical innovation this week. "In separate events Wednesday and Thursday, former House Majority Leader Dick Gephardt (D-Mo.) and Stephen Ubl, the head of the medical device trade group AdvaMed, called on the Obama administration to task a federal office with promoting U.S. innovation."

11 Jun 2010

TransEnterix selects SYSPRO ERP software

SYSPRO, the leading provider of visionary, pragmatic ERP software, has today announced that TransEnterix, a fast-growing medical device manufacturer based in Durham, North Carolina, has selected SYSPRO ERP software after a lengthy selection process that included a thorough analysis of seven mid-range ERP software providers.

11 Jun 2010

Cook Medical files for PMA of Zilver PTX Drug-Eluting Peripheral Stent with FDA

Cook Medical has submitted its Pre-Market Approval (PMA) application to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the company's unique polymer-free Zilver® PTX® Drug-Eluting Peripheral Stent. Intended for use in patients with peripheral arterial disease (PAD) in the superficial femoral artery (SFA), Zilver PTX is a self-expanding, highly durable nitinol stent that uses a proprietary, polymer-free technology to deliver a locally therapeutic dose of paclitaxel, an antiproliferative drug, to the target lesion.

11 Jun 2010

Delcath Systems to host conference call to update shareholders about recent progress

Delcath Systems, Inc. a development stage, specialty pharmaceutical and medical device company focused on oncology will host a conference call to discuss recent corporate developments on Tuesday, June 15, 2010 at 4:30 p.m., Eastern. Eamonn P. Hobbs, the Company's President and CEO, David McDonald, CFO, and Krishna Kandarpa, MD, Chief Medical Officer, will be on hand during the call and webcast.

11 Jun 2010

China-Biotics fourth-quarter revenues up 64.4% to $25.5 million

China-Biotics, Inc., a leading developer, manufacturer and distributor of probiotics products in China, today reported its financial results for the fourth quarter and the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010.

11 Jun 2010

Scientist succeeds in producing replica of human collagen from tobacco plants

A scientist at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem's Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment has succeeded in producing a replica of human collagen from tobacco plants - an achievement with tremendous commercial implications for use in a variety of human medical procedures.

11 Jun 2010

Hooper Holmes' Heritage Labs division receives Certificate of Registration

Hooper Holmes today announced that its Heritage Labs division received a Certificate of Registration on May 28, 2010 and is now an ISO 13485:2003 registered company.

10 Jun 2010

ICON launches ICOLabs Medical Review Application

ICON plc, a global provider of outsourced development services to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device industries, today announced the launch of the ICOLabs Medical Review Application an innovative web based laboratory application that enables more efficient use of medical monitoring time.

10 Jun 2010

SGS announces total package testing solution for medical device, pharma product manufacturers

SGS Consumer Testing Services today announced an expansion of its package testing services with a global program to ensure packaging integrity for medical devices and pharmaceutical products. The program – announced at this week's EastPack 2010 conference in New York - offers one-stop testing of product containers, secondary packaging and transit packaging to evaluate the product protection capabilities, durability and environmental sustainability of all package components.

10 Jun 2010

Researchers develop new tool for removing blood clots in brain

When someone suffers a stroke, time is critical--more than a million brain cells die each minute, starved of nourishment due to critical damage in a cerebral blood vessel.

10 Jun 2010

Bayer receives silver Medical Design Excellence Award for CONTOUR USB blood glucose meter

Bayer's CONTOUR® USB meter, the first blood glucose monitor with unique plug & play diabetes management software, today received a silver Medical Design Excellence Award (MDEA). The MDEA recognizes excellence in medical product design and manufacturing. The independent judges for the prestigious award, sponsored by the specialist journal Medical Device and Diagnostic Industry, acknowledged the great innovative power and particularly user-friendly operation of Bayer's CONTOUR USB meter.

10 Jun 2010

Synteract joins Medidata's ASPire to Win channel partner program

Medidata Solutions, a leading global provider of SaaS-based clinical development solutions, today announced that Synteract has joined Medidata's ASPire to Win® channel partner program. A full-service contract research organization (CRO) with an increasing global presence and extensive experience working with emerging biotech, pharmaceutical and medical device sponsors, Synteract will offer services around Medidata Rave®, the market-leading electronic data capture (EDC) and clinical data management (CDM) solution.

9 Jun 2010

Cantel Medical board authorizes regular semiannual cash dividend

CANTEL MEDICAL CORP. announced today that its Board of Directors authorized a regular semiannual cash dividend of $0.05 per outstanding share of the Company's Common Stock. The dividend is payable on July 30, 2010 to shareholders of record at the close of business on July 15, 2010.

9 Jun 2010

Medical Devices News and Research

UMC introduces new software certification program for WHO Drug Dictionary Enhanced

Healthcore Media launches dynamic, educational and community-oriented health website

McDermott's Health Industry Advisory Practice Group recognized as Health Team of the Year

Preliminary addition of Uroplasty to Russell Microcap Index

Chindex, Fosun Pharma form joint venture on manufacturing, distributing medical devices in China

Chindex International fiscal 2010 net income up 65.3%

PolyMedix awarded $150,000 grant to support development of antimicrobial sutures to reduce SSIs

White House urged to promote health care innovation; Feds prepare $25 million in malpractice grants

TransEnterix selects SYSPRO ERP software

Cook Medical files for PMA of Zilver PTX Drug-Eluting Peripheral Stent with FDA

Delcath Systems to host conference call to update shareholders about recent progress

China-Biotics fourth-quarter revenues up 64.4% to $25.5 million

Scientist succeeds in producing replica of human collagen from tobacco plants

Hooper Holmes' Heritage Labs division receives Certificate of Registration

ICON launches ICOLabs Medical Review Application

SGS announces total package testing solution for medical device, pharma product manufacturers

Researchers develop new tool for removing blood clots in brain

Bayer receives silver Medical Design Excellence Award for CONTOUR USB blood glucose meter

Synteract joins Medidata's ASPire to Win channel partner program

Cantel Medical board authorizes regular semiannual cash dividend

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