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Dell unveils Medical Archiving and PowerEdge C 6100 solutions to boost healthcare efficiency

Dell today unveiled solutions to enable healthcare, higher-education and government organizations to better use technology to manage data, conduct research and fulfill their missions in a more efficient and secure manner.

26 Mar 2010

Ingen Technologies set to expand into government and export markets

Ingen Technologies, Inc., the leading manufacturer of in-line oxygen flow meters for respiratory medical devices, which helps companies similar to McKesson Corporation and Amedisys Inc. achieve substantial cost-savings by reducing support costs for in-home oxygen patients, recently announced that the company is set to expand into government and export markets.

26 Mar 2010

MGH to create registry of patients who had OCT of coronary arteries

Massachusetts General Hospital, together with a coalition of 20 international sites in five countries, will create the world's largest registry of patients who have had optical coherence tomography of the coronary arteries.

26 Mar 2010

NellOne's lead candidate for skeletal muscle wound healing and myocardial infarction demonstrates potential efficacy

Two key, independent proof-of-concept studies conducted for NellOne Therapeutics, Inc. demonstrate the potential efficacy of the company’s lead therapeutic candidate for both skeletal muscle wound healing and myocardial infarction.

26 Mar 2010

FIMM to launch cell microarray screening research program utilizing Aushon 2470 Arrayer technology

Aushon BioSystems, Inc., a leading provider of advanced microarray instrumentation and laboratory services for biomarker discovery, development and analysis announced today that the Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland will launch a cell microarray screening research program utilizing the Aushon 2470 Arrayer technology.

26 Mar 2010

Data on Argos Therapeutics' Phase 2a AGS-004 immunotherapy trial presented at Banff HIV Vaccines meeting

Argos Therapeutics today announced the presentation of data from the Phase 2a trial of AGS-004, providing information on rebound viral genetic diversity in HIV patients treated with the personalized immunotherapy following antiretroviral therapy (ART) interruption. The data were discussed in a poster session at the Keystone Symposia Global Health Series HIV Vaccines meeting, held March 21-26, 2010 in Banff, Canada.

26 Mar 2010

Oculus Innovative Sciences introduces Microcyn Dermatology HydroGel in the U.S.

Oculus Innovative Sciences, Inc., a commercial medical technology company that designs, produces and markets safe and effective tissue care products based upon the Microcyn® Technology platform, today commercially introduced the Microcyn Dermatology HydroGel for the U.S. professional healthcare market.

26 Mar 2010

New technique to deliver cancer treatments directly to certain tumours

Research conducted and patented by Dr Mark Howard at the University of Kent's School of Biosciences has led to the development of a new technique that will deliver cancer treatments directly to certain tumours.

26 Mar 2010

SAIC awarded task order by WRAMC to provide information technology services

Science Applications International Corporation today announced it has been awarded a task order by the Walter Reed Army Medical Center Directorate of Information Management to provide information technology services.

26 Mar 2010

SENSIMED Triggerfish developed to diagnose and treat patients with glaucoma

STMicroelectronics, the world's leading supplier of MEMS (Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems) devices for consumer and portable applications, has announced that it will develop and supply a wireless MEMS sensor that acts as a transducer, antenna and mechanical support for additional read-out electronics in a breakthrough platform developed by Swiss company Sensimed AG.

26 Mar 2010

Simultaneous implantations of BIOTRONIK's Lumax DX single-chamber ICD at six European hospitals

BIOTRONIK SE & Co. KG, a leading manufacturer of implantable cardiac devices and pioneer of wireless remote monitoring technologies, today announced the first implantations of the Lumax DX System, a novel single-chamber ICD concept.

26 Mar 2010

New study questions effectiveness of national Silver Alert program

A group of Miami University researchers studying the national Silver Alert program for locating missing adults with dementia or other cognitive impairments question the program's effectiveness and safety, given the speed in which it's being implemented throughout the country.

26 Mar 2010

Telemedicine evaluation of stroke patients results in more accurate diagnoses: Study

A growing number of medical centers that have access to stroke specialists are transmitting their expertise to rural communities via audio/video telemedicine consultation, with significant clinical results, according to a new clinical study that examined trials conducted in Arizona and California.

26 Mar 2010

Traversa Therapeutics, sanofi-aventis sign agreement for development of PTD-DRBD RNAi delivery technology

Traversa Therapeutics announced today the signing of a research agreement with sanofi-aventis for the validation and development of Traversa’s RNAi delivery technology: PTD-DRBD. Under the agreement, the companies will study short interfering RNA (siRNA) complexed to PTD-DRBD, with the ultimate goal of developing drugs using this technology.

26 Mar 2010

Oramed Pharmaceuticals completes Phase 2b study of ORMD-0801 oral insulin capsule

Oramed Pharmaceuticals Inc. announced today the completion of its' pivotal Phase 2b clinical study of its oral insulin capsule, ORMD-0801. The Company expects to report results from this study within the coming weeks.

26 Mar 2010

New PreXion3D Volumetric Imaging Software for 3D CBCT system launched

PreXion, Inc., the leader in high quality 3D Cone Beam Imaging systems for dentistry, today announced that it has launched and started shipping new PreXion3D Volumetric Imaging Software for its 3D Cone Beam Computed Tomography system for dentistry. This new product incorporates a range of advanced features including tools for implant planning and placement and an enhanced version of its PrexViewer software.

26 Mar 2010

Renowned experts discuss key statistics of health care reform at 2010 Keenan Summit

Keenan & Associates, the largest privately-held insurance brokerage and consulting firm in California, convened its sixth annual Keenan Summit on March 3, 2010, in Pasadena, Calif., and on March 4, 2010, in Berkeley. The theme for this year's summit was "Navigating Through Unprecedented Times: Today's Challenges. Tomorrow's Solutions."

26 Mar 2010

Leap Medical secures seed financing to develop innovative technology for detection of brain injuries

Leap Medical Inc., a privately held Medical Device company, announced today that it has successfully secured seed financing in the amount of $1.025 million (Canadian dollars) to develop its innovative technology for the rapid detection of brain injuries and infection.

26 Mar 2010

Fluidigm, SABiosciences partner to create pathway-focused gene expression panels for BioMark system

Fluidigm Corporation and SABiosciences (a QIAGEN Company) today announced that they have teamed up to create over 100 pathway-focused gene expression panels validated for real-time PCR analysis on the Fluidigm BioMark™ System for Genetic Analysis. These kits are named the RT² Profiler™ PCR Arrays for the Fluidigm BioMark system.

26 Mar 2010

Aastrom Biosciences' RESTORE-CLI trial: Final patient treated

Aastrom Biosciences, Inc., a leading developer of autologous cellular therapies for the treatment of severe cardiovascular diseases, today reported that the final patient has been treated in the company's ongoing multi-center, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled U.S. Phase 2b clinical trial designated RESTORE-CLI. This patient received intramuscular injections of either Aastrom's tissue repair cells (TRCs) or electrolyte solution (placebo) for the treatment of critical limb ischemia (CLI), the end-stage of peripheral arterial disease.

26 Mar 2010

Technology News and Research

Dell unveils Medical Archiving and PowerEdge C 6100 solutions to boost healthcare efficiency

Ingen Technologies set to expand into government and export markets

MGH to create registry of patients who had OCT of coronary arteries

NellOne's lead candidate for skeletal muscle wound healing and myocardial infarction demonstrates potential efficacy

FIMM to launch cell microarray screening research program utilizing Aushon 2470 Arrayer technology

Data on Argos Therapeutics' Phase 2a AGS-004 immunotherapy trial presented at Banff HIV Vaccines meeting

Oculus Innovative Sciences introduces Microcyn Dermatology HydroGel in the U.S.

New technique to deliver cancer treatments directly to certain tumours

SAIC awarded task order by WRAMC to provide information technology services

SENSIMED Triggerfish developed to diagnose and treat patients with glaucoma

Simultaneous implantations of BIOTRONIK's Lumax DX single-chamber ICD at six European hospitals

New study questions effectiveness of national Silver Alert program

Telemedicine evaluation of stroke patients results in more accurate diagnoses: Study

Traversa Therapeutics, sanofi-aventis sign agreement for development of PTD-DRBD RNAi delivery technology

Oramed Pharmaceuticals completes Phase 2b study of ORMD-0801 oral insulin capsule

New PreXion3D Volumetric Imaging Software for 3D CBCT system launched

Renowned experts discuss key statistics of health care reform at 2010 Keenan Summit

Leap Medical secures seed financing to develop innovative technology for detection of brain injuries

Fluidigm, SABiosciences partner to create pathway-focused gene expression panels for BioMark system

Aastrom Biosciences' RESTORE-CLI trial: Final patient treated

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