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DATATRAK CRO Connect Program: Kreara Solutions joins global list

DATATRAK International, Inc., a technology and services company focused on global eClinical solutions for the clinical trials industry, today announced that Kreara Solutions Pvt Ltd. has become the latest Contract Research Organization (CRO) to join the global list of DATATRAK CRO Connect partners.

8 Mar 2010

ThermalTherapeutic Systems receives FDA clearance for VERATHERM Portable Hyperthermic Perfusion System

ThermalTherapeutic Systems, Inc. today announced that the FDA has cleared the company to market its VERATHERM™ Portable Hyperthermic Perfusion System effective immediately.

8 Mar 2010

Acceptance of initial regulatory filings for BMS-PCSK9Rx triggers $6M milestone payment to Isis Pharmaceuticals

Isis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced today that it has earned a $6 million milestone payment from Bristol-Myers Squibb Company related to the acceptance of initial regulatory filings to begin Phase 1 clinical studies for BMS-PCSK9Rx. BMS-PCSK9Rx is an antisense drug that arose out of the ongoing collaboration between Bristol-Myers Squibb and Isis to identify antisense drugs targeting PCSK9 to lower low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol.

8 Mar 2010

NICE rejects azacitidine for treatment of MDS in patients ineligible for stem cell transplants

A drug for treating a group of conditions that affect the bone marrow is unlikely to be made available on the NHS in England and Wales after the body which provides independent advice on treatments said that it is unlikely to be cost-effective.

8 Mar 2010

Osteotech's MagniFuse Bone Graft generates $1M in revenue

Osteotech, Inc., a leader in the emerging field of biologic products for regenerative healing, announced today that its MagniFuse™ Bone Graft has generated its first $1 million in revenue during the four month period beginning with the limited launch of the product in late October 2009. Osteotech began the first phase of its strategic limited launch of MagniFuse with the release of three procedure specific forms for posterior cervical and posterolateral spine fusion and spinal deformity procedures.

8 Mar 2010

Evaluating asymptomatic diabetics for CHD: Speckle Tracking by Echo ultrasound substudy sponsored

Cardiovascular death is the most common cause of mortality among Type 2 diabetics and claims the lives of millions each year, with many diabetics experiencing their first “symptom” as a heart attack or sudden death. Understanding that diabetics are at high risk for Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) and that many with the disease are asymptomatic, Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc., has sponsored Speckle Tracking by Echo, a faCTor64 substudy using Toshiba’s Wall Motion Tracking ultrasound technology.

8 Mar 2010

UTSA celebrates grand opening of NVI facility in the greater San Antonio region

The University of Texas at San Antonio celebrates the grand opening of its New Venture Incubator, a facility with laboratory, office and meeting spaces to support technology start-ups in the greater San Antonio region. The incubator, housed on UTSA’s Main Campus, will serve as a bridge between San Antonio entrepreneurs and the region’s research and development community.

8 Mar 2010

USPTO issues non-final Actions Closing Prosecution for 6,833,252 and 7,214,536 patents

Precision BioSciences, Inc., today announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) has issued non-final Actions Closing Prosecution in the reexamination proceedings for U.S. Pat. Nos. 6,833,252 (“the ‘252 patent”) and 7,214,536 (“the ‘536 patent”) that are owned by the Institut Pasteur and the Universite Pierre et Marie Cure (UPMC), and licensed to Cellectis, SA (ALCLS). For the second time, the PTO has rejected all claims under consideration as lacking novelty and/or as obvious in view of a variety of references, including many that were not provided to the patent examiners during prosecution by the patent applicants.

8 Mar 2010

Sigma Life Science extends portfolio of knockout rat models with the release of ADME/Tox applications

Sigma® Life Science, an innovative brand of Sigma-Aldrich®, today extended its portfolio of knockout rat models with the announcement of a new suite of models designed to facilitate more predictive absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion and toxicity (ADME/Tox) studies.

8 Mar 2010

Core Essence Orthopaedics to showcase advances in implant technology at 2010 Hand Surgery Symposium

Core Essence Orthopaedics, Inc., an innovative medical device company focused on minimally invasive soft tissue and skeletal repair solutions (for the extremities), will be attending the 12th Annual Hand Surgery Symposium in Philadelphia.

8 Mar 2010

Engineers built sensor array that can detect single molecules of hydrogen peroxide

MIT chemical engineers have built a sensor array that, for the first time, can detect single molecules of hydrogen peroxide emanating from a single living cell.

7 Mar 2010

Healthy communication between patients and physicians reduces medical errors

National Patient Safety Awareness Week is taking place from March 7th to the 13th. This year’s theme is all about healthy communication between patients and their physicians. The simple theme Let’s Talk: Healthy Conversations for Safer Healthcare is aimed at helping people become more involved in their own health care.

6 Mar 2010

Inability to motivate diabetics with poor control to overcome barriers inhibiting healthier lifestyles frustrates physicians

Diabetes affects approximately 8 percent of the people in the United States and adults with diabetes have heart disease death rates two to four times higher than adults without diabetes, according to the American Diabetes Association. A new study shows that primary care physicians believe the barriers that put patients with uncontrolled diabetes at risk for cardiovascular disease as being patient-related or system-related.

6 Mar 2010

Military Healthcare Convention and Conference: Latest developments and initiatives in military healthcare

The Institute for Defense and Government Advancement, Exhibitions Group will host speakers Lt Gen (Dr.) Charles B Green, Surgeon General of the Air Force, BG Richard W. Thomas, Assistant Surgeon General of the US Army, and Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for the Office of Wounded Warrior Care and Transition Policy, Noel Koch, in their first annual Military Healthcare Convention and Conference June 22-25 at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio, TX.

6 Mar 2010

Roche, OrbiMed, McKinsey announce fifteen finalists of SEED Competition

Roche, OrbiMed, and McKinsey announced fifteen finalists of the SEED Competition at the SEED Finalist Coaching Day event in Shanghai’s Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park on March 2, 2010. The event was managed and presented by ChinaBio® Accelerator. The finalists will go on to compete for the grand prize of RMB 300,000 to be presented at the SEED Final Competition and Award Ceremony in Shanghai on April 23, 2010.

6 Mar 2010

Sandata Technologies, Infocrossing reach agreement over patent infringement lawsuit

Sandata Technologies, Inc., a leading nationwide provider of information technology solutions to the home healthcare and social services communities, and Infocrossing, Inc. today announced the settlement of the patent infringement lawsuit between the two companies.

6 Mar 2010

Researchers discuss possibility of using food to prevent individual's genes from expressing disease

Personal health recommendations and diets tailored to better prevent diseases may be in our future, just by focusing on genetics.

6 Mar 2010

Scientists succeed in mapping entire network of DNA-binding transcription factors

In a significant leap forward in the understanding of how specific types of tissue are determined to develop in mammals, an international team of scientists has succeeded in mapping the entire network of DNA-binding transcription factors and their interactions. This global network, indicating which factors can combine to determine cell fate, will be published in the March 5 issue of the journal Cell.

6 Mar 2010

NAE Grand Challenge Summit to launch call to action toward solving world's biggest challenges

Leading futurists and technologists have worked with the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) to identify "Grand Challenges for Engineering in the 21st Century," focusing on technological breakthroughs needed to build sustainable societies and improve the quality of life in a growing and increasingly complex world.

6 Mar 2010

Retractable Technologies v. OMI litigation: Court delivers final judgment and permanent injunction

Retractable Technologies, Inc., a leading maker of safety needle devices, announced that a final judgment and permanent injunction were entered March 4, 2010 in the litigation of Retractable Technologies, Inc. v. OMI (Occupational & Medical Innovations Limited, an Australian company).

6 Mar 2010

Technology News and Research

DATATRAK CRO Connect Program: Kreara Solutions joins global list

ThermalTherapeutic Systems receives FDA clearance for VERATHERM Portable Hyperthermic Perfusion System

Acceptance of initial regulatory filings for BMS-PCSK9Rx triggers $6M milestone payment to Isis Pharmaceuticals

NICE rejects azacitidine for treatment of MDS in patients ineligible for stem cell transplants

Osteotech's MagniFuse Bone Graft generates $1M in revenue

Evaluating asymptomatic diabetics for CHD: Speckle Tracking by Echo ultrasound substudy sponsored

UTSA celebrates grand opening of NVI facility in the greater San Antonio region

USPTO issues non-final Actions Closing Prosecution for 6,833,252 and 7,214,536 patents

Sigma Life Science extends portfolio of knockout rat models with the release of ADME/Tox applications

Core Essence Orthopaedics to showcase advances in implant technology at 2010 Hand Surgery Symposium

Engineers built sensor array that can detect single molecules of hydrogen peroxide

Healthy communication between patients and physicians reduces medical errors

Inability to motivate diabetics with poor control to overcome barriers inhibiting healthier lifestyles frustrates physicians

Military Healthcare Convention and Conference: Latest developments and initiatives in military healthcare

Roche, OrbiMed, McKinsey announce fifteen finalists of SEED Competition

Sandata Technologies, Infocrossing reach agreement over patent infringement lawsuit

Researchers discuss possibility of using food to prevent individual's genes from expressing disease

Scientists succeed in mapping entire network of DNA-binding transcription factors

NAE Grand Challenge Summit to launch call to action toward solving world's biggest challenges

Retractable Technologies v. OMI litigation: Court delivers final judgment and permanent injunction

Event guide: 4th Extra-Hepatic Lipid-Based Nanoparticles Delivery Summit eBook

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

Expanding access to NMR with the Fourier 80 Duo

Advancing Intracellular Delivery with LumiPore®

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