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BioImagene's Virtuoso software integrated with anatomic pathology LIS

BioImagene, Inc., the leading provider of end-to-end digital pathology solutions, announced the integration of Virtuoso™, BioImagene’s digital pathology workflow software, with several market-leading anatomic pathology laboratory information systems.

From Elekta 19 Mar 2010

Atritech to initiate confirmatory study of WATCHMAN LAA Closure Device

Atritech, Inc., an emerging medical device company, announced today that it has obtained clarity from the U.S. Food and Drug Agency on the regulatory path towards full approval of its WATCHMAN® Left Atrial Appendage Closure Technology in the United States.

19 Mar 2010

Haemonetics announces reagent agreement with Quotient Biodiagnostics and Alba Bioscience

Haemonetics Corporation, a global blood management solutions company, today announced that it has entered into a reagent development and supply agreement with Quotient Biodiagnostics Group and its wholly owned subsidiary Alba Bioscience Limited. This arrangement provides Haemonetics with exclusive access to Alba's comprehensive catalogue of approved reagents for use in connection with the commercialization of its Arryx laser based blood typing platform.

19 Mar 2010

WHO estimates 440 000 MDR-TB cases in 2008

In some areas of the world, one in four people with tuberculosis (TB) becomes ill with a form of the disease that can no longer be treated with standard drugs regimens, a World Health Organization (WHO) report says.

19 Mar 2010

Norgen Biotek launches over 30 new kits for NA based diagnostics

Norgen Biotek Corp., an innovative privately held Canadian biotechnology company focusing primarily on advancing powerful tools for nucleic acids (NA) and protein purification, today announced the launch of over 30 new kits for nucleic-acid based diagnostics. Norgen makes best-in-class kits for nucleic acid and protein sample preparation, and has recognized that high quality sample preparation is the key to high quality diagnostics.

19 Mar 2010

Three scientists receive 2010 Discoverers Award for developing new class of HIV drug

Three scientists who led the 11-year quest to develop a groundbreaking HIV drug today received the 2010 Discoverers Award -- the highest honor given to scientists by the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America. The honorees are Tony Wood, Ph.D., Elna van der Ryst, M.D., Ph.D. and Manos Perros, Ph.D.

19 Mar 2010

Survey unveils impact of gene regulation on human health

Researchers are only beginning to understand how individual variation in gene regulation can have a lasting impact on one's health and susceptibility to certain diseases. Now, an ambitious survey of the human genome has identified differences in the binding of master regulators called transcription factors to DNA that affect how genes are expressed in different people.

19 Mar 2010

Cameron Health initiates clinical trial of minimally invasive S-ICD System for patients at risk of SCA

Cameron Health, Inc. today announced the commencement of the company's pivotal clinical trial to gain U.S. approval of its Subcutaneous Implantable Defibrillator (S-ICD®) System. The minimally invasive S-ICD System is prescribed for use in patients at risk of Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA). The S-ICD System is unique in that the implantation of the system is entirely subcutaneous; no leads are in or on the heart.

19 Mar 2010

Penn Medicine, AstraZeneca collaborate to generate new AD drug candidates

The University of Pennsylvania and AstraZeneca today announced a new collaborative research agreement to make use of their respective talents and resources in an effort to bridge the transition from drug discovery to development.

19 Mar 2010

Proteacel acquires exclusive rights to PORE technology from Moffitt Cancer Center

Moffitt Cancer Center and Proteacel LLC announced today that they have entered a licensing agreement under which Proteacel has acquired the exclusive rights to the PORE™ technology for delivery of genes into cells.

18 Mar 2010

Babies born with severe cleft palates: Promising breakthrough without complex surgery

Scientists working on a treatment for babies born with cleft palates have made a promising breakthrough and the first clinical trials are planned for early next year. Clefts are the most common birth defect in Britain, with one in every 700 babies affected; currently in severe cases radical surgery is required to correct the problem, and in addition future complications can occur as the child grows into an adult.

18 Mar 2010

Genocea Biosciences acquires global license for novel Streptococcus pneumoniae antigens from Children’s Hospital Boston

Genocea Biosciences, a vaccine discovery and development company, today announced an exclusive worldwide license for developed countries to a portfolio of Streptococcus pneumoniae antigens from Children’s Hospital Boston. PATH and Genocea retain certain co-exclusive rights to the antigens for use in developing countries under their collaboration agreements with Children's Hospital Boston.

18 Mar 2010

U.S.-based CRO licenses NewCardio's QTinno software solution for automating cardiac safety analysis

NewCardio, Inc., a cardiac diagnostic technology provider, announced today that a U.S.-based CRO that provides early phase and specialty clinical drug development services to the pharmaceutical industry, has signed an MSA, licensing NewCardio's QTinno™ software solution in order to deliver fully automated cardiac safety analysis in early phase QT studies.

18 Mar 2010

StemCells granted UK patent covering true rat stem cells and genetically engineered rats

StemCells, Inc. announced today that the United Kingdom (UK) Intellectual Property Office has granted patent number GB2451523 with broad claims covering true (germline competent) rat stem cells and genetically engineered rats derived from these cells. The patented technology is expected to have significant utility to academic and pharmaceutical industry researchers by enabling them to create novel rat models for the study of human diseases. Both mice and rats are used by scientists to model various human diseases.

18 Mar 2010

Solos Endoscopy secures U.S. Trademark for MammoView name

Solos Endoscopy, Inc. is pleased to announce the Company has secured the U.S. Trademark for the MammoView® name. The MamoView® Breast Endoscopy System offers a state-of-the-art endoscopic technology for detecting early stage breast cancer. The Company's Breast Endoscopy System employs advanced micro endoscopes and optical technology to give physicians sharp, clear images of the milk ducts, where the majority of breast cancers arise.

18 Mar 2010

SGH recognized as winner of Microsoft HUG 2010 Innovation Awards

Eclipsys Corporation®, The Outcomes Company®, today announced that Singapore General Hospital, Singapore’s oldest and largest acute tertiary hospital and national referral center, has been recognized as a winner of the Microsoft HUG 2010 Innovation Awards in the category of “Best Use of Clinical Records — Inpatient.”

18 Mar 2010

Yellow fever outbreak in howler monkeys signals the need for human vaccination program

A group of Argentine scientists, including health experts from the Wildlife Conservation Society, have announced that yellow fever is the culprit in a 2007-2008 die-off of howler monkeys in northeastern Argentina, a finding that underscores the importance of paying attention to the health of wildlife and how the health of people and wild nature are so closely linked.

18 Mar 2010

SciQuest introduces PBA methodology for Life Sciences to improve procurement operations

SciQuest, Inc., the global software leader empowering enterprises to realize the potential of strategic procurement, today unveiled a comprehensive methodology that provides leaders with a framework to build and execute a sound business plan to improve existing procurement processes, systems and protocol. This new service, the Procurement Business Assessment (PBA), enables life sciences companies to quickly uncover cost-saving opportunities in their procurement operations.

18 Mar 2010

Academic Inventors’ Bill of Rights unveiled in poster presentation at AUTM Annual Meeting

As technology transfer managers from around the country prepare today to debate the role of academic researchers in commercializing their own inventions, two experts – one from each side of the aisle – have come together to propose an Academic Inventors’ Bill of Rights.

18 Mar 2010

EndoChoice launches new CEU Video Program for reprocessing endoscopes

EndoChoice, Inc. strengthens its position as the leader in endoscopy industry with the launch of a new CEU program and a complete line of products focused on efficient and effective endoscope reprocessing.

18 Mar 2010

Technology News and Research

BioImagene's Virtuoso software integrated with anatomic pathology LIS

Atritech to initiate confirmatory study of WATCHMAN LAA Closure Device

Haemonetics announces reagent agreement with Quotient Biodiagnostics and Alba Bioscience

WHO estimates 440 000 MDR-TB cases in 2008

Norgen Biotek launches over 30 new kits for NA based diagnostics

Three scientists receive 2010 Discoverers Award for developing new class of HIV drug

Survey unveils impact of gene regulation on human health

Cameron Health initiates clinical trial of minimally invasive S-ICD System for patients at risk of SCA

Penn Medicine, AstraZeneca collaborate to generate new AD drug candidates

Proteacel acquires exclusive rights to PORE technology from Moffitt Cancer Center

Babies born with severe cleft palates: Promising breakthrough without complex surgery

Genocea Biosciences acquires global license for novel Streptococcus pneumoniae antigens from Children’s Hospital Boston

U.S.-based CRO licenses NewCardio's QTinno software solution for automating cardiac safety analysis

StemCells granted UK patent covering true rat stem cells and genetically engineered rats

Solos Endoscopy secures U.S. Trademark for MammoView name

SGH recognized as winner of Microsoft HUG 2010 Innovation Awards

Yellow fever outbreak in howler monkeys signals the need for human vaccination program

SciQuest introduces PBA methodology for Life Sciences to improve procurement operations

Academic Inventors’ Bill of Rights unveiled in poster presentation at AUTM Annual Meeting

EndoChoice launches new CEU Video Program for reprocessing endoscopes

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