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Illumina sequences DNA of American actress Glenn Close

Illumina, Inc. today announced that it has sequenced the DNA of American actress Glenn Close, the first publicly named female to have her DNA sequenced to full coverage.

From Illumina, Inc. 11 Mar 2010

USPTO issues patent related to Seattle Genetics' ADC technology

Seattle Genetics, Inc. announced today that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued a patent related to its antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) technology. U.S. Patent No. 7,659,241 covers cleavable linkers and potent auristatin drug payloads used in certain of Seattle Genetics’ ADC programs, most notably brentuximab vedotin (SGN-35), as well as many ADC programs in development by its collaborators.

11 Mar 2010

Melexis, ProximaRF join forces to enable fast, easy development of Data Logging applications

Melexis, an early and innovative semiconductor player in the RFID market, and ProximaRF, a provider of versatile HF reader solutions, join their forces to enable fast and easy development of Data Logging applications.

11 Mar 2010

MedPro Safety Products, Helvoet Pharma sign JDA for PFSS

MedPro Safety Products, Inc., a leading developer of transformational technologies that enable safer medication delivery and blood collection, has entered into a Joint Development Agreement (JDA) with Belgium-based Helvoet Pharma for the technical development and commercialization of MedPro’s pre-filled safety syringe (PFSS).

11 Mar 2010

DenMat's LUMINEERS Smile Design Studio to produce Snap-On Smile

DenMat Holdings, LLC, has recently announced its acquisition of the Snap-On Smile® brand and all intellectual property surrounding it. Snap-On Smile will be produced exclusively by DenMat's LUMINEERS® Smile Design Studio, an ISO 9001 certified laboratory offering a comprehensive range of superior esthetic and restorative services.

11 Mar 2010

Rex Medical receives FDA Clearance for Cleaner Rotational Thrombectomy System

Rex Medical, L.P., today announced that it has received 510(k) Clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the Cleaner™ Rotational Thrombectomy System. Cleaner™ technology is indicated for mechanical declotting of occluded native vessel dialysis fistulae and synthetic dialysis access grafts.

11 Mar 2010

Sanvita deploys Pivotstream to integrate prescriber data into web-based analytics portal for sales and management

Faster, better intelligence about physicians, competitors, and markets will now enable Sanvita LLC, a leading provider of Consumer Blood Glucose products, to optimize their strategic decision making ability. Pivotstream, the on-demand analytics and business intelligence provider, integrates prescriber data into a web-based analytics portal for Sanvita sales and management.

11 Mar 2010

Safeguard Scientifics' aggregate partner company revenue rises 46% in 2009

Safeguard Scientifics, Inc., a holding company that builds value in growth-stage life sciences and technology companies, today announced that aggregate revenue of its partner companies for the year was $262 million, up 46% from $179 million in 2008, exceeding the company’s 2009 guidance of $223 million to $243 million, as adjusted to reflect the inclusion of two new partner companies.

11 Mar 2010

StemCells reports net loss of $5.23M for fourth-quarter fiscal 2009

StemCells, Inc. today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2009. The Company's results include the operations of Stem Cell Sciences Plc (SCS) since April 1, 2009.

11 Mar 2010

Miami Children’s Hospital installs Toshiba InfinixTM CF-i bi-plane system with CAT-880B hybrid catheterization table

In hybrid catheterization procedures it is crucial that the imaging system provides the flexibility to quickly and easily access both the patient and ancillary equipment. To form its new hybrid catheterization suite, Miami Children’s Hospital, a pioneer in hybrid procedures, recently installed Toshiba America Medical Systems’s InfinixTM CF-i bi-plane system with the new CAT-880B hybrid catheterization table.

11 Mar 2010

Senetek closes Security Purchase Agreement with DMRJ

Senetek PLC today announced the closing of a Security Purchase Agreement, a Note and a Warrant Purchase Agreement DMRJ Group, LLC on March 4, 2010. DMRJ Group, LLC is a Delaware limited liability company affiliated with Platinum Partners Value Arbitrage Fund L.P., an accredited institutional investor with its investment manager headquartered in New York, New York.

11 Mar 2010

ADI’s 20-bit DAC enables superior image clarity, resolution, and contrast in medical imaging systems

MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) scans provide extraordinarily clear images of the human body and are commonly used to diagnose a wide range of illnesses and injuries, such as Alzheimer’s disease, cancerous tumors, and torn ligaments. Analog Devices, Inc., the leading provider of data conversion technology and longtime collaborator with the medical imaging industry, today introduced a breakthrough in data conversion that gives clinicians and radiologists the superior image clarity they need to see smaller anatomical structures and abnormalities, such as breast cancer cells, than ever before.

11 Mar 2010

Investigators develop new mathematical approach to analyze molecular data

Investigators have developed a new mathematical approach to analyze molecular data derived from complex mixtures of immune cells. This approach, when combined with well-established techniques, readily identifies changes in small samples of human whole blood, and has the potential to distinguish between health and disease states.

11 Mar 2010

Proposed rule to exchange EHR's without patients' consent will affect Americans' health privacy

The proposed federal rule to create and exchange electronic health records without patients' consent threatens Americans' health privacy, warns the Institute for Health Freedom.

11 Mar 2010

Genomatix systems utilized to analyze cis and epigenetic elements that control reproductive events

The C.S. Mott Center for Human Growth and Development, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, at the Wayne State University School of Medicine, in collaboration with the Center for Molecular Medicine and Genetics, the Karmanos Cancer Institute and the Institute for Environmental Health Sciences, installed a Genomatix Mining Station and a Genomatix Genome Analyzer last year at their labs in Detroit, MI in order to support the analysis of Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) data.

11 Mar 2010

CoActiv Medical demonstrates EXAM-VAULT managed archiving services for orthopedic images at AAOS conference

CoActiv Medical showcases its universally accessible, affordable managed archiving services for orthopedic images and related medical data at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons conference.

11 Mar 2010

ACC endorses Emmi Solutions and online patient engagement programs to improve patient communication

When patients hear the words “heart failure” they often remember little of the discussion that follows. Stress, emotions, health literacy and even the patient’s condition itself can create a barrier for good communication between patients and their doctors. Studies show patients forget as much as 80% of their discussion with their doctor by the time they reach the parking garage.

11 Mar 2010

MedQuist to provide DMC healthcare system with transcription outsourcing services

MedQuist Inc., a leading provider of technology-enabled clinical documentation services, today announced that it has been awarded a contract by Detroit Medical Center (DMC), a nationally respected healthcare system, to provide transcription outsourcing services. This award expands MedQuist's existing relationship to include services for Emergency Medicine documentation for six of DMC's major organizations: Children's Hospital, Detroit Receiving Hospital, Harper University Hospital, Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital, DMC Surgery, and Sinai-Grace Hospital.

11 Mar 2010

Cellectis’ 1485475 European patent: EPO confirms revocation of previously granted claims

Precision BioSciences, Inc., today announced that the Opposition Division of the European Patent Office has issued a written decision confirming its November 18, 2009 revocation of the previously granted claims of Cellectis’ European Patent No. 1 485 475.

11 Mar 2010

Current trends in the use of online education: 50% of physician CME to be delivered through online in 2016

If current trends in the use of online education continue, 50% of continuing medical education (CME) used by physicians will be delivered via the Internet in 2016. This would represent a dramatic increase over the 9% of CME delivered via the Internet in 2008.

11 Mar 2010

Technology News and Research

Illumina sequences DNA of American actress Glenn Close

USPTO issues patent related to Seattle Genetics' ADC technology

Melexis, ProximaRF join forces to enable fast, easy development of Data Logging applications

MedPro Safety Products, Helvoet Pharma sign JDA for PFSS

DenMat's LUMINEERS Smile Design Studio to produce Snap-On Smile

Rex Medical receives FDA Clearance for Cleaner Rotational Thrombectomy System

Sanvita deploys Pivotstream to integrate prescriber data into web-based analytics portal for sales and management

Safeguard Scientifics' aggregate partner company revenue rises 46% in 2009

StemCells reports net loss of $5.23M for fourth-quarter fiscal 2009

Miami Children’s Hospital installs Toshiba InfinixTM CF-i bi-plane system with CAT-880B hybrid catheterization table

Senetek closes Security Purchase Agreement with DMRJ

ADI’s 20-bit DAC enables superior image clarity, resolution, and contrast in medical imaging systems

Investigators develop new mathematical approach to analyze molecular data

Proposed rule to exchange EHR's without patients' consent will affect Americans' health privacy

Genomatix systems utilized to analyze cis and epigenetic elements that control reproductive events

CoActiv Medical demonstrates EXAM-VAULT managed archiving services for orthopedic images at AAOS conference

ACC endorses Emmi Solutions and online patient engagement programs to improve patient communication

MedQuist to provide DMC healthcare system with transcription outsourcing services

Cellectis’ 1485475 European patent: EPO confirms revocation of previously granted claims

Current trends in the use of online education: 50% of physician CME to be delivered through online in 2016

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