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ORNL earns Excellence in Technology Transfer Project of the Year Award

A technology that can enhance collecting of data from studying the compositions on a material surface has earned the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory the Excellence in Technology Transfer Project of the Year Award from the Southeast Region of the Federal Laboratory Consortium for Technology Transfer.

10 Mar 2010

BPA potentially puts developing infants as well as fetuses at risk, say researchers

Swiss researchers examining exposure pathways for a common chemical used in plastic containers and linings of cans find infants have the highest estimated levels of Bisphenol A (BPA), with exposures falling with rising age. While estimated levels are well below the Tolerable Daily Intake (TDI) set by European authorities, the findings are important in that BPA is thought to impact human development and is classified as an endocrine disrupting chemical, potentially putting developing infants at risk, as well as fetuses if pregnant mothers are exposed.

10 Mar 2010

Corporate Translations switches to Across Language Server for translation management software

Corporate Translations, Inc., a leading translation service provider specializing in the life science industry, has recently switched from Trados to the Across Language Server for its translation management software. The company indicates that the Across technology better meets its core values of speed, accuracy, flexibility and innovation; Corporate Translations will move all of its suitable translation projects to the Across Language Server over the course of 2010.

10 Mar 2010

New data for BMS747158 to be featured in oral presentation at ACC Annual Scientific Session 2010

Lantheus Medical Imaging, Inc., a worldwide leader in diagnostic imaging, today announced that new data for BMS747158, the company’s novel drug candidate in clinical development as a Positron Emission Tomography (PET) perfusion imaging agent, will be featured in an oral presentation at the American College of Cardiology 59th Annual Scientific Session taking place March 14-16, 2010 in Atlanta.

10 Mar 2010

SPO Medical signs MOU with MetroSleep

SPO Medical Inc., a leading developer of biosensor and microprocessor technologies for use in portable monitoring devices, today announced it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with MetroSleep Inc, a US corporation that specializes in products to diagnose and treat sleep apnea through at-home testing. The MOU enables the integration of SPO Medical' ASIC chip-set technology in a new MetroSleep product offering for the Sleep Disturbance Breathing monitoring market.

10 Mar 2010

Artificial periosteum heals serious bone injuries

A husband and wife research team has found a way to use the sleeve-like cover on bone to heal serious bone injuries faster and more simply than current methods. And they've developed an artificial sleeve that spurs fast healing when a car wreck, bomb blast or disease leaves too little cover.

10 Mar 2010

Lonza acquires access to PCA technology patent portfolio

Odyssey Thera, Inc., announced today the signing of an agreement with Lonza to make Odyssey Thera's proprietary Protein-fragment Complementation Assay (PCA) technology, as part of compound profiling services, available to life science and drug discovery researchers.

10 Mar 2010

Celltrion develops novel human monoclonal antibodies against influenza virus infection

Celltrion, Inc., a South Korean biopharmaceutical company, has developed novel human monoclonal antibodies against influenza virus infection, which neutralize a broad spectrum of influenza viruses, including pandemic H1N1 and the deadly H5N1 avian influenza virus. Preliminary tests in laboratory animals indicate that the novel human monoclonal antibodies can be used to prevent disease when given either before or after infection.

10 Mar 2010

New York Times examines millennium villages in Africa

The New York Times examines development and health improvements in Sauri, Kenya, which was the first Millennium Village in Africa, a project conceived by economist Jeffrey Sachs, which aims "to show that tightly focused, technology-based and relatively straightforward programs on a number of fronts simultaneously - health care, education, job training - could rapidly lift people out of poverty."

10 Mar 2010

RF Monolithics secures multi-year agreement for Virtual Wire transceiver

RF Monolithics, Inc. a leader in machine-to-machine (M2M) wireless communications announced today that it has secured a multi-year agreement with a major medical equipment manufacturer for its ultra-low power short-range radio, the Virtual Wire™ transceiver.

10 Mar 2010

GeNO's Nitrosyl Delivery Platform IND receives FDA clearance

GeNO LLC a privately held, advanced development-stage technology company, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted clearance of its Investigational New Drug application for its stand-alone gas cylinder Nitrosyl™ Delivery Platform.

10 Mar 2010

QuadraMed’s stockholders approve Agreement and Plan of Merger formed by Francisco Partners

QuadraMed® Corporation, a leading provider of healthcare information technologies and services that help turn quality care into positive financial outcomes, today announced stockholder approval of QuadraMed’s acquisition by Francisco Partners, one of the world’s largest technology-focused private equity firms.

10 Mar 2010

Orthopaedic Synergy enters into letter of intent and period of exclusivity to acquire Praxim, SA

Orthopaedic Synergy, Inc., is pleased to announce that it has entered into a letter of intent and period of exclusivity to acquire Praxim, SA of France.

10 Mar 2010

MIT researchers to use Elekta Neuromag system to study neural basis of brain disorders

Researchers at MIT are eagerly anticipating the summer delivery of Elekta Neuromag®, a system that uses magnetoencephalography or MEG to explore brain function. MEG can detect the very weak magnetic fields arising from electrical activity in the brain, and allows researchers to monitor the timing of brain activity with millisecond precision.

From Elekta 10 Mar 2010

Many doctors, hospitals unhappy with health IT rules, despite windfall

Though the federal government plans to give doctors up to $44,000 each, as well as millions of dollars to hospitals, to help buy health information technology, many providers are unhappy with the stimulus-funded program, the Huffington Post Investigative Fund reports. "Some rural health organizations fear the program could exacerbate a 'digital divide' by concentrating the funding in elite hospitals that already computerize their records."

10 Mar 2010

Helix BioMedix announces additional funding of $2.9M through convertible promissory notes

Helix BioMedix, Inc., a developer of bioactive peptides, announced additional funding in the amount of $2.9 million through convertible promissory notes. The company also announced the addition of Lawrence Blake Jones to its board of directors.

10 Mar 2010

NIH awards Phase I SBIR grant to DNA Medicine Institute for emergency blood sensor

The DNA Medicine Institute, a commercial organization focused on advancing human health through innovation, today announced that it has been awarded a Phase I Small Business Innovation Research grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health.

9 Mar 2010

Abbott announces definitive agreement to acquire Facet Biotech

Abbott and Facet Biotech Corporation announced today a definitive agreement for Abbott to acquire Facet, enhancing Abbott's early- and mid-stage pharmaceutical pipeline.

9 Mar 2010

ACIST Medical Systems to provide CVi contrast injection system to HealthTrust Purchasing Group

ACIST Medical Systems, Inc., a world-leading provider of contrast-delivery systems for cardiology and radiology imaging, announced today that HealthTrust Purchasing Group, LP (HealthTrust), Brentwood, Tenn., one of the leading health care group purchasing organizations, has awarded the company a three-year contract, effective December 1, 2009, for ACIST cardiovascular injection technology, the ACIST | CVi® Contrast Delivery System.

9 Mar 2010

Bioniche Pharma introduces Mefoxin in frozen premix bags

Bioniche Pharma, a leading developer and manufacturer of injectable pharmaceuticals, announced today the launch of Mefoxin® (cefoxitin injection) frozen premix bags. The launch marks the company's first product offering to be supplied in a frozen premix bag presentation. Mefoxin (cefoxitin injection) is manufactured by Baxter Healthcare Corporation using Baxter's proprietary GALAXY container technology.

9 Mar 2010

Technology News and Research

ORNL earns Excellence in Technology Transfer Project of the Year Award

BPA potentially puts developing infants as well as fetuses at risk, say researchers

Corporate Translations switches to Across Language Server for translation management software

New data for BMS747158 to be featured in oral presentation at ACC Annual Scientific Session 2010

SPO Medical signs MOU with MetroSleep

Artificial periosteum heals serious bone injuries

Lonza acquires access to PCA technology patent portfolio

Celltrion develops novel human monoclonal antibodies against influenza virus infection

New York Times examines millennium villages in Africa

RF Monolithics secures multi-year agreement for Virtual Wire transceiver

GeNO's Nitrosyl Delivery Platform IND receives FDA clearance

QuadraMed’s stockholders approve Agreement and Plan of Merger formed by Francisco Partners

Orthopaedic Synergy enters into letter of intent and period of exclusivity to acquire Praxim, SA

MIT researchers to use Elekta Neuromag system to study neural basis of brain disorders

Many doctors, hospitals unhappy with health IT rules, despite windfall

Helix BioMedix announces additional funding of $2.9M through convertible promissory notes

NIH awards Phase I SBIR grant to DNA Medicine Institute for emergency blood sensor

Abbott announces definitive agreement to acquire Facet Biotech

ACIST Medical Systems to provide CVi contrast injection system to HealthTrust Purchasing Group

Bioniche Pharma introduces Mefoxin in frozen premix bags

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