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LCA announces new internet link with renowned lung cancer research center in Zhuhai, China

Lung Cancer Alliance (LCA) announced today a new internet link with a renown lung cancer research center at the 5th Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, in Zhuhai, China.

15 Feb 2010

M&A integration in healthcare and life sciences sectors

Many health and biotech mergers find the acquirer entering a young, emerging market by absorbing a smaller, more agile player that has made rapid strides in carving out new territory. And, these smaller players have worked hard to develop solid customer and distributor relationships — often relying less on their brand and company muscle and more on high-touch sales and service.

15 Feb 2010

APS-AAPT joint meeting: Highlights

Secret military projects, powerful collisions at the LHC, future international physics projects, and lots of new data from around the universe will be featured in talks at this year's spring meeting of The American Physical Society (APS), the largest professional society of physicists in the world. This year, APS is joining with the American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT), the world's largest society of physics teachers, for a joint meeting from February 13-17, 2010 at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Washington, D.C.

15 Feb 2010

Corathers Health Consulting: Telehealth programs can support nursing care providers in various ways

Corathers Health Consulting is dedicated to the advancement of surgical technologies, medical devices and telehealth programs.

15 Feb 2010

Joint meeting of AAPT and APS to discuss strategies for improving nation's education system

Recent international studies of math and science education suggest that students in the United States are falling further behind their foreign counterparts. Next week, this issue and others will take center stage at the 2010 joint meeting of the American Association of Physics Teachers and the American Physical Society, which takes place from Feb. 13-17 at the Washington Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Washington, D.C.

15 Feb 2010

Allele-specific DNA methylation a widespread phenomenon, reveals IoP study

Researchers from the Institute of Psychiatry (IoP), King's College London, have identified numerous novel regions of the genome where the chemical modifications involved in controlling gene expression are influenced by either genetic variation or the parental origin of that particular stretch of DNA. This contradicts previous assumptions that epigenetic signals are generally equal across both copies of a given region of the genome, except at a small number of known imprinted genes.

15 Feb 2010

International discussion held to find solutions for agricultural challenges of all time

An eminent panel of science and policy experts braved a historic blizzard today to identify solutions for the greatest agricultural challenges of all time. The global dialogue comes in response to a final call for action from the late Nobel Laureate, Dr. Norman Borlaug, to feed the world and improve the lives of farmers, all while preserving natural resources.

15 Feb 2010

High-resolution still images alongside high-speed video footage for detailed scientific imaging

Scientists funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council and the British Heart Foundation at the University of Oxford have developed a revolutionary way of capturing a high-resolution still image alongside very high-speed video - a new technology that is attractive for science, industry and consumer sectors alike.

15 Feb 2010

Isogenica enters into agreement with Dstl to develop antimicrobial peptide drugs

Isogenica Ltd today announced that it has entered into an agreement with UK Ministry of Defence agency, the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory. The agreement concerns the development of antimicrobial peptide drugs and follows a successful collaboration to identify highly effective antimicrobial peptides which are active against a broad spectrum of bacteria.

15 Feb 2010

TAP to showcase ambr system at Cell Line Development and Engineering 2010

The Automation Partnership, a world leader in the design and development of innovative automation for life science applications, is pleased to announce it will be showcasing its new advanced micro bioreactor system (ambr™) at Cell Line Development and Engineering 2010, February 25-26 in San Francisco, USA.

15 Feb 2010

Members of interventional cardiology community wish former President Bill Clinton a quick recovery

Members of the interventional cardiology community wish former President Bill Clinton a quick recovery following his recent hospitalization for angioplasty and stenting.

15 Feb 2010

Discharged VAD implanted pediatric patient receives successful heart transplant after eight months

The wait is over for 16-year-old Francesco "Frank" De Santiago. On January 29, De Santiago received a donor heart in a nine-hour transplant operation at Texas Children's Heart Center De Santiago made news last October as the first child ever discharged from a pediatric hospital with an implanted mechanical heart pump, or ventricular assist device (VAD). Until then, pediatric patients with VADs remained in the hospital, often in ICU, while awaiting a donor heart.

15 Feb 2010

Bioniche Life Sciences meets obligations under licensing agreement with Endo Pharmaceuticals

Bioniche Life Sciences Inc., a research-based, technology driven Canadian biopharmaceutical company, today announced that it has met the obligations associated with two milestones under its licensing agreement with Endo Pharmaceuticals for exclusive rights to develop and market Bioniche's proprietary product for non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer in North America.

15 Feb 2010

Calcium waves could be relevant for understanding the origin of Alzheimer's disease

New insights on what causes Alzheimer's disease could arise from a recent discovery made by bioengineers from the University of California, San Diego. The finding concerns the infamous amyloid beta peptides (Aβ)-fragments of which form plaques thought to play a role in Alzheimer's disease.

15 Feb 2010

Genencor launches Accellerase DUET at the 15th Annual National Ethanol Conference in Orlando

Genencor, a division of Danisco A/S, today introduced Accellerase® DUET at the Renewable Fuels Association's 15th Annual National Ethanol Conference in Orlando, Fla. This product is the latest generation in the company's line of enzymes used to convert biomass into sugars, a critical step in the production of cellulosic ethanol and other advanced biofuels and biochemicals from non-food feedstocks.

15 Feb 2010

GE Healthcare launches Vscan ultrasound, pocket-sized visualization tool for point-of-care imaging

GE Healthcare today announced the availability of Vscan, a new, pocket-sized visualization tool developed to provide physicians with imaging capabilities at the point-of-care. Roughly the size of a smart phone, Vscan houses powerful, ultra-smart ultrasound technology that provides clinicians with an immediate, non-invasive method to help secure visual information about what is happening inside the body. Vscan is portable and can easily be taken from room to room to be used in many clinical, hospital or primary care settings.

15 Feb 2010

Free educational webinar: Important aspects to be aware of when selecting EHR system

Community oncologists, practice administrators (PAs), executive directors (EDs), and clinical staff interested in learning the most important aspects to be aware of when selecting the Electronic Health Record (EHR) system most appropriate for your particular practice are invited to attend a free webinar at 2 p.m. EST (11 a.m. PST) on Thursday, Feb. 18, 2010.

15 Feb 2010

GM crops can help bolster global food security, scientists say in special journal issue

Acceptance of genetically modified (GM) crops in agriculture will help bolster global food security as the world faces population growth and the potential effects of climate change, Nina Fedoroff, science and technology advisor to Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, and colleagues write in an article published in a special issue of the journal Science, the Times of London reports.

15 Feb 2010

CoAxia completes enrollment in NeuroFlo Perfusion Augmentation Therapy trial for ischemic stroke

CoAxia™, Inc. of Maple Grove, MN, announced today the completion of enrollment in its SENTIS randomized, controlled, pivotal trial of NeuroFlo™ Perfusion Augmentation Therapy as an acute interventional treatment for ischemic stroke. The Company plans to complete data collection and analysis of results in Q3 of 2010 and, if warranted, submit a PMA to the US FDA.

15 Feb 2010

Obama administration to announce $975 million in health IT grants

The Obama administration is awarding $975 million in grants to help states and health care providers adopt health information technology. The grant money being announced Friday comes from the economic stimulus legislation passed by Congress last year and is part of the administration's push to get doctors, hospitals and others to move from paper to computerized record-keeping.

15 Feb 2010

Technology News and Research

LCA announces new internet link with renowned lung cancer research center in Zhuhai, China

M&A integration in healthcare and life sciences sectors

APS-AAPT joint meeting: Highlights

Corathers Health Consulting: Telehealth programs can support nursing care providers in various ways

Joint meeting of AAPT and APS to discuss strategies for improving nation's education system

Allele-specific DNA methylation a widespread phenomenon, reveals IoP study

International discussion held to find solutions for agricultural challenges of all time

High-resolution still images alongside high-speed video footage for detailed scientific imaging

Isogenica enters into agreement with Dstl to develop antimicrobial peptide drugs

TAP to showcase ambr system at Cell Line Development and Engineering 2010

Members of interventional cardiology community wish former President Bill Clinton a quick recovery

Discharged VAD implanted pediatric patient receives successful heart transplant after eight months

Bioniche Life Sciences meets obligations under licensing agreement with Endo Pharmaceuticals

Calcium waves could be relevant for understanding the origin of Alzheimer's disease

Genencor launches Accellerase DUET at the 15th Annual National Ethanol Conference in Orlando

GE Healthcare launches Vscan ultrasound, pocket-sized visualization tool for point-of-care imaging

Free educational webinar: Important aspects to be aware of when selecting EHR system

GM crops can help bolster global food security, scientists say in special journal issue

CoAxia completes enrollment in NeuroFlo Perfusion Augmentation Therapy trial for ischemic stroke

Obama administration to announce $975 million in health IT grants

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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