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Federal appeals court rejects company's contraception coverage challenge

The court's divided decision makes it more likely the Supreme Court will have to decide if companies making a secular product have to provide contraception coverage to their employees -- a major tenet of the 2010 health care law.

30 Jul 2013

Hepatitis C (HCV) testing for baby boomers: an interview with Dr. Donald Jensen, Director, Center for Liver Diseases, University of Chicago

The USPSTF agreed with the CDC that since most patients (75%) who are currently infected with hepatitis C were born between 1945 - 1965, and since risk-based screening has not been successful in identifying these individuals, that a one time age-based hepatitis C blood test was necessary.

29 Jul 2013

Hepatocytes from stem-cell derived human liver cells increase survival of animals with liver disease

Researchers have generated functional hepatocytes from human stem cells, transplanted them into mice with acute liver injury, and shown the ability of these stem-cell derived human liver cells to function normally and increase survival of the treated animals.

29 Jul 2013

Incidence of blood cancer is significantly higher in regions near facilities that release benzene

The incidence of a particular type of blood cancer is significantly higher in regions near facilities that release the chemical benzene into the environment. That is the conclusion of a new study published early online in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society. This and other studies like it will be critical to identifying and enacting public health policies to decrease or prevent cancer.

29 Jul 2013

Piramal's Healthcare invests USD 2.5 million to upgrade ADC manufacturing suites

Piramal's Healthcare vertical today announced that it is to invest USD 2.5 million at its FDA approved Grangemouth, UK, site to upgrade one of its antibody drug conjugate (ADC) manufacturing suites, from clinical phase to commercial grade, in response to customer demand.

26 Jul 2013

Adaptimmune initiates Phase I/IIa open-label clinical trial in patients with ovarian cancer

Adaptimmune announced today that it has opened a Phase I/IIa, multiple-site, two-cohort, open-label clinical trial in ovarian cancer at Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI) in Buffalo, N.Y., and City of Hope (COH) in Duarte, Calif.

26 Jul 2013

MagnaChip announces full range of "MXsensor" product families

MagnaChip Semiconductor Corporation ("MagnaChip"), a Korean semiconductor company with a broad portfolio of analog and mixed-signal products and technologies, today announced a full range of "MXsensor" intelligent sensor product families featuring 0.18 micron mixed signal & analog technology with low power consumption.

25 Jul 2013

Teva, Lonza decide to discontinue biosimilars collaboration

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries and Lonza Group today announced that following a strategic review of the Teva-Lonza Joint Venture (TL-JV), the companies have decided to discontinue their collaboration for the development, manufacturing and marketing of biosimilars.

25 Jul 2013

Manchester scientists treat fatal genetic brain disease using stem cell gene therapy

Scientists from The University of Manchester have used stem cell gene therapy to treat a fatal genetic brain disease in mice for the first time.

From The University of Manchester 25 Jul 2013

FMC acquires all shares of Epax for $345 million

FMC Corporation today announced that it has acquired all of the shares of Epax Nutra Holding III AS (Norway) and Epax UK Holding III AS (United Kingdom) (together, "Epax"), a leading manufacturer of high purity, premium grade Omega-3 fatty acid concentrates that are used in nutraceuticals, pharmaceuticals and food.

24 Jul 2013

Researchers develop microbial washing technique to decontaminate fetal tissues

The use of central nervous system fetal tissues derived from routine elective abortions to provide stem cells for transplantation procedures aimed at restoring damage done by neurodegenerative diseases is an established therapy.

23 Jul 2013

AMRI receives a Form 483 from the FDA for Burlington pharmaceutical manufacturing facility

As previously disclosed, Albany Molecular Research, Inc. ("AMRI" or "the "Company") (NASDAQ: AMRI) received a warning letter, dated August 17, 2010, from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in connection with the FDA's inspection of the Company's pharmaceutical manufacturing facility located in Burlington, Massachusetts.

23 Jul 2013

Three key technologies receive £85 million investment for capital equipment from EPSRC

Three key technologies, identified in the pre-budget statement by The Chancellor of the Exchequer as part of the government's 'eight great technologies' to drive UK growth, are to receive an -85 million investment for capital equipment.

19 Jul 2013

Innovative manufacturing technologies increase demand for gluten-free foods

New technologies and ingredients are improving the taste, appearance and nutritional content of gluten-free food products, a market that is expected to grow to $6 billion by 2017, according to a presentation today at the 2013 Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) Annual Meeting & Food Expo- in Chicago.

18 Jul 2013

Zecotek partners with Hamamatsu to commercialize existing imaging technologies

Zecotek Photonics Inc., a developer of leading-edge photonics technologies for medical, industrial and scientific markets, today announced that its wholly owned subsidiary Zecotek Imaging Systems Pte. Ltd. has signed a joint collaboration partnership agreement with Hamamatsu Photonics (Tokyo: 6965) of Japan to commercialize existing imaging technologies and to collaborate on the upgrade and manufacture of photo detectors, integrated detector modules (IDM) and associated electronics and data acquisition modules for the imaging markets at large.

16 Jul 2013

C2N Diagnostics, CIL sign collaborative research and global supplier agreement

C2N Diagnostics today announced that it has signed a collaborative research and a global, exclusive supplier agreement with Cambridge Isotope Laboratories, Inc. The partnership guarantees C2N's future access to mass quantities of highly enriched stable isotopes at predictable prices.

12 Jul 2013

Research: Sharp edged graphene sheets can easily pierce cell membranes

Researchers from Brown University have shown how tiny graphene microsheets - ultra-thin materials with a number of commercial applications - could be big trouble for human cells.

12 Jul 2013

Microparticle technique offers better control over kinetics of cell differentiation

Before scientists and engineers can realize the dream of using stem cells to create replacements for worn out organs and battle damaged body parts, they'll have to develop ways to grow complex three-dimensional structures in large volumes and at costs that won't bankrupt health care systems.

11 Jul 2013

AMA establishes new CPT code for RF Ablation of Uterine Fibroids

Halt Medical is very pleased to announce that the American Medical Association Current Procedure Terminology Panel has established a new CPT code specifically for Radiofrequency Ablation of Uterine Fibroids.

10 Jul 2013

Study reveals that contaminated ultrasound gel causes healthcare-associated infection

After a 2011 outbreak of P. aeruginosa, investigators at Beaumont Health System near Detroit, Michigan determined contaminated ultrasound gel was the source of bacteria causing the healthcare-associated infection.

10 Jul 2013

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Federal appeals court rejects company's contraception coverage challenge

Hepatitis C (HCV) testing for baby boomers: an interview with Dr. Donald Jensen, Director, Center for Liver Diseases, University of Chicago

Hepatocytes from stem-cell derived human liver cells increase survival of animals with liver disease

Incidence of blood cancer is significantly higher in regions near facilities that release benzene

Piramal's Healthcare invests USD 2.5 million to upgrade ADC manufacturing suites

Adaptimmune initiates Phase I/IIa open-label clinical trial in patients with ovarian cancer

MagnaChip announces full range of "MXsensor" product families

Teva, Lonza decide to discontinue biosimilars collaboration

Manchester scientists treat fatal genetic brain disease using stem cell gene therapy

FMC acquires all shares of Epax for $345 million

Researchers develop microbial washing technique to decontaminate fetal tissues

AMRI receives a Form 483 from the FDA for Burlington pharmaceutical manufacturing facility

Three key technologies receive £85 million investment for capital equipment from EPSRC

Innovative manufacturing technologies increase demand for gluten-free foods

Zecotek partners with Hamamatsu to commercialize existing imaging technologies

C2N Diagnostics, CIL sign collaborative research and global supplier agreement

Research: Sharp edged graphene sheets can easily pierce cell membranes

Microparticle technique offers better control over kinetics of cell differentiation

AMA establishes new CPT code for RF Ablation of Uterine Fibroids

Study reveals that contaminated ultrasound gel causes healthcare-associated infection

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