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InfraReDx to exhibit novel LipiScan Coronary Imaging System at LUMEN 2010

InfraReDx, Inc., an innovative medical device company focused on developing novel diagnostic imaging technologies to accurately identify and characterize diseased intracoronary tissues, today announced that the Company will be exhibiting at LUMEN 2010, the world's premier ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) meeting, to be held February 25-27, 2010 at the Loews Miami Beach Hotel in Miami Beach, Florida. The 9th Annual LUMEN meeting is an educational symposium providing updates from world-renowned experts in key areas of interventional cardiology and vascular intervention.

24 Feb 2010

Synovis Life Technologies reports net revenue of $15.2M for first-quarter fiscal 2010

Synovis Life Technologies, Inc., today reported financial results for the first fiscal quarter ended Jan. 31, 2010.

24 Feb 2010

Life Technologies adds SOLiD PI System to sequencing solutions portfolio

Life Technologies Corporation today announced plans for the Applied Biosystems SOLiD™ PI System, a new highly accurate, flexible and easy-to-use genomic analysis platform that will bring next-generation sequencing within the grasp of all life science research laboratories worldwide. Early customer adoption of the SOLiD PI System is expected to begin in the second half of 2010.

24 Feb 2010

Sound Physicians integrates Mount Carmel East Hospital’s hospitalist services

Sound Physicians, a leading hospital medicine organization, recently integrated Mount Carmel East Hospital’s hospitalist services. Mount Carmel East joins a number of hospitals enlisting Sound Physicians to transition their existing private practice affiliated hospitalist groups into a comprehensive hospitalist program, managed by Sound Physicians.

24 Feb 2010

Genetic test for autism: Transgenomic licenses exclusive intellectual property from IntegraGen

Transgenomic, Inc. announced today that it has licensed on an exclusive U.S. basis intellectual property from IntegraGen SA that will enable Transgenomic to develop and commercialize a genetic test designed to assess the risk of autism in children who have older siblings diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder. Under the agreement Transgenomic will develop the test in the Company's CAP-accredited and CLIA-certified laboratory, and anticipates launching the new test in the second quarter of 2010. Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed.

24 Feb 2010

SCCT accepts submissions for fourth annual Young Investigator Awards

The Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography, the leading international professional society dedicated to research, education and clinical excellence in cardiovascular computed tomography (CT), is now accepting submissions for the fourth annual Young Investigator Awards. Sponsored by Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc., the unrestricted educational grant will be awarded to two residents or fellows in either radiology or cardiology for their patient care research in the categories of technical and clinical advancement of cardiovascular CT.

24 Feb 2010

PharmAthene awarded total of $78.4M in additional funding to develop SparVax vaccine

PharmAthene, Inc. a biodefense company specializing in the development and commercialization of medical countermeasures against chemical and biological threats, announced today that the Department of Health and Human Services, through the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority has modified its existing research and development contract with PharmAthene providing for up to a total of $78.4 million in additional funding, provided that certain milestones are achieved and that all contract options and extensions are exercised by the government, to support the continued advanced development of SparVax™, a second generation recombinant protective antigen (rPA) anthrax vaccine targeted for future procurement in the U.S. Strategic National Stockpile.

24 Feb 2010

Frozen/thawed ovarian tissue transplant: Woman has two children from separate pregnancies

For the first time, a woman has given birth to two children after her fertility was restored using transplants of ovarian tissue that had been removed and frozen during her cancer treatment and then restored once she was cured.

24 Feb 2010

Women who become pregnant with single foetus after IVF/ICSI have increased risk of stillbirth

Women who become pregnant with a single foetus after in vitro fertilisation (IVF) or intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) have an increased risk of a stillbirth, according to new research out today (Wednesday).

24 Feb 2010

Different rates of post-traumatic stress disorder in different countries: Study

A study published in the current issue of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics provides new insights in the different rates of post-traumatic stress disorder that are found in studies performed in different countries.

24 Feb 2010

Pelosi holds news conference to discuss the Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act

Speaker Nancy Pelosi, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, Chairwoman Louise Slaughter, Congressman Peter DeFazio, and Wendell Potter, senior fellow on health care at the Center for Media and Democracy and a former insurance industry executive, held a news conference this afternoon in the Capitol to discuss the Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act that will end the unfair anti-trust protection for the health insurance industry.

24 Feb 2010

IBM Maximo software helps GNL ensure optimal performance of equipment in fight against emerging infectious diseases

In the fight against emerging infectious diseases, The Galveston National Laboratory (GNL), one of two National Institutes of Health funded bio-containment laboratories in the United States, is benefiting from IBM software to ensure the optimal performance of all equipment functioning within its facility. The GNL, which is dedicated to the study and prevention of emerging infectious diseases, will use IBM Maximo Asset Management Software to help automate, manage and ensure the performance of its 3,000 operating assets in one of the world's most complex medical research environments.

24 Feb 2010

Research study to develop new model of health care delivery for patients

GE Healthcare, Intel Corporation and Mayo Clinic are investigating a new model of health care delivery for patients at increased risk of rehospitalization that is designed to meet patients' needs where they are, including in their homes.

24 Feb 2010

Nominations accepted for 2010 George Washington Carver Award

The third annual George Washington Carver Award will recognize significant contributions by an individual to the field of industrial biotechnology, including applications in biological engineering, environmental science, biorefining and biobased products. The Biotechnology Industry Organization today announced that it is accepting nominations for the 2010 George Washington Carver Award, which will be presented at the 2010 World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology and Bioprocessing, June 27-30, 2009 in Washington, D.C.

24 Feb 2010

PressureWire Aeris technology now available to hospitals using Horizon Cardiology Hemo solution

St. Jude Medical, Inc. announced today its wireless PressureWire™ Aeris technology, which aids in the diagnosis and treatment of coronary artery blockages by measuring Fractional Flow Reserve (FFR), will now be available to hospitals using the McKesson Horizon Cardiology Hemo™ solution.

24 Feb 2010

Ion Torrent to award two Ion Personal Genome Machine sequencers through grant program

Ion Torrent™ today announced that it will award two Ion Personal Genome Machine (PGM™) sequencers in April 2010 through a grant program designed to help make DNA sequencing accessible to all scientists.

24 Feb 2010

Clinicians and industry experts convene to discuss meaningful use of EHR technology at HIMSS conference

Leading industry experts and clinicians of pioneering CPOE installations will join an interactive Town Hall session, “Meaningful Use When It Comes to Medications in the Workflow,” at the HIMSS Annual Conference, to be held at the Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, Georgia.

24 Feb 2010

USPSTF-recommended guidelines lead to decline in mammograms and early detection programs for women under 50

In some states women ages 40 to 49 have less access to mammograms since the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) released its recommendations to change breast cancer screening guidelines last November, according to a recent survey conducted by the Avon Foundation for Women. The USPSTF recommended changing the current mammography screening guidelines for average risk women to begin biennial screening at age 50 instead of annual mammograms starting at age 40.

24 Feb 2010

TeleTracking Technologies to highlight future trends in patient flow at 2010 HIMSS conference

TeleTracking Technologies (www.teletracking.com), the KLAS category leader in patient flow technology, will highlight future trends in patient flow, including the paradigm-shifting potential of sensor networks, during the 2010 HIMSS conference March 1 in Atlanta, GA.

24 Feb 2010

CLC bio, Isilon Systems collaborate to eliminate analysis, storage bottlenecks in high-throughput sequencing workflows

Today, CLC bio, the world's leading bioinformatics solution provider, announced a partnership with Isilon® Systems, Inc. which will help the life science community eliminate some of the toughest workflow bottlenecks when working with high-throughput sequencing data: Analysis and storage.

24 Feb 2010

Technology News and Research

InfraReDx to exhibit novel LipiScan Coronary Imaging System at LUMEN 2010

Synovis Life Technologies reports net revenue of $15.2M for first-quarter fiscal 2010

Life Technologies adds SOLiD PI System to sequencing solutions portfolio

Sound Physicians integrates Mount Carmel East Hospital’s hospitalist services

Genetic test for autism: Transgenomic licenses exclusive intellectual property from IntegraGen

SCCT accepts submissions for fourth annual Young Investigator Awards

PharmAthene awarded total of $78.4M in additional funding to develop SparVax vaccine

Frozen/thawed ovarian tissue transplant: Woman has two children from separate pregnancies

Women who become pregnant with single foetus after IVF/ICSI have increased risk of stillbirth

Different rates of post-traumatic stress disorder in different countries: Study

Pelosi holds news conference to discuss the Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act

IBM Maximo software helps GNL ensure optimal performance of equipment in fight against emerging infectious diseases

Research study to develop new model of health care delivery for patients

Nominations accepted for 2010 George Washington Carver Award

PressureWire Aeris technology now available to hospitals using Horizon Cardiology Hemo solution

Ion Torrent to award two Ion Personal Genome Machine sequencers through grant program

Clinicians and industry experts convene to discuss meaningful use of EHR technology at HIMSS conference

USPSTF-recommended guidelines lead to decline in mammograms and early detection programs for women under 50

TeleTracking Technologies to highlight future trends in patient flow at 2010 HIMSS conference

CLC bio, Isilon Systems collaborate to eliminate analysis, storage bottlenecks in high-throughput sequencing workflows

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