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AAUCM recognizes the benefits of PHT's A-Claim medical payment solution

The American Academy of Urgent Care Medicine (AAUCM) has begun a sponsorship of the A-Claim™ medical payment solution that includes discounts on A-Claim for all AAUCM members.

4 Feb 2010

Helicos BioSciences to install Single Molecule and Genetic Analysis Systems at SLI and Stanford University

Helicos BioSciences Corporation today announced the completion of the sale of a Helicos® Single Molecule System to the St. Laurent Institute (SLI). The installation of the system is expected to be completed in early February.

4 Feb 2010

Penrose-St. Francis Health Systems selects CardiacAssist's TandemHeart System

CardiacAssist Inc. announced today that Penrose-St. Francis Health Systems, Colorado Springs, Colo., has adopted the company’s TandemHeart® System.

4 Feb 2010

NAE and IOM join for panel discussion on 'Engineering Innovations in Healthcare'

WHAT:The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) and the Institute of Medicine (IOM) will join together for the first time at the regional meeting and panel discussion on "Engineering Innovations in Healthcare" at the University of Miami.

4 Feb 2010

Sistemic to develop SistemRNA compound-centric drug discovery technology with closed series A funds

Fast growing Scottish biotech company Sistemic Ltd today announced that it had closed a series A funding round with lead investors ChimeraBio and the Scottish Enterprise Scottish Co-Investment Fund. The company will use the funding to further develop its proprietary SistemRNA compound-centric drug discovery technology. Using SistemRNA shortens the odds in drug discovery by enabling far more accurate prediction of potential drug indications, interactions and side effects.

4 Feb 2010

Verizon Business to provide secure private IP network for Eurofins Scientific

Under a three-year extension of an existing relationship, Verizon Business will securely connect 16 key Eurofins laboratories and research centers in Europe, Asia and the U.S. with the company's global customer base.

4 Feb 2010

FRG announces new molecular imaging division

Foundation Radiology Group (FRG), a premier provider of diagnostic imaging professional services, headquartered in downtown Pittsburgh, is pleased to announce its new division, FRG Molecular Imaging, which will be led by nationally renowned physician and PET/CT imaging pioneer, Todd M. Blodgett, M.D..

4 Feb 2010

Health Discovery receives final patent infringement payment from Vermillion

Health Discovery Corporation announced today that the Company has received the final payment that was due under the agreement that settled the Company’s patent infringement lawsuit against Vermillion, formerly known as Ciphergen Biosystems, Inc.

4 Feb 2010

EUCODIS Bioscience to utilize EUR 2M capital injection for adding enzyme families and development of international markets

EUCODIS Bioscience, a company providing customized enzymes to the pharmaceutical, chemical, and other industries, announced today that it has received a cash injection of EUR 2 million from existing shareholders.

4 Feb 2010

Researchers use 3D ultrasound methods to predict pre-term birth

In a study to be presented today at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's (SMFM) annual meeting, The Pregnancy Meeting -, in Chicago, researchers will unveil findings that show that measuring the fetal zone of the adrenal gland is a better predictor of pre-term birth than measuring cervical length.

4 Feb 2010

Emerging Healthcare Solutions completes due diligence and review requirements with ThromboVision

Emerging Healthcare Solutions, Inc. announced today that the company has successfully completed the due diligence and review requirements under their recent option agreement with ThromboVision, a company that has licensed the patent on the new T-Guide® Platelet Function Analyzer, which is currently going through regulatory clearance review.

4 Feb 2010

National consensus reached on Joint Technical Statement for drug products

A pan-Canadian initiative was announced today that will ultimately have a major impact on patient safety by reducing preventable medication errors.

4 Feb 2010

MedQuist to acquire Spheris' domestic business

MedQuist Inc., a leading provider of medical transcription software and services, today announced that it has agreed to purchase the domestic business of Spheris Inc., a global provider of clinical documentation technology and services that recently filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

4 Feb 2010

Repligen receives USPTO Notice of Allowance for patent covering a recombinant form of Protein A

Repligen Corporation announced today that it has received a Notice of Allowance from the United States Patent and Trademark Office for a patent covering a recombinant form of Protein A which is identical in structure to the commercial form of Protein A from Staphylococcus aureus which is used in the production of many of the world's approved monoclonal antibodies. The patent, which will remain in force until 2028, covers a new Repligen proprietary product which is now available in commercial quantities.

4 Feb 2010

St. Jude Medical to commence enrollment in IRASE AF trial

St. Jude Medical, Inc. today announced it has received an Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to begin enrollment in the IRASE AF (IRrigated Ablation System Evaluation for AF) trial, a multicenter, randomized, single-blind study evaluating the safety and efficacy of the company’s Duo 12 port open irrigated catheter ablation system for treatment of Atrial Fibrillation (AF). AF is the most common cardiac arrhythmia (abnormal heartbeat), affecting an estimated 3.3 million Americans and millions more worldwide.

4 Feb 2010

HealthSport's bi-layer edible film strip technology related patent application receives Mexican approval

HealthSport, Inc., the preeminent formulator and developer of edible, multi-layer film strips that deliver drug and dietary supplement actives through buccal and sublingual absorption as well as oral ingestion, announced today that the Mexican Institute of Industrial Property has approved HealthSport's patent application relating to its bi-layer edible film strip technology.

4 Feb 2010

UBC announces the opening of new global office in Tokyo, Japan

nited BioSource Corporation (UBC) today announced the opening of its newest global office in Tokyo, Japan. The UBC office will be led by Kumpei Kobayashi, PharmD, a biopharmaceutical industry veteran with over 20 years of product development experience throughout the Asia-Pacific region.

4 Feb 2010

Validation results of SmartChip Real-Time PCR System to be presented at CHI's conference

WaferGen Biosystems, Inc., a leading developer of state-of-the-art genetic analysis systems, today announced that WaferGen scientists will present validation results of the company's SmartChip™ Real-Time PCR System at Cambridge Healthcare Institute's 17th International Molecular Medicine Tri-Conference.

3 Feb 2010

IBM announces definitive agreement to acquire Initiate Systems

IBM today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Initiate Systems, a market leader in data integrity software for information sharing among healthcare and government organizations. Initiate's software helps healthcare clients work more intelligently and efficiently with timely access to patient and clinical data. It also enables governments to share information across multiple agencies to better serve citizens.

3 Feb 2010

Major study of perfusion imaging under way to assess value of alternative diagnostic methods

Cardiologists and heart imaging specialists at 15 medical centers in eight countries, and led by researchers at Johns Hopkins, have enrolled the first dozen patients in a year-long investigation to learn whether the subtle squeezing of blood flow through the inner layers of the heart is better than traditional SPECT nuclear imaging tests and other diagnostic radiology procedures for accurately tracking the earliest signs of coronary artery clogs.

3 Feb 2010

Technology News and Research

AAUCM recognizes the benefits of PHT's A-Claim medical payment solution

Helicos BioSciences to install Single Molecule and Genetic Analysis Systems at SLI and Stanford University

Penrose-St. Francis Health Systems selects CardiacAssist's TandemHeart System

NAE and IOM join for panel discussion on 'Engineering Innovations in Healthcare'

Sistemic to develop SistemRNA compound-centric drug discovery technology with closed series A funds

Verizon Business to provide secure private IP network for Eurofins Scientific

FRG announces new molecular imaging division

Health Discovery receives final patent infringement payment from Vermillion

EUCODIS Bioscience to utilize EUR 2M capital injection for adding enzyme families and development of international markets

Researchers use 3D ultrasound methods to predict pre-term birth

Emerging Healthcare Solutions completes due diligence and review requirements with ThromboVision

National consensus reached on Joint Technical Statement for drug products

MedQuist to acquire Spheris' domestic business

Repligen receives USPTO Notice of Allowance for patent covering a recombinant form of Protein A

St. Jude Medical to commence enrollment in IRASE AF trial

HealthSport's bi-layer edible film strip technology related patent application receives Mexican approval

UBC announces the opening of new global office in Tokyo, Japan

Validation results of SmartChip Real-Time PCR System to be presented at CHI's conference

IBM announces definitive agreement to acquire Initiate Systems

Major study of perfusion imaging under way to assess value of alternative diagnostic methods

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