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MEDSEEK’s revenue grows 346% over five years

MEDSEEK, the leading provider of healthcare enterprise portal connectivity solutions, today announced the acquisition of 58 new hospital clients and a 53 percent increase in one-year revenue backlog, as healthcare industry changes fuel demand for its eHealth solutions.

2 Feb 2010

CWRU receives $250,000 grant to advance interdisciplinary research and development in biomedicine

Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) said today that it received a $250,000 challenge grant from Johnson & Johnson Services, Inc. through The Johnson & Johnson Corporate Office of Science and Technology (COSAT), and its affiliates. The University will utilize this research grant to support science, medicine and engineering projects to improve human health.

2 Feb 2010

Biocell Center collaborates with Innovative Medical Solutions to preserve amniotic fluid stem cells

Preservation of amniotic fluid stem cells is an innovative technology that recently became available to expecting mothers in the United States with Biocell Center having launched its pioneering service here following its success in Europe.

2 Feb 2010

New therapeutic made from tobacco plants shown to arrest West Nile virus infection

A new therapeutic made from tobacco plants has been shown to arrest West Nile virus infection, according to a new study by Arizona State University scientist Qiang Chen and his colleagues.

2 Feb 2010

President's fiscal year 2011 budget: FDA requests $4.03 billion for promoting and protecting public health

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is requesting $4.03 billion to promote and protect public health as part of the President's fiscal year 2011 budget - a 23 percent increase over the agency's current $3.28 billion budget.

2 Feb 2010

EPO to grant patent notice to BioMimetic Therapeutics

BioMimetic Therapeutics, Inc. announced today the European Patent Office (EPO) intends to grant patent application No. 05803356 titled “Platelet-Derived Growth Factor Compositions and Methods of Use Thereof”.

2 Feb 2010

Loyola surgeon performs complicated laparoscopic procedure

Mild cases of diverticulitis can be treated with changes in diet, rest and antibiotics. However, Bunch's condition was more serious and the chances of recurrences were high. Her doctors at Loyola University Health System said her best option would be surgery to remove the inflamed section of colon.

2 Feb 2010

SDI selected for third consecutive time as key monoclonal antibody provider

SDI (Strategic Diagnostics Inc.), a leading provider of biotechnology-based products and services for a broad range of life science, food safety, and industrial applications, today announced it has been selected again by Science Applications International Corporation - Frederick (SAIC-F) to develop monoclonal antibodies for the National Cancer Institute’s “Clinical Proteomic Technologies for Cancer” initiative (CPTC: http://proteomics.cancer.gov).

2 Feb 2010

ADA's position paper addresses nutrition aspects of health care for people with developmental disabilities

The American Dietetic Association has published an updated position paper that addresses the nutrition aspects of health care for people with developmental disabilities and special health care needs.

2 Feb 2010

Scientists develop potential new treatment against ovarian cancer

Scientists at Georgia Tech and the Ovarian Cancer Institute have further developed a potential new treatment against cancer that uses magnetic nanoparticles to attach to cancer cells, removing them from the body.

2 Feb 2010

BRI partners with French Government to create therapeutic antibodies for treatment of major diseases

"We are delighted to be working with such esteemed institutions in order to generate cutting-edge therapeutic antibodies," said Matthew Baker, chief scientific officer and co-founder of Antitope. "This agreement combines our partners' expertise in novel therapeutic strategies with Antitope's expertise in engineering humanized antibodies to create therapeutic antibodies that may have a significant impact on the treatment of these major diseases."

2 Feb 2010

FDA and PATH collaborate to advance pneumococcal vaccine development for children

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today announced a collaboration with PATH to advance development of a vaccine to protect children against diseases caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus), especially pneumonia.

2 Feb 2010

NASDAQ Panel grants NexMed extension to meet remaining listing requirements

NexMed, Inc., a specialty CRO and a developer of products based on the NexACT technology, today announced that the NASDAQ Listing Qualifications Panel (the “Panel”) has determined that NexMed has evidenced compliance with the market value of listed securities requirement for continued listing on The NASDAQ Capital Market by evidencing a market capitalization in excess of $35 million for a minimum of ten consecutive trading days, in lieu of the $2.5 million in stockholder’s equity as required by the Panel’s decision dated December 17, 2009.

2 Feb 2010

NewTom VGi mobile 3D Cone Beam CT scanner now at Illinois 3D Mobile Imaging

AFP Imaging and Deborah Vessell, owner of 3D Mobile imaging, are proud to announce the first NewTom VGi mobile 3D Cone Beam CT scanner to operate in the state of Illinois. This adds yet another mobile operation to an ever growing fleet of independently owned mobile Cone Beam CT units across the country which utilizes the NewTom VGi Cone Beam CT.

2 Feb 2010

NanoInk launches configured protein array kit from its Nano BioDiscovery Division

NanoInk, Inc.®, a global leader in nanotechnology, is pleased to announce the launch of its first completely configured protein array kit from its Nano BioDiscovery™ Division. Based on the patented Dip Pen Nanolithography® (DPN®) platform, NanoInk's fluorescent assays enable nanoscale detection of clinically relevant proteins.

2 Feb 2010

Adventist Medical Center augments surgical practice with newest model of the da Vinci surgical robot

Adventist Medical Center is now home to the newest model of the da Vinci surgical robot. The da Vinci robot enables complex surgeries to be completed using a minimally invasive approach. The approach minimizes the physical and emotional impact of surgery on patients resulting in increased quality outcomes. The Portland, Ore., based hospital is one of few hospitals in the Northwest to use the latest model of the da Vinci Robotic Surgical System.

2 Feb 2010

New technology aims to restore lost bone and gum tissue following periodontal disease

Advances in tissue engineering are offering the promise of being able to restore lost bone and gum tissue following periodontal disease.

2 Feb 2010

Starpharma Holdings, Eli Lilly sign new collaborative drug research and development agreement

Starpharma Holdings Limited today announced the signing of a new agreement with Eli Lilly and Company under which Starpharma's dendrimer drug delivery technology will be applied to enhance compounds in Lilly's human pharmaceutical portfolio.

2 Feb 2010

Pervasis Therapeutics reaches agreement with FDA on pivotal Phase 3 clinical trial for Vascugel

Pervasis Therapeutics, Inc. today announced that it has reached an agreement with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on the design of a pivotal Phase 3 clinical trial for Vascugel®, an investigational new drug for the prevention of hemodialysis access graft failure.

2 Feb 2010

VHGI sells Secure eHealth to WNDM

VirtualHealth Technologies, Inc. announced today that it has completed the sale of secure data and messaging provider, Secure eHealth, LLC, along with certain other technology assets to Wound Management Technologies, Inc. as previously announced in the January 11 press release. In addition to the sale of Secure eHealth, VHGI has also transferred all of the intellectual property assets of the real-time prescription drug monitoring business conducted by its subsidiary, VPS Holdings, LLC to Wound Management.

2 Feb 2010

Technology News and Research

MEDSEEK’s revenue grows 346% over five years

CWRU receives $250,000 grant to advance interdisciplinary research and development in biomedicine

Biocell Center collaborates with Innovative Medical Solutions to preserve amniotic fluid stem cells

New therapeutic made from tobacco plants shown to arrest West Nile virus infection

President's fiscal year 2011 budget: FDA requests $4.03 billion for promoting and protecting public health

EPO to grant patent notice to BioMimetic Therapeutics

Loyola surgeon performs complicated laparoscopic procedure

SDI selected for third consecutive time as key monoclonal antibody provider

ADA's position paper addresses nutrition aspects of health care for people with developmental disabilities

Scientists develop potential new treatment against ovarian cancer

BRI partners with French Government to create therapeutic antibodies for treatment of major diseases

FDA and PATH collaborate to advance pneumococcal vaccine development for children

NASDAQ Panel grants NexMed extension to meet remaining listing requirements

NewTom VGi mobile 3D Cone Beam CT scanner now at Illinois 3D Mobile Imaging

NanoInk launches configured protein array kit from its Nano BioDiscovery Division

Adventist Medical Center augments surgical practice with newest model of the da Vinci surgical robot

New technology aims to restore lost bone and gum tissue following periodontal disease

Starpharma Holdings, Eli Lilly sign new collaborative drug research and development agreement

Pervasis Therapeutics reaches agreement with FDA on pivotal Phase 3 clinical trial for Vascugel

VHGI sells Secure eHealth to WNDM

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