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RMMC selects Allscripts' EHR and Practice Management solutions

Allscripts announced today that Renaissance Medical Management Company (RMMC) has selected the company's Electronic Health Record (EHR) and Practice Management solution to automate and connect clinical and administrative processes for a minimum of 51 family practice and internal medicine physicians.

11 Jan 2010

Illumina launches HumanOmniExpress BeadChip for GWAS

Illumina, Inc. today announced the HumanOmniExpress BeadChip (OmniExpress), the newest addition to the Omni family of microarrays for genome-wide association studies (GWAS).

From Illumina, Inc. 11 Jan 2010

Tampa Bay Partnership releases new briefs on the economic and business growth in the Tampa Bay Region

SRI International Dedicates New Tampa Bay Research Facility SRI International, one of the world's leading independent research and technology development organizations, officially opened its new 40,000-square-foot research facility located at the Port of St. Petersburg.

11 Jan 2010

Mirna Therapeutics receives ETF award to develop miRNA therapeutics for multiple cancers

Mirna Therapeutics announced today that the Company received a $5 million award from the State of Texas through the Texas Emerging Technology Fund (“ETF”). The ETF was created with the goal of growing new and existing businesses to accelerate the introduction of new products and services in the marketplace. This is the largest award of this type that has ever been granted.

11 Jan 2010

Gerresheimer Group sets up new medical plastic systems production facility in Brazil

The Gerresheimer Group has set up a new facility for medical plastic systems in Indaiatuba (Brazil). The plant is to commence operations early in 2010. On the basis of a long-term cooperation agreement with Novo Nordisk, components will be produced with state-of-the-art technology for insulin pen systems for diabetics.

11 Jan 2010

WuXi AppTec enters into partnership with QIAGEN

WuXi AppTec Inc. today announced that it has entered into a partnership with QIAGEN to provide an integrated single solution for molecular biomarker development, validation and personalized healthcare targets to their respective client bases.

From QIAGEN Manchester Limited 11 Jan 2010

Second-quarter fiscal 2010 results announced by Allscripts-Misys Healthcare Solutions

Allscripts-Misys Healthcare Solutions, Inc. today announced its financial results for the three and six months ended November 30, 2009.

10 Jan 2010

Study analyses physiological parameters of athletes

The maximum time an athlete is able to continue climbing to exhaustion may be the only determinant of his/her performance. A new European study, led by researchers from the University of Granada, the objective of which is to help trainers and climbers design training programmes for this type of sport, shows this to be the case.

9 Jan 2010

Selection of therapeutic workshops to be presented at the Twelfth Annual BIO CEO & Investor Conference

“This year’s BIO CEO & Investor Conference will provide a unique forum to showcase therapeutic areas with key catalysts – from new and dynamic therapies to cutting edge investment opportunities,” said Alan Eisenberg, executive vice president of Emerging Companies & Business Development at BIO.

9 Jan 2010

NOTA questions FDA's attempted regulation of on-site tests

The National On-site Testing Associates, Inc. (NOTA) has been revived in response to an attempt by the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to regulate on-site, or point of collection, oral fluids drug and alcohol tests used by many small employers for non-medical purposes. NOTA is an association of manufacturers, users, and distributors of on-site drugs of abuse tests. These tests are sold throughout the world for use in workplace, sports, school, insurance, and criminal justice settings and numerous other non-medical applications. These tests are safe, accurate, cost effective, and easy to use.

9 Jan 2010

LehmanMillet adds two new accounts: Myriad Genetics and Breathe Technologies

HealthSTAR's LehmanMillet, the leading agency devoted to working with health care companies changing standards of care, today announced the addition of two new accounts: Myriad Genetics and Breathe Technologies.

9 Jan 2010

EON Reality supports BBU with immersive EON Icube environment for virtual reality therapy project

EON Reality, the world's leading interactive 3D software provider, supports the Babes-Bolyai University (BBU), in Cluj-Napoca, Romania with an immersive EON Icube environment for a virtual reality therapy project.

9 Jan 2010

U.S. Government's interoperable identity management standards meet NHIN’s requirements

Achieving the secure nationwide exchange of health information and patient medical information using the Internet will be advanced by adopting existing standards, technology and currently used approaches to authenticate digital identities, according to testimony presented today to the National Health Information Network (NHIN) committee advising on the development of a nationwide health information infrastructure. The testimony was delivered by SAFE-BioPharma Association, the non-profit that developed and maintains the SAFE-BioPharma® digital identity and signature standard.

9 Jan 2010

Gene therapy may help correct molecular flaws that cause brain disease

Neuroscientists have forged an unlikely molecular union as part of their fight against diseases of the brain and nervous system.

9 Jan 2010

Los Alamos National Laboratory identifies 'Top 10 Laboratory science stories of 2009'

Los Alamos National Laboratory (www.lanl.gov) has identified the Top 10 Laboratory science stories of 2009 based on global viewership of online media content and major programmatic milestones.

9 Jan 2010

EGS announces improved clinical outcomes from its new TIF procedure

EndoGastric Solutions (EGS), the recognized leader in the emerging field of Natural Orifice Surgery (NOS), today announced that data from two single-center series demonstrate improved clinical outcomes from a third-generation technique for its Transoral Incisionless Fundoplication (TIF) procedure. The data includes two case series totaling nearly 70 patients from two independent investigators, Reginald Bell, MD (Swedish Medical Center, Englewood, CO), and William Barnes, MD (Livingston Hospital and Healthcare Services, Inc., Salem, KY).

9 Jan 2010

Apollo Health Street launches two service lines to expand hospital revenue cycle management solutions

Apollo Health Street, a developer of world-class solutions that tackle healthcare’s toughest financial and IT challenges, is expanding their hospital revenue cycle management solutions by launching two service lines to help providers recover revenue they are due from denied and zero balance claims.

9 Jan 2010

Winter months presents a good opportunity to test our homes for radon

Keeping our homes more tightly closed during the winter months allows indoor air pollutants to build up in higher concentrations. It presents a good opportunity to test our homes for radon, a colourless, odourless gas that is produced from the natural breakdown of uranium in rocks and soil.

9 Jan 2010

Carnegie Foundation report calls for enhanced education training for nursing workforce

The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) applauds Dr. Patricia Benner and her team at the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching for recognizing the critical role education plays in a nurse’s ability to practice safely and achieve optimal outcomes in their new book titled Educating Nurses: A Call for Radical Transformation.

9 Jan 2010

Origin Healthcare Solutions: TCV makes substantial growth equity investment

Origin Healthcare Solutions (“Origin” or the “Company”), an industry leader in healthcare revenue cycle management services and business and clinical intelligence systems, announced that Technology Crossover Ventures (“TCV”) has made a significant growth equity investment in the Company.

9 Jan 2010

Technology News and Research

RMMC selects Allscripts' EHR and Practice Management solutions

Illumina launches HumanOmniExpress BeadChip for GWAS

Tampa Bay Partnership releases new briefs on the economic and business growth in the Tampa Bay Region

Mirna Therapeutics receives ETF award to develop miRNA therapeutics for multiple cancers

Gerresheimer Group sets up new medical plastic systems production facility in Brazil

WuXi AppTec enters into partnership with QIAGEN

Second-quarter fiscal 2010 results announced by Allscripts-Misys Healthcare Solutions

Study analyses physiological parameters of athletes

Selection of therapeutic workshops to be presented at the Twelfth Annual BIO CEO & Investor Conference

NOTA questions FDA's attempted regulation of on-site tests

LehmanMillet adds two new accounts: Myriad Genetics and Breathe Technologies

EON Reality supports BBU with immersive EON Icube environment for virtual reality therapy project

U.S. Government's interoperable identity management standards meet NHIN’s requirements

Gene therapy may help correct molecular flaws that cause brain disease

Los Alamos National Laboratory identifies 'Top 10 Laboratory science stories of 2009'

EGS announces improved clinical outcomes from its new TIF procedure

Apollo Health Street launches two service lines to expand hospital revenue cycle management solutions

Winter months presents a good opportunity to test our homes for radon

Carnegie Foundation report calls for enhanced education training for nursing workforce

Origin Healthcare Solutions: TCV makes substantial growth equity investment

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