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New multi-array technology package to diagnose complex food allergies

Today at the 2009 Annual Meeting of the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, Phadia US introduced two new products designed specifically to meet the unique needs of the nation’s 6,000 allergists.

10 Nov 2009

New N95 respirator from Safe Life

Safe Life Corp., an innovative antimicrobial company dedicated to developing novel technologies that prevent the spread of infection and disease, announced today the availability of the Safe Life A400 Series N95 Respirator with Antimicrobial Protection.

10 Nov 2009

New technology to help manage alcohol abuse and addiction among Veterans

As the country prepares to honor its military veterans November 11th, the Buffalo Veterans Treatment Court is employing a high-tech tool to help keep their community's struggling military veterans sober and accountable.

10 Nov 2009

LodgeNet Healthcare and SWANK HealthCare deliver the first HD movie package for healthcare environments

LodgeNet Healthcare, a division of LodgeNet Interactive Corporation, today announced they have deployed the first all digital, high definition healthcare solution at three facilities within NorthShore University HealthSystem (NorthShore), headquartered in Evanston, Illinois.

10 Nov 2009

TessArae introduces new integrated product solutions for testing human genetic disease

TessArae® LLC, a global leader in resequencing microarray-based applications, announces the launch of new integrated product solutions for genetic testing of the mutations that underlie human hereditary diseases. The combination of TessArae's expertise in microarray-based resequencing with novel nucleotide sequence basecalling algorithms and analysis software enables screening for all targeted mutations in multiple genes of a syndrome or disorder simultaneously.

10 Nov 2009

Global Health Initiative launched by The Association of University Technology Managers

The Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM) announced the launch of a new Global Health Initiative that promotes licensing practices that support access to essential medicines by developing countries.

10 Nov 2009

NIOSH funds the DUSTI project

In the construction industry, respiratory disease, often leading to disability or an increased risk of cancer, is a major public health concern. Studies led by Deborah Young-Corbett, a faculty member in Virginia Tech's School of Construction, have shown that specific types of sanding tools are highly effective in reducing the dust that causes these health hazards, yet the industry's usage of the available technology remains very low.

10 Nov 2009

RRA and Zotec Partners renew license contract

Zotec Partners, an industry leader in medical billing, practice management and Radiology Information Systems (RIS) software and services, announces today that Riverside Radiology Associates (RRA) of Columbus, Ohio, has renewed its licensing contract for five years. RRA has been licensing Zotec Partners’ Electronic Billing Center (EBC) billing suite, RIS and Decision Support module since 2005. Since integration, RRA has cut its billing costs nearly in half.

10 Nov 2009

UOHI to receive $5.4M federal funds for development of new alternative radioisotope imaging tracers

Researchers from the University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI) will receive nearly half of a $5.4 million federal fund to help solve a shortage of medical isotopes resulting from the shutdown of the Chalk River nuclear reactor. Two research teams will develop two new alternative radioisotope imaging tracers, test new applications for their use in diagnosing heart disease, and fast track production and distribution as quickly as possible across Canada.

10 Nov 2009

FDA issues marketing approval for Onset Medical's SoloPath TransFemoral Endovascular Access Catheter

Onset Medical Corporation announced today the Company has received U.S. FDA 510(k) marketing clearance for the Company’s SoloPath™ TransFemoral Endovascular Access Catheter.

10 Nov 2009

University of Michigan to develop novel therapy for neuropathic pain

Researchers from the University of Michigan Department of Neurology have received a $1.8 million dollar grant to develop a novel therapy for neuropathic pain, a difficult to treat condition in which patients experience pain because of damage to nerve without obvious tissue injury.

10 Nov 2009

Celling Technologies and SpineSmith team up to research adipose tissue derived stem cell applications

Celling Technologies, a subsidiary of SpineSmith Partners, is collaborating with Tissue Genesis, Inc. to research potential applications for adipose tissue derived adult stem cells. SpineSmith acquired the global rights in spine for Tissue Genesis' adipose (fat) tissue derived stem cell technology in November of 2007.

10 Nov 2009

New technique to identify patients more likely to survive advanced melanoma

Although the chances of surviving advanced melanoma aren't very good with current therapies, some patients can live for years with cancer that has spread beyond the skin to other organs. Now it may be possible to identify which patients are more likely to survive by analyzing the activity of hundreds of genes involved in the immune response and gene proliferation, according to researchers at NYU Langone Medical Center.

10 Nov 2009

New FDA Food Code published

The Food and Drug Administration today announced the publication of the new FDA Food Code, a model code and reference document that provides a scientifically sound technical and legal basis for regulating the retail and food service segment of the food industry. The 2009 FDA Food Code is a key component of the President's overall public-health-focused food safety framework for maintaining a safe food supply.

10 Nov 2009

Yoga practitioners have a healthy heart

Heart rate variability, a sign of a healthy heart, has been shown to be higher in yoga practitioners than in non-practitioners, according to research to be published in a forthcoming issue of the International Journal of Medical Engineering and Informatics.

10 Nov 2009

Sonova Holding to acquire Advanced Bionics

Advanced Bionics (AB), the only U.S.-based manufacturer of cochlear implants (or “bionic ears”), announced today that it has entered into a definitive merger agreement with Sonova Holding AG, the world’s leading provider of hearing systems.

9 Nov 2009

Labcyte to receive $5.5 million from Hercules Technology Growth Capital

Hercules Technology Growth Capital, Inc. (NASDAQ: HTGC), the leading specialty finance company providing venture debt and equity to venture capital and private equity-backed technology and life science companies at all stages of development, today announced that it has committed to provide Labcyte, Inc. (www.labcyte.com) $5.5 million in credit facilities.

9 Nov 2009

Black Diamond Video’s Integrated Digital Surgical Suites to be installed at the Yale-New Haven Hospital

Black Diamond Video, Inc. announces that Yale-New Haven Hospital has selected BDV to install their state-of-the-art Integrated Digital Surgical Suites (IDSS) into their neurosurgical suite and gastrointestinal suites in the new Smilow Cancer Center.

9 Nov 2009

VaxInnate licensed to use 3M Drug Delivery Systems' TLR agonists

3M Drug Delivery Systems has signed an agreement with VaxInnate Corporation under which VaxInnate acquires the use of 3M’s patented toll-like receptor (TLR) agonists for use as vaccine adjuvants. Data suggest that 3M’s TLR agonists could enhance vaccine potency, potentially enabling VaxInnate to develop vaccines that provide faster, more robust protection.

9 Nov 2009

LifeNet Health launches the Vertigraft Cervical Bio-Implant with Preservon Technology

LifeNet Health, a leading allograft bio-implant company, announces the launch of Vertigraft Cervical Bio-Implant (VG2C) with Preservon® Technology

9 Nov 2009

Technology News and Research

New multi-array technology package to diagnose complex food allergies

New N95 respirator from Safe Life

New technology to help manage alcohol abuse and addiction among Veterans

LodgeNet Healthcare and SWANK HealthCare deliver the first HD movie package for healthcare environments

TessArae introduces new integrated product solutions for testing human genetic disease

Global Health Initiative launched by The Association of University Technology Managers

NIOSH funds the DUSTI project

RRA and Zotec Partners renew license contract

UOHI to receive $5.4M federal funds for development of new alternative radioisotope imaging tracers

FDA issues marketing approval for Onset Medical's SoloPath TransFemoral Endovascular Access Catheter

University of Michigan to develop novel therapy for neuropathic pain

Celling Technologies and SpineSmith team up to research adipose tissue derived stem cell applications

New technique to identify patients more likely to survive advanced melanoma

New FDA Food Code published

Yoga practitioners have a healthy heart

Sonova Holding to acquire Advanced Bionics

Labcyte to receive $5.5 million from Hercules Technology Growth Capital

Black Diamond Video’s Integrated Digital Surgical Suites to be installed at the Yale-New Haven Hospital

VaxInnate licensed to use 3M Drug Delivery Systems' TLR agonists

LifeNet Health launches the Vertigraft Cervical Bio-Implant with Preservon Technology

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Advancing Intracellular Delivery with LumiPore®

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