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New pediatric simulation center launched by Texas Children's Hospital

Texas Children's Hospital opened the doors of its brand new Simulation Center today, where healthcare teams will be trained in the management of rare, complex, and complicated patient care through a simulated clinical environment. The facility is the only center of its kind in Texas, and one of the largest among the twelve pediatric simulation centers in the United States.

4 Nov 2009

Celldex announces third quarter and nine-month period results; acquires a net loss of $7.2 million

Celldex Therapeutics, Inc. today reported financial results for the third quarter and nine-month period ended September 30, 2009. Celldex reported a net loss of $7.2 million, or $0.45 per share, for the third quarter of 2009 compared to a net loss of $7.7 million, or $0.49 per share, for the third quarter of 2008.

4 Nov 2009

CPEX Pharmaceuticals announces third-quarter results; reports net loss of $872,000

CPEX Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today reported financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2009. For the quarter CPEX reported revenues of $5.0 million and a net loss of $872,000.

4 Nov 2009

Henry Schein announces record financial results for third quarter 2009; reports net sales growth in local currencies

Henry Schein, Inc. (Nasdaq: HSIC), the largest provider of healthcare products and services to office-based practitioners, today reported record financial results for the quarter ended September 26, 2009.

4 Nov 2009

Osteotech signs tissue supply agreement with CTS

Osteotech, Inc. (Nasdaq: OSTE), a leader in the emerging field of biologic products for regenerative healing, announced today that it entered into a multi-year tissue supply agreement with Community Tissue Services (CTS), with an initial term spanning 10 years.

4 Nov 2009

Aquilion Premium CT system installed by Huntington Hill Imaging Center

Today’s high-volume health care facilities require premium diagnostic imaging equipment that can image patients faster, with the best possible diagnostic accuracy. Huntington Hill Imaging Center has installed Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc.’s Aquilion® Premium CT system, to enable them to meet the demands of their growing business.

4 Nov 2009

BioClinica releases financial results for the third quarter of 2009

BioClinica™, Inc., a global provider of clinical trial services, today announced its financial results for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2009. The operating results of Phoenix Data Systems (“PDS”) are included in the financial results following the acquisition of PDS that was completed March 24, 2008.

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Vitacost.com reports financial results for the third quarter and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2009

Vitacost.com, Inc., a leading online retailer and direct marketer of health and wellness products, today reported financial results for the third quarter and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2009.

4 Nov 2009

Safeguard Scientifics reports financial results for the third quarter of 2009

Safeguard Scientifics, Inc., a holding company that builds value in growth-stage life sciences and technology companies, today announced that third quarter consolidated net loss from continuing operations attributable to Safeguard common shareholders was $11.6 million, or $0.57 per share, compared with a net loss of $4.1 million, or $0.20 per share, in the same period of 2008.

4 Nov 2009

Health IT expert to serve as moderator at World Healthcare Innovation & Technology Keynote Panel

Health IT connectivity expert John Feikema has been slated to moderate a keynote panel at the 2009 Annual World Healthcare Innovation and Technology Congress being held November 8-10, 2009, in Washington, DC.

4 Nov 2009

Mold detection device from Universal Detection Technology

Universal Detection Technology (www.udetection.com) (OTCBB: UNDT), a developer of early-warning monitoring technologies to protect people from bioterrorism and other infectious health threats, announced today that it is expanding its product catalogue to include a consumer-ready kit for the detection of black mold.

4 Nov 2009

NFC-based services open up new global dimension in payment and ticketing areas

NFC is a recent technology offering short-range wireless connectivity which enables smart mobile consumer devices to interact quickly and easily when brought close together or touching. Set up is fast and systems can be intuitively easy to use.

4 Nov 2009

Study compares neighborhoods' walkability with local levels of air pollution

A new study compares neighborhoods' walkability (degree of ease for walking) with local levels of air pollution and finds that some neighborhoods might be good for walking, but have poor air quality. Researchers involved in the study include University of Minnesota faculty member Julian Marshall and University of British Columbia faculty Michael Brauer and Lawrence Frank.

4 Nov 2009

IBN iCare to develop cutting-edge nanomaterials for ocular therapy

Marking a significant bench to bedside research milestone in Singapore, the Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (IBN), the world's first bioengineering and nanotechnology research institute, and the National University Hospital (NUH) launched the IBN iCare and the NUH Eye Centre @ Biopolis at an official opening ceremony officiated by the Senior Minister of State for Trade and Industry and Education, S. Iswaran, at the Biopolis on Nov. 3, 2009.

4 Nov 2009

ThromboGenics issues business update for the third-quarter of 2009

ThromboGenics NV, a biopharmaceutical company focused on innovative medicines for eye disease, vascular disease and cancer, is today issuing a business update for the period ending 30 September, 2009.

4 Nov 2009

NanoLogix files international patent applications for its BioNanoPore microorganism detecting technology

NanoLogix, Inc. announces that the company has recently filed BNP™ (BioNanoPore) national patent applications in China, Japan, India, Brazil, Russia and the EU. These applications were filed in order to obtain intellectual property protection for the company's technology in countries viewed as representing the largest potential international market for BNP rapid detection, a revolutionary sandwiched-membrane Petri-based technology that can reduce microorganism detection times by 100-400%.

4 Nov 2009

Phase Forward and PharmaNet Development Group sign multi-year agreement

Phase Forward, a leading provider of data management solutions for clinical trials and drug safety, today announced a multi-year agreement with PharmaNet Development Group, Inc., a global drug development services company, that enables PharmaNet to offer Phase Forward’s InForm™ electronic data capture (EDC) solution to PharmaNet customers worldwide.

4 Nov 2009

Physicians are showing keen interest to convert paper-based records to electronic medical records: OMA

The Ontario Medical Association (OMA) said today that physicians across the province are showing keen interest in the new provincially funded program to transition physician offices from paper-based records to electronic medical records.

4 Nov 2009

Predictive Biosciences commences clinical trials of its bladder cancer assay

Predictive Biosciences Inc. today announced the publication of pilot study results in the November issue of the Journal of Urology, highlighting the Company’s novel urinary biomarker approach to bladder cancer detection that achieves exceptionally high Negative and Positive Predictive Values (NPV and PPV).

4 Nov 2009

Kaiser Permanente to host 2009 National Diversity Conference in San Francisco

Kaiser Permanente will host its 2009 National Diversity Conference November 4-6 at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco.

4 Nov 2009

Technology News and Research

New pediatric simulation center launched by Texas Children's Hospital

Celldex announces third quarter and nine-month period results; acquires a net loss of $7.2 million

CPEX Pharmaceuticals announces third-quarter results; reports net loss of $872,000

Henry Schein announces record financial results for third quarter 2009; reports net sales growth in local currencies

Osteotech signs tissue supply agreement with CTS

Aquilion Premium CT system installed by Huntington Hill Imaging Center

BioClinica releases financial results for the third quarter of 2009

Vitacost.com reports financial results for the third quarter and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2009

Safeguard Scientifics reports financial results for the third quarter of 2009

Health IT expert to serve as moderator at World Healthcare Innovation & Technology Keynote Panel

Mold detection device from Universal Detection Technology

NFC-based services open up new global dimension in payment and ticketing areas

Study compares neighborhoods' walkability with local levels of air pollution

IBN iCare to develop cutting-edge nanomaterials for ocular therapy

ThromboGenics issues business update for the third-quarter of 2009

NanoLogix files international patent applications for its BioNanoPore microorganism detecting technology

Phase Forward and PharmaNet Development Group sign multi-year agreement

Physicians are showing keen interest to convert paper-based records to electronic medical records: OMA

Predictive Biosciences commences clinical trials of its bladder cancer assay

Kaiser Permanente to host 2009 National Diversity Conference in San Francisco

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