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LabelDataPlus online drug label database launched by Reed Technology and Information Services

Reed Technology and Information Services Inc., a LexisNexis® business, today announced the introduction of LabelDataPlus™ – a comprehensive drug label database available on the Web for both industry and consumer use. LabelDataPlus offers more than 5,000 current and archived FDA-approved drug labels – the same drug information found on the National Library of Medicine’s DailyMed web site – combined with powerful search features that unlock the information contained in drug labels (package inserts).

28 Oct 2009

CardioNet granted U.S. patent for “Biological Signal Management”

CardioNet, Inc. announced today that the U.S. Patent and Trademark office has granted patent number 7,587,237 (“Biological Signal Management”) to CardioNet. The patent includes certain systems and techniques utilized by the Company’s Mobile Cardiac Outpatient Telemetry™ (MCOT™) system that automatically processes complex physiological information to make it useful for clinical decisions.

28 Oct 2009

U.S. Department of Defense funds Rush University Medical Center for gastrointestinal microorganism research

The human body contains billions of microorganisms, and microbial cells found in the human gut are estimated to outnumber human cells by ten-to-one in healthy adults. However, little is known about the ways in which these minute life forms influence health and disease.

28 Oct 2009

Health Connector announces the expansion of existing relationship with Perot Systems

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Health Insurance Connector Authority (Health Connector) and Perot Systems Corporation (NYSE: PER) (www.perotsystems.com) today announced an expansion of their existing relationship in which Perot Systems will use its Xcelys health plan administration software solution to provide additional premium billing and enrollment services to the state health insurance program.

28 Oct 2009

iMDsoft and Codonics launch an anesthesia solution with a syringe labeling system

iMDsoft®, a global leader in clinical information systems for perioperative, critical, and acute care, and Codonics of Middleburg Heights, OH, a leading provider of image distribution solutions for the medical industry, have announced an agreement that will complement iMDsoft’s anesthesia solution with an innovative syringe labeling system. The system will be fully integrated with the MetaVision® Anesthesia Information Management System (AIMS).

28 Oct 2009

WFP to launch 4-month food voucher text message pilot program for Iraqi refugees

The World Food Programme (WFP) Tuesday announced that it is launching a pilot program to send food vouchers via mobile phone text messages to Iraqi refugees in Syria, Agence France-Presse reports (10/27). This program is "the first of its kind in the world to use mobile phone technology," according to a WPF press release (10/27).

28 Oct 2009

NIH awards DiscoveryBioMed grant to develop therapies for cystic fibrosis

DiscoveryBioMed, Inc. (DBM) today announced that it has been awarded a Phase 1 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The $308,000 grant will be used to advance certain small molecule drug discovery programs designed to correct the genetic mutation most common to cystic fibrosis (CF).

28 Oct 2009

NeoChord commences patient enrollment in its TACT European clinical trial

NeoChord, Inc., a venture-backed, Minneapolis-based medical technology company, announced today that it has enrolled the first patient in its European clinical trial. The trial, known as TACT (transapical artificial chordae tendineae) is being conducted in Germany, Denmark, Czech Republic and Norway.

28 Oct 2009

Omnicare Clinical Research attains Rave Accredited Plus in Medidata’s ASPire to Win program for CRO's

Medidata Solutions, a leading global provider of hosted clinical development solutions, today announced that global contract research organization (CRO) Omnicare Clinical Research has attained Rave Accredited Plus, the most advanced level in Medidata’s ASPire to Win® program for CROs and other service providers.

28 Oct 2009

MMR Information Systems' MMRPro enables digitizing patient records without major makeovers

MMR Information Systems' MMRPro, which enables doctors who do not have an Electronic Medical Records (EMR) system to digitize and store paper records through a secure Web-based portal, is envisioned as the bridge between fully paper-based medical offices and the adoption of computerized medical records to qualify for stimulus funds under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).

28 Oct 2009

Quinnova Pharmaceuticals raises $17.4 million through Series B financing

Safeguard Scientifics, Inc., a holding company that builds value in growth-stage life sciences and technology companies, today announced it led a $17.4 million Series B financing round for Quinnova Pharmaceuticals, Inc., with participation from existing investors Thomas, McNerney & Partners and H.I.G. BioVentures.

28 Oct 2009

Helix BioMedix' SmartPeptides technology products demonstrate improvement in skin texture

Helix BioMedix, Inc., a developer of bioactive peptides, today announced the completion of a series of three clinical studies investigating the safety and efficacy of a serum, eye cream and moisturizer, each containing the Company’s SmartPeptides™ technology, including the newly developed Heptapeptide-7. These studies demonstrate improvement in skin texture and appearance as well as the decrease in fine lines and wrinkles with Striking™ Skin Care formulations.

28 Oct 2009

Avisio signs agreement to commercialize Instant Detect diagnostic technology

Avisio, Inc. announces the signing of a definitive agreement to commercialize Instant Detect, a portable nano-based diagnostic technology. Avisio, a publicly-traded commercialization company with a mission to unlock the value of high-potential assets and transform them into high-value businesses, now has the worldwide license to commercialize Instant Detect's ground-breaking portable diagnostic sensory technology.

28 Oct 2009

MedX Health signs marketing agreement with MMB GmbH

MedX Health Corp., a global leader in developing drug free, non-invasive, low level laser and light therapy for tissue repair and pain relief, today announced that the company will be expanding its sales and marketing efforts with the new European master distributor MMB GmbH.

28 Oct 2009

QB3 collaborates with Mission Bay Capital Fund to provide startup capital for UC scientists

The California Institute of Quantitative Biosciences (QB3) is collaborating with a newly launched $7.5 million fund to provide startup capital for University of California bioscience entrepreneurs and a long-term endowment for QB3.

28 Oct 2009

Pure Protein develops soluble Class II human leukocyte antigens

Pure Protein, L.L.C., a biopharmaceutical company specializing in diagnostic and therapeutic reagents for use in immunology research and development, has announced that Chief Scientist William Hildebrand, Ph.D., and his team, have developed soluble Class II human leukocyte antigens (HLA). This represents a significant technology breakthrough that can dramatically impact multiple pharmaceutical and medical sectors and has enormous market potential. Autoimmune disease is a key area of interest for HLA research and product development.

28 Oct 2009

Accenture Innovation Center for Health launched to tackle challenges facing the global health industry

Accenture (NYSE: ACN) today launched the Accenture Innovation Center for Health in response to the growing global demand for insights into and strategies to confront the top health issues and challenges affecting citizens worldwide. The center serves as the focal point for Accenture’s thought capital and proven assets for tackling the most pressing challenges facing the global health industry.

28 Oct 2009

Micronics inks license agreement with Biosearch Technologies

Micronics, Inc., a leading developer of point-of-care molecular diagnostic products, announced today that it has entered into a license agreement with Biosearch Technologies, Inc. (Biosearch) for the right to make, have made, use and sell Micronics’ products that incorporate Biosearch’s proprietary fluorophores and quencher dyes for nucleic acid assays. Under the terms of the worldwide license, Biosearch has granted Micronics a royalty-free use of certain of its chemistries for inclusion in Micronics’ infectious disease tests for sale in underdeveloped countries.

28 Oct 2009

DSM Biomedical announces new non-biofouling coating technology for medical applications

DSM Biomedical, a global leader in biomedical materials, today announced the development of VitroStealth™, a breakthrough non-biofouling (NBF) coating technology. Specifically developed to combine state of the art non-biofouling properties with high durability and fast processing, VitroStealth™ coating is scratch resistant and reduces unwanted protein absorption and cellular adhesion on surfaces.

28 Oct 2009

Scientists discover that bacteria have the capability to clean wastewater

Sam Houston State University has applied for six federal patents, three of which have already been awarded, to protect the technology and engineering associated with a "revolutionary" packaged wastewater treatment system invented by its scientists, and it has formed a company to further develop, market and sell the systems.

28 Oct 2009

Technology News and Research

LabelDataPlus online drug label database launched by Reed Technology and Information Services

CardioNet granted U.S. patent for “Biological Signal Management”

U.S. Department of Defense funds Rush University Medical Center for gastrointestinal microorganism research

Health Connector announces the expansion of existing relationship with Perot Systems

iMDsoft and Codonics launch an anesthesia solution with a syringe labeling system

WFP to launch 4-month food voucher text message pilot program for Iraqi refugees

NIH awards DiscoveryBioMed grant to develop therapies for cystic fibrosis

NeoChord commences patient enrollment in its TACT European clinical trial

Omnicare Clinical Research attains Rave Accredited Plus in Medidata’s ASPire to Win program for CRO's

MMR Information Systems' MMRPro enables digitizing patient records without major makeovers

Quinnova Pharmaceuticals raises $17.4 million through Series B financing

Helix BioMedix' SmartPeptides technology products demonstrate improvement in skin texture

Avisio signs agreement to commercialize Instant Detect diagnostic technology

MedX Health signs marketing agreement with MMB GmbH

QB3 collaborates with Mission Bay Capital Fund to provide startup capital for UC scientists

Pure Protein develops soluble Class II human leukocyte antigens

Accenture Innovation Center for Health launched to tackle challenges facing the global health industry

Micronics inks license agreement with Biosearch Technologies

DSM Biomedical announces new non-biofouling coating technology for medical applications

Scientists discover that bacteria have the capability to clean wastewater

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