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ZIOPHARM reports net loss of $39.0 million for first quarter 2011

ZIOPHARM Oncology, Inc, an oncology small molecule and synthetic biology drug development company, today reported its financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2011, and provided an update on the Company's activities in the first quarter.

5 May 2011

Aerocrine reports net sales of SEK 22.2m for January - March, 2011

Aerocrine: January - March 2011: Net sales rose by 24% to SEK 22.2m. Adjusted for currency fluctuations, net sales rose by 38%

5 May 2011

Desmond Tutu calls on youth to lead next generation in HIV/AIDS fight

Nobel laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu on Tuesday at a meeting on Robben Island, South Africa, that "was meant to be a symbolic passing of the torch from an older generation of activists to younger people," called on youth to lead the next generation in the fight against HIV/AIDS, Agence France-Presse reports.

5 May 2011

New USDA funded, research-based program to combat child obesity

A five-year $4.5 million USDA grant to University of Illinois researchers will establish the Illinois Transdisciplinary Obesity Prevention Program, an innovative research-based program that will combine a Ph.D. with a master's in public health degree focused on child obesity prevention.

4 May 2011

Thoratec reports $99.5 million revenue for first quarter 2011

Thoratec Corporation, a world leader in device-based mechanical circulatory support therapies to save, support and restore failing hearts, said today that revenues from continuing operations in the first quarter of fiscal 2011 were $99.5 million versus revenues of $99.3 million in the same period a year ago.

4 May 2011

Caliper first quarter revenue increases 25% to $35.8 million

Caliper Life Sciences, Inc., today reported its financial results for the first quarter of 2011. First quarter revenue increased to $35.8 million, or 25%, from $28.7 million in the same period of 2010.

2 May 2011

Researchers discover two mutations responsible for neurological condition

Mayo Clinic researchers have discovered two mutations responsible for a devastating neurological condition they first identified 15 years ago. The researchers say their study -- appearing in Nature Genetics -- has revealed a new neural pathway that may help understand a variety of similar conditions.

2 May 2011

Stanford University creates first stem cell science PhD program in U.S.

Stanford University’s Faculty Senate has approved the creation of what officials believe is the first stem cell science PhD program in the nation and, perhaps, the world. The new doctoral program in stem cell biology and regenerative medicine is also the first interdisciplinary doctoral program created by the School of Medicine in recent years.

1 May 2011

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announces 88 new winners under Grand Challenges Exploration program

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today announced 88 new winners of US$100,000 each to support innovative research that has the potential to dramatically improve lives in some of the world's poorest countries. The funding, made possible through the Grand Challenges Exploration (GCE) program, will enable researchers worldwide to test unorthodox ideas that address persistent health and development challenges.

30 Apr 2011

PURE named winner of CSN 2011 National Child Safety Award

PURE Bioscience, Inc., creator of the patented silver dihydrogen citrate antimicrobial, today announced that Child Safety Network has named PURE the winner of its 2011 National Child Safety Award and has granted PURE Hard Surface disinfectant its Safe Family Seal of Approval.

30 Apr 2011

Zimmer launches UniWallis Posterior Dynamic Stabilization System in Europe and Asia Pacific

Zimmer Holdings, Inc., a global leader in musculoskeletal care, today announced the launch of the next generation of its Wallis® Posterior Dynamic Stabilization System, the UniWallis™ System, in Europe and Asia Pacific. Since the debut of the Wallis System in 2000, feedback collected from surgeons revealed the need for a device that maintains all of the clinical advantages of the Wallis System, provides improved ease of use and offers a more anatomy-sparing procedure.

29 Apr 2011

Sorin launches XTRA autotransfusion system

Sorin Group, a global medical device company and a leader in the treatment of cardiovascular diseases, is proud to announce the launch in the U.S. of XTRA, the next-generation of Sorin's autotransfusion (ATS) device family.

29 Apr 2011

Curis reports first quarter net loss of $6.8 million

Curis, Inc., a drug development company seeking to develop next generation targeted small molecule drug candidates for cancer treatment, today reported its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2011.

28 Apr 2011

Molecular Partners completes MP0112 phase I/IIa trials in wet AMD, DME

Molecular Partners AG, a leader in the development of next generation therapeutics, announced today that it has completed two phase I/IIa clinical trials with MP0112, its lead molecule targeting VEGF-A.

28 Apr 2011

K2M receives FDA 510(k) clearance for EVEREST Degenerative Spinal System

K2M, Inc., today announced at the International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery (SAS) Conference that it has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market the EVEREST™ Degenerative Spinal System, a versatile top-loading polyaxial pedicle screw system featuring the ability to accommodate multiple levels of fixation rigidity to help surgeons individualize patient care.

27 Apr 2011

Durata attains global rights for dalbavancin to treat abSSSI

Durata Therapeutics today announced the Company has attained worldwide rights for the development and commercialization of Durata's lead product, dalbavancin, a long-acting, intravenous (IV) lipoglycopeptide for the treatment of acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections (abSSSI). In December 2010, Durata acquired from RaQualia Pharma commercialization rights for dalbavancin in Japan.

26 Apr 2011

BIOBASE introduces new genome sequence custom annotation tool

BIOBASE announced its launch of a new custom annotation tool designed to aid in functional annotation of next generation sequences from uncharacterized genomes.

26 Apr 2011

University of Arkansas receives USDA grant for childhood obesity project

University of Arkansas scientists and educators are attacking childhood obesity in a project funded by a $4.78 million grant for five years from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

26 Apr 2011

Cedars-Sinai's community benefit contribution is $502.4 million for 2010

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center's financial contribution to community benefit programs and services totaled $502.4 million in fiscal year 2010, reflecting its long-standing mission and dedication to improving community health.

26 Apr 2011

KemPharm to formulate and develop KP106 as oral film dosage for ADHD treatment

KemPharm, Inc. today announced that KP106, its clinical candidate for Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, will be formulated and developed in an oral film dosage form pursuant to an exclusive collaboration agreement with MonoSol Rx relating to the development, commercialization and manufacture of KP106.

26 Apr 2011