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NIH awards $1.9 million grant to Pacific Biosciences

Pacific Biosciences, a private company developing a disruptive technology platform for real-time detection of biological events at single molecule resolution, today announced that it has received grants totaling more than $1.9 million from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) as part of the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009 Research and Research Infrastructure “Grand Opportunities” grants program.

8 Oct 2009

New Everyware Medical Gateway solution to remotely monitor treatment for diabetic patients

Eurotech Group, a leading supplier of embedded technologies, products, and systems, announces today the Everyware(TM) Medical Gateway designed to help physicians remotely monitor and adjust the treatment of their diabetes patients.

8 Oct 2009

Macuclear and Mystic announce groundbreaking results from Phase Ib Clinical Trial for Macular Degeneration

MacuCLEAR, Inc. and Mystic Pharmaceuticals, Inc., announced today preliminary successful results of a Phase Ib Clinical Trial for the treatment and prevention of the progression of Age Related Macular Degeneration (AMD). The preliminary results indicated that MacuCLEAR’s MC-1101 drug is safe and well tolerated by study participants, and has a biological effect on blood flow in the back of the retina.

8 Oct 2009

GeckoSystems Intl. hosts first annual "Mobile Robots in Motion" conference

GeckoSystems Intl. Corp. announced today that they are hosting their first annual "Mobile Robots in Motion" conference November 4-5, 2009. GeckoSystems is a dynamic leader in the emerging mobile robotics industry revolutionizing their development and usage with "Mobile Robot Solutions for Safety, Security and Service™."

8 Oct 2009

Medicalert Foundation International, STS collaborate to standardize the health information in EMIR

In an effort to advance health information interoperability, MedicAlert(R) Foundation International and SNOMED Terminology Solutions(TM) (STS) are working together to standardize the health information in the MedicAlert Emergency Medical Information Record (EMIR), making it easier for consumers to connect their emergency medical information to other health information applications currently available on the Microsoft(R) HealthVault(TM) Platform.

8 Oct 2009

New research report outlines growth prospects of Biomagnetics Diagnostics

Biomagnetics Diagnostics Corp., a developer of revolutionary diagnostic systems and technology for HIV, hepatitis, tuberculosis, and malaria detection, today announced the Company is the subject of a new research report issued by Emerging Growth Research, LLP.

8 Oct 2009

Telecommuting is an option for businesses during H1N1 outbreak

Incorporating telecommuting into a business continuity plan helps ensure "business as usual" during a widespread H1N1 outbreak. By giving employees the tools, policies, and procedures necessary to effectively work at home, companies ensure continuity of operations regardless of the ability of personnel to come into a centralized office location; which results in continued customer service, a continued revenue stream, and an ultimate maintenance of customer and brand loyalty.

8 Oct 2009

LeVOCC air purification system destroys H1N1 virus

LeVOCC, Inc. today announced that independent laboratory testing has conclusively demonstrated that the LeVOCC(TM) air purification system successfully destroys a strain of the H1N1 virus.

8 Oct 2009

BIOLASE Technology honored with the Deloitte Tech Evolution Award

BIOLASE Technology, Inc. today announced that it is an inaugural winner of the Tech Evolution Award, an award that recognizes an elite group of companies that offer exceptional technologies that are transforming the technology industry. BIOLASE was announced as a recipient at a reception held on October 6 at The Island Hotel in Newport Beach, CA, by Deloitte & Touche LLP, host of the Tech Evolution Award and the Technology Fast 500.

8 Oct 2009

ACG extends its Annual Scientific Meeting to a year-round forum

Within3, the leading developer of secure, private online communities for health and life sciences institutions, today announced that the American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) will become the first medical society to extend its Annual Scientific Meeting to a year-round forum by creating a Within3 online collaborative community for its 11,000 members.

8 Oct 2009

Fringe Benefit Group announces new expense incurred limited medical benefit program

Fringe Benefit Group, an industry leader in limited medical benefit plans and health benefits administration, today announced the availability of its new expense incurred (EI) limited medical benefit program, the Framework Health Plan EI Series.

8 Oct 2009

CEL-SCI Corporation reports on its dendritic H1N1 treatment

BioMedReports.Com, the news portal which covers Wall Street's biomedical sector and delivers financial and investment intelligence to a community of highly informed investors, has issued a special editorial report about CEL-SCI Corporation's presentation of data about the company's dendritic H1N1 treatment, being developed as a treatment for H1N1 hospitalized patients.

8 Oct 2009

NCG Medical takes part in new CCHIT certification program

NCG Medical announces Perfect Care EHR®'s participation in The Certification Commission for Health Information Technology's (CCHIT®) new certification program.

8 Oct 2009

Reverse Medical Corporation commences human use of its ReStore Microcatheter

Reverse Medical Corporation announced today they have initiated human use of their ReStore™ Microcatheter for reestablishing blood flow in the Neurovasculature. The device was successfully used in an acute ischemic stroke patient in Germany.

8 Oct 2009

Medsphere Systems urges hospitals to meet EHR implementation deadline to avail maximum federal funding

Medsphere Systems Corporation, the leading provider of open source healthcare IT solutions, today announced that hospitals that sign a contract before December 31, 2009 to implement the OpenVista open source electronic health record (EHR) are guaranteed to achieve full implementation and meet federal meaningful use standards by January 31, 2011.

8 Oct 2009

Kylin Therapeutics receives notice of allowance for its first U.S. patent application

Officials of Kylin Therapeutics Inc., a leading RNAi company, announced that they have received a notice of allowance from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for its first U.S. patent application.

8 Oct 2009

ignite09 symposiums to focus on convergence of behavioral economics and healthcare

Express Scripts Center for Cost-Effective Consumerism, the American Benefits Council and Hewitt Associates along with other leading health and policy organizations are bringing the ignite09 symposium, a groundbreaking series of symposiums on the convergence of behavioral economics and healthcare, to San Francisco.

8 Oct 2009

Obesity and diabetes-2 increase the risk of serious health problems and reduce quality of life

Over the last 10-20 years, the number of cases of obesity and diabetes-2 has risen dramatically. The WHO considers obesity-related illnesses to be one of the world's biggest health problems. Obesity and diabetes-2 do not just reduce the quality of life but also dramatically increase the risk of serious health problems, such as cardiovascular diseases.

8 Oct 2009

Healthcare providers to incorporate new technologies to improve their business and patient care

Healthcare providers realize that new technologies have to be adopted to improve their business, but the medical benefits of technology also are clearly in their sights, according to CompTIA’s Healthcare IT Market: Insights and Opportunities study.

8 Oct 2009

U.S. Army renews mPhase Technologies' Phase II STTR grant

mPhase Technologies, Inc. announced today that their Phase II STTR Grant was renewed by the U.S. Army. The two year grant was initially awarded in September 2008 for the amount of $750,000. mPhase will continue to develop the Smart NanoBattery under this grant program through September 2010.

8 Oct 2009

Technology News and Research

NIH awards $1.9 million grant to Pacific Biosciences

New Everyware Medical Gateway solution to remotely monitor treatment for diabetic patients

Macuclear and Mystic announce groundbreaking results from Phase Ib Clinical Trial for Macular Degeneration

GeckoSystems Intl. hosts first annual "Mobile Robots in Motion" conference

Medicalert Foundation International, STS collaborate to standardize the health information in EMIR

New research report outlines growth prospects of Biomagnetics Diagnostics

Telecommuting is an option for businesses during H1N1 outbreak

LeVOCC air purification system destroys H1N1 virus

BIOLASE Technology honored with the Deloitte Tech Evolution Award

ACG extends its Annual Scientific Meeting to a year-round forum

Fringe Benefit Group announces new expense incurred limited medical benefit program

CEL-SCI Corporation reports on its dendritic H1N1 treatment

NCG Medical takes part in new CCHIT certification program

Reverse Medical Corporation commences human use of its ReStore Microcatheter

Medsphere Systems urges hospitals to meet EHR implementation deadline to avail maximum federal funding

Kylin Therapeutics receives notice of allowance for its first U.S. patent application

ignite09 symposiums to focus on convergence of behavioral economics and healthcare

Obesity and diabetes-2 increase the risk of serious health problems and reduce quality of life

Healthcare providers to incorporate new technologies to improve their business and patient care

U.S. Army renews mPhase Technologies' Phase II STTR grant

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