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Advanced radiosurgery technology utilized by Cyberknife for effective cancer treatment

Cyberknife of Long Island has become the first cancer center in New York to treat tumors with the most advanced radiosurgery technology available to date.

17 Sep 2009

Vista Health System and MedVentive to offer sophisticated medical solution to patients and physicans

Vista Health System, LLC is pleased to announce a partnership with MedVentive, the leading provider of integrated performance management solutions for providers and health plans, to provide information technology services to its member physicians to improve patient care.

17 Sep 2009

USPTO issues a Notice of Allowance for Milestone's drug delivery system patent application

Milestone Scientific Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: MLSS), the recognized leader in advanced injection technologies, today announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office has issued a Notice of Allowance for Milestone's U.S. patent application, titled "Computer Controlled Drug Delivery System with Dynamic Pressure Sensing."

17 Sep 2009

Biomagnetics and U.S. Government laboratory continue contract negotiations

Biomagnetics Diagnostics Corp., (PINK SHEETS:BMGP) a developer of revolutionary diagnostic systems and technology for HIV, hepatitis, tuberculosis, and malaria detection, today announced the Company is in continuing contract negotiations to acquire the rights to Integrated Optical Biosensor System (IBOS) technology developed by one of the U.S. Government’s top national security research institutions.

17 Sep 2009

VeriChip to fund its existing partnership with RECEPTORS

VeriChip Corporation (“VeriChip”) and its development partner RECEPTORS LLC, a technology company whose AFFINITY by DESIGN™ chemistry platform can be applied to the development of selective binding products, announced today that VeriChip plans to fund its existing partnership with RECEPTORS to continue the development of a triage detection system for detection of the H1N1 virus.

17 Sep 2009

GTESS Corporation's revenue for the first six months of 2009 increases 9% over the same period in 2008

GTESS Corporation, a provider of claims pre-adjudication technology and services to the healthcare industry, today announced strong financial performance in the first half of 2009, as well as new client contracts and extensions.

17 Sep 2009

Blue Mountain Hospital implements OpenVista to improve clinical outcomes

Medsphere Systems Corporation, the leading provider of open source healthcare IT solutions, today announced the successful implementation of OpenVista, the company's flagship electronic health record (EHR) at the 11-bed Blue Mountain Hospital in Blanding, Utah.

17 Sep 2009

Pharmabcine raises funds to develop therapeutic antibodies in the area of cancer and inflammation

PharmAbcine, a specialized biotech company focused on the development of fully-human monoclonal antibodies for the treatment of cancer and inflammatory diseases, announced that is has received $6 million USD in a Series A financing. OrbiMed's Caduceus Asia Partners and Novartis Korea Venture Fund co-led the round, with additional participation from an international syndicate including Green Cross, Tong Yang and Saehan Venture Fund.

17 Sep 2009

Three senior analysts appointed by Jefferies for healthcare equity research

Jefferies today announced the expansion of its Healthcare Equity Research effort with the hiring of three senior analysts. Corey Davis, PhD has joined as a Managing Director covering Specialty Pharmaceuticals, Thomas Wei will join next month as a Managing Director covering Biotechnology, and Jon Davis Wood will join later this month as a Senior Vice President covering Life Sciences Tools. All three professionals will be based in New York.

17 Sep 2009

Amgen granted approval to use ImmunoGen’s maytansinoid TAP technology

ImmunoGen, Inc., a biotechnology company that develops targeted anticancer products, today announced that Amgen Inc. has licensed the exclusive right to use the Company’s maytansinoid Targeted Antibody Payload (TAP) technology to develop anticancer therapeutics to an undisclosed target found on solid tumors.

17 Sep 2009

Seegene awarded patent in the U.S. and Europe for Annealing Control Primer

Seegene, Inc., a leader in multi-pathogen diagnostic testing, today announced that it has been awarded patent in the U.S. and Europe for Annealing Control Primer (ACP), a new technology for amplifying a specific region of a gene with much higher specificity and reproducibility than conventional approaches.

17 Sep 2009

FDA provides PMA approval for Spectrascience's WavSTAT technology enhancements

SpectraScience, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: SCIE), a San Diego based medical device company, today announced that its application for premarket approval (PMA) relating to key enhancements of its WavSTAT platform technology has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration. The Company can now begin commercial distribution of the enhanced WavSTAT technology.

17 Sep 2009

Educational events for physicians who diagnose and treat prostate cancer

iCAD, Inc., an industry-leading provider of advanced image analysis and workflow solutions for the early identification of cancer, today announces a series of educational events designed for radiologists, urologists, oncologists, radiation oncologists, surgeons, technologists and other referring physicians who diagnose and treat patients with prostate cancer.

17 Sep 2009

CDC awards manufacturing contract to Arrayit Corporation

Arrayit Corporation (OTCBB: ARYC), a proprietary life sciences technology leader, announces that on September 11th, 2009, on the eighth anniversary of the World Trade Center attacks, the company won a competitive bid from the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta, Georgia to manufacture devices designed to combat global bioterrorism.

17 Sep 2009

FDA provides 510(k) marketing clearance for the FlexStent Biliary Self Expanding Stent System

Flexible Stenting Solutions Inc. (“FSS”), a leading developer of next generation peripheral arterial and biliary stents, received 510(k) clearance for the FlexStent® Biliary Self Expanding Stent System.

17 Sep 2009

Clinical trial focuses on healing diabetic foot ulcers with stem cells

Fortis Healthcare, one of India's leading private hospital groups, has announced it will broaden inclusion criteria for its upcoming diabetic foot clinical trial. The study will use stem cells derived from peripheral blood to treat critical limb ischemia (diabetic foot).

17 Sep 2009

OAO attempting to protect Ontarians from Great Glasses' illegal eye examinations

The Ontario Association of Optometrists (OAO) is warning the public to ensure their eye examinations are only conducted by a physician or optometrist.

17 Sep 2009

EnWave signs Confidentiality Agreements with food production companies

EnWave Corporation (TSX VENTURE:ENW)(FRANKFURT:E4U) ("EnWave" or "the Company") today announced that it has signed Confidentiality Agreements with more than 15 food production companies located in North and South America, Europe and Korea to determine the benefits of using its nutraREVTM food dehydration technology in a wide range of new product areas including herbs, mushrooms, bananas, mangos, pineapples, peppers, tomatoes, garlic, snack chips, shrimp, salmon and pet treats.

17 Sep 2009

Cellzome's quantitative chemical proteomics platform described in a journal

Cellzome announces today, the publication entitled "Tankyrase inhibition stabilizes axin and antagonizes Wnt signalling" is now available online in Nature.

17 Sep 2009

ACS receives grant to develop next generation of alcohol sensing technology

Alcohol Countermeasure Systems Corp (ACS) has been awarded a $3.15 million grant from the Ontario Ministry of Economic Development and Trade for the development of next generation alcohol sensing technology over the next four years

17 Sep 2009

Technology News and Research

Advanced radiosurgery technology utilized by Cyberknife for effective cancer treatment

Vista Health System and MedVentive to offer sophisticated medical solution to patients and physicans

USPTO issues a Notice of Allowance for Milestone's drug delivery system patent application

Biomagnetics and U.S. Government laboratory continue contract negotiations

VeriChip to fund its existing partnership with RECEPTORS

GTESS Corporation's revenue for the first six months of 2009 increases 9% over the same period in 2008

Blue Mountain Hospital implements OpenVista to improve clinical outcomes

Pharmabcine raises funds to develop therapeutic antibodies in the area of cancer and inflammation

Three senior analysts appointed by Jefferies for healthcare equity research

Amgen granted approval to use ImmunoGen’s maytansinoid TAP technology

Seegene awarded patent in the U.S. and Europe for Annealing Control Primer

FDA provides PMA approval for Spectrascience's WavSTAT technology enhancements

Educational events for physicians who diagnose and treat prostate cancer

CDC awards manufacturing contract to Arrayit Corporation

FDA provides 510(k) marketing clearance for the FlexStent Biliary Self Expanding Stent System

Clinical trial focuses on healing diabetic foot ulcers with stem cells

OAO attempting to protect Ontarians from Great Glasses' illegal eye examinations

EnWave signs Confidentiality Agreements with food production companies

Cellzome's quantitative chemical proteomics platform described in a journal

ACS receives grant to develop next generation of alcohol sensing technology

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