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Hyland Software offers grant assistance to fund OnBase investments

At a time when revenues aren't growing, many organizations are looking for ways to drive out costs and inefficiencies. Because it's proven to do exactly these things by better managing processes and the documents that go along with them, many are turning to enterprise content management (ECM) applications (http://onbase.com/English/Products). But here's the roadblock: budgets are tighter than ever, so how do these projects get funded?

10 Sep 2009

PDR merges with Health Care Notification Network

The iconic Physicians' Desk Reference (PDR®) found in every physician's office, clinic and hospital is merging with the Health Care Notification Network (HCNN), the only network that delivers FDA-required drug Alerts to physicians and other prescribers online.

From Physicians' Desk Reference (PDR) 10 Sep 2009

Allviant launches Social Media Philanthropy initiative

Allviant, Inc. today announced the launch of its Social Media Philanthropy initiative to assist local and national non-profits and communities to best leverage the power of social media in their outreach to individuals, communities, donors and partners.

10 Sep 2009

Lock-Tight Facet Fixation System used performing posterior spinal fixation procedures

Spine surgeon David Raskas, M.D. at the Frontenac Surgery and Spine care Center has been performing outpatient, minimally invasive, posterior spinal fixation procedures on patients using the Lock-Tight Facet Fixation System, a unique technology that enables surgeons to fixate the facet joint without needing to perform an open procedure that usually requires fastening and fixating with pedicle screws and rods.

10 Sep 2009

Complete Genomics sequences and delivers 14 human genomes

Complete Genomics Inc., a third-generation human genome sequencing company, announced today that it has sequenced, analyzed and delivered 14 human genomes to customers since March 2009.

10 Sep 2009

Luna Innovations posts year-on-year decline in second-quarter 2009 revenues

Luna Innovations Incorporated (NASDAQ:LUNA), a company focusing on sensing & instrumentation and pharmaceutical nanomedicines, today announced its financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2009.

10 Sep 2009

SRA to provide scientific peer review services to Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas

SRA International, Inc. (NYSE: SRX), a leading provider of technology and strategic consulting services and solutions to government organizations and commercial clients, today announced it has won a contract from the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) to provide scientific peer review services. The contract is worth $16.2 million over five years, if all options are exercised. Work on the contract began July 1, 2009.

10 Sep 2009

Non-invasive CR-2000 Research System to be used in START clinical trial

Hypertension Diagnostics, Inc., today announced that its non-invasive HDI/PulseWave CR-2000 Research System (CR-2000) has been selected for use in the Strategic Timing of AntiRetroviral Treatment (START) substudy on Arterial Elasticity that will examine blood vessel function and cardiovascular risk during HIV infection.

10 Sep 2009

arGEN-X BV announces first closing of its Series A equity financing round

arGEN-X BV, a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of human antibodies using its proprietary SIMPLE Antibody platform, today announced the successful first closing of its Series A equity financing round. The Company raised EUR 9.5million (~ USD 13.6 million) from a syndicate of leading life science investors. The financing round is one of the largest of its kind in the last 12 months.

10 Sep 2009

Web-based software helps to reduce costs for payers and providers

"It's rare that you find anything that's win-win when it comes to payers and providers. However, as healthcare is looking for efficiency and savings, our company has created a mutually beneficial model that is rewarding, valuable and necessary. It's based on capturing and exchanging a unique piece of provider-submitted, non-billing patient data, whereby payers will find and subsequently recover many previously missed injury claim recoveries.

10 Sep 2009

Presbia unveils implantable micro-lens treatment for presbyopia

Presbia Coöperatief U.A., an early-stage company focused on surgical solutions for presbyopia, today announced that it will unveil a breakthrough implantable micro-lens treatment for presbyopia at the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery Congress (ESCRS) beginning Sept. 12 in Barcelona.

10 Sep 2009

Wright Medical Group launches ORTHOLOC Polyaxial Locked Plating System

Wright Medical Group, Inc., a global orthopaedic medical device company, today announced the launch of the ORTHOLOC Polyaxial Locked Plating System for surgical treatment of foot and ankle fractures.

10 Sep 2009

Instant updates to parents on H1N1 influenza

Parents of school-aged children in every public and nonpublic school throughout Missouri will be able to receive instant updates about the H1N1 (Swine) flu as a result of a new, free service provided by the Missouri School Boards’ Association in collaboration with SchoolReach, a St. Louis-based school-to-parent notification and communications company. The service is available now to schools that do not already have an alert notification in place for parents.

10 Sep 2009

New Influenza A/H1N1 detection kit launched

QIAGEN, today announced both the launch of a new Influenza A/H1N1 test and several updates to its activities in providing solutions for the global surveillance of the swine flu pandemic. QIAGEN’s new kit enables both the highly sensitive and specific detection of the novel Influenza A/H1N1, the virus that causes “swine flu”, as well as of all other known Influenza A and B virus strains.

10 Sep 2009

Roche Group and ImmunoCellular Therapeutics sign research agreement regarding ICT-69 antibody

ImmunoCellular Therapeutics, Ltd. (OTCBB: IMUC), a clinical-stage biotechnology company that is developing immune based therapies for the treatment of brain and other cancers, announced today that it has entered into a research and license option agreement regarding its ICT-69 antibody with Roche Group (SWX: ROG.VX; RO.S, OTCQX: RHHBY), one of the world’s leading research-focused healthcare groups in the fields of pharmaceuticals and diagnostics.

10 Sep 2009

Oral GLP-1 Analog approved for human clinical trial

Oramed Pharmaceticals, Inc., a developer of oral drug delivery systems, announced today that it has received approval from the Institutional Review Board (IRB) to commence human clinical trials of an oral GLP-1 Analog.

10 Sep 2009

Genomic technologies to improve wine production techniques

While the art of fine winemaking is a beautiful thing, winemakers are increasingly turning to the power of science to give them the tools they need to ensure a high quality pour each and every time.

10 Sep 2009

Methodist Health System to implement Webmedx's transcription and content management system

Webmedx, the fourth largest medical transcription service provider in the U.S. and a premier supplier of clinical documentation technology, today announced that Methodist Health System of Dallas (Methodist) has signed an agreement to implement Webmedx's Transcription Outsourcing Service and Enterprise(TM) software solution. A web-native system for transcription and content management, the platform will support Methodist's transcription needs and interface with the organization's electronic health record (EHR).

10 Sep 2009

Hanson Technologies receives patent for its UltraRapid technology

Hanson Technologies, Inc., an innovator in rapid biosensing solutions for food pathogen screening, today announced the issuance of a U.S. Patent entitled Agricultural Screening System and Method for Detection of Infectious Microorganisms. The U.S. patent describes the Company's method for screening for the presence of pathogenic microorganisms in vegetables, fruits, nuts and other plant material intended for human and animal consumption.

10 Sep 2009

Karolinska Development announces formation of Pergamum AB business unit

Karolinska Development (publ) have announced the formation of Pergamum AB, a company that will commercialize its dermatology and wound healing opportunities as associated business units within one company. Karolinska Development has transferred all of its holdings from its five dermatology and wound healing companies to Pergamum AB, owning 64% of the new company.

10 Sep 2009