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Sun Pharma reports first-quarter fiscal 2011 results

Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. reported numbers for the quarter ending June 30, 2010.

28 Jul 2010

Vitro Diagnostics, Mokshagundam Biotechnologies enter contract to develop stem cell-derived food

Vitro Diagnostics, Inc., dba Vitro Biopharma, announced that it has entered into a contract with Mokshagundam Biotechnologies, a private research organization established to develop alternative meat sources, to develop cell culture medium for use in exploration of alternative food sources derived from stem cells.

28 Jul 2010

Aphios awarded US patent for compositions, methods for treating diseases involving 5-α reductase enzyme

Aphios® Corporation today announced that it was awarded United States Patent No. 7,744,935 B2 for "Compositions and Methods for Inhibiting 5-α Reductase," granted June 29, 2010. This invention is related to compositions and methods for treating diseases involving the 5-alpha (α) reductase enzyme.

28 Jul 2010

Taiwanese hemophiliacs infected by HIV-contaminated medications petition US Supreme Court

Baum Hedlund announces that Taiwanese hemophiliacs infected by HIV-contaminated medications have petitioned the United States Supreme Court to allow their claims to proceed in California. Their suits contend that California-based defendants illegally used paid plasma donors at high risk for transmitting blood-borne diseases (i.v. drug users, prisoners, and promiscuous urban gay males) to make injected anti-hemophilia medications.

28 Jul 2010

Regeneron second-quarter total revenues increase to $115.9 million

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced financial and operating results for the second quarter of 2010. The Company reported a net loss of $25.5 million, or $0.31 per share (basic and diluted), for the second quarter of 2010 compared with a net loss of $14.9 million, or $0.19 per share (basic and diluted), for the second quarter of 2009.

28 Jul 2010

U.S. Marshals seize FastSize Extender devices and FastSize EQM Erectile Quality Monitor devices

At the request of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, U.S. Marshals today seized $346,954.43 worth of FastSize Extender devices and FastSize EQM™ Erectile Quality Monitor devices, as well as component parts used in the manufacture of the FastSize Extender. The FastSize Extender and the FastSize EQM™ Erectile Quality Monitor are manufactured and distributed by FastSize, LLC of Aliso Viejo, Calif.

28 Jul 2010

NIH awards Akonni $435K to develop point-of-care diagnostics for multi-drug resistant strains of MTB

Akonni Biosystems a molecular diagnostics company focused on developing and manufacturing rapid, high multiplex solutions for infectious disease testing, today announced receipt of a $435K grant from the National Institutes of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering at the National Institutes of Health. The award will enable Akonni to accelerate development of its hands-free, sample-to-answer system for identifying a broader range of multi-drug resistant strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

28 Jul 2010

IntriCon second-quarter net sales increase 16.6% to $14.9 million

IntriCon Corporation, a designer, developer, manufacturer and distributor of body-worn medical devices, today announced financial results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2010.

28 Jul 2010

GE Healthcare completes new $15 million medical technology manufacturing facility in Cardiff, Wales

Life sciences giant GE Healthcare has opened a $15 million medical technology manufacturing facility in Cardiff, Wales. The new facility is based at the 30-acre Maynard Centre, where the company already employs over 400 people.

28 Jul 2010

InterMune second-quarter total revenue decreases to $5.9 million

InterMune, Inc. today announced results from operations for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2010. InterMune also highlighted its recent clinical development and business activities, and provided forward-looking financial guidance for 2010.

28 Jul 2010

Growth in dental implant sales to propel bone-graft-substitute market

According to new dental reports by iData Research, the leading global authority in medical device, dental and pharmaceutical market research, the U.S. market for dental implants is expected to regain double-digit growth by 2013, and will help drive the dental prosthetic market to reach over 82 million prosthetic placements by 2016.

27 Jul 2010

Encision reports 8% decline in first-quarter fiscal 2011 net sales

Encision Inc., a medical device company owning patented surgical technology that is emerging as a standard of care in minimally-invasive surgery, reported its financial results for its first fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2010.

27 Jul 2010

Psychologists to host China's first-ever conference on positive psychology

The ranks of China's millionaires continue to grow, but the increased wealth has done little to boost the country's gross domestic happiness, according to psychologists at the University of California, Berkeley. They say the pursuit of prosperity in the nation is fast outpacing mental health and well-being, and are seeking to correct that imbalance by spreading the science of happiness in China.

27 Jul 2010

Zetiq reports self declaration CE mark of conformity for cervical cancer diagnostic kit

Zetiq Technologies Ltd., a subsidiary of Bio-Light Ltd., reports that it has fulfilled the essential requirements towards issuing a self declaration CE mark of conformity for its diagnostic product for identification of cervical cancer in cytological specimens.

27 Jul 2010

ProtAffin signs manufacturing contract with CMC Biologics for COPD drug PA401

ProtAffin AG, a biotechnology company developing a novel class of biopharmaceutical products that act by targeting cell-surface glycan structures, today announced it has signed a manufacturing contract with CMC Biologics' Danish operations, located in Copenhagen, Denmark for manufacture of its lead product PA401 for the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The contract will cover manufacture and supply of PA401 for preclinical development and early clinical development in COPD and related respiratory indications.

27 Jul 2010

Novartis launches new OTC children's liquid acetaminophen product

Novartis announces the introduction of Triaminic™ Fever Reducer Pain Reliever, the only branded over-the-counter children's liquid acetaminophen product currently available nationwide in the US. Triaminic® now offers parents a product that combines the pain relieving and fever-reducing power of acetaminophen with the brand that has been trusted by pediatricians and parents for more than 50 years.

27 Jul 2010

Quidel recommences shipments of QuickVue+ lateral flow diagnostic test for infectious mononucleosis

Quidel Corporation, a leading provider of rapid diagnostic testing solutions, announced today that it has begun taking orders for its QuickVue®+ lateral flow diagnostic test for infectious mononucleosis. Due to strong customer demand, the Company has restarted manufacturing its previous mononucleosis product with shipments to customers expected during the first week of August.

27 Jul 2010

Alexza second-quarter net loss decreases to $12.9 million

Alexza Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today reported financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2010 and provided a business update. The net loss for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010, as reported in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (GAAP), was $12.9 million and $26.3 million, respectively, compared to a net loss of $17.0 million and $23.9 million in the respective comparable periods in 2009. Alexza had consolidated cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities at June 30, 2010 of $41.7 million.

27 Jul 2010

Analogic Medical Equipment receives ISO 13485 certification and ships first MRI amplifier product

Analogic Corporation, a leading provider of medical imaging and aviation security technology, announced today that the Company's newly established China operations, Analogic Medical Equipment (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., has received ISO 13485 certification and shipped its first MRI amplifier product.

26 Jul 2010

Harco announces contract to manufacture MediGLIDER products for ConMediSys

Harco Metal Products (Harco), an industry leader in tube fabrication, systems integration, and seamless, cost effective manufacturing, announced today the contract to manufacture MediGLIDER™ products for ConMediSys.

26 Jul 2010

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Sun Pharma reports first-quarter fiscal 2011 results

Vitro Diagnostics, Mokshagundam Biotechnologies enter contract to develop stem cell-derived food

Aphios awarded US patent for compositions, methods for treating diseases involving 5-α reductase enzyme

Taiwanese hemophiliacs infected by HIV-contaminated medications petition US Supreme Court

Regeneron second-quarter total revenues increase to $115.9 million

U.S. Marshals seize FastSize Extender devices and FastSize EQM Erectile Quality Monitor devices

NIH awards Akonni $435K to develop point-of-care diagnostics for multi-drug resistant strains of MTB

IntriCon second-quarter net sales increase 16.6% to $14.9 million

GE Healthcare completes new $15 million medical technology manufacturing facility in Cardiff, Wales

InterMune second-quarter total revenue decreases to $5.9 million

Growth in dental implant sales to propel bone-graft-substitute market

Encision reports 8% decline in first-quarter fiscal 2011 net sales

Psychologists to host China's first-ever conference on positive psychology

Zetiq reports self declaration CE mark of conformity for cervical cancer diagnostic kit

ProtAffin signs manufacturing contract with CMC Biologics for COPD drug PA401

Novartis launches new OTC children's liquid acetaminophen product

Quidel recommences shipments of QuickVue+ lateral flow diagnostic test for infectious mononucleosis

Alexza second-quarter net loss decreases to $12.9 million

Analogic Medical Equipment receives ISO 13485 certification and ships first MRI amplifier product

Harco announces contract to manufacture MediGLIDER products for ConMediSys

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