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UH chemist receives prestigious Sloan award for next-generation computer memory

Investigating the building blocks for next-generation computer memory has earned a University of Houston chemist his third Tier One research award.

10 May 2011

Hitachi to provide Mayo Clinic with two sets of proton beam therapy systems

Hitachi, Ltd. today announced that it has entered into an agreement to provide Mayo Clinic with its proton beam therapy (PBT) system. This next-generation technology has spot scanning capability for treating certain forms of cancer. The agreement includes PBT system maintenance for both facilities for 10 years following completion of the systems' installation.

10 May 2011

Three Ontario projects set to further knowledge and discovery in biomonitoring, drug development

As part of the Genome Canada Large-Scale Applied Research Project Competition, which as a whole awarded over $58 million to 16 projects across the country, the researchers in Ontario will be focusing on biomonitoring, understanding gene function with the aim of identifying genes or proteins for drug targets, and the creation of synthetic antibodies to target cancers and other diseases.

9 May 2011

Medtronic, Bayer HealthCare expand global alliance to develop next generation diabetes management solutions

Medtronic, Inc. and Bayer HealthCare have expanded their international alliance to now include the United States and will work exclusively to develop innovative next generation diabetes management solutions for patients, state-of-the-art, wireless blood glucose meters worldwide.

From Medtronic 9 May 2011

U-Systems completes $6.5 million funding round

U-Systems, Inc., the leader in automated breast ultrasound technology, announced today the completion of a $6.5 million funding round. The additional capital came exclusively from existing U-Systems investors and affiliates including iD SoftCapital Group, Lumira Capital, PIIH, Radius Ventures, and Sycamore Ventures.

9 May 2011

Intrexon to deploy Novici's GRAMMR technology in concert with UltraVector platform

Intrexon Corporation, a next generation synthetic biology company, today announced an agreement with Novici Biotech LLC in which Intrexon has licensed certain non-exclusive rights to the use of Novici's patented GRAMMR® technology for high-resolution genetic reassortment ("gene shuffling").

9 May 2011

Epigenomics, Life Technologies enter supply agreement for second-generation colorectal cancer blood test

Epigenomics AG, the cancer molecular diagnosis company, today announced the signing of a supply agreement with Life Technologies Corporation, a global provider of innovative life science solutions.

7 May 2011

Enzon first quarter adjusted loss from continuing operations decreases to $4.2 million

Enzon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced its financial results for the first quarter of 2011.

7 May 2011

CJASN: Only few US medical students adopt nephrology as a career

Kidney disease affects 1 in 9 US adults, and by 2020 more than 750,000 Americans will be on dialysis or awaiting kidney transplant. Despite this growing health problem, every year fewer US medical students adopt nephrology as a career, according to a review appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society Nephrology.

6 May 2011

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

Next Generation News and Research

UH chemist receives prestigious Sloan award for next-generation computer memory

Hitachi to provide Mayo Clinic with two sets of proton beam therapy systems

Three Ontario projects set to further knowledge and discovery in biomonitoring, drug development

Medtronic, Bayer HealthCare expand global alliance to develop next generation diabetes management solutions

U-Systems completes $6.5 million funding round

Intrexon to deploy Novici's GRAMMR technology in concert with UltraVector platform

Epigenomics, Life Technologies enter supply agreement for second-generation colorectal cancer blood test

Enzon first quarter adjusted loss from continuing operations decreases to $4.2 million

CJASN: Only few US medical students adopt nephrology as a career

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

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

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

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

Thoratec reports $99.5 million revenue for first quarter 2011

Caliper first quarter revenue increases 25% to $35.8 million

Researchers discover two mutations responsible for neurological condition

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

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

PURE named winner of CSN 2011 National Child Safety Award

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

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