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BIOCOM selects partneringONE platform for Global Life Science Partnering Conference

EBD Group, the leading partnering firm for the global life science industry, today announced that BIOCOM has selected partneringONE as the partnering platform for its inaugural Global Life Science Partnering Conference to be held February 22–24, 2011 at the Estancia Hotel and Spa in La Jolla, California. This conference is an exclusive global partnering and networking forum for senior executives and business development professionals of the life science industry.

22 Oct 2010

Nurses in health care facilities may perform better through harm reduction strategies: Researchers

University of Maryland School of Nursing researchers say nurses in hospitals and other health care facilities may perform better by following the lead of airlines, trucking, and nuclear plants, by limiting hours of service, ensuring prompt and definite breaks during shifts, and other scheduling strategies.

22 Oct 2010

Lodestone Clinical Trials Supply Management solution achieves 'Powered By SAP Netweaver' certification

Lodestone Management Consultants today announced the new software release 1.0 of its Clinical Trials Supply Management (CTSM) Add-On Suite®. The solution has achieved SAP certification as powered by the SAP NetWeaver® technology platform, providing more transparency and a reduction of overages in the complex and time-consuming clinical development process of which the clinical supply chain is a key component.

21 Oct 2010

Bruker installs BioSpec 170/25 system at CEA NeuroSpin research center

Bruker announced today that it has successfully installed its BioSpec® 170/25 system at the CEA NeuroSpin research center near Paris, France. The world's first horizontal ultra-high magnetic field 17.2 Tesla MRI system features a magnet bore diameter of 25 cm. It is equipped with a novel Bruker BGA-S™ gradient system with unsurpassed amplitude and slew rate specifications for cutting-edge preclinical in vivo imaging on small animals.

21 Oct 2010

DynaVox releases new additions to Vmax line of communication devices

DynaVox, the leading provider of speech generating devices and symbol-adapted special education software used to assist individuals in overcoming speech, language and learning challenges, today announced the release of two new additions to the Vmax™ line of communication devices, the Vmax+ High Performance and the Vmax+ Battery Efficiency.

21 Oct 2010

Prometheus forms Solutions group to help customers develop data-driven solutions

Prometheus Research LLC has formed the Prometheus Solutions group to help customers develop data-driven solutions, including dashboards and reports. The group will draw on expertise developed by the company in its ten years of building custom biomedical data management applications.

21 Oct 2010

UW Medicine patient receives implantable device for vestibular problems

A University of Washington Medical Center patient on Thursday, Oct. 21, will be the world's first recipient of a device that aims to quell the disabling vertigo associated with Meniere's disease.

21 Oct 2010

New immunoSEQ bioinformatics software platform helps monitor adaptive immune system

Adaptive TCR Technologies, a biotech firm based in Seattle, WA, announced today the release of its immunoSEQ profiling service and immunoSEQ Analyzer bioinformatics software platform. Together, these tools provide researchers and clinicians the ability to profile and monitor the adaptive immune system at a level of detail that has never before been possible.

21 Oct 2010

Metabolon receives patent for biomarkers to determine PPAR-affecting drugs

Metabolon, Inc., leaders in global metabolomics, biomarker discovery and biochemical analysis, announced today the grant of US Patent 7,807,138 entitled "Biomarkers of Metabolic Responses to Hepatic Drugs". The USPTO awarded the patent to Metabolon on October 5, 2010. This is the 13th patent issued to Metabolon and the second in its portfolio of biomarker patents.

21 Oct 2010

Nightingale signs over 400 EMR seats in Canada during first half of fiscal 2011

Nightingale Informatix Corporation, an application service provider (ASP) of electronic medical record (EMR) software and related services today announced that during its fiscal 2011 second quarter ended September 30, it signed agreements to deploy its Nightingale On Demand EMR and practice management solution with healthcare providers across Canada, representing more than 200 seats (A "Seat" is defined as a paying healthcare provider using Nightingale's Electronic Medical Record).

20 Oct 2010

FDA purchases AB SCIEX QTRAP 5500 Systems for analysis of the U.S. food supply

AB SCIEX, a global leader in life science analytical technologies, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has purchased eight of the company's AB SCIEX QTRAP® 5500 Systems for analysis of the U.S. food supply. These mass spectrometry systems will be deployed at FDA headquarters and across seven field laboratories. This supports government initiatives to help ensure food safety.

20 Oct 2010

Minnesota health care organizations share patient EHRs through network of interoperable systems

Eight of the largest health care organizations in Minnesota have successfully launched software that enables electronic sharing of patient records across the group - and with other network members nationwide. The network of interoperable systems allows for an estimated 75 percent of Minnesotans (3.6 million patients) to show up at any one of the organizations' hospitals or clinics and have records from previous visits immediately available to doctors.

20 Oct 2010

Pharsight launches Phoenix Pharmacometric Productivity Challenge

Pharsight, a market-leading provider of software and scientific consulting services to improve productivity and decision-making in clinical drug development, announced today that it has launched the Phoenix Pharmacometric Productivity Challenge, a competition to recognize excellence in the application of pharmacometric software to critical problems in drug development.

20 Oct 2010

BIOTRONIK EHR DataSync software offers advanced patient management capabilities

BIOTRONIK SE Co. & KG, a leading manufacturer of implantable cardiac devices, has announced the European release of BIOTRONIK EHR DataSync. The software supports physicians, hospitals and clinics by integrating routine follow-up details, BIOTRONIK Home Monitoring remote follow-up information and data from the company's cardiac device programmers - ICS 3000 and the new programmer, Renamic, soon to be launched across Europe.

20 Oct 2010

Novartis to implement Veeva CRM for global deployments

Veeva Systems announced today that Novartis Pharmaceuticals AG, a world leader in the research, development, manufacturing and marketing of products to protect and improve health and well-being, has chosen Veeva CRM® for various global deployments.

19 Oct 2010

PC Mall announces new solution for EHR adoption and achievement of meaningful use

PC Mall, Inc., whose healthcare expertise is marketed under the "HealthDynamix" brand, today announced a new solution that supports electronic health record adoption and assists physicians in achieving meaningful use as defined by the US government. Participating physicians will be able to take advantage of EHR funds recently allocated in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

19 Oct 2010

Integration of XB-BIS and IPA software improve personalized medicine

Ingenuity Systems, the leading provider of information solutions for life science researchers, and TransMed Systems, a translational medicine software and services company, today announced an integration between IPA software and XB Bio-Integration Suite (XB-BIS).

19 Oct 2010

UnitedHealth Group consolidated third quarter revenues increase 9% to $23.7 billion

UnitedHealth Group today reported third quarter results, including strong revenue growth in both its Health Benefits and Health Services business groups. Third quarter 2010 net earnings were $1.14 per share. Key performance metrics and costs were in line with or better than Company expectations.

19 Oct 2010

Discovery of 4 new DNA 'hotspots' may aid in developing new therapies for psoriasis

Scientists at the University of Michigan Heath System and their collaborators have found four new DNA "hotspots" that may one day help guide new treatments for psoriasis, one of the most common autoimmune diseases in the country.

19 Oct 2010

New motion management software enables clear visualization of moving tumors in lung cancer

A 67-year-old female patient with lung cancer presented physicians with a difficult challenge: her tumor was small and it rode up and down with her breathing. During her treatment set up, all doctors saw on their therapy system's imaging equipment was a blur of motion. Fortunately, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust was able to utilize its Symmetry motion management software; new imaging technology from Elekta that enables clear visualization of moving targets.

From Elekta 19 Oct 2010

Software News and Research

BIOCOM selects partneringONE platform for Global Life Science Partnering Conference

Nurses in health care facilities may perform better through harm reduction strategies: Researchers

Lodestone Clinical Trials Supply Management solution achieves 'Powered By SAP Netweaver' certification

Bruker installs BioSpec 170/25 system at CEA NeuroSpin research center

DynaVox releases new additions to Vmax line of communication devices

Prometheus forms Solutions group to help customers develop data-driven solutions

UW Medicine patient receives implantable device for vestibular problems

New immunoSEQ bioinformatics software platform helps monitor adaptive immune system

Metabolon receives patent for biomarkers to determine PPAR-affecting drugs

Nightingale signs over 400 EMR seats in Canada during first half of fiscal 2011

FDA purchases AB SCIEX QTRAP 5500 Systems for analysis of the U.S. food supply

Minnesota health care organizations share patient EHRs through network of interoperable systems

Pharsight launches Phoenix Pharmacometric Productivity Challenge

BIOTRONIK EHR DataSync software offers advanced patient management capabilities

Novartis to implement Veeva CRM for global deployments

PC Mall announces new solution for EHR adoption and achievement of meaningful use

Integration of XB-BIS and IPA software improve personalized medicine

UnitedHealth Group consolidated third quarter revenues increase 9% to $23.7 billion

Discovery of 4 new DNA 'hotspots' may aid in developing new therapies for psoriasis

New motion management software enables clear visualization of moving tumors in lung cancer

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