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IntriCon completes divestiture of RTI Electronics

IntriCon Corporation, a designer, developer, manufacturer and distributor of body-worn medical and electronics devices, today announced that it has completed the previously announced divestiture of its non-core electronics business, Anaheim, Calif.-based RTI Electronics, Inc. IntriCon has sold the business to an affiliate of Shackleton Equity Partners, a Los Angeles-based private equity group.

2 Jun 2010

Competitive Technologies to raise over $5M to accelerate sales of Calmare Pain Therapy Treatment

Competitive Technologies, Inc. today announced that it has signed an agreement to raise over $5 million by selling 2 million shares of equity to Crisnic Fund, S.A. based on a 15% discount from the volume weighted average price on the date the SEC declares the registration effective, as detailed in the 8-K being filed today.

2 Jun 2010

Emerson Ecologics announces awardees of Partner status in Emerson Quality Program

Emerson Ecologics, LLC announces the debut of the first group of manufacturers to be awarded Partner status in the Emerson Quality Program(SM) (EQP). This one-of-a-kind quality assurance program for the nutritional supplements industry provides practitioners with manufacturer-specific quality and safety information to assist in confidently recommending the best products to patients.

2 Jun 2010

FDA approves Prolia for postmenopausal women with osteoporosis

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Prolia, an injectable treatment for postmenopausal women with osteoporosis who are at high risk for fractures.

2 Jun 2010

Targeted Genetics reports net income of $1.8M for fourth-quarter 2009 compared to net loss of $10.8M in 2008

Targeted Genetics Corporation today announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2009.

1 Jun 2010

P2i completes £5.5m fund raising to support its international growth

P2i Limited, the world leader in liquid repellent nano-coating technology, has completed a £5.5m fund raising, to provide further working capital to support its rapid international growth. The funding has come from existing shareholders, Naxos Capital Partners, Swarraton Partners, Porton Capital, Unilever Ventures and Rainbow Seedfund.

1 Jun 2010

Targeted Genetics's partner Celladon presents Phase II trial data with MYDICAR at Heart Failure Congress 2010

Targeted Genetics Corporation announced that its partner, Celladon Corporation, presented full data today that show the first Phase II trial with MYDICAR® for the treatment of advanced heart failure has met its primary safety and efficacy endpoints, as prospectively defined in the Phase II trial protocol.

31 May 2010

NSF International tests, certifies nutritional supplements to prevent unacceptable contaminants

Recent news coverage has consumers concerned about the alarming amount of contaminants, such as pesticides and heavy metals, being found in herbal supplements. NSF International, an independent, not-for-profit public health organization, helps ease these concerns by testing and certifying supplements to ensure they are free of undeclared substances and unacceptable contaminants.

29 May 2010

Teva invests £37 million to expand Ontario production plant

The world's largest generic pharmaceutical company is investing £37 million to expand its Stouffville, Ontario production plant.

29 May 2010

New research hopes to provide next generation HazMat boot

The rubber boots that emergency personnel wear when responding to situations where hazardous materials are present may be functional, but they're not very comfortable. New research coming out of North Carolina State University hopes to provide a next generation HazMat boot that meets both criteria.

29 May 2010

Misonix announces sale of all rights to HIFU technology, HIFU related assets to USHIFU

Misonix, Inc., a developer of minimally invasive ultrasonic medical device technology, which is used in Europe for the ablation of tumors and worldwide for acute health conditions, today announced the sale to USHIFU, LLC of all of the rights to the High Intensity Focused Ultrasound technology previously obtained from Focus Surgery, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of USHIFU, together with other HIFU related assets.

29 May 2010

Bioheart to establish two Centers of Excellence to provide cell therapy procedures for patients with CHF, PAD

Bioheart, Inc., announced today plans for establishing two Centers of Excellence in the Middle East to provide its cell therapy procedures to patients suffering from congestive heart failure and peripheral arterial disease. Dr. Karl E. Groth, Chairman and CEO, and Peggy A. Farley, Chief Operating and Financial Officer, are now in that region holding discussions and performing site inspections.

29 May 2010

FDA may seek criminal penalties against J & J for faulty recall of children's Tylenol, other medicines

The Wall Street Journal: "The Food and Drug Administration said it is weighing whether to seek criminal penalties against the Johnson & Johnson unit that made children's Tylenol and other over-the-counter kids' medicines recalled last month. Joshua Sharfstein, the FDA's principal deputy commissioner, told lawmakers at a hearing Thursday that J&J's McNeil Consumer Healthcare unit had a 'pattern of noncompliance' with good manufacturing practices.

29 May 2010

VaxGen signs definitive agreement to acquire diaDexus in stock-for-stock merger

VaxGen, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, and diaDexus, Inc., a privately held diagnostics company focused on the development and commercialization of patent-protected in vitro diagnostic products addressing unmet needs in cardiovascular disease, announced today that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which VaxGen will acquire diaDexus in a stock-for-stock merger.

29 May 2010

US HIFU acquires Sonatherm 600 medical device from Misonix

USHIFU, LLC (US HIFU), a world leader in minimally invasive high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) technologies and manufacturer of the Sonablate® 500 (Sonablate) medical device, announces the acquisition of certain Misonix HIFU assets and European distribution rights. In addition, through its transaction with Misonix, US HIFU acquires the Sonatherm® 600 medical device, a laparoscopic HIFU system used to ablate certain soft tissues.

29 May 2010

Study measures effects of BPA on male reproductive system

Increasing Bisphenol-A levels in urine are associated with worsening male sexual function, according to a Kaiser Permanente study appearing online in the Journal of Andrology.

28 May 2010

Hamilton Thorne announces vendor partnership agreement with Leica Microsystems

Hamilton Thorne Ltd., a leading provider of advanced laser systems and instruments for the stem cell research and fertility clinic markets, today announces a vendor partnership agreement with Leica Microsystems GmbH of Wetzlar, Germany, a leading global designer and producer of innovative high-tech precision optics systems for the analysis of microstructures.

28 May 2010

Celsis International updates Drug Master Files with FDA

Celsis International, the global leader in rapid microbial detection, announced it has recently updated its Drug Master Files with the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) to include information on testing both non-sterile and sterile raw materials, in-process solutions and finished goods on the Celsis system.

28 May 2010

Flextronics to expand existing partnership with Citrix Systems

Flextronics today announced that it will expand its existing partnership with Citrix Systems, Inc. to include the joint design of Citrix's next generation hardware for WAN optimization and secure access appliances and primary outsourcing partner. Flextronics has provided manufacturing and logistics solutions to Citrix for more than five years.

28 May 2010

Welch Allyn climbs to #35 rank in "The Best Companies to Work For" in Mexico list

For the second consecutive year, The Gestion de Negocios named Welch Allyn, a leading global manufacturer of frontline medical products and solutions, to its list of "The Best Companies to Work For" in Mexico, the country's most comprehensive study of workplace culture. This year's ranking represented a leap of 42 spots, as the company moved from #77 in 2009 to #35 this year—a significant accomplishment for the Welch Allyn de Mexico factory that has only been in operation since 2006.

27 May 2010

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IntriCon completes divestiture of RTI Electronics

Competitive Technologies to raise over $5M to accelerate sales of Calmare Pain Therapy Treatment

Emerson Ecologics announces awardees of Partner status in Emerson Quality Program

FDA approves Prolia for postmenopausal women with osteoporosis

Targeted Genetics reports net income of $1.8M for fourth-quarter 2009 compared to net loss of $10.8M in 2008

P2i completes £5.5m fund raising to support its international growth

Targeted Genetics's partner Celladon presents Phase II trial data with MYDICAR at Heart Failure Congress 2010

NSF International tests, certifies nutritional supplements to prevent unacceptable contaminants

Teva invests £37 million to expand Ontario production plant

New research hopes to provide next generation HazMat boot

Misonix announces sale of all rights to HIFU technology, HIFU related assets to USHIFU

Bioheart to establish two Centers of Excellence to provide cell therapy procedures for patients with CHF, PAD

FDA may seek criminal penalties against J & J for faulty recall of children's Tylenol, other medicines

VaxGen signs definitive agreement to acquire diaDexus in stock-for-stock merger

US HIFU acquires Sonatherm 600 medical device from Misonix

Study measures effects of BPA on male reproductive system

Hamilton Thorne announces vendor partnership agreement with Leica Microsystems

Celsis International updates Drug Master Files with FDA

Flextronics to expand existing partnership with Citrix Systems

Welch Allyn climbs to #35 rank in "The Best Companies to Work For" in Mexico list

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