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Kopin second-quarter total sales increase 7.0% to $30.2 million

Kopin Corporation today announced financial results for the second quarter ended June 26, 2010.

3 Aug 2010

New FEI software package increases electron microscope throughput, ease-of-use

FEI Company ,a leading scientific instrumentation company providing electron microscopy systems for nanoscale applications across many industries, released today a set of software applications that increase the throughput and ease-of-use of its electron microscopes for biological research. The four software packages make electron microscopes more useful for life science researchers involved in structural, cellular and tissue biology as they build the full solution from sample to biological answer.

3 Aug 2010

IntegenX selects Zeta's 3D to analyze dimensional properties of micro-channel biochips

Zeta Instruments, Inc. a leading provider of cost-effective, precision measurement solutions for micron-scale surface analysis, announced that its Zeta-20™ optical metrology system has been selected for the analysis and development of advanced microfluidics/biotechnology laboratory products. IntegenX, an innovative supplier of automation systems for DNA and RNA-based micro-sample preparation used in forensics and gene sequencing, has chosen Zeta's 3D surface measurement solution to analyze the dimensional properties of its micro-channel biochips.

3 Aug 2010

Study reveals potential marker for prostate cancer

Studies by a Purdue University-led team have revealed a potential marker for prostate cancer that could be the starting point for less invasive testing and improved diagnosis of the disease.

3 Aug 2010

VHGI Holdings' Medical Office Software sold to a private company

VHGI Holdings, Inc. announced today that it has sold the assets of its medical practice management subsidiary, Medical Office Software, Inc., to a private company for a purchase price of between $1,200,000 - $1,300,000 and a warrant to purchase 1% of the common stock in the new company.

2 Aug 2010

XACP invests $4M in $6.1M Series B financing for Health Market Science

Cross Atlantic Capital Partners announced today that it invested $4 million in a $6.1 million Series B financing for Health Market Science, a leading data and analytics provider for the healthcare industry. Cross Atlantic led the round with follow-on investments from other institutional investors, including Edison Venture Fund.

2 Aug 2010

Lakeview Health System selects Lawson Software's multiple enterprise software solutions

Lawson Software today announced that Lakeview Health System has selected multiple enterprise software solutions, including Lawson Enterprise Financial Management, Supply Chain Management, Contract Management, and Budgeting and Planning suites. It also selected Lawson Time & Attendance and Scheduling modules as well as Lawson Business Intelligence.

2 Aug 2010

WellDoc DiabetesManager System receives FDA clearance

WellDoc, a healthcare company that develops technology solutions to improve chronic disease management outcomes and reduce healthcare costs, today announced that it has received United States Food and Drug Administration 510(k) clearance to market the WellDoc DiabetesManager System to healthcare providers and their adult patients with type 2 diabetes.

2 Aug 2010

Explorys secures $2.55M Series B financing from Santé Ventures

Explorys Inc., the leader in cloud computing solutions for healthcare data management, analytics, and outcomes measurement has secured $2.55M Series B financing from Santé Ventures, with follow-on participation from Cleveland Clinic Innovations.

2 Aug 2010

Henry Schein second-quarter 2010 net sales increase 15.1% to $1.8 billion

Henry Schein, Inc., the largest provider of healthcare products and services to office-based practitioners, today reported record financial results for the quarter ended June 26, 2010.

2 Aug 2010

MBHS targets emerging healthcare markets of Russia, CIS

mBeach Software Inc. today announced a strategy of targeting new international market opportunities. In particular, the company has identified the emerging markets of Russia and Commonwealth of Independent States.

31 Jul 2010

Nightingale Informatix reports $4.2 million revenue for fourth-quarter fiscal 2010

Nightingale Informatix Corporation, an application service provider (ASP) of electronic medical record (EMR) software and related services announces its financial results for the quarter and year ended March 31, 2010.

31 Jul 2010

Blumenthal defends hew health IT rules to Utah leaders

David Blumenthal, the national coordinator for health information technology for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, "defended the administration's new plans against critics who say the watered-down rules miss an opportunity to lower costs and improve patient care," The Salt Lake Tribune reports.

31 Jul 2010

QPharma releases qSpend Web-based aggregate spend solution

QPharma, Inc., the industry leader in FDA Regulatory and Compliance Solutions, announced today the official release of their aggregate spend solution, qSpend. This tool assists Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology, and Medical Device companies in complying with countless state and federal laws, regulations, and industry guidelines governing sales and marketing. qSpend is QPharma's cost-efficient, aggregate spend solution for tracking, evaluating, and reporting sales and marketing expenditures in a regulatory compliant manner.

31 Jul 2010

THL signs definitive merger agreement to acquire Intermedix from Parthenon

Intermedix Corporation, a leading provider of revenue cycle management and software solutions to the emergency healthcare industry, announced today that Thomas H. Lee Partners, L.P. has signed a definitive merger agreement to acquire the Company from Parthenon Capital Partners and its minority shareholders.

30 Jul 2010

FDA clears ZOLL's new Propaq MD Monitor/Defibrillator

ZOLL Medical Corporation, a manufacturer of medical devices and related software solutions, announced today that it has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to market and begin distribution of the new Propaq® MD Monitor/Defibrillator that was developed specifically to meet the special needs of military customers and air medical operations worldwide. Development of this product was a joint undertaking between the Department of Defense and a cooperative arrangement between Welch Allyn and ZOLL.

30 Jul 2010

Volcano second-quarter revenues increase 36% to record $73.5 million

Volcano Corporation, a leading developer and manufacturer of precision intravascular therapy guidance tools designed to enhance the diagnosis and treatment of coronary and peripheral vascular disease, said today that revenues in the second quarter of 2010 increased 36 percent versus revenues in the second quarter of 2009.

30 Jul 2010

VAPAHCS acquires 15 Zargis Cardioscan systems

Zargis Medical Corp., a majority-owned subsidiary of Speedus Corp., today announced that the VA Palo Alto Health Care System, a northern California based hospital group that is part of The Department of Veterans Affairs nationwide network of hospitals, recently purchased 15 Zargis Cardioscan systems.

30 Jul 2010

McKesson first-quarter revenues increase to $27.5 billion

McKesson Corporation today reported that revenues for the first quarter ended June 30, 2010 were $27.5 billion compared to $26.7 billion a year ago. First-quarter earnings per diluted share was $1.10 compared to $1.06 per diluted share a year ago.

30 Jul 2010

Partners in ENIAC project announce details of multinational/multidisciplinary program

The partners in a new publicly-funded European research project today announced details of the multinational/multidisciplinary program: 'CSI: Central Nervous System Imaging.' This three-year ENIAC project aims to achieve substantial advances in state-of-the-art medical 3D-imaging platforms by focusing on the diagnosis and therapy of serious diseases of the central nervous system and brain.

30 Jul 2010