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University of Minnesota-Twin Cities recognizes Rich Nazarian with 2010 DMD Conference Award

Rich Nazarian, Minnetronix, Inc. President and CEO, will be recognized for his dedication to the medical device community by the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities with the honor of the 2010 Design of Medical Devices Conference Award.

8 Apr 2010

Baxa releases DoseEdge TPN for automated TPN production

Baxa Corporation, a leading provider of medical devices and systems that automate pharmacy operations and increase patient safety, today announced the release of DoseEdge TPN, the industry's first product for completely managing the workflow for automated TPN production.

8 Apr 2010

Illumina launches VeraCode ADME Core Panel

Illumina, Inc. today announced the launch of its VeraCode ADME Core Panel designed to help researchers study genetic predispositions for differential drug response and adverse events. The VeraCode ADME Core Panel offers the most complete representation of the key biomarkers associated with drug absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion (ADME) as standardized by pharmaceutical industry experts in the PharmADME Core List.

From Illumina, Inc. 7 Apr 2010

Health Robotics introduces Virtual High-Availability Architecture for CytoCare and i.v.STATION robots

As part of its I.V. Room of the Future initiative to cooperate with other industry leaders, Health Robotics today announced the immediate availability of its revolutionary Virtual High-Availability Architecture (up to 99.99%), including state-of-the-art, virtualization compliant, cluster and fail-over, disaster recovery, and back-up solutions for its CytoCare and i.v.STATION robots [with future expansion to TPNstation when available], and its i.v.SOFT Workflow Engine for manual compounding.

7 Apr 2010

Kofax to provide large Australian insurance provider with document capture solution

Kofax plc, the leading provider of document driven business process automation solutions, today announced it will provide a document capture solution to one of Australia's largest insurance providers and leading workers compensation insurer. The value of the contract to Kofax is approximately $800,000.

7 Apr 2010

SRU Biosystems extends product line with the introduction of BIND SCANNER

SRU Biosystems today announced the extension of its product line of label-free instrumentation and biosensors with the introduction of its BIND® SCANNER for primary and stem cell applications. The BIND SCANNER is a first-of-its-kind, plate-based, label-free instrument capable of monitoring cellular responses at an individual cell resolution.

7 Apr 2010

Aris Global introduces solution suite for integrating data from EDC and clinical safety

Aris Global, a leading provider of software solutions for the life sciences industry, today introduced Total Clinical 2.0, an integrated solution suite designed to help life science organizations enter clinical safety data once and share seamlessly across their enterprise. Total Clinical is available on a hosted, managed platform and includes a full range of delivery and support services.

5 Apr 2010

Canon receives FDA 510(k) clearance for CX-1 Hybrid Mydriatic/Non-Mydriatic Digital Retinal Camera

Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in medical imaging, today announced the Canon CX-1 Hybrid Mydriatic/Non-Mydriatic Digital Retinal Camera has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

5 Apr 2010

New automated technology may help detect pathogens in food and water

Detecting one of the world's most common pathogens in drinking water soon may no longer be bottle-necked under a laboratory microscope.

3 Apr 2010

Merge Healthcare completes private placement of preferred and common stock

Merge Healthcare, a health IT solutions provider, announced today that it has completed a private placement of preferred and common stock totaling $41.75 million, which is specified for use in funding a portion of the proposed acquisition of AMICAS, Inc., a provider of medical imaging software and services.

2 Apr 2010

HealthPort offers money-back guarantee for EHR software

HealthPort, a top-25 company in the healthcare information technology industry, today announced that it is providing a money-back guarantee that its Electronic Health Record (EHR) software, HealthPort EHR, will meet certification requirements for Meaningful Use as set forth in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009.

2 Apr 2010

First national centralized application service for students applying to RN programs launched

The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) announces the launch of NursingCAS, the first national centralized application service for students applying to all types of registered nursing (RN) programs. Similar to services already in place for medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, and other health professions, NursingCAS provides individuals with a convenient way to apply to nursing programs nationwide while serving as an important mechanism to fill vacant seats in schools of nursing.

2 Apr 2010

Cornerstone: UMass Memorial Health Care's multi-year, multi-entity EMR integration project

UMass Memorial Health Care is undertaking an electronic medical record integration project of incredible scope. Known as Cornerstone, the project is a multi-year, multi-entity corporate initiative to implement common patient clinical and financial systems and to reduce variability in processes and workflows across the system. Currently in full design and implementation mode and continuing over the next four years, the way UMass Memorial collects, views, shares, manages, and interacts with all patient information will drastically change and improve.

2 Apr 2010

Hamamatsu launches FDSS/uCELL imaging plate reader for kinetic cell-based assay development

Hamamatsu has announced the release of the FDSS/uCELL, an affordable new imaging plate reader for kinetic cell-based assay development, including GPCR and ion channel research. The uCELL ("micro cell") offers a cost-effective way for biotechnology companies, research institutes, and clinical research organizations to introduce the highly reliable and advanced Hamamatsu FDSS (Functional Drug Screening System) technology to their daily operations.

2 Apr 2010

MedQuist, AMI partner to provide CAC within CodeRunner coding workflow platform

MedQuist Inc., a leading provider of technology-enabled clinical documentation services, has announced an agreement with healthcare informatics software developer Artificial Medical Intelligence Inc. (AMI) to provide computer-assisted coding (CAC) within MedQuist's CodeRunner™ coding workflow platform.

2 Apr 2010

Metabolon awarded U.S. patents for metabolomics methods

Metabolon, Inc., the leader in global metabolism through biomarker discovery and analysis, announced today the grant of US Patent 7,682,783 and US Patent 7,682,784 entitled "Methods for Drug Discovery, Disease Treatment and Diagnosis Using Metabolomics". The USPTO awarded the patents to Metabolon on March 23, 2010. The issued claims in the new patents are for uses of metabolomics to identify diagnostic biomarkers for depression and schizophrenia by profiling classes of metabolites in a sample.

1 Apr 2010

Symyx Technologies forms alliance with Pistoia Alliance

Symyx Technologies, Inc. today announced it has joined the Pistoia Alliance, a non-profit group that promotes collaboration to streamline non-competitive elements of pharmaceutical and life science discovery workflows. The alliance was initially formed by major global pharmaceutical companies including Pfizer, GlaxoSmithKline, Novartis, and AstraZeneca.

1 Apr 2010

Refinements to CTC-chip may better monitor how CTC levels react to prostate cancer treatment

Technical improvements to a microchip-based device for detecting and analyzing tumor cells in the bloodstream are revealing cellular differences that may reflect a tumor's aggressiveness and long-term response to treatment.

1 Apr 2010

RPCI selects McKesson to manage its medical billing processes

After a rigorous selection process, one of the nation's largest and most prestigious cancer centers, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, has selected McKesson to manage its medical billing processes. With McKesson's Revenue Management Solutions group taking over patient billing, accounts receivable management, and reporting, the New York-based education and research institute gains a partner that understands the complexities of its business.

1 Apr 2010

DATATRAK International reports 31% decrease in revenue for fourth-quarter 2009

DATATRAK International, Inc., a technology and services company focused on global eClinical solutions for the clinical trials industry, today announced its operating results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2009.

31 Mar 2010

Software News and Research

University of Minnesota-Twin Cities recognizes Rich Nazarian with 2010 DMD Conference Award

Baxa releases DoseEdge TPN for automated TPN production

Illumina launches VeraCode ADME Core Panel

Health Robotics introduces Virtual High-Availability Architecture for CytoCare and i.v.STATION robots

Kofax to provide large Australian insurance provider with document capture solution

SRU Biosystems extends product line with the introduction of BIND SCANNER

Aris Global introduces solution suite for integrating data from EDC and clinical safety

Canon receives FDA 510(k) clearance for CX-1 Hybrid Mydriatic/Non-Mydriatic Digital Retinal Camera

New automated technology may help detect pathogens in food and water

Merge Healthcare completes private placement of preferred and common stock

HealthPort offers money-back guarantee for EHR software

First national centralized application service for students applying to RN programs launched

Cornerstone: UMass Memorial Health Care's multi-year, multi-entity EMR integration project

Hamamatsu launches FDSS/uCELL imaging plate reader for kinetic cell-based assay development

MedQuist, AMI partner to provide CAC within CodeRunner coding workflow platform

Metabolon awarded U.S. patents for metabolomics methods

Symyx Technologies forms alliance with Pistoia Alliance

Refinements to CTC-chip may better monitor how CTC levels react to prostate cancer treatment

RPCI selects McKesson to manage its medical billing processes

DATATRAK International reports 31% decrease in revenue for fourth-quarter 2009

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