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Affitech, Cancer Research Technology sign deal to advance therapeutic antibodies

Cancer Research Technology, the commercial arm of Cancer Research UK, has signed a license agreement to grant antibody medicines company, Affitech A/S, exclusive rights to a CRT patent application and relevant know how to develop and use therapeutic antibodies that recognise and block the function of CCR4, a protein found on certain tumours - including early and late stage cervical cancer and oesophageal cancer.

4 May 2011

ChipDX identifies gene expression signature in early-stage breast tumors

ChipDX LLC, a New York-based molecular diagnostics and personalized medicine research company, has discovered a gene expression signature present in the cells of early-stage breast tumors that indicates the chance of the tumor recurring within 10 years.

4 May 2011

Top-line results from Lymphoseek NEO3-09 Phase 3 study in breast cancer, melanoma

Neoprobe Corporation, a diversified developer of innovative oncology diagnostic products, today announced top-line results from its Lymphoseek NEO3-09 study.

4 May 2011

Henry Schein first quarter net sales increase 10.6% to $1.9 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 March 26, 2011.

3 May 2011

Techne decides to pay a dividend of $0.27 per share for quarter ended March 31, 2011

Techne Corporation announced that its Board of Directors has decided to pay a dividend of $0.27 per share for the quarter ended March 31, 2011.

From BiosPacific, Inc. 3 May 2011

Eurotrans-Bio awards 1.1 million grant to MDxHealth, NovioGendix for bladder cancer program

MDxHealth SA, a leading molecular diagnostics company in the field of personalized cancer treatment, today announced that together with partner NovioGendix B.V., a molecular diagnostics company spun out from Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, the Netherlands, has received a USD 1.1 million grant from Eurotrans-Bio to progress its bladder cancer program.

3 May 2011

Doctors should consider catheterization for diagnosing children with heart defects: AHA

Doctors should consider using catheterization as a treatment tool in addition to its established role in diagnosing children with heart defects, according to a new American Heart Association scientific statement.

3 May 2011

First cryoablation procedure using new mapping catheter performed at Baylor Heart and Vascular Hospital

Baylor Jack and Jane Hamilton Heart and Vascular Hospital today announced the first patient procedure in the U.S. using the Achieve Mapping Catheter, an intra-cardiac electrophysiology diagnostic catheter that can be used to assess pulmonary vein isolation when treating paroxysmal atrial fibrillation.

3 May 2011

SRS Medical announces pelvic health program for women

SRS Medical today announced the formation of Restore Continence™, a women's pelvic health program based on the use of a comprehensive suite of medical devices for diagnosing and treating urinary incontinence.

3 May 2011

FDA clears ITI's FilmArray RP assay for respiratory virus detection

Idaho Technology, Inc. announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a 510(k) clearance for the FilmArray instrument and the FilmArray Respiratory Panel.

3 May 2011

FDA approves Achieve Mapping Catheter for use in first patient procedure

Medtronic, Inc. today announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval for use, and the first patient procedure using the Achieve™ Mapping Catheter, an intra-cardiac electrophysiology diagnostic catheter that can be used to assess pulmonary vein isolation when treating paroxysmal atrial fibrillation.

3 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

NCRP workshop on CT use in emergency medicine is now available through JACR May issue

A summary of the National Council on Radiation Protection's workshop on the appropriate use of computed tomography in emergency medicine, and a list of recommendations from participating organizations to help control the inappropriate use of CT in the emergency department, is now available via the May issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

2 May 2011

Northern California hospitals are new subscribers to MD Ranger's comprehensive toolkit

MD Ranger, Inc., a leading provider of compensation benchmarks for physician service contracts, today announced that Marin General Hospital in Greenbrae, Calif., and Sonoma Valley District Hospital in Sonoma, Calif., are the newest subscribers to MD Ranger's proprietary compensation database, which will provide decision support and strengthen compliance documentation for physician contracting.

2 May 2011

Premature infants who screen positive for ASD at 18 months may not have autism

Extremely premature infants who screen positive for autism spectrum disorder at 18 months of age may not actually have autism. Rather, they may fail screening tests due to an unrelated cognitive or language delay, according to research to be presented Sunday, May 1, at the Pediatric Academic Societies annual meeting in Denver.

2 May 2011

No proven advantages of PET for diagnostic accuracy of head and neck tumours: Research

The benefit and harm of positron emission tomography in patients with head and neck tumours, applied alone or in combination with computed tomography, cannot currently be reliably assessed.

30 Apr 2011

White youths less likely to be tested for STI in pediatric emergency department

When adolescent females visit a pediatric emergency department with complaints that may signal a sexually transmitted infection, white youths are less likely to be tested than blacks, according to a study to be presented Saturday, April 30, at the Pediatric Academic Societies annual meeting in Denver.

30 Apr 2011

Winner of MDEA Lifetime Achievement Award announced

UBM Canon's Medical Design Excellence Awards has announced the winner of the Medical Design Excellence Awards Lifetime Achievement Award. This award honors an individual whose contributions during a long career have had a demonstrable impact on technological, business, and cultural advancements in medical devices.

30 Apr 2011

DVA is now DaVita Labs

Operating as a division of DaVita Inc., a leading provider of kidney care services for those diagnosed with end stage renal disease and chronic kidney disease, DVA Laboratory Services announced its new company name, DaVita Labs.

30 Apr 2011

Health Canada grants SQI license to market IgX PLEX Celiac Panel

SQI Diagnostics Inc., a medical systems automation company focused on evolving laboratory-based autoimmune biomarker testing, today announced it has received a license from Health Canada permitting the Company to market its IgX PLEX™ Celiac Panel, a quantitative 4-plex panel, which will run on SQI's automated SQiDworks™ Diagnostics Platform.

29 Apr 2011

Diagnostic News and Research

Affitech, Cancer Research Technology sign deal to advance therapeutic antibodies

ChipDX identifies gene expression signature in early-stage breast tumors

Top-line results from Lymphoseek NEO3-09 Phase 3 study in breast cancer, melanoma

Henry Schein first quarter net sales increase 10.6% to $1.9 billion

Techne decides to pay a dividend of $0.27 per share for quarter ended March 31, 2011

Eurotrans-Bio awards 1.1 million grant to MDxHealth, NovioGendix for bladder cancer program

Doctors should consider catheterization for diagnosing children with heart defects: AHA

First cryoablation procedure using new mapping catheter performed at Baylor Heart and Vascular Hospital

SRS Medical announces pelvic health program for women

FDA clears ITI's FilmArray RP assay for respiratory virus detection

FDA approves Achieve Mapping Catheter for use in first patient procedure

Caliper first quarter revenue increases 25% to $35.8 million

NCRP workshop on CT use in emergency medicine is now available through JACR May issue

Northern California hospitals are new subscribers to MD Ranger's comprehensive toolkit

Premature infants who screen positive for ASD at 18 months may not have autism

No proven advantages of PET for diagnostic accuracy of head and neck tumours: Research

White youths less likely to be tested for STI in pediatric emergency department

Winner of MDEA Lifetime Achievement Award announced

DVA is now DaVita Labs

Health Canada grants SQI license to market IgX PLEX Celiac Panel

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