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New workflow automation system from Illumina

At the 59th annual meeting of the American Society of Human Genetics, Illumina, Inc. announced the launch and immediate availability of cBot, a new standard for ease-of-use and sequencing workflow automation.

From Illumina, Inc. 21 Oct 2009

Baxa and SINOPHARM sign distribution agreement

Baxa Corporation, a US-based medical device company in Englewood, Colorado, has signed an exclusive four-year distribution agreement with SINOPHARM, a China National Pharmaceutical Foreign Trade Corporation, to promote sales of its products in China.

19 Oct 2009

Chinese SFDA approves China Medical Technologies' SPR System

China Medical Technologies, Inc., a leading China-based medical device company that develops, manufactures and markets advanced in-vitro diagnostic products, today announced that the Company has received approval for its SPR- based analysis system (the "SPR System") from the State Food and Drug Administration of China (the "SFDA").

19 Oct 2009

Lovelace Health Plan to implement Portico’s Choreo Contracting Solution

Portico Systems, the leader in Integrated Provider Management solutions, has been selected by Lovelace Health Plan (LHP), a wholly owned subsidiary of Ardent Health Services. LHP will leverage Portico’s Choreo Contracting Solution to transform its paper-based provider contract process to a systematic process, which enables automated and workflow driven contract administration, negotiation and communication.

15 Oct 2009

Hoag Memorial Hospital implements PCTS' Amelior EDTracker software

Patient Care Technology Systems (PCTS), a subsidiary of Consulier Engineering, Inc., today announced that Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian has implemented the company's Amelior EDTracker® solution to automatically track patients in its 66,000-census emergency department.

15 Oct 2009

Online medical journal to be launched

Two Johns Hopkins Children's Center researchers have assembled a 25-member editorial board of international experts to launch a quarterly online medical journal devoted to original research and commentary on the use of computer automation in the day-to-day practice of medicine.

15 Oct 2009

Advanced Projects Group and Cellectricon collaborate to produce the Dynaflow HT patch clamp equipment system

The Automation Partnership (TAP), a world leading supplier of innovative automation for life science applications today announced its Advanced Projects Group, has successfully collaborated with Cellectricon, the Swedish provider of innovative screening solutions for drug discovery, to produce fully automated high throughput patch clamp equipment known as the Dynaflow®HT System.

From Cellectricon 14 Oct 2009

New generation of forensic DNA kits to provide faster DNA results

Applied Biosystems, part of Life Technologies Corporation, today announced a new generation of forensic DNA kits with chemistry reagents designed to address the increasing challenges facing 21st century forensic laboratories.

14 Oct 2009

Airwatch announces partnership with Mobile Device Management

AirWatch™, a leading provider of enterprise-wide Mobile Device Management (MDM) software, today announced a partnership with Homecare Homebase™. The partnership enables Homecare Homebase to license the AirWatch Mobile Device Management Solution under the name Device Link to its growing customer base of hospice and home healthcare agencies.

13 Oct 2009

TCGRx and NetRx sign partnership to improve the overall process in pharmacies

TCGRx (TCG), an industry leader in automation and design services for pharmacy markets across the U.S., announced today a strategic partnership with NetRx, a national network comprised of locally based, long-term care pharmacies with reputations for personalized service, high-quality products and cost-effective prices.

13 Oct 2009

The Automation Partnership's ambr technology to be previewed at the Bioprocess International Conference

The Automation Partnership (TAP), a world leader in the design and development of innovative automation for life science applications, is exclusively previewing its Advanced Microscale BioReactor (ambr™) technology on Booth 914 at the Bioprocess International Conference in Raleigh, USA.

13 Oct 2009

Sandata Technologies and Allscripts sign agreement to implement Santrax

Sandata Technologies, Inc., a leading nationwide provider of information technology solutions to the home healthcare and social services communities, today announced an agreement with Allscripts the leader in software, services, information, and connectivity solutions for physicians, hospitals and post-acute providers, making Santrax the preferred electronic time and attendance provider for current and future home care agency clients of Allscripts.

13 Oct 2009

MZI HealthCare showcases EZ-CAP v6.0 health administration software at the 19th UCON 2009

MZI HealthCare, LLC, a leading provider of health benefit administration software, today showcased EZ-CAP v6.0 at its 19th Annual User Conference (UCON) 2009, held October 11-14 in Newport Beach, California. The annual conference has been extended to two-and-a-half days of industry specific educational sessions—including demos and actual user experiences with v6.0—and one-on-one training with EZ-CAP experts.

12 Oct 2009

Health Robotics' i.v.STATION robot wins the Area Science Park 3L 3T Innovation Award

Health Robotics today announced the manufacturing, shipment, and subsequent field installation of the first five i.v.STATION post-prototype robots in the United States of America and in Spain within the September to November timeframe this year; concurrently, Health Robotics also made the announcement of its i.v.STATION robot's winning of the Area Science Park 3L 3T Innovation Award, which is given to the best technology product across all industries.

12 Oct 2009

Garmisch-Partenkirchen implements high-availability SAN with DataCore Software to reduce hospital overhead costs

DataCore Software, a leading provider of storage virtualization, business continuity and disaster recovery software solutions, today announced that the clinical center Garmisch-Partenkirchen, supported by solution provider ASSISTRA AG, has carried out a storage virtualization project and implemented a high-availability SAN (Storage Area Network) with DataCore Software.

12 Oct 2009

Automated patient registration process reduces waiting times, routine administrative tasks

Orlando Internal Medicine, an eight-provider practice, is expediting the collection of patient co-payments, deductibles and payer reimbursement through its use of self-service solutions from Greatwater Software and NCR Corporation/

12 Oct 2009

Buehler Motor relocates and expands its U.S. headquarters

Buehler Motor, Inc. (BMI), a leading international provider of mechatronic drive solutions, has relocated and expanded its U.S. headquarters to allow it to better provide its customers in automotive, aerospace, medical devices, office and building automation with the latest advances in green technology.

12 Oct 2009

TargetEx to be the coordinator for CancerGrid consortium

TargetEx llc, Budapest announced today that the Research Directorate General of the Commission of the European Communities approved the transfer of the coordinator responsibilities of the European Cancer Research Consortium (CancerGrid) to TargetEx.

9 Oct 2009

Diversified Information Technologies acquires a business process outsourcing firm

Diversified Information Technologies, a leading provider of document and information lifecycle solutions, announced today that it has acquired Active Data Services, Inc., a business process outsourcing firm headquartered in Raleigh-Durham, NC.

9 Oct 2009

Eastern Maine Medical Center to implement real-time patient flow management system

Eastern Maine Medical Center's (EMMC) newly renovated 32,000 square foot Imaging Center is the high-tech host to an array of outpatient services, including CT scans, MRIs, Digital Mammography, Diagnostic Cardiology, Radiography and Ultrasound. Centralizing these medical services allowed EMMC to not only expand their offerings, but also alleviate parking congestion, long patient wait times and rescheduling.

9 Oct 2009

Automation News and Research

New workflow automation system from Illumina

Baxa and SINOPHARM sign distribution agreement

Chinese SFDA approves China Medical Technologies' SPR System

Lovelace Health Plan to implement Portico’s Choreo Contracting Solution

Hoag Memorial Hospital implements PCTS' Amelior EDTracker software

Online medical journal to be launched

Advanced Projects Group and Cellectricon collaborate to produce the Dynaflow HT patch clamp equipment system

New generation of forensic DNA kits to provide faster DNA results

Airwatch announces partnership with Mobile Device Management

TCGRx and NetRx sign partnership to improve the overall process in pharmacies

The Automation Partnership's ambr technology to be previewed at the Bioprocess International Conference

Sandata Technologies and Allscripts sign agreement to implement Santrax

MZI HealthCare showcases EZ-CAP v6.0 health administration software at the 19th UCON 2009

Health Robotics' i.v.STATION robot wins the Area Science Park 3L 3T Innovation Award

Garmisch-Partenkirchen implements high-availability SAN with DataCore Software to reduce hospital overhead costs

Automated patient registration process reduces waiting times, routine administrative tasks

Buehler Motor relocates and expands its U.S. headquarters

TargetEx to be the coordinator for CancerGrid consortium

Diversified Information Technologies acquires a business process outsourcing firm

Eastern Maine Medical Center to implement real-time patient flow management system

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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