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Third-quarter fiscal 2009 results announced by The Quantum Group

The Quantum Group, Inc. (NYSE Amex:QGP) announced financial results for the third quarter of fiscal year 2009 ended July 31, 2009.

23 Sep 2009

Model-Based Design reduces the development time of FES devices

The MathWorks today announced that the Cleveland FES Center, using tools for Model-Based Design, has developed research technology that more quickly restores movement to individuals with neuromuscular disabilities.

22 Sep 2009

Health Robotics chooses Device Technologies Australia as its exclusive CytoCare partner for Oceania

Health Robotics today announced that it has signed an exclusive five-year strategic partnership with Device Technologies Australia Pty Ltd. for its revolutionary CytoCare(TM) Robot. This strategic agreement enables Device Technologies Australia to achieve its goal of safely, accurately and cost-effectively automating the preparation of Oncology I.V. Admixtures to complement its other market-leading Oncology and Surgery Robotic solutions.

22 Sep 2009

T-M-Partners chooses InterSystems Ensemble for its CMS Quality Manager healthcare application

InterSystems Corporation today announced that Technology Medical Partners (T-M-Partners) has selected the InterSystems Ensemble® rapid integration and development platform for its CMS Quality Manager healthcare application. The first of many healthcare technology solutions under development by T-M-Partners, CMS Quality Manager is designed to vastly improve the data abstraction and administrative processes of reporting core measures to the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS).

22 Sep 2009

UltraPulse SurgiTouch CO2 laser for the treatment of airway stenosis

Lumenis Ltd., the world's largest medical laser company, announced today that it supplied an UltraPulse SurgiTouch CO2 laser with Digital AcuBlade microsurgery system to the Landspitalinn University Hospital in Reykjavik, Iceland. Lumenis' state of the art laser system, was used by Dr. Paul Castellanos to perform Trans-oral Laser Microsurgery (TLM) for the treatment of airway stenosis with obstructing neurofibromatosis of the laryngopharynx on a 9-year-old girl and four other patients.

From Lumenis Inc. 21 Sep 2009

Agiliance announces a new application for privacy management

Agiliance, Inc., the leader in integrated Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC), today announced the Agiliance Privacy Manager to the current suite of GRC applications.

17 Sep 2009

Phase Forward advances its clinical trial and drug safety data management capabilities

For many large pharmaceutical and medical device firms, the task of capturing and managing volumes of clinical trial and drug safety data is often outsourced to experts like Phase Forward.

16 Sep 2009

Significant uptake of medical imaging equipment in Ghana

Ghana's healthcare industry is experiencing growth across a range of sectors. However, the drive towards improved diagnostic capability has led to high demand for medical imaging devices.

15 Sep 2009

Fill-to-light external tray from TCGRx

TCGRx (TCG), a leader in pharmacy automation and workflow solutions, announced today that the company is launching the Safe Tray, a fill-to-light external tray, a revolutionary safety product to aide in oral solid pouch packaging with TCG’s Automatic Tablet Packager (ATP-Series).

15 Sep 2009

Boston Software and Vocollect collaborate to seamlessly integrate AccuNurse with MEDITECH

Vocollect, Inc., the global leader in voice technology and Boston Software Systems, the leader in workflow automation to the healthcare market, today announced a strategic partnership.

14 Sep 2009

Digital Pathology Association has another Gold Sponsor: Sunquest Information Systems

Sunquest Information Systems, Inc., a market leader in laboratory and diagnostic information systems, today announced that it is a Founding Gold Sponsor of the Digital Pathology Association (DPA), a non-profit organization committed to the advancement of digital pathology applications in healthcare. The goals of the DPA include supporting digital pathology education initiatives, defining best practices, influencing standards and interfaces, organizing an annual conference that addresses diverse needs within the industry, and more.

From Evident Corporation - Life Sciences 14 Sep 2009

Aushon BioSystems completes construction of new laboratory and manufacturing facility

Aushon BioSystems, Inc., a leading provider of advanced microarray instrumentation and laboratory services for biomarker discovery, development and analysis, announced today that it has completed the renovation and expansion of its Billerica, MA corporate headquarters.

10 Sep 2009

Promega unveils Maxwell 16 Viral Total Nucleic Acid Purification Kit

Promega announces the release of the Maxwell 16 Viral Total Nucleic Acid Purification Kit which, among other labs, currently serves the OCA Hospital in Mexico for H1N1 clinical research.

10 Sep 2009

Renewal of CytoCare and i.v.STATION distribution agreements

Health Robotics today announced that after a successful first year of cooperation in Japan with Tosho Inc., the companies signed this week a contract renewal of the CytoCare and i.v.STATION exclusive distribution agreements, and an expansion of their strategic relationship to include future joint-development projects in their respective areas of Pharmacy Automation expertise.

7 Sep 2009

ChromoCure forges co-development agreement for chromosomal scanner system

ChromoCure, Inc. announced today it executed a Technology Co-Development Agreement with its primary cell preparation and application technology supplier. The co-development agreement calls for the joint-development of a fully integrated chromosomal scanner system for nation-wide distribution to pathology and related cancer detection labs.

5 Sep 2009

New Promega GoTaq qPCR Master Mix features increased reliability

Now real-time PCR methods can detect even smaller changes and rare events with the new Promega GoTaq qPCR Master Mix. The new GoTaq qPCR Master Mix frequently delivers earlier cycle thresholds than SYBR Green I. The advanced functionality gives scientists both increased reliability and reproducibility compared to the performance of existing real-time reagent systems.

4 Sep 2009

Rxeob appoints Sales Director to advance Strategic Health Plan Solution campaign

RxEOB, the industry leader in providing personalized online member communication features and advanced pharmacy benefit data solutions, is pleased to welcome Shaw Newman as Sales Director for RxEOB's Strategic Health Plan Solution campaign.

2 Sep 2009

Wisconsin Bridge Community Health Clinic to implement HealthPort's EMR and RCM applications

HealthPort, a top-25 company in the healthcare information technology industry, today announced that Bridge Community Health Clinic in Wausau, Wisconsin has partnered with the company to implement three of HealthPort’s technology solutions: HealthPort Practice Management (PM), HealthPort Electronic Medical Record (EMR); and HealthPort Revenue Cycle Management (RCM). HealthPort serves approximately 12 percent of the community health centers (CHCs) nationwide making them a leading technology solutions provider for this increasingly important industry segment.

2 Sep 2009

Thunderhead announces the selection of Thunderhead NOW solutions by Allianz Worldwide Care

Thunderhead, recognized innovators in document automation and multi-channel communications solutions, today announced that Allianz Worldwide Care has selected the Thunderhead NOW platform to create, produce and manage its multi-channel client communications.

2 Sep 2009

HIS market grows in Europe due to governments' investment in healthcare IT sector

Although most hospitals in Europe have some kind of information system in place, very few have a fully integrated and functional hospital information systems (HIS) solutions installed. The adoption rate of HIS solutions in 2008 in Europe varied from about 73.0 per cent in Italy and Spain to 95.0 per cent in Scandinavia. Increasing accountability pressures on the government and regulatory authorities to garner more investments into healthcare IT adoption is boosting the HIS market potential.

2 Sep 2009

Automation News and Research

Third-quarter fiscal 2009 results announced by The Quantum Group

Model-Based Design reduces the development time of FES devices

Health Robotics chooses Device Technologies Australia as its exclusive CytoCare partner for Oceania

T-M-Partners chooses InterSystems Ensemble for its CMS Quality Manager healthcare application

UltraPulse SurgiTouch CO2 laser for the treatment of airway stenosis

Agiliance announces a new application for privacy management

Phase Forward advances its clinical trial and drug safety data management capabilities

Significant uptake of medical imaging equipment in Ghana

Fill-to-light external tray from TCGRx

Boston Software and Vocollect collaborate to seamlessly integrate AccuNurse with MEDITECH

Digital Pathology Association has another Gold Sponsor: Sunquest Information Systems

Aushon BioSystems completes construction of new laboratory and manufacturing facility

Promega unveils Maxwell 16 Viral Total Nucleic Acid Purification Kit

Renewal of CytoCare and i.v.STATION distribution agreements

ChromoCure forges co-development agreement for chromosomal scanner system

New Promega GoTaq qPCR Master Mix features increased reliability

Rxeob appoints Sales Director to advance Strategic Health Plan Solution campaign

Wisconsin Bridge Community Health Clinic to implement HealthPort's EMR and RCM applications

Thunderhead announces the selection of Thunderhead NOW solutions by Allianz Worldwide Care

HIS market grows in Europe due to governments' investment in healthcare IT sector

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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