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Fluxion Biosciences signs distribution agreement with DI Biotech and Novel Science

Fluxion Biosciences announced today that it has expanded its sales and service network into Asia. The company signed a distribution agreement for its BioFlux™ line with Korea-based DI Biotech. A second agreement with Novel Science covers sales of both the BioFlux and IonFlux™ platforms in Japan. Fluxion has also sold its first BioFlux 1000 system into China.

From Fluxion Biosciences 4 Dec 2009

Absorption Systems opens renovated AAALAC-accredited GLP surgical suite for medical device testing

Absorption Systems, a leader in testing drugs for ADMET (absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion and toxicity), today introduced an extensively renovated surgical suite for preclinical medical device testing at the company’s facility in San Diego, CA. Absorption Systems has long been recognized as a leader in drug testing and is experiencing increased demand for its medical device testing services as well.

4 Dec 2009

Axsun Technologies reports successful testing of novel OCT imaging integrated light source architecture

Axsun Technologies, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Volcano Corporation, today announced the initial development and successful testing of a novel integrated light source architecture for OCT imaging. Axsun believes this proprietary optical engine design raises the bar on imaging speed and overcomes fundamental limitations of laser-based designs for swept source OCT light sources.

4 Dec 2009

Stentys commences enrollment in its comparative stent study

Medical device pioneer Stentys announced today that the first patient has been enrolled into the ‘APPOSITION II’ clinical study—a randomized trial comparing the Stentys self-expanding stent with a conventional balloon-expandable stent in AMI patients. The primary endpoint of the ‘APPOSITION II’ study is stent strut apposition at day three post-procedure via extremely high-resolution OCT (optical coherence tomography) imaging.

4 Dec 2009

Overview of the important research and treatments in ADHD

Worldwide longitudinal studies performed since the 1970s have clearly shown that ADHD persists into adulthood. These findings have stimulated researchers to develop the therapeutic approaches for adult patients, especially in European countries where scientific and clinical interest in ADHD has increased.

4 Dec 2009

Sirona announces fourth-quarter and fiscal year end 2009 results

Sirona, the dental technology leader, today announced its financial results for the quarter and fiscal year ended September 30, 2009.

4 Dec 2009

New Center for Digestive Care to care for all aspects of digestive disease

The Center for Digestive Care at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center has been established with a mission to provide high-quality patient care, research and education for all aspects of digestive disease.

4 Dec 2009

FUJIFILM to interface Raytheon BBN Technologies' SDM technology with its Aspire HD FFDM system

Raytheon BBN Technologies, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Raytheon Company, has licensed its patented, award-winning stereo digital mammography (SDM) technology to FUJIFILM Corp.

4 Dec 2009

PACS injection-record integration capabilities demonstrated at RSNA

Radiology imaging leader MEDRAD, Inc. demonstrated PACS injection-record integration capabilities at the November 2009 Radiology Society of North America in Chicago.

4 Dec 2009

RevMed introduces its proprietary suite of MRI software products at RSNA 2009

Revolutions Medical Corporation ("RevMed" or the "Company"), producers of the RevVac safety syringe, RevColor, RevDisplay and Rev3D MRI Technology, today announced that it introduced its proprietary suite of MRI software products at this week's Radiology Society of North America (RSNA) annual meeting with great success.

4 Dec 2009

Neurologix completes Phase 2 clinical trial of Parkinson’s study

Neurologix, Inc. (OTCBB:NRGX), a biotechnology company engaged in the development of innovative therapies for the brain and central nervous system, announced the completion of all planned surgeries in an ongoing Phase 2 clinical trial of the company’s gene transfer approach to the treatment of advanced Parkinson’s disease.

4 Dec 2009

Study suggests brain can integrate new information without jeopardizing established memories

Our ability to learn new information and adapt to changes in our daily environment, as well as to retain lifelong memories, appears to lie in the minute junctions where nerve cells communicate, according to a new study by NYU Langone Medicine Center researchers. The study is published online this week in the journal Nature.

4 Dec 2009

Patent titled 'System and Method for 4D Reconstruction and Visualization' receives issuance in Japan

VirtualScopics, Inc., a leading provider of quantitative imaging for clinical trials, announced today that its patent titled "System and Method for 4D Reconstruction and Visualization" recently received issuance in Japan.

4 Dec 2009

New research trial to study the impact of exercise on Parkinson's patients

Officials at the new Muhammad Ali Parkinson Center at Barrow Neurological Institute announced today the center's participation in a novel Parkinson's study aimed at determining the physical and neurological impact of simple exercise on Parkinson's patients.

4 Dec 2009

Caliper Life Sciences releases Living Image 4.0 software for its IVIS in vivo imaging systems

Caliper Life Sciences, Inc., a leading provider of tools and services for drug discovery and life sciences research, today introduced Living Image 4.0 software for IVIS® in vivo imaging systems. Living Image software drives the more than 800 Caliper IVIS systems currently installed in laboratories worldwide.

3 Dec 2009

TGen scientists win $1,000 prize for best scientific paper presented at BIBM09

A team of scientists at the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) won a $1,000 prize for best scientific paper presented at BIBM09, a premier bioinformatics and biomedicine conference.

3 Dec 2009

Specially developed PACEM system installed at Max Planck Institute for Biophysics

PACEM is a transmission electron microscope (TEM) designed to image low-contrast biological specimens. It was specially developed and installed at the Max Planck Institute for Biophysics (MPI-BP) by optical expert Carl Zeiss in Oberkochen and researchers from the Macromolecular Complexes excellence cluster in Frankfurt.

3 Dec 2009

Novel multi-analyte approach to develop urine-biomarker based diagnostic assay to be presented

Predictive Biosciences today announced that Company scientists will be presenting a novel multi-analyte approach to the development of a non-invasive, urine-biomarker based diagnostic assay during the 10th Annual Meeting of the Society of Urologic Oncology (SUO).

3 Dec 2009

AclarusDx Alzheimer’s test now available as RUO product

ExonHit Therapeutics is pleased to announce that AclarusDx™ Alzheimer’s test (formerly known as EHT Dx21), its blood-based test for the detection of Alzheimer’s disease (AD), is now available as a Research Use Only (RUO) product for pharmaceutical companies and leading academic centers conducting clinical trials in Alzheimer’s disease.

3 Dec 2009

LSI collaborates with United Healthcare to meet the growing demand for spinal procedures

Laser Spine Institute (LSI), the leader in minimally invasive spinal surgery, is pleased to announce a partnership with United Healthcare and affiliates after an extensive six-month negotiation and clinical review process.

3 Dec 2009

Imaging News and Research

Fluxion Biosciences signs distribution agreement with DI Biotech and Novel Science

Absorption Systems opens renovated AAALAC-accredited GLP surgical suite for medical device testing

Axsun Technologies reports successful testing of novel OCT imaging integrated light source architecture

Stentys commences enrollment in its comparative stent study

Overview of the important research and treatments in ADHD

Sirona announces fourth-quarter and fiscal year end 2009 results

New Center for Digestive Care to care for all aspects of digestive disease

FUJIFILM to interface Raytheon BBN Technologies' SDM technology with its Aspire HD FFDM system

PACS injection-record integration capabilities demonstrated at RSNA

RevMed introduces its proprietary suite of MRI software products at RSNA 2009

Neurologix completes Phase 2 clinical trial of Parkinson’s study

Study suggests brain can integrate new information without jeopardizing established memories

Patent titled 'System and Method for 4D Reconstruction and Visualization' receives issuance in Japan

New research trial to study the impact of exercise on Parkinson's patients

Caliper Life Sciences releases Living Image 4.0 software for its IVIS in vivo imaging systems

TGen scientists win $1,000 prize for best scientific paper presented at BIBM09

Specially developed PACEM system installed at Max Planck Institute for Biophysics

Novel multi-analyte approach to develop urine-biomarker based diagnostic assay to be presented

AclarusDx Alzheimer’s test now available as RUO product

LSI collaborates with United Healthcare to meet the growing demand for spinal procedures

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Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

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