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PureSafety launches industry’s first Learning and Safety Management System

PureSafety, a leading provider of training, safety, occupational health and medical management software and information solutions, today announced the release of the industry’s first Learning and Safety Management System (LSMS).

22 Oct 2009

Edwards Lifesciences announces third quarter 2009 results

Edwards Lifesciences Corporation, a world leader in products and technologies to treat advanced cardiovascular disease, today reported net income for the quarter ended September 30, 2009 of $73.5 million, or $1.25 per diluted share, compared to net income of $32.9 million, or $0.56 per diluted share, for the same period in 2008.

22 Oct 2009

Illumina announces 2010 roadmap for Infinium whole-genome genotyping platform

At the 59th annual meeting of the American Society of Human Genetics, Illumina, Inc. today announced its 2010 roadmap for the Infinium whole-genome genotyping platform, offering products capable of analyzing up to five million (5M) variants per sample.

From Illumina, Inc. 22 Oct 2009

AAAS and partners to launch online social-networking sites for scientists

To help scientists and science trainees who hope to translate laboratory research into clinical medicine and to help minority scientists navigate their career paths, AAAS, Science Careers, and Science are launching a pair of online social-networking sites.

22 Oct 2009

Curis to outline Hedgehog Pathway Inhibitor at Annual BIO Investor Forum

Curis, Inc. , a drug development company seeking to develop next generation targeted small molecule drug candidates for cancer treatment, today announced that the Company will be presenting at the 8th Annual BIO Investor Forum at 4:30 p.m. PDT (7:30 p.m. EDT) on October 28, 2009, at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco, California.

21 Oct 2009

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center collaborates with Navigenics to make personalized genomics available to doctors in training

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Navigenics, Inc., a leading personal genomics company, today announced a collaboration to make personalized genomics available to doctors in training.

21 Oct 2009

Applied Biosystems announces the commercial availability of SOLiD 3 Plus System

Applied Biosystems, part of Life Technologies Corporation today announced the commercial availability of the SOLiD™ 3 Plus System, an enhanced next-generation genomic analysis platform designed to allow researchers to move one step closer to performing mainstream sequencing of personal genomes for clinical research and personalized medicine.

21 Oct 2009

WellAWARE Systems and AMAC collaborate to deliver integrated health monitoring solutions

WellAWARE Systems, the leading developer of next-generation wellness monitoring solutions for senior care providers, today announced it has entered into a technology integration collaboration with American Medical Alert Corp.

21 Oct 2009

Research shows exon-skipping drug may prove effective for treating Duchenne muscular dystrophy

An exon skipping PPMO has demonstrated dramatic effects in the prevention and treatment of severely affected, dystrophin and utrophin-deficient mice, preventing severe deterioration of the treated animals and extending their lifespan.

21 Oct 2009

Abbott acquires Visiogen; expands vision care business

Abbott today announced that it has completed its acquisition of privately held eye care company Visiogen, expanding the company's vision care business with a next-generation accommodating intraocular lens (IOL) technology to address presbyopia for cataract patients.

21 Oct 2009

National Center for Research Resources awards grant to establish national network of scientists

Imagine a Web site like Facebook, but instead of using it to share videos or post quizzes like "What '80s song are you?" scientists could scour a national network of researchers, only a few mouse clicks separating them from information needed for a scientific breakthrough.

21 Oct 2009

Pfizer announces first recipient of its Ripples of Hope Trainee Award in Mental Health

Pfizer Canada is pleased to announce Valeria Uribe as the first recipient of the newly established Pfizer Ripples of Hope Trainee Award in Mental Health. Ms. Uribe is currently working towards a Masters in Science at the University of British Columbia in her pursuit of a career in neuroscience.

21 Oct 2009

First human implants of the Conformable GORE TAG Thoracic Endoprosthesis performed

W. L. Gore & Associates (Gore) today announced the first human implants of the next generation Conformable GORE TAG® Thoracic Endoprosthesis for the treatment of thoracic aortic aneurysms (TAAs). The first implants were performed by Joshua Rovin, MD and Eugene Murphy, MD, at Bayfront Medical Center and William McMillan, MD and Scott Schultz, MD, at North Memorial Medical Center.

21 Oct 2009

PCV vaccines can save the lives of millions of children

A study published in The Cochrane Review this month concludes that pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCV), already known to prevent invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) and x-ray defined pneumonia, was also effective against child deaths.

20 Oct 2009

Third-quarter financial results of Boston Scientific announced

Boston Scientific Corporation today announced financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2009, as well as guidance for net sales and earnings per share (EPS) for the fourth quarter and full year 2009.

20 Oct 2009

Schering-Plough to present data on boceprevir at the AASLD 2009 Annual Meeting

Schering-Plough announced that data on boceprevir, an investigational hepatitis C virus (HCV) protease inhibitor, will be reported in an oral presentation at the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) Annual Meeting in Boston, Oct. 30-Nov. 3.

19 Oct 2009

GenoLogics and CLC bio to provide end-to-end informatics solution for workflow management

GenoLogics and CLC bio today announced they will provide an end-to-end informatics and analysis solution, optimized for Next Generation Sequencing research that addresses both lab and data management and data analysis all within one integrated system.

19 Oct 2009

First high-throughput analysis of Salmonella Typhi gene

For the first time, researchers are able to look at the need for every gene in a bacterial cell in a single experiment. The new method will transform the study of gene activity and the search for weaknesses in bacterial armouries.

19 Oct 2009

Healthcare systems integrator Evolutionary Systems awarded Oracle's Certified Advantage Partner status

Evolutionary Systems, (Evosys) a leading systems integrator for the healthcare and public sector industry, has been awarded Oracle's Certified Advantage Partner status by Oracle. To achieve this accreditation Evosys underwent a number of rigorous assessments, covering technical excellence, commercial capability and customer satisfaction.

19 Oct 2009

Angiochem announces results of Phase 1 /2 clinical trials of ANG1005

Angiochem, Inc. a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing drugs that are uniquely capable of crossing the blood-brain barrier to treat brain diseases, announced today that its lead drug candidate, ANG1005, has demonstrated a favorable safety and efficacy profile in more than 100 patients with brain cancer from two separate Phase 1 /2 clinical studies in patients with progressive gliomas, including recurrent glioblastoma, and in patients with progressive brain metastases.

19 Oct 2009

Next Generation News and Research

PureSafety launches industry’s first Learning and Safety Management System

Edwards Lifesciences announces third quarter 2009 results

Illumina announces 2010 roadmap for Infinium whole-genome genotyping platform

AAAS and partners to launch online social-networking sites for scientists

Curis to outline Hedgehog Pathway Inhibitor at Annual BIO Investor Forum

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center collaborates with Navigenics to make personalized genomics available to doctors in training

Applied Biosystems announces the commercial availability of SOLiD 3 Plus System

WellAWARE Systems and AMAC collaborate to deliver integrated health monitoring solutions

Research shows exon-skipping drug may prove effective for treating Duchenne muscular dystrophy

Abbott acquires Visiogen; expands vision care business

National Center for Research Resources awards grant to establish national network of scientists

Pfizer announces first recipient of its Ripples of Hope Trainee Award in Mental Health

First human implants of the Conformable GORE TAG Thoracic Endoprosthesis performed

PCV vaccines can save the lives of millions of children

Third-quarter financial results of Boston Scientific announced

Schering-Plough to present data on boceprevir at the AASLD 2009 Annual Meeting

GenoLogics and CLC bio to provide end-to-end informatics solution for workflow management

First high-throughput analysis of Salmonella Typhi gene

Healthcare systems integrator Evolutionary Systems awarded Oracle's Certified Advantage Partner status

Angiochem announces results of Phase 1 /2 clinical trials of ANG1005

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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