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Heart to Heart International sends shipment of aid through IMC to help flood victims in Pakistan

An estimated 20 million people in northwest Pakistan have been displaced by the worst flooding in decades. In response, Heart to Heart International has already sent an initial shipment of aid valued at $150,000 (U.S. wholesale) through its humanitarian partner, International Medical Corps (IMC), and more aid is on the way.

24 Aug 2010

PharmaVentures announces global expansion of PharmaDeals Agreements

PharmaVentures, the company behind the PharmaDeals(R) range of business information, announced today the expansion of its PharmaDeals Agreements coverage that includes exclusive interviews with deal makers around the world. The announcement follows major enhancement of its dedicated, market leading platform delivering deal data and information to the pharmaceutical and biotechnology sector.

19 Aug 2010

Emunamedica licenses technology for near-infrared wound monitor from Drexel University

Patients with diabetes-associated wounds could receive faster and more effective treatment thanks to a non-invasive device that monitors wound healing and is one step closer to market. Emunamedica LLC, a Florida-based healthcare start-up, has licensed technology for a near-infrared wound monitor from Drexel University. The device was developed by Dr. Elisabeth Papazoglou and Dr. Leonid Zubkov of Drexel's School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems in collaboration with Dr. Michael S. Weingarten, M.D. of Drexel College of Medicine and their teams.

19 Aug 2010

Wound Management Technologies' CellerateRX introduced at DFWG congress in South Africa

Wound Management Technologies, Inc. announced today that its new international distributor, Spiramed (Pty) Ltd, exhibited its advanced wound care collagen product, CellerateRX® last weekend at the DFWG (Diabetic Foot Working Group) congress in Cape Town and has already planned exhibitions at two additional upcoming conferences. This second meeting of the DFWG congress was attended by over 120 diabetic foot specialists.

18 Aug 2010

SAGE to launch European Edition of 'Foot & Ankle Specialist'

SAGE is to launch Foot & Ankle Specialist - European Edition from February 2011. The journal will be an international edition of Foot & Ankle Specialist (FAS), a bimonthly controlled circulation journal launched in 2008 publishing peer-reviewed clinical information for foot and ankle caregivers.

18 Aug 2010

Smith & Nephew's Renasys EZ system infringes KCI's European patent

Kinetic Concepts, Inc. today announced that the German District Court in Mannheim has found that Renasys canisters and foam dressings used with Smith & Nephew plc's Renasys EZ system infringe KCI's German counterpart of European patent EP 0 853 950 patent relating to negative pressure wound therapy.

17 Aug 2010

Cytomedix second quarter 2010 revenue increases 102% to $1.15 million

Cytomedix, Inc. (the "Company"), a leading developer of biologically active regenerative therapies for wound care, inflammation and angiogenesis, today announced financial results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010.

17 Aug 2010

Quick-Med Technologies, Biosara sign development agreement

Quick-Med Technologies, Inc., a life sciences company that is developing innovative technologies for the healthcare and consumer markets, announced today that it has signed a development agreement with Biosara Corporation, a medical device company targeting wound dressings for major medical and healthcare providers, along with the multi-billion dollar organized sports athlete markets.

13 Aug 2010

SANUWAVE second-quarter revenues decrease to $117,000

SANUWAVE Health, Inc., an emerging medical technology company focused on regenerative medicine, today reported financial results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010 and provided a business update.

13 Aug 2010

Derma Sciences second-quarter net sales increase 14% to $13.2 million

Derma Sciences, Inc., a medical device and pharmaceutical company focused on advanced wound care, today reported financial and operating results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010.

13 Aug 2010

Wound Management Technologies introduces CellerateRX wound care collagen product in South Africa

Wound Management Technologies, Inc. is pleased to announce the sales expansion of its advanced wound care collagen product, CellerateRX, into South Africa. With EWA Government Systems and Spiramed (Pty) Ltd., the Company has obtained the registration of the product in the region and has also obtained the necessary NAPPI codes, which are a pre-requisite for any billable health product in South Africa. In addition, CellerateRX® is registered with various South African insurance companies and is an authorized product for reimbursement.

12 Aug 2010

Universal Hospital Services second-quarter total revenues increase 5.3% to $76.7 million

Universal Hospital Services, Inc., a leading provider of medical equipment management and service solutions, today announced financial results for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2010.

12 Aug 2010

Quick-Med develops new NIMBUS Advanced Active prototype wound dressing

Quick-Med Technologies, Inc. announced today the development of a new prototype wound dressing, NIMBUS® Advanced Active, developed as part of ongoing research currently being funded by the U.S. Army Medical Research and Material Command under a $900,000 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant. NIMBUS was competitively selected by the U.S. Army for evaluation in the healing of vesicant injuries, and this new dressing is the first "active" wound healing product developed by Quick-Med.

10 Aug 2010

Cardium second-quarter net loss decreases to $0.7 million

Cardium Therapeutics today reported highlights and financial results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2010.

10 Aug 2010

New study of breast cancer survivors may help physicians ease side effect of treatments

A new study of breast cancer survivors may help physicians ease a common side effect of cancer treatments. The collaborative research by Eva Sevick, Ph.D., Director of the Center for Molecular Imaging at the University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston, and Caroline Fife, M.D., Director of the Memorial Herman Wound Care Clinic at UTHSC, could bring relief to millions.

4 Aug 2010

New article published in Journal of Surgical Research highlights PACE technology

SANUWAVE Health, Inc., an emerging medical technology company focused on the development and commercialization of non-invasive, biological response activating devices in regenerative medicine, today announced that an article titled "Microvascular Response to Shock Wave Application in Striated Skin Muscle" was recently published in the on-line edition of the Journal of Surgical Research.

4 Aug 2010

RBC Life Sciences company-wide net sales rises to $7.8 million in second quarter

RBC Life Sciences, Inc., a provider of proprietary nutritional supplements, wound care and pain management products, today reported company-wide net sales of $7.8 million for the second quarter ended June 30, 2010, compared to net sales of $6.8 million for the same period during 2009, an increase of 16%. Net sales for the six months ended June 30, 2010 also increased 16% to $14.8 million compared to net sales of $12.8 million during the same period in 2009.

4 Aug 2010

Kinetic Concepts enters injunction against Smith & Nephew to prohibit infringement of two patents

Kinetic Concepts, Inc. today announced that the High Court of Justice Chancery Division, Patents Court in the United Kingdom has entered an injunction against Smith & Nephew plc prohibiting infringement of two KCI patents relating to negative pressure wound therapy ("NPWT"). The Court stayed the injunction pending appeal, which is expected in October of this year.

31 Jul 2010

Kinetic Concepts second-quarter global revenue increases 1% to $497.8 million

Kinetic Concepts, Inc. today reported second quarter 2010 total revenue of $497.8 million, an increase of 1% from the second quarter of 2009 and up 2% from the first quarter of 2010. Total revenue for the first half of 2010 was $983.6 million, a 2% increase from the prior-year period. Unfavorable foreign currency exchange movements reduced total revenue for the second quarter of 2010 by less than 1%, while favorably impacting total revenue for the first six months of 2010 by 1% compared to the corresponding periods of the prior year.

27 Jul 2010

3M second-quarter global sales increase 17.7% to $6.7 billion

3M today reported record second-quarter earnings of $1.54 per share on sales of $6.7 billion. Sales and per-share earnings increased 17.7 percent and 37.5 percent, respectively, versus the second quarter of 2009. Excluding special items recorded in the second quarter of 2009, earnings per share rose 28.3 percent.

22 Jul 2010

Wound Care News and Research

Heart to Heart International sends shipment of aid through IMC to help flood victims in Pakistan

PharmaVentures announces global expansion of PharmaDeals Agreements

Emunamedica licenses technology for near-infrared wound monitor from Drexel University

Wound Management Technologies' CellerateRX introduced at DFWG congress in South Africa

SAGE to launch European Edition of 'Foot & Ankle Specialist'

Smith & Nephew's Renasys EZ system infringes KCI's European patent

Cytomedix second quarter 2010 revenue increases 102% to $1.15 million

Quick-Med Technologies, Biosara sign development agreement

SANUWAVE second-quarter revenues decrease to $117,000

Derma Sciences second-quarter net sales increase 14% to $13.2 million

Wound Management Technologies introduces CellerateRX wound care collagen product in South Africa

Universal Hospital Services second-quarter total revenues increase 5.3% to $76.7 million

Quick-Med develops new NIMBUS Advanced Active prototype wound dressing

Cardium second-quarter net loss decreases to $0.7 million

New study of breast cancer survivors may help physicians ease side effect of treatments

New article published in Journal of Surgical Research highlights PACE technology

RBC Life Sciences company-wide net sales rises to $7.8 million in second quarter

Kinetic Concepts enters injunction against Smith & Nephew to prohibit infringement of two patents

Kinetic Concepts second-quarter global revenue increases 1% to $497.8 million

3M second-quarter global sales increase 17.7% to $6.7 billion

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