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Smith & Nephew to present comprehensive portfolio of advanced wound management products at Annual Clinical Symposium

The Advanced Wound Management Division of Smith & Nephew, Inc., a subsidiary of Smith & Nephew Plc (LSE: SN; NYSE: SNN), announced today that clinicians will present a total of 20 clinical posters featuring its Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) Systems and ALLEVYN(TM) AG, ALLEVYN AG Gentle, ACTICOAT(TM) and IODOSORB(TM) advanced wound dressings during the 24th Annual Clinical Symposium on Advances in Skin and Wound Care's poster session. The poster session opens at 10:30am CT on October 23, 2009.

22 Oct 2009

Auxano point-of-care indicator system for dry eye syndrome

Auxano Diagnostics, LLC, a subsidiary of Auxano Biomedical, LLC, has announced the application of the company’s breakthrough wound care technology to the treatment of dry eye syndrome (DES) with the Auxano point-of-care indicator system.

21 Oct 2009

Oxygen Biotherapeutics announces its expanded product development plan

Oxygen Biotherapeutics, Inc. announced its expanded product development plan.

21 Oct 2009

Johnson & Johnson announces financial results for the third quarter of 2009

Johnson & Johnson today announced sales of $15.1 billion for the third quarter of 2009, a decrease of 5.3% as compared to the third quarter of 2008. Operational results declined 2.8% and the negative impact of currency was 2.5%. Domestic sales declined 8.1%, while international sales declined 2.5%, reflecting operational growth of 2.4% and a negative currency impact of 4.9%.

13 Oct 2009

Systagenix Wound Management forms new global Medical Advisory Board

Systagenix Wound Management has announced the formation of a new global Medical Advisory Board, consisting of a group of multi-disciplinary and highly respected wound care clinicians and practitioners from North America and Europe, which will be led by Systagenix's newly appointed Medical Director, Dr Robert Snyder.

13 Oct 2009

VirtualHealth Technologies, Wound Care Innovations enter licensing agreement to use Cifra healthcare platform

VirtualHealth Technologies, Inc., a provider of secure technology for electronic health records and connectivity for web-based healthcare solutions, announced today that its subsidiary Secure eHealth has entered into an agreement with Wound Care Innovations, LLC, a subsidiary of Wound Management Technologies Inc., to use its Cifra secure healthcare platform.

12 Oct 2009

Cifra healthcare platform from Wound Management Technologies

Wound Management Technologies, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: WNDM) a rapidly growing provider of specialty medical products, announced today that its subsidiary Wound Care Innovations, LLC has launched the Cifra(TM) healthcare platform to securely exchange and store information for ongoing evidence based case studies on its patented collagen CellerateRx® products in managing all types of wound care.

12 Oct 2009

Resorbable Orthopedics becomes wholly owned subsidiary of Wound Management Technologies

Wound Management Technologies, Inc., (OTC Bulletin Board: WNDM) a rapidly growing provider of specialty medical products, announced today it has closed on its acquisition of Resorbable Orthopedics LLC, a private company with patented technologies including a resorbable bone wax and a delivery system for orthopedic bone void fillers, among others.

1 Oct 2009

Acute therapy and follow-up care of burn disease discussed

Almost three quarters of patients with extensive burns die of the consequences of a severe infection. In the current edition of Deutsches Ärzteblatt International, Timo A. Spanholtz of the Cologne-Merheim Burn Center and his coauthors discuss the acute therapy and follow-up care of burn disease.

1 Oct 2009

Wound Management Technologies signs sales agreement with Med Pro Associates

Wound Management Technologies, Inc., (OTC Bulletin Board: WNDM) a rapidly growing provider of specialty medical products, announced today an agreement with Med Pro Associates of Colorado to serve as a non-exclusive independent sales and marketing representative to solicit sales, obtain orders and provide sales and marketing support for the company's line of products within the U.S.

30 Sep 2009

Share repurchase program announced by Synovis Life Technologies

Synovis Life Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: SYNO), a leading biomaterial and surgical products company, today announced that its board of directors has approved a program for the company to repurchase up to 500,000 shares of its common stock.

29 Sep 2009

Oculus launches Microcyn Skin & Wound HydroGel OTC

Oculus Innovative Sciences, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company that develops, manufactures and markets a family of products based upon the Microcyn Technology platform, which is intended to treat chronic and acute wounds, today launched Microcyn Skin & Wound HydroGel for both the U.S. professional and over-the-counter markets. The Microcyn HydroGel received FDA 510(k) marketing clearance in May of this year.

29 Sep 2009

Wound Management Technologies inks marketing agreement with Pharma Technology International

Wound Management Technologies, Inc., (OTC Bulletin Board: WNDM) a rapidly growing provider of specialty medical products, announced today an agreement with Pharma Technology International, LLC (Pharma Tech) to market, distribute and sell the company's wound care products in the Middle East. Pharma Tech is a joint venture between A&Z Pharmaceutical and BioPharma Management Technologies, Inc., a company recently acquired by Wound Management Technologies.

25 Sep 2009

Oxygen Biotherapeutics submits a patent application for its heart attack treatment device

Oxygen Biotherapeutics, Inc. today announced that the company has submitted a patent application for a new invention that uses Oxycyte(R) perfluorocarbon to deliver oxygen as a first aid treatment for victims of heart attacks and strokes. Oxycyte is the Company's perfluorocarbon (PFC) therapeutic oxygen carrier.

24 Sep 2009

Stay Fresh textiles technology from Quick-Med

Quick-Med Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB:QMDT) announced today the development of a proprietary Stay Fresh™ technology and that the Company is seeking partners to commercialize this revolutionary new technology in key segments of the textile market.

23 Sep 2009

One more BARA-MED XD chamber at Comprehensive Healthcare Solutions

Environmental Tectonics Corporation's (OTC Bulletin Board: ETCC) ("ETC" or the "Company") BioMedical Systems today announced the sale of an additional BARA-MED((R)) XD Monoplace Hyperbaric Chamber to Comprehensive Healthcare Solutions, Inc.

23 Sep 2009

New ultra-thin adhesives introduced by Avery Dennison Specialty Tape Division

Avery Dennison Specialty Tape Division, an innovative leader in adhesive materials for the medical sector, introduced two new ultra-thin adhesives and a hydrocolloid and adhesive technology solution at MEDTEC China this week.

19 Sep 2009

Wound Management Technologies acquires BioPharma

Wound Management Technologies, Inc., (OTC Bulletin Board: WNDM) a rapidly growing provider of specialty medical products, announced today that it has completed the acquisition of BioPharma Management Technologies, Inc., a privately held biotechnology company with a platform of proprietary and patented technologies for topical pain management and resorbable orthoses.

18 Sep 2009

National Institute for Health Research funds for wound care research

The University of York's Department of Health Sciences and NHS Leeds Community Healthcare have been awarded a £1.75m grant from the National Institute for Health Research to carry out a study into complex wounds.

17 Sep 2009

OCLS' partnership with V&M Industries to market Microcyn-based skin and wound care products

Oculus Innovative Sciences, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company that develops, manufactures and markets a family of products based upon the Microcyn Technology platform, which is intended to treat infections in chronic and acute wounds, announced today it has entered into a new strategic partnership with V&M Industries, Inc. for non-exclusive rights to market Microcyn-based skin and wound care over-the-counter products in the United States and Canada while providing Oculus with a significant percentage of those revenues.

16 Sep 2009