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UC San Diego Health System to receive HIMSS' Stage 7 Award

UC San Diego Health System has received the prestigious Stage 7 Award from HIMSS Analytics, a nationwide-system used to track electronic medical records (EMR) progress at hospitals and health systems.

7 Sep 2011

St. Jude Medical's Genesis neurostimulation device receives European CE Mark approval

St. Jude Medical, Inc., a global medical device company, today announced it has received the industry's first and only regulatory approval for the use of an implanted neurostimulation device for patients with intractable chronic migraine.

7 Sep 2011

New blood test could help identify babies at risk of sickle cell disease

A new blood test is being developed by researchers in Cambridge and Oxford, which, for the first time, could help identify babies at risk of a severe form of sickle cell disease, allowing immediate and more intensive treatment to be given, thanks to a grant from children's charity Action Medical Research.

7 Sep 2011

SYSU, ASU collaborate to develop early and predictive diagnostics for colorectal cancer

Arizona State University (ASU) and China's Sun Yat-Sen University (SYSU) have formalized a research collaboration aimed at developing early and predictive diagnostics to improve patient outcomes for colorectal cancer.

7 Sep 2011

Researchers use ultrasound to improve quality of blood stem cell transplant

Transplantation of haematopoietic stem cells is an effective treatment for patients with malignant blood diseases. The composition and quality of the transplanted cells are crucial to the outcome. Researchers from Lund University, Sweden, have now developed a method to improve the quality of the transplanted cells using ultrasound for cell separation.

7 Sep 2011

Fujirebio Diagnostics receives FDA 510(k) clearance for Risk of Ovarian Malignancy Algorithm test

Fujirebio Diagnostics, the industry leader in oncology biomarker assays, announced today that it has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market the company's HE4 Test in an algorithm called ROMA (HE4 EIA + ARCHITECT CA 125 II) to aid in assessing whether a premenopausal or postmenopausal woman who presents with an ovarian adnexal mass is at high or low likelihood of finding malignancy on surgery.

7 Sep 2011

NINDS awards NeuroSigma STTR Phase I grant to support development of eTNS therapy for epilepsy

NeuroSigma, Inc., a Los Angeles-based medical device company, today announced it has received a notice of award for an NIH Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I grant from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke.

6 Sep 2011

Concentric Medical launches Trevo Pro 4 device for acute ischemic stroke

Concentric Medical, Inc. today announced the full European launch of Trevo Pro 4 System. This next standard in Stentriever technology has an enhanced design to further promote clot integration across clot types in patients suffering an acute ischemic stroke.

6 Sep 2011

Comanche County Memorial Hospital chooses eClinicalWorks' EHR solution

eClinicalWorks, a market leader in ambulatory clinical systems, today announced that Oklahoma's Comanche County Memorial Hospital has chosen the eClinicalWorks comprehensive electronic health records (EHR) solution for its employed physicians across 28 locations that are multi-specialty.

6 Sep 2011

NanoLogix to move R&D operations from Cincinnati to its headquarters in Hubbard

NanoLogix, an innovator in the accelerated detection and identification of microorganisms, announced today it will move its research and development operations from Cincinnati to its headquarters in Hubbard, Ohio.

6 Sep 2011

Toshiba introduces Kalare Wireless X-ray system

Designed to improve productivity and efficiency in X-ray imaging, Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc. has introduced the Kalare Wireless X-ray system. The Kalare Wireless includes the advanced technology from the original Kalare, plus a new wireless 14"x17" panel with a rotating bucky tray designed for optimal detector movement.

6 Sep 2011

European Neurotech Investing & Partnering Summit to take place in Helsinki

The inaugural European Neurotech Investing & Partnering Summit takes place in Helsinki this week. It features keynotes on the state of the European neurotech industry, investor analysis, as well as company and research project presentations on next generation treatments emerging in the EU for unmet needs of brain and nervous system disorders like Alzheimer's, addiction, depression, schizophrenia, Parkinson's, Huntington's, stroke and more.

6 Sep 2011

Waters launches new single quadrupole mass detector at 2011 JAIMA Expo

Waters Corporation today introduced the Waters® SQ Detector 2, a new single quadrupole mass detector, at the 2011 JAIMA Expo.

6 Sep 2011

CHEMIE.DE now offers unparalleled access to scientific data

With its new search facility and directories of scientific publications from numerous journals in chemistry, pharma, life science and related disciplines, CHEMIE.DE Information Service GmbH now offers unparalleled access to scientific data, providing convenient filtering options for a unique search experience.

6 Sep 2011

Sectra reports net sales of SEK 169.3 million for first quarter 2011

IT and medical technology company Sectra's profit after net financial items for the company's first quarter, May - July 2011, rose 25.6% to SEK 16.2 million (12.9), corresponding to a profit margin of 9.6% (7.5). The Group reports an operating profit of SEK 6.5 million (9.0) and net sales of SEK 169.3 million (172.8). Order bookings rose 13.8% to SEK 190.8 million.

6 Sep 2011

Bruker releases new amaZon speed ion trap mass spectrometers

At the HUPO 10th Annual World Congress in Geneva, Switzerland, and at the JAIMA Conference in Tokyo, Japan, Bruker this week announces the release of its new high-performance amaZon speed and amaZon speed ETD ion trap mass spectrometers (ITMS) to meet the increasing demands of the proteomics, research and applied markets.

6 Sep 2011

Lilly, QIAGEN partner to develop and commercialize companion diagnostic for JAK2 V617F

QIAGEN today announced that it has entered into a partnership with Eli Lilly and Company for the development, manufacturing and commercialization of a molecular companion diagnostic for an early stage investigational compound currently being developed by Lilly. Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed.

From QIAGEN Manchester Limited 6 Sep 2011

Scale-up Systems establishes new office in India

Scale-up Systems Limited, the leading provider of process development software to the pharmaceutical industry, today announced it has established Scale-up Systems India Pvt. Ltd., a Mumbai-based subsidiary that will support its growing number of customers in India.

6 Sep 2011

Mesoblast receives EMA clearance to initiate Revascor Phase 2 trial for heart attacks

Global regenerative medicine company, Mesoblast Limited, today announced that it had received clearance from the European Medicines Agency (EMA) to begin a 225-patient multi-center Phase 2 clinical trial in Europe for its lead cardiovascular product Revascor(TM) in conjunction with angioplasty and stent procedures to prevent heart failure after a major heart attack.

5 Sep 2011

Berlin to market wide range of Acino Pharma's current and future products in Thailand

Berlin Pharmaceutical Industry Co., Ltd. and Acino Pharma AG signed a long term partnership agreement under which Berlin will market a wide range of the Swiss company's current and future products in Thailand.

5 Sep 2011

Device / Technology News

UC San Diego Health System to receive HIMSS' Stage 7 Award

St. Jude Medical's Genesis neurostimulation device receives European CE Mark approval

New blood test could help identify babies at risk of sickle cell disease

SYSU, ASU collaborate to develop early and predictive diagnostics for colorectal cancer

Researchers use ultrasound to improve quality of blood stem cell transplant

Fujirebio Diagnostics receives FDA 510(k) clearance for Risk of Ovarian Malignancy Algorithm test

NINDS awards NeuroSigma STTR Phase I grant to support development of eTNS therapy for epilepsy

Concentric Medical launches Trevo Pro 4 device for acute ischemic stroke

Comanche County Memorial Hospital chooses eClinicalWorks' EHR solution

NanoLogix to move R&D operations from Cincinnati to its headquarters in Hubbard

Toshiba introduces Kalare Wireless X-ray system

European Neurotech Investing & Partnering Summit to take place in Helsinki

Waters launches new single quadrupole mass detector at 2011 JAIMA Expo

CHEMIE.DE now offers unparalleled access to scientific data

Sectra reports net sales of SEK 169.3 million for first quarter 2011

Bruker releases new amaZon speed ion trap mass spectrometers

Lilly, QIAGEN partner to develop and commercialize companion diagnostic for JAK2 V617F

Scale-up Systems establishes new office in India

Mesoblast receives EMA clearance to initiate Revascor Phase 2 trial for heart attacks

Berlin to market wide range of Acino Pharma's current and future products in Thailand

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