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Bristol-Myers Squibb, OPKO Health collaborate in relation to new diagnostic test technology

OPKO Health, Inc. today announced that it has entered into a collaboration agreement with Bristol-Myers Squibb Company relating to OPKO's new diagnostic test technology. OPKO's simple blood tests are being developed, based on its proprietary platform technology, to identify biomarkers for a wide variety of diseases including neurodegenerative disorders and various malignancies.

11 Jan 2011

Silicon microdevices may provide new way to screen metastatic breast cancer cells

Research by engineers and cancer biologists at Virginia Tech indicate that using specific silicon microdevices might provide a new way to screen breast cancer cells' ability to metastasize.

11 Jan 2011

Greenway selects DiagnosisONE to provide clinical decision support for EHR deployments

DiagnosisONE, the clinical decision support and analytics company, today announced that Greenway Medical Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of innovative electronic health record, ambulatory healthcare and clinical research business solutions, has selected DiagnosisONE to provide clinical decision support (CDS) for its electronic health record (EHR) deployments.

11 Jan 2011

Baylor Hamilton offers Arctic Front Cardiac CryoAblation Catheter system treatment for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation

Physicians at Baylor Jack and Jane Hamilton Heart and Vascular Hospital are the first in North Texas to offer the Arctic Front® Cardiac CryoAblation Catheter system, the first and only cryoballoon in the United States indicated to treat drug refractory recurrent symptomatic paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (PAF), a serious heart rhythm disorder that affects millions of Americans.

11 Jan 2011

Kinetic Concepts acquires TechniMotion's patient handling technologies

Kinetic Concepts, today announced the acquisition of substantially all of the assets and intellectual property of TechniMotion Medical, an Austin, Texas-based company that designs and develops innovative and ergonomic patient handling systems for acute and post-acute patient care.

11 Jan 2011

Lineagen introduces FirstStep integrated genetic testing for early diagnostic evaluation of ASD, DD

Lineagen announces the launch of its FirstStep integrated genetic testing and counseling service to assist pediatricians and family physicians with the earlier, more accurate diagnostic evaluation of autism spectrum disorders and developmental delay.

11 Jan 2011

AlloSource, Wright Medical Group enter supply and distribution agreement for FUSIONFLEX graft

Wright Medical Group, a global orthopaedic medical device company, today announced a supply and distribution agreement with AlloSource for FUSIONFLEX™ Bone Matrix, a unique bone repair scaffold for use in primary fusion procedures of the foot and ankle, as well as other orthopaedic bone grafting applications.

11 Jan 2011

Teleflex announces acquisition of VasoNova

Teleflex Incorporated, a leading global provider of medical technology products, today announced it has acquired privately-held VasoNova Inc. in a transaction valued at up to $55 million.

10 Jan 2011

Opsens files patent application for OptoWire diagnostic tool for measuring FFR

Opsens announces that it has recently filed a patent application for the OptoWire, a second diagnostic tool to assess coronary lesions by doing Fractional Flow Reserve.

10 Jan 2011

VCU Massey Cancer Center introduces safer, more effective form of radiation therapy

Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer Center has introduced a safer and more effective form of radiation therapy to treat cancer. The Center now offers volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) delivery using the Philips Pinnacle3 SmartArc software to provide radiation treatment for multiple tumor sites, including prostate, head and neck, brain, breast and lung. VCU Massey is the first cancer center in the Richmond area to offer this cutting-edge radiation technique.

10 Jan 2011

Access Intelligence announces acquisition of OR Manager

Access Intelligence LLC and its Dorland Health division announced today the acquisition of OR Manager, the premier media brand and annual educational conference and trade show for operating room executives, managers and hospital directors. This acquisition represents Access Intelligence's growing role in the healthcare management industry within four niche markets: medical coding, case management, patient advocacy and operating room management.

10 Jan 2011

World's first drug eluting bioresorbable vascular scaffold receives CE Mark approval

Abbott announced today that it has received CE Mark approval for the world's first drug eluting bioresorbable vascular scaffold (BVS) for the treatment of coronary artery disease. Abbott's BVS device restores blood flow by opening a clogged vessel and providing support to the vessel until the device dissolves within approximately two years, leaving patients with a treated vessel free of a permanent metallic implant. Abbott's BVS device will be commercialized under the brand name ABSORB.

10 Jan 2011

Enlight Biosciences forms new oral drug delivery technology company

Entrega, Inc., a new company developing oral drug delivery technologies, today announced its formation by Enlight Biosciences, a Boston-based company established in partnership with a group of leading global pharmaceutical companies.

10 Jan 2011

PharPoint Research joins Medidata's ASPire to Win channel partner program

Medidata Solutions, a leading global provider of SaaS-based clinical development solutions, today announced that PharPoint Research, Inc., a North Carolina-based drug development service company, has joined Medidata's ASPire to Win® channel partner program, bringing the program's partner count to 30 organizations.

10 Jan 2011

Major Louisiana hospital awards OSI Systems $3.1 million patient monitoring solutions contract

OSI Systems, Inc., a vertically-integrated provider of specialized electronic products for critical applications in the Security and Healthcare industries, today announced that its Healthcare division, Spacelabs Healthcare, has been awarded a $3.1 million contract by a major Louisiana hospital. Spacelabs will provide patient monitoring and connectivity solutions, including Ultraview™ SL patient monitors and ICS G2 software applications, as well as TruLink™ supplies and accessories.

10 Jan 2011

Birmingham VAMC selects DSS HB Mobile for Home Based Primary Care nurse Case Managers

The Birmingham VA Medical Center (VAMC), an acute tertiary care facility that serves the veteran population of Alabama, has selected HB Mobile from DSS, Inc. to provide an integrated mobile electronic health record (EHR) solution for its Home Based Primary Care (HBPC) nurse Case Managers. The Birmingham VAMC was selected in August 2009 by the Veterans Integrated Service Network 7 (VISN 7) to be the Alpha test site for HB Mobile.

10 Jan 2011

CoreLab Partners releases ImagEngine imaging sciences application

CoreLab Partners, Inc, the global entity resulting from the merger between RadPharm, Inc and Medifacts International, has launched a new advanced imaging application named ImagEngine®.

10 Jan 2011

Boston Scientific completes enrollment in Nitinol Stent System trial for treatment of iliac artery disease

Boston Scientific Corporation today announced that it has completed enrollment in the ORION clinical trial, which is designed to evaluate the Company's EPIC™ Self-Expanding Nitinol Stent System for the treatment of iliac artery disease, a form of peripheral artery disease associated with severe leg pain caused by insufficient blood flow to the muscles (claudication).

10 Jan 2011

T2 Biosystems relocates to new 20,000 sq.ft. facility in Lexington

T2 Biosystems, Inc., a company developing next-generation medical diagnostic products, today announced that it has relocated to a newly renovated 20,000 sq.ft. facility located in Lexington, MA.

10 Jan 2011

DATATRAK awarded Phase III device study by new European client

DATATRAK International, Inc., a technology and services company focused on global eClinical solutions for the clinical trials industry, today announced that it has been awarded a Phase III device study by a new European client, a leading global healthcare supplier.

10 Jan 2011

Device / Technology News

Bristol-Myers Squibb, OPKO Health collaborate in relation to new diagnostic test technology

Silicon microdevices may provide new way to screen metastatic breast cancer cells

Greenway selects DiagnosisONE to provide clinical decision support for EHR deployments

Baylor Hamilton offers Arctic Front Cardiac CryoAblation Catheter system treatment for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation

Kinetic Concepts acquires TechniMotion's patient handling technologies

Lineagen introduces FirstStep integrated genetic testing for early diagnostic evaluation of ASD, DD

AlloSource, Wright Medical Group enter supply and distribution agreement for FUSIONFLEX graft

Teleflex announces acquisition of VasoNova

Opsens files patent application for OptoWire diagnostic tool for measuring FFR

VCU Massey Cancer Center introduces safer, more effective form of radiation therapy

Access Intelligence announces acquisition of OR Manager

World's first drug eluting bioresorbable vascular scaffold receives CE Mark approval

Enlight Biosciences forms new oral drug delivery technology company

PharPoint Research joins Medidata's ASPire to Win channel partner program

Major Louisiana hospital awards OSI Systems $3.1 million patient monitoring solutions contract

Birmingham VAMC selects DSS HB Mobile for Home Based Primary Care nurse Case Managers

CoreLab Partners releases ImagEngine imaging sciences application

Boston Scientific completes enrollment in Nitinol Stent System trial for treatment of iliac artery disease

T2 Biosystems relocates to new 20,000 sq.ft. facility in Lexington

DATATRAK awarded Phase III device study by new European client

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