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Government health IT market poised to grow dramatically

The Washington Post reports on the growing field of government health IT jobs.

28 Sep 2010

Catalent Pharma to deliver Digimarc's Media Enhanced Packing solutions

Digimarc Corporation has licensed its mobile visual search software to New Jersey-based Catalent Pharma Solutions, a leading provider of innovative packaging solutions to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and consumer healthcare industries.

28 Sep 2010

Guided Therapeutics files PMA for LightTouch Cervical Scanner

Guided Therapeutics, Inc. announced that it filed its completed premarket approval application (PMA) for the LightTouch Cervical Scanner with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for patients at risk for cervical cancer.

28 Sep 2010

KeyVive provides Simplatype mHealth SMS technology to improve healthcare

KeyVive, Inc., a healthcare technology company that uses social media and self management tools to help individuals with chronic illnesses, is dialing up a ground-breaking, HIPAA compliant mHealth technology for people not only affected by diabetes, but also with other diseases.

28 Sep 2010

ATSC to provide software development services for NCI

ATS Corporation, a leading information technology company that delivers innovative technology solutions to government and commercial organizations, today announced that it has been awarded a new contract totaling $13.3 million over a five-year term with the National Cancer Institute.

28 Sep 2010

OrSense introduces NBM200 system for anemia screening, hemorrhage detection

OrSense Ltd., developer of monitors for non-invasive measurements of various blood parameters, introduced at the Global Forum of Maternal and Infant Health, at Barcelona, Spain, NBM200, a non-invasive hemoglobin measurement system for anemia screening and hemorrhage detection. The Company presented results showing that Hb measurements obtained by the NBM200 showed accurate performance compared with invasive point of care devices.

27 Sep 2010

PolyTouch Medical raises US $830k in private financing round

PolyTouch Medical Ltd., a leading developer of laparoscopic soft tissue prosthetic placement technologies, announced today that the Company has raised US $830k in a private financing round.

27 Sep 2010

Parascript receives CE Mark for AccuDetect software

Parascript, LLC, the image analysis and pattern recognition technology provider, today announced that it received CE (Conformite Europeenne) Mark for AccuDetect Galileo Computer Aided Detection (CAD) software.

27 Sep 2010

Clinical trial results of Genous Bio-engineered R stent, EPC capture technology presented at TCT 2010

OrbusNeich today announced that clinical trial results highlighting the company's Genous Bio-engineered R stent and its endothelial progenitor cell capture technology across challenging patient subsets were presented during a symposium titled "EPC Capture Technology: from Genous to Combo" at Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics 2010 in Washington.

27 Sep 2010

Axolotl introduces Elysium Discover tool designed for Health Information Exchanges

Axolotl Corp., the nationwide leader in health information exchange services and solutions, today introduced Elysium Discover, the industry's first comprehensive suite of reporting and analytic tools designed specifically for Health Information Exchanges.

27 Sep 2010

ARTES acquires ANAVAX virus-like particle technology from Select Vaccines

ARTES Biotechnology announces today the acquirement of the ANAVAX virus-like particle (VLP) technology from Select Vaccines Ltd. ANAVAX is a patent-protected VLP technology that can be applied to the prevention of several infectious diseases.

27 Sep 2010

Progenika receives CE Mark approval to market LPLchip in Europe

Progenika Biopharma S.A., a pioneer in the field of personalized medicine, announced today that it has obtained the CE Mark allowing the sale in Europe of its LPLchip(R), the first DNA chip to detect mutations in the lipoprotein lipase (LPL) gene.

27 Sep 2010

Researchers develop STAND-Map framework to promote accurate diagnosis of dementia

A new Mayo Clinic study may help physicians differentially diagnose three common neurodegenerative disorders in the future. The study will be presented at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference on Alzheimer's Disease on July 11 in Vienna.

27 Sep 2010

Hologic receives FDA voting for 3-D digital mammography system

Hologic, Inc., a leading developer, manufacturer and supplier of premium diagnostics products, medical imaging systems and surgical products dedicated to serving the healthcare needs of women, announced that the Radiological Devices Panel (Panel) of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today unanimously voted that Hologic's Pre-Market Approval (PMA) demonstrated both the effectiveness and safety of the Company's Selenia Dimensions three-dimensional (3-D) digital mammography tomosynthesis system, "Selenia Dimensions 3-D."

From Hologic, Inc. 27 Sep 2010

Cellectis bioresearch launches e-store to improve access to meganuclease technology

Cellectis bioresearch, the specialist in genome customization and subsidiary of Cellectis is pleased to announce the launch of its e-store, with approximately one hundred ready-to-use products available for sale online via a new functional and intuitive website.

27 Sep 2010

Study concludes mammography not effective to reduce breast cancer mortality

A new study over the usefulness of mammography confirms what most people in the breast cancer community already know. Mammograms are one tool in the breast cancer cache: better early detection, widespread awareness and more effective treatments all play a role in reducing deaths from the disease, according to Susan G. Komen for the Cure.

27 Sep 2010

TU Delft's nuclear research to be used for producing medical isotopes

TU Delft's nuclear research reactor will be used as a back-up facility for the production of the radioactive isotope molybdenum-99, when supplies run out. Molybdenum-99 is widely used in hospitals in order to locate cancer.

27 Sep 2010

Bio-Dome wound interface dressings superior than GranuFoam

ConvaTec, a world-leading developer and marketer of innovative medical technologies for community and hospital care, today announced new in vitro study results. The Engenex Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) system's Bio-Dome wound interface showed superior tensile strength and lower simulated bioadhesion when compared with GranuFoam (polyurethane foam).

27 Sep 2010

FDA approves OZURDEX implant for uveitis treatment

Allergan, Inc. today announced that the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved OZURDEX (dexamethasone intravitreal implant) 0.7 mg for the treatment of non-infectious ocular inflammation, or uveitis, affecting the posterior segment of the eye.

27 Sep 2010

Stirling Products’ drug delivery technology interests big ‘pharma’

Healthcare group, Stirling Products Limited (ASX:STI) has advised that following the recent TeleMedCare e-health acquisition and the conditional addition of the recently announced pathology business (subject to due diligence completion and shareholder approval), the Company is now in process of its strategised business integration.

26 Sep 2010