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Cryo-Cell International collaborates with MNSH to identify potential therapy for autoimmune diseases

Cryo-Cell International, Inc., one of the largest and most established leaders in stem cell innovation, today announced a research and development collaboration agreement with Monash University in Australia. The partnership will allow scientists from the University's Centre of Inflammatory Diseases to conduct pre-clinical studies using Cryo-Cell's proprietary C'elle menstrual stem cell technology (MenScs) to identify potential future therapies to treat autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis.

18 Aug 2010

CaridianBCT releases version 6.0 of Trima Accel Automated Blood Collection System

CaridianBCT, the leading global provider of technology, products and services in the blood banking, transfusion medicine and cell therapy industries, announced the global release of the Trima Accel® Automated Blood Collection System Version 6.0. The latest version of the flagship automated blood collection platform provides streamlined operations and potentially increased cost savings for customers worldwide.

18 Aug 2010

ProMedica to implement Amerinet Diagnostix's AccuPrice daily price auditing solution

Amerinet Inc., a leading national healthcare group purchasing organization, recently partnered with ProMedica Health System to implement AccuPrice®, a daily price auditing solution from Amerinet Diagnostix®, in its laboratory to quickly identify and resolve more than $8,000 in pricing errors.

18 Aug 2010

Equinox Surgical Solutions introduces SutureAssist device for streamlining suture management procedures

Equinox Surgical Solutions LLC today announced the launch of their new product, SutureAssist®, designed and developed by a minimally invasive, Board Certified, OB/GYN surgeon Dr. Warren Volker M.D., Ph.D. and his team to improve patient and surgical team safety. This proprietary device lets surgeons and scrub techs acquire, hand-off, dispose of and reload sutures with an efficient, one-handed motion resulting in significantly quicker wound closure and mitigation of both needle-stick risk to the surgical team and post-op needle management liability exposure.

18 Aug 2010

President Clinton praises Starkey Hearing Foundation for global initiative to help the world hear

Bill and Tani Austin received a standing ovation during President Bill Clinton's keynote address to over 500 guests on August 13th during the 50th Anniversary Celebration of the Lexington Hearing and Speech Center in Lexington Kentucky. President Clinton praised the Starkey Hearing Foundation for its global initiative to help the world hear. "I thank Bill and Tani Austin for the work they have done," said President Clinton.

17 Aug 2010

Chronix Biomedical expands biomarker development capabilities with installation of DNA mass sequencer

Chronix Biomedical today reported that it has significantly expanded and accelerated its biomarker development capabilities with the installation of Germany's first state-of-the-art high-throughput DNA mass sequencer at the University of Göttingen, Chronix's long-time collaborator. Chronix is developing disease-specific biomarkers based on DNA fragments that are released into the bloodstream by damaged and dying (apoptotic) cells.

17 Aug 2010

ImPACKD, The Kidney Foundation of Canada launch online resource for CKD patients

Before today, millions of Canadians living with chronic kidney disease did not have a strong online advocacy presence. Improving Patient Advocacy in Chronic Kidney Disease and The Kidney Foundation of Canada are now joining forces to provide an effective resource. Together, they are launching www.impackd.ca, a microsite of www.kidney.ca that is specifically designed for Canadians affected by chronic kidney disease.

17 Aug 2010

MIT implements Aircuity's OptiNet ventilation measurement system to analyze indoor environment quality

Aircuity, the smart airside efficiency company, today announced that it has been engaged by MIT to develop a ventilation optimization program that will significantly improve overall energy efficiency and optimize building ventilation across its Hayden Library facility. Leveraging Aircuity's OptiNet system, MIT will be able to cost effectively reduce energy use in support of its Institute-wide initiative to significantly reduce electricity across all of its facilities.

17 Aug 2010

Best practices for assessing toxicity during drug discovery process

Ingenuity® Systems, the leading provider of information solutions for life science researchers, today announced the release of the white paper, "Best Practices for Assessing Toxicity throughout the Drug Discovery Process: Toxicogenomics." The white paper is based on input from industry experts and shows how multidisciplinary toxicology teams in drug discovery can leverage toxicogenomics and IPA® for improved predictive toxicology and mechanistic toxicity analysis.

17 Aug 2010

Tecan, Miltenyi Biotec partner to develop magnetic bead technology based automated solutions for cell biology

Tecan is working with Miltenyi Biotec, a leading provider of cell biology solutions, to develop a range of automated solutions for cell biology, based on the powerful MACS(R) Magnetic bead technology. This new agreement will allow customers to benefit from the advanced capabilities of Tecan's Freedom EVO(R) liquid handling platforms when performing a wide range of separation, cultivation and analysis processes for cells and biomolecules.

From Tecan 17 Aug 2010

Rice receives Defense Threat Reduction Agency grant to develop genomic test for cultivated pathogens

Researchers at Rice University have won federal support to develop a genomic test that can quickly determine whether a disease outbreak is caused by a natural pathogen or one that was grown in a lab by terrorists.

17 Aug 2010

First device to transmit American Sign Language over U.S. cellular networks in initial field tests

University of Washington engineers are developing the first device able to transmit American Sign Language over U.S. cellular networks. The tool is just completing its initial field test by participants in a UW summer program for deaf and hard-of-hearing students.

17 Aug 2010

NSF awards Georgia Institute of Technology $3 million for stem cell bio-manufacturing research program

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded $3 million to the Georgia Institute of Technology to fund a unique research program on stem cell bio-manufacturing. The program is specifically focused on developing engineering methods for stem cell production, in order to meet the anticipated demand for stem cells. The award comes through the NSF's Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT) Program, which supports innovation in graduate education in fields that cross academic disciplines and have broad societal impact.

17 Aug 2010

BrickHouse Security, National Kidney Registry implement real-time GPS tracking system for organ shipment

BrickHouse Security, a leading provider of security and surveillance products to businesses and consumers, today announced that, in partnership with the National Kidney Registry (NKR), they have implemented the first real-time GPS tracking system for the shipment of living donor organs.

17 Aug 2010

Jackson Laboratory to implement HighRes automated process for genotyping of laboratory mice

A highly accurate, automated process for managing the genotyping of laboratory mice is headed to Bar Harbor, Maine. In response to the increased demand for using transgenic mouse models and the requisite genotyping of such animals, The Jackson Laboratory will be implementing a HighRes Biosolutions automated process to improve the maintenance of their extensive and diverse mouse colonies.

17 Aug 2010

Average selling prices of dental implant fixtures decrease 3.3% in Europe

According to Millennium Research Group, the global authority on medical technology market intelligence, average selling prices of dental implant fixtures and final abutments have decreased 3.3% and 8.1%, respectively, over the past year. This occurred as dentists attempted to maintain profitability during the economic crisis by demanding greater discounts and increasingly purchasing implants from low-cost manufacturers.

17 Aug 2010

New DNA sequencing method can lead to effective individualized medicine

In experiments with potentially broad health care implications, a research team led by a University of Washington physicist has devised a method that works at a very small scale to sequence DNA quickly and relatively inexpensively.That could open the door for more effective individualized medicine, for example providing blueprints of genetic predispositions for specific conditions and diseases such as cancer, diabetes or addiction.

17 Aug 2010

JDRF announces key step on road to artificial pancreas

JDRF announced today another important step on the road to the development of an artificial pancreas - an automated system to better manage the blood sugar of people with type 1 diabetes - with the establishment of a research program to speed the development of faster-acting insulin.

17 Aug 2010

Capario releases Portal 3.6 revenue cycle management solution

Capario, a leading provider of revenue cycle management solutions that connect healthcare payers and providers nationwide, today announced it has launched Portal 3.6, which includes the most significant advances to its exclusive online portal application to date.

17 Aug 2010

Endologix, Evasc enter development agreement for balloon expandable stent technology

Endologix, Inc., developer of minimally invasive treatments for aortic disorders, announced today that it has entered into a development agreement and exclusive license with Evasc Medical Systems Corp., for its balloon expandable stent technology. Evasc is a medical device development company located in Vancouver, B.C. The patented stent is made from cobalt chromium and is pre-mounted on an angioplasty balloon catheter for ease-of-use.

17 Aug 2010

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Cryo-Cell International collaborates with MNSH to identify potential therapy for autoimmune diseases

CaridianBCT releases version 6.0 of Trima Accel Automated Blood Collection System

ProMedica to implement Amerinet Diagnostix's AccuPrice daily price auditing solution

Equinox Surgical Solutions introduces SutureAssist device for streamlining suture management procedures

President Clinton praises Starkey Hearing Foundation for global initiative to help the world hear

Chronix Biomedical expands biomarker development capabilities with installation of DNA mass sequencer

ImPACKD, The Kidney Foundation of Canada launch online resource for CKD patients

MIT implements Aircuity's OptiNet ventilation measurement system to analyze indoor environment quality

Best practices for assessing toxicity during drug discovery process

Tecan, Miltenyi Biotec partner to develop magnetic bead technology based automated solutions for cell biology

Rice receives Defense Threat Reduction Agency grant to develop genomic test for cultivated pathogens

First device to transmit American Sign Language over U.S. cellular networks in initial field tests

NSF awards Georgia Institute of Technology $3 million for stem cell bio-manufacturing research program

BrickHouse Security, National Kidney Registry implement real-time GPS tracking system for organ shipment

Jackson Laboratory to implement HighRes automated process for genotyping of laboratory mice

Average selling prices of dental implant fixtures decrease 3.3% in Europe

New DNA sequencing method can lead to effective individualized medicine

JDRF announces key step on road to artificial pancreas

Capario releases Portal 3.6 revenue cycle management solution

Endologix, Evasc enter development agreement for balloon expandable stent technology

Real-time Raman monitoring for pharmaceutical hot melt extrusion

Synthetic Psychedelics: A Growing Public Health Concern

How the Vutara VXL simplifies single-molecule imaging

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