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Alcon selects Varicent for sales performance management solutions

Varicent Software Incorporated, the leading innovator in incentive compensation (ICM) and sales performance management (SPM) solutions, announced today that it will provide its innovative solutions to Alcon, the world's largest eye-care company.

15 Jul 2010

Eurofins MWG Operon, Genomatix Software offer joint services to develop complete human exome array

Eurofins MWG Operon, an expert in next generation sequencing and Certified Service Provider for Roche NimbleGen sequence capture, together with Genomatix Software GmbH, a leading company in complex analysis and interpretation of such NGS data, announce that they have developed a complete human exome array, based on Roche NimbleGen sequence capture technology.

15 Jul 2010

Ellipse completes enrollment for initial study of MAGEC Technology in at-risk early onset scoliosis patients

Ellipse Technologies, Inc. announced it had completed the initial clinical study enrollment for its MAGECTM (MAGnetic Expansion Control) Technology in "At Risk Early Onset Scoliosis Patients."

15 Jul 2010

Biomagnetics Diagnostics reports positive test results of unique PVA film formulation

Biomagnetics Diagnostics Corp., a developer of revolutionary diagnostic systems and technology for HIV, hepatitis, tuberculosis and malaria detection, and other innovative technologies, today announced the results of recent testing of the unique PVA film formulation produced by Lanzhou Sanhuan New Technology Development Ltd. of Ganzu, China. Earlier this week, Biomagnetics announced its intent to acquire Lanzhou as the first of several planned acquisitions to be done at a $1.00 share price valuation for Biomagnetics Diagnostics' common shares.

15 Jul 2010

NextGen Healthcare pleased with release of final rules on 'Meaningful Use' criteria

NextGen Healthcare Information Systems, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Quality Systems, Inc. and a leading provider of healthcare information systems and connectivity solutions, today responded to the final rules on Meaningful Use and Standards and Certification under the HITECH Act's Electronic Health Records (EHR) incentive program.

15 Jul 2010

GE issues statement on release of last two final 'meaningful use' rules

We've reached a significant milestone with the release of the last two final rules providers will need to meet to demonstrate "meaningful use" of certified electronic health records (EHR), a significant step toward qualifying for the first phase of EHR incentives under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA).

15 Jul 2010

Implantable artificial salivary gland to be developed for Xerostomia patients

The goal of this research was to create an ECM modified hyaluronic acid (HA) based hydrogel culture system that allows for the growth and differentiation of salivary acinar cells into functional acini-like structures capable of secreting large amounts of protein and fluid unidirectionally. Xerostomia, a condition resulting from irradiation of the head and neck, affects more than 40,000 cancer patients each year in the United States. According to this research, these patients will greatly benefit from the development of a functional implantable artificial salivary gland.

15 Jul 2010

New circular external fixator device for diabetic Charcot foot treatment

The alarming increase of morbidly obese diabetics is causing more new cases of a debilitating foot deformity called Charcot foot.Charcot foot can make walking difficult or impossible, and in severe cases can require amputation.But a surgical technique that secures foot bones with an external frame has enabled more than 90 percent of patients to walk normally again.

15 Jul 2010

Decreased perioperative cerebral oxygenation values linked to poor outcomes after aortic arch surgery

CAS Medical Systems, Inc. today announced that a new study published in The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery supports the association between decreased perioperative cerebral oxygenation values and poor outcomes after aortic arch surgery.

15 Jul 2010

NanoString Technologies increases throughput of nCounter Analysis System

NanoString Technologies, Inc., a privately held life sciences company marketing a novel digital molecular barcoding technology for detecting and counting large sets of targets in biological samples, today announced that it has increased the throughput of its nCounter Analysis System by expanding its multiplexing capacity to 800 gene transcripts per reaction.

From NanoString Technologies 15 Jul 2010

Lantheus Medical Imaging, JBCPL partner to launch DEFINITY ultrasound contrast imaging agent in India

Lantheus Medical Imaging, Inc., a worldwide leader in diagnostic medical imaging, today announced the launch of its ultrasound contrast imaging agent, DEFINITY® Vial For (Perflutren Lipid Microsphere) Injectable Suspension, in India. The company has signed a multi-year agreement with Mumbai-based J.B. Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals, Ltd. for the distribution and marketing of DEFINITY® in the Indian marketplace.

15 Jul 2010

MD Buyline identifies top emerging technologies with highest impact

This release will explain how these important technologies encourage high utilization rates across multiple service lines, bringing value to hospitals. Reimbursement changes and hospital structure enable technology purchases to generate a sequence of changes throughout service lines and dramatically impact the bottom line.

15 Jul 2010

New REMESENSE TOOTH DESENSITIZER for treating tooth hypersensitivity

Nuline Pharmaceuticals, LLC announces the introduction of REMESENSE (dipotassium oxalate 3%) TOOTH DESENSITIZER, an Rx Class II medical device now available in the U.S. REMESENSE was introduced globally in 2008. It is presently sold in 16 countries, ranging from England and the European Union to Asia and Africa. Nuline expects to launch REMESENSE in Canada and other countries later this year or by early 2011.

15 Jul 2010

Biotage introduces ExploraSep 96-well screening plates to identify optimum scavengers

Biotage, a leading supplier of tools and technology for analytical and medicinal chemistry, announced the introduction of ExploraSep 96-well screening plates to identify optimum scavengers. The 4 different screening plates deliver 128 selective resins based on high-performance, Molecularly Imprinted Polymers (MIPs). Biotage provides professional MIPs technical consultation, information on additional formats as well as assistance with data interpretation and process development.

15 Jul 2010

IBM and Peking University People's Hospital build evidence-based patient centric care system

IBM and Peking University People's Hospital have built an evidence-based patient centric care (ePC3) system to enable cooperation and resource sharing among medical services providers for improved patient care.

15 Jul 2010

New myopia control technology for eye health benefits from Vision CRC

Scientists from the Vision Cooperative Research Centre in Australia have announced that myopia, or short-sightedness, can be controlled with new technology. This ground breaking discovery was based on research conducted by Vision CRC partners – the University of Houston College of Optometry and the Brien Holden Vision Institute, located at the University of New South Wales.

15 Jul 2010

$Osseon receives notice of allowance for spinal vertebral compression fracture technology$

Osseon receives notice of allowance for spinal vertebral compression fracture technology

Osseon Therapeutics, Inc., a biomedical device company based in Santa Rosa, California, today received a notice of allowance for its spinal vertebral compression fracture (VCF) technology. The company which was started in 2006 has thirteen additional patent applications pending in the United States and throughout the world for related spinal therapies and devices. The lead inventor for this inaugural patent is Dr. Y. King Liu, one of three founders of Osseon.

15 Jul 2010

AMS reports positive results from clinical trial of MiniArc Single-Incision Sling System for SUI

American Medical Systems® (AMS), a leading provider of world-class devices and therapies for both male and female pelvic health, today announced results of a prospective, multi-center study on their market leading MiniArc Single-Incision Sling System for female stress urinary incontinence (SUI). The study concludes that MiniArc efficacy rates for negative cough stress test (CST) and 1-hr Pad Weight Test (PWT) at 12 months were 90.6 percent and 84.5 percent, respectively.

15 Jul 2010

Genelex, Helix announce strategic alliance to increase availability of new DNA Drug Sensitivity Tests

Genelex and Helix have announced a personalized prescribing strategic alliance to increase the availability of important new DNA Drug Sensitivity Tests such as Plavitest and Tamoxitest. These tests and the GeneMedRx medication management software can save lives and healthcare dollars by allowing doctors to personalize their prescribing practices in order to prevent adverse medication outcomes, including treatment failures and dangerous side effects.

15 Jul 2010

Concert Medical releases 'Conductor' family of Interventional Coronary Guidewires in U.S.

Concert Medical, LLC today announced the launch of the "Conductor™" family of Interventional Coronary Guidewires to the U.S. market. These guidewires are designed to address an extensive range of coronary disease cases at a superior value. The FDA granted Concert Medical clearance for the use and sale in the U.S. of the Conductor product line in September 2009.

15 Jul 2010

Device / Technology News

Alcon selects Varicent for sales performance management solutions

Eurofins MWG Operon, Genomatix Software offer joint services to develop complete human exome array

Ellipse completes enrollment for initial study of MAGEC Technology in at-risk early onset scoliosis patients

Biomagnetics Diagnostics reports positive test results of unique PVA film formulation

NextGen Healthcare pleased with release of final rules on 'Meaningful Use' criteria

GE issues statement on release of last two final 'meaningful use' rules

Implantable artificial salivary gland to be developed for Xerostomia patients

New circular external fixator device for diabetic Charcot foot treatment

Decreased perioperative cerebral oxygenation values linked to poor outcomes after aortic arch surgery

NanoString Technologies increases throughput of nCounter Analysis System

Lantheus Medical Imaging, JBCPL partner to launch DEFINITY ultrasound contrast imaging agent in India

MD Buyline identifies top emerging technologies with highest impact

New REMESENSE TOOTH DESENSITIZER for treating tooth hypersensitivity

Biotage introduces ExploraSep 96-well screening plates to identify optimum scavengers

IBM and Peking University People's Hospital build evidence-based patient centric care system

New myopia control technology for eye health benefits from Vision CRC

Osseon receives notice of allowance for spinal vertebral compression fracture technology

AMS reports positive results from clinical trial of MiniArc Single-Incision Sling System for SUI

Genelex, Helix announce strategic alliance to increase availability of new DNA Drug Sensitivity Tests

Concert Medical releases 'Conductor' family of Interventional Coronary Guidewires in U.S.

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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