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Fresenius Medical Care to acquire KNC and expand dialysis services business in Russian Federation

Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA, the world's largest provider of dialysis products and services, is expanding its dialysis services business in the Russian Federation. The company announced today that it has signed an agreement to acquire KNC (KRAEVOY NEFROLOGICHESKIY CENTR), a private operator of dialysis clinics in Russia's Krasnodar region. The acquired operations will add approximately $25 million in annual revenue and are expected to be accretive to earnings in the first year after closing of the transaction.

30 Jun 2010

AMI study finds India's healthcare sector set to spend over $250M on IT in 2010

Seemingly untouched by the worldwide economic downturn, India's healthcare sector is set to spend over US$250 million on IT in 2010. Healthcare in India comprises more than 5% of the nation's GDP and displays a healthy growth rate over the next four to five years. This comes from a study by New York-based Access Markets International (AMI) Partners, Inc., a leading consulting firm specializing in IT and telecom sectors.

30 Jun 2010

Epigentek develops new approach for identification of "sixth DNA base" 5-hmC

Research experts in the epigenetic field from Epigentek have developed a new, breakthrough approach for the identification of the "sixth DNA base," 5-hydroxymethylcytosine (5-hmC). This technology is based on a high throughput, strip-well format and is also incorporated into the first commercially available product, the MethylFlash(TM) Hydroxymethylated DNA Quantification Kit, for rapidly quantifying hydroxymethylated DNA.

30 Jun 2010

AdVnt launches 15 Minute Black Mold Detection Test

AdVnt Biotechnologies, the company known for producing BioWarfare Agent Detection Devices for HAZMAT First Response Teams around the globe to help them rapidly detect such biological agents as Anthrax, Ricin and Botulinum, has just released its newest product for In-Home and Professional use. Building on the expertise gained in the international arena of BioWarfare Agent Detection, AdVnt is now applying its R&D expertise to help defend against another type of bio threat that could be growing in the walls and under the floorboards in your own home.

30 Jun 2010

Advanced 3D/4D ultrasound to guide embryo transfer during IVF reduces risk of ectopic pregnancy

Using advanced 3D/4D ultrasound to guide embryo transfer during in vitro fertilization (IVF) significantly reduces a woman's risk of ectopic pregnancy and its associated complications, Robert Gergely, M.D., medical director, 3D Sonography Center of Beverly Hills, reported today.

30 Jun 2010

Cerapedics' i-FACTOR Flex bone graft product line receives CE Mark

Cerapedics, Inc., a medical device company focused on developing and commercializing novel osteobiologic products, announced today that it received the CE Mark for its i-FACTOR™ Flex bone graft product line. i-FACTOR Flex is the company's second product in the i-FACTOR product platform based on its proprietary small peptide attachment factor technology.

30 Jun 2010

ESHRE's EIM: Europe leads in Assisted Reproduction Technology

Europe leads the world in Assisted Reproduction Technology (ART) with most cycles initiated in the region, the 26th Annual Meeting of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology heard today (Wednesday 30 June).

30 Jun 2010

Centris selects CA Service Desk Manager to provide quality customer support

The leading Swiss IT service provider for health and accident insurers, Centris AG, based in Solothurnsupports around 4,500 users in 28 companies to manage in excess of 1.5 million insured persons. An important element of the service portfolio of Centris, is the "Swiss Health Platform" (SHP), which is used by approximately 1,000 users. The quality of the customer support provided by Centris is the make or break factor for the competitiveness of this complex platform.

30 Jun 2010

Grifols to acquire Pharmalink's Xepol programme for post-polio syndrome

Pharmalink AB, today announced that it has closed its agreement with Grifols SA for the acquisition of Pharmalink's Xepol(R) programme for the treatment of post-polio syndrome (PPS). The parties had previously announced reaching an agreement whereby Grifols would acquire all know-how and global intellectual property rights related to the use of human immunoglobulin for the treatment of (PPS) - the concept at the heart of the Xepol programme.

30 Jun 2010

Tufts Medical Center physicians conduct online, live medical consultations for Haiti relief efforts

Tufts Medical Center physicians are conducting live medical consultations from their facilities in Massachusetts to earthquake-ravaged areas in Haiti. Tufts clinicians, together with Tufts University School of Medicine students in Haiti, consult on demand and in real time with Boston-based Tufts Medical Center specialists to augment treatment of the challenging conditions facing Haitian patients.

30 Jun 2010

Sensor integrated insulin pump for better blood sugar control

Adding a continuous blood sugar level sensor to an insulin pump helps patients with type 1 diabetes achieve better blood sugar control compared to the common standard of care, multiple daily insulin injections, concludes a study published on-line today in the New England Journal of Medicine.

30 Jun 2010

Medtronic's sensor-augmented insulin pump therapy provides superior glucose control, confirms STAR 3 study

In the longest and largest randomized, controlled study of sensor-augmented insulin pump therapy in type 1 diabetes, adult and pediatric patients using the Medtronic MiniMed Paradigm® REAL-Time System achieved better glucose control without an increase in hypoglycemia compared to multiple daily insulin injections (MDI), the most common approach to care today.

30 Jun 2010

ICON Central Laboratories partners with FMD to open new laboratory facility in China

ICON Central Laboratories - a division of ICON plc,, a global provider of outsourced development services to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device industries - today announced the opening of a new laboratory facility in Tianjin, China, in partnership with Fountain Medical Development Ltd (FMD). It is the third ICON laboratory in the Asia-Pacific region.

30 Jun 2010

New approach to lung cancer measurement holds promise for smokers

The pilot program for Lung Cancer Alliance's (LCA) website for patient donated scans is helping open the door to a potentially new method for evaluating lung cancer risk in smokers as well as non-smokers.

30 Jun 2010

SRI International, Stanford University School of Medicine establish MISTRAL Collaborative

SRI International and the Stanford University School of Medicine announced today that they have established the MISTRAL (Multidisciplinary Initiative for Surgical Technology Research Advanced Laboratory) Collaborative, a program to accelerate the innovation of medical devices and bring them to market faster.

30 Jun 2010

Poor clinical system performance impacts clinician productivity and adoption of EHR/EMR technology

Compuware Corporation today announced the findings of a survey of health care professionals to better understand the availability of their clinical information systems. The survey examined the length of time it takes for clinicians to log-in and how often they are required to log-in during an average work day.

30 Jun 2010

InNexus develops IXS312 small protein fragment as topical therapy for AMD, diabetic retinal dysplasia

InNexus Biotechnology Inc., a drug development company commercializing the next generation of antibodies based on its groundbreaking Dynamic Cross Linking (DXL™) technology, today announced that it has developed IXS312(VEGF), an antibody fragment with activity against the growth factor VEGF for planned use in ocular treatments.

30 Jun 2010

Khon Kaen University deploys Aruba's adaptive Wi-Fi networks and AirWave Wireless Management System

Aruba Networks, Inc., a global leader in distributed enterprise network solutions, today announced that Thailand's Khon Kaen University Faculty of Medicine has deployed its adaptive Wi-Fi networks and AirWave Wireless Management System to support X-Ray image archiving, healthcare and drug dosage record access, and Internet access to 2,000 staff members and 1,200 students. The new system replaces legacy Cisco and 3COM autonomous FAT access points, and was deployed by Aruba authorized partner World Information Technology Company.

30 Jun 2010

Vivakor completes phase I SBIR research grant, submits final report to National Eye Institute

Vivakor, Inc. today announced the completion of its phase one SBIR research grant and submission of its final report to the National Eye Institute of the National Institutes of Health. Research from this grant will be used to improve Vivakor's VivaSight technologies and imaging performance of its Digital Photo Refractor device.

30 Jun 2010

SMART-UR launches Client Service Center to assist with medical Utilization Review request process

Gregg Bernhard, COO of SMART-UR, announced the company has launched a Client Services Center to assist its clients with the processing of medical Utilization Review (UR) requests.

30 Jun 2010

Device / Technology News

Fresenius Medical Care to acquire KNC and expand dialysis services business in Russian Federation

AMI study finds India's healthcare sector set to spend over $250M on IT in 2010

Epigentek develops new approach for identification of "sixth DNA base" 5-hmC

AdVnt launches 15 Minute Black Mold Detection Test

Advanced 3D/4D ultrasound to guide embryo transfer during IVF reduces risk of ectopic pregnancy

Cerapedics' i-FACTOR Flex bone graft product line receives CE Mark

ESHRE's EIM: Europe leads in Assisted Reproduction Technology

Centris selects CA Service Desk Manager to provide quality customer support

Grifols to acquire Pharmalink's Xepol programme for post-polio syndrome

Tufts Medical Center physicians conduct online, live medical consultations for Haiti relief efforts

Sensor integrated insulin pump for better blood sugar control

Medtronic's sensor-augmented insulin pump therapy provides superior glucose control, confirms STAR 3 study

ICON Central Laboratories partners with FMD to open new laboratory facility in China

New approach to lung cancer measurement holds promise for smokers

SRI International, Stanford University School of Medicine establish MISTRAL Collaborative

Poor clinical system performance impacts clinician productivity and adoption of EHR/EMR technology

InNexus develops IXS312 small protein fragment as topical therapy for AMD, diabetic retinal dysplasia

Khon Kaen University deploys Aruba's adaptive Wi-Fi networks and AirWave Wireless Management System

Vivakor completes phase I SBIR research grant, submits final report to National Eye Institute

SMART-UR launches Client Service Center to assist with medical Utilization Review request process

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