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Progenra receives Official Notice of Allowance for screening platform

Progenra, Inc., announced today their receipt of an Official Notice of Allowance, dated June 15, 2010, of U.S. Patent Application No. 11/156,707, "Diagnostic and Screening Methods and Kits Associated with Proteolytic Activity." IP protection of this technology was also recently granted by the European Union. This technology will enable faster drug discovery by improving the ability to identify more selective drugs that modulate the handling of proteins associated with various disease states.

27 Jul 2010

Process improvement program improves adherence to evidence-based CRT, ICD and drug therapy

Results of the largest U.S. outpatient heart failure clinical study show that implementation of a process improvement program significantly improved adherence to evidence-based, guideline-recommended cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT), implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) and drug therapy.

27 Jul 2010

Thermo Fisher Scientific highlights products, services for clinical research and specialty diagnostics at AACC 2010

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, will highlight its innovative offering of products and services for clinical research and specialty diagnostics during the American Association for Clinical Chemistry (AACC) Annual Meeting and Clinical Lab Expo held in Anaheim, California, July 25 - 29, 2010.

From Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 27 Jul 2010

BK Medical appointed as sole agent for AMD's Prostate HistoScanning in UK

Advanced Medical Diagnostics SA, a privately held company committed to providing innovative computer-aided solutions (HistoScanning™) that can improve the diagnostic interpretation of ultrasound scans, today announced that it has appointed BK Medical UK Ltd as sole agent for Prostate HistoScanning™ in the UK.

27 Jul 2010

Cardiac Science introduces Quinton 9500 Series cardiac stress systems

Cardiac Science Corporation, a global leader in automated external defibrillator and diagnostic cardiac monitoring devices, today announced the introduction of two new products that extend its market-leading position in the cardiac stress test category.

27 Jul 2010

Data shows Exergen temporal artery thermometer outsells all other brands

The Exergen temporal artery thermometer outsells all other brands at retailers nationwide that stock the Exergen TemporalScanner, according to data compiled by leading market research firms. In comparing sales of all types of thermometers, including national brands and private label products, Nielsen and Information Resources Inc. found Exergen came out on top.

27 Jul 2010

USDA to facilitate virtual public discussion on power of telemedicine

Agriculture Under Secretary for Rural Development Dallas Tonsager announced late last week that the USDA will facilitate a virtual public discussion in the field of telemedicine. "The Power of Telemedicine" web discussion is an extension of the USDA's Open Government effort and Rural Development's latest effort to encourage a more widespread use and understanding of telemedicine.

27 Jul 2010

New York Times article highlights potential value of early cancer detection technology

Manhattan Scientifics, Inc. said today that a July 20th New York Times article titled "Prone to Error: Earliest Steps to Find Cancer" highlights the potential value of the early cancer detection technology developed by Senior Scientific, LLC and licensed by Manhattan Scientifics. The story focused on widespread problems associated with incorrect diagnosis of breast cancer, and cited one study in which 90,000 women either did not have the disease or their pathologist made an error that resulted in incorrect treatment.

27 Jul 2010

Waters to present MassTrak solutions at American Association of Clinical Chemistry annual meeting

Waters Corporation is showcasing its portfolio of MassTrak solutions at the American Association of Clinical Chemistry annual meeting and Clinical Lab Expo July 25 - 29, 2010 in Anaheim in exhibit booth #4447. Waters portfolio of MassTrak Solutions for the clinical laboratory combines the power of separations science, tandem mass spectrometry, specialized chemistries, software, and support services in ways designed to optimize laboratory processes.

27 Jul 2010

Unique device helps disabled people navigate wheelchairs by sniffing

A unique device based on sniffing - inhaling and exhaling through the nose - might enable numerous disabled people to navigate wheelchairs or communicate with their loved ones. Sniffing technology might even be used in the future to create a sort of 'third hand,' to assist healthy surgeons or pilots.

27 Jul 2010

Navigating Cancer creates new application to help patients manage, update medical history

Navigating Cancer is putting the power of cancer treatment advocacy and management into the hands of cancer patients. The free website, which empowers cancer patients to take an active role in their care and partner more closely with their physicians during treatment, has created a unique medical history form that enables patients to manage and update their medical history on demand.

27 Jul 2010

Circle Biologics introduces single device Autologous Platelet Concentrator Platform

Circle Biologics, Inc. has announced a technological break-through in regenerative medicine – its Autologous Platelet Concentrator Platform. This innovative single device platform is the first of its kind to incorporate both autologous cell concentration and protein concentration in one point-of-care device.

27 Jul 2010

Zetiq reports self declaration CE mark of conformity for cervical cancer diagnostic kit

Zetiq Technologies Ltd., a subsidiary of Bio-Light Ltd., reports that it has fulfilled the essential requirements towards issuing a self declaration CE mark of conformity for its diagnostic product for identification of cervical cancer in cytological specimens.

27 Jul 2010

NCCN enters into collaboration to introduce Proventys CDS Oncology system

The National Comprehensive Cancer Network and Proventys, a leader in advanced decision support technologies, have entered into an exclusive collaboration to introduce the Proventys CDS Oncology system, a first-of-its-kind Web platform that arms oncologists with expert recommendations and evidence facilitating the delivery of high-quality, individualized patient care.

27 Jul 2010

Abbot's innovative solutions to be highlighted at AACC

A first-of-its-kind test that detects HIV infection earlier than ever before in the United States; a molecular assay for identification of two common sexually transmitted diseases; and an enhanced integrated analyzer offering significant workflow improvements; are among the many new advances Abbott will highlight at this year's American Association for Clinical Chemistry Lab Expo which starts today in Anaheim.

27 Jul 2010

Australian medical devices market to grow at 9% CAGR in 2009-2012

The consequences as a result of the major Australian healthcare reform plan will impact the outlook of the medical devices industry, and possibly precipitate a series of rapid changes for the market.

27 Jul 2010

Medical device complications send more than 70,000 kids to ER annually

The Associated Press: The first detailed national estimate on complications in medical device use by children says that more than 70,000 kids a year have to go to emergency rooms because of complications from medical devices, with contact lenses the leading culprit. "About one-fourth of the problems were things like infections and eye abrasions in contact lens wearers.

27 Jul 2010

MAQUET Cardiovascular launches VASOVIEW HEMOPRO 2 Endoscopic Vessel Harvesting System

MAQUET Cardiovascular today announced the launch of its VASOVIEW HEMOPRO 2 Endoscopic Vessel Harvesting (EVH) System, which utilizes next-generation HEMOPRO cut-and-seal technology to reduce thermal spread and to achieve optimal conduit quality for coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery patients. The minimally invasive VASOVIEW HEMOPRO 2 system is an example of MAQUET Cardiovascular's commitment to EVH, and technologies that promote the highest level of conduit quality.

27 Jul 2010

Affymetrix releases new data for rapid design of custom arrays

Affymetrix, Inc.today announced that it has released an unparalleled data set based on extensive validation of novel SNPs from the 1000 Genomes Project. This data will give researchers access to more rare mutations for genome-wide association studies and will enable the rapid design of custom arrays for a variety of applications, including the validation of sequencing results.

27 Jul 2010

Abviva to receive patent for its new Mammastatin technology

Abviva, Inc., a biomedical company engaged in the development and commercialization of breast cancer-related applications of Mammastatin, announced that the Canadian Patent Office issued notice that it will be issuing patent application Number 2.267.095 within 12 weeks

27 Jul 2010

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Progenra receives Official Notice of Allowance for screening platform

Process improvement program improves adherence to evidence-based CRT, ICD and drug therapy

Thermo Fisher Scientific highlights products, services for clinical research and specialty diagnostics at AACC 2010

BK Medical appointed as sole agent for AMD's Prostate HistoScanning in UK

Cardiac Science introduces Quinton 9500 Series cardiac stress systems

Data shows Exergen temporal artery thermometer outsells all other brands

USDA to facilitate virtual public discussion on power of telemedicine

New York Times article highlights potential value of early cancer detection technology

Waters to present MassTrak solutions at American Association of Clinical Chemistry annual meeting

Unique device helps disabled people navigate wheelchairs by sniffing

Navigating Cancer creates new application to help patients manage, update medical history

Circle Biologics introduces single device Autologous Platelet Concentrator Platform

Zetiq reports self declaration CE mark of conformity for cervical cancer diagnostic kit

NCCN enters into collaboration to introduce Proventys CDS Oncology system

Abbot's innovative solutions to be highlighted at AACC

Australian medical devices market to grow at 9% CAGR in 2009-2012

Medical device complications send more than 70,000 kids to ER annually

MAQUET Cardiovascular launches VASOVIEW HEMOPRO 2 Endoscopic Vessel Harvesting System

Affymetrix releases new data for rapid design of custom arrays

Abviva to receive patent for its new Mammastatin technology

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