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GE, MSKCC launch colon cancer study

A team of scientists at GE Global Research, the technology development arm for the GE, has launched a study with Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, (MSKCC) one of the world's premier cancer centers, to better understand the early stages of colon cancer. The goal is to yield new insights that improve treatment selection and outcomes for cancer patients in the future.

22 Jul 2010

GE Healthcare awarded $1M to develop MRI for Pediatrics Populations project

GE Healthcare, a unit of General Electric Company, in collaboration with Cincinnati Children's Medical Center and the Davis Heart and Lung Institute of The Ohio State University, was awarded $1 million for magnetic resonance imaging and devices for the "Pediatrics Population" project. This project reinforces GE's commitment to healthymagination which works to bring new technologies and solutions to more people.

22 Jul 2010

Affymetrix launches QuantiGene ViewRNA Assay formats

Affymetrix, Inc. today announced the launch of QuantiGene® ViewRNA Assay formats, which enable a new era of "in situ multiplex gene expression analysis" by allowing drug screening of native cells and advancing the pace of biomarker disease research and stem cell studies. These in situ assays enable researchers to visualize gene expression in individual cells at an unprecedented level of sensitivity and speed.

22 Jul 2010

North Shore-LIJ selects Skire's Unifier solution to help manage capital improvement program

Skire, Inc., the leading provider of capital program, facilities, real estate and project portfolio management software, today announced that the North Shore-LIJ Health System has selected Skire's Unifier solution to help manage its five-year, $2 billion capital improvement program. Unifier will seamlessly work within all of North Shore-LIJ's construction business processes, including controlling budget and cash flow, tracking contracts, and managing schedules while creating transparency into its project portfolio.

22 Jul 2010

OhioHealth selects CredenceHealth as partner in real-time clinical surveillance initiative

CredenceHealth, a provider of real-time clinical intelligence for hospitals and health plans, announced today that OhioHealth, an 8-hospital, 2000+bed, not-for-profit hospital system in Columbus, Ohio, has selected CredenceHealth for its latest real-time clinical surveillance initiative.

22 Jul 2010

Saskatchewan nursing homes to test improvement program to increase patient care time in hospitals

Three Saskatchewan nursing homes will be the first long-term care facilities to test the effectiveness of an improvement program that has been shown to increase the amount of time providers spend on direct patient care in hospitals.

22 Jul 2010

AlexTriVantage pigment-specific lasers for multi-colored tattoo removal

In the past, the only options for removing tattoos were dermabrasion and excision – neither was entirely effective and both were painful. But thanks to the latest advancements in science and technology, there are now pigment-specific lasers that can target more colors than ever before.

22 Jul 2010

New telepathology system connects UHN pathologists to Northern Ontario communities

Physicians in three Northern Ontario communities are now virtually linked at all times to pathology specialists at University Health Network (UHN), thanks to a revolutionary new way of diagnosing pathology cases over the Internet.

22 Jul 2010

Zargis Medical receives U.S. Army contract to develop investigational device based on Signal-X6 systems

Zargis Medical Corp., a majority-owned subsidiary of Speedus Corp., today announced that it received a contract from the U.S. Army to develop an investigational device based on the success of the Signal-X6 telemedicine systems recently deployed to the Army under a separate contract.

22 Jul 2010

Prototype ring with sensors helps to detect, prevent preterm labor

The birth of a baby is usually a joyous event, but when a child is born too early, worrisome complications can occur, including serious health problems for the baby and steep medical bills for the family. To address this, Johns Hopkins graduate students and their faculty adviser have invented a new system to pick up very early signs that a woman is going into labor too soon.

22 Jul 2010

Applied Spine Technologies receives U.S. Patent for stabilization device with travel-limiting functionality

Applied Spine Technologies, a medical device company focused on motion preservation of the lumbar spine, received a Notice of Allowance on July 12, 2010 from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. To be clinically useful, a dynamic stabilization device needs to allow the spine to move, but not move excessively.

22 Jul 2010

BSD provides additional information to FDA for 510(k) submission of MicroThermX Microwave Ablation System

BSD Medical Corporation today announced that it has provided the additional information requested by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for review of the 510(k) submission the Company filed for premarket clearance of the Company's Phase II MicroThermX® Microwave Ablation System (MTX-180) for ablation of soft tissue.

22 Jul 2010

Ingen revenues increase 1,139% for year ending May 31, 2010

Ingen Technologies, Inc., an emerging medical device manufacturer developing innovative solutions for the respiratory market, with a new patented and proprietary medical product line targeting the $8B respiratory market, announced today that the company revenues have increased from $10,401 reported in May 31, 2009, to $128,917 ending May 31, 2010. This is an increase of 1,139%.

22 Jul 2010

FSH selects HMS to provide clinical, financial information system applications for neuro-spine facility

Foundation Surgical Hospital has selected Healthcare Management Systems, Inc. to provide a full suite of integrated clinical and financial information system applications for the 64-bed orthopedic and neuro-spine facility, located in the Greater Houston market.

22 Jul 2010

SAIC-F selects SAIC-F selects Precision Antibody to provide characterization for reference antibody resource development

Precision Antibody announced today its selection by Science Applications International Corporation-Frederick to provide antibody and antigen characterization, including surface plasmon resonance analysis, for the National Cancer Institute's "Clinical Proteomic Technologies for Cancer" initiative. A goal of the CPTC is to develop a standardized resource of very high-quality, renewable reference antibodies generated against cancer-related proteins. The antibodies will be made available to proteomics researchers, along with characterization data and other information intended to support replication and standardization.

22 Jul 2010

'Meaningful use' guidelines under fire from Republicans

NextGov: Recently released requirements for physicians and hospitals to earn cash rewards for the "meaningful use" of electronic medical records are not tough enough to justify an investment of billions of dollars, House Republicans said Tuesday. "In a hearing of the House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee, officials from the Health and Human Services Department defended the recently released standards.

22 Jul 2010

WPI's workshop to include demonstrations on location, tracking and physiological monitoring systems

Worcester Polytechnic Institute, a leader in the development of technology for precisely locating, tracking, and monitoring first responders inside buildings, will host the fifth annual Workshop on Precision Indoor Personnel Location and Tracking Technology for Emergency Responders in the WPI Campus Center Aug. 2-3, 2010.

22 Jul 2010

ASP EVOTECH Endoscope Cleaner and Reprocessor technology superior to manual cleaning: Study

Advanced Sterilization Products (ASP) announced today newly published data showing the ASP EVOTECH® Endoscope Cleaner and Reprocessor (ECR) provides an automated approach superior to the manual cleaning required when using traditional AERs. Published in the July issue of Biomed Central, the combination clinical-use and simulated-use study was led by Michelle Alfa, Ph.D., FCCM, Medical Director, Microbiology Discipline Diagnostic Services of Manitoba (DSM) St. Boniface General Hospital Site.

22 Jul 2010

Affymetrix second-quarter total revenue decreases to $71.7 million

Affymetrix, Inc., today reported its operating results for the second quarter of 2010. Total revenue for the quarter was $71.7 million, in line with previously announced expectations, as compared to total revenue of $81.6 million in the second quarter of 2009.

22 Jul 2010

Quick-Med Technologies receives USPTO Notice of Allowance for key NIMBUS antimicrobial technology patent

Quick-Med Technologies, Inc., a life sciences company that is developing innovative technologies for the healthcare and consumer markets, announced today that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued a Notice of Allowance for a key patent related to the Company's proprietary NIMBUS® antimicrobial technology.

21 Jul 2010

Device / Technology News

GE, MSKCC launch colon cancer study

GE Healthcare awarded $1M to develop MRI for Pediatrics Populations project

Affymetrix launches QuantiGene ViewRNA Assay formats

North Shore-LIJ selects Skire's Unifier solution to help manage capital improvement program

OhioHealth selects CredenceHealth as partner in real-time clinical surveillance initiative

Saskatchewan nursing homes to test improvement program to increase patient care time in hospitals

AlexTriVantage pigment-specific lasers for multi-colored tattoo removal

New telepathology system connects UHN pathologists to Northern Ontario communities

Zargis Medical receives U.S. Army contract to develop investigational device based on Signal-X6 systems

Prototype ring with sensors helps to detect, prevent preterm labor

Applied Spine Technologies receives U.S. Patent for stabilization device with travel-limiting functionality

BSD provides additional information to FDA for 510(k) submission of MicroThermX Microwave Ablation System

Ingen revenues increase 1,139% for year ending May 31, 2010

FSH selects HMS to provide clinical, financial information system applications for neuro-spine facility

SAIC-F selects SAIC-F selects Precision Antibody to provide characterization for reference antibody resource development

'Meaningful use' guidelines under fire from Republicans

WPI's workshop to include demonstrations on location, tracking and physiological monitoring systems

ASP EVOTECH Endoscope Cleaner and Reprocessor technology superior to manual cleaning: Study

Affymetrix second-quarter total revenue decreases to $71.7 million

Quick-Med Technologies receives USPTO Notice of Allowance for key NIMBUS antimicrobial technology patent

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