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Cytomedix to acquire Sorin's Angel blood separation system and activAT Autologous Thrombin Processing Kit

Cytomedix, Inc., a leading developer of biologically active regenerative therapies for wound care, inflammation and angiogenesis, today announced the closing of an agreement with Sorin Group, a global leader in the treatment of cardiovascular diseases, to acquire the Angel® Whole Blood Separation System and activAT® Autologous Thrombin Processing Kit for $7 million in cash, to be paid in installments over the next two and one-half years.

13 Apr 2010

Elastomers speed regulatory compliance of speech therapy devices, enhance toughness

A supplier of tools to aid in speech therapy has switched from conventional thermoplastic elastomers to Medalist® medical elastomers from Teknor Apex Company, citing advantages in compound selection, blending, molding, and resistance to chewing and other rugged treatment.

12 Apr 2010

RXi Pharmaceuticals, Mirna Therapeutics form microRNA research collaboration

RXi Pharmaceuticals Corporation, a biopharmaceutical company pursuing the development and commercialization of proprietary therapeutics based on RNA interference (RNAi), announced today that it has entered into a research collaboration with Mirna Therapeutics (Austin, TX), to determine the utility of combining RXi's proprietary rxRNA™ technology with Mirna's microRNA mimics as potential therapeutics in oncology. The parties will each contribute technology and resources to the collaboration to generate and evaluate novel microRNA compounds.

12 Apr 2010

Diasorin migrates to Orange Business Services' Business VPN solution

Diasorin S.p.A., an international player in the market of in vitro diagnostics based in Saluggia (Vercelli, Italy), has migrated to Business VPN, a fully-managed, secure, global IP infrastructure from Orange Business Services connecting 12 locations in Europe, the Americas and Asia.

12 Apr 2010

Biomedical Systems selects Global 360's Process360 BPM suite for improving report, image communication

Global 360, a leading provider of Process and Document Management solutions, today announced that Biomedical Systems, a global leader in centralized diagnostic testing for the pharmaceutical and medical device industry, has chosen Global 360 to improve how critical reports and images are communicated and reported to its customers. In the process, the company will also save thousands on courier costs, satisfy a "going green" initiative, and mitigate risk, helping satisfy auditors and regulators.

12 Apr 2010

Angiochem to highlight oncology program data at 101st American Association for Cancer Research meeting

Angiochem, Inc., a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing drugs that are uniquely capable of crossing the blood-brain barrier through LRP targeting, announced today that preclinical data on two of its oncology programs, ANG1005 and ANG1007, for the treatment of brain cancers, as well as data demonstrating the utility of Angiochem's EPiC platform to achieve efficient penetration rates in the brain and in cancer tumor tissue, will be highlighted at the 101st Annual meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research 2010.

12 Apr 2010

CHI selects RelayHealth RevRunner healthcare solution

RelayHealth announced today that Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI), the nation's second-largest Catholic healthcare system, has chosen RelayHealth RevRunner to verify patient eligibility for healthcare benefits.

12 Apr 2010

EHSI expects new iPhone 4.0 OS to benefit MedAnywhere application

Emerging Healthcare Solutions, Inc. enthusiastically welcomed a highly anticipated report that Apple has unveiled the new iPhone 4.0 Operating System, which the Company believes will greatly benefit the MedAnywhere medical app currently in development. Specifically, new multitasking ability can be applied so that a physician can initiate patient monitoring subroutines without having to exit the MedAnywhere live communications portal.

12 Apr 2010

Verizon Wireless, BL Healthcare to jointly trial solutions for delivery of remote healthcare applications

Verizon Wireless today announced an initiative with BL Healthcare and a number of customers and third-party providers to jointly trial next-generation solutions for the delivery of remote healthcare applications and services to patients. This initiative will provide a unique approach for addressing issues associated with access to quality healthcare and rising healthcare costs.

12 Apr 2010

IntriCon to launch Scenic DSP amplifier at AudiologyNOW!

IntriCon Corporation, a designer, developer, manufacturer and distributor of body-worn medical and electronics devices, will unveil its Scenic™ DSP amplifier at AudiologyNOW!, the annual convention of the American Academy of Audiology, being held April 14-17, 2010, at the San Diego Convention Center.

12 Apr 2010

Carestream Molecular Imaging, OncoVision sign exclusive agreement for Albira PET/SPECT/CT imaging system

Carestream Molecular Imaging, a division of Carestream Health, Inc., has signed an exclusive, multi-year worldwide agreement with OncoVision (Valencia, Spain), to sell, market and service the Albira PET/SPECT/CT imaging system for small animal research. With the addition of this innovative, multimodal imaging system, Carestream Molecular Imaging will offer the broadest portfolio of pre-clinical in vivo imaging modalities in the market.

12 Apr 2010

Vancouver Coastal Health implements Kronos' workforce management solutions

Following a rapid implementation, 8,000 Vancouver Coastal Health employees are now live with workforce management solutions from Kronos® Incorporated. A regional healthcare provider serving 25 percent of British Columbia's population, Vancouver Coastal Health is continuing to implement Kronos for its entire workforce of 21,000+ employees. Kronos will be used in 556 locations.

12 Apr 2010

EDAP's Sonolith i-move lithotripter receives European approval

EDAP TMS SA, the global leader in therapeutic ultrasound, announced today the European approval of its new lithotripter, the Sonolith i-move. The EDAP sales team and distributors will begin marketing Sonolith i-move immediately and will officially introduce the product to distributors, partners and visiting urologists at the European Association Urology (EAU) congress, Booth #14, from April 17-19, 2010 in Barcelona, Spain.

12 Apr 2010

Audiology NOW! 2010 Conference: Panasonic to announce entry into US Hearing Care market

Panasonic will today announce, at the Audiology NOW! 2010 Conference being held in this city, that it will enter the Hearing Care business in the U.S. market. The Conference, which is focused on hearing instruments and technologies to support audiologists and their patients, is the largest gathering of audiologists in the world. The company will make the announcement on site at its booth #2920 in the San Diego Convention Center.

From PHC Europe B.V. 12 Apr 2010

Eclipsys introduces Sunrise Enterprise 5.5 integrated software solutions for healthcare industry

Eclipsys Corporation, The Outcomes Company® today announced the availability of Sunrise Enterprise™ 5.5 — a rich suite of integrated software solutions that serves to differentiate Eclipsys™ and its client base within the healthcare industry.

12 Apr 2010

Competitive Technologies to introduce Calmare pain therapy at medical conference

Competitive Technologies, Inc. announced today that it will hold a conference for the medical community on May 17, 2010, in Boston, Mass. at the Marriott Long Wharf Hotel from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., to introduce CTT's Calmare® pain therapy to the medical community. Professor Giuseppe Marineo, MD, DSc., Researcher, Founding President of Delta Research and Development, Tor Vergata University of Rome, is the Italian inventor of the "Scrambler Therapy," the technology used in the Calmare medical device.

12 Apr 2010

Automated UV radiation helps decontaminate healthcare-associated pathogens

Attendees of the Fifth Decennial International Conference on Healthcare-Associated Infection were offered a record 37 presentations on the critical role of contaminated environmental surfaces in the transmission of pathogens in healthcare settings.

12 Apr 2010

Study explains why Hispanics are less likely to undergo colorectal cancer screening

A new study finds that Hispanics live in areas with more limited availability of colonoscopies and sigmoidoscopies for colorectal cancer screening. Published early online in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, the study indicates that differences in areas' capacity for providing these procedures may explain why Hispanics are less likely to undergo colorectal cancer screening than non-Hispanic whites.

12 Apr 2010

Largest Canadian paediatric academic health sciences centre adopts Medworxx Learning Management System

Medworxx Inc., provider of healthcare solutions for patient flow, compliance and education, is pleased to announce that The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) has adopted the Medworxx Learning Management System. The Medworxx Learning Management System (LMS) will be the eLearning platform for all of SickKids' 5000 employees, supporting their blended learning model comprised of online training, classroom training, and on the job training.

12 Apr 2010

Rosetta Genomics to present posters on microRNA-based technologies at AACR 2010

Rosetta Genomics, Ltd., a leading developer and provider of microRNA-based molecular diagnostic tests, announced today it will present multiple posters at the upcoming American Association of Cancer Research's 101st Annual Meeting to be held at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. from April 17-21, 2010.

12 Apr 2010

Device / Technology News

Cytomedix to acquire Sorin's Angel blood separation system and activAT Autologous Thrombin Processing Kit

Elastomers speed regulatory compliance of speech therapy devices, enhance toughness

RXi Pharmaceuticals, Mirna Therapeutics form microRNA research collaboration

Diasorin migrates to Orange Business Services' Business VPN solution

Biomedical Systems selects Global 360's Process360 BPM suite for improving report, image communication

Angiochem to highlight oncology program data at 101st American Association for Cancer Research meeting

CHI selects RelayHealth RevRunner healthcare solution

EHSI expects new iPhone 4.0 OS to benefit MedAnywhere application

Verizon Wireless, BL Healthcare to jointly trial solutions for delivery of remote healthcare applications

IntriCon to launch Scenic DSP amplifier at AudiologyNOW!

Carestream Molecular Imaging, OncoVision sign exclusive agreement for Albira PET/SPECT/CT imaging system

Vancouver Coastal Health implements Kronos' workforce management solutions

EDAP's Sonolith i-move lithotripter receives European approval

Audiology NOW! 2010 Conference: Panasonic to announce entry into US Hearing Care market

Eclipsys introduces Sunrise Enterprise 5.5 integrated software solutions for healthcare industry

Competitive Technologies to introduce Calmare pain therapy at medical conference

Automated UV radiation helps decontaminate healthcare-associated pathogens

Study explains why Hispanics are less likely to undergo colorectal cancer screening

Largest Canadian paediatric academic health sciences centre adopts Medworxx Learning Management System

Rosetta Genomics to present posters on microRNA-based technologies at AACR 2010

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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