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Ambry Genetics and SoftGenetics sign agreement for next-generation sequencing projects at Ambry

Ambry Genetics and SoftGenetics today announced the signing of an agreement to provide extended bioinformatics genomics services using SoftGenetics' NextGENe software for next-generation sequencing projects performed at Ambry.

4 Dec 2009

Osseon Therapeutics' Osseoflex and Osseoflex DR systems receive Canadian Medical Device Licenses

Osseon Therapeutics announced today that its Osseoflex (steerable and curvable bone cement delivery needle) and Osseoflex DR (steerable and curvable bone drill) systems for percutaneous vertebral augmentation received Canadian Medical Device Licenses from Health Canada for marketing and clinical use in Canada.

4 Dec 2009

New weight management charts and screening tools for childhood obesity devised

A University of Nevada, Reno professor who thinks the present weight management charts and screening tools for children are too difficult to understand and use has devised new, simpler charts that pediatricians and parents can use to help combat the increasing rates of obese and overweight children in the United States.

4 Dec 2009

KFDA approves RPC's Onko-Sure in Vitro Diagnostic cancer test

US-based pharmaceutical company Radient Pharmaceuticals Corporation (RPC) announced today the Korean Food & Drug Administration (KFDA) has approved RPC's Onko-Sure™ in Vitro Diagnostic cancer test for routine clinical testing and government reimbursement throughout Korea.

4 Dec 2009

Study on Helicos BioSciences' single molecule sequencing technology published

Helicos BioSciences Corporation today announced the publication of a landmark study by Dr. Bradley Bernstein of the Massachusetts General Hospital describing the use of Helicos’ single molecule sequencing technology for the performance of genome-wide, epigenomic experiments using minute amounts of nucleic acid.

4 Dec 2009

Guidepoint Global launches Sleep Apnea Tracker

Guidepoint Global, LLC, a leading primary research firm, today announced the launch of their Sleep Apnea Tracker, a monthly longitudinal data release that monitors and projects trends and market share in the worldwide Sleep Apnea market.

4 Dec 2009

Multi-Lumen MammoSite device to treat breast cancer now available at Jupiter Medical Center

Women fighting breast cancer after a lumpectomy have a new weapon in the battle, now available at Jupiter Medical Center's Foshay Cancer Center. Today, the hospital began treating patients with the Multi-Lumen MammoSite(R) device, just approved in September by the FDA.

4 Dec 2009

Advantages of Helicos BioSciences' single molecule sequencing technology presented

Helicos BioSciences Corporation announced today that, as previously disclosed, it has posted a presentation on its website regarding the advantages of Helicos’ single molecule sequencing technology in clinical diagnostics.

4 Dec 2009

Usefulness of heart rate variability as a diagnostic for identifying dysfunction established

According to Dr. Daniel Weiss, a recent study of heart rate autonomic markers, and cardiac mortality published in the November issue of Heart Rhythm provides additional support for the usefulness of heart rate variability as a diagnostic for identifying dysfunction (neuropathy in diabetics and others) and cardiovascular mortality, including fatal arrhythmia or sudden cardiac death.

4 Dec 2009

Instacare announces initial parallel marketing strategy for its cell phone centric products

Instacare Corp., a leading provider of life-saving prescription drugs, home testing products for the chronically ill, a leading fulfillment provider of direct to patient diabetes programs and a leading developer of e-health technology and revolutionary cell phone centric technologies and products announced today its intent to file multiple updated and enhanced patent and trademark applications covering its cell phone centric technologies with the United States Patent and Trademarks Office.

4 Dec 2009

ShowNearby's PathFinder and Product Locator tools adopted by First Aid

First Aid Corps, a worldwide volunteer coalition, has adopted worldwide location-based content facilitator ShowNearby's PathFinder and Product Locator tools to reduce sudden cardiac arrest deaths in Singapore.

4 Dec 2009

GE Centricity Perioperative Anesthesia recognized as top anesthesia information management solution

GE’s Centricity Perioperative Anesthesia has been recognized as the top anesthesia information management solution in a special report from KLAS, an industry analyst firm (www.KLASresearch.com).

4 Dec 2009

Text messaging technology has important implications for public health initiatives, finds study

A recent study conducted by the Center for Connected Health, a division of Partners HealthCare, found that text messaging is an innovative, low-cost and effective way to improve the daily use of sunscreen, and this technology may have important implications for larger-scale public health initiatives.

4 Dec 2009

RemedyMD launches first nationwide Pediatric Diabetes Registry

RemedyMD (www.RemedyMD.com), the leading provider of Disease Registry software, today announced the first nationwide Pediatric Diabetes Registry. The new registry was developed to help clinicians and researchers identify which interventions are most appropriate for specific patient populations.

4 Dec 2009

Alkermes licenses Medifusion technology to develop TNF receptor-Fc fusion protein

Alkermes, Inc. and Acceleron Pharma, Inc. today announced that Alkermes has licensed a proprietary long-acting Fc fusion technology platform, called the Medifusion™ technology, which is designed to extend the circulating half-life of proteins and peptides.

4 Dec 2009

Presbia's Flexivue lens obtains CE certification

Presbia, a leader in the development and marketing of a surgical solution for presbyopia, today announced its Flexivue™ micro-lens received CE certification for its products sold within the European Economic Area (EEA). Specifically, the CE mark certifies that Flexivue™ has met European Union consumer safety, health and environmental requirements.

4 Dec 2009

Shire voluntarily recalls specific lots of its Daytrana ADHD patches

Shire plc, the global specialty biopharmaceutical company, today announced a voluntary recall of five lots and voluntary market withdrawal of one lot of the Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) patch Daytrana®. Shire is taking this action because some Daytrana patches do not meet or in the future may not meet their release liner removal specification, and as a result, patients and caregivers could have difficulty removing the liners.

3 Dec 2009

Caliper Life Sciences releases Living Image 4.0 software for its IVIS in vivo imaging systems

Caliper Life Sciences, Inc., a leading provider of tools and services for drug discovery and life sciences research, today introduced Living Image 4.0 software for IVIS® in vivo imaging systems. Living Image software drives the more than 800 Caliper IVIS systems currently installed in laboratories worldwide.

3 Dec 2009

NIMS’ Exer-Rest acceleration therapeutic platform granted Canadian Patent

Non-Invasive Monitoring Systems, Inc. announced that the Canadian Patent Office issued Patent number 2,534,302 to NIMS on October 20, 2009. The patent, entitled “Reciprocating Movement Platform for the External Addition of Pulses to the Fluid Channels of a Subject”, relates to the comprehensively researched technology underlying NIMS’ Exer-Rest acceleration therapeutic platform.

3 Dec 2009

Spectranetics receives FDA clearance for its new VisiSheath Dilator Sheath device

Spectranetics Corporation today announced it has received Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for its new VisiSheathTM Dilator Sheath device. This expands the market for VisiSheath, which recently also received CE Mark approval in Europe.

3 Dec 2009

Device / Technology News

Ambry Genetics and SoftGenetics sign agreement for next-generation sequencing projects at Ambry

Osseon Therapeutics' Osseoflex and Osseoflex DR systems receive Canadian Medical Device Licenses

New weight management charts and screening tools for childhood obesity devised

KFDA approves RPC's Onko-Sure in Vitro Diagnostic cancer test

Study on Helicos BioSciences' single molecule sequencing technology published

Guidepoint Global launches Sleep Apnea Tracker

Multi-Lumen MammoSite device to treat breast cancer now available at Jupiter Medical Center

Advantages of Helicos BioSciences' single molecule sequencing technology presented

Usefulness of heart rate variability as a diagnostic for identifying dysfunction established

Instacare announces initial parallel marketing strategy for its cell phone centric products

ShowNearby's PathFinder and Product Locator tools adopted by First Aid

GE Centricity Perioperative Anesthesia recognized as top anesthesia information management solution

Text messaging technology has important implications for public health initiatives, finds study

RemedyMD launches first nationwide Pediatric Diabetes Registry

Alkermes licenses Medifusion technology to develop TNF receptor-Fc fusion protein

Presbia's Flexivue lens obtains CE certification

Shire voluntarily recalls specific lots of its Daytrana ADHD patches

Caliper Life Sciences releases Living Image 4.0 software for its IVIS in vivo imaging systems

NIMS’ Exer-Rest acceleration therapeutic platform granted Canadian Patent

Spectranetics receives FDA clearance for its new VisiSheath Dilator Sheath device

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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