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New interactive Web site for veterans and military family members

Geisinger recently launched www.PAVetFamilyWeb.com. This Web site is designed to serve Pennsylvania families who are coping with military separations and multiple deployments of a service member as well as caregivers, wounded warriors, service members and military veterans.

26 Mar 2010

IMRISNV and IMRIScardio systems get Australian TGA clearance

IMRIS Inc. (TSX: IM) today announced that it has received clearance from Australia's Therapeutic Goods Administration permitting the Company to market its newest products, IMRISNV and IMRIScardio in Australia.

26 Mar 2010

Palex Medical to distribute Genomic Health's Oncotype DX breast cancer test in Spain and Portugal

Genomic Health, Inc. today announced that the company has entered into an exclusive agreement with Palex Medical S.A., one of Europe's leading distributors of medical device and diagnostic services to hospitals, to distribute its Oncotype DX® breast cancer test in Spain and Portugal. The distribution agreement, announced in conjunction with positive data presented today at the 7th European Breast Cancer Conference (EBCC), further expands the global presence of Oncotype DX, providing for increased physician and patient access to this advanced diagnostic test in the European market.

26 Mar 2010

VisEn Medical announces launch of new GastroSense 750 fluorescence agent for imaging gastric motility

VisEn Medical Inc., a leader in fluorescence imaging from research through medicine, announced today the commercial launch of its new GastroSense™ 750 fluorescence agent for imaging gastric motility and related drug effects in vivo.

26 Mar 2010

Hybridyne Imaging Technologies – Brookhaven National Lab team vies for top title at 2010 WBT showcase

A team from Hybridyne Imaging Technologies, Inc., and the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory was among over 90 top technology innovators from across the nation and around the world competing in Arlington, Texas, March 16-17, for top honors at the WBT2010 showcase presented by Lockheed Martin.

25 Mar 2010

Malvern exhibits proven PAT solutions for real-time particle sizing at Interphex 2010

Interphex, April 20–22 New York, provides an excellent opportunity to learn how proven PAT (process analytical technology) solutions from Malvern are transforming the control of key unit operations such as milling.

25 Mar 2010

Altuglas International launches new acrylic resins for medical devices applications

Altuglas International, a world leader in acrylic plastics, has expanded its family of Medical grade acrylic resins, with Altuglas® CR30 and Altuglas® CR50 impactmodified grades. These resins, feature exceptional alcohols and lipids resistance that reduces environmental stress cracking due to attack of aggressive drugs and disinfectants. These novel acrylic resins are designed for easy injection molding of complex multi-cavity parts.

25 Mar 2010

Clinical Reference Laboratory completes validation testing of DNA Genotek's Oragene-DNA saliva collection kits

Clinical Reference Laboratory today announced that it has completed validation testing of DNA Genotek's Oragene-DNA saliva collection kits and will adopt Oragene-DNA for use with its molecular diagnostic services.

25 Mar 2010

FDA approves Riverain Medical's Softview Enhanced Chest Imaging technology

Riverain Medical, a leading image enhancement and computer-aided detection company dedicated to providing physicians with tools to assist in image interpretation, announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared the SoftView Enhanced Chest Imaging technology.

25 Mar 2010

MEDRAD establishes new repair facility in Denver

MEDRAD, Inc. Multi Vendor Service has announced the opening of a repair facility in Denver, Colorado that specializes in 3D/4D ultrasound probes.

25 Mar 2010

PositiveID files patent application for iGlucose system

PositiveID Corporation announced today that it has filed with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office a non-provisional patent application for its iGlucose system, currently under development, which uses wireless SMS messaging to automatically communicate a diabetic patient’s blood glucose levels from any data-capable glucose meter to an online database.

25 Mar 2010

Biosolveit, CCDC unveil 3D-based computational drug design

BioSolveIT GmbH in conjunction with The Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre today announced the release of an exclusive set of fragments for 3D-based computational drug design. The Cambridge Structural Database is a key global source for crystal structures and a major resource for the chemical and pharmaceutical industries. It provides the basis for the highest quality input fragment data for successful fragment-based lead discovery (FBLD) with LeadIT.

25 Mar 2010

Drilling technology used to reopen arteries

Then Wilks was referred to Dr. Fred Leya, an interventional cardiologist at Loyola University Health System. Leya used a device similar to a dental drill to reopen three arteries that had turned as hard as bone.

25 Mar 2010

Novel test may help identify newborns with fragile X syndrome

A newly developed test appears highly accurate in identifying newborns with fragile X syndrome—the most common inherited cause of cognitive impairment—as well as identifying couples who are carriers of the causative gene, reports a study in the March issue of Genetics in Medicine, the official peer-reviewed journal of The American College of Medical Genetics.

25 Mar 2010

New ultrasound device shows promising results for treating joint and muscle pain

It's lightweight, smaller than most iPods and can deliver low-intensity ultrasound therapy for up to 10 hours. It just might revolutionize pain relief - and save patients time.

25 Mar 2010

ZK Software's dual biometric reader verifies identity in less than two seconds

ZK Software, a leading global developer of innovative advanced facial and fingerprint biometric and RFID reader solutions, introduced the world's first dual Biometric Reader today at booth # 36017/19 at ISC West in Las Vegas.

25 Mar 2010

Axis Surgical's EC-MOR facilitated real-time visualization of anterior spine column during surgery

Axis Surgical Technologies, Inc., reports the first evaluation of the C-MOR™ Visualization Device in a spine procedure. The C-MOR™ is a self-contained portable direct-imaging tool that functions much like a standard arthroscopic tower, yet at a fraction of both the size and cost. The handheld lightweight device offers practitioners the convenience of intraoperative visualization and complete operability in one hand. The C-MOR™ comprises a distinctive and cost-effective imaging device offering benefits to medical practitioners in a variety of applications, including lengthy surgeries requiring constant re-evaluation of the operating field over the course of the surgery.

25 Mar 2010

Committee recommends inclusion of genetic diseases in newborn screening program

The experts who make recommendations for genetic disease screening in newborns face a challenging task: To make conclusions based on the most authoritative available evidence, while considering gaps in the research on such rare conditions, as well as their human impact. An overview of the steps followed by the expert panels tasked with making these recommendations is presented in a special section of the current issue of Genetics in Medicine, the official peer-reviewed journal of The American College of Medical Genetics.

25 Mar 2010

US patent reinforces Ikonisys' position in digital image-analysis industry

Ikonisys, Inc., a leading provider of next-generation, cell-based diagnostic solutions, announced today that the United States Patent and Trademark Office has issued the company United States Patent No. 7,660,454 entitled “Process for identifying FISH signals.”

25 Mar 2010

Biocompatible electronics could enable new surgical applications

Arrhythmic hearts soon may beat in time again, with minimal surgical invasion, thanks to flexible electronics technology developed by a team of University of Illinois researchers, in collaboration with the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and Northwestern University.

25 Mar 2010

Device / Technology News

New interactive Web site for veterans and military family members

IMRISNV and IMRIScardio systems get Australian TGA clearance

Palex Medical to distribute Genomic Health's Oncotype DX breast cancer test in Spain and Portugal

VisEn Medical announces launch of new GastroSense 750 fluorescence agent for imaging gastric motility

Hybridyne Imaging Technologies – Brookhaven National Lab team vies for top title at 2010 WBT showcase

Malvern exhibits proven PAT solutions for real-time particle sizing at Interphex 2010

Altuglas International launches new acrylic resins for medical devices applications

Clinical Reference Laboratory completes validation testing of DNA Genotek's Oragene-DNA saliva collection kits

FDA approves Riverain Medical's Softview Enhanced Chest Imaging technology

MEDRAD establishes new repair facility in Denver

PositiveID files patent application for iGlucose system

Biosolveit, CCDC unveil 3D-based computational drug design

Drilling technology used to reopen arteries

Novel test may help identify newborns with fragile X syndrome

New ultrasound device shows promising results for treating joint and muscle pain

ZK Software's dual biometric reader verifies identity in less than two seconds

Axis Surgical's EC-MOR facilitated real-time visualization of anterior spine column during surgery

Committee recommends inclusion of genetic diseases in newborn screening program

US patent reinforces Ikonisys' position in digital image-analysis industry

Biocompatible electronics could enable new surgical applications

Flow chemistry, AI, and NMR: A next-gen approach to scalable API production

Digital pathology and the PathoVerse: A conversation with Dr. Singh

Bioprocess Efficiency with Cell Density Monitoring

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