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SBRT may improve survival rates for lung-cancer patients: Study

A radiation therapy that uses multiple radiation beams to target tumors precisely has been shown to eliminate the primary tumor and ultimately may improve survival rates for lung-cancer patients unable to undergo surgery, according to UT Southwestern Medical Center physicians who led a national clinical trial of the treatment.

17 Mar 2010

IRIS International announces the launch of new and improved corporate website

IRIS International, Inc., a leading manufacturer of urinalysis systems and consumables for use in hospitals and commercial laboratories worldwide, announced today the launch of its new and improved corporate website at www.proiris.com, featuring a newly designed homepage and enhanced navigation tools with access to the latest company information.

17 Mar 2010

Research confirms benefits of PET scan in early detection of Alzheimer's disease

Westside Medical Associates of Los Angeles and Westside Medical Imaging (WMI) of Beverly Hills announce the benefit of early positron emission tomography (PET) scanning to identify Alzheimer's in its early more treatable phase.

17 Mar 2010

Palomar SlimLipo body sculpting laser to be featured on The Dr. Oz Show

Palomar Medical Technologies, Inc., a leading researcher and developer of lasers and pulsed-light systems for aesthetic treatments, is pleased to announce that the Palomar SlimLipo body sculpting laser will be featured on The Dr. Oz Show on Wednesday, March 17.

17 Mar 2010

Greatbatch Medical's OptiSeal Valved PTFE Peelable Introducer receives 510(k) clearance

Greatbatch Medical announced today that it has received regulatory clearance for its next generation valved peelable introducer used in the delivery of leads and catheters into the venous system. OptiSeal™ Valved PTFE Peelable Introducer achieved regulatory clearance on Monday, March 15, 2010, representing the first 510(k) regulatory approval under the Greatbatch Medical brand. It is also approved in Canada and CE marked for distribution in Europe.

17 Mar 2010

Liver cancer: Treatment with intra-arterial yttrium-90 microspheres promising

An interventional radiology treatment-the use of intra-arterial yttrium-90 microspheres for liver cancer (also known as hepatocellular carcinoma)-shows promise in prolonging life for many patients with this devastating condition, according to researchers at the Society of Interventional Radiology's 35th Annual Scientific Meeting in Tampa, Fla.

17 Mar 2010

Finding right balance between high-throughput sequencing and related bioinformatics analysis

Balancing high-throughput sequencing and related bioinformatics analysis between a research group’s internal efforts and specialized service providers can both speed results to difficult biological questions and provide cost-effective access to the latest technology, says Eureka Genomics (EG). The company’s unique capabilities and services and how they can help in “Finding the Right Balance” will be the topic of discussion at a “Java and Jive” session on Wednesday March 17, 8:15 am at the Now-Generation Sequencing conference being held at the Hilton San Diego Resort in San Diego, CA.

17 Mar 2010

Ingenuity Systems selects Biodiagnostics as new distributor of IPA in Greece, Turkey and Balkan countries

Ingenuity Systems, the leading provider of information solutions for life science researchers, has selected Biodiagnostics as its new distributor of IPA® in Greece, Turkey and the Balkan countries. IPA is the leading software application to model, analyze, and understand the complex biological and chemical systems at the core of life science research.

17 Mar 2010

TSO3 reports net loss of $9.2M for fiscal 2009

TSO3 Inc. an innovator in sterilization technology for medical devices in healthcare settings using ozone, posted sales totalling $1.3 million for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009, compared to $2.2 million one year earlier. During the year, the Company sold five of its first generation STERIZONE(R) sterilizers and accessories, whereas it sold 13 in the preceding fiscal year.

17 Mar 2010

Trudell Medical International announces BPA free AEROCHAMBER PLUS* FLOW-VU* Chambers

Trudell Medical International is pleased to announce that AEROCHAMBER PLUS* FLOW-VU* anti-static Valved Holding Chambers are Bisphenol A Free. As always, the AEROCHAMBER PLUS* FLOW-VU* Chambers also remain free of Phthalates, Latex, Lead and PVC (Polyvinyl chloride). Trudell has recognized that consumers are beginning to voice their desire for more BPA Free products.

17 Mar 2010

Circulating tumor cells could help guide treatment and improve quality of life for cancer patients

One of the most dangerous characteristics of cancer is its ability to metastasize, or spread through the body. For this reason, oncologists have a major need for better tests to detect cells that break away from primary tumors to travel to other parts of the body.

17 Mar 2010

AstraZeneca Canada's IRESSA receives approval for treatment of NSCLC

AstraZeneca Canada announces the recently approved indication for IRESSA(R), a once-daily oral targeted therapy for the first-line treatment of patients with locally advanced (not amenable to curative therapy) or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who have activating mutations of the epidermal growth factor receptor-tyrosine kinase (EGFR-TK). In conjunction with this approval, AstraZeneca is also announcing the availability of a diagnostic test which can now determine a patient's EGFR mutation status, representing a new era in personalized lung cancer treatment in Canada.

17 Mar 2010

Leading UK based public health services organization to use Kofax software

Kofax plc, the leading provider of document driven business process automation solutions, today announced that it will provide a leading UK based public health services organization with an expanded capture solution. The value of the contract to Kofax, including maintenance and professional services, is approximately $2.7 million.

17 Mar 2010

RayStation treatment planning system receives FDA marketing clearance

RaySearch Laboratories AB has received FDA 510(k) clearance for its RayStation® treatment planning system.

17 Mar 2010

Sonic Innovations' moisture-resistant hearing aids outlast competition

Sonic Innovations, the U.S.-based hearing aid manufacturer, recently conducted moisture-resistance tests using two of its products and eight from major competitors. The results? Sonic outlasted its nearest competitor by 44 percent.

17 Mar 2010

Case management funds breast cancer screening and diagnostic services for low-income women

Case management appears to be associated with more appropriate follow-up and shorter time to diagnostic resolution among low-income women who receive an abnormal result on a mammogram, according to a report in the March 22 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

17 Mar 2010

Avid Bioservices highlights data of single-use bioreactors and traditional stainless steel bioreactors

Avid Bioservices, Inc. today presented data highlighting the comparability of production run performance between the company's single-use bioreactors (Thermo Scientific HyClone S.U.B.) and its traditional stainless steel bioreactors at the Thermo Scientific BioProduction Optimization Workshop in San Francisco, California.

From Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 17 Mar 2010

Compugen announces validation of IDD discovery platform for identification of cell penetrating peptides

Compugen Ltd. announced today the development and validation of its Intracellular Drug Delivery (IDD) discovery platform for identification of cell penetrating peptides. Compugen also announced that as part of the validation process for the new platform, more than twenty novel peptides, predicted and selected in silico, demonstrated the predicted cell penetrating properties in initial experimental validation studies.

17 Mar 2010

TSO3's STERIZONE Sterilization System exhibited under 3M brand at AORN Annual Congress

TSO3 Inc., an innovator in sterilization technology for medical devices in healthcare settings using ozone, announced today that its new generation STERIZONE(R) Sterilization System, is being exhibited in the 3M(TM)booth under the 3M(TM) brand Optreoz(TM)125-Z Sterilizer at the Association of Perioperative Registered Nurses 57th Annual Congress held from March 13 to 18 in Denver, Colorado.

17 Mar 2010

Neovasc Reducer three-year follow-up data presented at 2010 ACC annual meeting

Neovasc Inc., a developer of novel technologies used to treat vascular disease, today presented results from the follow-up phase of the initial clinical trial of its Neovasc Reducer(TM) product at the American College of Cardiology 2010 annual meeting. The Neovasc Reducer is a novel implantable product designed to treat heart disease patients who suffer from refractory angina. The new data shows that three years after implantation of the Reducer, the majority of patients continued to show measurable improvement in angina symptoms.

17 Mar 2010

Device / Technology News

SBRT may improve survival rates for lung-cancer patients: Study

IRIS International announces the launch of new and improved corporate website

Research confirms benefits of PET scan in early detection of Alzheimer's disease

Palomar SlimLipo body sculpting laser to be featured on The Dr. Oz Show

Greatbatch Medical's OptiSeal Valved PTFE Peelable Introducer receives 510(k) clearance

Liver cancer: Treatment with intra-arterial yttrium-90 microspheres promising

Finding right balance between high-throughput sequencing and related bioinformatics analysis

Ingenuity Systems selects Biodiagnostics as new distributor of IPA in Greece, Turkey and Balkan countries

TSO3 reports net loss of $9.2M for fiscal 2009

Trudell Medical International announces BPA free AEROCHAMBER PLUS* FLOW-VU* Chambers

Circulating tumor cells could help guide treatment and improve quality of life for cancer patients

AstraZeneca Canada's IRESSA receives approval for treatment of NSCLC

Leading UK based public health services organization to use Kofax software

RayStation treatment planning system receives FDA marketing clearance

Sonic Innovations' moisture-resistant hearing aids outlast competition

Case management funds breast cancer screening and diagnostic services for low-income women

Avid Bioservices highlights data of single-use bioreactors and traditional stainless steel bioreactors

Compugen announces validation of IDD discovery platform for identification of cell penetrating peptides

TSO3's STERIZONE Sterilization System exhibited under 3M brand at AORN Annual Congress

Neovasc Reducer three-year follow-up data presented at 2010 ACC annual meeting

Redefining control and consistency in anaerobic microbiome workflows

AI in Healthcare: How generative tools are transforming clinical practice

The future of automation: Machine learning–driven hepatocyte and organoid counting

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