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New OKI Semiconductor module offers improved automated fingerprint identification and access control

The new OKI Semiconductor MK67Q5250 fingerprint matching module is designed to speed implementation of automated fingerprint identification and access control in applications ranging from locks and garage door openers to portable devices, computer workstations and POS terminals.

10 Feb 2010

Goodwin Biotechnology, Macrocyclics announce collaboration on Chelation and Bioconjugation

Goodwin Biotechnology Inc., a full service Contract Biomanufacturing Company and Macrocyclics, Inc., a manufacturer of customized chelating agents, jointly announced today their collaborative agreement on Chelation and Bioconjugation. The collaboration will strengthen joint customer projects in Nuclear Medicine involving Chelation, Bioconjugation and GMP manufacturing.

10 Feb 2010

CMA launches Physician Assistant Toolkit

The Canadian Medical Association (CMA), in partnership with the Canadian Association of Physician Assistants (CAPA) today launched the "Physician Assistant Toolkit", designed to enhance awareness and answer physician questions surrounding the role of physician assistants (PAs).

10 Feb 2010

Kinexus Bioinformatics announces the commercial release of Protein Kinase Microarray

Kinexus Bioinformatics Corporation announced the commercial release of its novel Protein Kinase Microarray with 200 recombinant human protein kinases for screening. The microarray has wide utility including applications for drug target counter screening, to identify novel kinase substrates, establish kinase antibody specificities, and for the discovery and testing of protein kinase-protein and protein kinase-compound interactions.

10 Feb 2010

MEDecision completes latest round of interoperability tests with other leading EHR vendors

MEDecision, Inc., a leading provider of collaborative healthcare management solutions, today announced the successful completion of its latest round of interoperability tests with other leading electronic health record (EHR) vendors at the 11th Annual Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise (IHE) North America Connectathon recently held in Chicago.

10 Feb 2010

SafeStitch Medical's AMID Stapler receives European CE Mark

SafeStitch Medical, Inc. announced today that it has received CE Mark authorization to commercialize its AMID StaplerTM in the European Economic Community. The new stapler is to be used for fixation of mesh in the repair of hernia defects and also for the approximation of tissues, including skin. The AMID Stapler™ is the first surgical stapler designed specifically for use in inguinal hernia repairs using the Lichtenstein method, in which mesh is implanted for reinforcement. SafeStitch announced in November 2009 that it had received 510(k) clearance from the Food and Drug Administration for sale of the AMID StaplerTM in the U.S. market.

10 Feb 2010

Clarient launches Clarient Insight Dx Pulmotype Test for lung cancer

Clarient, Inc., a premier technology and services resource for pathologists, oncologists and the pharmaceutical industry, today announced the commercial launch of a new lung cancer test, Clarient Insight® Dx Pulmotype® Test, that helps physicians classify specific types of lung cancer to identify which therapies may be most effective.

10 Feb 2010

Renowned experts explore latest key development in nuclear medicine and molecular imaging at 2010 SNM summit

Educators, researchers, physicians, technologists and medical experts from across the country converged on Albuquerque, N.M., last week to explore topics in nuclear medicine, molecular imaging, nanomedicine and clinical trials during SNM's 2010 Conjoint Mid-Winter Meetings.

10 Feb 2010

Patients treated with Biodesign Inguinal Hernia Graft experience less postoperative pain

Results from a clinical study led by Luca Ansaloni, M.D., showed that Cook Medical’s Biodesign Inguinal Hernia Graft causes less postoperative pain and discomfort while creating a repair as durable as synthetic mesh when used in Lichtenstein’s hernioplasty procedures.

10 Feb 2010

UH researchers create Walk n' Play iPhone application to keep track of physical activity

An iPhone application created by UH researchers is providing first-of-its-kind real-time statistics of physical activity around the world. Those annual rankings of America's fattest and fittest cities that use government statistics and a host of indirect indicators may soon have a little more muscle. The information being collected at the University of Houston provides objective data.

10 Feb 2010

AdvanSource Biomaterials' polymer product lines comply with the guidelines of European Council Decision

AdvanSource Biomaterials Corporation, a leading developer of advanced polymer materials for a broad range of medical devices, today announced that its polymer product lines are compliant with measures applying to the processing of certain animal waste to protect against transmissible spongiform encephalopathies as set forth in European Council Decision 1999/534/EC.

10 Feb 2010

Glide Pharma to utilize $4.3M funding for progressing octreotide programme into clinical development

Glide Pharma, a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on the needle-free administration of solid dose therapeutics and vaccines, today announced that it has completed an oversubscribed GBP2.7 million ($4.3 million) investment round. The fundraising was supported by a number of existing institutional and private investors, including Hygea VCT and Oxford Technology VCTs. The company has now completed four successful investment rounds, securing funding totalling approximately GBP10 million.

10 Feb 2010

Toronto Rehab scientists develop SoleSensor to help older people stay on their feet

In an aging society, falling is a growing problem. Just one bad fall can mark the start of a downward spiral in an older person's health and quality of life. The cost of treating falls also puts a heavy burden on the health care system. Toronto Rehab scientists have developed a simple footwear insole called SoleSensor(TM), which has proven to improve balance and prevent falls.

10 Feb 2010

Cerus enters into collaborative agreement with EFS for development of INTERCEPT Blood System

Cerus Corporation announced today that it has entered into a collaborative agreement with France's national transfusion service, the Etablissement Français du Sang (EFS), for the development of the company's INTERCEPT Blood System for red blood cells.

10 Feb 2010

Continua Certified USB-enabled platform now available for building agent healthcare devices

Texas Instruments Incorporated and S3 Group, a connected healthcare technology solutions company, today announced the availability of the first Continua Certified™ USB-enabled platform for building agent healthcare devices.

10 Feb 2010

SMT Research and Development completes first two clinical cases using Shimon Embolic Filter

SMT Research and Development, Ltd., a privately held company, announced that it has completed its first two clinical cases using the Shimon Embolic Filter [SHEF] (TM). SMT R&D developed a novel technology for brain protection (Neuroprotection) from stroke complication hazards arising from invasive cardiology procedures and heart surgery.

10 Feb 2010

Bulgaria deploys Gemalto' smart cards to secure access to personal health records for military personnel

Gemalto, the world leader in digital security, today announced that Bulgaria has started deploying its smart cards to secure access to personal health records for the country’s military personnel and their family.

10 Feb 2010

Concentric Medical's Trevo System receives regulatory approval in Europe and Canada

Concentric Medical, Inc., the global leader in acute ischemic stroke intervention, today announced that its Trevo System for acute ischemic stroke has received regulatory approval in both Europe (CE Mark) and Canada.

10 Feb 2010

HairDX introduces improved genetic baldness test, incorporates maternal and paternal influences

HairDX, developer of the first genetic test for predicting the risk of male and female pattern hair loss (Androgenetic Alopecia) today announced it is now able to provide doctors with an improved prediction by looking at genetic variants inherited from the mother combined with the risk for baldness attributed by the father.

10 Feb 2010

Neuroimaging technique could help in devising effective treatments for Alzheimer's disease

Scientists have determined that a new instrument known as PIB-PET is effective in detecting deposits of amyloid-beta protein plaques in the brains of living people, and that these deposits are predictive of who will develop Alzheimer's disease.

10 Feb 2010

Device / Technology News

New OKI Semiconductor module offers improved automated fingerprint identification and access control

Goodwin Biotechnology, Macrocyclics announce collaboration on Chelation and Bioconjugation

CMA launches Physician Assistant Toolkit

Kinexus Bioinformatics announces the commercial release of Protein Kinase Microarray

MEDecision completes latest round of interoperability tests with other leading EHR vendors

SafeStitch Medical's AMID Stapler receives European CE Mark

Clarient launches Clarient Insight Dx Pulmotype Test for lung cancer

Renowned experts explore latest key development in nuclear medicine and molecular imaging at 2010 SNM summit

Patients treated with Biodesign Inguinal Hernia Graft experience less postoperative pain

UH researchers create Walk n' Play iPhone application to keep track of physical activity

AdvanSource Biomaterials' polymer product lines comply with the guidelines of European Council Decision

Glide Pharma to utilize $4.3M funding for progressing octreotide programme into clinical development

Toronto Rehab scientists develop SoleSensor to help older people stay on their feet

Cerus enters into collaborative agreement with EFS for development of INTERCEPT Blood System

Continua Certified USB-enabled platform now available for building agent healthcare devices

SMT Research and Development completes first two clinical cases using Shimon Embolic Filter

Bulgaria deploys Gemalto' smart cards to secure access to personal health records for military personnel

Concentric Medical's Trevo System receives regulatory approval in Europe and Canada

HairDX introduces improved genetic baldness test, incorporates maternal and paternal influences

Neuroimaging technique could help in devising effective treatments for Alzheimer's disease

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Transforming Lab Workflows with Cell Culture Automation

Building Bridges to Scalable Allogeneic Cell Therapy

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