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GE Healthcare to showcase next-generation eHealth Solutions platform at 2010 HIMSS conference

GE Healthcare today announced the launch of its next-generation eHealth Solutions platform – an infrastructure offering that includes expanded services for health information exchange, a clinical portal and a patient health management system.

3 Mar 2010

AB SCIEX launches mass-spectrometry-based software application to advance lipid biomarker research

AB SCIEX, a global leader in life science analytical technologies, today announced the launch of the first mass-spectrometry-based software application specifically designed to advance the study of lipidomics.

3 Mar 2010

OrthoDynamix' ArthroSteer 3.5mm Ablator for general surgical use receives FDA clearance

OrthoDynamix announced today that it has received FDA clearance for its new device, ArthroSteer 3.5mm Ablator, a mono polar electrosurgical device, for general surgical use, including the orthopedic and arthroscopic applications for resection, ablation, excision of soft tissue, hemostasis of blood vessels, and coagulating soft tissue in, but not limited to the knee, shoulder, and primarily the hip.

3 Mar 2010

Aesyntix Health offers web-based reimbursement solution for dermatology industry

Aesyntix Health, Inc., a leading provider of solutions for dermatologists, today announced it will be offering the first-ever payer benchmarking for the Dermatology industry.

2 Mar 2010

Affymetrix introduces GeneAtlas System for processing arrays and characterizing changes in gene expression

Affymetrix, Inc. today announced the launch of the GeneAtlas™ System, a complete, personal solution for processing Affymetrix arrays and characterizing changes in gene expression in a variety of research applications.

2 Mar 2010

Corgenix Medical announces the availability of new automation friendly anti-phospholipid assay format

Corgenix Medical Corporation, a worldwide developer and marketer of diagnostic test kits, has announced the availability of its new automation friendly anti-phospholipid assay format.

2 Mar 2010

Merge Healthcare introduces new mobile device application for eFilm Workstation v3.3

Merge Healthcare, a leading health IT solutions provider, today announced the release of eFilm Mobile, an exciting new extension of the eFilm Workstation franchise.

2 Mar 2010

Supercomputer receives powerful supercomputer for biomedical and life sciences research from IBM

Rice University and IBM today unveiled a new high-performance computing initiative for biomedical and life sciences research that features one of the most powerful supercomputers in the Texas Medical Center. Rice scientists will use the supercomputer in collaboration with researchers from across the medical center to study cancer, AIDS and other complex diseases.

2 Mar 2010

FamilyCord introduces start-of-the-art collection kit for cord blood banking industry

FamilyCord, a subsidiary of California Cryobank, is leading the charge in the private cord blood banking industry for safer, more effective collection kits. FamilyCord's start-of-the-art collection kit is redefining the scientific standards for collection and transport employed by the cord blood banking industry.

2 Mar 2010

Express Logic, IAR Systems announce commercial-grade integration for embedded application developers

Express Logic, Inc., a worldwide leader in royalty-free real-time operating systems (RTOS), and IAR Systems, a leading provider of software tools for embedded systems, today announced a commercial-grade integration for developers of serious applications.

2 Mar 2010

Imaging technique combining ultrasound and microscopic bubbles help visualize tumor activity at molecular level

An imaging technique combining ultrasound and specially modified contrast agents may allow researchers to noninvasively detect cancer and show its progression, according to research published in the March issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine (JNM). The technique enables researchers to visualize tumor activity at the molecular level.

2 Mar 2010

Use of at-home medical devices can help patients and physicians efficiently manage chronic conditions

The use of at-home medical devices to connect doctors and patients via the Internet can help patients and their physicians work more efficiently together to manage chronic conditions, according to research at Cleveland Clinic.

2 Mar 2010

Tampa hospital allows use of electronic cigarettes

As special interest groups and politicians continue to make weak claims against the electric cigarette, another hospital in Tampa, Florida made the decision last week to allow the use of electronic cigarettes within their facility. Smoking is a recreational privilege that while banned in most public places, can be done with the alternative E-cigarette without offending others. This new invention allows the smoker to get their nicotine fix just like the coffee or soda drinkers get their caffeine fix.

2 Mar 2010

St. Jude Medical's Trifecta valve receives CE Mark approval

St. Jude Medical, Inc. today announced that it has received CE Mark approval for the Trifecta™ valve, marking the Company’s launch into the market for pericardial aortic stented tissue valves.

2 Mar 2010

Carefx chosen to supply clinical workflow technology to DoD's Military Health System

Carefx Corp., a leading provider of interoperable workflow solutions, has been chosen to supply clinical workflow technology to the Department of Defense's Military Health System.

2 Mar 2010

IBM introduces new service that can enable health systems to exchange patient data with physicians

At the HIMSS10 Conference at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Georgia, IBM introduced Initiate Exchange, a new service that enables health systems to exchange patient data with physicians. The company also announced that Initiate client CareSpark, has been awarded a Social Security Administration contract through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

2 Mar 2010

UC Davis Medical Center to implement LUMEDX Apollo interoperability solutions for cardiovascular information management

LUMEDX Corporation, a leading provider of vendor-neutral, integrated medical imaging and information systems, today announced that UC Davis Medical Center purchased LUMEDX Apollo structured reporting, analytic and interoperability solutions for their Heart and Vascular Centers. Prior to these purchases, UC Davis Medical Center used the Apollo clinical data repository solely to support cardiac registry participation.

2 Mar 2010

Pre-clinical study of Cardio3 BioSciences' proprietary C-Cath catheter announced

Cardio3 BioSciences, a leading Belgian biotechnology company specialising in cell-based therapies for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases, announced today promising results in a pre-clinical study of its proprietary C-Cath(R) catheter which is under development to administer a range of bio-therapeutics to the heart. C-Cath is designed to take into account organ tissue structure and properties to maximize patients' safety, improve performance and increase user confidence during the injection procedure.

2 Mar 2010

Primordial's platform and applications to be deployed at NYU Langone Medical Center

Primordial, a leading vendor of communication, workflow, quality management and analytics applications for the medical imaging market, announced today that it will deploy and further develop Primordial’s applications at NYU Langone Medical Center. As part of the agreement, Primordial will install its platform and applications at NYU Langone Medical Center, an integrated academic medical center, to unify communications and manage complex workflow for a highly sub-specialized and distributed work environment.

2 Mar 2010

Axolotl and Rochester RHIO: 50 New York area eldercare agencies join HIE

Axolotl Corp., the nationwide leader in health information exchange (HIE) solutions and services and Rochester RHIO, the regional health information organization connecting medical providers across nine counties in New York today announced that fifty area eldercare agencies are joining the health information exchange. For the first time anywhere, health care providers are now able to view medical and social supports that human service agencies provide senior patients, alongside their clinical information.

2 Mar 2010

Device / Technology News

GE Healthcare to showcase next-generation eHealth Solutions platform at 2010 HIMSS conference

AB SCIEX launches mass-spectrometry-based software application to advance lipid biomarker research

OrthoDynamix' ArthroSteer 3.5mm Ablator for general surgical use receives FDA clearance

Aesyntix Health offers web-based reimbursement solution for dermatology industry

Affymetrix introduces GeneAtlas System for processing arrays and characterizing changes in gene expression

Corgenix Medical announces the availability of new automation friendly anti-phospholipid assay format

Merge Healthcare introduces new mobile device application for eFilm Workstation v3.3

Supercomputer receives powerful supercomputer for biomedical and life sciences research from IBM

FamilyCord introduces start-of-the-art collection kit for cord blood banking industry

Express Logic, IAR Systems announce commercial-grade integration for embedded application developers

Imaging technique combining ultrasound and microscopic bubbles help visualize tumor activity at molecular level

Use of at-home medical devices can help patients and physicians efficiently manage chronic conditions

Tampa hospital allows use of electronic cigarettes

St. Jude Medical's Trifecta valve receives CE Mark approval

Carefx chosen to supply clinical workflow technology to DoD's Military Health System

IBM introduces new service that can enable health systems to exchange patient data with physicians

UC Davis Medical Center to implement LUMEDX Apollo interoperability solutions for cardiovascular information management

Pre-clinical study of Cardio3 BioSciences' proprietary C-Cath catheter announced

Primordial's platform and applications to be deployed at NYU Langone Medical Center

Axolotl and Rochester RHIO: 50 New York area eldercare agencies join HIE

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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