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Lifeline Biotechnologies reports development of regulatory strategy for First Warning System

Lifeline Biotechnologies, Inc. today reported the regulatory strategy for its First Warning System™ is well underway and the development of an FDA submission for a 510(k) marketing clearance is expected to be filed later this year.

3 Feb 2010

AACE approves A1c as additional diagnostic criterion for type 2 diabetes

The American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) today has approved the use of A1c as an additional diagnostic criterion for type 2 diabetes. An A1c of 6.5 or greater is now considered an alternate criterion for the diagnosis of type 2 diabetes.

3 Feb 2010

Pall launches Leukotrap Affinity Plus Prion and Leukocyte Reduction Filter System

Pall Corporation, a global leader in filtration, separation and purification, today announced the launch of the Leukotrap® Affinity Plus Prion and Leukocyte Reduction Filter System. The new blood filter reduces prions and leukocytes in a single step.

From Pall Corporation 3 Feb 2010

AtriCure announces definitive agreement with DOJ regarding surgical ablation devices

AtriCure, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATRC), a medical device company and a leader in cardiac surgical ablation systems, today announced that it has executed a definitive agreement with the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Office of Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services to resolve the issues raised in the DOJ’s investigation and the related qui tam complaint regarding the marketing of the Company’s surgical ablation devices.

3 Feb 2010

Cognosante and Fox Systems announce merger

Fox Systems, a leader in Medicaid and HIPAA, and Cognosante, a leader in health information interoperability, today announced that the two companies have merged effective January 1, 2010. The combined company will be known as Cognosante, LLC, with Fox Systems operating as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cognosante.

3 Feb 2010

New Vectra 3-D system allows cosmetic surgeons to visualize surgical outcomes

Dr. Brett Kotlus, a cosmetic surgeon at Allure Medical Spa in Shelby Township, raves about the 3-D system he uses to simulate surgery on prospective clients.

3 Feb 2010

Canary Foundation researcher awarded $11.5M NIH POCRC SPORE grant for early detection ovarian cancer research

Canary Foundation announces its first researcher, Nicole Urban, Sc.D., and collaborators are awarded 5 years of renewed funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for the Pacific Ovarian Cancer Research Consortium (POCRC) Specialized Programs of Research Excellence (SPORE). The SPORE grant will allow Dr. Urban and fellow researchers to continue work in locating tumor markers and developing blood tests to identify and assess risk and early detection of ovarian cancer. The Listwin Family Foundation and Canary Foundation have been funding Dr. Urban's research since 2002.

3 Feb 2010

Veran Medical Technologies receives two FDA clearances to expand the use of ig4 Navigation platform

Veran Medical Technologies announced today that it has recently received two clearances (K093146 & K093995) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to expand its indications for use of the ig4 Navigation platform.

3 Feb 2010

Fluxion Biosciences to defend against alleged automated patch clamp system patent infringement lawsuit

Fluxion Biosciences, Inc. announced today that a lawsuit alleging patent infringement had been filed against it in the US District Court of Northern California by Cellectricon AB, its competitor in the field of automated ion channel screening systems for drug discovery. Cellectricon has asserted U.S. Patents Nos. 7,390,650, 7,470,518, and 7,563,614 in the litigation, as well as U.S. Patent No. 5,376,252, which is owned by Gyros and licensed to Cellectricon.

From Fluxion Biosciences 3 Feb 2010

Celsis IVT alleges patent infringement, files lawsuit against Sekisui Chemical and subsidiaries

Celsis In Vitro, Inc. announced today that it has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against XenoTech LLC, Sekisui Chemical Co. Ltd., and Sekisui Medical Co. Ltd. in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois in Chicago. XenoTech and Sekisui Medical are wholly-owned subsidiaries of Sekisui Chemical.

3 Feb 2010

NeoMatrix, Novation sign new technology agreement

NeoMatrix, Inc., developers of the innovative HALO® Breast Pap Test, has been awarded a new technology agreement by Novation, the supply contracting company of VHA Inc, University HealthSystem Consortium (UHC) and Provista.

2 Feb 2010

Entelos awarded U.S. patent for apparatus and methods of assessing metabolic substrate utilization

Entelos, Inc., a simulation and modeling company focused on human health, announced today that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted U.S. Patent No. 7,654,955 entitled “Apparatus and Methods for Assessing Metabolic Substrate Utilization” to the Company. These methods further strengthen the Entelos® Metabolism PhysioLab® platform and leverage insights about human physiology that can lead to improved diagnosis, clinical testing, and personalized treatment across a highly variable patient population.

2 Feb 2010

Alpha II announces new medical coding content for medical facilities

Alpha II, a leader in healthcare coding, compliance and reimbursement, announced today a medical coding content offering, supplying the customers of its developer partners with Alpha II CodeSets – including ICD-9 CM (International Classification of Disease, 9th edition Clinical Modifications), CPT® (Current Procedural Terminology) and HCPCS (Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System) codes.

2 Feb 2010

Gentag signs license agreement to develop and commercialize post surgery wireless skin patch

Gentag, Inc. and The CORE Institute® are pleased to announce the signing of a license agreement to develop and commercialize a disposable wireless skin patch to allow patients to self monitor themselves in the comfort of their homes after orthopedic surgery in hospitals through the use of cell phones

2 Feb 2010

Major UK airport uses Vidient's SmartCatch technology to improve security regulations

Vidient Systems, the technology leader in intelligent video, announced that a major UK airport has completed the deployment of MFlow - an automated exit lane security system using Vidient's SmartCatch video analytics suite, while a second UK airport, Newcastle International Airport, has just purchased another such system.

2 Feb 2010

Consumer Reports to post hospital infection rates for 10 Tampa/St. Petersburg area hospitals

Hospitals in the Tampa/St. Petersburg area vary dramatically in terms of how well their intensive care units (ICUs) prevent central-line bloodstream infections, a cause of death, disability, and expense in our nations' hospitals that is largely preventable.

2 Feb 2010

Isogenica, Phylogica partner in Phylomer peptide development

Isogenica Ltd today announced that it has entered into an agreement with Australian based biopharmaceutical company Phylogica to use Isogenica’s CIS display technology to optimize the performance of three of Phylogica’s lead compounds targeting CD40 ligand (CD40L). CD40L is a key protein involved in many inflammatory diseases, such as Rheumatoid Arthritis and Inflammatory Bowel Disease.

2 Feb 2010

Overview of newly evolving technologies for diagnosing and monitoring HIV infections

Rising consumer awareness that early diagnosis and treatment can delay the progression of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) to anti-immuno deficiency syndrome (AIDS) has had a telling impact on the sales of HIV tests.

2 Feb 2010

ZOLL Medical offers PocketCPR training app for iPhone

ZOLL Medical Corporation today announced that the Company is offering its PocketCPR® training app for iPhone as a free download from the Apple iTunes App Store during February in recognition of the American Heart Association’s American Heart Month.

2 Feb 2010

Millennium Laboratories supports CLIA certification for Florida clinical laboratories

Millennium Laboratories, Inc., a leading provider of therapeutic drug monitoring and education to physicians and staff treating chronic pain patients, today announced the company’s support for a recent decision by the Florida Pain Management Clinic Standards of Practice Joint Committee to amend draft regulatory language related to the certification of clinical laboratories providing services to pain physicians operating in the state.

2 Feb 2010

Device / Technology News

Lifeline Biotechnologies reports development of regulatory strategy for First Warning System

AACE approves A1c as additional diagnostic criterion for type 2 diabetes

Pall launches Leukotrap Affinity Plus Prion and Leukocyte Reduction Filter System

AtriCure announces definitive agreement with DOJ regarding surgical ablation devices

Cognosante and Fox Systems announce merger

New Vectra 3-D system allows cosmetic surgeons to visualize surgical outcomes

Canary Foundation researcher awarded $11.5M NIH POCRC SPORE grant for early detection ovarian cancer research

Veran Medical Technologies receives two FDA clearances to expand the use of ig4 Navigation platform

Fluxion Biosciences to defend against alleged automated patch clamp system patent infringement lawsuit

Celsis IVT alleges patent infringement, files lawsuit against Sekisui Chemical and subsidiaries

NeoMatrix, Novation sign new technology agreement

Entelos awarded U.S. patent for apparatus and methods of assessing metabolic substrate utilization

Alpha II announces new medical coding content for medical facilities

Gentag signs license agreement to develop and commercialize post surgery wireless skin patch

Major UK airport uses Vidient's SmartCatch technology to improve security regulations

Consumer Reports to post hospital infection rates for 10 Tampa/St. Petersburg area hospitals

Isogenica, Phylogica partner in Phylomer peptide development

Overview of newly evolving technologies for diagnosing and monitoring HIV infections

ZOLL Medical offers PocketCPR training app for iPhone

Millennium Laboratories supports CLIA certification for Florida clinical laboratories

Real-time Raman monitoring for pharmaceutical hot melt extrusion

Synthetic Psychedelics: A Growing Public Health Concern

How the Vutara VXL simplifies single-molecule imaging

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