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DVD series "Start Fitness Now: Beating Type 2 Diabetes" released

NBC's "Biggest Loser" trainer Kim Lyons announces the newest addition to her fitness empire- 3 title DVD series Start Fitness Now: Beating Type 2 Diabetes and online support forum; produced and distributed by Watch It Now Entertainment.

26 Oct 2009

Thermo Fisher Scientific announces the availability of its Copeptin assay in Europe

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced the availability in Europe of its new Copeptin assay, which helps medical personnel quickly and accurately diagnose acute myocardial infarction (AMI), commonly known as a heart attack.

From Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 26 Oct 2009

Health IT opportunities abound, some studies question value

"The rest of the world has embraced e-mail, online forms and iPhone apps, but health care still communicates in the centuries-old technology of paper," McClatchy/Tribune News reports. Now, technology companies are recognizing a business opportunity in that shortcoming. Moving to electronic medical records can be expensive - Kaiser Permanente spent $4 billion switching from paper to digital - meaning money in the bank for well-poised vendors.

26 Oct 2009

Clinical study to evaluate potential new approaches for early detection of breast cancer

U-Systems announced today that Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula’s Breast Care Center has initiated participation in the SOMO·INSIGHT Clinical Study.

26 Oct 2009

Axolotl launches Elysium Image Exchange

Axolotl Corp., the nationwide leader in health information exchange (HIE) solutions and services, today announced the immediate availability of Elysium Image Exchange, a state-of-the-art technology integrated with Axolotl’s Elysium® Exchange suite of products. Powered by Axolotl’s partner eHealth Global Technologies, Inc. (eHGT), Elysium Image Exchange enables the electronic sharing of diagnostic quality medical images between health care providers participating in an HIE.

26 Oct 2009

StayinFront signs agreements with two leading biopharma companies to deploy StayinFront EdgeRx

StayinFront, Inc., a leading global provider of CRM and decision support solutions, announced today that they have reached agreements with two leading biopharma companies to deploy StayinFront EdgeRx. Announced only recently, StayinFront EdgeRx is the new On Demand CRM and analytics solution that offers superior functionality and performance from a company that has been delivering cutting edge CRM solutions to the industry for 20 years.

26 Oct 2009

ADA Technologies to develop home lithiummonitor for patients with bipolar disorder

ADA Technologies, Inc. (ADA) received a $189,886 grant from the National Institute of Mental Health to develop a home lithiummonitor for use by patients with bipolar disorder.

26 Oct 2009

German based LIFEBRIDGE AG receives FDA clearance for mobile LIFEBRIDGE

German based LIFEBRIDGE AG has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for a compact, lightweight, mobile heart-lung machine, a first for any manufacturer worldwide.

26 Oct 2009

Dey Pharma launches EpiPen Auto-Injector

Dey Pharma, L.P., a subsidiary of Mylan Inc., today launched a newly designed, patient-friendly EpiPen® Auto-Injector 0.3/0.15 mg. This next-generation EpiPen Auto-Injector maintains the simplicity, speed, safety and reliability of EpiPen Auto-Injector with several new, user-friendly features, including being the only auto-injector with needle-protection before and after use.

26 Oct 2009

Tru-flo urinary catheter valve from ProtekMed

ProtekMed has launched the Tru-flo(TM) urinary catheter valve, an innovative and economical alternative to the standard tube and bag system prescribed by most urologists today.

26 Oct 2009

Montreal Children's Hospital inaugurates Brain Suite intraoperative MRI

The Montreal Children's Hospital inaugurates its new Brain Suite, home to the first intraoperative magnetic resonance (MRI) in a Canadian pediatric hospital and the first in Quebec.

26 Oct 2009

First physician affiliated with Renaissance Health Systems goes live with PWeR

The Quantum Group, Inc. announced today that the first physician affiliated with Quantum subsidiary Renaissance Health Systems has “gone live” with PWeR™ (Personal Wellness electronic Record™), the one patient, one record™ electronic medical record platform offered by Quantum Innovations, Inc.

26 Oct 2009

Overview of Compugen’s DAC Blockers Platform presented at Fifth Peptide Engineering Meeting

Speaking today in Barcelona at the Fifth Peptide Engineering Meeting, Compugen Ltd. project manager Dr. Yossef Kliger provided an overview of Compugen’s DAC Blockers Platform and reviewed disease model data for selected product candidates.

26 Oct 2009

CB&I signs definitive agreement with H2Gen Innovations to acquire PSA technology

CB&I (NYSE:CBI) announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement with H2Gen Innovations, Inc., to acquire the Mars modularized Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA) technology.

26 Oct 2009

Ingenuity Systems and Life Technologies develop new gene expression workflow for cell transcriptome analysis

Ingenuity Systems, the leading provider of information solutions for life science researchers, today announced it has developed a new gene expression workflow with Life Technologies Corporation.

26 Oct 2009

Ceragenix Pharmaceuticals updates its cooperative research and development with MAST BioSurgery

Ceragenix Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ("Ceragenix" or the “Company”), a medical device company focused on infectious disease and dermatology, today provided an update to a previously announced exclusive cooperative research and development (the "Agreement”) with MAST BioSurgery Inc. (“MAST”) for the development of one or more new surgical products incorporating Ceragenix’s CeraShield™ antimicrobial technology.

26 Oct 2009

New lightweight, elastic cloth seal for Obstructive Sleep Apnea patients

Circadiance, the leader in soft-cloth nasal CPAP masks, announces the new Zzzephyr Seal, a revolutionary elastic cloth seal designed to fit more comfortably over the patient's nose. The lightweight seal reduces air leakage, and helps to ensure a better night's sleep for Obstructive Sleep Apnea patients.

26 Oct 2009

Additional CFTR inhibitor technology licensed to Napo Pharmaceuticals

Napo Pharmaceuticals, Inc. has in-licensed from the University of California Regents additional small-molecule cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) inhibitor technology including gastrointestinal (GI) and polycystic kidney disease (PKD) indications.

26 Oct 2009

AlterG M300 anti-gravity treadmill for physical therapy clinics, fitness and training facilities

AlterG, Inc., makers of the Anti-Gravity Treadmill, a revolutionary technology for rehabilitation and athletic training, today launched the AlterG M300. The M300 delivers the same anti-gravity technology originally developed at NASA and found in AlterG's P200 series, only at a third of the price and with a sleek new design.

26 Oct 2009

H1N1 swine flu vaccine consent forms for Maryland Department of Health processed by Quality Associates

Quality Associates, Inc. (QAI) www.qualityassociatesinc.com, an established provider of services and solutions for large-scale document management, imaging, and archiving, announced it is processing H1N1 swine flu vaccine consent forms on behalf of the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.

26 Oct 2009

Device / Technology News

DVD series "Start Fitness Now: Beating Type 2 Diabetes" released

Thermo Fisher Scientific announces the availability of its Copeptin assay in Europe

Health IT opportunities abound, some studies question value

Clinical study to evaluate potential new approaches for early detection of breast cancer

Axolotl launches Elysium Image Exchange

StayinFront signs agreements with two leading biopharma companies to deploy StayinFront EdgeRx

ADA Technologies to develop home lithiummonitor for patients with bipolar disorder

German based LIFEBRIDGE AG receives FDA clearance for mobile LIFEBRIDGE

Dey Pharma launches EpiPen Auto-Injector

Tru-flo urinary catheter valve from ProtekMed

Montreal Children's Hospital inaugurates Brain Suite intraoperative MRI

First physician affiliated with Renaissance Health Systems goes live with PWeR

Overview of Compugen’s DAC Blockers Platform presented at Fifth Peptide Engineering Meeting

CB&I signs definitive agreement with H2Gen Innovations to acquire PSA technology

Ingenuity Systems and Life Technologies develop new gene expression workflow for cell transcriptome analysis

Ceragenix Pharmaceuticals updates its cooperative research and development with MAST BioSurgery

New lightweight, elastic cloth seal for Obstructive Sleep Apnea patients

Additional CFTR inhibitor technology licensed to Napo Pharmaceuticals

AlterG M300 anti-gravity treadmill for physical therapy clinics, fitness and training facilities

H1N1 swine flu vaccine consent forms for Maryland Department of Health processed by Quality Associates

How innovation in dried blood spot testing is transforming neurological disease monitoring

Unlocking live single-cell functional insights

How microRNA is transforming science: From discovery to diagnostics

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