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FDA approves Ortho Clinical Diagnostics' anti-HIV 1+2 test for use on VITROS 5600 & 3600 systems

Ortho Clinical Diagnostics today announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of a diagnostic assay for the detection of antibodies to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) types 1+2 (Anti-HIV 1+2) for use on the VITROS® 5600 Integrated and VITROS® 3600 Immunodiagnostic Systems.

From Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc. 15 Oct 2009

BioMedReports.Com releases an exclusive interview with spokesman for Biomagnetics Diagnostics

BioMedReports.Com, the news portal which covers Wall Street's biomedical sector and delivers financial and investment intelligence to a community of highly informed investors, has released an exclusive interview with a spokesman for Biomagnetics Diagnostics Corp., the company behind a revolutionary diagnostic systems and technology for malaria, tuberculosis, HIV and hepatitis field testing.

15 Oct 2009

PEAK Surgical's PRECISE clinical study results presented at the 95th ACS Congress

PEAK Surgical, Inc. today announced results from the first of its PRECISE Clinical Studies (Pulsed Plasma Radiofrequency Energy to ReduCe Thermal Injury and Improve Surgical HEaling) demonstrating that its PEAK PlasmaBlade® tissue dissection device is associated with significant improvements in post-operative wound drainage, narcotic consumption, thermal injury, wound strength and return to normal diet volume compared with the standard of care.

15 Oct 2009

Policymakers urged to preserve access to advanced imaging in final health care reform legislation

Survivors and patients with cancers and heart disease, along with patient advocate organizations and physicians, today urged policymakers to enhance early diagnosis of deadly diseases by preserving access to advanced imaging, such as MRI and CT scans, in final health care reform legislation.

15 Oct 2009

Health Sciences South Carolina, Recombinant Data and Sun Microsystems to collaborate on an Integrated Platform for Research

Health Sciences South Carolina (HSSC), today announced that it has selected Recombinant Data Corp. and Sun Microsystems, Inc. to collaborate on the Health Sciences South Carolina Integrated Platform for Research (HS-SCIPR), an unprecedented statewide initiative for translational research and quality improvement.

15 Oct 2009

Futronic Technology's WBF Driver passes WHQL test

Futronic Technology Company Limited, a global provider of fingerprint recognition software and hardware products, announces that its Windows Biometric Framework (WBF) Driver for its USB fingerprint scanner has successfully passed WHQL test for both 32 bit and 64 bit Windows 7, a new PC operating system that will be released by Microsoft soon.

15 Oct 2009

MDEA program is accepting entries for its 2010 competition

The Medical Design Excellence Awards (MDEA) program is accepting entries for its 2010 competition from companies and individuals worldwide involved in the design, engineering, manufacture, or distribution of finished medical devices or packaging products.

15 Oct 2009

SynCardia Systems' new Companion Driver System receives CE Mark approval

On Oct. 15, SynCardia Systems, Inc., manufacturer of the SynCardia temporary CardioWest™ Total Artificial Heart, announced that its new Companion Driver System has received CE Mark approval to power the Total Artificial Heart in Europe.

15 Oct 2009

NICoE to study how brain works after sustaining combat-related injury using Elekta Neuromag

Projected to open in mid 2010, the National Intrepid Center of Excellence (NICoE) is a facility dedicated to the study and care of military personnel and veterans suffering from traumatic brain injury (TBI) and psychological health issues. Using Elekta Neuromag®, an advanced magnetoencephalography (MEG) device, NICoE plans to shed light on how the brain works after sustaining combat-related injury.

From Elekta 15 Oct 2009

Serametrix and the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research form a partnership

Serametrix Corporation, a personalized medicine company, today announced their partnership with the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research Ltd. (LICR). The agreement will combine LICR’s historic discoveries in tumor immunology with the technologies and commercial capabilities of Serametrix. This new alliance will enable rapid development and commercialization of tests that predict and monitor drug response in cancer patients. The serum-based tests, which determine immune reaction to tumor antigens, are of value to clinicians and drug developers alike.

15 Oct 2009

UT Southwestern Medical Center awarded $15.7M NIH contract to develop a new virus database

The National Institutes of Health has awarded a $15.7 million contract to UT Southwestern Medical Center and Northrop Grumman Corp. to develop an open-access national online database and analysis resource center that will help scientists study and combat viruses such as those that cause hepatitis, encephalitis, smallpox, acute respiratory distress and dengue fever, as well as newly emerging pathogenic viruses.

15 Oct 2009

MDI Healthcare Solutions partners with Wolfram|Alpha to reduce employers' healthcare costs

The ability to predict future costs for member care and disease management is a top concern for most self-insured employers. A collaboration between MDI Healthcare Solutions and Wolfram|Alpha , LLC will deliver a Predictive Index (PI) and ultimately reduce companies’ annual healthcare costs significantly.

15 Oct 2009

New anesthesia information management system from iMDsoft

iMDsoft®, a global leader in clinical information systems for perioperative, critical and acute care, unveiled MVexpressTM, a complete anesthesia information management system designed for rapid deployment.

15 Oct 2009

CalRHIO's statewide HIE system implemented in Orange County

The first site in CalRHIO's statewide health information exchange (HIE) system is live in Orange County at Coastal Communities Hospital. As a result of collaboration between CalRHIO and the local HIE effort, the Orange County Partnership Regional Health Information Organization (OCPRHIO), 23 hospital emergency departments over the next five months will have secure electronic access to critical medical information.

15 Oct 2009

AbbeyMoor Medical's The Spanner temporary prostatic stent insertion procedure receives Category I CPT code

AbbeyMoor Medical Inc. announced today they have been granted a Category I CPT code by the American Medical Association (AMA) for The Spanner(TM) temporary prostatic stent insertion procedure. This important action, effective in January 2010, upgrades The Spanner from a Category III emerging technology procedure code to a Category I procedure code for established procedures.

15 Oct 2009

Hoag Memorial Hospital implements PCTS' Amelior EDTracker software

Patient Care Technology Systems (PCTS), a subsidiary of Consulier Engineering, Inc., today announced that Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian has implemented the company's Amelior EDTracker® solution to automatically track patients in its 66,000-census emergency department.

15 Oct 2009

Critical Pharmaceuticals to develop hGH nasal spray

Critical Pharmaceuticals, the speciality pharmaceuticals company, today announced that it had secured a £1.5m translation award from the Wellcome Trust to develop a nasal spray of Human Growth Hormone (hGH) using its proprietary CriticalSorb technology as an alternative to injection.

15 Oct 2009

IQPC to hold the 8th Annual Polymorphism & Crystallization Scientific Forum

Organized by IQPC, the 8th Annual Polymorphism & Crystallization Scientific Forum will be held October 26-28, 2009 at the Hub Cira Center in Philadelphia, PA (www.polymorphismforum.com).

From IQPC Ltd 15 Oct 2009

SHEA urges CDC to remove the use of N95 respirators from its recommendations for routine care

Today's announcement by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that it is modifying its guidance regarding measures that should be taken by healthcare workers who are in contact with either confirmed or suspected cases of H1N1 was met with concern by the scientific community that had submitted its recommendations to CDC.

15 Oct 2009

Orthopedic device industry rattled by proposed tax

Kaiser Health News staff writer Julie Appleby, in partnership with USA Today, explores the impact health reform proposals could have on one part of the orthopedic device industry.

15 Oct 2009

Device / Technology News

FDA approves Ortho Clinical Diagnostics' anti-HIV 1+2 test for use on VITROS 5600 & 3600 systems

BioMedReports.Com releases an exclusive interview with spokesman for Biomagnetics Diagnostics

PEAK Surgical's PRECISE clinical study results presented at the 95th ACS Congress

Policymakers urged to preserve access to advanced imaging in final health care reform legislation

Health Sciences South Carolina, Recombinant Data and Sun Microsystems to collaborate on an Integrated Platform for Research

Futronic Technology's WBF Driver passes WHQL test

MDEA program is accepting entries for its 2010 competition

SynCardia Systems' new Companion Driver System receives CE Mark approval

NICoE to study how brain works after sustaining combat-related injury using Elekta Neuromag

Serametrix and the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research form a partnership

UT Southwestern Medical Center awarded $15.7M NIH contract to develop a new virus database

MDI Healthcare Solutions partners with Wolfram|Alpha to reduce employers' healthcare costs

New anesthesia information management system from iMDsoft

CalRHIO's statewide HIE system implemented in Orange County

AbbeyMoor Medical's The Spanner temporary prostatic stent insertion procedure receives Category I CPT code

Hoag Memorial Hospital implements PCTS' Amelior EDTracker software

Critical Pharmaceuticals to develop hGH nasal spray

IQPC to hold the 8th Annual Polymorphism & Crystallization Scientific Forum

SHEA urges CDC to remove the use of N95 respirators from its recommendations for routine care

Orthopedic device industry rattled by proposed tax

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