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Endosense completes first patient case utilizing new prototype software

Endosense, a Swiss medical technology company, has announced completion of the first patient case utilizing prototype software that integrates the contact-force data provided by Endosense's TactiCath force-sensing ablation catheter with Siemens Healthcare's electrophysiology solutions.

11 Jul 2011

Nevada District Court rules in favor of PDL over Genentech, Roche lawsuit

PDL BioPharma, Inc. (PDL) announced a favorable ruling today, specifically, that on July 7, 2011, the Second Judicial District Court of Nevada ruled in favor of PDL on two motions to dismiss filed by Genentech and F. Hoffmann LaRoche, Ltd. in PDL's lawsuit related to the 2003 settlement agreement with Genentech.

11 Jul 2011

Illumina, Sequenom sign three-year supply agreement

Sequenom, Inc., a life sciences company providing innovative genetic analysis solutions, today announced it has signed a three-year supply agreement with Illumina, Inc., a leading developer and manufacturer of life sciences tools for the large-scale analysis of genetic variation and function.

From Illumina, Inc. 11 Jul 2011

'The Aging Myth' achieves top rank in New York Times Best Seller List

In only its first week of bookstore sales, "The Aging Myth," by Joseph Chang, Ph.D., has already reached #2 on the New York Times Best Seller List for its frank look at aging and a scientific approach to understanding how to combat aging at the genetic level.

11 Jul 2011

Antares, Watson enter license deal to commercialize Anturol in the U.S. and Canada

Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Antares Pharma, Inc. today announced an exclusive licensing agreement for Watson to commercialize Antares' topical oxybutynin gel product in the U.S. and Canada.

11 Jul 2011

Pain Practice journal publishes Vertos mild procedure clinical study data on LSS

Medical device company Vertos Medical Inc. has announced that one-year post-study follow-up data on its mild procedure for lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) have been published in the peer-reviewed journal Pain Practice.

11 Jul 2011

Probiomed, Vanda enter license deal to commercialize Fanapt in Mexico

Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc., a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of products for central nervous system disorders, today announced its exclusive license agreement with Probiomed S.A. de C.V., a wholly owned pharmaceutical operating unit of Proquifin S.A. de C.V., for the commercialization of Fanapt in Mexico.

11 Jul 2011

USPTO issues notice of allowance to PROLOR Biotech's CTP platform

PROLOR Biotech, Inc., today announced that it has received a notice of allowance from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) for a patent application covering the company's CTP platform, which has the potential to extend the duration of activity of virtually all therapeutic proteins.

11 Jul 2011

ITT enters definitive agreement to acquire YSI

ITT Corporation and privately held YSI Incorporated today announced a definitive agreement for ITT to acquire, via merger, YSI, a leading developer and manufacturer of sensors, instruments, software, and data collection platforms for environmental water monitoring.

11 Jul 2011

HyGreen's hand hygiene system to be showcased at AHA summit

HyGreen, Inc. announces that it will showcase its hand hygiene system, HyGreen, at the 19th Annual American Hospital Association Leadership Summit held July 17-19, 2011 in San Diego, CA.

11 Jul 2011

Amgen, Micromet to expand development of BiTE antibodies against solid tumors

Micromet, Inc. announced today that it has entered into a collaboration agreement with Amgen Inc. for the research of BiTE antibodies against three undisclosed solid tumor targets.

11 Jul 2011

First Edition: July 11, 2011

In today's health policy headlines, more reports on the challenges President Barack Obama and congressional leaders are facing in the ongoing debt reduction negotiations.

11 Jul 2011

Medworxx, AHS to expand use of Patient Flow system across the province

Medworxx Inc., provider of healthcare solutions for patient flow, compliance and education, is pleased to announce that they have entered into an agreement with Alberta Health Services (AHS) to purchase coverage of additional beds by the Medworxx Patient Flow system.

11 Jul 2011