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GenVec and Novartis collaborate to develop novel treatments for hearing loss and balance disorders

GenVec and Novartis will collaborate to discover and develop novel treatments for hearing loss and balance disorders. Preclinical results suggest that delivery of the atonal gene using GenVec's innovative adenovector technology may have the potential to restore hearing and balance function.

19 Jan 2010

Affomix, City of Hope collaborate in exploring next generation sequencing using digital proteomics

Affomix Corporation, a pioneer in high performance antibody technology, announced today a collaboration with City of Hope focused on establishing the clinical utility of “digital proteomics” with next generation sequencers. One of the nation’s top cancer research and treatment centers, City of Hope is a leading provider of molecular diagnostic testing services and an innovator in clinical genetics research.

19 Jan 2010

Titan Pharmaceuticals files registration statement on Form 10 with SEC

Titan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Pink Sheets: TTNP) today announced that on January 14, 2010 it filed a registration statement on Form 10 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") in order to register its common stock under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Exchange Act").

19 Jan 2010

CBAI collaborates with Center for Stem Cell Awareness to re-sell its stem cell collection and storage services

Cord Blood America, Inc., the umbilical cord blood stem cell preservation company (http://www.cordblood-america.com) focused on bringing the life saving potential of stem cells, a biological insurance policy, to families nationwide and internationally, announced today that it has contracted with The Center for Stem Cell Awareness to re-sell its stem cell collection and storage services.

19 Jan 2010

Surrex Consulting launches new division created to service the Healthcare IT and EHR market

Surrex Consulting, a nationwide provider of Information Technology (IT) Staffing and Consulting Services, today announced the launch of a new division created to service the Healthcare IT and Electronic Health Records (EHR) market.

19 Jan 2010

Medpro Safety Products purchases product development rights from Visual Connections

MedPro Safety Products, Inc., a leading developer of transformational technologies that enable safer medication delivery and blood collection systems, has purchased product development rights for a unique, fully passive Insulin Guard self-injector from Visual Connections, owned by Hooman Asbaghi. Mr. Asbaghi is the inventor of MedPro’s fully passive phlebotomy collection devices, which include two versions of a safety blood collection holder, a passive IV catheter, and a safety blood collection set.

19 Jan 2010

First Edition: January 19, 2010

All eyes appear to be watching today's special election in Massachusetts to fill the seat of the late Senator Edward Kennedy. The outcome there could have a significant impact on what happens next in Washington regarding the Democrats' health overhaul.

19 Jan 2010

Kessler Institute offers tips to avoid injury during snow shoveling

Snow shoveling doesn't have to be a pain in the neck, back or elsewhere. In fact, shoveling snow can actually be considered good exercise if done safely and correctly.

19 Jan 2010

Filmmaker conducts workshops to promote happiness and positive thinking in community

Working in conjunction with the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation, author and documentary filmmaker Lisa Cypers Kamen will be presenting her acclaimed Harvesting Happiness Workshops to seniors and at-risk youth in New York City this week.

19 Jan 2010

IB-Salut implements Picis' CareSuite high-acuity solutions at Hospital Can Misses

Picis today announced that IB-Salut regional health services in the Spanish Balearic Islands implemented Picis Critical Care Manager and PACU Manager, part of the CareSuite® family of high-acuity solutions, at Hospital Can Misses in Ibiza. In addition, they have extended the software solution at Hospital Comarcal d’Inca and Hospital General Mateu Orfila to include the recovery care areas.

19 Jan 2010

Molina Healthcare to acquire Unisys HIM business

Unisys Corporation announced today that it has signed an agreement to sell its health information management (HIM) business to Molina Healthcare, Inc. for approximately $135 million in cash.

19 Jan 2010

Stratasys signs definitive agreement with HP to manufacture 3D printers using its patented FDM technology

Stratasys, Inc., the leading manufacturer of 3D printers and 3D production systems, today announced it has signed a definitive agreement with HP for Stratasys to manufacture an HP-branded 3D printer.

19 Jan 2010

Perseid Therapeutics to co-develop and commercialize next-generation CTLA4-Ig therapeutics

Maxygen, Inc., a biotechnology company focused on the development of improved protein drugs, today announced that its majority-owned subsidiary, Perseid Therapeutics LLC, achieved a preclinical milestone under its collaboration with Astellas Pharma Inc. to co-develop and commercialize next-generation CTLA4-Ig therapeutics.

19 Jan 2010

Scarab Genomics launches White Glove IS Detection Kit

Scarab Genomics has now launched the White Glove IS Detection Kit to test for the presence of transposable Insertion Sequence (IS) elements in a DNA of interest. Numerous IS elements are naturally present in the genomes of E. coli strains commonly used for protein and plasmid production, but are not present in the Scarab Genomics Clean Genome® strains.

19 Jan 2010

Molina Healthcare enters into definitive agreement to acquire HIM business of Unisys

Molina Healthcare, Inc. today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the Health Information Management (HIM) business of Unisys Corporation.

19 Jan 2010

Access to clean water remains an issue for victims and Haiti earthquake volunteers

Six days after the magnitude 7.0 earthquake rocked Haiti the health and sanitation situation is still less than optimal in the makeshift camps. "Access to shelter, sanitation, water, food and medical care remains extremely limited," announced Riccardo Conti on a bulletin yesterday from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC's).

19 Jan 2010

New issue from Annals of Internal Medicine

Prescriptions of some opioids, such as oxycodone, have increased significantly over the past decade. As long-term opioid therapy for chronic noncancer pain becomes more common, the deaths associated with opioids increase.

19 Jan 2010

New functions in an enzyme can develop through point mutation

A new study by a research team at Uppsala University shows how new functions can develop in an enzyme. This can explain, for example, how resistance to toxins can occur so simply. The findings are now being published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry.

19 Jan 2010

Accellent reports preliminary financial information for fiscal fourth-quarter ended December 31, 2009

Accellent Inc. (the “Company”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Accellent Holdings Corp. (“Accellent”), today announced certain preliminary financial information for its fiscal fourth quarter and the full year ended December 31, 2009.

19 Jan 2010

Accellent to refinance its existing senior secured credit facilities

Accellent Inc. announced today that it has adopted a plan to refinance (the "Refinancing") its existing senior secured credit facilities and replace them with indebtedness that has longer-dated maturities. The plan, which has been unanimously approved by the Company's Board of Directors, would strengthen the Company’s capital structure by extending nearer term maturities such that the Company has no maturities until November 2013.

19 Jan 2010

Medical News

GenVec and Novartis collaborate to develop novel treatments for hearing loss and balance disorders

Affomix, City of Hope collaborate in exploring next generation sequencing using digital proteomics

Titan Pharmaceuticals files registration statement on Form 10 with SEC

CBAI collaborates with Center for Stem Cell Awareness to re-sell its stem cell collection and storage services

Surrex Consulting launches new division created to service the Healthcare IT and EHR market

Medpro Safety Products purchases product development rights from Visual Connections

First Edition: January 19, 2010

Kessler Institute offers tips to avoid injury during snow shoveling

Filmmaker conducts workshops to promote happiness and positive thinking in community

IB-Salut implements Picis' CareSuite high-acuity solutions at Hospital Can Misses

Molina Healthcare to acquire Unisys HIM business

Stratasys signs definitive agreement with HP to manufacture 3D printers using its patented FDM technology

Perseid Therapeutics to co-develop and commercialize next-generation CTLA4-Ig therapeutics

Scarab Genomics launches White Glove IS Detection Kit

Molina Healthcare enters into definitive agreement to acquire HIM business of Unisys

Access to clean water remains an issue for victims and Haiti earthquake volunteers

New issue from Annals of Internal Medicine

New functions in an enzyme can develop through point mutation

Accellent reports preliminary financial information for fiscal fourth-quarter ended December 31, 2009

Accellent to refinance its existing senior secured credit facilities

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

From Puberty to Menopause: Clue’s CEO, Audrey Tsang on the Power of Femtech

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