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Bio-Pharmaceutical Summit 2009 to be held in China

Biotechnology is an emerging industry to which many countries are attaching great importance. China is determined to grasp the great opportunities brought by the biotechnology revolution. Biotech industry will become a pillar of China’s hi-tech sector, in which bio-pharmaceutical is playing a leading role.

29 Oct 2009

Initiative to help families face the challenges of parental depression and early childhood developmental delays

A Pittsburgh-based maternal and child health care collaborative will undertake a unique and innovative initiative to help families face the challenges of parental depression and early childhood developmental delays.

29 Oct 2009

Ipsen announces sales highlights for the first nine months of 2009

Ipsen reported its sales for the third quarter and first nine months of 2009.

29 Oct 2009

Prospera Technologies presents data on its Gauze vs. Foam based NPWT research

Prospera Technologies announced today that, at the Clinical Symposium on Advances in Skin & Wound Care in San Antonio, Texas, Oct 22-25, 2009, Malin Malmsjo MD., Ph.D. of Lund University in Lund, Sweden, presented significant new research comparing the differences and quality of granulation tissue in foam versus gauze based NPWT.

29 Oct 2009

GeckoSystems first annual conference to discuss its extensible low-level hierarchal architecture

GeckoSystems Intl. Corp. announced today that during their first annual "Mobile Robots in Motion" conference November 4-5, 2009 attendees will be able to observe and discuss GeckoSystems' extensible low-level hierarchal architecture.

29 Oct 2009

Winning placement on Managed Care formularies, the first step for product's increased market share

In today's payer-driven pharmaceutical marketplace, winning placement on Managed Care formularies marks only the first step for a product's increased market share. However 90 percent of executives working in Managed Care rate pull through tactics, such as health fairs and formulary update letters, as effective ways to impact demand after formulary placement.

29 Oct 2009

BIO's data shows the importance of university/industry research and development partnerships to the U.S. economy

A study released today by the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) provides first-of-its-kind data on the importance of university/industry research and development partnerships to the U.S. economy.

29 Oct 2009

Raise awareness about psoriasis: National Psoriasis Foundation's call to psoriasis affected Americans

Today is World Psoriasis Day and the National Psoriasis Foundation is asking all Americans affected by psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis to raise awareness about these diseases by going to www.psoriasis.org/wpd and taking action.

29 Oct 2009

AAPS workshop on drug release methodologies

AAPS is pleased to present the workshop on Special Dosage Forms - What's New with In Vitro Drug Release? This event will present drug release methodologies to evaluate the product performance for special dosage forms and provide opportunities for the participants to interact with the faculty in panel discussions.

29 Oct 2009

Simcere Pharmaceutical Group to control a 50.77% stake in Jiangsu Yanshen

Simcere Pharmaceutical Group, a leading pharmaceutical company specializing in the development, manufacturing, and marketing of branded generic and proprietary pharmaceuticals in China, today announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire a 74.49% stake in ChinaVax, a Cayman Islands company that, as its sole business, holds a 13.27% stake in Jiangsu Yanshen Biological Technology Stock Co., Ltd. ("Jiangsu Yanshen").

29 Oct 2009

Report on marketing the bio-pharmaceutical products released

The bio-pharmaceutical marketplace - and the Oncology therapeutic area in particular - continues to evolve as new medicines and technologies create valuable market opportunities. It's in this competitive and challenging environment that organizations with new Oncology products are scrutinizing their strategies and tactics to support market education.

29 Oct 2009

Applied Spine Technologies announces first patient surgery to test safety and effectiveness of Stabilimax system

Applied Spine Technologies (www.appliedspine.com) announces the first patient surgery at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, as part of their FDA approved Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) clinical trial designed to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the Stabilimax® Dynamic Spine Stabilization System.

29 Oct 2009

ATR releases an online petition to oppose Senate healthcare bill

Today, Americans for Tax Reform (ATR) continued its pressure on Sen. Ben Nelson (D-Neb.) by releasing an online petition asking him to oppose the Senate healthcare bill because it violates the Taxpayer Protection Pledge.

29 Oct 2009

Ergoplex, an anti-inflammatory product, receives good response in direct mail test

OXIS INTERNATIONAL, INC. (Pink Sheets: OXIS, Paris: OXI) announced today that Ergoplex™, its commercial anti-inflammatory product using its patented compound, Ergothioneine, a powerful antioxidant, has shown very good acceptance in a recent direct mail test.

29 Oct 2009

New nanoelectronics technologies for healthcare applications to be unveiled at UK NanoForum conference

New nanoelectronics technologies for healthcare applications including blood-testing kits which can be mass produced using nanowires, will be unveiled next week at UK NanoForum & Emerging Technologies 2009.

29 Oct 2009

Legislation on Assisted Reproductive Technology proposed by the ICMR discussed

Vinay Menon of Mumbai, India-based law firm Menon & Associates (www.menonlawassociates.com) and Indian Counsel for Proactive Family Solutions was among the panel speakers on this topic at the Fall Conference of the American Bar Association Section of Family Law recently held in Montreal, Canada.

29 Oct 2009

Residents can serve a vital role in promoting CT colonography awareness

Residents can serve a vital role in educating Congress, the medical community, and the general public regarding the efficacy of cutting-edge technologies like CT colonography (CTC) as well as the importance of radiologists' training and education and the role that radiologists serve in the provision of quality health care, according to an article published in the November issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology (JACR).

29 Oct 2009

Sweep Technology, a new way for adjusting hearing aids

Starkey Laboratories, Inc., one of the world’s leading hearing technology companies, is excited to introduce Sweep™ Technology – providing a completely new way to adjust hearing aids.

29 Oct 2009

CytRx study reveals potential of molecular chaperones in design of anti-aging pharmaceuticals

CytRx Corporation, a biopharmaceutical company and a leader in molecular chaperone regulation technology, today announced that a paper published in the peer-reviewed journal Gerontology concluded that molecular chaperone amplification may represent a “significant strategy” in the future design of anti-aging pharmaceuticals.

29 Oct 2009

Centre for Addiction and Mental Health to say goodbye to its landmark Administration Building

The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) will say goodbye to its landmark Administration Building at 1001 Queen St. West in a ceremony on October 29, 2009 at 4 p.m. Demolition of the building will begin in January 2010 to make way for the next major phase of CAMH's ambitious redevelopment project, which is transforming care for Ontarians living with addiction and mental health issues.

29 Oct 2009

Medical News

Bio-Pharmaceutical Summit 2009 to be held in China

Initiative to help families face the challenges of parental depression and early childhood developmental delays

Ipsen announces sales highlights for the first nine months of 2009

Prospera Technologies presents data on its Gauze vs. Foam based NPWT research

GeckoSystems first annual conference to discuss its extensible low-level hierarchal architecture

Winning placement on Managed Care formularies, the first step for product's increased market share

BIO's data shows the importance of university/industry research and development partnerships to the U.S. economy

Raise awareness about psoriasis: National Psoriasis Foundation's call to psoriasis affected Americans

AAPS workshop on drug release methodologies

Simcere Pharmaceutical Group to control a 50.77% stake in Jiangsu Yanshen

Report on marketing the bio-pharmaceutical products released

Applied Spine Technologies announces first patient surgery to test safety and effectiveness of Stabilimax system

ATR releases an online petition to oppose Senate healthcare bill

Ergoplex, an anti-inflammatory product, receives good response in direct mail test

New nanoelectronics technologies for healthcare applications to be unveiled at UK NanoForum conference

Legislation on Assisted Reproductive Technology proposed by the ICMR discussed

Residents can serve a vital role in promoting CT colonography awareness

Sweep Technology, a new way for adjusting hearing aids

CytRx study reveals potential of molecular chaperones in design of anti-aging pharmaceuticals

Centre for Addiction and Mental Health to say goodbye to its landmark Administration Building

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