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Micronics inks license agreement with Biosearch Technologies

Micronics, Inc., a leading developer of point-of-care molecular diagnostic products, announced today that it has entered into a license agreement with Biosearch Technologies, Inc. (Biosearch) for the right to make, have made, use and sell Micronics’ products that incorporate Biosearch’s proprietary fluorophores and quencher dyes for nucleic acid assays. Under the terms of the worldwide license, Biosearch has granted Micronics a royalty-free use of certain of its chemistries for inclusion in Micronics’ infectious disease tests for sale in underdeveloped countries.

28 Oct 2009

DSM Biomedical announces new non-biofouling coating technology for medical applications

DSM Biomedical, a global leader in biomedical materials, today announced the development of VitroStealth™, a breakthrough non-biofouling (NBF) coating technology. Specifically developed to combine state of the art non-biofouling properties with high durability and fast processing, VitroStealth™ coating is scratch resistant and reduces unwanted protein absorption and cellular adhesion on surfaces.

28 Oct 2009

Scientists discover that bacteria have the capability to clean wastewater

Sam Houston State University has applied for six federal patents, three of which have already been awarded, to protect the technology and engineering associated with a "revolutionary" packaged wastewater treatment system invented by its scientists, and it has formed a company to further develop, market and sell the systems.

28 Oct 2009

PureWellness announces enhancements to the PureWellness platform

PureWellness, Inc., a leading provider of online wellness solutions, announced the release of fourteen product additions and enhancements to the PureWellness platform.

28 Oct 2009

First spinal surgery in the U.S. using Osteotech's MagniFuse PC bone graft technology performed

Osteotech, Inc., a leader in the emerging field of biologic products for regenerative healing, announced today that MagniFuse PC (Posterior Cervical) Bone Graft, a new tissue-based product built upon the Company's proprietary MagniFuse bone graft technology platform, has been used for the first time in a spinal surgery in the United States.

28 Oct 2009

MolecularMD moves core operations to expanded facility

MolecularMD Corp announced today that it has moved their core operations to a expanded dedicated facility with capacity and functionality to support the expansion of its cancer molecular diagnostics business.

28 Oct 2009

Global sales volumes of Levulan Kerastick exceed one million units

DUSA Pharmaceuticals, Inc.®, a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on dermatology, announced today that global sales volumes of the Levulan® Kerastick®, an integral part of the Levulan® Photodynamic Therapy (PDT) technology platform, surpassed one million units.

28 Oct 2009

VitaSound Audio's Neuro-Compensator technology inbuilt into Sonomax Hearing Healthcare's Sono3 hearing aid

Sono3(TM), the innovative hearing aid based on patented instant custom fit technology from Sonomax Hearing Healthcare Inc. appears to have found the perfect partner in the revolutionary Neuro-Compensator(R) software technology that has been developed by Vitasound Audio Inc.

28 Oct 2009

SIDS America launches informative website about SIDS

Less than two years ago, the world came crashing in on Bill and Cheryl Darnell, SIDS America founders, when they went to wake their infant son, Billy, for his morning feeding and found him dead. Billy, who had seemed perfectly healthy just a few hours earlier, had fallen victim to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, the leading cause of death among infants between 1 and 12 months of age in America.

28 Oct 2009

California Cryobank updates its Spanish website

California Cryobank (CCB), an international sperm banking leader, announced today the release of their upgraded Spanish website www.criobanco.com. Criobanco.com offers all the features of CCB's English website www.cryobank.com including online ordering, donor search capability, and extensive information on using donor sperm.

28 Oct 2009

Ascent Healthcare Solutions to reprocess the SoundStar 3D Diagnostic Ultrasound Catheter

Ascent Healthcare Solutions, a leader in delivering healthcare resource sustainability, today announced that it has received the industry’s first and only 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to reprocess the Biosense Webster SoundStar™ 3D Diagnostic Ultrasound Catheter. With this new clearance, Ascent continues to lead the charge in bringing sustainability to healthcare.

28 Oct 2009

Veeva CRM to be implemented at Adamas Pharmaceuticals

Adamas Pharmaceuticals, an emerging pharmaceutical company focused on developing small-molecule therapeutics to treat neurological and infectious diseases, selected Veeva System’s VBioPharma™ KOL Edition – part of the Veeva CRM suite. Selection of Veeva’s SaaS solution marks an important step in Adamas’ early-stage product commercialization strategy.

28 Oct 2009

Arrayit sells NanoPrint Microarrayer system to CENAT

Arrayit Corporation today announced the sale of a system to the Center of Excellence for Nucleic Acid-Based Technologies (CENAT) in Poznan, Poland. The Arrayit NanoPrint Microarrayer will be used by CENAT for scientific and medical collaborations throughout the prosperous democracy.

28 Oct 2009

NMHIC appointed as New Mexico's official health information exchange

Maggie Gunter, PhD, president of the New Mexico Health Information Collaborative (NMHIC), announced today that the organization has been appointed as the state's official health information exchange (HIE) by New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson.

28 Oct 2009

Simbionix launches advanced simulator for GI endoscopy and flexible bronchoscopy training

Simbionix, the world's leading developer of medical simulation systems, introduces it's new advanced simulator, the GI-BRONCH Mentor, a comprehensive solution for virtual reality training of GI Endoscopy and Flexible Bronchoscopy.

28 Oct 2009

Interlace Medical receives 510K clearance to market MyoSure Hysteroscopic Tissue Removal System

Interlace Medical, Inc., today announced that it has received 510K clearance from the U. S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market the MyoSure Hysteroscopic Tissue Removal System for the removal of submucosal fibroids and polyps.

28 Oct 2009

Toshiba America Medical Systems launches new Infinix VF-i/BP vascular X-ray system

Increasing the flexibility and diagnostic capabilities in bi-plane vascular X-ray imaging, Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc. introduces the all new Infinix™ VF-i/BP with large and mid-sized flat panel detectors. The large and mid-sized flat panel detectors provide clinicians with the ability to obtain critical variations in angle combinations while providing the necessary anatomical coverage, creating the optimal universal bi-plane vascular X-ray system for any clinical application.

28 Oct 2009

PPD to evaluate FDA's post-market spontaneous adverse event surveillance system

PPD, Inc. today announced it has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to evaluate the agency’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) post-market spontaneous adverse event surveillance system. The company will conduct a thorough evaluation of the value of the spontaneous adverse event reports to support safety-related regulatory actions and report its findings to the FDA and the public.

28 Oct 2009

HHS selects Smiths Medical to supply safety hypodermic syringes

Smiths Medical announced today that it has been selected for a contract award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for safety hypodermic syringes that could reach $10 million. The award is part of the government’s national flu pandemic preparedness efforts.

28 Oct 2009

SSSP software to detect spoiled food

Let's start with an example: You have just picked up a pack of cold-smoked salmon from the supermarket chill cabinet to serve for your family lunch on Sunday. On its way from the factory to the lunch table, the salmon product has been exposed to varying temperatures. Now, how can you be sure the product is still good to eat when you take it out of the refrigerator to make sandwiches?

28 Oct 2009