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CPM’s physician relationship management system implemented by Advocate Health Care System

CPM Marketing Group (CPM), the market leader for healthcare customer relationship management (CRM) and strategic marketing solutions, announced today that Advocate Health Care System, the largest health care provider in Illinois, has implemented CPM’s physician relationship management (PRM) system to assist its hospitals in building and maintaining relationships with physicians.

26 Aug 2009

Implementation of The T SystemEV improves revenues of Graham Hospital

For the past 100 years, Graham Hospital in east central Illinois has provided the city of Canton and its surrounding communities with outstanding healthcare. Today, Graham Hospital provides a full range of inpatient, outpatient, home care and long-term care services. Not unlike many communities across the country, the area Graham Hospital serves has been faced with economic challenges. Despite those challenges, the emergency department (ED) at Graham has actually seen an increase in revenue, even with a slight drop in patients, due to their relationship with T-System, the nation's leading provider of clinical documentation solutions for emergency departments.

26 Aug 2009

U.S. Patent Office’s patent issuance provides extensive protection to BDSI's drug delivery technology platforms

BioDelivery Sciences International, Inc. today announced the issuance of United States Patent 7,579,019, which will provide additional patent exclusivity for both ONSOLIS and BDSI’s BEMA drug delivery technology platform until at least 2019.

26 Aug 2009

CardioDx completes multicenter validation study for Corus CAD

CardioDx, a cardiovascular genomic diagnostics company, announced today that the company has successfully completed its multicenter validation study for Corus CAD, the first and only gene expression test to quantify the likelihood of obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD) in patients with stable chest pain.

26 Aug 2009

New needle-free injector system for administering human growth hormone launched by Teva

Antares Pharma, Inc. (NYSE Amex: AIS) today announced that its partner Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (Nasdaq: TEVA) has launched its new Tjet™ needle-free injector system for the administration of human growth hormone (hGH). The Tjet™ device will be available exclusively in combination with the Teva hGH product Tev-Tropin® [somatropin (rDNA) for injection].

26 Aug 2009

Royal Philips Electronics and Geisinger Health System to launch the eICU Program

Royal Philips Electronics announced today that it has entered into an agreement with Geisinger Health System to launch an eICU Program. The Philips VISICU eICU(R) Program combines early warning alerts and remote monitoring technology to connect off-site critical care specialists with intensive care unit (ICU) patients and their bedside care teams.

25 Aug 2009

Genvec to use $2.5 million grant from NIAID for the development of novel cell lines

GenVec, Inc. (Nasdaq: GNVC) announced today that it has received a Phase 2 Small Business Innovation and Research (SBIR) grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to support the development of GenVec's vector production technology.

25 Aug 2009

DATATRAK International signs two new studies with a global research-based biopharmaceutical company

DATATRAK International, Inc., a technology and services company focused on global eClinical solutions for the clinical trials industry, today announced the signing of two new studies with a global research-based biopharmaceutical company.

25 Aug 2009

2009 European Patient Monitoring Technology Leadership of the Year Award given to Mennen Medical

Mennen Medical, a leading provider of patient monitors, cardiac catheterization and electrophysiology systems, announced today that the global growth consulting company Frost & Sullivan has awarded Mennen Medical the 2009 European Patient Monitoring Technology Leadership of the Year Award.

25 Aug 2009

The Cancer Center picks ATCi's Simulsat broadcast system to extend its critical broadcast applications

Antenna Technology Communications Inc., a provider of satellite communications systems, today announced that one of the largest university-based cancer research centers has selected the ATCi Simulsat C/Ku Multibeam antenna solution and related satellite equipment to outfit its central headquarters.

25 Aug 2009

Socket Mobile collaborates with iBleep and Dakota Integrated Solutions to provide advanced wireless communication systems to healthcare organizations

Socket Mobile, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCKT), an innovative provider of mobile productivity solutions, today announced the formation of a partnership with iBleep Ltd. and Dakota Integrated Solutions in order to provide advanced wireless communication systems to healthcare organizations throughout the National Health Service (NHS) in the United Kingdom and elsewhere.

25 Aug 2009

Delcath Systems enrolls 85 patients for its pivotal Phase III Metastatic Melanoma Trial

Delcath Systems, Inc., a medical technology company testing its proprietary treatment method for primary and metastatic cancers to the liver, announced today that it has exceeded 90% enrollment reaching 85 patients for its pivotal Phase III Metastatic Melanoma Trial.

25 Aug 2009

The SaniGuard dry-on-contact sanitising spray is launched by MisterSterile.com

A sanitising spray that kills 99.99% of Viruses, Bacteria and Germs is now available for purchase in the UK. The SaniGuard wipes, spray and fogger products were invented by David Morgan, president of DEM Technology in the United States. After patenting the product he was awarded EPA registration for its use on food contact surfaces in 1996.

25 Aug 2009

New versions of Neurotechnology's Software Development Kits for multi-biometric identification released

Neurotechnology, a provider of high-precision biometric identification technologies, has released new versions of the company's core product Software Development Kits (SDKs) for fingerprint, face, iris and multi-biometric identification. The latest SDK versions, VeriFinger 6.1, VeriLook 3.3, VeriEye 2.1 and MegaMatcher 3.0, provide enhanced interoperability, reliability and ease-of-maintenance over previous versions.

25 Aug 2009

Toshiba America Medical Systems installs its 800th Vantage 1.5T MR system

Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc., an industry leader in magnetic resonance (MR) technology, reached a significant achievement in installing its 800th Vantage 1.5T MR system at Elkview General Hospital in Hobart, Okla. Elkview is using the Vantage system for orthopedic, neuro and abdominal imaging.

25 Aug 2009

Shire collaborates with Santaris Pharma to develop Locked Nucleic Acid technology

Shire plc (LSE: SHP, NASDAQ: SHPGY), the global specialty biopharmaceutical company, announces today that it has entered into a research-based collaboration with Santaris Pharma A/S, a leading player in RNA-based therapeutics, to develop its proprietary Locked Nucleic Acid (LNA) technology in a range of rare diseases, thereby enabling Shire to build on its already strong competitive position for its Human Genetic Therapies (HGT) business.

25 Aug 2009

QSI Dental Division's forges Channel Partner agreement with NEA

Quality Systems, Inc. announced today that its dental division (QSI Dental Division) has entered into a Channel Partner agreement with National Electronic Attachment, Inc. (NEA), a leading provider in the transmission of supporting documentation and attachments for electronic claims to payors for reimbursement purposes.

25 Aug 2009

Optima MR450w wide bore MR system from GE Healthcare to cater to the needs of obese and claustrophobic patients

As the need for wider MR systems increases, the industry has grappled over technology barriers preventing larger systems from offering advanced image quality. Addressing this issue, GE Healthcare introduces Optima MR450w, an MR system with a wider bore that provides the most advanced image quality, and in less scans.

25 Aug 2009

GE Healthcare and TomTec Imaging Systems collaborate to streamline cardiologist’s workflows

GE Healthcare, a division of General Electric Company and TomTec Imaging Systems GmbH, a worldwide leader in 2D/3D/4D imaging and quantification technologies, have entered into a formal strategic cooperation contract to boost their excellence in echocardiography.

25 Aug 2009

Medical Marijuana's turnkey solution aids compliance in the medical marijuana industry

Medical Marijuana, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: MJNA) offers tracking and management solutions that keep collectives within the boundaries of CA Proposition 215 and SB 420 in regard to supply side and distribution.

25 Aug 2009

Device / Technology News

CPM’s physician relationship management system implemented by Advocate Health Care System

Implementation of The T SystemEV improves revenues of Graham Hospital

U.S. Patent Office’s patent issuance provides extensive protection to BDSI's drug delivery technology platforms

CardioDx completes multicenter validation study for Corus CAD

New needle-free injector system for administering human growth hormone launched by Teva

Royal Philips Electronics and Geisinger Health System to launch the eICU Program

Genvec to use $2.5 million grant from NIAID for the development of novel cell lines

DATATRAK International signs two new studies with a global research-based biopharmaceutical company

2009 European Patient Monitoring Technology Leadership of the Year Award given to Mennen Medical

The Cancer Center picks ATCi's Simulsat broadcast system to extend its critical broadcast applications

Socket Mobile collaborates with iBleep and Dakota Integrated Solutions to provide advanced wireless communication systems to healthcare organizations

Delcath Systems enrolls 85 patients for its pivotal Phase III Metastatic Melanoma Trial

The SaniGuard dry-on-contact sanitising spray is launched by MisterSterile.com

New versions of Neurotechnology's Software Development Kits for multi-biometric identification released

Toshiba America Medical Systems installs its 800th Vantage 1.5T MR system

Shire collaborates with Santaris Pharma to develop Locked Nucleic Acid technology

QSI Dental Division's forges Channel Partner agreement with NEA

Optima MR450w wide bore MR system from GE Healthcare to cater to the needs of obese and claustrophobic patients

GE Healthcare and TomTec Imaging Systems collaborate to streamline cardiologist’s workflows

Medical Marijuana's turnkey solution aids compliance in the medical marijuana industry

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