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NJ Center for Tourette Syndrome Presents Information on TS, OCD and Anxiety at Annual NJ Education Inclusion Conference
Psychologist Dr. Robert Zambrano of East Brunswick disseminated the information to educators and administrators preparing to help special needs children as the 2013-2014 school year draws near. - August 03, 2013 - New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome
NJ Center for Tourette Syndrome Kicks Off Another Round of College Workshops
“Red Flags” presentation at Bergen County Community College on July 16 is the first of at least 5 of these programs to take place around New Jersey this fall. - August 02, 2013 - New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome
American Clinical Solutions Releases Study "Tramadol - A Different Kind of Opioid"
American Clinical Solutions currently provides testing services for tramadol and tapentadol in both urine and oral fluid samples. - August 02, 2013 - American Clinical Solutions
AveXis Inc. Names Chief Scientific Officer
AveXis Inc. (avexisinc.com), a synthetic biology platform company focused on research and development of technology for disease treatment, today announced Dr. Allan A. Kaspar will serve as the company’s first Chief Scientific Officer (CSO). Dr. Kaspar has held research positions at multiple... - August 01, 2013 - AveXis Inc.
Ingenious Inc Releases ProRPM Business Intelligence Software
Ingenious Inc releases their latest version of the ProRPM operational intelligence & visual analytics software. - August 01, 2013 - Ingenious Inc.
American Clinical Solutions Releases Gabapentin and Pregabalin Study- "Seizure The Day"
American Clinical Solutions currently provides testing services for gabapentin and pregabalin in urine and oral fluid samples. - August 01, 2013 - American Clinical Solutions
Donald Danforth Plant Science Center Announces Major Expansion
The Donald Danforth Plant Science Center today announced plans to build a new $45 million addition to its research facility - July 31, 2013 - Donald Danforth Plant Science Center
New Company Formed to Focus on New Technology for Disease Treatment
AveXis Inc. (avexisinc.com) announced its formation as a company focused on research and development of technology specifically for disease treatment. A synthetic biology platform company, AveXis has, at its core, a desire to establish unique industry alliances which will bring innovative... - July 27, 2013 - AveXis Inc.
Dr. Samantha Kleinberg Awarded NIH Grant for New Methods of Studying Large-Scale Data
Research promises to make healthcare monitoring more effective for clinicians - July 26, 2013 - Stevens Institute of Technology
Danforth Center Announces New Vice President of Development
New hire comes at vital time in the Center’s growth. - July 25, 2013 - Donald Danforth Plant Science Center
Propane Dehydrogenation Plants' Margins in the US Have Been Increasing in the Last 5 Years
Due to higher PG propylene prices and lower propane prices, PDH process plants margins in the US are boosted, says the third part of Intratec’s Propane Dehydrogenation Process publication. - July 21, 2013 - Intratec Solutions
BP's Proposal to Green Ethylene Production from Ethanol is Studied in Intratec's Report
Publication analyses BP Chemical’s recent patent for an ethanol dehydrogenation process comprising fewer purification steps. - July 20, 2013 - Intratec Solutions
Bioo Scientific Hosts Food and Feed Safety Training for Cochran Fellows from Turkmenistan
Bioo Scientific recently participated as a training site in the Cochran Fellowship Program, providing training in ELISAs, lateral flow and enzymatic assays to a delegation from Turkmenistan. The Cochran Fellowship is a collaboration between the National Center for Foreign Animal and Zoonotic... - July 20, 2013 - Bioo Scientific
St. Louis Scientists Invited to the White House
The White House honored individuals for their dedication to increasing public engagement in science and science literacy. - July 13, 2013 - Donald Danforth Plant Science Center
Dr. Alexei Miasnikov Presents Groundbreaking Mathematical Research at Prestigious International Congress of Mathematics 2014
Dr. Alexei Miasnikov, Director of the Department of Mathematical Sciences at Stevens Institute of Technology, and his frequent collaborator Dr. Olga Kharlampovich of Hunter College have been chosen as speakers at the International Congress of Mathematics (ICM) 2014, the largest conference in the... - July 12, 2013 - Stevens Institute of Technology
Dr. Yazan Manna Honored with Distinguished Teaching Faculty Award
Award from Student Government Association recognizes his dedication to enhancing students’ classroom experiences - July 12, 2013 - Stevens Institute of Technology
Fun Activities, Educational Seminars, New Friendships Highlight 9th Annual Tourette Syndrome Family Retreat Weekend
Put on by the New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome, the popular event took place June 7-9 at YMCA Camp Bernie, with the biggest take-home for families from all over New Jersey being they are not alone in the daily battle against Tourette. - July 10, 2013 - New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome
From First-Timers to Long-Timers, Families Tout Value of New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome’s Family Retreat Weekend
The 9th annual event took place June 7-9 at YMCA Camp Bernie, with scores of families taking advantage of fun activities, informational seminars and much more. - July 07, 2013 - New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome
Exosphere Launches Crowdfunding Campaign for Open Hardware Space Shuttle
New company joined the ranks of other crowdfunded space businesses as they launched their indiegogo.com campaign on the Fourth of July. Their project is an open hardware space shuttle design. - July 07, 2013 - Exosphere Inc.
American Clinical Solutions Releases a New Testing Service for BuTrans
American Clinical Solutions is going to launch a new testing service for BuTrans (buprenorphine) in urine samples soon. - June 30, 2013 - American Clinical Solutions
South Plainfield Middle School Principal Kevin Hajduk Wins Educator of the Year Award from NJ Center for Tourette Sydndrome
Administrator was nominated for the award by Karen Licato on behalf of her son, Tommy, a student under Hajduk's tutelage at the school. - June 28, 2013 - New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome
Bioo Scientific Launches Service Testing Food and Feed for Ractopamine Contamination
Bioo Scientific is pleased to now offer Ractopamine Testing Services to complement the food and feed safety line. The new tests provide cost-effective screening for ractopamine, a potent ß-agonist, in meat, animal tissue, milk, feed, urine, serum and plasma. Bioo Scientific’s... - June 27, 2013 - Bioo Scientific
Epitope Diagnostics Launches the First Commercially Available Immunoassay Kits Exclusively for the Quantitative Measurement of Antibody Drug Conjugate Level (ADC)
Epitope Diagnostics has proudly introduced immunoassay kits exclusively for the quantitative measurement of antibody drug conjugate level (ADC). These kits include the EDI™ Mertansine (DM1) ADC EIA Kit, EDI™ Monomethylauristatin F (MMAF) ADC EIA Kit, and the EDI™ Monomethylauristatin E (MMAE) ADC EIA Kit. This technology, together with groundbreaking applications such as Genentech's Kadcyla (Ado-Trastuzumab Emtansine), this promising approach may help to clinically monitor cancer treatment. - June 20, 2013 - Epitope Diagnostics, Inc.
MD Stem Cells Shows Retinal Eye Disease Responds to Stem Cells with Significant Vision Improvement
Blinding retinal eye disease called Retinitis Pigmentosa seen to make major gains in visual acuity following adult stem cell therapy in the United States. - June 20, 2013 - MD Stem Cells
BioLife Cell Bank Sponsors Families of SMA Conference
Continuing their commitment to children and families affected by spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), BioLife Cell Bank, Inc., attended the 2013 Annual SMA Conference June 13-16 in Anaheim, Calif. as a Silver sponsor. For 24 years, Families of SMA (FSMA) has hosted this conference—the largest in... - June 20, 2013 - BioLife Cell Bank
River Dell Student Wins Honorable Mention in 12th Annual Tourette Syndrome Children's Scholarship Award Contest
This year's Children's Scholarship awards are being given out by the New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome in honor of the late Dr. Nathan Weiss, who was a longtime adviser to NJCTS. - June 20, 2013 - New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome
Rosellini Scientific's Dental Division Expands Offering of Single Point-of-Contact for Mobile Nursing Home Medical Needs
The acquisition of Grey Owl Dental, LLC enables Rosellini Scientific to deliver full-service dental care to nursing home patients in addition to providing a single point of contact for clinical products and services for rehabilitation health care facilities. - June 19, 2013 - Rosellini Scientific, LLC
North Brunswick High School Raises $3,500 to Benefit Programs and Services of New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome
Students, teachers and administrators all take part in series of activities that started in October and ended just a few weeks ago. All money raised will benefit the statewide education outreach and peer advocacy efforts of NJCTS. - June 19, 2013 - New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome
New NEXTflex Rapid DNA-Seq Kit Offers Two-Hour NGS Library Construction from 1 ng of DNA
Bioo Scientific’s NEXTflex™ Rapid DNA-Seq Kit allows researchers to build sequencing-ready libraries for sequencing on Illumina’s sequencing platforms from as little as 1 ng of DNA in two hours or less. This kit is ideal for use with genomic DNA, as well as FFPE samples, ChIP DNA... - June 19, 2013 - Bioo Scientific
LibanPost Adopts Global Postal Code System
NAC Geographic Products Inc. (www.nacgeo.com) announced that LibanPost - the postal service provider of Lebanon has licensed Global Postal Code System (also called Universal Address System) to establish a nation-wide address database and provide Global Postal Code based postal services in Lebanon. - June 18, 2013 - NAC Geographic Products Inc.
Builder’s Club Walkathon in Scotch Plains Raises $3,500 for New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome
Terrill Middle School sixth-grader Josh Klapper, along with teacher Ben Rogers, spearheaded an effort that featured 30 students walking and running to benefit NJCTS' statewide education outreach and peer advocacy programs. - June 17, 2013 - New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome
Manalapan Student Wins Honorable Mention in 12th Annual Tourette Syndrome Children’s Scholarship Award Contest
This year's awards are being given out by the New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome & Associated Disorders in honor of the late Dr. Nathan Weiss, a longtime friend and trusted adviser to NJCTS. - June 16, 2013 - New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome
Cherokee Student Wins Honorable Mention in 12th Annual Tourette Syndrome Children’s Scholarship Award Contest
This year's awards are being given out by the New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome & Associated Disorders in honor of the late Dr. Nathan Weiss, a longtime friend and trusted adviser to NJCTS. - June 15, 2013 - New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome
Summit Student Wins Honorable Mention in 12th Annual Tourette Syndrome Children’s Scholarship Award Contest
This year's awards are being given out by the New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome & Associated Disorders in honor of the late Dr. Nathan Weiss, a longtime friend and trusted adviser to NJCTS. - June 15, 2013 - New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome
17th Annual Research Day Features New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome’s Patient-Centered Medical Education Program
Dr. Stuart Green and Kirsten Graham present their research on the landmark program, which Dr. Green helped NJCTS implement in 2011 and is soon to be published. - June 14, 2013 - New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome
Cherry Hill West Student Wins Second Place in 12th Annual Tourette Syndrome Children’s Scholarship Award Contest
This year's awards are being given out by the New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome & Associated Disorders in honor of the late Dr. Nathan Weiss, a longtime friend and trusted adviser to NJCTS. - June 13, 2013 - New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome
MARG Charitable Foundation Raises $10,000 to Help the New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome
Money raised at the April 6 gala fundraising dinner will go toward supporting NJCTS' myriad statewide family support and educational outreach programs. - June 12, 2013 - New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome
East Brunswick Student Wins First Place in 12th Annual Tourette Syndrome Children’s Scholarship Award Contest
This year's awards are being given out by the New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome & Associated Disorders in honor of the late Dr. Nathan Weiss, a longtime friend and trusted adviser to NJCTS. - June 12, 2013 - New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome
NJ Center for Tourette Syndrome Proudly Announces Its 2013 Children’s Scholarship Award Winners
This year’s 16 scholarships are being given in memory of the late Dr. Nathan Weiss, President Emeritus of Kean University and trusted adviser to NJCTS. - June 11, 2013 - New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome
Weidlinger Principal Anurag Jain to Co-Chair International Wind Conference
The 12th Americas Conference on Wind Engineering will spotlight the effects of wind on structures, communities, and energy generation. - June 10, 2013 - Weidlinger Associates, Inc.
American Clinical Solutions Announces How to Interpret Hydromorphone Test Results
American Clinical Solutions currently provides test services for hydromorphone and other common opioids in urine and oral fluid. - June 09, 2013 - American Clinical Solutions
"Diagnosis and Treatment of Tourette Syndrome from a Latino Perspective" Webinar to Take Place June 19
Dr. Richard Zakreski and Laura Zakreski will make this important presentation on behalf of the New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome & Associated Disorders. - June 09, 2013 - New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome
Weidlinger’s Peggy Van Eepoel Elected Structural Engineers Association of Metropolitan Washington (SEA-MW) Chairperson
Weidlinger DC Associate Principal Peggy Van Eepoel is the first woman in the organization’s 25-year history to hold the position. - June 07, 2013 - Weidlinger Associates, Inc.
BioDot and Applied Spectral Imaging Cooperate to Deliver Automated Genetic Analysis Solution
Enabling end-to-end, automated workflow for FISH and Karyotyping, from slide production to sample analysis and result reporting - June 07, 2013 - Applied Spectral Imaging
Dr. Malinovskaya Presented Ultracold Quantum Research at Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics
Dr. Svetlana Malinovskaya, Professor of Physics at Stevens Institute of Technology, presented her innovative work on ultracold dynamics and decoherence at the influential Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics (KITP). Hundreds of theoretical physicists and other scientists came from all over the... - June 06, 2013 - Stevens Institute of Technology
Danforth Center Announces New Director of Proteomics and Mass Spectrometry Facility
New hire brings significant expertise to the Center. - June 05, 2013 - Donald Danforth Plant Science Center
Rosellini Scientific Helps East Coast Veterans Hospital Recover After Hurricane Sandy
Rosellini Scientific sent a team of biomedical engineers to service a veterans hospital after the massive destruction of Hurricane Sandy. The team inspected and repaired all the hospital beds so the in-patient departments could reopen and care for patients following the storm. - June 04, 2013 - Rosellini Scientific, LLC
FuturaGene Enters Agreement with Danforth Center to Provide Plant Yield-Enhancing Technology to Developing Countries
FuturaGene has entered into an agreement with the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center which will see FuturaGene’s plant yield-enhancing technology tested on staple crops grown by farmers in Asia, Africa and Brazil. - June 01, 2013 - Donald Danforth Plant Science Center
The EDI Human Intact FGF-21 ELISA Kit is the First Immunoassay Kit That Exclusively Measures Human Intact FGF-21
Epitope Diagnostics is pleased to introduce a brand new ELISA kit for the quantitative determination of β-Klotho & FGF Receptor Active Human Intact FGF-21 level in EDTA-plasma or serum. This assay measures human intact FGF-21, instead of FGF-21 fragments like similar commercially available kits on the market today. - May 31, 2013 - Epitope Diagnostics, Inc.
Coming Soon to American Clinical Solutions - New Antidepressant Test Panel
American Clinical Solutions is going to offer a newly designed antidepressant test panel for physicians to monitor antidepressant compliance. - May 30, 2013 - American Clinical Solutions