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System Modeling, Simulation, and Design Exploration
Ricardo Software and Red Cedar Technology (RCT) announced a partnership today whereby Ricardo will embed the industry-leading design system exploration technology from RCT into their new vehicle driveline system modeling & simulation tool, called IGNITE. “The key objective of creating... - April 10, 2013 - Red Cedar Technology
Houston Bariatric Practice Hits Surgery Milestone: 100th SPIDER ® Sleeve
Gastric sleeve weight-loss surgery patients report satisfaction with lack of visible scars, recovery and comfort. - April 10, 2013 - TransEnterix
Upcoming Drug Safety Training Opportunities
Don’t Miss Two New Interactive Drug Safety Training Sessions by Dr. Michael J. Klepper, Global Pharmacovigilance Expert, Coming This Spring - April 09, 2013 - Drug Safety Navigator, LLC
Organomation Unveils New State of the Art Website
This latest version of the company’s homepage will provide enhanced customer support and a brand new online store. - March 28, 2013 - Organomation
Cytocentrics is Proud to Announce the Appointment of SciPro as Their New Distribution Partner
Cytocentrics Bioscience GmbH, inventors of Cytocentering technology for automated patch clamp, is proud to announce the appointment of SciPro Inc. as their distribution partner for the CytoPatch2 in North America. - March 28, 2013 - Cytocentrics
ALPCO Expands Product Offering with Addition of Flow Cytometry Reagents
After over twenty years of providing immunoassay kits worldwide, ALPCO has added flow cyometry reagents to their product offering. - March 25, 2013 - ALPCO
Stevens Students Win People’s Choice Award in National Academy of Engineering Ethics Contest
A team of undergraduate students from Stevens Institute of Technology have won the People’s Choice Award in the nationwide National Academy of Engineering Ethics Video Contest for their investigation of nuclear energy as a sustainable power source. With the strong support of the Stevens community, the video garnered an impressive lead in “Likes” on Facebook. - March 23, 2013 - Stevens Institute of Technology
MD Stem Cells - Macular Degeneration Patient Continues to Improve Following Stem Cell Treatments
Married for 72 years, patient’s husband confirms positive visual results are continuing for his wife following stem cell treatment for AMD. - March 23, 2013 - MD Stem Cells
SFL Appoints Advisory Board
SFL announces details of its Advisory Board. - March 22, 2013 - SFL Regulatory Affairs & Scientific Communication Ltd
F2G Ltd Appoints Ian Nicholson as Chief Executive Officer
F2G Ltd, the UK-based antifungal drug discovery and development company, today announced the appointment of Ian Nicholson to the position of CEO and to the Board of Directors. - March 20, 2013 - F2G Ltd
Arbovax Completes Successful Pre-Clinical Trial of Tetravalent Dengue Vaccine
Successful Pre-Clinical Tests Support Vaccine Platform, New Injection Protocol - March 19, 2013 - Arbovax Inc
Stevens Professor Joins Open Source Effort to Develop Low-Cost Drugs
Professor A.K. Ganguly of the Department of Chemistry, Chemical Biology & Biomedical Engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology is contributing his expertise and passion to the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) Open Source Drug Discovery initiative. Dr. Ganguly is focusing on new treatments for malaria and tuberculosis, which are causing millions of deaths while several drugs used to cure these diseases no longer work because of the appearance of resistant strains. - March 16, 2013 - Stevens Institute of Technology
The Jon Block Group to Participate in 2013 AAOS Annual Meeting
The Jon Block Group announced they will be participating in the 2013 annual meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, taking place in Chicago from March 19-23, 2013. The Group will be meeting with several orthopedic firms to discuss clinical strategies specifically associated with... - March 13, 2013 - Jon Block Group
Bioo Scientific Launches Kit for Affordable Screening of Enrofloxacin Contamination in Seafood
Bioo Scientific’s just released the MaxSignal® Enrofloxacin ELISA Test Kit to rapidly screen fish and shrimp for enrofloxacin and ciprofloxacin. - March 11, 2013 - Bioo Scientific
Promoters for Improved Protein & Biopharmaceutics Production in Mammalian Cells
Synpromics Ltd, the synthetic promoter company, announces the award by the Technology Strategy Board, the UK’s innovation agency, of an over £240,000 grant under the TSB’s Synthetic Biology initiative to a consortium led by Synpromics and also including Genabler Ltd and the University of Edinburgh’s SynthSys Centre for Synthetic and Systems Biology. - March 09, 2013 - Synpromics Ltd
GoldBio Launches New Product Line: Growth Factors and Stem Cell Reagents
Today in an email to customers, Bart Saracino, Marketing Director, announced the newest line of research products from Gold Biotechnology, Inc.: Growth Factors and Stem Cell Reagents. - March 07, 2013 - Gold Biotechnology, Inc
GenWay Biotech Names Dr. Ruben Flores-Saaib Vice President of Custom and Catalog Services
GenWay Biotech announces Ruben Flores-Saaib, PhD as Vice President of Custom and Catalog Services assuming responsibilities for the Company's custom services and catalog business operating activities. - March 06, 2013 - GenWay Biotech
The CytoPatch™2: Faster, Cheaper, and More Powerful
Cytocentrics Bioscience GmbH, inventors of Cytocentering technology for automated patch clamp, is proud to announce the release of the second generation GLP compliant CytoPatch™ instrument, the CytoPatch2. - March 06, 2013 - Cytocentrics
MMS Set to Expand Disclosure Services with Registry Reporting Software TrialAssure™
MMS Holdings Inc. today announced that it has successfully executed disclosure management services for several clients and is poised to make strides in this area with its proprietary software, TrialAssure™. TrialAssure™ is a workflow management system that supports the reporting of... - March 02, 2013 - MMS Holdings Inc.
Acoustics Expert Dr. Prasad Gives Keynote Presentation at International Conference
Professor Marehalli Prasad advocates better design to reduce environmental noise. - March 02, 2013 - Stevens Institute of Technology
SFL Experts to Present and Chair Sessions at the 2013 DIA Annual EuroMeeting
SFL team showcase expertise in Regulatory Affairs, Public Affairs, Legal Services and Medical Communications at DIA EuroMeeting in Amsterdam. - March 01, 2013 - SFL Regulatory Affairs & Scientific Communication Ltd
Ohio State and Biosortia Pharmaceuticals to Join Forces to Discover Anti-Cancer Compounds
The Ohio State University has signed an agreement with Biosortia Pharmaceuticals of Dublin, Ohio to discover new biologically active natural products with potential anti-cancer activity. Potential candidate compounds discovered during the Biosortia-sponsored research project will primarily be tested against human colon cancer assays. The ultimate goal is to obtain lead compounds that can be licensed to and developed by pharmaceutical companies through Biosortia’s pharmaceutical relationships. - February 28, 2013 - Biosortia Pharmaceuticals
Dr. Chandramouli Named IEEE Communications Society Distinguished Lecturer for 2013 and 2014
Stevens professor breaks down cell phone network barriers and evaluates effects of social networks. - February 27, 2013 - Stevens Institute of Technology
New Efficient Reagent for Stem Cell Transfection
DreamFect™ Stem transfection reagent from Oz Biosciences is specifically developed for transfection of Stem Cell. - February 23, 2013 - OZ Biosciences
OsoBio President to Join Injectable Trends Discussion at DCAT Week
OsoBio President Milton Boyer and other experts will examine industry's shortages. - February 22, 2013 - OSO BioPharmaceuticals Manufacturing, LLC
MD Stem Cells: Very Elderly Benefit from Stem Cells for Macular Degeneration
92 year old shows rapid vision results with stem cells. Age is not a barrier to visual improvement following stem cell treatment reports MD Stem Cells. - February 21, 2013 - MD Stem Cells
Connecticut Cardiology Practice Invites Patients to their Open House to Raise Heart Awareness
Hartford Cardiology Group, LLC Announces its Participation in National EECP® Therapy Week. - February 17, 2013 - International EECP Therapist Association
EECP Therapy Has Helped Raise Awareness and Made a Difference in the Lives of Heart Patients
Eastern Connecticut Cardiology Associates Announces its Participation in National EECP® Therapy Week - February 17, 2013 - International EECP Therapist Association
For People Who Suffer from Angina, There is “Hope” Available
EECP Center of Pittsburgh Announces its Participation in National EECP® Therapy Week - February 17, 2013 - International EECP Therapist Association
Cambridge Healthtech Institute & Bio-IT World Announces Program for Its 13th Annual Structure-Based Drug Design Conference, June 19-21, 2013, Boston, MA
Featuring Keynote from Aileron Therapeutics’ Tomi Sawyer - February 16, 2013 - Cambridge Healthtech Institute
In Tribute of American Heart Month, an Ohio Cardiology Practice Promotes Heart Awareness in a Special Way
Dayton Heart Center Announces its Participation in National EECP® Therapy Week. - February 15, 2013 - International EECP Therapist Association
Xeno Diagnostics, LLC Receives Award for Laboratory Excellence
Xeno Diagnostics, LLC Recognized for Quality Laboratory Services - February 15, 2013 - Xeno Diagnostics, LLC
MD Stem Cells Begins Intravitreal Stem Cell Treatments for Severe Visual Loss
New Intravitreal Stem Cell Injection Approach to Improve Vision is Now Available through MD Stem Cells. - February 15, 2013 - MD Stem Cells
Greenwerkz Releases R4 Ultra-High CBD, Non-Psychoactive Strain as "Open Source"
Greenwerkz' high CBD/low THC strain genetics to become available to patients and medical marijuana centers (MMCs) in Colorado, free of charge. - February 14, 2013 - Greenwerkz
IonSense to Present Direct Analysis in Real Time (DART®) Analysis for Rapid Drug Screening at the American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS) 65th Annual Meeting
IonSense will present its DART-MS technology for rapid screening of urine samples using solid phase microfiber probes, enabling sample inspection for drugs of abuse in minutes. This is the first time IonSense will exhibit at the AAFS meeting, February 18-23, 2013 in Washington, D.C., Booth 405. - February 14, 2013 - IonSense, Inc.
Local Cardiac Rehab Center Will Provide a Free Service to Help Raise Heart Awareness for American Heart Month
Health Enhancement Cardiac Rehab Centers Announces its Participation in National EECP® Therapy Week. - February 14, 2013 - International EECP Therapist Association
Raising Heart Awareness in February has Special Significance for Local Hospital
Advocate Christ Medical Center Announces its Participation in National EECP® Therapy Week. - February 14, 2013 - International EECP Therapist Association
SFL’s Managing Director Invited to Speak at MEDTEC Europe Event in Stuttgart, Germany
SFL is pleased to announce that Shayesteh Fürst-Ladani, SFL’s Managing Director, has been invited to give a presentation on the classification and regulation of drug/device combinations at the MEDTEC Europe event to be held in Stuttgart, Germany from 26 to 28 February 2013. - February 13, 2013 - SFL Regulatory Affairs & Scientific Communication Ltd
Local Cardiology practice Raises Heart Awareness for American Heart Month
Heart Centers of America Announces its Participation in National EECP® Therapy Week. - February 13, 2013 - International EECP Therapist Association
National Simultaneous Red Balloon Release Raises Heart Awareness for American Heart Month
Ohio Heart and Vascular Center Announces Its Participation in National EECP® Therapy Week - February 10, 2013 - International EECP Therapist Association
AnaSpec Introduces Two New SensoLyte® Cathepsin L Assay Kits
AnaSpec is pleased to announce the release of two new SensoLyte® assay kits for the measurement of Cathepsin L activity – the SensoLyte® 520 and Rh110 Cathepsin L Assay Kits. The former utilizes a FRET (fluorescent resonance energy transfer)-based peptide substrate and the latter, a... - February 09, 2013 - AnaSpec, EGT Group
Creagri, Inc. Announces a Strategic Distribution Agreement for Olivenol® Plus Line of Dietary Supplements and Skincare Products
Creagri, Inc., and NewWave Biosciences, Inc., announced today that they have reached an agreement for the distribution of Olivenol® plus products across the therapeutic channel. - February 09, 2013 - Creagri, Inc.
MoBiTec GmbH, Germany, is Offering Glycan Arrays for Multiple Analysis of Glycan-Related Interactions
MoBiTec Germany, in cooperation with the Japanese company Sumitomo Bakelite Co. Ltd., is offering to its European customers Glycan Arrays that are useful for studies on the interaction of microorganisms, analysis of glycan-binding proteins, autoantibodies and more. - February 09, 2013 - MoBiTec GmbH
ImmunoReagents Enters Distributorship Agreement with Abyntek Biopharma; Key Spanish Supplier of Antibodies
ImmunoReagents, a manufacturer of high quality polyclonal antibodies and reagents used by researchers, pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, has announced Abyntek Biopharma as its new distributor in Spain. ImmunoReagents and Abyntek will partner to distribute top quality antibodies and... - February 08, 2013 - ImmunoReagents Inc.
BANG® – as Official Energy Drink of NHL Florida Panthers & BB&T Center
It was just announced that VPX’s BANG® will be named official energy drink of the NHL Florida Panthers and the BB&T Center, formerly known as the Bank Atlantic Center. - February 07, 2013 - VIRUN
Billion Cell Milestone Reached in Stem Cell Treatment
MD Stem Cells Reports Almost Two Billion Cells Used in Eye Stem Cell Treatment in Florida. - February 07, 2013 - MD Stem Cells
Bioo Scientific Releases NEXTflex™ 16S V4 Amplicon-Seq Kit for Bacterial Metagenomics Studies
The NEXTflex™ 16S V4 Amplicon-Seq Kit has been developed to simplify bacterial metagenomics studies using Illumina® HiSeq and MiSeq platforms. This kit allows users to go from sample to sequence in two hours, making it the fastest library prep kit available. Using specialized NEXTflex... - February 06, 2013 - Bioo Scientific
Molecular Medicine Tri-Conference 2013 - Complimentary Hall Passes Now Available
Gain access to solutions and connections for Diagnostics, Informatics, Clinical, Cancer, Therapeutics, Sequencing, Genomics and Medicine and more at Cambridge Healthtech Institute's 20th Annual Molecular Medicine Tri-Conference (Triconference.com/hallpass) - February 02, 2013 - Cambridge Healthtech Institute
MOgene Announces Partnership with Intuitive Genomics to Expand Bioinformatics Capabilities
MOgene LC, a full service genomics service provider based in Saint Louis, MO announces a partnership with Intuitive Genomics, Inc. to further expand its bioinformatics capabilities. This decision follows several years of successfully working with Intuitive Genomics to deliver some very promising... - January 28, 2013 - MOgene, LC
Colorado BioScience Association Focuses on 2013's Key State and Federal Legislative Initiatives at Fifth Annual "BioScience Day at the Capitol"
Colorado BioScience Association (CBSA) is hosting its fifth annual "BioScience Day at the Capitol" on January 30. The event will feature Mark Leahey, President and CEO, Medical Device Manufacturers Association (MDMA) presenting the "State of the Medical Device Industry" and efforts MDMA is leading in Washington to repeal the Medical Device Tax. - January 28, 2013 - Colorado BioScience Association