Medical Research News
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Detroit R&D and ALPCO Diagnostics Sign Distribution Agreement
ALPCO Diagnostics and Detroit R&D agree to a distribution partnership in North America. - March 20, 2012 - ALPCO
ADHD - Making Strides with the International Brain Research Foundation
It is not uncommon for students to become distracted and bored in school especially when the subject or lecture is not of high interest. However, when these behaviors significantly interfere with academic performance or result in conduct problems, parents and teachers become frustrated. Often such... - March 09, 2012 - International Brain Research Foundation
IonSense Introduces the DART®-OS Source. Expands Its OpenSpot Mass Spectrometry™ Product Line
OpenSpot® Sample Cards Facilitate Simpler Analysis, Eliminating Most Consumables and Solvents, Reducing Lab Waste. Exhibited at Pittcon 2012. Booth #2609. - March 06, 2012 - IonSense, Inc.
CPC Scientific Announces Its Peptide Facility Passes 2nd Successful FDA Inspection
CPC Scientific is pleased to announce that its 50,000 sf cGMP peptide facility has successfully passed a second US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) inspection. It involved the investigator inspecting CPC Scientific’s peptide production facilities, manufacturing processes, laboratory control... - February 27, 2012 - CPC Scientific
MoBiTec GmbH, Germany, Launches Sale of High End Imaging Tools and Accessories for Cell Culture and Light and Fluorescence Microscopy
MoBiTec GmbH, Germany, supplier of fluorescent probes and research chemicals, introduces a collection of high end imaging tools for cell based imaging, assays and arrays. The product line includes Imaging Dishes and adequate Stage Frames, Imaging Plates, Imaging Chambers, Slide Tray Plates and Affinity Adhesion Slides. For the design of the products excellent materials, high quality processing and assembly technologies and innovative construction principles were chosen. - February 24, 2012 - MoBiTec GmbH
Biomedica Immunoassays Appoints ALPCO Diagnostics as Its Exclusive Distributor in Canada
ALPCO Diagnostics was recently appointed as Biomedica Immunoassays' exclusive distributor in Canada. - February 15, 2012 - ALPCO
FDA Grants Eden Spine 510(K) Clearance for Its New Vertebral Body Replacement
Eden Spine launches in the United States its proprietary Vertebral Body Replacement (VBR), the GIZA™. - February 02, 2012 - Eden Spine, LLC
Medical Development Group Announces Feb. 15th Networking Event - Using Advanced Technical & Analytical Testing
The Medical Development Group announces Wednesday, February 15, 2012 networking event entitled “Using Advanced Technical & Analytical Testing.” February’s networking event will be a hands-on meeting at the Boxborough offices of Intertek, which provides services for scientific data collection to support product claims, performance and document testing, and assure regulatory compliance. Event includes a tour of the facility. - January 28, 2012 - Medical Development Group
Virtual Job Summit for Postgraduate Life Scientists Opens February 1st
Bio Careers hosts it's second Virtual Job Summit for postgraduate scientists starting February 1st. The Summit is free for all Bio Careers Members, which comprise graduates and postdocs from the top 25% of graduate programs worldwide. - January 25, 2012 - Bio Careers
BioRegenerative Sciences, Inc. Signs Memorandum of Understanding with Nurture Earth Pvt. Ltd. to Form Stem Cell Joint Venture in India
BioRegenerative Sciences, Inc. of San Diego, CA signs MOU with Nurture Earth, Pvt., Ltd. of India to form joint venture called BioRegenerative Sciences India (BRS India). The new joint venture, BRS India will produce, test, register, and market and sell BRS' stem cell-based therapeutic products in the Asian markets. - January 20, 2012 - BioRegenerative Sciences, Inc.
Aciont® To Present on VisulexTM Technologies at the 4th Ocular & Drug Discovery Conference
Aciont Inc. announced today that both Kongnara Papangkorn, Research Director and Sarah Abdulla Molokhia, Scientific Research Consultant, will present on Aciont’s Visulex technologies at the Global Technology Community’s 4th Ocular & Drug Discovery Conference, February 27-28, 2012,... - January 12, 2012 - Aciont Inc.
MResult Corporation to Sponsor 9th Annual Pharmaceutical Compliance Congress
MResult Corporation is proud to announce its sponsorship of the upcoming 9th Annual Pharmaceutical Compliance Congress hosted by CBI in Washington, D.C. At the event, MResult representatives will be showcasing the firm’s Aggregate Spend Solution application. This customized compliance... - January 11, 2012 - MResult Corporation
SimpleCTMS Selected by West Coast Clinical Research Organization for Study Management and Strategic Business Advantages
Trial By Fire Solutions, an eClinical software developer and service provider, announced today that their flagship CTMS application, SimpleCTMS, has been licensed by a leading West Coast CRO to support project management for a wide variety of global clinical studies in the biotech, pharmaceutical and medical device industries. - January 06, 2012 - Trial By Fire Solutions
Duchenne Alliance Invites Global Participation at Action Duchenne Conference. The Duchenne Dashboard is Helping to Speed Progress Toward a Cure.
Duchenne Alliance invites Global Participation at Action Duchenne Conference. The Duchenne Dashboard is helping to speed progress toward a cure. This a revolutionary step in the work to end Duchenne muscular dystrophy. - December 27, 2011 - Duchenne Alliance
Medimix International CEO Appointed to MRII Board of Directors
Medimix International announced today that CEO Henry Gazay has been selected to be on the board of directors of University of Georgia Marketing Research Institute International (MRII), a not-for-profit organization whose core mission is developing educational and training programs for marketing... - December 08, 2011 - Medimix International
Agilent Technologies Supports Russell Thomas' Research at the Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences
Agilent Technologies Inc. and the Agilent Technologies Foundation today announced that Russell S. Thomas, Ph.D., of the Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences has been selected for an Agilent Thought Leader Award to support his work developing methods to predict drug-induced liver injury. The award... - December 08, 2011 - The Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences
Washington Center for Pain Management Begins Enrollment in United States Stem Cell Therapy Study in Subjects with Chronic Back Pain
Washington Center for Pain Management is participating in a nationwide FDA- cleared adult stem cell study testing novel treatment for chronic low back pain and has enrolled its first patient. The study will test the use of Mesenchymal Precursor Cells (MPCs) – adult stem cells derived from... - December 04, 2011 - Washington Center for Pain Management
Dr. Helene Zinszner, Ph.D., Recognized by Strathmore’s Who’s Who Worldwide Publication
Dr. Helene Zinszner, of Paris, France, has been included in the Strathmore’s Who’s Who Worldwide Edition for her outstanding contributions and achievements in the medical research field. About Dr. Helene Zinszner Dr. Zinszner has had 18 years of experience in medical research. She is... - November 30, 2011 - Strathmore Worldwide
Clinical Trials GPS Launches Nationwide Patient Recruitment Site
Clinical Trials GPS was created to provide individuals with the most comprehensive, up to date information about ongoing clinical drug trials, as well as a quick and easy way to participate. - November 29, 2011 - Clinical Trials Institute
UW Dietary Recorder Offers Phone-Based Laser-Assisted Weight Loss
The Dietary Data Recorder System (DDRS) automatically calculates nutritional balance, using a laser grid and a mobile phone. Near real-time functionality allows users to actively monitor their eating habits, facilitating informed and consistent dietary choices. - November 28, 2011 - SEAL
UW Prosthetic Sensing Array Gives “Feeling” to Artificial Limbs
The Fringing Field Sensor Array (FFSA) is a collection of high-resolution pressure sensors that can accurately measure sheer stress, pressure, and other characteristics at the limb-prosthetic interface. - November 28, 2011 - SEAL
Michael A. Ramsay Has Recently Been Recognized by Strathmore’s Who’s Who Publication
Michael A. Ramsay, of Dallas, Texas, has recently been recognized by Strathmore’s Who’s Who Registry for his outstanding contributions and achievements in field of Healthcare. About Michael A. Ramsay Dr. Michael A. Ramsay is President of the Baylor Research Institute. BRI provides... - November 26, 2011 - Strathmore Who's Who
AVIPERO Announces JB1a Reverses Tissue Damage and Induces Tissue Repair in Emphysema
AVIPERO (Registered in Scotland SC353945) announced today the results of its first R&D therapeutic platform in non-stem cell tissue repair and regeneration. The principal candidate, JB1a, is an antibody targeting the cell surface adhesion receptor beta1 integrin. The preclinical study, funded... - November 18, 2011 - Avipero Ltd.
Clinicial Trial Success Brings Researchers Closer to a Cure for Blindness
Gene Therapy Restored Sight to Patients with Leber's Congenital Amaurosis. - November 14, 2011 - Macula Vision Research Foundation
Pacific Island Veterans to Test Therapy via Video Teleconferencing; 6.5 Million Dollars Granted for Innovative PTSD Treatment
The National Center for PTSD, Pacific Islands Division, was granted 6.5 million dollars by the VA/DoD to test the effectiveness of Cognitive Processing Therapy over Video Teleconferencing in the treatment of PTSD. The success of this research will help many veterans in rural geographical locations to receive the care they need by bridging that gap in care through the use of technology. - November 11, 2011 - National Center for PTSD
Sleep and Consciousness Research Now Online
Lucid Scribe Database is an online sleep and consciousness research database that aims to document the effects of lucidity on dreams. The word lucid is defined as clarity, especially of thought. In regard to dreaming it refers to a state in which one is aware that one is dreaming, whilst one is... - November 11, 2011 - Lucid Scribe Database
Announcing the Release of a Novel Tool for the Assessment of Porcine Islet Functionality: the Mercodia Porcine C-peptide ELISA
Mercodia announced the release of their new Porcine C-Peptide ELISA at the recent Cell Transplant Society (CTS) and International Xenotransplantation Association (IXA) meeting in Miami, Florida, October 23-26. This assay provides the type 1 diabetes, and more specifically the islet transplantation,... - November 10, 2011 - Mercodia Inc.
Helen Mintz-Hittner, Recently Recognized by America’s Registry of Outstanding Professionals
Dr. Helen Mintz-Hittner of Houston, Texas has recently been included in America’s Registry of Outstanding Professionals for her outstanding contributions and achievements in the field of medicine. About Dr. Mintz-Hittner Dr. Mintz-Hittner was born in Houston, Texas. She received her B.A. in... - November 09, 2011 - America's Registry of Outstanding Professionals
Trial By Fire Solutions Extends SimpleCTMS Client Base to Asia-Pacific
Trial By Fire Solutions, a leading eClinical solution provider specializing in clinical study management applications, announced today that one of Australia’s leading clinical service organizations has chosen SimpleCTMS to help manage a wide variety of global clinical studies for their... - November 04, 2011 - Trial By Fire Solutions
Bedford Research Foundation Hosts Ninth Annual Activated Egg Symposium
The Bedford Research Foundation is hosting the ninth annual Activated Egg Symposium, a yearly event that brings together experts in the stem cell research community to discuss their work, and form collaborations. The foundation's director, Dr. Ann Kiessling is proud to announce that this year's keynote speaker is Dr. Janet Rossant of the University of Toronto. The event is on November 4th, 2011 from 8am to 7:30pm. - October 26, 2011 - Bedford Stem Cell Research Foundation
Six Top Institutions Join Nation’s Leading Postgrad Bio Job Board
Six more prestigious science institutions have joined Bio Careers, the nation’s leading online job board and careers site for life science professionals. Cedars Sinai, City of Hope, Mount Sinai, U Maryland Baltimore, U Mass Medical School, and Wadsworth Center are now members of the job... - October 25, 2011 - Bio Careers
BioRegenerative Sciences, Inc. to Present SRM Stem Cell Technology at MIT India Congress
BioRegenerative Sciences, Inc., a privately owned stem cell therapeutics corporation headquartered in San Diego, CA, USA, announced today that Dr. Greg Maguire, CEO and Co-Founder, has been invited to present a lecture entitled, “Therapeutic and Medical Procedure Development Using Stem... - October 25, 2011 - BioRegenerative Sciences, Inc.
HealthSaaS and Happtique Alliance to Chart New Territory for Patients and Physicians
Today, HealthSaaS, a leader in the Health 2.0 movement, and Happtique, Inc., the leader in application stores for hospitals and other healthcare organizations, announced an alliance to create a custom app catalog of mobile health applications that will connect patients through their mobile phones... - October 19, 2011 - HealthSaaS, Inc
Medical Marijuana Testing to Continue with Cannapages.com and Herbal Synergy LLC
Cannapages.com and Herbal Synergy LLC announced plans to roll out new quality control solutions to test medical marijuana for medicinal cannabinoid content, as well as mildew, mold, bugs, and other harmful agents. The two companies will also help patients identify and inspect the cannabis they purchase at dispensaries. - October 16, 2011 - Cannapages.com
Scientific Editing Now More Accessible to Researchers in China
A new agreement between BioScience Writers, a U.S.-based scientific and medical editing company, and Renova Life, a biosciences company with a China-based affiliate, will make it easier for researchers in China to use and arrange payment for scientific editing services. Under the agreement, the BioScience Writers team of experienced Ph.D.- and M.D.-trained editors will provide editing services. Renova Life will work with clients to arrange payment for the editing services in renminbi (RMB). - October 13, 2011 - BioScience Writers
WILEX Inc. and ALPCO Diagnostics Sign Marketing and Distribution Agreement for North America
WILEX AG announces that its wholly owned US subsidiary WILEX Inc., Cambridge, MA, USA, entered into a exclusive co-marketing and distribution agreement with American Laboratory Products Company Inc., (ALPCO Diagnostics) Salem, NH, USA, for the commercialization of the Serum HER-2/neu ELISA test in North America. - October 10, 2011 - ALPCO
STARR Life Sciences® Awarded Us Patent for Pulse Oximeters That Work on Animals with Heart Rates in Excess of 450 Beats Per Minute
STARR Life Sciences Corp. announces the award of Patent #8,005,624 by the US Patent and Trademark Office for a small animal pulse oximeter that works on animals with heart rates above 450 bpm. - October 06, 2011 - STARR Life Sciences Corp.
First Online Job Fair for Graduate Level Scientists Opens
Over 500 Life Scientists Registered The Virtual Job Summit hosted by Bio Careers (www.biocareers.com) opened today with more than 500 graduate level life scientists registered for the event. All of the recruits hold degrees from Medical/Graduate Schools ranked among the top 15%. At the Summit,... - October 05, 2011 - Bio Careers
Neuroreality Report: How Single Dose of "Magic Mushrooms" Hallucinogen Can Create Lasting Personality Change
"Personal transformations causing increased intelligence have been reported to result from many apparently unrelated phenomena," according to a recent discovery by University of Hawaii neuroscientist, Bruce E. Morton, - October 01, 2011 - Bruce Eldine Morton
New Kit For Improved Protein Solubility Launched
Dilyx Biotechnologies, LLC announces the launch of the OptiResc Protein Aggregate Solubilization Kit, allowing research scientists to rescue inadvertently aggregated protein samples. The kit saves effort and money because it helps life the science researchers to continue work on protein samples,... - September 30, 2011 - Dilyx Biotechnologies LLC
Bay Area Hair Restoration Surgeon Participates as a Presenter at the 19th Annual Scientific Meeting of the ISHRS
Sara Wasserbauer, M.D. presented her research on using an image-guided robotic system to harvest follicular hair units. - September 28, 2011 - Sara Wasserbauer, M.D.
Dr. Nancy Donaldson, CALNOC Chairperson and Senior Scientist, Receives the 2011 Excellence in Leadership Award from Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing at UC Davis
CALNOC (Collaborative Alliance for Nursing Outcomes), the leading provider of actionable information and research on nurse sensitive quality indicators, today announced that Dr. Nancy Donaldson, DNSc, RN, FAAN has been awarded the 2011 Excellence in Leadership Award from the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing at UC Davis. Dr. Donaldson is Chairperson and Chief Scientist for CALNOC and is an internationally recognized leader in nursing quality measurement and clinical patient safety. - September 27, 2011 - CALNOC
HealthSaaS Expands Strategic Alliance with BioSign Technologies to Include the Cloud Dx Solution and Non-Invasive Blood Glucose Measurements
HealthSaaS, Inc. has announced an expansion of their strategic alliance with BioSign Technologies Inc. (TSXV: BIO). Today’s announcement adds the Cloud Dx solution and non-invasive blood glucose measurements to the HealthSaaS Connected Outcomes Framework®. Frank Ille, CEO, HealthSaaS... - September 26, 2011 - HealthSaaS, Inc
Bio-Synthesis Adds New Division Dedicated to Custom Expression of Proteins in Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Cells
In response to increased demand for custom molecular and cell biology products and services, Bio-Synthesis Inc, a U.S-based biotech company, is announcing a major expansion. During the summer of 2011, BSI created a dedicated molecular lab in its 25,000 sq. ft. manufacturing facility in Dallas,... - September 19, 2011 - Bio-Synthesis Inc.
Nanion's Automated Patch Clamp Platforms Show Unparalleled Results Using Stem Cell Derived Cardiomyocytes
The Patchliner and the SyncroPatch 96 have successfully been used for compound analysis under current- and voltage clamp recording conditions using different stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes. The exceptional cell-platform-compatibility and the unique experimental possibilities offered by Nanion’s platforms open up whole new avenues for compound safety testing. - September 18, 2011 - Nanion Technologies GmbH
Swarm Intelligence Enables Better Nerve Grafts
NIH funded collaborative research adds computational models of swarm intelligence based neural networks to tissue engineering. - September 17, 2011 - Stevens Institute of Technology
Advanced Pharma Finalizes Lease with UMLSTP
Advanced Pharma, a dedicated Phase I-IV comprehensive research facility, has finalized a lease with The University of Miami Life Science & Technology Park's (UMLSTP) developer, Wexford Miami, LLC. - September 08, 2011 - Advanced Pharma CR, LLC
Bioidentical Hormone Doctors Offer Practical Solutions for Vaginal Dryness
As women get older, they may lose interest in sex, it may not feel as great as it once did and they may be less willing to put forth the effort for unsatisfying rewards. But it doesn’t have to be this way. According to Kansas City bioidentical hormones expert, Dr. David Shuck, by treating any physical barriers and changing their outlook on sexuality, women can have a more enjoyable and fulfilling sex life. One physical barrier that many middle aged women will face is vaginal dryness. - August 18, 2011 - BodyLogicMD
Two Lupus Research Institute Scientists Deliver Breakthrough Research
The Lupus Research Institute (LRI) today announced findings of two studies demonstrating the power of its focus on innovation to drive discovery in lupus by backing potentially groundbreaking ideas that are typically too early or too novel for mainstream support. - August 17, 2011 - Lupus Research Institute
MoBiTec GmbH, Germany, is Offering Nuclear Receptor Fusion Proteins That Are of Importance to the Pharmaceutical Industry for FRET Interaction Studies
MoBiTec GmbH, Germany, supplier of research tools, introduces a collection of Nuclear Receptor-Ligand Binding Domain fusion proteins, carrying a GST tag, capable to bind a Europium-anti-GST antibody. With this the influence of fluorophore-labeled peptides on the ligand binding characteristics can be studied. E.g. the addition of a particular peptide might prevent the receptor from binding a ligand, thereby eliminating a response of a cell to a given stimulus. - August 17, 2011 - MoBiTec GmbH