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Tim Howard Connection Nets NJ Center for Tourette Syndrome Donations from North Brunswick High School
Students and faculty of soccer superstar’s alma mater have set a goal of raising $5,000 – $2,300 of which already has been collected – to benefit the programs and services of NJCTS. - February 16, 2013 - New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome
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
Weidlinger-Engineered MIT Media Lab Awarded Boston Society of Architects’ Most Prestigious Honor
The MIT Media Lab extension, designed by Maki and Associates with Leers Weinzapfel Associates, received the Harleston Parker Medal, which acknowledges Boston’s “most beautiful piece of architecture, building, monument or structure.” - February 14, 2013 - Weidlinger Associates, Inc.
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.
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
Weidlinger Associates Entry in 2012 New York Canstruction® Charity Event Sponsored by Goya Foods
“Room for One More,” Weidlinger’s table and chairs exhibit, was constructed entirely of Goya cans; all cans from the exhibition will be donated to City Harvest for distribution to local food banks. - February 06, 2013 - Weidlinger Associates, Inc.
Rosellini Scientific Chosen as a National Biomedical Vendor for Hospital Corporation of America and MedAssets
Rosellini Scientific, LLC, a biomedical engineering firm specializing in enhancing rehabilitation services for patients, has been approved as a national biomedical vendor for Hospital Corporation of America and MedAssets. - February 06, 2013 - Rosellini Scientific, LLC
New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome Launches 2013 Wednesday Webinar Series
Presented by Certified Nutritional Consultant Stephanie Goodman, a webinar on February 27 will focus on healthy diets and lifestyles for children with Tourette Syndrome, ADHD and autism. - February 06, 2013 - New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome
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
Weidlinger Principal Co-Chairs Facades Conference
Weidlinger Principal Dr. Mohammed Ettouney represents the engineering firm's leadership in the burgeoning field of dynamic facade design, a major contributor to high-performance buildings. - February 01, 2013 - Weidlinger Associates, Inc.
New Jersey Tourette Syndrome Families Invited to Take Part in Research Conference
Current TS treatments and genetics research will be discussed March 9 at Overlook Medical Center’s Atlantic Neuroscience Institute. - February 01, 2013 - New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome
Join the Team Contributing DNA Toward a Cure for Tourette Syndrome at Rutgers University
Yale University’s Dr. Robert King will interview individuals and families interested in participating in the genetics sharing program, in conjunction with the New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome, on February 14, 15 and 16 at Rutgers. - February 01, 2013 - New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome
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
FunctionSIM LLC Announces Release of RecurDyn V8R1 from FunctionBay, Bringing Together Motion, Stress and Durability Simulation in One Multi-Physics Software
RecurDyn V8R1 achieves start-of-the-art Integrated Multi-Physics Simulation, by combining Motion Simulation, Stress Analysis and Durability Calculations into one, easy-to-use software package. - January 25, 2013 - FunctionSIM LLC
Optic Nerve Vision Loss Reversed with New Stem Cell Treatment
MD Stem Cells helps nearly blind car accident victim regain her sight in Florida and see her mother’s face again- other neurologic benefits reported as well. - January 24, 2013 - MD Stem Cells
Stevens Undergraduates Present Research on Reducing Back Pain
Lower back pain is the second most common cause of disability for adults in the United States. Faced with the rising number of individuals suffering from the condition, undergraduate students Emily Noonan and Hanna Sidoti at the Stevens Institute of Technology will be presenting their research on... - January 24, 2013 - Stevens Institute of Technology
New Jersey Congressman Albio Sires Reintroduces Tourette Syndrome Legislation
The Collaborative Academic Research Efforts for Tourette Syndome Act of 2013 would foster more research into the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of this misunderstood, misdiagnosed and inherited neurological disorder. - January 23, 2013 - New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome
J. Darren Jones Joins SEPI Engineering & Construction as Estimator and Project Manager
Local Firm Hires Engineering Professional with 20 Years of Industry Experience. - January 23, 2013 - SEPI Engineering Group
CentraState Family Practice Resident Physicians Discover Importance of an Early Tourette Syndrome Diagnosis
Teenagers Michael Cannizzaro and Tess Kowalski detail their experiences in how a diagnoses, or lack thereof, has affected their life at home, in school and in their communities. - January 19, 2013 - New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome
Global Wound Management Market to Reach Nearly $13 Billion, New Report from MedMarket Diligence
Considering a wide range of dressing types and the more novel negative pressure wound therapy and bioengineered skin/substitutes, global wound product sales will reach nearly $13 billion in 2013, according to a new MedMarket Diligence report. - January 16, 2013 - MedMarket Diligence, LLC
Stevens Students Enter National Academy of Engineering Ethics Video Contest
Team of engineers proposes reassessment of nuclear energy as a sustainable power source as part of the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) Online Ethics Center (OEC) Energy Ethics Video Challenge. - January 16, 2013 - Stevens Institute of Technology
MD Stem Cells Improves Myopic Macular Degeneration with New Stem Cell Treatment
MD Stem Cells helps Australian patient travel half way around the world for stem cell treatment in Florida to achieve significant improvement in vision. - January 14, 2013 - MD Stem Cells
Bioo Scientific Launches AflaPure™ Immunoaffinity Columns for Aflatoxin Detection in Food
Bioo Scientific developed two new immunoaffinity columns, AflaPure™ Total and AflaPure™ M1, for the convenient detection of aflatoxin in a variety of food and dairy samples in less than 30 minutes. - January 12, 2013 - Bioo Scientific
Weidlinger Associates Engineers New US Freedom Pavilion: The Boeing Center for the National WWII Museum
Weidlinger is the structural engineer for all phases of the $325-million National WWII Museum expansion, which includes multiple pavilions and a signature fabric canopy. - January 11, 2013 - Weidlinger Associates, Inc.
Clinical Workshop on Tourette Syndrome and OCD Coming March 1 to Rutgers University
The New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome & Associated Disorders (NJCTS) will present "Beyond The Basics: Habit Reversal Training & Exposure and Response Prevention Therapy for Tourette Syndrome & Obsessive Compulsive Disorder." - January 10, 2013 - New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome
Q-Lab's European Accelerated Lab is Now Fully Accredited
Q-Lab's accelerated testing laboratory in Saarbrücken, Germany is now accredited to ISO 17025. - January 10, 2013 - Q-Lab Corporation
J. Auburn Hall Jr. Joins SEPI Engineering & Construction as Raleigh Survey Department Manager
Local Firm Hires Land Surveying Professional with More Than 40 Years of Industry Experience - January 09, 2013 - SEPI Engineering Group
ASI Launches Go-Path – Computerized Immunohistochemistry Cancer Analysis Aid
GenASIs Go-Path – Industry’s Most Advanced Computer Aided Membrane and Nuclear Immunohistochemistry Imaging and Analysis Platform - January 09, 2013 - Applied Spectral Imaging
Plainsboro Fourth-Graders Get Lesson About Tourette Syndrome from NJCTS Peer Youth Advocate
13-year-old Tess Kowalski educates the students and teachers at Millstone River School about the neurological disorder on behalf of the New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome & Associated Disorders and her 9-year-old sister Paige. - January 05, 2013 - New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome
Social Workers, School Nurses Delve Into Treatment Approaches for Tourette Syndrome at Monmouth University Workshop
Dr. Richard Zakreski discussed the prevalence of co-morbid diagnosis with disorders such as anxiety, OCD, ADHD, depression and other conditions in the treatment of children and adolescents. - January 04, 2013 - New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome
Joseph Kopaskie Joins SEPI Engineering & Construction as Transportation Project Manager
Local Engineering Firm Hires New York Native with More Than 30 Years of Experience - January 04, 2013 - SEPI Engineering Group
ImmunoReagents Signs French Distributorship Agreement with Ozyme
ImmunoReagents, a manufacturer of high quality polyclonal antibodies and reagents used by researchers, pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, has announced the appointment of Ozyme as its new distributor in France. ImmunoReagents and Ozyme will partner to distribute top quality antibodies and... - January 04, 2013 - ImmunoReagents Inc.
Bell Geospace Contracted by USGS for Important Iowa and Minnesota Survey
Bell Geospace, the World leaders in Gravity Gradiometry, has been contracted by the United States Geological Survey to assist in a comprehensive, high-resolution airborne survey to study the rock layers in northeastern Iowa and southeastern Minnesota. The project, running through January 2013, will... - January 03, 2013 - Bell Geospace
Montclair State University Graduate Psychology Students Learn About Educating Students with Tourette Syndrome
Drs. Robert A. Zambrano and Rob Happich taught different therapeutic approaches for treating children and adolescents with TS -- a misunderstood, misdiagnosed, inherited neurological disorder that affects 1 in 100 people. - January 02, 2013 - New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome
Kim Hamlin Joins SEPI Engineering & Construction as Environmental Project Scientist
Local Engineering Firm Hires Recent NC State Graduate as Environmental Scientist - December 30, 2012 - SEPI Engineering Group
River Dell High School Senior Named 2012 New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome Youth Advocate of the Year
Emily Fleischman wrote and illustrated a children's book about Tourette Syndrome and bullying, among other accomplishments. - December 26, 2012 - New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome
Livingston Father of Two Adult TS Children Named 2012 New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome Advocate of the Year
Marc Brummer has been a boon to NJCTS' legislative efforts and outreach to members of the medical and health-care communities. - December 22, 2012 - New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome
ImmunoReagents Signs Swiss Distributorship Agreement with LabForce Ag
ImmunoReagents, a manufacturer of high quality polyclonal antibodies and reagents used by researchers, pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, has announced the appointment of LabForce as its new distributor in Switzerland. ImmunoReagents and LabForce will partner to distribute top quality... - December 20, 2012 - ImmunoReagents Inc.
NJ Center for Tourette Syndrome & Associated Disorders Issues Statement in Response to Tragedy in Connecticut
The NJ Center for Tourette Syndrome & Associated Disorders (NJCTS) is deeply saddened by the senseless acts that took place Friday at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., and has issued the following statement from Executive Director Faith W. Rice to help families and friends in our... - December 20, 2012 - New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome
Applied Spectral Imaging Launches Version 7.2 of GenASIs – A New Era in Pathology and Cytogenetic Imaging
GenASIs 7.2 – The Market’s Most Comprehensive Computer Aided Cytogenetic and Pathology Imaging and Analysis Platform - December 20, 2012 - Applied Spectral Imaging
James Macdonnell Joins SEPI Engineering & Construction as Remediation Department Manager
Local Firm Hires Engineering Professional with More Than 17 Years of Industry Experience - December 20, 2012 - SEPI Engineering Group
South Plainfield Sixth-Grader Overcomes Fear of Tourette Syndrome During School In-Service Presentation
Brandon O’Leary becomes comfortable talking about his neurological disorder with the help of New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome Peer Advocate Tommy Licato. - December 16, 2012 - New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome
Stevens Wins NSF Grant for International, Multidisciplinary Partnership to Study the Amazon River
Dr. Michael Bruno leads cross-disciplinary effort to observe and model a globally critical coastal maritime system. - December 15, 2012 - Stevens Institute of Technology
Tourette Syndrome Peer Advocate Tommy Licato Honored as “Knight In Shining Armor” by Rutgers University
Nominated by a family friend, 14-year-old South Plainfield student is rewarded for his work with the New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome & Associated Disorders. - December 15, 2012 - New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome
Bell Geospace Welcomes Angelia Goza and Brett Unmack
Bell Geospace Welcomes New Team Members - December 14, 2012 - Bell Geospace
Does You or Someone in Your Family Have Tourette Syndrome? Join the Team Contributing DNA Toward a Cure.
Yale University’s Dr. Robert King will interview individuals and families interested in participating in the genetics sharing program January 24 and 25 at Rutgers University. - December 14, 2012 - New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome
BioLife Cell Bank Reaches Important Milestone
Human tissue bank, BioLife, now has more than 1,000 individual samples of adipose (fat) and/or stem cells stored at their facility in Dallas, Texas. - December 13, 2012 - BioLife Cell Bank
New Organization Plans to Use Independent Peer Review to Put Millions of Hours Back Into Research
Announcing the launch of Rubriq, an organization addressing redundancy in the peer review system for scientific publishing. This new independent peer review system uses a standardized instrument that can be used by any journal, and will provide journal recommendations to authors based on their reviews. Rubriq is recruiting reviewers in all fields, and is now accepting manuscripts in immunology, cancer biology and microbiology during this initial beta phase. - December 12, 2012 - Rubriq
Sigma Test & Research Centre Launching Its Laboratory Equipments Division
Sigma Test & Research Centre, the leading Testing Laboratory since 2009 has decided to launch laboratory equipments trading business also. - December 06, 2012 - Sigma Test & Research Centre
Creating Sustainable Energy from Microalgae
Funded by the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Biomass Program, Dr. Adeniyi Lawal of Stevens Institute of Technology will be leading a team investigating microalgae as a biomass fuel source. The research team is developing a transformative technology that converts the renewable and abundant supply of algae into cost-competitive, high-performance biofuels. - December 06, 2012 - Stevens Institute of Technology