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IAOP’s 15th Edition of Outsourcing World Summit Addresses “Outsourcing Beyond the Horizon”
Best-Selling Author Peter Sheahan of ChangeLabs to Keynote Conference - October 16, 2011 - IAOP
Bright Meetings & Events Partners with Project Happiness for "Runway to Happiness" Fundraiser in San Francisco
The Bright Meetings & Events team has partnered with Project Happiness to present “Runway to Happiness,” a charity fundraiser for the Project Happiness nonprofit organization to be held on Saturday, October 15. “We are thrilled to be a part of this spectacular evening and... - October 15, 2011 - Bright Meetings & Events
Novus Focuses on Supplying Quality Antibodies for Model Organism Research
Novus is a leading supplier of research antibodies that have been validated for use in model organisms, and they have recently expanded their selection of top quality reagents for Drosophila melanogaster, Caenorhabditis elegans, and Xenopus laevis. These three model organisms are commonly used in... - October 15, 2011 - Novus Biologicals
Beating Recession Blues and Fighting TB Infection: Sino-UK Companies' TB Vaccine Partnership Deal
UK Cambridge based vaccine company ImmBio joined-up with Sinopharm Vaccine Institute to co-develop its T-BioVax Vaccine against TB Infection. ImmunoBiology Ltd, a vaccine R&D company based Babraham Research Campus near Cambridge UK recently signed initial cooperation agreement with LIBP a subsidiary company under Sinopharm’s biological products division – CNBG (China National Biotech Group) with close coordination by Cambridge based biopharma consultancy company – Link China Pharma Solutions. - October 15, 2011 - Link China Pharma Solutions
Stevens Mass Spectrometry Reveals Evolution of Insect Biochemistry
Dr. Attygalle provides new insight into how certain parasites locate host ants. - October 15, 2011 - Stevens Institute of Technology
MMS Announces Strategic Alliance with TransPerfect
MMS Holdings Inc. announces a strategic alliance with TransPerfect, the world's largest privately held provider of language services and technology, to offer translation and interpretation services to their clients across global clinical programs. These services are complimentary to those offered... - October 15, 2011 - MMS Holdings Inc.
MedPro Rx, Inc. President Nancy McFarlane Elected Mayor of Raleigh
Specialty Pharmacy President to Take Office as Mayor of N.C. City in December 2011 - October 15, 2011 - MedPro Rx, Inc.
Novus Announces Two Contest Winners
Novus Biologicals announced today the winners of two customer contests. First, the third quarter Novus Travel Grant winner is Dr. Toryn Poolman of the University of Manchester's School of Medicine, selected for his excellent review of our Glucocorticoid Receptor Antibody (NB300-610). Dr. Poolman... - October 14, 2011 - Novus Biologicals
New Mitutoyo CRYSTA-Apex®S CMM Offers Enhanced Performance, Improved Economics
Coordinate Measuring Machine brings new levels of performance and economy to the 1.7 µm class of CNC CMMs. - October 13, 2011 - Mitutoyo America Corporation
Polymedco Attends HIDA 2011- Health Industry Distributors Association Conference and Expo
Polymedco is pleased to announce that they will attend the HIDA MedSurg Conference and Expo, October 19th-21st, 2011 at the Charlotte Convention Center in Charlotte, NC located at Booth 1034. - October 13, 2011 - Polymedco Inc.
Vitashine Vegan Vitamin D3 to Go High Strength
Vitashine, the plant derived Vegan Vitamin D3 spray has announced it is to add a higher dose 5000iu soft veg capsule under the Vitashine brand from December 2011. - October 13, 2011 - ESB Developments Limited
How Does U.S. Pharma Target China Accurately for Expansion? Cypin Production’s Pharma Market Forecasting for China Workshop Offers Advice Like This.
“With a GDP of more than $8 trillion, China is poised to become the world’s third-largest pharmaceutical market by 2013. To successfully meet potential demand and supply for products, accurate forecasting is essential for companies who want to break into China,” says Judy Tsui. - October 12, 2011 - CYPIN PRODUCTION LLC
New EpiPlus - Histone Modification Antibodies Announced Today
Novus Biologicals announced today the release of a new group of Epi-PlusTM antibodies for histone modification testing. Over the past several months, Novus has collaborated with 21st Century Biochemicals, a leading manufacturer of custom antibodies and peptides, to generate the most well validated... - October 12, 2011 - Novus Biologicals
Nancy McFarlane Wins 2011 Movers & Shakers Award
MedPro Rx, Inc President Honored by Business Leader Magazine - October 12, 2011 - MedPro Rx, Inc.
Ameridose Presents Second and Third Quarter Sustainability Results
Ameridose, LLC, nationwide provider of sterile admixing services to hospital pharmacies, is proud to announce strong sustainability results for the second and third quarters of 2011. Recycled materials generated from Ameridose facilities were close to half a million pounds for each quarter, with a... - October 11, 2011 - Ameridose, LLC
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
The MicroStar Lab LTD Expands Testing Capabilities
The MicroStar Lab LTD, a leading Microbiological Industrial Testing Laboratory, is pleased to announce that they have added to their testing capabilities with three additional test Chambers and an additional walk in Incubator. - October 09, 2011 - The MicroStar Lab Limited
The MicroStar Lab LTD Achieves ISO/IEC 17025:2005 Accreditation Renewal by A2LA for Microbiological Testing
The MicroStar Lab LTD, a leading Microbiological Industrial Testing Laboratory, is pleased to announce that they have earned their ISO/ 17025:2005 Renewal Accreditation by the American Association for Laboratory Accreditation. The American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA) is a... - October 09, 2011 - The MicroStar Lab Limited
Embedded Nanotechnology Devices for Monitoring National Infrastructure
Stevens engineers have demonstrated PZT nanofiber devices for use as embedded sensors. - October 08, 2011 - Stevens Institute of Technology
Optimizing Offshore Wind Energy Funded by DoE
Stevens Institute of Technology receives a Department of Energy grant to make wind a more viable solution for America's energy needs. - October 07, 2011 - Stevens Institute of Technology
Mayor Pro Tem Nancy McFarlane to be Inducted Into YWCA Academy of Women
MedPro Rx President Honored for Business Achievement, Commitment to Empowering Women and Eliminating Racism. - October 07, 2011 - MedPro Rx, Inc.
Miami Surgery Practice Offers Discreet New STARR Weight-Loss Treatment
Bariatric surgeon Dr. Enrique Whittwell praises privacy and comfort of new procedure. - October 07, 2011 - TransEnterix
FyMed Reinforces Its Drug Development Pipeline with Novel Strategies in Personalized Medicine
FyMed, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company utilizing proprietary methodologies in evidence-based medicine for drug discoveries, recently announced plans for the strategic and operational reinforcements of their drug development pipeline through innovative approaches in personalized medicine. - October 06, 2011 - FyMed Inc
New Gold Renewal Program from Pipette.com Restores Value to Previously Unusable Instruments in Life Science Labs
Pipette.com is excited to announce the release of a new pipette service and calibration program. The Gold Renewal Program is a new and exclusive program to Pipette.com. This program is designed to restore damaged and broken pipettes that are unable to be used because of their current condition. The... - October 06, 2011 - Accutek Laboratories
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.
Two New Lamin A + C Antibodies Announced by Novus Biologicals
Novus Biologicals announced today two new Lamin A+C antibodies for use in epigenetic research and for certain cancer research. Lamins and lamin-associated proteins help shape the nucleus and provide a scaffold-type support system for chromosomes and replicating DNA to interact with epigenetic... - October 06, 2011 - Novus Biologicals
SHL Receives Good Design Award for Molly Auto Injector
SHL Molly auto injector receives Good Design Award for its innovative design and related business model. - October 05, 2011 - SHL Group (Scandinavian Health Group Ltd)
Novus Biologicals Announces New LAMP2 Antibody Made Using SDIX Genomic Antibody Technology™
Novus Biologicals announced today a new LAMP2 antibody (catalog number NBP1-71692) for use as a cell marker in autophagy signaling and cancer research. This LAMP2 antibody was developed using SDIX Genomic Antibody TechnologyTM. LAMP2 is a member of a family of membrane glycoproteins. Specifically,... - October 05, 2011 - Novus Biologicals
Medical Laboratory Services, Medical Group, Inc. Awarded CAP Accreditation
The accreditation Committee of the college of American Pathologist (CAP) awarded accreditation to Medical Laboratory Services Medical Group, Murrieta, California, based on the results of a recent on-site inspection. - October 04, 2011 - Medical Laboratory Services
SkyHook Nutrition Picks Fight
New supplement developer sets its sites on the world of MMA with innovative new "Force Thermogenic." - October 03, 2011 - SkyHook Nutrition, LLC
Bioo Scientific is Launching the NEXTflex-96™ DNA Barcodes to Significantly Increase NGS Throughput
Today Bioo Scientific announced the launch of the NEXTflex-96™ DNA Barcodes, which significantly increases next generation sequencing throughput by using barcoded indices to run multiple samples in parallel. The ability to increase the scale of next generation sequencing (NGS) is a critical... - October 01, 2011 - Bioo Scientific
IAOP Introduces New Advanced Outsourcing Certification in Outsourcing Governance
Certification is the newest in a group of expanded certification programs launched by IAOP under the Outsourcing Professional Certification Framework™ (OPCF) with a full range of certifications for individuals at every career level. - October 01, 2011 - IAOP
New Group of EpiPlus Histone Modification Antibodies Released
Novus Biologicals announced today the release of a new group of Epi-PlusTM antibodies for histone modification testing. Over the past several months, Novus has collaborated with 21st Century Biochemicals, a leading manufacturer of custom antibodies and peptides, to generate the most well validated... - September 30, 2011 - Novus Biologicals
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
DNP Shanghai Office Hires Chemist to Start Its In-House Laboratory
DNP International, has named Page Li as its new Chemical Analysis Engineer in its Shanghai office, China. - September 30, 2011 - DNP International Co., Inc.
NanoSort, Inc. Awarded Nearly $500k from the NCI to Advance the Detection and Capturing of Circulating Tumor Cells Using Two Distinct Novel Approaches
The National Cancer Institute (NCI), has awarded biomedical device start-up NanoSort, Inc. a 2 year, $297,000 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant and a 9-month, $198,000 contract. NanoSort will develop devices to detect circulating tumor cells (CTCs)—an emerging target in cancer... - September 30, 2011 - NanoSort
AnaSpec Offers Industry’s First Anti-MOG ELISA Assay Kits
AnaSpec is pleased to be the first in the industry to provide a whole suite of reagents and assay kits for the advancement of MS research. This includes MOG proteins, peptides, antibodies and assay kits. Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein (MOG), a protein with a molecular weight of 26- to 28-kDa,... - September 29, 2011 - AnaSpec, EGT Group
TTC Survey Reports on Latin American Physicians’ Attitudes Toward Clinical Trials
Medical Innovation is ranked a Top Motivator for Participating in Clinical Trials by Investigators from Latin America and the US - September 29, 2011 - TTC LLC
New Argentine Distributor Announced by Novus Biologicals
Novus Biologicals announced today a new distributor partnership in Argentina with Migliore Laclaustra, S.R.L. Argentina is a biotechnology leader in Latin America, with more than 80 multinational corporations and local companies currently operating nationally. The combination of a highly qualified... - September 29, 2011 - Novus Biologicals
AnaSpec Introduces MOG (35-55), Mouse, Rat Peptide
AnaSpec is pleased to support advances in MS research by providing MOG (35 - 55), mouse, rat, a key peptide that induces severe chronic experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis in transgenic mice. - September 29, 2011 - AnaSpec, EGT Group
Stevens Institute of Technology Wins NSF Nanotechnology Undergraduate Education Grant
NUE-NEXUS program to give undergraduates early-curriculum classroom instruction and research opportunities in nanotechnology field. - September 29, 2011 - Stevens Institute of Technology
Secure Patient Portal Technology Proves Successful for Award-Winning Virginia Women’s Center
Richmond, Virginia’s independent women’s health practice and 2009 recipient of the Davies Award, Virginia Women’s Center, continues to prove its commitment to technology through an online portal that allows for better patient care, faster test reporting and improved patient experience. - September 29, 2011 - Virginia Women's Center
Bioo Scientific and Jungwoo F&B to Collaborate to Improve Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
Bioo Scientific has been invited to be a guest of The University of Texas at Austin for the UT Gyeonggi Innovation Program which is being sponsored by Governor Kim Moon-Soo, of the Gyeonggi Province, Korea. The UT Gyeonggi Innovation Program is a 3-year program to promote entrepreneurship, identify... - September 28, 2011 - Bioo Scientific
Export Sales Growth for Vitashine Vegan Vitamin D3
Additional production capacity for Vitashine Vitamin D3 will mean an increase in export sales for the world's only plant derived Vitamin D3 food supplement. - September 25, 2011 - ESB Developments Limited
NovaTeinBio Introduces New Line of ELISA Kits to Product Catalogue
Biological reagents provider NovaTeinBio has recently announced that they have expanded their product catalogue to include a wider range of ELISA kits for laboratory testing applications. The company’s product catalogue now features the Human Dopamine DA ELISA kits, which can be utilized by... - September 25, 2011 - Novatein Biosciences
MedPro Rx, Inc. Awards 49 Scholarships to Students Nationwide
Specialty Pharmacy Has Donated Nearly $300,000 Through “Education Is Power” Program - September 24, 2011 - MedPro Rx, Inc.
America’s Pascarella Earns Superstock 600 European Championship Wild Card Ride
Globetrotting Joey Pascarella has accepted a wild card opportunity in the upcoming Superstock 600 European Championship round scheduled for September 24th in Imola, Italy. San Francisco based consulting firm, Jon Block Group and Italian race team, Ciatti Racing will provide principal sponsorship... - September 23, 2011 - Jon Block Group
Kroger Launches Flu Shot Campaign with PharmaJet Needle-free Injection Devices
Kroger will offer the PharmaJet needle-free injection option at over 800 Kroger and The Little Clinics locations nationwide. - September 23, 2011 - PharmaJet, Inc.
ByoPlanet International LLC, a Leader in the Elimination of Health-Threatening Pathogens, Has Affiliated Itself with Safe & Secure TV Channel LLC
With death tolls, human illness, and medical costs soaring sky high, we might have just pinpointed the next global terrorists - microbial pathogens. Nowhere is safe, as outbreaks wreak havoc in our schools, hospitals, airports, hotels, public transportation, health clubs, and restaurants. If only there was some new, cutting edge technology to eliminate the dangerous bacteria and viruses - Enter ByoPlanet, the global sanitizing super hero for the 21st century. - September 22, 2011 - ByoPlanet International, LLC
Launch of Biotechnology Portal cellexis.com – Marketing of Innovative Cell Culture Technology
atech system solutions Ltd. (“atech”) has launched the online service www.cellexis.com for marketing and distribution of innovative products and services in the field of cell culture technology. The online service www.cellexis.com is the portal for distribution of bioreactor systems that are marketed under the name “cellexis one” and services like the delivery of manufacturing processes for cell culture products according to international standards. - September 22, 2011 - atech system solutions Ltd.