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FatigFix™- a New Adaptogenic Ingredient for the Relief of Fatigue and Improvement of Sleep Quality
Chrysalis Health & Beauty Business Solutions Limited have announced the launch of FatigFix™, a new clinically proven formula to help reduce symptoms of fatigue and promote improvements in sleep quality. The marketing of Fatigfix™ is a collaboration between the technology holder Phynova Group Limited and Chrysalis Health & Beauty who jointly seek distributors for Fatigfix™ globally. - November 29, 2010 - Chrysalis Health & Beauty Business Solutions Limited
DHA is for Lowering Triglycerides Naturally: Source-Omega Praises EFSA Judgment
An internal Source-Omega report suggests at 3 months, high triglyceride reductions with DHA are temporally correlated with omega-3 essentiality, or saturation levels of omega-3s in red blood cell (RBC) membranes, also called the omega-3 index. - November 27, 2010 - Source-Omega
Nancy McFarlane Supports the NC Center for Women in Public Service
Raleigh City Councilor and MedPro Rx President to Serve on 2010 Women On Board Steering Committee. - November 25, 2010 - MedPro Rx, Inc.
Achieve Clinical Research Announces Irritable Bowel Syndrome Research Studies in Birmingham, Alabama
Achieve Clinical Research, a privately owned research facility, announces the launch of several research studies to test investigational treatment options for those already diagnosed with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). - November 24, 2010 - Achieve Clinical Research
GenScript Received OLAW (Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare) Approval for Animal Welfare Assurance
GenScript received the approval of Animal Welfare Assurance for its animal facility on 9 Nov, 2010. This approval accentuates the responsibilities and procedures of GenScript regarding the care and use of laboratory animals. - November 24, 2010 - GenScript USA Inc.
NC Company Partnering with South Africa Company to Offer Medical Food Product Internationally
Source-Omega licenses Solal Technologies of Johannesburg, South Africa, to offer novel Vegetarian Omega-3 (SM) product with DHA and EPA from sustainable algae oil source. - November 23, 2010 - Source-Omega
Stevens Dr. Miasnikov Receives Marsden Fund Award
Dr. Alexei Miasnikov, Director of the Department of Mathematical Sciences at Stevens Institute of Technology, recently received the prestigious and competitive Marsden Fund Award as a Principal Investigator on the project, “From automatic groups to automatic structures and beyond,” an... - November 21, 2010 - Stevens Institute of Technology
Stevens Dr. Joseph Mitola Presents Future of Wireless at IEEE GLOBECOM 2010
Distinguished Professor Joseph Mitola, Vice President for The Research Enterprise at Stevens Institute of Technology, will travel to Miami to present and participate at IEEE GLOBECOM 2010. Dr. Mitola will focus his remarks on emphasizing the importance of security in future commercial systems for electric power, healthcare, and other critical infrastructures. - November 21, 2010 - Stevens Institute of Technology
Aerus Launches New Guardian Heater
Aerus, LLC, a manufacturer and distributor of healthy home products launched its new Guardian personal heating technology product this month. The new Guardian Heater includes an advanced PTC heating element that works with its’ innovative ceramic stone, radiant heat system to evenly... - November 20, 2010 - Vollara
Successfully Increasing Capsule Potency Using Roller Compaction
Metrics scientist presents case study during AAPS poster session - November 20, 2010 - Metrics, Inc.
curasan AG Receives Approval for Cerasorb® M ORTHO in Canada
curasan AG has received the certification for the synthetic bone regeneration material Cerasorb® M ORTHO from the Canadian authorities, Health Canada. - November 20, 2010 - curasan AG
Stevens Institute Doctoral Candidate Publishes on Graphene's Potential with NSF Support
With the help of a world-class Stevens faculty, support from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Teaching Fellows in K-12 Education (GK-12) program through the New Jersey Alliance for Engineering Education (NJAEE), and an award from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR), Milan Begliarbekov is conducting groundbreaking research of graphene. - November 19, 2010 - Stevens Institute of Technology
American Conference Institute Presents Its 24th National Advanced Forum on Advertising Law in New York City
ACI's Forum on Advertising Law (January 24-25, 2011, New York City) will provide attendees with practical strategies to enhance their companies' advertising practices while overcoming new regulatory challenges. - November 19, 2010 - American Conference Institute
Dilyx Launches New Kit for Improved Protein Solubility
Dilyx Biotechnologies, LLC announces the launch of the OptiSol Protein Solubility Screening Kit, allowing research scientists to aggregation-proof their protein samples. The resulting data saves effort and money because it informs life science researchers on how to best treat specific samples for storage or analysis. Find more information at www.dilyx.com - November 19, 2010 - Dilyx Biotechnologies
Metrics AAPS Poster Presentation Examines Filler Moisture Absorption
Long-term storage comparative analysis between two common fillers finds mannitol protects better - November 19, 2010 - Metrics, Inc.
MedPro Rx Named One of the Fastest-Growing Privately Held Companies in the Triangle for Third Consecutive Year
Specialty Pharmacy Ranked Number 16 on Triangle Business Journal’s 2010 Fast 50 List - November 19, 2010 - MedPro Rx, Inc.
Stevens Dr. Shi Presented at Energy Harvesting and Storage USA Conference
Dr. Yong Shi of Stevens Institute of Technology delivered a keynote presentation on Tuesday, November 16 regarding his research of Piezoelectric Energy Harvesters at the Energy Harvesting and Storage USA 2010 Conference in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The talk, “Mechanical Energy Scavenging... - November 18, 2010 - Stevens Institute of Technology
Metrics Scientist Finds Varnish Molecule Migrates Through Bottle
AAPS poster presentation examines how molecule migrated from label through bottle onto drug - November 18, 2010 - Metrics, Inc.
Calvert Research Awarded Federal Grants Totaling Approximately $245,000 to Support Further Development of Its Age-Related Macular Degeneration Drug Candidate
Calvert Research, LLC announced today that one of the Company’s therapeutic development programs (T1-1081) qualified to receive federal grant funding totaling approximately $245,000 under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (“The ACT”), which will be used to... - November 17, 2010 - Calvert Research
New Characteristics of Premature Aging Protein Discovered at Stevens
Dr. Joseph Glavy, Assistant Professor of Chemical Biology at Stevens Institute of Technology, and a team of student scientists uncovered a disease-related protein outside of its known range. This new look into the workings of the body creates hope for future treatments and other advances in biology and medicine. - November 17, 2010 - Stevens Institute of Technology
Metrics Launches New Video Monitoring Service "PharmaVision"
A first for a CDMO, new web-based streaming video offers clients "man in plant" oversight - November 17, 2010 - Metrics, Inc.
Bioo Scientific Releases the MiraMas™ Kit for qPCR Analysis of microRNA and Other Small RNAs
Bioo Scientific released the MiraMas™ Kit, which uses a flexible, novel approach for qPCR-based profiling of microRNAs. - November 16, 2010 - Bioo Scientific
Bee Health to Drive Nutraceutical Sales for Branded and Private Label Clients Globally
Bee Health the UK based Nutraceutical manufacturing experts have announced a significant sales drive into Europe and Asia with the appointment of new senior business executives to expand their existing export business. - November 15, 2010 - Bee Health Limited
AnaSpec Introduces Anti-MOG (1-125), Mouse Monoclonal
Being the first in the industry to provide a whole suite of reagents and assay kits for the advancement of MS research, AnaSpec is pleased to announce the release of the mouse monoclonal Anti-MOG (1-125). Anti-MOG monoclonal antibody was produced by immunizing Balb/c mice with recombinant MOG... - November 14, 2010 - AnaSpec, EGT Group
Achieve Clinical Research Announces Influenza Research Studies in Birmingham, Alabama
Achieve Clinical Research, announces the launch of several research studies to test investigational treatment options for those already diagnosed with influenza. - November 14, 2010 - Achieve Clinical Research
AnaSpec Introduces Fluorescent Endothelin GO Peptides
AnaSpec is pleased to announce the release of new HiLyte Fluor™ 488 and 5-FAM labeled Endothelin peptides (human, bovine, porcine, rat) adding on its Endothelin peptides collection. Endothelins (ET) are highly potent vasoconstrictor proteins distributed throughout all areas of the body, and... - November 13, 2010 - AnaSpec, EGT Group
At Stevens, Dr. Sutin is Detecting Divers by the Sound of Their Breath
At Stevens Institute of Technology, The Innovation UniversityTM, Dr. Alexander Sutin is developing a non-lethal weapon for protecting ports from underwater divers with malicious intentions -- an acoustic device that overwhelms them with the amplified sound of their own breath. His latest research will be presented by co-author Dr. Yegor Sinelnikov in a paper at the Acoustical Society of America's 2nd Pan-American/Iberian Meeting on Acoustics in Cancun, Mexico, held on November 15-19. - November 13, 2010 - Stevens Institute of Technology
TransEnterix Wins Life Sciences Company Award from NCTA
For developing a new system that allows surgeons to operate entirely through a patient’s belly button, TransEnterix received the “Life Sciences Company” award Wednesday from the North Carolina Technology Association (NCTA). The prestigious award was conferred Nov. 10 during the... - November 13, 2010 - TransEnterix
Three Metrics Scientists to Present at AAPS Annual Meeting
Research reflects thoughtfulness that company scientists put into solving clients’ problems. - November 13, 2010 - Metrics, Inc.
MedPro Rx, Inc. Sponsors “A Family Overnight” Event at the Virginia Living Museum
Raleigh Specialty Infusion Pharmacy Sponsored Event Hosted by the Virginia Hemophilia Foundation - November 13, 2010 - MedPro Rx, Inc.
Solid-State Chemistry Services CRO, Onyx Scientific Reports Increased Demand for Polymorph Screening, Salt Selection and Crystallization Studies
Onyx delivers “one partner” convenience with pre-agreed workflows tailored to support key analytical milestones and timescales. - November 12, 2010 - Onyx Scientific Ltd
SoapJungle.com Chooses to Add Shea Butter & Aloe Vera Soap to It's Product Portfolio
SoapJungle.com, the leading online provider of premium moisturizing soaps - has added moisture-rich Shea Butter & Aloe Vera soap to its selection of fine soaps. - November 11, 2010 - SoapJungle.com
Stevens Professor Arthur Ritter Elected to AIMBE College of Fellows
Dr. Arthur Ritter, Distinguished Service Professor and Associate Department Director for Biomedical Engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology, has recently been elected to the College of Fellows of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE). His selection by AIMBE... - November 11, 2010 - Stevens Institute of Technology
Immunologix Teams with GenScript to Produce Human Antibody Therapeutics Ready for Clinical Trials
Immunologix, Inc, a Charleston, SC biotechnology company and a leader in fully human therapeutic antibodies for a variety of diseases and GenScript, a contract research organization (CRO) based in Piscataway, NJ and the industry leader in bio-reagent services, assay development & screening,... - November 11, 2010 - GenScript USA Inc.
Source-Omega Reviews DHA Retroconversion Metabolic Dosing Using Algae Oil Omega-3s as a Fish Oil Substitute
"What all the human omega-3 red blood cell data independently points out is that DHA is always 3 to 8 fold more abundant than EPA in human blood and tissues, even after prolonged intake of high doses of omega-3s predominantly as EPA," says company scientist. - November 10, 2010 - Source-Omega
Stevens and TNO Conduct Joint Experiments in Dutch Harbor to Gather Acoustic Data for Maritime and Port Security
Initial experimental results presented by TNO at the Waterside Security 2010 Conference November 3 – 5. - November 10, 2010 - Stevens Institute of Technology
Stevens Professor Hongbin Li Receives AFRL Contract to Develop MIMO Radar
Dr. Hongbin Li, Professor of Electrical Engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology, has recently been awarded a three-year US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) contract to study distributed radar systems and improve object detection. His research will develop networked radar capabilities... - November 10, 2010 - Stevens Institute of Technology
NanoCor Therapeutics, Inc. is Awarded a Grant Under the Qualifying Therapeutic Discovery Projects Grant Program (QTDP)
NanoCor Therapeutics, Inc. (NanoCor) today announced the Company was awarded a grant under the Qualifying Therapeutic Discovery Projects Grant Program (QTDP). The grant is being provided under section 48D of the Internal Revenue Code, enacted as part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care... - November 08, 2010 - NanoCor Therapeutics Inc.
Colorado’s Bioscience Industry Awarded Over $23 Million in Funding from Federal Qualifying Therapeutic Discovery Project Grant and Tax Credit Program
According to the Colorado BioScience Association (CBSA), Colorado’s bioscience industry received more than $23 million for 102 different projects in the Qualifying Therapeutic Discovery Project (QTDP) program, per data posted online Monday by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), in conjunction with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Colorado ranks in the top ten of states applying for credits and grants under the new program. - November 06, 2010 - Colorado BioScience Association
Clinical Trials of America, Inc., Participating in Pivotal Clinical Study of Novel Treatment for Type 1 Diabetes
Defend-2 Evaluating Drug Candidate, Otelixizumab, in New-Onset Type 1 Diabetes. - November 06, 2010 - Clinical Trials of America
Clinical Trials of America Names Pamela Pannier Clinical Operations Director
Pamela Pannier has joined Clinical Trials of America, Inc., as the company’s clinical operations director. Pannier will lead business development, including sourcing, managing and implementing new business opportunities in the Eugene and surrounding areas. “Pamela Pannier brings almost... - November 06, 2010 - Clinical Trials of America
Foamix Receives US Patent for Oleaginous Foam
Oleaginous Foams – Ideal Vehicles for Lipophilic and Water-Sensitive Drugs, such as Vitamin D, Retinoids and Lipophilic Antibiotics. - November 06, 2010 - Foamix Ltd
Aciont® Awarded Two Qualifying Therapeutic Discovery Project Grants Totaling $489K
Aciont Inc. announced today that it has been awarded $488,958 to support two projects under the U.S. Government’s Qualifying Therapeutic Discovery Project (QTDP) program. Aciont submitted only the following two applications to the program of which both were funded at the maximum allocation... - November 05, 2010 - Aciont Inc.
Skyentia Technologies Receives QTDP Grant
Skyentia Technologies LLC has been awarded over $260,000 in qualified investment grants for biotechnology research and development through the Qualified Therapeutic Discovery Program. - November 05, 2010 - Skyentia Technologies
Achieve Clinical Research Announces Osteoarthritis (OA) Research Studies in Birmingham, Alabama
Achieve Clinical Research, announces the launch of several research studies to test investigational treatment options for those already diagnosed with osteoarthritis (OA). - November 05, 2010 - Achieve Clinical Research
Cypin Production Announces Launch of U.S./China BioPharma Conference
“Innovative Strategies and Partnership Models for R&D Success.” - November 05, 2010 - CYPIN PRODUCTION LLC
ID8 Systems Empowers Employee and Student Idea Sharing at Stevens Institute of Technology
With its 140-year history of entrepreneurship, Stevens Institute of Technology, The Innovation University (TM), is launching ideation campaigns to expedite and implement the ideas of students, faculty, and staff on how to improve the overall experience at the university. Posters around the Stevens... - November 05, 2010 - Stevens Institute of Technology
Patients Use More Specific Keywords While Seeking Clinical Trial Information Online, According to TrialX Research
A new research study finds that e-patients searching for health information related to clinical research studies tend to use longer and more specific keywords - November 04, 2010 - Applied Informatics
Revolutionary Vbeam® Perfecta Laser Treatment for Rosacea and Facial Veins
The Vbeam® Perfecta sets the gold standard in treatment of facial redness such as rosacea and facial veins. It is highly recommended for unsightly broken capillaries, spider hemangioms, telangectasia or skin discoloration on the face. - November 04, 2010 - Abrams Dermatology
MedPro Rx, Inc. Named to 2010 Inc. 5000 List for the Second Consecutive Year
Local Specialty Infusion Pharmacy Named One of Nation’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies for Second Time - November 04, 2010 - MedPro Rx, Inc.