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IO Informatics’ Knowledge Explorer 3.3 Helps Researchers Utilize and Share Data Through New Integration Capabilities
Award-winning bioinformatics software provider, IO Informatics, Inc. announces a new release of its flagship product, Knowledge Explorer version 3.3. The highly anticipated product rollout offers what the company believes to be the best in integration technology coupled with one of the most... - December 08, 2010 - IO Informatics, Inc.
Stevens Digital Triage Team Wins 1st Place in International ISPE Poster Competition
Two student teams from Stevens advanced to the International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering (ISPE) Student Poster Competition at the 2010 ISPE Annual Meeting. After contending with teams from the world's top science and engineering schools, one Stevens team, represented by Biomedical Engineering student Rosemary Garofalo, walked away with first prize. - December 08, 2010 - Stevens Institute of Technology
Interest in Sclerostin as a Regulator of Bone Formation Remains High
Sclerostin, a protein produced primarily in osteocytes, inhibits osteoblast activity via antagonism of the wnt signaling pathway and, as such, has garnered a great deal of attention as a potential therapeutic target for increasing bone formation. The annual publication rate for peer-reviewed... - December 07, 2010 - ALPCO
RayBiotech Renews Biomarker Discovery Grants for 2011
RayBiotech, Inc., announced today it will renew its Biomarker Discovery Pilot Grant program for 2011. RayBiotech will accept applications for pilot grants beginning in early 2011. Winning applicants will be eligible for restricted grants of $5,000 to $20,000 worth of RayBiotech products and/or services. This is the second year RayBiotech has sponsored these grants to demonstrate the application of antibody-based products to biomarker discovery. - December 04, 2010 - RayBiotech, Inc
St Johns Wort Licensed Herbal Medicine Approval
Chrysalis Health & Beauty Limited have announced the availability of a licensed St John’s Wort tablet for private labeling in the UK and overseas. A traditional herbal medicinal product used to relieve the symptoms of slightly low mood and mild anxiety based on traditional use only. - December 03, 2010 - Chrysalis Health & Beauty Business Solutions Limited
Aerus Relaunches Once Upon a Family with a Holiday Special
Aerus Holdings L.L.C. of Dallas, TX today announced that its subsidiary, TX-OUAF Investments, LLC, will relaunch home and family-products business, Once Upon a Family. The relaunch of the web portal - www.onceuponafamily.com comes with an amazing one-month 40% off everything special. Aerus... - December 03, 2010 - Vollara
MedPro Rx, Inc Awards Scholarship to Garner Student
Specialty Pharmacy Awards Garner Student an Academic Scholarship - December 03, 2010 - MedPro Rx, Inc.
Vollara Announces December Promotional Specials
Vollara, LLC, a global leader in direct sales of natural health products and one of the world’s most inspired home business opportunities today launched an unprecedented group of promotional specials for the month of December 2010. For the previous few months the company has had a buy two,... - December 03, 2010 - Vollara
Spotaway™- a Licensed Cream for the Treatment of Acne, Spots & Pimples
Chrysalis Health & Beauty Limited have announced the availability of Spotaway™ a licensed OTC medicine for the treatment of Acne, Spots and Pimples for private labeling in the UK and overseas. - December 02, 2010 - Chrysalis Health & Beauty Business Solutions Limited
Clinical Trials of America Opens New Site in Seattle and Names Kathy Hendricks as Manager
Clinical Trials of America Inc. has announced the opening of a new Seattle site and named Kathy Hendricks as site manager. Hendricks leads operational and business development and oversees patient recruitment and relations. “The opening of the Seattle site is the next phase of expansion for... - December 02, 2010 - Clinical Trials of America
Leeds Scientific to Unveil New Distributor Opportunities for Sculptisse
Leeds Scientific has patented their most popular product Sculptisse, and is now offering exclusive distributorships worldwide. - December 02, 2010 - Leeds Scientific
Organic Gluten-Free Snack Wins 2010 “GreatGearTM” Awards
For a third year in a row, Jungle Grub Snack bars have won awards for great taste and nutrition from ShapeYou.com’s Gear Awards. This year all three flavors, Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough, Peanut Butter Groove and Berry Bamboozle won the honor of a “Great Gear” Award. “This... - December 01, 2010 - Organic Nutrition, Inc.
Leeds Scientific Wins Approval in France
Savvy French consumers and distributors alike have praised Sculptisse for having powerful results that safely and effectively eliminates wrinkles faster than most wrinkle creams on the market. - December 01, 2010 - Leeds Scientific
Echinacea for Colds & Flu- Herbal Medicine License Approval
Chrysalis Health & Beauty Limited have announced the availability of a licensed Echinacea tablet for private labeling in the UK and overseas. A traditional herbal medicinal product used to treat the symptoms of the common cold, influenza and minor upper respiratory tract infections based on traditional use only. - December 01, 2010 - Chrysalis Health & Beauty Business Solutions Limited
Stevens Professor Chandramouli Delivering Cognitive Radio Keynote in India
Dr. Rajarathnam Chandramouli of Stevens Institute of Technology, will deliver a keynote lecture at the International Workshop on Cognitive Radio (IWCR). A companion element of the IEEE International Conference on Internet Multimedia Systems Architecture and Application (IMSAA), IWCR 2010 will be... - December 01, 2010 - Stevens Institute of Technology
Stevens Dr. Mitola to Address Future of Radio Standards at Wireless Innovation Conference
Vice President for The Research Enterprise at Stevens Institute of Technology and Distinguished Professor Joseph Mitola is participating in a cognitive radio panel at SDR ’10: The Wireless Innovation Conference this Wednesday, December 1 in Washington, D.C. Dr. Mitola and other leaders in... - December 01, 2010 - Stevens Institute of Technology
Medlabusa.com, STD Test & STD Testing with No Doctor’s Prescription
www.medlabusa.com, an online medical testing site, announced today that it has completed work and launched a new website, aimed at lowering rapidly escalating medical testing costs, with no doctor’s prescription. Doctor owned/operated www.medlabusa.com, is a new concept that allows anyone to... - November 30, 2010 - Medlabusa.com
Relivergen™- a New Natural Formula to Support and Protect Liver Health
Relivergen™ a new clinically proven liver health formula has been announced by Chrysalis Health & Beauty Limited. The marketing of Relivergen™ is a collaboration between the technology holder Phynova Group Limited and Chrysalis Health & Beauty UK Limited who are seeking distributors for Relivergen™ globally. - November 30, 2010 - Chrysalis Health & Beauty Business Solutions Limited
Wholesale Vitamin and Food Supplement Supply Expansion
Chrysalis Health & Beauty Limited have announced an expansion to their wholesale vitamin and food supplement business for UK and export markets for 2011. Previously a provider of “bulk only” products, Chrysalis will now offer full service packing for private label supply of a full range of vitamin and food supplements in tablet, capsule, powder and liquid formats. - November 30, 2010 - Chrysalis Health & Beauty Business Solutions Limited
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
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.
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
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
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 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
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