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Specialty Enzymes | Beneficial Brewing Enzyme Used for Quicker Maturation
| SEBmature L | Reducing the Maturation Time to Increase Brewery Production - October 09, 2010 - Specialty Enzymes and Biotechnologies Co
Stevens Hosts International BPM Conference’s First U.S. Appearance
Stevens Institute of Technology recently played host to the 8th Annual International Conference on Business Process Management (BPM 2010), the world’s largest academic conference on Business Process Management (BPM). BPM 2010 provided a matchless opportunity for researchers and practitioners... - October 09, 2010 - Stevens Institute of Technology
Stevens Entrepreneurship Experts Collaborate with Malaysian National University UKM
Recently, faculty and executive administrators from Stevens Institute of Technology collaborated with the Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) to deliver a workshop in Malaysia on innovation and transforming academic research into startup companies. - October 09, 2010 - Stevens Institute of Technology
Senior Formulations Scientist at Metrics Earns CPIP Credential
Joseph E. “Joe” Cobb Jr., senior formulations scientist at Metrics Inc., has earned the highly respected Certified Pharmaceutical Industry Professional™ (CPIP™) credential. Awarded by the ISPE Professional Certification Commission, the CPIP credential is the only... - October 09, 2010 - Metrics, Inc.
Source-Omega, a Manufacturer of Algae Oil Nutritional Products, Has Licensed Return 2 Health as a Distributor in New Zealand
Source-Omega offers its distributors not only a high-quality health product, but international branding and expertise in exporting and supply chain solutions. - October 08, 2010 - Source-Omega
IonSense Expands Product Line with ASAP Open-Air Ionization Source
IonSense to sell Atmospheric Solids Analysis Probe (ASAP) as Entry Level Source for Open-Air Mass Spectrometry - October 08, 2010 - IonSense, Inc.
Adaptive Site Monitoring Improves Clinical Research Efficiency: DIA Invites Health Decisions to Discuss
Health Decisions CEO Dr. Michael Rosenberg will explore the implications of advanced e-monitoring models during two sessions at the DIA 4th Annual Clinical Forum. - October 08, 2010 - Health Decisions
Nanoimprint Lithography NSF Grant Awarded to Micro Device Lab at Stevens
Dr. Eui-Hyeok Yang, Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Director of the Micro Device Laboratory (MDL) at Stevens Institute of Technology, will receive NSF funding for the acquisition of a Nanoimprint Lithography System for the purpose of nanoscience research and education based on low-dimensional materials. This equipment acquisition is an important step in achieving Dr. Yang’s goal of integrating research and education in nanotechnology at the MDL. - October 07, 2010 - Stevens Institute of Technology
MedPro Rx, Inc. Listed Among Best Places to Work by Triangle Business Journal
Local Specialty Infusion Pharmacy Places in Top Three for Small Businesses Category - October 07, 2010 - MedPro Rx, Inc.
AnaSpec Introduces BAFF Protein
AnaSpec is pleased to announce the release of a recombinant human BAFF protein. Naïve B-cells, treated with 20-1000 ng/ml BAFF protein prepared by AnaSpec, has been showing increased IgG secretion compared to 2 leading commercial sources. BAFF (BlyS, TALL-1, THANK, TNFSF13B, zTNF4) belongs to... - October 07, 2010 - AnaSpec, EGT Group
Stevens Students to Compete in Cyber Security Competition
After top-ten finishes in the qualifying round, two Stevens Institute of Technology teams will compete in the finals of the Capture the Flag Application Security Challenge October 29. Hosted by the Polytechnic Institute of New York University, the competition pits ten undergraduate teams against... - October 07, 2010 - Stevens Institute of Technology
Microfluidic Devices Advance 3D Tissue Engineering at Stevens
A research team, co-headed by Dr. Woo Lee and Dr. Hongjun Wang of Stevens Institute of Technology, has published a paper describing a new method that generates three-dimensional (3D) tissue models for studying bacterial infection of orthopedic implants. The paper, appearing in the journal Tissue Engineering, demonstrates a physiologically relevant approach for studying infection prevention strategies and emulating antibiotic delivery using 3D bone tissues cultured in microfluidic devices. - October 07, 2010 - Stevens Institute of Technology
Second Office Location Adds Convenience for Circle City Tickets
Circle City Tickets, a full service ticket broker for all types of events across the country, announced this week the opening of their second office location. - October 07, 2010 - Circle City Tickets
AIR™ DNA Sample Prep Kits Now Available for Illumina-Compatible Sequencing Libraries
Bioo Scientific launched the AIR™ Genomic and AIR™ Paired-End DNA Sequencing Kits which offer flexible, cost-effective sample preparation for use with the llumina GAII and HiSeq 2000 sequencers. - October 06, 2010 - Bioo Scientific
Introducing Professional PDT from Medik8
Light Amplifier™ RX has been formulated by Medik8 scientists to boost the clinically proven results from increasingly popular light therapy. This novel and unique lightweight 20% strength serum is applied prior to light therapy procedures in-clinic and dramatically increases efficacy of all light-based hardware regardless of manufacturer; a retail version is also available for at-home use with a personal light therapy lamp. - October 06, 2010 - Pangaea Ltd.
Is Medik8® Now Chasing Men with Its Oil-Free Antioxidant Blue Aox™?
Medik8 Skin Research has developed Blue AOX™; a powerful antioxidant serum to put skin aging on hold. - October 06, 2010 - Pangaea Ltd.
New to the Medik8 Beta Range – The Anti-Acne Kit
The Medik8 “beta” range is constantly evolving, with 2010 proving to be a pivotal year in the maturing of this award-winning line for problem skin. September 2010 sees the launch of the brand new Anti-Acne Kit. Combining state of the art formulations with on the pulse market focus, Medik8 have designed two unique products to create a convenient dual treatment pack. - October 06, 2010 - Pangaea Ltd.
curasan AG: Profits Warning for 2010
curasan AG expects to make a considerable profit instead of the two million euro loss announced for the financial year 2010. - October 06, 2010 - curasan AG
RayBiotech and Gentel Partner to Offer Comprehensive Selection of Arrays on APiX Chromogenic Detection Platform
RayBiotech, Inc., a pioneer and leader in protein and antibody array technologies, and Gentel Biosciences, a leader in proteomics profiling tools, jointly announced today their partnership to develop and market RayBiotech's vast collection of easy-to-use antibody array products for use with Gentel's APiX™ chromogenic detection platform, a cost-effective alternative to laser fluoresecence scanners. - October 05, 2010 - RayBiotech, Inc
Innovative Technology for Skin Rejuvenation Therapy-Medik8 Launches Titanium Dermastamp
Medik8 Skin Research is launching a clever, new skin needling device to expand its current skin needling range. - October 05, 2010 - Pangaea Ltd.
AST Enzymes Now Offering Vida-Defense for Healthy Immune Cell Function and Support
New Product: Vida-Defense blend of powerful enzymes & herbs promotes healthy immune system function. - October 05, 2010 - AST Enzymes
AST Enzymes Announces Gluten Relief with DPP IV for Gluten and Casein Intolerance
New Product: Gluten Relief with DPP IV supports digestion for gluten free and/or casein free lifestyles. - October 05, 2010 - AST Enzymes
Want a Wonder Herb? New Health and Wellness Program ReductionAdvisorMD Says Take a Whiff of the Stinky Rose.
ReductionAdvisorMD Takes the Stance That Garlic Has Powerful Healing Qualities That Benefit Nearly Every System in the Body - October 04, 2010 - ReductionAdvisorMD
Co-Founders of PharmaJet Honored as Laureate of The Tech Museum’s Tech Awards in 2010
(Laureate) is One of 15 Innovators From Around the World Recognized for Applying Technology to Benefit Humanity - October 04, 2010 - PharmaJet, Inc.
Specialty Enzymes | SEBamyl GL | New Brewing Enzyme and Beverage Alcohol Enzyme Manufacturer
SEBamyl-GL Improves Alcohol Production by Producing More Fermentable Sugars from Liquefied Starch Sources. - October 03, 2010 - Specialty Enzymes and Biotechnologies Co
Health Decisions CEO to Address Adaptive Patient Enrollment at Achieving Operational Efficiency in Clinical Trials 2010
Dr. Michael Rosenberg will discuss how continuously adapting enrollment during studies prevents delays and setbacks. - October 03, 2010 - Health Decisions
BJS Biotechnologies Launches UF1 at Biotechnica
Ultra-rapid next-generation thermal cycler could bring PCR to point-of-care - October 03, 2010 - BJS Biotechnologies Ltd
Health Resources™ Announces the Upcoming Release of New Immune-Balancing Formula
According to updated research presented by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, more than 200,000 people are hospitalized from the flu and its complications each year. This amounts to missed work days, canceled plans and less-than-optimal health levels. What’s more, the... - October 02, 2010 - Health Resources
Dr. Newton’s Naturals: Preserving Maine One Natural Icon at a Time
Dr. Newton’s Naturals, Maine’s largest direct to consumer vitamin company, has agreed to sponsor Jewell Falls in the Fore River Sanctuary. Partnering with Portland Trails, Dr. Newton’s Naturals will help maintain and protect the only waterfall in the Portland area. Fore River... - October 02, 2010 - Dr. Newton's Naturals
From Maine to the Chilean Miners: a Beacon of Hope and Light
Dr. Newton’s Naturals - Maine’s largest direct-to-consumer vitamin company - has donated a supply of Sublingual Vitamin D-3 to each of the 33 men trapped when the San Jose mine in Chili recently collapsed. This gesture of goodwill and worldwide social responsibility is a direct... - October 02, 2010 - Dr. Newton's Naturals
MABPOM 2010 Meets at Stevens
MABPOM 2010, the 37th Annual Mid-Atlantic Bight Physical Oceanography and Meteorology Meeting, hosted by the Center for Maritime Systems at Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, NJ will be held Tuesday, October 26 through Wednesday, October 27. Only two weeks remain to register for MABPOM... - October 02, 2010 - Stevens Institute of Technology
Sharklet Technologies Wins Dorsey & Whitney Venture Showcase Award, Presented at 2010 BioWest Conference & Expo
Sharklet Technologies, Inc., has won the Dorsey & Whitney Venture Showcase Award at the 2010 BioWest Conference & Expo in Denver. The announcement is made by Holli Baumunk, President & CEO of the Colorado BioScience Association (CBSA), who says the $7,500 Venture Showcase award was provided by the Dorsey & Whitney law firm and announced at the 2010 CBSA Awards Dinner. - October 02, 2010 - Colorado BioScience Association
Dr. Wakeman of Stevens Center for Maritime Systems Published in TR News
Dr. Thomas H. Wakeman III, Deputy Director of the Center for Maritime Systems at Stevens Institute of Technology, is published in the July-August 2010 issue of TR News, the magazine of the Transportation Research Board. The article, “Maritime Freight Transportation, National Economic... - October 01, 2010 - Stevens Institute of Technology
Serial Entrepreneur Paul G. Lewis Offers Business Advice at Stevens
Serial entrepreneur Paul G. Lewis offered advice and strategies on starting and running a successful business September 16 at Stevens Institute of Technology, the Innovation University (TM). Lewis is the founder of four companies, two of which he took public and two of which were strategically acquired by Fortune 500 companies. - October 01, 2010 - Stevens Institute of Technology
Medimix Social Media Director to Speak at INSEAD Healthcare Summit, Paris, Oct. 8th
Medimix International Social Media Director Alex de Carvalho will conduct a workshop for more than 150 executives from 20 countries attending the INSEAD Healthcare Summit in Paris, Oct. 8th. The session, entitled “Social Networking and Communities in Healthcare: Promises and Pitfalls,” the social media workshop will cover the basics of launching a social media program within healthcare, discussing strategies and applications for both patients and healthcare practitioners. - September 30, 2010 - Medimix International
New White Paper Report from Medimix International
50,000 Interviews done between 2006-2010 reveal cultural differences that affect concept testings. Study compared the way healthcare professionals from 20 countries use scoring scales for the five key metrics of Medimix's PromotestTM; specifically: Clarity, Relevance to Practice, Originality, Credibility, and Intention to Prescribe. - September 30, 2010 - Medimix International
AnaSpec Introduces MESA BLUE qPCR Mixes for SYBR® Assay
AnaSpec has introduced Eurogentec’s MESA BLUE qPCR MasterMix Plus for SYBR® Assay. This MasterMix is a unique combination of our high-performance Hotstart MeteorTaq and an inert BLUE dye. The BLUE dye, which does not affect the qPCR reaction, considerably enhances the contrast between the... - September 30, 2010 - AnaSpec, EGT Group
OSO BioPharmaceuticals Appoints Susan Schniepp VP of Quality
OSO BioPharmaceuticals Manufacturing, LLC, has named Susan Schniepp as vice president of quality. In managing all operational quality-related issues, Schniepp is responsible for cGMP compliance of OsoBio’s facility. Quality-related matters concerning validation as well as regulatory affairs,... - September 30, 2010 - OSO BioPharmaceuticals Manufacturing, LLC
BiOWiSH Technologies Cuts Poultry Ammonia Emissions
BiOWiSH Technologies, makers of BiOWiSH™ - a proprietary technology that accelerates enzymatic bio-chemical reactions up to thousands of times faster than their normal rate, has successfully reduced ammonia emissions by up to 70% based on results of trials conducted on poultry farms in the... - September 29, 2010 - BiOWiSH
Dr. Valdevit Headed to Kyoto as NIRA Finalist
Stevens Institute of Technology Affiliate Assistant Professor Dr. Antonio Valdevit was selected as a finalist for the New Investigator Recognition Awards (NIRA) competition at the 7th Combined Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Societies (CORS). The meeting, to be held October 16-20, 2010 in... - September 29, 2010 - Stevens Institute of Technology
Global Introduction of ISOLUTE® QuEChERS, Pesticide Residue Analysis for Food Industry Includes Buy 1, Get 1 Free Offer
Biotage® announced its new line of Biotage/IST ISOLUTE QuEChERS (pronounced “catchers”) extraction and clean-up products for pesticide residue analysis. These dispersive SPE (dSPE) products offer Quick, Easy, Cheap, Effective, Rugged and Safe extraction of pesticides for multi-class, multi-residue pesticide analysis in vegetables and fruits. - September 29, 2010 - Biotage
Prof. Xiaoguang Meng Receives Honorary Master of Engineering from Stevens
For his significant and global contributions to clean water and environmental causes, his dedication as an outstanding educator, and his commitment to invention and the pursuit of discovery, Professor Xiaoguang Meng received an honorary Master of Engineering degree from Stevens Institute of... - September 29, 2010 - Stevens Institute of Technology
Give Children the Gift of Anxiety Coping Skills with My Worry Box
People with anxiety disorders who receive treatment are more likely to lead more productive, healthier lives, according to clinical research. With more than 9.6 million children (13 percent) in the United States afflicted with anxiety disorders, parents and caregivers would be remiss not to teach children anxiety coping skills while they are young. Parents now have an affordable self-help therapy tool called My Worry Box. - September 28, 2010 - Whitney Development Group, Inc.
Mercodia Will Market Their Oxidized LDL ELISA as an In-vitro Diagnostic for Clinical Use
The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has determined that the Mercodia Oxidized LDL ELISA can be used clinically as an IVD. Oxidized LDL has been shown to play a key role in the initiation and progression of atherosclerosis, making the Mercodia Oxidized LDL ELISA a critical biomarker in cardiovascular disease-related studies and the most widely used method commercially available today. - September 27, 2010 - Mercodia Inc.
DNA Diagnostics Centre (DDC) Opens Their 4,000th Worldwide DNA Testing Sample Collection Centre
DDC testing laboratory expands its worldwide network by adding new DNA sample collection facilities. - September 27, 2010 - DNA Diagnostics Centre
Australian Dream Arthritis Pain Relief Sales Up 92% in 2010
Australian Dream®, an arthritis pain relief product produced by Nature’s Health Connection®, Inc., reports a second quarter sales increase of 92% as compared to the same quarter sales figures from 2009. - September 26, 2010 - Nature's Health Connection, Inc.
Heart Test Laboratories MyoVista™ System Awarded European CE Mark for Heart Disease Screening
Heart Test Laboratories, Inc. today announced that the MyoVista™, its medical screening system which detects Myocardial abnormalities, has been awarded the CE Mark certification by TÜV SÜD. The CE mark (Conformité Européenne) is a mandatory European marking for certain product groups to indicate conformity with essential health and safety requirements. - September 25, 2010 - Heart Test Labs
NSF Funds Research to Enable Distributed, Fair, and Privacy-Preserving Collaboration
Dr. Susanne Wetzel of Stevens Institute of Technology has been awarded a $457K research grant from the National Science Foundation to investigate privacy and security in the context of enabling collaboration. Dr. Wetzel’s successful proposal, “Distributed Privacy—Privacy-Preserving Policy Reconciliation,” supports core security research in the Department of Computer Science. - September 25, 2010 - Stevens Institute of Technology
New Companion Diagnostics Require Pharma Strategy Changes, Scientia Advisors Say
For pharma companies with blockbusters already on the market, the new diagnostic tools of personalized medicine, also known as “theranostics,” can lead to a sales decline—a possibility that should “keep drug executives up at night” developing new strategies to maintain their profit margins. - September 25, 2010 - HarrisComGroup/Scientia Advisors
Health International Products Announces That Their energyXcentric Pills Will be Available in All 4,750 Rite Aid Locations
Health International Products, Inc. signed a deal with Rite Aid to sell their 30 count bottles in all 4,750 locations beginning December 6th, 2010 - September 24, 2010 - Health International Products, Inc.