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Memory Loss Study on Prevagen Supports 2010 Older Americans Month Theme
Memory loss (http://prevagen.com/MemoryLoss.html) study on brain health supplement, Prevagen, supports 2010 Older Americans Month theme, “Age Strong! Live Long!” Study results show Prevagen reduced forgetfulness, helps word recall and improves memory. - May 14, 2010 - Prevagen
O’Hara Technologies Inc. Launches New Product Line of Pharmaceutical Continuous/Batch Tablet Coating Equipment Fastcoat Continuous
O'Hara Technologies Inc. is recognized on the global market as a leading manufacturer of solid dosage processing equipment, with new innovative products coming to the market every year. - May 13, 2010 - O’Hara Technologies
Life Force Herbal Body Wrap Offered at 30% Off Through Friday at LiquidWholeFood.com
The popular do-it-yourself inch-loss and detoxification home seaweed Herbal Body Wrap is offered at significant savings through Friday. - May 12, 2010 - LiquidWholeFood.com
Stevens Team Takes 1st in RIT IEEE '10 Design Contest
Electrical & Computer Engineering students at Stevens Institute of Technology made headlines last week as they took home first place, and an $8,000 prize, at the Rochester Institute of Technology’s (RIT) IEEE Student Design Contest 10 for presenting the hardware aspects of their Digital... - May 12, 2010 - Stevens Institute of Technology
Air Mattresses by Natural Form Are Now Motor-Free
Natural Form’s Air Mattresses Are Now Completely Motor-Free, Pump-Free, and Quiet; Zero Noise Yields Better Sleep - May 12, 2010 - Natural Form
AnaSpec Introduces ClearPoint™ β-Amyloid Custom Peptides
AnaSpec, the world’s largest provider of β-amyloid peptide and Alzheimer’s research reagents , has introduced its ClearPoint™ β-Amyloid custom peptide synthesis service. ClearPoint™ peptides are AnaSpec’s trademark collection of heavy or stable isotope... - May 12, 2010 - AnaSpec, EGT Group
Nutricap Labs Executive Vice President Named Finalist for 2010 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award
Leader of New York-based vitamin and supplement manufacturing company honored by one of the world’s leading professional services organizations for his vision, courage, and achievements over the past year. Jason Provenzano, Executive Vice President of Nutricap Labs, a New York-based vitamin... - May 10, 2010 - Nutricap Labs
Wockhardt Foundation and Sattad Welfare Association Join Hands for a Noble Cause
A mega medical camp was organized by Wockhardt Foundation in collaboration with Sattad Welfare organization at Badarbaug, Masjid Bunder on 2nd May 2010. A dedicated team which included Dr. Shailesh Nangare along with Dr. Sumit Patwari did a thorough medical examination of the poor, weak and needy... - May 09, 2010 - Wockhardt Foundation
Gina Broccolo of Integrity Health Group - Helping Women Nation Wide Achieve Their Weight Loss Goals
Gina Broccolo is the founder of Integrity Health Group and the brains behind the all-natural nutritional supplement for women called Flush the Fat with Internal Flush. - May 08, 2010 - Integrity Health Group
Independent Hair Fibres Comparison Rates Nanogen’s Nanofibres as the Best Hair Camouflage
Independent test shows Nanogen’s Nanofibres may be up to 400% more charged than competitor products, providing far superior camouflage for thinning hair. - May 08, 2010 - Nanogen
curasan AG: 2009 Fiscal Year Above Expectations
curasan AG, listed in the General Standard of the German Stock Exchange (ISIN: DE 000 549 453 8), was able to achieve an annual surplus of 0.2 million Euro in the fiscal year 2009. The performance per share amounted to 0.03 Euro. “We had originally expected a slight negative performance for... - May 08, 2010 - curasan AG
Any Lab Test Now Offering Tests Geared to Women in Honor of National Women's Health Week
May 9th, Mother's Day, is the first day of National Women's Health Week and is a great time to remind to women in their life to schedule check ups and lab tests to maintain good health. - May 07, 2010 - Any Lab Test Now Arizona
RayBiotech Announces Biomarker Grant Awardees
RayBiotech, Inc., the Protein Array Pioneer Company, has announced the winners of its Biomarker Discovery Pilot Grant program. In total, 18 award recipients were chosen for grants of up to $20,000 each, redeemable for RayBiotech products and services. "By offering these grants," states Dr. - May 06, 2010 - RayBiotech, Inc
AnaSpec Introduces Novel Solid Support AMC Resin
AnaSpec has announced the development of a novel solid support AMC resin for facile solid-phase synthesis of peptide-AMCs. - May 06, 2010 - AnaSpec, EGT Group
MedPro Rx, Inc. Named Sponsor for Hemophilia of North Carolina Annual Meeting
Nancy McFarlane, president of MedPro Rx, Inc. (www.medprorx.com), a provider of specialty pharmacy services to clients with chronic illnesses who need clotting factor, IVIg and other medication, has announced that the pharmacy is a sponsor for Hemophilia of North Carolina’s annual meeting, to... - May 06, 2010 - MedPro Rx, Inc.
Bioo Scientific Launches ELISA to Detect Trifluralin in Food
Bioo Scientific launched the MaxSignal® Trifluralin ELISA kit to analyze meat and fish samples for trifluralin contamination. - May 06, 2010 - Bioo Scientific
SkinDNA™ Scientists Uncover the Secrets to Great Skin, Within Your DNA
Today heralds a new era in personalized skin care with the launch of the SkinDNA™ Test – the world’s first comprehensive genetic skin profile test. According to Advanced Dermatology’s Dr Sarah Freilich, "SkinDNA is one of the most exciting, eyebrow-raising developments... - May 05, 2010 - SkinDNA
Colorado BioScience Association Showcases Colorado's Bioscience Industry at BIO 2010 Conference in Chicago, May 3-6
Colorado’s life sciences community will be heavily represented at the Biotechnology Industry Organization’s (BIO) International Convention, May 3-6 in Chicago. The Colorado BioScience Association (CBSA) will play a lead role in showcasing companies and partners helping to grow the bioscience industry in the state at The Colorado Pavilion, located in booth #1426 of the Exhibit Hall area. - May 05, 2010 - Colorado BioScience Association
Strand Develops Genomic Reviewer Desktop Solution for the FDA
Strand Life Sciences (Strand), a pioneer in scientific intelligence, today announced that it has entered into an agreement with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to deliver the Genomics Reviewer Desktop (GRD), a solution to enable FDA reviewers to manage and analyze pharmacogenomic data... - May 05, 2010 - Strand Life Sciences Pvt. Ltd.
A New Men's Hair Styling Gel Leaves Bad Hair Days in Bed
MenScience introduces Hair Styling Gel for an all-day hold with a clean finish. - May 05, 2010 - MenScience Androceuticals
Carmel Pharma/PhaSeal® Exhibiting at Booth #1923 at ONS Congress
Booth Attractions Include Product Demonstrations, “Passport to Care” and More. - May 05, 2010 - Carmel Pharma
Former Ms. India Universe Gul Panag Joins the Advisory Board of the Prestigious Wockhardt Foundation
Gul Panag who has set a perfect example for beauty with a purpose, has joined as a member of the advisory board of the Wockhardt Foundation. - May 05, 2010 - Wockhardt Foundation
Mass Deworming & Eye Screening Camp Held for Children: a Wockhardt Foundation Initiative
A medical camp was conducted by the Mobile Medical Unit of Wockhardt Foundation in Pratiksha Nagar BMC School at Jogeshwari on Thursday 29th April 2010. - May 02, 2010 - Wockhardt Foundation
New SensoLyte® SIRT1 Assay Kit Offers Industry’s Longest Wavelength
AnaSpec has introduced SIRT1 assay kits in the green range (Ex/Em=490/520 nm). - May 02, 2010 - AnaSpec, EGT Group
Huzaifa Khorakiwala Launches the Youth Social Responsibility Movement in Mumbai
Zealous Launch of Youth Social Responsibility Movement at D. Y. Patil College in Mumbai creating Social Awakening among the youth of today. - May 01, 2010 - Wockhardt Foundation
Foamix Receives a New U.S. Patent for Its Emollient and Aqueous Foam Technology
The Patent Covers Foams with Urea, Lactic Acid, Salicylic Acid and Penetration Enhancers - May 01, 2010 - Foamix Ltd
Head and Neck Cancer Patients, Who do Not Respond to Other Treatment, highly Benefit from Photodynamic Therapy with Medicament Foscan® of biolitec AG
Patients with head and neck cancer, who are otherwise unresponsive to further treatment, can derive great benefit from treatment with photodynamic therapy (PDT) and Foscan®. This has been confirmed by researchers in a European author team led by the Nederlands Kanker Instituut - Antoni van... - May 01, 2010 - biolitec AG
Three Area Orthopedic Surgeons Now on Staff at St. Peter’s University Hospital in Freehold, NJ
Drs. Michael J. Greller, Manuel T. Banzon, and Grigory Goldberg, orthopedic surgeons at Advanced Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institutes (AOSMI), Freehold and Monroe townships, have been granted medical privileges at St. Peter’s University Hospital, East Brunswick, New Jersey, giving them the opportunity to offer patients there a comprehensive range of orthopedic services, including surgery. - April 30, 2010 - Advanced Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute, PC
TestCountry.com Sees Record Increase in Pre-Employment Drug Testing Requests
The debate continues if we are actually seeing an end to the recession and when the staggering unemployment rates will turn around. The experts can’t seem to agree. And while it may not be a scientific indicator, sales at TestCounty.com, an online company that provides workplace testing and... - April 30, 2010 - TestCountry.com
National Brain Tumor Society’s 16th Annual Bay Area Brain Tumor Walk Raising Essential Funds for Brain Tumor Research
National Brain Tumor Society will host a fundraising walk and community day in San Francisco on Saturday, May 1, 2010. Over 2,500 will gather for a 5K walk through scenic Golden Gate Park to raise awareness and essential funds. - April 30, 2010 - National Brain Tumor Society
GenScript Launches Guaranteed Gene-to-Protein Service Package Following the Technology Breakthrough from OptimumGene™ Gene Optimization
Benefiting from its patent-pending OptimumGene™ gene optimization technology breakthrough which can achieve a 10-fold or greater increase in protein expression, GenScript now offers a first-to-market guaranteed Gene-to-Protein custom service package. - April 28, 2010 - GenScript USA Inc.
Archived Safe Handling Awareness Day CE Webinar Supported by Carmel Pharma Now Available
More than 1300 Participants Viewed Live Webinar Presentation on April 20. - April 26, 2010 - Carmel Pharma
Violi Wong Joins Mrs. Asia USA 2010 as Mrs. China
Ms. Violi Wong, current Global Marketing Advisor of $100 million dollar company FKC International, Inc and the top earner in FKC’s American market competes for the title of Mrs. Asia USA as the official Mrs. China candidate in the annual cultural pageant to be held at the La Mirada Theater... - April 26, 2010 - FKC International, Inc
Bioo Scientific Launches ELISAs for High-Throughput ApoB Quantitation
Bioo Scientific launched the MaxDiscovery™ Apolipoprotein B (ApoB) ELISA Kit, a two-step ELISA that analyzes the quantity of ApoB in tissues, serum, plasma or cultured cells. - April 26, 2010 - Bioo Scientific
Colorado BioScience Association Hosts Second Annual Career and Resource Fair, April 28, at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds
The Colorado BioScience Association (CBSA) hosts its second annual Career and Resource Fair on Wednesday, April 28, from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds. The event will bring students and job seekers - looking to learn more about careers in Colorado's bioscience industry - together with some of the state’s most dynamic life sciences companies and education organizations. - April 25, 2010 - Colorado BioScience Association
Health Decisions CEO to Explore the Role of Operations in Adaptive Research at Adaptive Designs for Clinical Drug Development, April 29
Michael Rosenberg, founder of adaptive-focused CRO, will discuss how flexible clinical operations support the new FDA Draft Guidance on adaptive design - April 25, 2010 - Health Decisions
Flomax Relief Offered Without a Prescription at Chemist Direct
Formerly available only with a prescription from reputed doctor, Flomax Relief MR is the most extensively preferred treatment for BPH in the UK, which is frequent in men falling under the age group of 45-75 years. Benign prostatic hyperplasia is a non-malignant overgrowth of cells in the prostate... - April 25, 2010 - Chemist Direct
AnaSpec Introduces New MMP Recombinant Proteins
AnaSpec has announced the release of three new MMP recombinant proteins, MMP-1, MMP-9 and MMP-12. These proteins, derived from the catalytic domain of the proteins, are supplied as activated proteins (activation by APMA is not necessary). They can be used as positive controls for the SensoLyte®... - April 25, 2010 - AnaSpec, EGT Group
The Center for Legal and Medical Genetics Launches New Paternity Testing Website: www.centredegenetique.ca
The Center for Legal and Medical Genetics, Inc. ("The Center") has announced today the launch of a new website (www.centredegenetique.ca) for paternity testing and DNA identification testing. - April 25, 2010 - The Center for Legal and Medical Genetics, Inc - Le Centre de génétique médico-légales, Inc.
Noesys Data Selected to Present Its Corporate Capabilities at TMTI Partnership Symposium
Noesys Data has been selected by The Transformational Medical Technologies Initiative (TMTI) Program Office to present a capability brief to TMTI Performers at the upcoming TMTI Partnership Symposium May 3-4 2010. - April 24, 2010 - Noesys Data
Research & Entrepreneurship Day 2010: Engineering Innovation
R&E Day is a showcase of Stevens advanced technologies, including its array of startup companies and student based research programs. It is also a celebration of the Institutes’ focus on entrepreneurship and success in engineering solutions for the betterment of mankind. R&E Day is intended to foster relationships with industry, investors, and researchers who can cooperate in commercializing these exciting new technologies. - April 23, 2010 - Stevens Institute of Technology
Themis Analytics Wins Queen’s Award for Enterprise in International Trade 2010
Themis Analytics, a leading provider of business intelligence and marketing information services and solutions for the global pharmaceutical industry, is announced today as a winner of the coveted Queen’s Award for Enterprise in International Trade. - April 23, 2010 - Themis Analytics
Bio-Med QC, LLC Announces New Test Procedure to Yield Improved USP Results
Bio-Med QC, LLC announced a new test procedure at the Indian Pharmacists Alliance & Community Pharmacies of Indiana Joint Annual Convention in Indianapolis to improve proficiency test results by an additional 5% when conducting quality system tests of personal aseptic technique. USP Chapter... - April 22, 2010 - Bio-Med QC
Mega Health Camps in Mumbai & Baroda: A Wockhardt Foundation Initiative
On 18th April 2010 a Mega Diabetes Camp was held by Wockhardt Foundation in Baroda, Gujarat & simultaneously another medical camp was held at Worli, Mumbai on the same day. - April 22, 2010 - Wockhardt Foundation
Healingherbs Launches a New Natural 5 Flower Cream
Healingherbs new Natural 5 Flower Cream contains the six flowers of the Classic Formula cloaked in a gentle, soothing and cooling cream to help relieve the distress and tensions of everyday life. It now also adds the healing properties of calendua. Dr Bach’s original 'rescue' combination... - April 22, 2010 - Healing Herbs Ltd
Prof. Joseph Paulauskis Joins the Scientific Advisory Board at Ocimum-Genelogic
Prof. Joseph Paulauskis from the International Genomics Consortium has joined the ocimum’s Scientific Advisory Board. Prof. Paulauskis was associated with research and development and also led management of external collaborations for Pfizer Inc. - April 22, 2010 - ocimum biosolutions
Colorado BioScience Association Announces 2010 Sponsors and Appoints Nine New Board Members
The Colorado BioScience Association (CBSA) announced 2010 association sponsors and welcomed nine new directors at its 2010 Annual All-Member Meeting held at the Colorado National Golf Club facilities in Erie, CO. The agenda also included presentations about the newly formed Colorado Institute for Drug, Device and Diagnostic Development (CID4) and Colorado Center for Drug Discovery (C2D2). - April 21, 2010 - Colorado BioScience Association
Houston IVF Announces 2010 National Infertility Awareness Week Activities
Houston IVF announced today that its physicians and staff will participate in several activities during National Infertility Awareness Week® (NIAW), which will be observed this year from April 24th through May 1st. NIAW is a movement sponsored by RESOLVE, the National Infertility Association,... - April 21, 2010 - Houston IVF
1 Lakh Patients in First 100 days: A Breakthrough by Wockhardt Foundation
After successfully examining 100,000 patients by the first quarter of 2010, which was the total of last year’s achievement. Wockhardt Foundation is fully geared up for more, and this indeed is a remarkable achievement, by the Mobile Medical Unit. - April 21, 2010 - Wockhardt Foundation
O’Hara Technologies Introduces FASTCOAT Continuous Tablet Coater
Automated tablet coating system manufacturer O’Hara Technologies provides pharmaceutical manufacturing process equipments like tablet coating systems, fluid bed dryers & coolers introduced a new FASTCOAT Continuous Coater (Model FC C500) for pharmaceutical and nutraceutical tablet coating. - April 21, 2010 - O’Hara Technologies