Recent Headlines
Within Pharmaceuticals
Custom Compound Pharmacy Meets Demand for Liquid Tamiflu – Parents No Longer Have to Wait to Fill Prescriptions
Koshland Custom Compound Pharmacy announced today that it is meeting the demand for patients needing Liquid Tamiflu, particularly for the overwhelming number of children diagnosed with Swine Flu, commonly referred to as the H1N1 flu. Currently, Tamiflu suspension can only be obtained by compounding... - November 29, 2009 - Koshland Pharm
Baxa to Sponsor ASHP Midday Symposium: Creating a Culture of Safety in Pharmacy, a Panel Discussion on Lessons Learned
Colorado-based Baxa Corporation is sponsoring a Midday Symposium at the annual American Society of Health-System Pharmacists’ Midyear Clinical Meeting in Las Vegas, December 7th. The event features a panel of experts discussing lessons learned around creating a culture of safety in the pharmacy. - November 28, 2009 - Baxa Corporation
Glimpses of the Medicine of Tomorrow
6th Nanotechnology Forum Hessen at the Congress Park Hanau - November 28, 2009 - HA Hessen Agentur GmbH
Colorado BioScience Association Moves Offices with Two Other Associations to Columbine Place at 216 16th Street, Suite 850, Denver
The Colorado BioScience Association (CBSA) along with the Colorado Association for Manufacturing and Technology (CAMT) and the Colorado Software and Internet Association (CSIA) have moved together to a new office located in Downtown Denver. The announcement is made by John Collar, President and CEO... - November 27, 2009 - Colorado BioScience Association
AnaSpec Introduces α & β -Synuclein Recombinant Proteins
AnaSpec has announced the release of two new recombinant proteins, a-synuclein (SNCA) and b-Synuclein (SNCB). These proteins, along with g-synuclein (SNCG), are members of the synuclein family of small proteins expressed primarily in neural tissue and in some tumors.1 Synuclein proteins, found only... - November 26, 2009 - AnaSpec, EGT Group
Rapid Drugs of Abuse Screening from Rando
Randox has developed an innovative multi-marker drugs of abuse testing procedure for rapid drug screening programmes. The Drugs of Abuse (DoA) biochips permit the analysis of up to 10 drug classes from a single patient sample providing rapid and accurate testing. Randox biochip array technology is... - November 26, 2009 - Randox Laboratories
Clinical Trials in Russia. 3rd Quarter 2009.
The Federal Service on Surveillance in Healthcare and Social Development of the Russian Federation (alias RosZdravNadzor, RZN) approved 153 new clinical trials of all types including local and bioequivalence studies during the third quarter of 2009; demonstrating a 10% decrease comparing to the last year figure. - November 25, 2009 - Synergy Research Group
Gamma Medica-Ideas Wins Industry Innovation Award from the World Congress on Medical Physics
Gamma Medica-Ideas, Inc. (“GMI”), a leading developer of digital molecular imaging systems, announced today that it has been awarded an Innovation Award for its new prototype imaging system that combines the molecular imaging (MI) capability of single-photon nuclear imaging with... - November 25, 2009 - Gamma Medica-Ideas
New Botanicals Stream Announced for Genesis Biotechnology Conference (London) 10 December 2009
Global Regulatory Services (GRS) is pleased to announce that they are co-hosting the Botanicals Stream at the Genesis Conference (the leading Biotechnology Networking Conference) in London on Thursday 10 December 2009. With Research & Development pipelines at an all time low and many drugs... - November 25, 2009 - Global Regulatory Services Ltd
Gates Foundation Funds Functional Genetics, Inc. to Study TSG101 Antibody Targeting of HIV-Infected Cells
Functional Genetics, Inc. today announced a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to pursue an innovative approach for antibody-based targeting of HIV/AIDS. Under the terms of the agreement, Functional Genetics will investigate the use of TSG101 antibody targeting of HIV-infected cells... - November 23, 2009 - Functional Genetics, Inc.
Online Liquid Vitamins Vendor LiquidWholeFood.com Expands Into Canada
Desiring to better meet the needs of Canadian customers, online vitamins retailer LiquidWholeFood.com has announced they have modified their website to include customers in the 10 provinces and three territories of Canada. - November 22, 2009 - LiquidWholeFood.com
MedPro Rx, Inc. Top Fund-Raiser for N.C. Hemophilia Walk for Second Straight Year
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 was the leading fund-raiser for the 2009 N.C. Hemophilia Walk held on... - November 22, 2009 - MedPro Rx, Inc.
Carmel Pharma/PhaSeal Exhibiting at Booth #2818 at ASHP MCM
Offerings Include Personalized Cost Savings Demonstrations, Blue Man Group Ticket Giveaways and More - November 22, 2009 - Carmel Pharma
Randox Unveils Cardiac Care Technology at Major European Medical Event
RANDOX Laboratories (“Randox”), the Antrim-based independent global diagnostics company, will today unveil a revolutionary new cardiac machine at the world’s largest medical trade fair being held this week in Dusseldorf, Germany. - November 21, 2009 - Randox Laboratories
MicroTransponder CEO Will Rosellini Named Graduate Student Entrepreneur of the Year by the Entrepreneurs’ Organization
MicroTransponder CEO Will Rosellini named Graduate Student Entrepreneur of the Year by the Entrepreneurs’ Organization for founding a dynamic medical device company focused on neurostimulation for chronic pain and other neurological disorders. - November 20, 2009 - MicroTransponder Inc.
AnaSpec Introduces SensoLyte 520 Calpain Kit
AnaSpec has announced the release of the SensoLyte 520 Calpain Activity Assay Kit, the industry’s first longest wavelength FRET based calpain assay. Optimized for detecting calpain activity, this kit contains a novel internally quenched 5-FAM/QXLTM 520 FRET substrate. Cleavage of this FRET... - November 20, 2009 - AnaSpec, EGT Group
Memory Loss Screening Encouraged by Maker of Brain Nutrition Supplement Prevagen
Memory loss (http://www.prevagen.com) screening is encouraged by maker of brain nutrition supplement Prevagen® for those concerned about memory loss and successful aging in honor of National Memory Screening Day, November 17th. More than 2,100 sites at community venues nationwide are offing... - November 20, 2009 - Prevagen
KLIXAR Joins Health Decisions’ Global Network of CROs Advocating Higher Efficiency Standards
Latin American CRO is now a certified partner in Health Decisions’ Agile Clinical Network, dedicated to improving processes and systems across global trials - November 20, 2009 - Health Decisions
Global Regulatory Service Support Macmillan Cancer Charity
Global Regulatory Services is proud to announce that their nominated charity is Macmillan Cancer Support, Cambridge. - November 19, 2009 - Global Regulatory Services Ltd
curasan AG Signs a Research Agreement with Ben-Gurion University
curasan AG, which is listed on the General Standard of the German Stock Exchange, has signed a research and development agreement with the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU), Israel. - November 19, 2009 - curasan AG
Selvita to Present a Poster on the Developments of Its Oncology Program During the 2009 AACR-NCI-EORTC International Conference
Selvita Ltd. announced that it will present a poster on the company's investigational compounds during the AACR-NCI-EORTC International Conference on Molecular Targets and Cancer Therapeutics, which will be held on November 15-19, 2009 in Boston, MA, USA. Selvita will present the poster # A242,... - November 18, 2009 - Selvita
MedPro Rx Named One of the Fastest-Growing Privately Held Companies in the Triangle
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 was ranked number five on Triangle Business Journal’s 2009 Fast 50... - November 18, 2009 - MedPro Rx, Inc.
New Software Bundle: MetaServer and MetaClient
With the software bundle MetaServer/ MetaClient a new level of patient data management has been introduced by MetaSystems. The software bundle, which comes as a part of the new Ikaros and Isis Versions 5.4, is a comprehensive dashboard to maintain, filter, search, and summarize case and image data from all systems in the network. - November 18, 2009 - MetaSystems
Native Washingtonian Wins Two Awards in The Hot Pepper Awards 2009
Monica Sanowar, owner of Sun Pony, Inc., a small Washington DC based company that manufactures three hot sauces as well as a gourmet jerk sauce won two awards in The Hot Pepper Awards 2009. - November 17, 2009 - Sun Pony, Inc.
News at MEDICA: ALPCO Announces the Launch of Several New Products in 2009
ALPCO will return to MEDICA, showcasing these new immunoassay kits, which cement the company's perennial committment to serving the demands of the pre-clinical research market. This will be ALPCO's fourth year at MEDICA as part of the “Best of New England” consortium of companies, located in the US pavilion in Halle 3, D15-4. - November 16, 2009 - ALPCO
Baxa Announces 2010 Course Dates and Discounted Pricing for Its STAR Center® Training Facility
Baxa Corporation announces the dates for its STAR Center in 2010. Together with USP, the company plans ten class sessions focused on pharmacy best practice in relation to USP 797 regulatory compliance and hazardous drug handling. - November 16, 2009 - Baxa Corporation
Bioo Scientific and Texas Tech Collaborate to Suppress the Progression of HIV Using Targeted RNAi
Texas Tech University is using Bioo Scientific’s targeted RNAi delivery agent to deliver an RNAi-based treatment method for HIV infection specifically into T cells. - November 15, 2009 - Bioo Scientific
CuraBase to be Presented at the AACR-NCI-EORTC Molecular Targets and Cancer Therpeutics Conference in Boston
Targeted Therapeutics Consulting, Inc. announced today that its lead product, the cancer drug development database CuraBase®, will be introduced to the scientific community at the AACR-NCI-EORTC Molecular Targets and Cancer Therpeutics Conference in Boston on Monday, November 16. Dr. W. Michael... - November 14, 2009 - Targeted Therapeutics Consulting, Inc.
Philadelphia Company Installing Solar Energy Plant
Penn Herb Company, Ltd. is installing a 120 kW photovoltaic power system on the roof of Penn Herb Company’s building at 10601 Decatur Road in Philadelphia. This solar power plant will produce an estimated 140,210 kWh of electricity per year. The system will be tied directly into the electric grid, providing clean solar powered energy not only for Penn Herb, but also other residential and commercial electric customers in the area. - November 14, 2009 - Penn Herb Company, Ltd.
Liquid Supplements Vendor Ocean's Bounty, LLC. Joins Forces with LiquidWholeFood.com
If a business takeover is supposed to be hostile and vicious, two small businesses in different areas of the country didn't get the memo. Life Force International Independent Member Ocean's Bounty, LLC announced Friday that it has given over its operations to LiquidWholeFood.com in its pursuit of educating the public about Life Force International organic liquid vitamins and natural liquid supplements. - November 14, 2009 - LiquidWholeFood.com
ALT BioPharma to Auction Lab Equipment Online on Monday, November 16, 2009
Opening Bids Start as Low as $5 on Hundreds of New and Used Centrifuges, Water Baths, HPLC Components, Incubators, Consumables, and More From Agilent, Perkin Elmer, Beckman and Others. - November 14, 2009 - American Laboratory Trading Inc.
High Energy Labs, Inc. Partners with Powerhouse Gyms
After working closely with John Lepak, the Director of Marketing and Vendor Program, High Energy Labs, Inc is now a preferred vendor for Power House Gym franchise owners. Powerhouse Gyms International is comprised of over 300 Licensee’s in 39 states and 15 countries. In North America,... - November 14, 2009 - High Energy Labs
Functional Genetics Announces Discovery of Target That Regulates Alzheimer's Disease
Investigators at Functional Genetics, working with scientists at the Burnham Institute for Medical Research, Stanford University and Rockefeller University, have utilized its proprietary RHGP discovery technology to identify a novel gene (Rps23r1) in mice that reduces the accumulation of two toxic... - November 14, 2009 - Functional Genetics, Inc.
AnaSpec Introduces Agr D1 & D2 Thiolactone GO™ Peptides
AnaSpec has announced the release of two structurally complex peptides, Agr D1 Thiolactone and Agr D2 Thiolactone, as part of its GO™ (catalog) peptides offering. In Gram-positive bacteria, such as in Staphylococcus aureus, physiological changes in the bacterial population are dependent on... - November 14, 2009 - AnaSpec, EGT Group
Nobel Laureate Claims the 2010 Herbert Tabor Lectureship
Phillip A. Sharp, a world leader of research in molecular biology and biochemistry and an institute professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, has been named winner of the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Herbert Tabor/Journal of Biological Chemistry... - November 14, 2009 - American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Natural Remedies Website Provides Natural Solutions for Common Health Conditions
Natural remedies website provides information for people looking to deal with various health issues in a natural way rather than by using prescription drugs and surgeries. Community where people share their natural remedies with one another. - November 14, 2009 - Top Natural Remedies
Bioo Scientific Launches a New Division, Bioo Therapeutics
Bioo Scientific launched Bioo Therapeutics to leverage their drug delivery vehicles and experience in antibody and small molecule research to develop therapeutic agents. - November 13, 2009 - Bioo Scientific
UCSD Researcher Recognized for Her Outstanding Career Achievements in Biological Science
Susan S. Taylor, professor of chemistry and biochemistry, professor of pharmacology and a Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator at the University of California, San Diego, has been named the recipient of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology 2010 Excellence in Science... - November 13, 2009 - American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
New Tablet Coater Bridges the Gap Between Market Demand and Manufacturing
The new FLEX 500 tablet coater bridges the gap between market and manufacturing by introducing flexible manufacturing technologies to tablet coating operations. FLEX 500 is the only production class tablet coater with exchangeable drums. Equipment utilization is enhanced by permitting fast product transitions and by reduced cleaning times. The coater is suitable for a range of coating processes including film, sugar, enteric, modified release and drug layer. - November 12, 2009 - Thomas Engineering Inc.
Dr. James F. Cozzarelli, Board-Certified Orthopedic Surgeon with AOSMI, Offers Free Talk on Treatment of Shoulder Pain at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold, NJ
Dr. James F. Cozzarelli, a board-certified orthopedic surgeon with Advanced Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute (AOSMI), Freehold and Monroe Township, New Jersey, will offer a free public talk to the residents of Monmouth and Middlesex counties on the causes, diagnosis, and treatment of shoulder pain at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold, NJ. Dr. Berkowitz specializes in arthroscopy, total joint replacement, and fracture and trauma care and is an expert on Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS). - November 12, 2009 - Advanced Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute, PC
Aloha Medicinals Goes Back to the Past to Battle Drug-Resistant Bacteria
Taking a page from Jurasic Park, new research being conducted by Aloha Medicinals Inc. focuses on reanimating ancient organisms found in ancient coal deposits to find treatments for diseases of today. Dr. John Holliday, founder and chief scientist of the company based in Carson City, Nev.,... - November 12, 2009 - Aloha Medicinals
AnaSpec Improves Sensitivity of SensoLyte® pNPP Alkaline Phosphatase Assays
AnaSpec’s SensoLyte® pNPP Alkaline Phosphatase Assay kits now contain a specially formulated pNPP substrate. This new substrate offers the following advantages: Ready to use – no need to reconstitute pNPP powder Improved sensitivity – detects as low as 0.02 ng alkaline... - November 11, 2009 - AnaSpec, EGT Group
XenaCare Holdings Announces Availability of Cobroxin Through the Chain Drug Marketing Association (CDMA)
XenaCare Holdings has announced that Chain Drug Marketing Association (CDMA) will begin stocking Cobroxin for distribution and sale through its 135 retail and wholesale members of regional and independent drug stores, representing over 6,000 outlets nationally. - November 10, 2009 - XenaCare Holdings
Dr. Ann A. Kiessling, Director of the Bedford Stem Cell Research Foundation Honored with the Jacob Heskel Gabbay Award for Biotechnology and Medicine
101 healthy babies have been born from SPAR, the Special Program of Assisted Reproduction, which allows HIV positive men to safely father children. Dr. Kiessling’s recent work is bridging the gap between assisted reproduction and stem cell science. - November 09, 2009 - Bedford Stem Cell Research Foundation
LiquidWholeFood.com Adds Vital Information on Liquid Vitamins Pages
These days, there are a growing number of food allergies and dietary restrictions along with vegetarian and vegan consumers. Liquid vitamins retailer LiquidWholeFood.com, a Life Force International member website, has added at-a-glance icons on each product page to designate what foods are gluten-free and also celiac-, vegetarian-, vegan-, and diabetic-friendly. - November 09, 2009 - LiquidWholeFood.com
Lankenau Institute Investigators Discover a Potential New Antibody Therapy to Treat Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Amyloid Illnesses
Alzheimer’s disease (AD), which afflicts over 5.3 million people in the United States alone, is the most common of over 25 incurable protein misfolding diseases termed amyloidoses. In a paper published in The Journal of Biological Chemistry, Sharad P. Adekar, MD, Scientist at the Lankenau Institute for Medical Research (LIMR) and Scott Dessain, M.D., Ph.D. Associate Professor at LIMR, have discovered a potential new antibody therapy that can be used to treat individuals suffering with AD. - November 09, 2009 - Lankenau Institute for Medical Research
Heath Decisions CIO Maurice Hagar Wins Business Leader Media's Movers & Shakers Award
Business Leader Media’s sixth annual award honors up-and-coming business leaders in the Triangle community. - November 08, 2009 - Health Decisions
Immunome Inc. Presenting Human Monoclonal Antibody Platform at Pharmaceutical Consulting Consortium, Inc. (PCCI)
Immunome, Inc., President and CEO, Tim Pelura, Ph.D., will be presenting information about the company on Monday, November 9, 2009 at the Pharmaceutical Consulting Consortium, Inc. (PCCI) Meeting. The presentation will be also be available for viewing via webcast at www.rxpcci.com. Immunome is a... - November 08, 2009 - Lankenau Institute for Medical Research
Orthopedic Surgeon Dr. Michael Greller of Advanced Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute (AOSMI), Freehold and Monroe, NJ, First to Perform New Procedure in Freehold
Dr. Michael Greller, board-certified fellowship-trained sports medicine orthopedic surgeon at Advanced Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute (AOSMI), Freehold and Monroe Township, NJ, is first to perform a new minimally invasive orthopedic procedure, Arthrosurface HemiCap® shoulder resurfacing, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold, NJ. - November 07, 2009 - Advanced Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute, PC
Pharmacare Direct Anounces the Launch of the New Pain Away Pen
What is Pain Away? Ever sufffered from chronic pain, then this device is what you are looking for and it won't cost you an arm and a leg. Easy, safe and compact now you can get pain relief on the go without continuously taking medication. - November 07, 2009 - Pharmalogica Ltd