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Quintiles Named to Top 25 Canadian Employers List
Quintiles has been recognized by the Great Place to Work® (GPTW) Institute Canada as one of the top 25 companies to work for in the country. It is the first time Quintiles has made the Canadian GPTW list since the Institute’s awards were launched there in 2005. Quintiles is the... - April 17, 2009 - Quintiles
Ameridose Released Their Corporate Environmental Statement Showcasing Current Green Policies and Practices
Ameridose formally released a corporate environmental statement that discussed the ultimate goal of reaching zero environmental impact from operations. - April 15, 2009 - Ameridose, LLC
AnaSpec Introduces New HiLyte Fluor™ 594 Labeled Secondary Antibodies & Streptavidin
AnaSpec has introduced a line of secondary antibodies and streptavidin conjugated to the newest member of the HiLyte Fluor™ family - HiLyte Fluor™ 594 (Ex/Em=593/616 nm). Using optimal fluorophore/protein labeling ratio, these HiLyte Fluor™ 594-IgG conjugates exhibit high... - April 15, 2009 - AnaSpec, EGT Group
ThreeFold Sensors Honored as One of the 2009 "Michigan 50 Companies to Watch"
ThreeFold Sensors, an exciting new Michigan point-of-care diagnostic platform developer, today announced that it has been recognized as one of the 2009 “Michigan 50 Companies to Watch,” an awards program sponsored by the Edward Lowe Foundation and presented by Michigan Celebrates Small Business. - April 13, 2009 - ThreeFold Sensors
AnaSpec Introduces New SensoLyte Luminescent Peroxidase Assay Kits
AnaSpec has introduced two new luminescent read-out assay kits for determining peroxidase activity – the SensoLyte Luminescent Peroxidase Assay Kit and the SensoLyte Luminescent Peroxidase ELISA Assay Kit. - April 12, 2009 - AnaSpec, EGT Group
Advanced Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute (AOSMI) to Hold Open House for New Joint Center in Monroe, New Jersey
Advanced Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute of Freehold, New Jersey is opening a satellite office in Monroe Township. Medical services offered by AOSMI's new office will include sports medicine, hand and wrist care, shoulder and knee care, joint replacement, physiatry, fracture care, osteoporosis care, spine care, foot and ankle care, and work injury care. The public is invited to an open house event to tour the facility and meet the orthopedic surgeons on April 17 from noon to 4 p.m. - April 10, 2009 - Advanced Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute, PC
MedPro Rx, Inc. Sponsors Hemophilia of North Carolina Charity Golf Tournament
Nancy McFarlane, president of MedPro Rx, Inc. (www.medprorx.com), a provider of specialty pharmacy services to clients with chronic illnesses, has announced that the pharmacy is a birdie sponsor for the Hemophilia of North Carolina (HNC) charity golf tournament, which will be held Friday, April 24... - April 10, 2009 - MedPro Rx, Inc.
AnaSpec Introduces Series of Cell Penetrating Peptides (CPP)
AnaSpec has CPPs such as (Arg)9, Antennapedia, TAT and others. Offerings include green fluorescent labeled (e.g. FAM or FITC) CPP, red labeled (e.g. TAMRA), Cys conjugated CPPs or Cys(Npys) conjugated CPP. - April 08, 2009 - AnaSpec, EGT Group
Unimed-Midwest Announces New Products: Flexible, Breathable Body Shield Body Supports Help Heal Injuries
New Body Shield body supports with advanced open cell Holofiber fabric are more effective and comfortable than neoprene-based supports. Body Shield body supports increase patients’ compliance, comfort and healing. - April 08, 2009 - Unimed-Midwest, Inc.
Baxa Corporation Gets Social with Facebook and LinkedIn
Colorado Medical Device Company, Baxa Corporation, invites customers to just “have fun” and use social media tools to connect and share experience on Facebook and LinkedIn. More and more healthcare facilities, medical device companies and hospitals are using social media as a powerful tool to interact with their customers on a more personal level – complementing their more formal Web site content. - April 06, 2009 - Baxa Corporation
Healthcare Market Research: 50% Off Highlighted Market Research in Biotech, Healthcare, Nanotechnology and Biofuel
BioMarket Group have reduced the price on a number of featured healthcare market research reports by 50%. - April 03, 2009 - BioMarket Group
The First Oral Based Lead Test, LeadConfirm Professional, Makes Getting the Lead Out Easier
Aimed for the professional market, LeadConfirm Professional is less invasive than blood tests at detecting lead levels in the body. - April 02, 2009 - Confirm Biosciences
ALLMAX Nutrition Launches CLA80 FEMME
ALLMAX Nutrition announces the release of their newest addition to the FEMME line – CLA80 FEMME™; a CLA weight loss solution exclusively for women. - April 01, 2009 - Allmax Nutrition
MedPro Rx, Inc. Sponsors Hemophilia of North Carolina Adult Retreat
Nancy McFarlane, president of MedPro Rx, Inc. (www.medprorx.com), a provider of specialty pharmacy services to clients with chronic illnesses, has announced that the pharmacy is sponsoring Hemophilia of North Carolina’s (HNC) Adult Retreat on Saturday, April 19 and Sunday, April 20 at Hilton... - April 01, 2009 - MedPro Rx, Inc.
World's Leading Scientists Meet to Examine Barriers for Stem Cell Therapies to Cure Spinal Cord Injury
Following President Barack Obama's decision to lift the ban on federal funding for embryonic stem cell research, medical and scientific experts will converge at the University of Georgia to discuss how recent advances in stem cell research can be translated into cures for spinal cord injuries. The... - March 31, 2009 - Bedford Stem Cell Research Foundation
Massachusetts Scientists Make Stem Cell Discovery
Cell Multiplication Controlled by a Surprising set of Genes. Stem cell researcher Dr. Ann Kiessling has discovered that early human embryo cells express CLOCK, and other circadian genes, that other human cells growing in laboratories did not. This was a surprise. According to Professor Jose Cibelli of Michigan State University, "This is a seminal paper. I am sure we will be referring back to it 10, 20 years from now." - March 30, 2009 - Bedford Stem Cell Research Foundation
Receive a Free Bottle of Fruit Advantage Tart Cherry Capsules – 100% Free
Refer a Purchaser and Receive a free bottle of Fruit Advantage Tart Cherry Joint Formula and enjoy healthy joints for free. – No Shipping Charge, No Handling Charge, No Processing Charge, Nothing - 100% Free - March 28, 2009 - Fruit Advantage
Can Cherries Relieve the Pain of Osteoarthritis? Patients in Pilot Study of Cherry Pills Experience Significant Pain Relief
For the estimated 27 million Americans who suffer from osteoarthritis, pain relief may come with a cherry on top. According to researchers with the Baylor Research Institute, tart cherries, in pill form, may be a promising pain-reliever for this common and debilitating form of arthritis. - March 27, 2009 - Baylor Research Institute
Oco Referenced in Leading Research Firm's Report on BI Industry
Oco Noted in Software-as-a-Service Category. - March 26, 2009 - Oco, Inc.
ALLMAX Nutrition Launches ARGININE – As Part of the Essentials Line
ARGININE is an essential amino acid that athletes are quickly making part of their 'must have' supplements. ALLMAX just released a new ARGININE supplement. - March 25, 2009 - Allmax Nutrition
MoBiTec GmbH, Germany, is Offering Photochromic Fluorescent Protein EosFP
The Green-to-Red switchable, photochromic Fluorescent Protein „EosFP“ offers advantageous applications in Molecular Cell Biology, and is now available through the German biotech company MoBiTec GmbH. With violet light, single cells in an EosFP marked (green) cell population can be switched to red, so that their fate can be followed selectively, for example in embryonic cell differentiation. Alternatively, a particular compartment within an EosFP marked (green) cell can be switched to red. - March 25, 2009 - MoBiTec GmbH
AnaSpec’s ClearPoint™ Peptides Win Best New Product Award
AnaSpec’s ClearPoint™ Peptides were awarded the Best New Product Award in the category of Biological Samples and Reagents at Cambridge Healthtech Institute's Molecular Medicine Tri-Conference which was held in San Francisco, CA from February 25-27. By spiking protein tryptic digests... - March 25, 2009 - AnaSpec, EGT Group
A & G Skin Solutions Inc. Releases New Hair Growth Product
A & G Skin Solutions, Inc., a privately owned stem cell therapeutics corporation headquartered in Irvine, CA, USA, announced today the release of A & G Hair Complex, a topically applied serum for the scalp that enhances hair growth and helps prevent hair loss. - March 22, 2009 - A & G Skin Solutions, Inc.
Prostate Cancer Solutions Without Surgery – A New Patient Guide for Surviving Prostate Cancer from the Dattoli Cancer Foundation
A new ‘Blue Ribbon’ prostate cancer solutions guidebook what surgeons don’t tell their patients: More men are now choosing high tech radiation therapies for prostate cancer treatment rather than surgery. The most up-to-date and comprehensive book on the subject examines all currently available prostate cancer solutions and explains how radioactive "seeds" and IMRT "smart beams" have made the scalpel and all other prostate cancer treatments increasingly obsolete. - March 21, 2009 - Dattoli Cancer Treatment Center
Australian Pharmaceutical Company Breaks Down Barriers to Conception for Would be Mums Around the World
Australian pharmaceutical company Sasmar has released their conception product following three years of development in conjunction with fertility experts from respected university hospitals in the USA. The pink and gold packed Conceive Plus product will be on shelves in over thirty countries. - March 21, 2009 - SASMAR Sprl
Colorado Bioscience Association Teams with Twenty-Six National & State Partners to Launch the ‘We Work for Health’ Initiative in Colorado
The Colorado BioScience Association is partnering with twenty-six national and state entities to announce the ‘We Work For Health’ initiative in Colorado. The launch event – Saving Lives, Creating Jobs -- occurs today at University of Colorado Denver, Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora. U.S. Senator Michael Bennet is the special guest speaker. - March 20, 2009 - Colorado BioScience Association
Cerulean’s John Avellanet Interviewed on 21 CFR Part 11, Computer Validation, and His SmarterCompliance FDA Advisory Program in GxP Lifeline
Independent FDA compliance expert, John Avellanet, was recently interviewed on how companies can save money by taking advantage of where the FDA is headed on 21 CFR Part 11 and computer virtualization. - March 20, 2009 - Cerulean Associates LLC
AnaSpec Offers Calcein AM for Live Cell Staining
AnaSpec is pleased to offer Calcein, AM, a cell-permeant and non-fluorescent compound that is widely used for determining cell viability. Non-fluorescent Calcein, AM in live cells is hydrolyzed by intracellular esterases into the strongly green fluorescent anion calcein, and is retained in the... - March 18, 2009 - AnaSpec, EGT Group
MoBiTec GmbH Closes Distribution Agreement for Lactococcus lactis Gene Expression System with NIZO Food Research
NIZO food research has developed a Gram positive gene expression system making use of Lactococcus lactis and its regulation mechanism for the production of the antibiotic peptide nisin, the NIsin Controlled gene Expression system (NICE). The NICE system is already used as a dedicated expression system by many labs all around the world. With NICE, MoBiTec expands its rich portfolio of non-E. coli based expression systems. - March 15, 2009 - MoBiTec GmbH
AnaSpec Launches New Anti-Keratin 10, 13 and 14 Antibodies
AnaSpec has announced type I acidic keratin antibodies (keratin –10, -13 and -14) have been tested in applications such as western blots or IHC. - March 15, 2009 - AnaSpec, EGT Group
AnaSpec Launches New SensoLyte® Rh110 Long Wavelength Plasmin Activity Assay Kit
AnaSpec is pleased to announce the release of another long wavelength protease assay – the SensoLyte® Rh110 Plasmin Activity Assay Kit (Ex/Em=496 nm/520 nm). - March 14, 2009 - AnaSpec, EGT Group
Test Country Reports More Employers Seeking Effective Tobacco and Nicotine Test Products
Smoking-Related Workplace Costs and Risks on the Rise. - March 14, 2009 - TestCountry.com
AnaSpec Signs Distribution Agreement with BioPike, LLC
AnaSpec, Inc. and BioPike, LLC today announced a non-exclusive distributor agreement that will allow BioPike, LLC to distribute AnaSpec’s catalog and custom products throughout China. AnaSpec’s Director of Sales & Marketing, Violeta Rajkovska, noted, “AnaSpec is pleased to... - March 13, 2009 - AnaSpec, EGT Group
Sleep Machine Provides Magnetic Solution for Poor Quality Sleep
The Sleep on Command™ Sleep Machine offers consumers a natural way to fall asleep faster, stay asleep longer and wake up feeling more rejuvenated than ever before. The Sleep on Command™ Sleep Machine uses technology based upon natural Earth generated frequencies. These naturally occurring frequencies correlate perfectly with the mind’s stress free brain-wave spectrum. The lowest end of that spectrum correlates perfectly with deep Delta-rhythm sleep. - March 12, 2009 - EarthPulse Tech, LLC
Baxa Corporation Launches “Culture of Safety” Campaign to Recognize National Patient Safety Awareness Week
New Baxa Corporation campaign targets push towards cultural changes that promote patient safety. The campaign is timed to launch during National Patient Safety Awareness Week, March 8-14, targeting both pharmacy and nursing staff in U.S. hospitals. - March 12, 2009 - Baxa Corporation
Lankenau Institute for Medical Research Accelerates New Nanotherapy Platform for Treatment of Solid Tumors - Novel Delivery System Enters Preclinical Development Phase
The Lankenau Institute for Medical Research (LIMR) and its collaborating institution, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), announced on March 9, 2009, that LIMR has been selected by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) for a research collaboration to perform preclinical studies on novel therapeutic nanoparticles for treatment of solid tumors. The research will be conducted by the NCI’s Nanotechnology Characterization Laboratory (NCL). - March 11, 2009 - Lankenau Institute for Medical Research
Early Phase Clinical Trials Leader Unveil Their New Portal to Comprehensive Clinical Trials Data Management
Richmond Pharmacology today launched their clinical trials data management portal signalling the establishment of a new era in clinical trials data management at Richmond Pharmacology. Designed by Data Management professionals from the Pharmaceutical industry with the needs of the Pharmaceutical industry in mind. - March 10, 2009 - Richmond Pharmacology Ltd
IonSense Announces the Greening of DART® Ion Source Technology
iPod Enabled Controller Facilitates Analysis with Nitrogen Gas, Simplifying Operation and Reducing Generation of Waste Products. - March 08, 2009 - IonSense, Inc.
World's Longest Prostate Cancer Cure Rates Published at Clinical Oncology Meeting
A long-term study revealing the longest reported Prostate Cancer Cure Rates in the world has been presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology in Orlando, last week. - March 08, 2009 - Dattoli Cancer Treatment Center
MDS Nordion to Host Physician Expert Teams from Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center and UNC School of Medicine at SIR 2009
MDS Nordion event information for the Society of Interventional Radiology 2009 Scientific Meeting. - March 07, 2009 - MDS Nordion
MDS Nordion to Demonstrate Improved TheraSphere® Administration System During SIR 2009
MDS Nordion event information for the Society of Interventional Radiology 2009 Scientific Meeting. - March 07, 2009 - MDS Nordion
Quintiles Named to Training Top 125 for Workforce Training and Development Excellence
Quintiles Transnational Corp., the world’s largest pharmaceutical services company, has been named to TRAINING magazine’s “Training Top 125,” the publication’s annual report that ranks companies based on their employer-sponsored training and development... - March 06, 2009 - Quintiles
New Global Medical Information Resource Online from Medimix
Medimix International is introducing a new online resource for the global medical community to facilitate exchange of information. The Global e-Advisory Board consists of a panel of experts recruited from renowned centers in the US, Top 5 EU, and Asia that will be available for consultation on Medimix survey projects conducted for pharmaceutical, medical device, or biotechnology companies. Areas of expertise currently include oncology, hematology, neurology, nephrology, and cardiology. - March 06, 2009 - Medimix International
Hero Nutritionals Launches “Yummi Bears Organics ®” the First and Only Organic Gummy Vitamin
Hero Nutritionals once again is the leader in developing innovative and unique nutritional delivery systems for vitamins and supplements. “By popular demand, the company is launching a new organic gummy vitamin for children. Yummi Bears Organics®.” These great tasting gummy vitamins are allergen-free, gluten-free, gelatin-free, casein-free, GMO-free and are made with all natural flavors and colors. - March 06, 2009 - Hero Nutritionals, LLC
Quantimetrix Corporation Releases New Package Design
Quantimetrix Corporation announces its newly redesigned product packaging. - March 05, 2009 - Quantimetrix Corporation
Study Shows Cran-Max® is the Secret Weapon for Female Bladder Matters
A new study has shown that Cran-Max®, a proprietary cranberry concentrate in ActiFruit™ cranberry chews by Enzymatic Therapy®, is the natural answer for many women desperately looking for ways to support a healthy bladder. - March 05, 2009 - Enzymatic Therapy, Inc.
New Pearls YB from Enzymatic Therapy, Inc. Tackles Yeast Balance
Craving Sugar? Lacking Energy? Is it Yeast Balance? Dr. Gaetano Morello gives 3 tips for a Life in Balance with New Pearls YB Probiotics from Enzymatic Therapy®. - March 05, 2009 - Enzymatic Therapy, Inc.
Laboratory Stirrers and Magnetic Stirrer from India
REMI is one of the leading manufacturer in the field of laboratory equipments. REMI Laboratory Instruments, has a documented Quality Management System in place and has consequently been awarded ISO-9001:2000 certificate for the manufacturing process. Laboratory Stirrers manufactured by REMI are... - March 05, 2009 - Rajendra Electrical Industries Ltd.
Confirm BioSciences Launches at Home Drug Test, DrugConfirm
New Urine Drug Test to Detect for 6 Major Drugs. - March 04, 2009 - Confirm Biosciences
Genescient and Kronos Announce Alzheimer's Disease Collaboration
Genescient Corporation and Kronos Science Laboratory will work together to analyze the Kronos Alzheimer's Case-Control Database, considered to be the finest Alzheimer's Disease genetic data set in the US. The companies hope to identify genes previously unrecognized genes that are involved in Alzheimer's Disease. - March 04, 2009 - Genescient Corporation