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Baxa Corporation Announces Its UK Subsidiary, Baxa Ltd, to Expand into New Facilities, More than Doubling in Size from the Present Location
International healthcare-product manufacturer, Baxa Ltd, UK subsidiary of Denver-based Baxa Corporation, announces the relocation of its sales and marketing operations to Bracknell, Berkshire, as of the end of April. The new 10,000-square foot facility includes state-of-the-art demonstration rooms and enhanced training areas. Baxa Corporation’s investment in Baxa Ltd’s new Berkshire location provides a foundation for rapid sales expansion in the UK and across Europe. - April 05, 2006 - Baxa Corporation
Power Partners Recognized Datacraft Solutions Supplier Day Awards Conference
On March 28th in Athens, Georgia, Datacraft Solutions, the leading digital kanban firm based in Durham, NC was recognized at the Power Partners Supplier Day Awards Conference. According to Steve Hollis, CEO of Power Partners, “We recognize that excellence can only be achieved through a strong... - April 05, 2006 - Datacraft Solutions
VM Discovery and Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Team on Cancer Drug Discovery
Collaboration Focuses on Compounds Against an Important Cancer Pathway - VM Discovery Inc., a drug-design and discovery company, and Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center today announced they have entered into a collaboration to jointly pursue a cancer-drug discovery program. - March 31, 2006 - VM Discovery, Inc.
Making Business Sense to Today’s Physicians - Rayner Institute For Career Development Releases its PowerPoint Presentation to Assist Doctors in Private Practice
Victoria L. Rayner, founder of the Rayner Institute for Career Advancement and Honorary Chairman of the Business Advisory Council in Washington, DC, in an effort to meet the immediate business needs of private practice physicians has released a PowerPoint presentation entitled, “The Multiple Rewards of Business Intelligence in Private Practice.” - March 30, 2006 - Rayner Institute For Career Development
Baxa to Feature ValiMed™ Medication Validation System at Interphex 2006
Baxa Corporation features the innovative ValiMed System technology for rapid validation of high-risk medications at the Interphex 2006 trade show March 20-23, 2006, at Booth # C302. This new system provides the only effective means for preventing med errors, detecting narcotic abuse and ensuring the quality of batch compounds. - March 20, 2006 - Baxa Corporation
Baxa Corporation’s Jeff Baldwin Honored as a Top Business Leader by the Denver Business Journal
In an awards ceremony held Friday at the Denver Marriott City Center, Baxa President and Chief Operating Officer Jeff Baldwin was recognized as one of the top 40 business and community leaders in the Denver area. The 2006 winners were chosen on three criteria: business leadership, personal accomplishment and community involvement. - March 18, 2006 - Baxa Corporation
Package Testing Lab COO, Patrick Nolan, Becomes Chairman of ASTM Committee D-10 on Packaging
DDL COO, Patrick Nolan, becomes ASTM D-10 on Packaging Committee Chairman, demonstrating that DDL is on the pulse of the packaging industry. - March 16, 2006 - DDL Inc.
Datacraft Solutions’ Signum Streamlines Replenishment
As digital kanban solutions continue to spread throughout the manufacturing industry, industry leader and Digital Kanban pioneer Datacraft Solutions, Inc. (www.datacraftsolutions.com) is able to draw on the insights and experiences of their clients to enhance the functionality of offerings. - March 15, 2006 - Datacraft Solutions
Blue Sky Biotech, Inc Names Dr. Norman Garceau, Former Scientist at Pfizer Global Research and Development, as Chief Scientific Officer
Blue Sky Biotech, Inc. announced the Feb 1st appointment of Norman Garceau, Ph.D., as Chief Scientific Officer. Dr. Garceau previously worked in early drug discovery at the Pfizer Research Technology Center (Cambridge, MA) from 1999 to 2006, engaged in a range of activities that included gene cloning and expression profiling, cell biology, assay development, and lead discovery. - March 15, 2006 - Blue Sky Biotech, Inc.
Physicians Take a Closer Look at the Multiple Rewards of Business Intelligence in Private Practice
Female physicians are now placing significant emphasis on the importance of business principles & practices in the delivery of their healthcare services... - March 14, 2006 - Rayner Institute For Career Development
Digital Kanban is Intelligent Supply Chain Management According to Fabricating and Metalworking
The February issue of Fabricating and Metalworking Magazine (www.fandmmag.com) in the “online exclusives” section includes a feature article regarding digital kanban featuring Datacraft Solutions. Cutler provided a detailed understanding of how digital kanban solutions are critical to... - March 09, 2006 - Datacraft Solutions
Digital Kanban from Datacraft Solutions’ Signum Creates Intelligent Supply Chain
Digital Kanban Creates Intelligent Supply Chain from Datacraft Solutions’ Signum - March 07, 2006 - Datacraft Solutions
Antibodies are the First Wave of IGF-1R Antagonists for Cancer Therapy
At least six fully human or humanized antibodies against insulin-like growth factor-1 receptor (IGF-1R) are in early clinical development or close to phase I. - March 07, 2006 - La Merie Business Intelligence
Pressures to Reduce Lead Times Justify Digital Kanban
Digital Kanban Justified by Pressures to Reduce Lead Times - March 06, 2006 - Datacraft Solutions
iTech Workshop and Biz Technology Solutions Collaborate on Insurance Claims Processing Solution
iTech Workshop (iTech), a data integration company with special focus on healthcare, announces that it has partnered with Biz Technology Solutions (BizTechs) to deliver a custom Insurance Claims Processing (ICP) solution as part of its expEDIum Services offering. - March 04, 2006 - expEDIum
Neura.net Alerts Neurology Professionals to Neurodegenerative Disease News, Resources
Neurology professionals now have access to a valuable new online resource with http://www.neura.net, a comprehensive online portal that provides a range of information on degenerative diseases of the central nervous system, including multiple sclerosis (MS) and Parkinson’s disease. - March 03, 2006 - Neura.net
Baxa Automated Pharmacy Production Equipment on Show at the European Association of Hospital Pharmacist’s Congress
UK-based pharmacy products supplier, Baxa Ltd will feature its proprietary systems for automating pharmacy fluid handling and streamlining multi-source mixing applications at the 11th annual Congress of the European Association of Hospital Pharmacists (EAHP) in Geneva from 22nd to 24th March 2006. The EAHP Congress, entitled ‘Quality and Medication Safety Hand in Hand,’ will focus on quality and safety improvements within the pharmacy and reducing patient risk. - March 02, 2006 - Baxa Corporation
February Industry 2.0 Features Datacraft Solutions’ Digital Kanban
Datacraft Solutions’ Digital Kanban topic of February Industry 2.0. - February 27, 2006 - Datacraft Solutions
Package Testing Lab, DDL, Hosts Series of Webinars on ISO 11607 Revisions - DDL Helps Packaging Pro’s Comply with New Requirements
Patrick Nolan, COO of DDL and member of the ISO 11607 revisions committee, hosts free webinars to educate packaging pro's on how the changes will impact their business. - February 27, 2006 - DDL Inc.
Marotta’s Datacraft Solutions Expands Staff Again
Staff Expands Again at Datacraft Solutions as CEO Marotta puts together winning team - February 25, 2006 - Datacraft Solutions
Datacraft Solutions Profiled in Fabricating and Metalworking February Issue
Fabricating and Metalworking Profiles Datacraft Solutions in February Issue - February 24, 2006 - Datacraft Solutions
The Comfort Company Announces European Launch
A leading US manufacturer of wheelchair seating and positioning equipment is expanding to Europe. European dealers and distributors of disability products interested in obtaining rights are encouraged to contact http://www.NewDisability.com - February 24, 2006 - Med Services Europe GmbH
Dawn has Broken for Obesity Treatment with Cannabinoid Receptor (CB1) Antagonists
Tremendous impetus to discovery of novel CB1 antagonists by first-in-class CB1 receptor antagonist rimonabant under review by FDA and EMEA - February 22, 2006 - La Merie Business Intelligence
Datacraft Solutions’ Digital Kanban Featured in Industry 2.0
Industry 2.0 features Datacraft Solutions’ Digital Kanban. - February 17, 2006 - Datacraft Solutions
Reorganization of HEE Corporation
The newly appointed Board of Directors of HEE Corporation would like to summarize the recent reorganization activities that have taken place over the past few months. - February 16, 2006 - HEE Corporation
Top 20 Biologics Now with Sales of US$ 37.7 Bln in 2005
The Top 20 blockbuster recombinant proteins and antibodies achieved record sales of US$ 37.7 bln in the year 2005 while combined sales of the 12 Top selling classes of recombinant proteins and antibodies reached the US$ 50 bln threshold. - February 15, 2006 - La Merie Business Intelligence
Baxa Announces the release of New Adapta-Cap™ Bottle Adapter
New cap fits sterile water bottles, expanding the line of Baxa accessories that facilitate easy access with Exacta-Med® Oral Dispensers. Designed to ensure dose accuracy while preventing med errors and wrong-route administration of IV drugs, oral dispensers and accessories are recommended by the Institute for Safe Medication Practice (ISMP) for use in oral and enteral fluid drug delivery. - February 09, 2006 - Baxa Corporation
Datacraft Solutions’ CEO Marotta Wins Praise at Funding Conference
CEO Marotta of Datacraft Solutions Wins Praise at Funding Conference. - February 09, 2006 - Datacraft Solutions
Dosing Convenience Mandates the Pipeline of Glucagon-like Peptide-1 (GLP-1) Analogs for Type 2 Diabetes
Twice-daily injection is the benchmark set by exenatide, the first GLP-1 analog launched in the US by Lilly in June 2005 and half-year sales of US$ 74.6 mln, which now faces competition by GLP-1 analog treatment modalities with less frequent dosing. - February 07, 2006 - La Merie Business Intelligence
Supplier Interface Tool: Curator by Datacraft Solutions Drives Digital Kanban
Curator Drives Digital Kanban a Supplier Interface Tool by Datacraft Solutions - February 02, 2006 - Datacraft Solutions
Emerging Diabetes Drugs in Early Development
The complexity of glucose metabolism and the number of cellular processes affected by diabetes provides ample space for new drug targets and for first-in-class molecules. Some of them have reached or are close to early clinical development in type 2 diabetes. - January 31, 2006 - La Merie Business Intelligence
Datacraft Solutions Continues Hiring Growth with New Marketing Coordinator Kelly Pryor
Hiring Growth Continues at Datacraft Solutions with New Marketing Coordinator Kelly Pryor. - January 27, 2006 - Datacraft Solutions
ISO 11607 Revisions Will Impact Packaging Compliance Requirements - Package Testing Expert, DDL, Offers Advice to Packaging Pro's
Package Testing Lab, DDL, explains how revisions to the current ISO 11607 standard will impact compliance requirements for packaging manufacturers and engineers. - January 26, 2006 - DDL Inc.
High Interest in Inhibitors of the Novel Target Sodium-dependent Glucose (co-) Transporter (SGLT) for Therapy of Type 2 Diabetes
A plethora of SGLT inhibitors in the patent literature and seven compounds in early clinical development indicate an abundance of interest in the therapeutic use of SGLT inhibitors for the treatment of type 2 diabetes. SGLT inhibitors do not intervene with glucose metabolism, thus being complementary to mainstream approaches to glucose regulation, i.e. PPAR agonists, DPP-IV antagonists and GLP-1 analogues. - January 24, 2006 - La Merie Business Intelligence
Datacraft Solutions’ CEO to Discuss Funding Sources
Funding Sources discussion topic approached by Datacraft Solutions’ CEO. - January 19, 2006 - Datacraft Solutions
Assistive Technology: Past, Present and Future
Many people equate assistive technology with sophisticated electronic devices. This report dispels the confusion around assistive technology and encourages the reader to share their experiences in a new website at http://www.NewDisability.com - January 18, 2006 - Med Services Europe GmbH
Force Sensor for Datalogging in Schools
ScienceScope launch their new Force Sensor. As one of the UK’s leading developers of datalogging equipment that provides technology-based science learning solutions, ScienceScope have developed the new low cost Force sensor. The Force sensor is designed to measure in a range ±50N. - January 15, 2006 - ScienceScope
New Sound Sensor for Datalogging in Schools
ScienceScope, one of the UK’s leading developers of datalogging equipment that provides technology-based science learning solutions, has added a new Sound Sensor to the ScienceScope family. The Sound Sensor offers outstanding performance covering the whole range from 30dB’s to 110dB’s. - January 14, 2006 - ScienceScope
Datacraft Solutions’ Signum Drives Digital Kanban Benefits
Digital Kanban benefits driven by Datacraft Solutions’ Signum. - January 14, 2006 - Datacraft Solutions
New Low Cost Light Sensor for Datalogging in Schools
ScienceScope, one of the UK’s leading developers of datalogging equipment that provides technology-based science learning solutions, has added a new low cost sensor to the ScienceScope family. The new General Purpose Light Sensor measures light levels in a range of 1 to 5 log lx. - January 14, 2006 - ScienceScope
Carbon Dioxide Sensor for Datalogging in Schools
ScienceScope, one of the UK’s leading developers of datalogging equipment that provides technology-based science learning solutions, has added a new sensor to the ScienceScope family. The new Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Sensor measures carbon dioxide concentrations in the atmosphere or in an enclosed space, such as a terrarium. - January 13, 2006 - ScienceScope
Sensors for Exploring Environmental Issues in Schools
ScienceScope have a complete range of Environmental Sensors. As one of the UK’s leading developers of datalogging equipment that provides technology-based science learning solutions for the education market, ScienceScope have developed these environmental sensors specifically for the education market for measuring gases, electrosmog, river flow, pH, UV, radioactive count, temperature, light, sound - January 13, 2006 - ScienceScope
Nitrogen Dioxide Sensor for Exploring Environmental issues in Schools
ScienceScope launch the Nitrogen Dioxide sensor for schools. As one of the UK’s leading developers of datalogging equipment that provides technology-based science learning solutions, ScienceScope have produced a Nitrogen Dioxide sensor for measuring environments and gas production. - January 13, 2006 - ScienceScope
High Temperature Sensor for Datalogging in Schools
ScienceScope, one of the UK’s leading developers of datalogging equipment that provides technology-based science learning solutions, has added a High Temperature sensor to the ScienceScope range of products. The new High Temperature Sensor measures high and low temperatures such as flame profiles of a Bunsen burner down to the very low sublimation point of solid CO2 experiment. - January 13, 2006 - ScienceScope
Pressure Absolute Sensor for Experiments with Gas Laws in Schools
ScienceScope introduce the Pressure Absolute sensor for schools. As one of the UK’s leading developers of datalogging equipment that provides technology-based science learning solutions, ScienceScope have established a new Pressure Absolute sensor specifically for investigations from 0 to 200kPa. - January 12, 2006 - ScienceScope
Compass Sensor for Datalogging in Schools
ScienceScope launch the Compass Sensor. As one of the UK’s leading developers of datalogging equipment that provides technology-based science learning solutions, ScienceScope have developed the digital compass sensor. The Compass sensor is designed to measure orientation of the sensor. - January 12, 2006 - ScienceScope
AC Millivolts Sensor for Datalogging in Schools
ScienceScope, one of the UK’s leading developers of datalogging equipment that provides technology-based science learning solutions, are introducing a brand new sensor to the Education market. The AC Millivolts Sensor is the first of its kind, to be developed specifically for schools. - January 12, 2006 - ScienceScope
Pressure Precision Differential Sensor for Exploring Pressure in Schools
ScienceScope introduce the new Pressure Precision Differential sensor for schools. As one of the UK’s leading developers of datalogging equipment that provides technology-based science learning solutions, ScienceScope have established a new Pressure Precision Differential sensor for measuring very small pressure changes. - January 11, 2006 - ScienceScope
Pulse Sensor for Datalogging in Schools
ScienceScope launch the Pulse sensor for schools. As one of the UK’s leading developers of datalogging equipment that provides technology-based science learning solutions, ScienceScope launch the Pulse sensor into schools. - January 11, 2006 - ScienceScope
Pharm-Olam International Announces $13.4 Million Contracts to Provide Services for Clinical Trials
Pharm-Olam International Ltd. (POI), a multi-national CRO to pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device industries, announced the signing of three contracts with an aggregate value of $13.4 million. The contracts involve patient recruitment, site selection, project management, biostatistics, monitoring, and regulatory affairs in the therapeutic areas of pain, cardiovascular disease, and ophthalmology. - January 11, 2006 - Pharm-Olam International