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Compounding Pharmacy Supplies Medication for Study Using Edetate Disodium Therapy
Following the generally positive outcome of the National Institutes of Health-funded Trial to Assess Chelation Therapy (TACT)[1] study completed in 2012, it was decided that further research was warranted to test the safety and effectiveness of Chelation therapy as a treatment option for... - April 27, 2016 - Universal Arts Compounding Pharmacy
ALPCO’s Bioactive Leptin ELISA Allows Researchers to Differentiate Between Leptin Resistance and Non-functional Leptin
ALPCO recently announced the release of its Bioactive Leptin ELISA, offering diabetes and obesity researchers a new tool to differentiate between leptin resistance and non-functional leptin. The assay allows for the measurement of leptin in human serum through the process of binding leptin to... - April 26, 2016 - ALPCO
Bioquark Inc. and Revita Life Sciences Receive IRB Approval for First-In-Human Brain Death Study
Bioquark Inc. and Revita Life Sciences Receive IRB Approval for First-In-Human Brain Death Study - The Reanima Project - Is Death Reversible? - April 25, 2016 - Bioquark Inc.
CRO Analytics and ACRP Unveil Site Voice™ Advisory Board Members
Site Voice findings and Board Members were announced during the ACRP Executive Summit on Site Strategies. - April 23, 2016 - CRO Analytics
MR Solutions Wins Queen’s Award for Enterprise
MR Solutions, of Guildford has won the prestigious Queen’s Award for Enterprise in the innovation category. This award is announced on the Queen’s birthday, 21 April and is one of the UK’s highest accolades recognising business achievement. This has been achieved in recognition... - April 23, 2016 - MR Solutions
Fahad Al Tamimi to Host a Special Dinner in Support of Research Into Radiation Therapy
Fahad Al Tamimi will welcome high profile guests in London next week to support further research into the area of radiation therapy. - April 22, 2016 - Fahad Al Tamimi Philanthropy
Morgan's Fund Issues Statement on Selection for NORD's Natural History Studies Project
A statement was issued today by Stephanie M. Vaughan, Co-founder and President of The Morgan Leary Vaughan Fund (Morgan’s Fund), regarding the announcement of the National Organization for Rare Disorders’ (NORD) selection of Natural History Studies Project participants. - April 22, 2016 - The Morgan Leary Vaughan Fund, Inc.
ValueCentric’s Order Management Module Becomes Choice Solution for Top Pharma Manufacturers
ValueCentric, the industry leader in healthcare channel intelligence, announced today that their Order Management application surpassed a significant milestone of $200 billion in processed orders annually. Following two recent implementations, the company is now processing critical order data for... - April 22, 2016 - ValueCentric
San Diego Intellectual Property Management and Consulting Firm Established by Seasoned Patent Agent
WALLACH IP Management and Consulting announced a new business venture focused on professional patent protection services. Founder Dr. Brenda Wallach, who has nearly twenty years' experience advising cutting-edge companies, is filling a critical need for companies that must protect their intellectual property and do so at a reasonable cost. The firm specializes in the areas of biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, therapeutics, renewable biofuels and medical devices. - April 21, 2016 - WALLACH IP Management and Consulting
Nanohybrids Expands Nanoparticle Product Line with Launch of 30 nm Gold Nanospheres
NanoHybrids releases 30 nm spherical gold nanoparticles. With this product launch NanoHybrids now offers a full complement of NanoSphere products ranging in diameter from 5 nm to 60 nm. Various surface coatings are also available to suit a wide range of application needs. - April 20, 2016 - NanoHybrids
MartinCSI Earns Control System Integrators Association's Certification for the Fifth Consecutive Time
MartinCSI announces their completion of the Control Systems Integrators Association (CSIA) “Best Practices and Benchmarks” recertification. This is the fifth consecutive time MartinCSI has passed the CSIA Certification audit process. The Control System Integrators Association is a... - April 17, 2016 - MartinCSI
Jivana Biotechnology Inc Announces Additions to Its Advisory Committee
Jivana Biotechnology adds Patrick Sage and Dr Frank Facchini to its advisory committee. - April 16, 2016 - Jivana Biotechnology Inc
Montana Molecular Appoints MoBiTec, Germany, as Distributor to Sell Genetically Encoded Fluorescent Biosensors
While fluorescent dye-based assays are powerful tools for high-throughput screening in engineered cell lines or cell lysates to show that signaling has occurred, genetically encoded sensors that measure dynamic processes in physiologically relevant cells provide a higher level of insight into how signals are regulated in both space and time. It is the regulation of signaling that controls cell function in both health and disease. - April 16, 2016 - MoBiTec GmbH
ImaBiotech Signs License Agreement with Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
ImaBiotech, a CRO company developing and offering mass spectrometry imaging (MSI) services, applications, and software, announces today a license agreement with Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) to “OpenMSI” intellectual property to support ImaBiotech... - April 16, 2016 - Imabiotech
Hypoxia Inducible Factor (HIF) Inhibitors - Pipeline Insights, 2016
DelveInsight, the leading market research and consulting company has added new report Hypoxia Inducible Factor (HIF) Inhibitors - Pipeline Insights, 2016 to its portfolio. With this launch Delveinsight now has 700+ Reports on Indication Pipeline Insight. In addition to this their research expertise provides their clients with up to date information of market till date order has been placed. - April 16, 2016 - DelveInsight
Arteric Appoints New Director of Technology Fast-Growing Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology Digital Agency Broadens Its Digital Healthcare Capabilities with 15-Year Veteran
Arteric is pleased to announce that Jon Fisher has joined Arteric as its new Director of Technology. Jon has worked in technology and digital marketing for 15 years and has spent the past 9 years working in a healthcare marketing agency. - April 15, 2016 - Arteric
The New York Center for Nanomedicine Research, Inc. is Signing a Strategic Agreement to Provide Drug Delivery Systems to ICAHRIS in Canada
Strategic agreement for the development of nanoparticules with application in Cancer, Type 2 diabetes and inflammation. The NYCNMR is providing to ICAHRIS, its innovative platform dedicated to Nanomedicine. The NY center is located in the upcoming Bio-Cluster located in Buffalo NY. - April 14, 2016 - New York Center for Nanomedicine Research, Inc.
BreviTest Awarded Grant from National Institute on Drug Abuse to Optimize Device for Rapid Cannabis Testing
BreviTest Technologies has been awarded a $234,412 grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to explore rapid testing for THC, the main active ingredient in cannabis. The federal funds, awarded under the NIH’s Small Business Innovation Research... - April 14, 2016 - Cayman Chemical Company
Cesar Chavez Lifetime Achievement Award Given to North County Health Services’ CEO
The network of 11 clinics has become a medical home for over 62,000 patients and clients for nearly two decades. - April 13, 2016 - NCHS
Biomedical Strategy Expert Brett Giroir Joins Noninvasix Scientific Advisory Board
Medical device firm Noninvasix, Inc., developers of a patient monitoring system that accurately and noninvasively measures the amount of brain oxygenation in preterm infants, announced today that life science strategy expert Brett Giroir, M.D. has been appointed to the company’s Scientific... - April 13, 2016 - Noninvasix
Pancreatic Cancer – Market Insights, Epidemiology and Market Forecast-2020
DelveInsight is a leading Business Consultant and Market Research Firm which has become the knowledge partner for biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies by providing competitive intelligence information which aids them to strategize and discover the target areas & potential customers for... - April 13, 2016 - DelveInsight
Virun® at Ingredient Marketplace, Patent Grant in S. Korea, New Product Launches, Debut of Lightbulb Virun T-Shirts, and Webinar Controversy
VIRUN® plans on taking Orlando by storm at Ingredient Marketplace, where Virun’s Esolv® technology will take center stage, and Virun’s unique Omega smoothies and beverages will be available for sampling. South Korea granted Virun yet another patent protecting its unique technology. Virun launches new products and a new t-shirt. Virun’s latest webinar, “Inside Virun,” sparks controversy, and provides new business opportunities. - April 12, 2016 - VIRUN
Arteric Appoints New Group Account Supervisor; Fast-Growing Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology Digital Agency Strengthens Account Services
Arteric (http://arteric.com) is excited to introduce Heather Eckhaus as its new Group Account Supervisor. Heather joins Arteric from DigitasLBi in New York, where she led the Pitney Bowes account, with key initiatives including the global redesign and rebuild of pitneybowes.com as well as the... - April 11, 2016 - Arteric
NICE Provides Positive Guidance on electroCore’s gammaCore Treatment for the Prevention and Acute Treatment of Migraine and Cluster Headache
The UK’s National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has published guidance that electroCore’s non-invasive vagus nerve stimulation treatment (gammaCore) for the prevention and acute treatment of migraine and cluster headache is safe and can now be used in the NHS. The... - April 09, 2016 - electroCore
CSE: A True Story of Global Innovation in Sustainability, the Creation of a New Sector with Thousands of New Companies and Jobs
How the Centre for Sustainability, a global leader in certified training and consulting on Corporate Responsibility, has contributed to the creation of thousands of new Sustainability and CSR related positions globally. - April 09, 2016 - Centre for Sustainability and Excellence
FriendsSalonNSpa.ca Announces a Reduction in the Prices of Popular Botox and Juvederm Filler
Botox and fillers that are a proven way to eliminate one's facial wrinkles and fine lines in minutes are now offered at a discount online. - April 07, 2016 - Friends Salon N Spa
For Healthcare Majority, Digital Health Elevates Patient Experience, Curbs Readmissions
For most digital health adopters, the technologies use heightens patient satisfaction and reduces hospital readmissions, according to 2016 market data from the Healthcare Intelligence Network (HIN). - April 07, 2016 - Healthcare Intelligence Network
ValueCentric Expands Specialty Data Quality and Performance Measurement Reporting Capabilities
Dashboards and reports are now available to Specialty manufacturer clients through the ValueTrak Platform. - April 07, 2016 - ValueCentric
PHM-CEE Delivers Nearly $1m USD of Life Saving Cancer Medicines to Macedonia Patients
Less than one year old PHM-CEE, a Macedonia NGO, leads in helping cancer patients fight the disease. - April 07, 2016 - PHM-CEE
ALPCO's New Chemiluminescent IL-6 ELISA Delivers Flexibility and Cost Savings
ALPCO announced the launch of its new STELLUX® Chemi Human IL-6 ELISA - the first cytokine assay in the STELLUX® Chemiluminescence product line. - April 06, 2016 - ALPCO
African Biosciences Inc. Launches First Ever E-Commerce Platform for Bioscience Reagents and Supplies in Nigeria
African Biosciences Ltd., a subsidiary of US-based African Biosciences Inc. today announced the launching of the first ever e-commerce platform in Nigeria to provide reagents and supplies to the bioscience and clinical research community. African Biosciences Ltd. is the first company to use an e-commerce driven model to deliver reagents and supplies to meet the needs of researchers into the biology of animals, humans, microbes and plants and medical testing laboratories in Nigeria. - April 04, 2016 - African Biosciences Inc.
Paradise Ridge Dentistry is Fighting Back Against Oral Cancer
According to the Oral Cancer Foundation, oral cancer will strike over 45,000 people this year. If not detected early, the cancer survival rate is less than 50%. Paradise Ridge Dentistry provides oral cancer screening using OralID Fluorescence Technology. The screening is painless and lasts only 2-minutes. Cancer screening tests can save lives by detecting oral cancer early if caught in the earliest stage. - March 31, 2016 - Paradise Ridge Dentistry
Video Series Educates Families on Brain Tumors
In the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation’s new Family Support Learning Series videos, leading brain tumor experts discuss topics such as clinical trials, genetic susceptibility and molecular testing. - March 31, 2016 - Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation
IQ4I Research & Consultancy Published a New Report on “3D Printing Medical/Healthcare Global Market – Forecast To 2022”
3D Printing is rapidly expanding in medical/healthcare with many applications & offer advantages such as customization, accuracy and durability over traditional methods. This technology is set to revolutionize techniques of devices, implants, tissue engineering & pharmaceutical manufacturing. - March 30, 2016 - IQ4I Research & Consultancy Pvt. Ltd.
Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma (NHL) - Market Insights, Epidemiology and Market Size Forecast-2020
DelveInsight is a leading Business Consultant and Market Research Firm which has become the knowledge partner for biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies by providing competitive intelligence information which aids them to strategize and discover the target areas & potential customers for their products. - March 30, 2016 - DelveInsight
SAPA Successfully Organized Workshop on Regulatory Affairs of Botanical and Chinese Medicines
SAPA organized a workshop at DoubleTree Conference Center located in Somerset, NJ. With the generous support of Shimadzu China Corporation, SAPA invited several prominent speakers to present at this workshop: Mr. Hongyu Jin from China Food and Drug Administration (CFDA), Dr. Jinhui Dou from US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and Mr. Andrew Jiang - CEO of Aleon Pharma International. The workshop was hosted by regulatory affairs expert Dr. Xin Du and attracted nearly 100 attendees. - March 29, 2016 - Sino-American Pharmaceutical Professionals Association
Global Medical Solutions to Sell China Operations to Yantai Dongcheng Biochemicals
Global Medical Solutions to sell China Operations to Yantai Dongcheng Biochemicals and enter into a long-term collaborative partnership in China. - March 28, 2016 - Global Medical Solutions
AXSource Global Launches an Enhanced ERP Solution for Life Sciences Companies
AXOQCS™ is complete business solution developed for Microsoft Dynamics AX that provides quality and compliance functionality. Pharmaceutical and Medical Devices manufacturers need a solution that is flexible, responsive, and integrated. AXOQCS™ is a unique ERP solution for Pharma and Life Sciences manufacturers that streamlines and integrates quality and compliance processes, helping them comply with FDA Good Manufacturing Practices while maintaining efficiency and profitability across business. - March 26, 2016 - AxSource
IQ4I Research & Consultancy Published a New Report on "Nuclear Medicine/Radiopharmaceuticals Global Market – Forecast to 2022"
Nuclear medicine is a highly multi-disciplined specialty sector where sophisticated instruments and radiopharmaceuticals are used. Advancements in radioactive tracers are enabling study of metabolic activities in different area of body. Increase in public awareness, use of SPECT/CT and PET/CT image scanning, ready availability, advancement in technology and development of alpha immunotherapy based targeted cancer treatment are contributing for growth in nuclear medicine market. - March 26, 2016 - IQ4I Research & Consultancy Pvt. Ltd.
Hematogenix Laboratory Services, LLC Announces the Availability of FDA Approved PD-L1 Companion Diagnostic Tests
Hematogenix Laboratory Services Announces the Availability of PD-L1 Companion Diagnostic Tests for KEYTRUDA®, Merck's Anti-PD-1 Therapy for Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Whose Tumors Express PD-L1 with Disease Progression on or after Platinum-Containing Chemotherapy as well as a PD-L1 Complementary Diagnostic Test to Support Bristol-Myers Squibb's OPDIVO® Anti-PD-1 Therapy for Non-Squamous Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. - March 24, 2016 - Hematogenix
New York Start-Up Launches Healthy, Clean Nutrition Bar
New Nutrition Bar Shuns Added Sugars, Sweeteners, GMOs; Says Good-Bye to Gluten - March 24, 2016 - Golda Bar
The Gut Health Protocol - Natural Solutions for Nagging Gut Issues, All Backed by Scientific Research
Are you plagued by stomach and intestinal issues, acid reflux, diarrhea, constipation, brain fog? Have you been to several doctors and haven’t seen any long term relief? This was author John Herron a few years ago. Herron decided to research the medical studies himself. What he found was stunning, there are solutions out there, but because they’re natural doctors don’t prescribe them. Now all of this is in the book, “The Gut Health Protocol.” - March 24, 2016 - The Gut Health Protocol
MiTeGen Announces Their In Situ-1 Crystallization Plates Have Been Selected for Use in Microgravity Crystallization Experiments Aboard the International Space Station
MiTeGen LLC, a provider of innovative consumables for protein crystallization and X-ray diffraction to academic, pharmaceutical, industrial and government researchers around the world, announced that a line of their products, the In Situ-1™ crystallization plates, will be used for research conducted on the International Space Station (ISS). - March 24, 2016 - MiTeGen, LLC
TrialX Launches America Walks, the First Mobile-Based Walking Study on iOS and Android Using Apple’s ResearchKit Technology
TrialX announced the launch of “America Walks,” a mobile based research study (http://trialx.com/americawalksstudy) to determine the walking behavior of Americans. The study is the first mobile app based study to be available on both iOS and Android devices. The America Walks App has been built using Apple’s ResearchKit Library and the team at TrialX has also ported the same for Android devices so that the app is available to a much larger population base. - March 24, 2016 - Applied Informatics
New Bioreactor Tubing Kits from AdvantaPure(R) Speed Turnaround and Increase Processing Capacity; Single-Use and Customizable for Benchtop Bioreactors
Custom, Single-Use Bioreactor Tubing Kits, new from AdvantaPure, contain tubing, filters and connectors for harvest, vent, sparge and addition lines used in benchtop bioreactors. Because the kits arrive preassembled, they provide quicker turnaround time, convenience and less chance of cross contamination. Platinum-cured silicone or AdvantaFlex(R) TPE tubing may be selected as the tubing components in each kit. This product will be exhibited at Interphex booth 3055. - March 24, 2016 - AdvantaPure
Detectamet’s Detectable Ingredient Packaging Reduces Recall Risks
Detectamet’s new range of detectable of plastic packaging is used to make plastic sacks in all practical sizes and thicknesses and detectable plastic liners for paper sacks. This reduces the contamination recall risks presented by ingredient packaging. From strong 25 Kilo sacks to small sachets this new detectable material can be customised in nine optional colours for special tasks. - March 24, 2016 - Detectamet
MFB Fertility, LLC Develops Only In-Home Test to Detect Progesterone
Research has shown that couples get pregnant faster when they know when exactly when ovulation takes place. Fertility monitors and ovulation predictor kits allow couples to track estrogen and luteinizing hormone (LH) levels from home. However, until now, there were no tests available to track progesterone. - March 23, 2016 - MFB Fertility, LLC
ACRP and CRO Analytics to Present Site Voice™ Findings at Executive Summit on Site Strategies
CRO Analytics and the Association of Clinical Research Professionals (ACRP) will present data and findings generated through the collaborative development of Site Voice™, a cloud-based platform designed to gather information from clinical research sites, during the ACRP Executive Summit on... - March 23, 2016 - CRO Analytics
North County Health Services Opens New Location in Perris, California
North County Health Services (NCHS), a leading provider of health care, announces the opening of their newest health care facility. Families and individuals that are looking for medical attention can stop by NCHS’ newest location at 1675 N Perris Blvd, Perris, CA 92571 for all of their medical needs. - March 22, 2016 - NCHS
HPAPIs and Cytotoxic Drugs: The Growing Opportunity for Contract Manufacturers
Roots Analysis has announced the addition of HPAPIs and Cytotoxic Drugs Manufacturing Market, 2016-2026 (2nd edition) report to its portfolio. The report provides an extensive study of the contract manufacturing opportunity in this rapidly expanding market. The focus of this report is primarily to... - March 21, 2016 - Roots Analysis