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Fertility Preservation Network Sponsors 2014 Cancer Fundraiser Event Teams
ReproTech, Ltd., a cryobank specializing in long-term storage of human reproductive tissue (sperm, eggs, embryos and ovarian/testicular tissue), was proud to sponsor local staff in multiple 2014 cancer research fundraisers. ReproTech, Ltd. sponsored its Reno, NV staff and team to participate in... - December 03, 2014 - ReproTech, LLC
CRO Analytics Seeks Pilot Program Participants for Industry’s First Clinical Trial Quality System
Performer™ platform enables users to benchmark clinical trial performance against industry standards, assess key drivers of performance, and provide predictive analytics. - December 03, 2014 - CRO Analytics
Publisher Seeks Feedback for 10th Annual "State of the Healthcare Industry" Survey
The Healthcare Intelligence Network extends its yearly invitation to industry executives to identify 2014 business triumphs as well as top-of-mind 2015 concerns and challenges by completing the publisher's tenth annual Trends & Forecasts survey. - December 01, 2014 - Healthcare Intelligence Network
Just in Time for Cyber Monday SkinnyTeaUSA™ Announces the Launch of Its New Holiday Shop and Store-Wide Discounts on New Limited Edition Holiday Blends
SkinnyTeaUSA™ the leading US-based weight management tea company, is now operating a new independent Holiday online store (shop.skinnytea.us) in anticipation of the Holiday shopping rush that previously overwhelmed the main SkinnyTeaUSA™ website. The Holiday store only carries exclusive Limited Edition Holiday tea blends. - November 30, 2014 - SkinnyTeaUSA
MoBiTec, Germany, Offers a New Range of Monofluorinated Nucleosides Manufactured by Dextra, UK
Fluorine introduction can lead to a modification of the reactivity of functional groups, alter conformational stability and, in pharmaceuticals, enhance metabolic stability. Over 30% of leading blockbuster drugs contain at least one fluorine atom. - November 29, 2014 - MoBiTec GmbH
The “New” Way Forward: DelveInsight’s Oncology-Based MOA Pipeline Reports
Move one Step ahead from the Market with These Target-Based Reports. - November 28, 2014 - DelveInsight
Saint-Gobain Seals Launches Polyamide-Imide (PAI) Based Meldin® 4000 Series as Part of Their Meldin® HT Product Line
Saint-Gobain Seals has launched their new polyamide-imide (PAI) based Meldin® 4000 series, developed as a result of their collaboration with newly acquired LS Kunststofftechnologie GmbH, a German manufacturer of high-performance thermoplastic components for the automotive, medical and... - November 28, 2014 - Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics, Seals Group
electroCore CEO, JP Errico, Emphasizes the Importance of Early Collaboration with Patients Group, Providers, and Payors When Introducing Innovative Technologies
JP Errico, founder and CEO of electroCore, speaking at The FT Global Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology Conference in London last week, emphasized the importance of working with each of the major stakeholders, i.e., patients and their advocates, key opinion-leading physicians, and decision-makers... - November 28, 2014 - electroCore
8.5K in Los Angeles Raises $33,000 for PBTF
Starry Night, the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation’s new walk/run that shines a light on children with brain tumors, raised $33,000 in Los Angeles on Nov. 22. The 8.5K event at Griffith Park honored local children with brain tumors. These Stars were Adam, Bella, Brittney, Caitlyn, Cassie,... - November 27, 2014 - Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation
Advanced Cancer Therapeutics’ PFK-158 Selected as One of Informa and Kantar Health 2014 Top 10 Most Interesting Oncology Projects to Watch
Advanced Cancer Therapeutics (ACT), a privately held company dedicated to bringing new anti-cancer therapies to market, has been chosen by Informa and Kantar Health as one of the “2014 Top 10 Most Interesting Oncology Projects to Watch” for its compound, PFK-158. PFK-158 is a small... - November 27, 2014 - Advanced Cancer Therapeutics
Penthu Will be Officially Presented on 3rd of December 2014 in Basel
Europital has established a date for presenting its latest project: PenThu, a global platform developed by clinical research professionals for clinical research professionals. The event will take place next 3rd of December in Basel, concretely at the Radisson Blu Hotel, situated in the heart of... - November 27, 2014 - Europital BVBA
The Balancing Act® Talks Fun Fashion for the Holidays
Julep Nail Parlor Co. and Grace and Lace Take Center Stage on November 28 Episode on Lifetime to show viewers fashionable products from companies that have a mission to give back. - November 27, 2014 - BrandStar
Designing Spaces™ and Choice Cabinets Help Transform Kitchen in Military Home Makeover Series
Designing Spaces of Hope – Military Makeover series airs its second episode on Friday, November 28 on LIfetime; show chronicles the renovations of the townhouse of a Purple Heart Hero and his family with R. Lee Ermey, “The Gunny” as host. - November 27, 2014 - BrandStar
Saint-Gobain Seals’ Meldin® 5330 Landing Gear Bearings and Sliding Rings Touch Down in Helicopter Flight Test Program
Saint-Gobain Seals’ Meldin® 5330 landing gear shock strut bearings and sliding rings have been selected for use in the flight test program of a military and troop transport helicopter, which is scheduled to start its first test flight in 2015 and production placement in 2019. This... - November 27, 2014 - Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics, Seals Group
Pipette.com Launches Its Seasonal Sale with Incredible Savings
Pipette.com announces their Black Friday Sale on pipettes, pipette tips, and lab equipment, it will help labs make the best out of their year-end budget. - November 27, 2014 - Pipette.com
NanoCellect’s WOLF Cell Sorter Attracts Additional $2.8M from NIH
NanoCellect Biomedical announced new NIH funding and technical advances on their WOLF Cell Sorter. NanoCellect has the goal of making the “coin star” for cell biologists. “Instead of pennies and nickels, we are counting and sorting specific cells,” says José Morachis,... - November 26, 2014 - NanoSort
The Balancing Act® Highlights the Holidays with Sweet Baking, Home for Digital Memories; Help for Gut Health
Award-winning morning show The Balancing Act® will focus on the holidays with features on the hottest names in holiday desserts, saving family memories forever and gut health on the show airing on Monday, December 1, 2014 at 7:30 a.m. (ET/PT) on Lifetime®. Tune in as The Balancing Act hosts... - November 26, 2014 - BrandStar
NanoHybrids Publishes White Paper on "Make vs Buy" Gold Nanoparticles
“Should we try and make our own gold nanoparticles or buy them from a supplier?” This white paper approaches the question objectively to see which customers could benefit the most from buying gold nanoparticles instead of making them in house. - November 26, 2014 - NanoHybrids
Nissan North American Provides Vehicles for Military Home Makeover Series on Designing Spaces™
For the second year as Presenting Sponsor, Nissan will drive the “Designing Spaces of Hope – Military Makeover” by providing vehicles to move, haul, carry and distribute products; series hosted by R. Lee Ermey will chronicle the renovations of the townhouse of a Purple Heart Hero and his family. - November 26, 2014 - BrandStar
Detectamet’s New Ticket Dispensers Improve Hygiene and Reduce Waste
Detectamet’s new stainless steel dispensers for tickets and tags reduce waste, contamination and ticketing errors in data recording for production control. They can be easily mounted on walls and are simple to refill. They are easy to clean and their resilience ensure a long equipment lifetime. - November 26, 2014 - Detectamet
Creative Bioarray Announces Product Promotiom for Magic™ Serum-Free Freezing Medium
Creative Bioarray announces its product promotion for Magic™ serum-free freezing medium towards the worldwide market. - November 26, 2014 - Creative Bioarray
Kevin M. Smith to Retire as President & CEO of the Colorado Institute for Drug, Device and Diagnostic Development; Search Committee Formed to Hire Smith’s Successor
The Colorado Institute for Drug, Device and Diagnostic Development (CID4) has begun a search for a new Executive Director, as Kevin M. Smith leaves as part of a planned retirement. Mr. Smith will remain with CID4 through February 2015 to ensure a smooth and successful transition for CID4’s new leader. - November 24, 2014 - Colorado Institute for Drug, Device and Diagnostic Development
New Show Access Health® to Feature Hardy Nutritionals® on Premiere Airing on Wednesday, November 26 on Lifetime®
Access Health, a magazine-style series, will educate and entertain as it tackles the important fitness, medical and nutrition topics of the day with host Ereka Vetrini and a passionate team of experts; David Hardy, founder of Hardy Nutritionals® and Dr. Charles Popper, a Harvard Medical School psychiatrist, will discuss new hope for those suffering from mood disorders. - November 23, 2014 - BrandStar
Creative Biomart’s Most-Favored Services List is Available Now
Creative Biomart, a world leading biotech company that offers recombinant proteins, antibodies, antigens and a wide range of biotech services worldwide, today has released its most favored services list officially. It was said that this was done to make them have a better understanding of what... - November 22, 2014 - Creative Biomart
Pipette.com Announces an Extension on the Sartorius Entris Balance Promotion to the End of 2014
Because of its previous success, Pipette.com is extending the Sartorius Entris Balance promotion. This is an ideal promotion for academic and smaller size independent laboratories. - November 22, 2014 - Pipette.com
New Show Access Health® Premieres Wednesday, November 26 on Lifetime®
Access Health, a unique magazine-style series, will educate and entertain as it tackles the important fitness, medical and nutrition topics of the day with host Ereka Vetrini and a passionate team of experts. - November 22, 2014 - BrandStar
New Show Access Health® Talks Tips to Get Moving with Sports Authority on Premiere Airing on Wednesday, November 26 on Lifetime®
Access Health, a magazine-style series, will educate and entertain as it tackles the important fitness, medical and nutrition topics of the day with host Ereka Vetrini and a passionate team of experts; Jonathan Sarmiento from Sports Authority will discuss ways to rev up fitness activity and the mind-body connection. - November 22, 2014 - BrandStar
Logos Biosystems to License “Clarity™” Technology from Stanford University
A novel tissue clearing technology allows researchers to obtain optically transparent and macromolecular permeable brain tissue. - November 21, 2014 - Logos Biosystems, Inc
AveXis to Present at the 26th Annual Piper Jaffray Healthcare Conference
AveXis, a biotechnology company focused on using gene therapy to transform the lives of patients with severe genetic and orphan diseases like Spinal Muscular Atrophy, today announced that Mr. John Carbona, Chief Executive Officer, and Dr. Brian Kaspar will present at the 26th Annual Piper Jaffray... - November 21, 2014 - AveXis Inc.
Student Discusses Fertility Preservation Options for Cancer Patients at Whitworth University
Whitworth University in Spokane, WA was the setting for a student presentation designed to educate and inform fellow students of the importance of fertility preservation for cancer patients. Kayla Batastini, daughter of ReproTech Site Director, Danika Batastini, and nursing student of Whitworth... - November 20, 2014 - ReproTech, LLC
i-calQ Receives U.S. Patent for Smartphone-Based Method of Rapid Diagnostic Testing
The first smartphone-based quantitative point-of-care diagnostic platform with integrated decision support. Turn any smartphone into a portable laboratory and medical specialist. - November 20, 2014 - i-calQ, LLC
Houston Runs to Help Kids with Brain Tumors
Starry Night, the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation’s new walk/run that shines a light on children with brain tumors, raised nearly $15,000 in Houston on Nov. 15. The 8.5K event at Discovery Green honored local children with brain tumors. These Stars were Mandy, Taylor, Tobin and... - November 20, 2014 - Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation
Designing Spaces™ Features Columbia Management on Front Lines of Military Home Makeover Series
“Designing Spaces of Hope – Military Makeover” series airing beginning this Friday, November 21, will chronicle the renovations of the townhouse of a Purple Heart Hero and his family; R. Lee Ermey, “The Gunny” to host the series on Lifetime. - November 20, 2014 - BrandStar
Patent Awarded to AdvantaPure(R)’s AdvantaPass(TM) Clean Room Wall Pass-Through System; Ensures Room Isolation During Fluid Transfer
A United States patent has been awarded to AdvantaPass, a clean room wall pass-through system designed to transfer fluids between clean rooms during pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical production. The system is the first of its kind to provide complete isolation between manufacturing suites when transferring multiple fluid lines through a single wall portal. AdvantaPass uses Single-Use components, such as tubing and seals, along with durable stainless steel in-wall parts. - November 20, 2014 - AdvantaPure
Available from MoBiTec GmbH: Unique Ready-to-Use Vectors for Live Cell Imaging of Nuclear Proteins
During cell division the kinetochore is the protein structure on chromatids where the spindle fibers attach to pull sister chromatids apart. MoBiTec now offers unique gene fusion constructs of proteins to investigate kinetochore formation and cell division. - November 20, 2014 - MoBiTec GmbH
DNAe Highlights the Urgent Need for Fast Diagnostics to Help Tackle the Growing Threat of Antibiotic Resistance
Welcomes £10 million Longitude Prize for an accurate, rapid, cost-effective and easy-to-use point-of-need diagnostic test for bacterial infections - November 20, 2014 - DNA Electronics
December 16, 2014 Webinar: Humana to Detail Physician Quality Rewards for Population Health Management
Drawing upon its rich five-year experience of supporting physician practices' transition from volume to value, Humana will describe its value-based Provider Quality Rewards program during a December 16, 2014 webinar sponsored by the Healthcare Intelligence Network. - November 19, 2014 - Healthcare Intelligence Network
Designing Spaces™ Teams up with Operation Homefront for Military Home Makeover Series
“Designing Spaces of Hope -- Military Makeover” will chronicle the renovations of a Purple Heart Hero’s townhouse that was provided by Operation Homefront; series hosted by R. Lee Ermey, TV and screen actor, and former U.S. Marine Drill Instructor - November 19, 2014 - BrandStar
Designing Spaces™ and GLOCK Team Up for Military Home Makeover Series
“Designing Spaces of Hope – Military Makeover” series will chronicle the renovations of the townhouse of a Purple Heart Hero and his family; made possible by GLOCK, R. Lee Ermey, “The Gunny” to host the series airing on Lifetime - November 19, 2014 - BrandStar
Creative Diagnostics Announces Product Promotion for Antigens Towards the Worldwide Market
Creative Diagnostics - Quality monoclonal and polyclonal antibody provider for the global market at very substantial savings begins at this thanksgiving month. - November 19, 2014 - Creative Diagnostics
Experimentica Ltd Announces a Strategic Partnership with the Research and Development Center for Ophthalmic Innovations SILK, Tampere, Finland
Experimentica Ltd., a Finland-based ophthalmic CRO, announces a strategic partnership with The Research and Development Center for Ophthalmic Innovations SILK, Tampere, Finland. SILK is a research network composed of research units engaged in basic and clinical eye and vision research. Dr. Giedrius... - November 19, 2014 - Experimentica Ltd
Revolutionary New Drug Detection Field Test, Instantly Detects All Illicit Drugs Using Amphetamines
Drug Lab 118 Ltd, has launched a unique and patented drug test which can instantly detect the presence of all amphetamines used in the production most illicit substances and designer drugs where an amine is present. - November 18, 2014 - DRUG LAB 118
Creative Bioarray’s High Quality Dry Bath Incubators
Creative Bioarray is a well-recognized biotech company. The company is specializing in providing bio-laboratory products and services such as human tissue, animal tissue, tissue array, microorganisms, cells, probes, cell services, biosample services, histology services, and also laboratory equipments. - November 16, 2014 - Creative Bioarray
Jake Worthington to Perform at Starry Night Houston
Houston native Jake Worthington, a recent finalist on The Voice, will perform at Starry Night Houston on Saturday, Nov. 15 at Discovery Green. The Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation’s Starry Night 8.5K is an evening walk/run that shines a light on kids battling one of the deadliest forms of... - November 15, 2014 - Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation
Atlanta, San Francisco Top $100,000 for Kids with Brain Tumors
Starry Night, the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation’s new walk/run that shines a light on children with brain tumors, attracted 875 participants in Atlanta and San Francisco on Nov. 8. At start time, the events had raised $116,000. The crowds came to the 8.5K events at Centennial Olympic Park... - November 15, 2014 - Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation
Topflight Expands Capabilities with HP Indigo WS6800 Digital Press
HP Indigo digital printing makes customization and variable content printing possible, keeping messaging fresh, and brands top of mind with customers. - November 14, 2014 - Topflight Corporation
Saint-Gobain Seals Develops ISO 15848-1 Compliant, OmniSeal® Single Stem Sealing Solution for Quarter-Turn Valves, Reducing Fugitive Emissions
Saint-Gobain Seals has developed a new single stem sealing solution, which is targeted to lower fugitive emissions within On/Off valves in the oil and gas industry and create a more environmentally-friendly option for manufacturers. - November 14, 2014 - Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics, Seals Group
Broadway Balances America Invites You to "Get Ready" for Motown the Musical Airing Exclusively on the Balancing Act® Tuesday, November 18th at 7:30 Am (ET/PT)
Host Amber Milt Goes Behind-the-Scenes of Broadway Across America's Hit Motown the Musical. - November 14, 2014 - BrandStar
Brachytherapy Market Driven by New Technologies and New Indications
The global market for brachytherapy reached US$ 680 million in 2013, and the trend is toward a growth driven by new technologies (electronic brachytherapy, microspheres), new indications for LDR (lung, liver) and new markets (Asia, South America). - November 14, 2014 - MEDraysintell
MoBiTec GmbH, Germany, Offers New Bacillus Megaterium Strain for Gene Expression and Protein Production - YYBm1
MoBiTec GmbH expands its product line of tools for gene expression in Bacillus megaterium with the new expression host YYBm1. Strain YYBm1 is unable to utilize the expression system's inductor molecule xylose as carbon source. - November 13, 2014 - MoBiTec GmbH