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Manufacturing in Mexico 'Webinar' to be Offered by The Offshore Group
Learn the ins and outs of manufacturing in Mexico under the Shelter Program. - January 29, 2009 - The Offshore Group
New National Study Reports $1.3 Billion Invested in Colorado Bioscience Companies 2002-Q2 2008, Ranking Colorado 11th in U.S. for Bioscience Venture Capital Investments
Gov. Bill Ritter, the Colorado BioScience Association and Colorado Office of Economic Development released the Colorado Bioscience Roadmap 2008 on January 23. Among findings, the new study reports $1.3 billion was invested in Colorado bioscience companies 2002 through Q2 2008, ranking Colorado 11th in the U.S. for bioscience venture capital investments. - January 27, 2009 - Colorado BioScience Association
Offshore Group Client Company Expands on Both Sides of the Border
Horst Engineering bolsters its operations in anticipation of increased demand for its services. - January 25, 2009 - The Offshore Group
PMI Unveils New Fuel Cell Porometer
The new porometer is designed with the manufacturers of fuel cell components in mind. - January 25, 2009 - Porous Materials, Inc.
The Health Care Blog (THCB) Runs Editorial from Mednovus President, Tobias Gilk, Appealing to Joint Commission for MRI Safety Standard Enforcement
Influential The Health Care Blog published an editorial written by Mednovus' President and MRI Safety Director, Tobias Gilk, outlining growing MRI safety concerns, coupled with an appeal to the Joint Commission for action on new provisions of the Environment of Care that allow for enforcement of minimum protections. - January 21, 2009 - Mednovus, Inc.
VibraFlex® Receives Class II Medical Device License from Health Canada
Orthometrix, Inc. (OTCBB: OMRX) announced today that its VibraFlex® series of whole body vibration technologies and devices received a Class II Medical Device License from Health Canada and may now be sold in the Canadian market as a medical device. The VibraFlex®, developed using the... - January 15, 2009 - Motion Health Inc.
Mednovus President, Tobias Gilk, to Present to Joint Commission Audio Conference on MRI Safety and the New JCAHO Environment of Care (EC) Standard
Beginning in 2009, Joint Commission accredited healthcare providers must perform MRI risk analyses based on the Sentinel Event Alert, "MRI Accidents and Injuries," that was released in February of 2008. Tobias Gilk, President and MRI Safety Director of Mednovus, will lead a teleconference on these new requirements and expectations for accredited MRI providers. - January 14, 2009 - Mednovus, Inc.
Hand Protection Goes Green
Ronco is pleased to announce the launch of its new line of 100% recyclable and biodegradable gloves, RONCO-ECO. Made from environmentally friendly bamboo fibre, RONCO-ECO as the name suggests is a revolutionary new product that provides superior hand protection while minimizing the impact on... - January 14, 2009 - RONCO
Offshore Group Client Company Expands in Empalme, Mexico
Harco Laboratories has recently completed expansion at its Mexico manufacturing site. - January 07, 2009 - The Offshore Group
Intertek Opens New Lab in Southern California; Adds Photovoltaic Testing Center for Solar Panels
New photovoltaic lab provides market with much needed testing and certification capacity for solar panels. - December 19, 2008 - Intertek
Gaymar Announces Roberta S. Abruzzese Publishing Award Winners
Morris A. Magnan, PhD, RN, and JoAnn Maklebust, MSN, APRN, BC, AOCN, FAAN, are recognized for their article “Multisite Web-based Training in Using the Braden Scale to Predict Pressure Sore Risk.” - December 18, 2008 - Gaymar Industries
Baxa Announces 2009 Course Dates for Its STAR Center® Training Facility
Baxa Corporation announces record number of course dates for its STAR Center in 2009. Together with the United States Pharmacopeia (USP), the company plans 22 class sessions focused on pharmacy best practice in relation to USP 797 regulatory compliance and hazardous drug handling. The STAR Center, a premier facility designed for cleanroom and pharmacy practice demonstration, is located at the company’s headquarters south of Denver, Colorado. - December 17, 2008 - Baxa Corporation
New American Society for Healthcare Engineering (ASHE) Monograph on MRI Suite Safety Calls for the Use of Ferromagnetic Detectors and Features Products from Mednovus
The American Society of Healthcare Engineering (ASHE) just released its fifth management monograph for 2008. This title 'Designing and Engineering MRI Safety', authored by architect and president of Mednovus, Tobias Gilk, identifies the major physical and operational hazards that effective MRI suite planning can mitigate. From cryogen releases to the all-too-frequent magnetic projectile accidents, the monograph identifies unique MRI risks and provides strategies to promote safety in design. - December 17, 2008 - Mednovus, Inc.
Baxa Features Rapid-Fill™ Colored Labels, PACT™ Products, Exacta-Mix™ 2400 Compounders and Abacus™ Software at the ASHP Mid-Year Clinical Meeting
Baxa Corporation announces its focus on new Rapid-Fill ASF colored label and Productivity and Compliance Tools (PACT) products at the 2008 American Society of Health-System Pharmacists Mid-year Clinical Meeting and Exhibition beginning today at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, FL. Also featured in Baxa booth #2249 are the Exacta-Mix™ 2400 Automated Compounder and Abacus™ TPN Calculation Software. - December 08, 2008 - Baxa Corporation
Carmel Pharma/PhaSeal Exhibiting at Booth #1127 at ASHP MCM
Offerings Include Live Leakproof Integrity Test w/ Industry Thought Leaders, New Product Demos, Nintendo Wii Raffle and More. - December 05, 2008 - Carmel Pharma
PMI Unveils New Capillary Condensation Flow Porometer
New instrument to help pharmaceutical, biotechnological & filtration companies in characterizing porous membranes without the harmful effects of high pressure or extreme temperatures. - December 04, 2008 - Porous Materials, Inc.
www.DentalBillingSoftware.com, Announces a New Partnership Distribution with DentiMax Dental Software Programs
www.DentalBillingSoftware.com and DentiMax join forces to comarket DentiMax dental practice software to dentists nationwide. Free Demo is available on website for this affordable dental office software program. - November 26, 2008 - DentalBillingSoftware.com
LED Technologies LLC, DPL™ Light Therapy System Announces Holiday Savings Campaign
DPL™ light therapy system offers "pay it forward" pricing. - November 26, 2008 - LED Technologies LLC
TOIN Corporation Acquires Pacific Dreams, Inc.
TOIN Corporation, the leading multilingual provider of Japanese and Asian Language Solutions, announced today that it has acquired the Translation and Interpretation business units of Pacific Dreams, Inc., a US-based Japanese Language Services provider with offices in Portland, Oregon. Pacific... - November 24, 2008 - TOIN Corporation
Baxa Corporation Announces Co-Marketing Agreement with Industry Leaders Pharmacy OneSource, Inc, and ClinicalIQ, LLC
Announcing the collaboration of Baxa Corporation, ClinicalIQ LLC, and Pharmacy OneSource, Inc., bring greater understanding of, and compliance to, USP 797 for the healthcare industry. The alliance among these industry-leading companies provides health-system pharmacies with the tools to stay compliant with the standards set forth by USP. - November 24, 2008 - Baxa Corporation
Biotech Executive John Collar Named Executive Director of the Colorado BioScience Association, Effective December 8
Following an extensive national search, John Collar, Chief Operating Officer of Westminster-based Matrilinex, has been named Executive Director of the Colorado BioScience Association (CBSA), effective December 8, 2008. A seasoned senior executive, Collar has a background of solid corporate experience with a proven track record for strategic planning, managing to metrics, and c-level operational responsibilities. He succeeds Denise Brown, Founding Executive Director of CBSA, who retired Sept 30. - November 24, 2008 - Colorado BioScience Association
Veridiam Medical Introduces New Dedicated Prototyping Center Designed to Bring Cutting-Edge Medical Components to Market Faster
Veridiam Medical's prototype service center will be exclusively dedicated to creating components primarily for the medical industry, delivering finished prototypes in just a few weeks. - November 23, 2008 - Veridiam Medical
Premier Biosoft International and Veridiam Form Strategic Marketing Partnership to Provide Integrated Tissue Microarray Analysis Solution
Powerful software analysis complements a unique product line of novel medical devices designed to enable researchers to assemble and analyze multiple tissue specimens on a single glass slide. - November 21, 2008 - Veridiam Medical
Oberon FMR, Inc., Wins the Fourth Annual Dorsey & Whitney Venture Showcase Award, Presented at BioWest 2008
Oberon FMR, Inc., has won the fourth annual Dorsey & Whitney Venture Showcase Award at the 2008 BioWest Conference & Expo in Denver. The announcement is made by Christine Shapard, Interim Executive Director of the Colorado BioScience Association (CBSA), who says the $10,000 Venture Showcase award was provided by the Dorsey & Whitney law firm and announced at the Colorado Bioscience Association (CBSA) 2008 Awards Dinner. - November 19, 2008 - Colorado BioScience Association
Surgical Sealants, Glues, Wound Closure, Anti-Adhesion, Worldwide; MedMarket Diligence Report
MedMarket Diligence tracks wound closure, hemostasis and anti-adhesion technologies and forecasts this market in a forthcoming worldwide report, with insight into market introduction, growth, competition and business opportunity. - November 18, 2008 - MedMarket Diligence, LLC
LED Technologies LLC Receives FDA Approval
FDA Clears the DPL™ (Deep Penetrating Light) Therapy System for Over-the-Counter - Home Use - November 18, 2008 - LED Technologies LLC
Mednovus Ferromagnetic Detection Products Help MRI Providers Meet New Joint Commission Environment of Care (EC) Standards
New safety requirements for MRI providers will take effect in January and Mednovus SAFESCAN products are helping imaging centers comply. - November 17, 2008 - Mednovus, Inc.
Extremity Innovations, Inc. Receives CE Mark for InnoPad™
Extremity Innovations, Inc. has been awarded a CE mark for its InnoPad™ fat pad augmentation device. This designation permits the marketing of InnoPad™ in the countries of the European Union and those that recognize the CE Mark. - November 15, 2008 - Extremity Innovations, Inc.
Gaymar Expands Sof•Care® Line with New Chair Cushion for Bariatric Patients
Gaymar Industries introduces the Sof•Care® Bariatric Chair Cushion, specifically engineered for patients 350 to 700 lbs. who need pressure redistribution while sitting. - November 15, 2008 - Gaymar Industries
Proposed Hospital Building Code Calls for Specialized Ferromagnetic Detectors for MRI Safety
Draft versions of the 2010 release of the 'Guidelines' building code for hospitals and health care facilities includes references to ferromagnetic detection systems for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) facilities. - November 15, 2008 - Mednovus, Inc.
PMI Announces Dates for Its Spring 2009 Short Course
PMI has announced the dates of its Spring Short Course in order to enable interested companies plenty of time to register. - November 12, 2008 - Porous Materials, Inc.
Grove Dental Continues to Pamper Chicagoland Patients After 40 Successful Years
Finding a dentist in Bolingbrook, Downers Grove, Lombard and Wheaton is easy and convenient with Grove Dental Associates, serving Chicago-area adults and children for four decades. - November 11, 2008 - Grove Dental Associates
Smile in the City Dental Group Now Offering Laser Treatment to Lighten Dark Gums
New York periodontist Dr. Joseph Zelig, can lighten dark spots on gums of patients with a painless laser treatment. Hyper pigmentation, or dark gums, is prevalent in patients with darker complexions. - November 11, 2008 - Smile in the City Dental Group
Baxa Expands Its Automated Syringe Processing Capabilities
Baxa Corporation is the first to provide colored labels for automated filling of sterile anesthesia syringes, with the addition of colored syringe labels to its Rapid-Fill™ Automated Syringe Filler offering. The system reduces pharmacy overhead for batching activities, while providing the opportunity for more adequate staff allocation and greater inventory control. - November 11, 2008 - Baxa Corporation
Peer-Reviewed Flexiciser Clinical Trials Published by the Journal for Spinal Cord Medicine
Flexiciser International which provides movement therapy solutions for people with mobility challenges today announced that its Clinical Trials have been published by the Journal for Spinal Cord Medicine. The Clinical Trials were completed by Dr. Todd Astorino, member of the Board of Directors of... - November 08, 2008 - Flexiciser
OSU-Developed Technology Licensed to Home Dialysis Plus, Ltd. for First Medical Application
Home Dialysis Plus, Ltd. (HD+), a developer of advanced home hemodialysis devices, announces the signing of a licensing agreement with Oregon State University for exclusive global use of MECS technology in blood filtration and water treatment for dialysis. Initial use of the technology will allow... - November 08, 2008 - Home Dialysis Plus, Ltd.
Colorado BioScience Association Honors the Best of Colorado’s Bioscience Industry
The Colorado BioScience Association (CBSA) has released winners of its 2008 Awards Program. Official presentation of the awards occurs Thursday, November 13, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., at the CBSA’s annual awards dinner. Governor Bill Ritter, Jr., recipient of one of this year’s Chairman’s Awards, will serve as the Cooley Godward Kronish keynote speaker for this event as the Colorado Bioscience Association celebrates its fifth anniversary. - November 07, 2008 - Colorado BioScience Association
Baxa Corporation Launches The Virtual Compounder™
Baxa Corporation announces the launch of The Virtual Compounder – interactive training capability that enhances the functionality of its CriticalPoint USP 797 Sterile Compounding Program. The Virtual Compounder is an innovative series of training lessons that allows users not only to read and memorize materials, but to demonstrate a clear understanding and proficiency in the concepts. - November 01, 2008 - Baxa Corporation
National Speakers – Steven Burrill, Guy Kawasaki & T.R. Reid – and Expo with More Than 50 Bioscience Vendors To Attract 700+ at BioWest 2008, Nov. 13 & 14, in Denver
Outstanding national speakers Steven Burrill, Guy Kawasaki and T.R. Reid lead the conference lineup for BioWest 2008, plus 50+ bioscience vendors will introduce their products and services to more than 700 attendees. The BioWest Conference and Expo is the Rocky Mountain region’s preferred venue for visiting with researchers about their newest discoveries and meeting founders of the area’s most innovative and promising bioscience start-up companies. - November 01, 2008 - Colorado BioScience Association
Easy to Use Absorbent Polymers for Medical Liquid Waste Disposal
Medical Liquid Waste Disposal is an effective product that has been specially formulated with a Super Absorbent Polymer blend to meet the Liquid Waste Solidifying needs of a hospital or a medical center. - October 31, 2008 - Zappa Tec, LLC
Mednovus Ferromagnetic Detection Systems Now Available Through Siemens Medical
Mednovus, Inc., has teamed with Siemens Medical Solutions’ Accessory Division for the distribution of the Mednovus SAFESCAN® hand-held Target Scanner™ and pass-through MRI Sentinel® ferromagnetic detection systems. Siemens, one of the world leaders in Magnetic Resonance Imaging... - October 30, 2008 - Mednovus, Inc.
Ads Running Throughout the City Are Alerting New Yorkers That a Major Cancer is Now Preventable
“So Disfiguring, So Preventable,” the Message about Oral Cancer that is Dominating the City. - October 30, 2008 - OralCDx Laboratories
Terry Trimmer Celebrates 3 Years with Florida-Based Executive Search Firm
Brooke Chase Associates, Inc., an executive search firm specializing in the building materials industry, congratulates Terry Trimmer for 3 years of recruiting excellence. - October 30, 2008 - Brooke Chase Associates, Inc.
20+ Colorado Bioscience Companies Are Looking to Fill Positions at the 2008 BioWest Conference & Expo’s First Annual Job Fair
The Colorado BioScience Association (CBSA) is hosting a new Bioscience Job Fair the afternoon of November 14, 1:30 to 4 p.m., following the 2008 BioWest Grand Finale Luncheon. The BioWest Conference and Expo is the Rocky Mountain region’s preferred venue for visiting with researchers about their newest discoveries and meeting founders of the area’s most innovative and promising bioscience start-up companies. - October 30, 2008 - Colorado BioScience Association
Team Informa Shares in NYC Cares
Team Informa, a partnership of the Informa offices in New York came together to support NY Cares Volunteer Day. The NY offices included Informa Healthcare, Taylor and Francis, AchieveGlobal, Informa Global Markets, Communispond, Forum, Informa USA Legal, and IIR. - October 24, 2008 - Informa Healthcare
Body Balance System, LLC™ Expanding Strategic Partnerships Through the Hire of Sustainable Synergy, Inc.™
In recent weeks Body Balance System, LLC™, leading health & wellness technology company, has hired Sustainable Synergy, Inc.™, the area’s green business consulting firm, to provide marketing and strategy services. Body Balance System is expanding its products and ideas. They... - October 24, 2008 - Body Balance System
Amigo Manager Brings 19 Years of Experience to Mobility Store
For nearly two of the four decades Amigo has been in business, Scott Chappell has been part of the company, helping give people their independence back. In 1989, Chappell started his career at Amigo Mobility International, Inc. in telemarketing sales. In October 2008 he opened a new Amigo Mobility Center in Wixom, Mich. “It’s always been about improving someone else’s life, there is a lot of gratification in that," Chappell says. "It is why I have stayed in this industry for so long.” - October 22, 2008 - Amigo Mobility International, Inc.
Sahajanand Medical Technologies’ Sirolimus Eluting Stent Shows Excellent Outcomes
Sirolimus Eluting Stent for leading Drug Eluting Stents developer & manufacturer Sahajanand Medical Technologies displayed positive results in MAXIMUS trial that included 100 patients from the Max Heart Institute in India. - October 20, 2008 - Sahajanand Medical Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
The 2008 BioWest Conference and Expo Announces National Speaker Lineup, New Job Fair and Popular Venture Showcase Competition
General registration is now open for the Rocky Mountain Region’s Premier Bioscience Conference and Expo, BioWest 2008. More than 700 participants are expected at this year’s event, November 13-14, at the Grand Hyatt in Denver. Noted author of The Art of the Start & business innovation expert Guy Kawasaki leads a prominent lineup of national presenters for BioWest 2008. - October 16, 2008 - Colorado BioScience Association
Finalists Selected for The BioWest 2008 Venture Showcase Competition
New therapeutic small molecule drugs; devices made of unique materials; a highly-sensitive biosensor; advanced DNA immunotherapies; high-protein, low-cost fish food; and, new materials for use in perio-plastic surgical procedures comprise the six finalists in this year’s BioWest Venture Showcase competition. The finalists were selected from a group of 22and will be presenting at the BioWest Venture Showcase on November 13 at the Grand Hyatt-Denver, 1750 Welton. - October 15, 2008 - Colorado BioScience Association