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3M raises full-year forecast after 2Q profit jumps
July 22, 2010 4:45 am | by JOSHUA FREED - AP Business Writer - Associated Press | Comments3M Co., which makes everything from Post-its to films for flat-screen TVs, said it's optimistic about the pace of the global economic recovery and raised its full-year outlook on Thursday, while reporting stronger second-quarter profit.3M is considered an economic bellwether because of its...
Intuitive Surgical 2Q net income rises 42 percent
July 21, 2010 2:45 pm | by The Associated Press | CommentsIntuitive Surgical Inc. on Wednesday said its second-quarter net income rose 42 percent on better sales of its minimally invasive surgical platform, da Vinci.Net income increased to $88.7 million, or $2.19 per share, from $62.4 million, or $1.62 per share, in the same period a year earlier....
Students design early labor detector to prevent premature births
July 21, 2010 2:33 pm | by EurekAlert | Comments(Johns Hopkins University) A team of graduate students and their faculty adviser have invented a system to pick up very early signs that a woman is going into labor too soon.
Edwards Lifesciences 2Q net income rose 21 percent
July 21, 2010 1:45 pm | by The Associated Press | CommentsHeart device maker Edwards Lifesciences Corp. said Wednesday its second-quarter net income rose 21 percent as it sold more heart valves at better profit margins.Edwards said it had net income of $57.5 million, or 48 cents per share, up from $47.5 million, or 41 cents per share, a year earlier....
Affymetrix reports 2Q loss on revenue dip
July 21, 2010 1:45 pm | by The Associated Press | CommentsAffymetrix Inc., which makes genetic testing technology, on Wednesday reported a second-quarter loss on as it booked fewer gains and product sales and services revenue both declined.The company posted a loss of $5.5 million, or 8 cents per share, compared with net income of $7.3 million, or 11...
RF Technologies® Announces Version 7 Software for Safe Place® Security Solutions
July 21, 2010 11:33 am | by Bio-Medicine.Org | CommentsBROOKFIELD, Wis. , July 21 /- RF Technologies®, a leading provider of radio frequency identification monitoring systems and healthcare security solutions, is announcing the release of Version 7 software for use with Safe Place® Infant and Pediatric Security Solutions. The...
SynDevRx stacks Series A round up to $1.2M
July 21, 2010 11:32 am | by Mass High Tech: The Journal of New England Technology | CommentsSynDevRx Inc., an anti-angiogenesis startup based in Cambridge, has added approximately $725,000 in funding to its previous tranche of what appears to be a Series A round, bringing the total raised to $1.24 million.
Zargis Awarded U.S. Army Contract
July 21, 2010 11:32 am | by Bio-Medicine.Org | CommentsSTAMFORD, Conn. , July 21 /- Zargis Medical Corp., a majority-owned subsidiary of Speedus Corp. (Nasdaq: SPDE ), today announced that it received a contract from the U.S. Army to develop an investigational device based on the success of the Signal-X6™ telemedicine systems recently...
SurgiVision slashes price of planned IPO
July 21, 2010 9:45 am | by The Associated Press | CommentsMedical device maker SurgiVision Inc. slashed the price of its expected initial public offering on Wednesday.The company, which makes devices designed to help physicians see inside a patient's body using MRI technology, plans to offer 2.5 million shares for $9 to $11 apiece for expected...
SemBiosys expands into Cambridge
July 21, 2010 9:34 am | by Mass High Tech: The Journal of New England Technology | CommentsSemBioSys Genetics Inc., a Calgary, Alberta, based developer of biosimilar drug candidates, proteins and oils, reports that it is opening a Cambridge office, and hiring a president of U.S. and international operations.
China Yongxin Pharmaceuticals Inc. Announces the Expansion of Its Chain of Retail Stores to 110 Stores
July 21, 2010 8:33 am | by Bio-Medicine.Org | CommentsCHANGCHUN, China and LOS ANGELES , July 21 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- China Yongxin Pharmaceuticals Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: CYXN) ("China Yongxin" or the "Company"), one of the leading health products distribution and retail sales companies in China , today announced the opening of seven new...
Trinity Orthopedics Receives Patent Allowance for Sagittally Stable Spinal Fixation System
July 21, 2010 8:33 am | by Bio-Medicine.Org | CommentsSAN DIEGO , July 21 /- Trinity Orthopedics LLC, a medical device company that develops and markets products for minimally invasive spine surgery, announced today that it has received a Notice of Allowance from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for a monoplanar pedicle screw method,...
ID Experts Announces RADARâ„¢: A HITECH Risk Assessment Tool for Healthcare Security Breach Incidents Affecting Patient Privacy
July 21, 2010 8:33 am | by Bio-Medicine.Org | CommentsBEAVERTON, Ore. , July 21 /- Whenever there is a security breach of any size involving protected health information (PHI), the healthcare industry is now required under the HITECH Act to complete an incident-specific risk assessment. ID Experts®, the leader in comprehensive...
Latina Actress and Author Dayanara Torres Launches Online Asthma Education Resource for Hispanic Community in Partnership with Merck and AAFA
July 21, 2010 8:33 am | by Bio-Medicine.Org | CommentsMIAMI , July 21 /- Understanding and managing asthma is not always easy, especially without adequate patient resources. That's why Puerto Rican actress, author and mother of two children with asthma, Dayanara Torres , has partnered with the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA)...
EndoChoice® Triples Facility Space to Address Growing Customer Base
July 21, 2010 6:33 am | by Bio-Medicine.Org | CommentsALPHARETTA, Ga. , July 21 /- EndoChoice, Inc. today announced that it has moved its corporate headquarters to a new location in Alpharetta, Georgia . The new 30,000 square foot corporate headquarters is three times larger than its previous facility, and features a state-of-the-art...
