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Almac Continues Biocatalysis Business Growth With a Further $4m R & D Investment
October 7, 2010 5:32 am | by Bio-Medicine.Org | CommentsAlmac Continues Biocatalysis Business Growth With a Further $4m R&D Investment -- CRAIGAVON, Northern Ireland, October 7, 2010 /-
IDEV Technologies Completes $46 Million Preferred Stock Financing With Piper Jaffray and Additional Strategic Investor
October 7, 2010 4:32 am | by Bio-Medicine.Org | CommentsWEBSTER, Texas, Oct. 7 /- IDEV Technologies, Incorporated (IDEV), an emerging leader in the development and commercialization of minimally invasive medical technologies, today announced that it has completed a $46 million Series D round of financing, with Piper Jaffray & Co.'s...
CEA-Leti and SPTS to collaborate on next-generation TSV development
October 7, 2010 2:32 am | by I-Micronews | CommentsLeading research institute and equipment maker to develop new process technologies for 3D-ICs.
Mitsubishi Electric to launch GaN HEMTs for L to C band amplifiers
October 7, 2010 2:32 am | by I-Micronews | CommentsMitsubishi Electric Corporation (TOKYO: 6503) announced today it has developed three models of gallium nitride (GaN) high electron mobility transistors (HEMTs) with 10W, 20W and 40W outputs.
DSM Receives European Outsourcing Awards for Carbon Footprint Reducing Technology
October 7, 2010 2:31 am | by Bio-Medicine.Org | CommentsPARSIPPANY, N.J., Oct. 7 /- DSM Pharmaceutical Products, the custom manufacturing organization of Royal DSM NV, is pleased to announce that their submission for the European Outsourcing Awards, organized by Via Media UK Ltd, entitled "Achieving substantial carbon dioxide footprint...
International Medical News Group Relaunches Internal Medicine News Digital Network and Hospitalist News Digital Network
October 7, 2010 2:31 am | by Bio-Medicine.Org | CommentsInternational Medical News Group Relaunches Internal Medicine News Digital Network and... -- MORRISTOWN, New Jersey, October 7, 2010 /-
Study Demonstrates Safety and Efficacy of Subcutaneous Vivaglobin® as First-Line Therapy for Primary Immunodeficiency
October 6, 2010 11:31 pm | by Bio-Medicine.Org | CommentsISTANBUL, Oct. 7 /- Vivaglobin® (subcutaneous immunoglobulin [IgG]) (SCIg) is an effective and safe initial therapy for treatment-naive patients with primary immunodeficiency (PI) and may offer an attractive alternative to intravenous IgG (IVIg) therapy in the newly diagnosed,...
Breast density linked to increased risk of subsequent breast cancer
October 6, 2010 10:31 pm | by EurekAlert | Comments(American Association for Cancer Research) Researchers at Kaiser Permanente have found that patients with a very early form of breast cancer (ductal carcinoma in situ or DCIS) who have higher mammographic density may be at increased risk for subsequent breast cancer, especially in the...
Study shows faith-based interventions can encourage exercise in older African-American women
October 6, 2010 9:32 pm | by EurekAlert | Comments(Wiley-Blackwell) In a randomized controlled study based in Los Angeles, California, encouraging African-American women aged 60 or over to exercise, in conjunction with scripture reading and group prayer, led to a 78 percent increase in steps per week, equivalent to about three...
European Nurse Society calls to action on breakthrough cancer pain
October 6, 2010 9:32 pm | by EurekAlert | Comments(Cohn & Wolfe) Patient surveys have shown that breakthrough cancer pain is under-recognized, sub-optimally treated and therefore subject of intense patient discomfort. Now, for the first time, the European Oncology Nursing Society sets out to examine the general understanding of...
Dr. Michael A. Belfort Named Chair of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Baylor College of Medicine and Obstetrician/Gynecologist-In-Chief at Texas Children's Hospital
October 6, 2010 1:31 pm | by Baylor College of Medicine | CommentsMichael A. Belfort, M.D., Ph.D., an internationally recognized expert in maternal-fetal medicine and fetal intervention, has been named Chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Baylor College of Medicine and Obstetrician and Gynecologist-in-Chief at Texas Children's...
Electronic health records projects at risk
October 6, 2010 11:34 am | by Mass High Tech: The Journal of New England Technology | CommentsA national association of healthcare executives, the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives, reports that a shortage of information technology professionals could set back electronic health records projects.
BU, Boston Medical grant focuses on Mass. health reform
October 6, 2010 11:34 am | by Mass High Tech: The Journal of New England Technology | CommentsResearchers at Boston Medical Center and Boston University School of Medicine have received a $5.7 million grant to study the impact of the Massachusetts health reform initiative on cardiovascular care and outcomes.
Dana Farber, UMass Medical land HIV research grants
October 6, 2010 11:34 am | by Mass High Tech: The Journal of New England Technology | CommentsThe Dana Farber Cancer Institute and the University of Massachusetts Medical School have received $1.15 million in federal grants from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases to apply to research on how immune systems fight...
FDA plans revamp of approval, tracking processes
October 6, 2010 11:34 am | by Mass High Tech: The Journal of New England Technology | CommentsThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration today issued recommendations for how the FDA itself has to adapt its processes and technologies used in evaluating the safety of food and drug products.
