Biotech Business Week
Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . February 21st, 2005
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Business Update - Corgenix announces establishment of bioterrorism defense development program
Dementia - Cardiovascular risk factors in midlife linked to risk of dementia
Heart Failure - Temporary artificial heart cited as major advance in cardiovascular medicine
Mergers & Acquisitions - Genetronics acquires gene-delivery company
Product Licensing - Company licenses Conversion Technology, Analysis processes to Mayo Medical
RNA Research - Progress reported on RSV program and systemic RNAi therapeutics
Addiction Medicine - $3M grant to commercialize drug addiction therapies
Addiction Medicine - Published study examines use of prescription stimulants by college students
Alzheimer Disease - Enrollment for approved study of implant to treat Alzheimer disease completed
Alzheimer Disease - Pharma company announces interim data for proof of principle study of PYM5008
Alzheimer Disease - Research company receives funds for Alzheimer and Parkinson research
Antimicrobial Resistance - Bayesian model predicts risk of emerging resistance to antimicrobials
Asthma - Study proves effectiveness of Pulmicort
Atherosclerosis - Foam cells generated by hyperglycemia and hyperlipemia in rats
Atherosclerosis - Volunteers with PAD needed to test dietary supplement's effect on leg pain
Atrial Fibrillation - First human case using AtriLaze Surgical Ablation System complete
Awards - Discrete catheter SpeediCath Compact for women wins Danish 2004 Product Award
Awards - Foundation announces recipients of annual Wiley Prize in Biomedical Sciences
Awards - Harvard-Partners genetics center scientist wins society's American Medal
Bariatric Surgery - New York hospital partners to launch surgical weight loss program
Biochemistry - Ryanodine receptor isoform studied, putative calcium binding motifs clarified
Bioterrorism - Company receives purchase orders for GeneXpert Modules
Brain Trauma - Evaluation of traumatic brain injury in adults reported
Breast Cancer - Launch date set for Abraxane for metastatic breast cancer
Breast Cancer - Researchers report on risk of breast cancer after Hodgkin lymphoma therapy
Breast Cancer - Stand-alone, connective mammographic CAD system introduced
Business & Finance - Biotech company relocates to Colorado from U.K., hires James Bruce as CEO
Business & Finance - Cancer-focused Spaltudaq is third biotech company started by venture corporation
Business & Finance - Companies form Advanced Spinal Technologies to market spine adjustment device
Business & Finance - Drug development company reports fourth quarter and 2004 results
Business & Finance - Facility closes $24 million financing package, creates biosciences incubator
Business & Finance - Hospital corporation announces patient discount policy, preliminary results
Business & Finance - Hospital information technology systems provider notes sales surge in 2004
Business & Finance - Infection prevention-focused company announces third quarter fiscal 2005 results
Business & Finance - Infectious disease-focused Chinese biotech company reviews 2004 accomplishments
Business & Finance - Medical device company completes major facilities expansions
Business & Finance - Medical device company reports financial performance for 4Q and year 2004
Business & Finance - Pharma company presents second quarter financial results, product update
Business & Finance - Science-based pharmaceutical company reports Q4, full-year 2004 results
Business & Finance - Surgical support company files with U.S. SEC to suspend reporting obligation
Business & Finance - Technology-focused venture group announces investment in Thermal Gradient, Inc.
Business Update - Ablatherm maker retains Halliburton Investor Relations as counsel
Business Update - Baby products company launches multimedia division
Business Update - Biopharma company announces restructuring plan
Business Update - Biopharmaceutical executives review potential R&D real estate
Business Update - Bioscience incubator announces 10-year lease to Prism Research
Business Update - Biotech company to expand research team for artificial liver device development
Business Update - Biotechnology company signs license agreements with Genentech, Centocor
Business Update - Clinical lab company wins federal contract for hematology, urinalysis products
Business Update - Clinical research organization completes phase 1 pharmacology center renovations
Business Update - CommonHealth launches new professional agency
Business Update - Companies enter into co-promotion agreement for AndroGel 1% CIII
Business Update - Consulting services company receives ISO 9001:2000 certification
Business Update - Cosmetic surgery group redesigns its website
Business Update - Device maker recaps 2004 achievements
Business Update - DiaSys enters into distribution agreement for Chile
Business Update - Diagnostics company settles infringement litigation
Business Update - Dialysis company renews long-term collaborative agreements with Kawasumi
Business Update - Direct marketing company acquires American Medical Association database license
Business Update - Drug development services company opens new bioanalytical laboratory
Business Update - Drug discovery company announces PharmaCarta agreements with Pfizer
Business Update - Exclusive license, distribution rights for Aloxi in Germany granted
Business Update - Formulary management provider and Applied Informatics launch integrated service
Business Update - Further details of accounting impact of changes to Raptiva arrangement noted
Business Update - GenData changes name
Business Update - Global Labeling For Life Sciences launches
Business Update - Health products developer and marketer provides R&D update
Business Update - Healthcare IT company provides business update, 2005 preliminary guidance
Business Update - Healthcare advertising agency acquires ownership stake in Angela Liedler GmbH
Business Update - Healthcare products company president is among Top Ten Men of the Year in China
Business Update - Imaging informatics company relocated headquarters
Business Update - Information technology company partners with UnitedHealth Group
Business Update - Information technology provider adds firm to partner program
Business Update - Lead generation selected by 14 companies in fourth quarter
Business Update - Maker of sharp-waste collection containers signs deal with Cardinal Health
Business Update - Media company launched to participate in growing China healthcare market
Business Update - Medical company signs distribution agreement for hearing screening devices
Business Update - Medical device company announces relocation
Business Update - Medical device company extends contract to supply hemostatic bandages
Business Update - Medical device developer resolves legal dispute with Microlife Corporation
Business Update - Medical products distributor announces partnership with Tiger Medical
Business Update - Microarray maker expands offerings
Business Update - Millionth Taxus Express2 coronary stent system implanted
Business Update - MoldRx launched to fight the attack of micro-organisms in human body
Business Update - National Community Pharmacy Network adds new members to roster
Business Update - Neuroscience corporation announces name change
Business Update - New version of human genome survey microarray released
Business Update - Nutraceutical company announces partnership with Planta Analytica
Business Update - Nutritional supplements company board expands, joins nutrition council
Business Update - OTC pharmaceutical-nutraceutical cough relief formulation issued patent
Business Update - Oligo-based DNA microarray technology provider launches new service
Business Update - Oncology alliance improves treatment guidelines
Business Update - Outsource provider of R&D, manufacturing moves to larger Massachusetts facility
Business Update - Partners Health System collaborates with predictive modeling solution company
Business Update - Pharma commercialization partner launches mail-order pharmacy automation
Business Update - Pharma companies collaborate to develop new antibody therapeutics
Business Update - Pharmaceutical company declares dividends, updates trade secrets court decision
Business Update - Pharmaceutical firm receives Chinese approval to sell Sunkist line
Business Update - Phototherapy device manufacturer partners with Extendicare Health Services
Business Update - Preliminary agreement executed for botulinum toxin Type A product distribution
Business Update - Prometra Programmable Implantable Pump receives CE mark
Business Update - Radioisotopi Italia SRL to supply fluorodeoxyglucose F-18 in Italy
Business Update - Report: Cholesterol drugs still poised for OTC switch despite Mevacor setback
Business Update - Research companies execute commercialization agreement
Business Update - RxHope, Inc., selects automated fax solution
Business Update - Snorenz manufacturer signs marketing agreement with National Sales Solutions
Business Update - Software company renews collaboration with Johnson & Johnson
Business Update - Study shows pharma sales forces growing and getting more sophisticated
Business Update - Technology company signs contract with psychiatric hospital
Business Update - The Next Phase Marketing Services to market SidePinch Clamp in North America
Business Update - ThermaFix tissue-treatment process launched
Business Update - VNS developer submits response to FDA warning letter
Business Update - Zynex Medical Appoints distributor in China
Cancer Mortality - Cancer, heart groups issue joint statement on cancer statistics report
Cancer Research - New cancer gene identified
Cancer Therapy - $42B cancer therapy market enters rapid growth phase
Cancer Therapy - DAVANAT and DAVANAT/5-FU are well-tolerated by patients
Cancer Therapy - Dietary carotenoids, connexins and cancer: what is the connection?
Cancer Therapy - FDA grants orphan drug designation to TOCOSOL Paclitaxel in urothelial cancer
Cancer Therapy - Pharmaceutical company to proceed with phase 1 trial to set taxane dosage level
Cancer Therapy - Phase III data shows Tarceva plus gemcitabine significantly improves survival
Cancer Therapy - Phase Ib/II Exherin trial initiated in Europe
Cancer Therapy - RNAi may be effective against viral-mediated oncogenesis
Cancer Therapy - Synchronous anal and penile cancers found in 36-year-old man
Cancer Therapy - Tarceva provides hope for patients with advanced pancreatic cancer
Cancer Therapy - Targeted anticancer agent advances into clinical development
Cardiology - Cardiovascular device company comments on HeartMate II clinical study filing
Cardiology - Dental group awards Seal of Acceptance to defibrillator with instant feedback
Cardiovascular Research - Enrollment of clinical trial on drug-coated stent for coronary lesions complete
Chemical Warfare Exposure - Biotech company signs CRADA with U.S. Army Edgewood Chemical Biological Center
Clinical Trials - Company releases version 4.0 of its EDC Product Suite
Clinical Trials - Neuro-inflammatory disease drug approved for phase 1 clinical development
Clinical Trials - Pharma company to launch publicly accessible databases for clinical trials
Clinical Trials - Pilot trial of heart implant results 'very encouraging,' researcher says
Collaborations - Agreement signed for European rights to device/drug system for herpes treatment
Collaborations - Alliance formed to research childhood leukemia biomarkers
Collaborations - BioMerieux exercises option to license technology from partner
Collaborations - Boehringer Ingelheim licenses results from target discovery deal
Collaborations - Cardiology partner named for U.S.
Collaborations - Cardiology-device company signs agreement for production of magnetic guidewires
Collaborations - Cigna joins WomenHeart in the fight against heart disease in women
Collaborations - Clinical trials started for estrogen receptor agent
Collaborations - Collaborative agreement signed to provide dializers for Japan's renal market
Collaborations - Companies form partnership to offer food, drugs tracking, identification system
Collaborations - Deal signed to develop therapy for P. aeruginosa infections
Collaborations - Deal signed with Medinol to develop AP23573 drug-delivery stents
Collaborations - Drug delivery firm closes restructured agreement with Novo Nordisk
Collaborations - Joint stem-cell research program launched
Collaborations - Pharmaceutical companies agree to jointly commercialize oral cancer drug
Collaborations - Pharmaceutical companies announce collaboration on osteoporosis treatment
Collaborations - Pharmaceutical firm announces agreement with DPT Laboratories
Collaborations - Two-year diabetes drug discovery deal signed with Novartis
Colon Cancer - Research in colorectal cancer presented at symposium
Colorectal Cancer - Avastin plus FOLFOX4 chemotherapy regimen clinical trial results reported
Colorectal Cancer - Data on assay's ability to predict colorectal cancer treatment outcome presented
Complementary & Alternative Medicine - New pomegranate capsule may offer hormone, antioxidant, heart benefits
Complementary & Alternative Medicine - Nonprescription plant-based drug to lower cholesterol introduced
Crohn Disease - Inflammation of intestine may signal recurrent acute idiopathic pancreatitis
Cryopreservation - Company anticipates developing first adult oriented stem cell bank
Cryptosporidiosis Vaccine - Egg yolk antibody does not eliminate cryptosporidiosis in scid mice
Diagnostics - Blood tests might eliminate tissue extractions in leukemia, lymphoma patients
Diagnostics - Diagnostics company expands into Eastern Europe, Taiwan with HIV test kit
Diagnostics - Foundation organizes campaign for genetic test that screens for 11 diseases
Diagnostics - Gravity-induced convective flow in microfluidic systems characterized
Diagnostics - Information technology company ships handheld image-capture connectivity system
Diagnostics - New data shows feasibility of combidex-enhanced MRI
Diagnostics - Researchers' work adds to diagnostics body of knowledge
Diagnostics - Skin sterol test available for sale in Canada, U.S. markets
Diagnostics - Study recommends at-home colorectal screening tests
Diet & Nutrition - Council comments on Washington U study of skeletal fluorosis and instant tea
Diet & Nutrition - Exercise council endorses government regulation on dietary supplements
Diet & Nutrition - Folic acid organization announces awareness week
Diet & Nutrition - Food company launches plan to help Americans achieve dietary guidelines
Diet & Nutrition - Food company promotes potential heart healthy benefits of chocolate
Diet & Nutrition - Health-based natural products store announces additions, realignments
Diet & Nutrition - Liquid product to reduce "bad" cholesterol launched
Diet & Nutrition - Meat processor completes removal of transfat from retail and school products
Diet & Nutrition - Online nutrition tracking system uses camera phone to keep diary of diet
Drug Abuse - Survey of high school students shows decline in alcohol, drug use among students
Drug Abuse - Utah health center adopts return validation system for controlled substances
Drug Delivery - Absorbable metal stent results validate the technology
Drug Delivery - FDA approves syringes that let physicians inject and aspirate with one hand
Drug Delivery - Healthcare company offers liquid growth hormone in disposable pen in U.S.
Drug Development - Biopharmaceutical company initiates trials for antidepressant
Drug Development - Final results of phase I/II trial of AVR118 presented
Drug Development - New medicine shortens duration of common cold
Drug Development - Pharmacodynamics studied in the development of new immunosuppressive drugs
Drug Development - Psychotropic effects of COX-2 inhibitors reported
Drug Development - Surrogate antibody developed for preclinical efalizumab safety testing
Drug Development - Tina S. Nova, PhD, joins biotech company's board of directors
Drug Development - U.S. FDA approves oral spray for treatment of mouth ulcers
Drug Development - U.S., European regulatory submissions made for Humira
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy - Biopharma company granted orphan drug designation by FDA for PTC124
Electrocardiography - Cardiology products developer adds new electrocardiograph to line
Environmental Health - Research foundation shows connection between mesothelioma and 911 disaster
Environmental Health - Respiratory diseases reported in patients who live near hazardous waste sites
Finance - ATryn maker announces sale of common stock
Finance - Angina-focused company reports strong Q4 and 2004 results
Finance - Biopharma company announces financial results with positive outlook
Finance - Biopharmaceutical company reports fourth quarter financial results
Finance - Biopharmaceutical development services company grows 2004 EPS 26%
Finance - Biotech company files second quarter 10QSB
Finance - Cancer treatment device maker reports results for fourth quarter, year-end 2004
Finance - Cancer-focused pharmaceutical company announces public offering of common stock
Finance - Cancer-focused pharmaceutical company signs agreements for sale of common stock
Finance - Clinical research organization provides earnings guidance
Finance - Colorado-based device company reports third-quarter revenue increase of 17%
Finance - Company involved in preventing bacterial biofilm closes private placement
Finance - Cubicin maker reports Q4 and 2004 results; full-year revenues total $68.1M
Finance - DNA analysis technology company raises funds
Finance - Dental products company reports record sales and earnings for Q4 and full year
Finance - Dental products manufacturer reports 23% increase in earnings per share
Finance - Device firm exceeds fourth quarter earnings expectations
Finance - Device firm reports decline in revenue
Finance - Device firm reports revenues of $43.7M for fourth quarter 2004
Finance - Diagnostics company reports fourth quarter EPS increase of 21%
Finance - Digital imaging, telemedicine company completes private placement
Finance - Drug company reports Q2 loss, but gross profit up 34.3%
Finance - Drug discovery firm announces $3.5M in funding
Finance - Dutch biotech announces strong 2004 results
Finance - Electronic health record company completes $7.5 million financing round
Finance - Florida-based biotech announces effectiveness of SB-2 registration statement
Finance - Fuzeon maker reports Q2 EPS of $0.07 ($0.13 excluding merger expenses)
Finance - Genomics firm reports loss of $0.27 per share
Finance - Greenhouse fund invests in new regional life sciences enterprises
Finance - Healthcare company announces fourth quarter 2004 unaudited sales results
Finance - Hormone-focused biopharmaceutical company announces pricing of follow-on PO
Finance - Hospital company announces $500 million private offering in 10-year senior notes
Finance - India-based CNS-focused pharmaceutical company reports Q3, 9 months 2004 results
Finance - Infection control product provider anticipates financial results
Finance - Insulin-focused biopharmaceutical company files follow-on offering statement
Finance - Laboratory equipment manufacturer reports 2004 sales of $236.1 million
Finance - Medical device company reports 101% increase in fourth quarter revenue
Finance - Medical device company reports 2004 results
Finance - Medical device maker reports 28% increase in revenue
Finance - Medical device maker reports strong fiscal 2005 3Q results
Finance - Microarray maker reports income of $0.44 per share
Finance - Nanotechnology company files registration statement with U.S. SEC
Finance - Nutritional supplement company reports sales and income
Finance - Oncology firm to raise up to $31 million
Finance - Ophthalmology firm reports 23% increase in revenue
Finance - Optics company announces improved second quarter results
Finance - Orthopedic device maker reports results for quarter, year ended December 2004
Finance - Pharma company completes $43 million series C financing
Finance - Pharma company receives milestone payment from Bausch & Lomb
Finance - Pharmaceutical company announces filing of shelf registration statements
Finance - Pharmaceutical company announces projections for 2005
Finance - Pharmaceutical firm completes offering of notes raising $150M
Finance - Pharmaceutical firm receives grant for diabetes research
Finance - Pharmaceutical firm reports earnings of $0.07 per share
Finance - Pharmaceutical firm reports fourth consecutive quarter of profitability
Finance - Pharmaceutical firm reports loss of $0.32 per share
Finance - Pharmacy provider reports first quarter fiscal 2005 results
Finance - Photonics company reports "solid" first-quarter results
Finance - PreGen-Plus maker announces Q4 revenues of $1.3 million
Finance - Pressure management products maker reports results for first quarter fiscal 2005
Finance - Protein therapeutics company raises EUR 7.0 million
Finance - Provider of medical devices for venous reflux disease reports 4Q 2004 results
Finance - RNAi-focused company agrees to $21.3 million private placement of common stock
Finance - Registration statement filed by pharmaceutical firm for stock offering
Finance - Research company announces public offering of common stock
Finance - Research corporation revises earnings estimates
Finance - Scholarships given to students studying complementary healthcare
Finance - Science-based healthcare company reports results for 2004 fourth quarter, year
Finance - Specialty hospital company announces proposed senior subordinated notes offering
Finance - Stem cell research company completes $755,000 private placement
Finance - Stem cell-focused biotechnology company announces completion of IPO
Finance - Thalomid maker reports strong revenue growth and profits
Finance - Vaccine maker reports 2004 pro forma earnings down more than 50% from 2003
Fitness & Wellness - Family doctor loses 80 pounds, becomes fitness trainer, produces wellness video
Fitness & Wellness - Pilates group seeks to establish certification standards for instructors
Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors - Liver transplantation plus imatinib controls gastrointestinal stromal tumors
Gene Research - Agreement to supply genetic tests for New England Newborn Screening Program set
Gene Research - Broad Institute scientists find genome structure responsible for gene activation
Gene Transfer - The microelectroporation chip miniaturizes gene manipulation
Generic Drugs - Israeli pharmaceutical company gets USFDA approval for 750 mg antibiotic tablet
Genomics - Racial groupings match genetic profiles, study finds
Genomics - Researchers tout ability of genetic tests to avoid bad drug reactions
Geriatrics - Article examines increased risk of death in elderly surviving spouses
Geriatrics - Pilot program with toolkit, assessment for elderly cancer patients launched
Gynecomastia - Neurofibroma of the breast found in a boy
HIV/AIDS Awarwness - Media company, Kaiser Family Foundation launch year 3 of Know HIV/AIDS campaign
HIV/AIDS Research - Pharma company submits three filings of antiretroviral agents to WHO
HIV/AIDS Therapy - Needle-free administration of Fuzeon achieves equivalent levels as standard
HIV/AIDS Therapy - Patient enrollment in phase 3 trial of somatropin injection for HARS complete
HIV/AIDS Therapy - Pharmaceutical company selects lab service for HIV monotherapy trial
HIV/AIDS Vaccine - Investigational HIV/AIDS vaccine candidate advances to phase II efficacy testing
Health Promotion - New service launched to help consumers use OTC medicines
Health Promotion - Online children's health web site offer tips on 2005 Dietary Guidelines
Health Promotion - Online diet site, Discovery Health Channel partner for National Body Challenge
Health Promotion - Pilot interactive electronic health education program announced
Health Promotion - Predictive model to prescribe information helps people manage health, paper says
Health Promotion - Surgeon General Richard H. Carmona rolls out 'The Year of the Healthy Child'
Health Promotion - The Hartford, paralympic group continue founding partnership through 2008 games
Healthcare Access - Healthcare quality company names top 5% of hospitals
Healthcare Coverage - Dental insurance company announces international plan
Healthcare Coverage - Prescription discount card for use at store pharmacies distributed
Healthcare Coverage - Tenet signs agreement to provide PPO insurance services at 3 Texas hospitals
Heart Attack - St. Louis selects AED provider
Heart Disease - Biopharmaceutical company releases results of clinical studies in hypertension
Heart Disease - Published study shows fingertip test identifies coronary disease at early stage
Heart Disease - Washington DC VA Medical Center uses miniaturized bypass technology
Heart Failure - Clinical update provided on AB5000 circulatory support system
Heart Failure - First implantation of cardiac devices with home monitoring reported
Hematological Disorders - Researchers report on iron chelation therapy in transfusion-dependent anemias
Hepatitis B - Drug for treatment of chronic hepatitis B up for approval
Hepatitis C - Therapeutics company expands hepatitis C collaboration with Merck
Hepatitis C Therapy - The non-nucleoside inhibitor HCV-371 attacks viral polymerase
Herpes Virus - Company conducts pre-IND FDA conference for CY301 antiherpes cream
Herpesvirus Vaccine - IL-12 redirects HSV glycoprotein immune response toward Th1 and CD4+ CTLs
High Cholesterol - Breakthrough reported on cholesterol reduction research
Hyperlipidemia - Marine biomass company reports effects of Neptune Krill Oil on cholesterol
Hypertension - Healthcare organization launches program for women and heart disease
Hypertension - Pharma company acquires Cibacen and Cibadrex
Imaging - FDA approval clears the way for addition of new MRI agent
Imaging - Medical systems company launches tri-focus X-ray tube for special procedure labs
Imaging - New MRI technology exhibited at conference in Germany
Influenza Vaccines - Findings describe new data in influenza vaccines research
Information Technology - Automation software designer for life sciences launches expanded design platform
Information Technology - CIOs at pharma, biotech firms need a firmer grasp on increasing regulations
Information Technology - Call management services provider selected for Practice Partner Program
Information Technology - Compliance systems company announces launch of mail order pharmacy
Information Technology - Drug discovery software company adds nuclear translocation application to suite
Information Technology - Electronic patient record system ranked top by KLAS Enterprises
Information Technology - Electronic prescribing, transactions contract renewed by insurance company
Information Technology - Electronic prescription service comments on Medicare and Medicaid regulations
Information Technology - Growing consumer power and need for improved products key trends in ELN market
Information Technology - Healthcare software system for online patient-physician communication launched
Information Technology - Hospital in Tunisia to implement clinical information system
Information Technology - IT firm to make global enterprise grid infrastructure for J&J Pharmaceutical R&D
Information Technology - IT healthcare claims management software company receives EHNAC certification
Information Technology - Information systems provider announces four new clients
Information Technology - Information systems provider releases new version of passive tracking system
Information Technology - Information technology companies form strategic alliance
Information Technology - McKesson selects Web application management solution
Information Technology - Medical center selects technology system for access and security
Information Technology - Patient Dialog Ailments database launched
Information Technology - Pharmaceutical firm licenses MetaCore from GeneGo
Information Technology - Physician services organization selects practice management solution
Information Technology - Providence Healthcare Network selects revenue cycle solution
Information Technology - Semmelweis University picks databasing software for organic chemistry institute
Information Technology - Software company delivers web-based platform for spinal cord injury network
Information Technology - Software solutions company expands agreement, announces partnership
Information Technology - Tools acquired by genomics firm to analyze DNA-related information
Information Technology - Voicebrook integrates speech recognition into medical transcription system
Legal Issues - Medical staffing company files claim against Calian for breach of confidence
Lipids - Review compares lipid homeostatis through liver X and thyroid hormone receptors
Medicare - Chain drug store group president comments on Final Medicare Part D Regulations
Medicare - Hispanics will get prescription coverage through new Medicare rules
Medicare - Insurance group president comments on final regulations for Medicare program
Medicare - Medicare reimbursement code for NeutroSpec issued
Medicare - Surgical association comments on Medicare ASC list proposed changes
Medicare - Web site for Medicare beneficiaries launched
Mergers & Acquisitions - Acquisition of Neopharma AB by Swedish pharmaceutical company completed
Mergers & Acquisitions - Company specializing in cardiovascular therapy announces acquisition
Mergers & Acquisitions - Danisco to acquire biotech company
Mergers & Acquisitions - Dragon completes acquisition, names management team
Mergers & Acquisitions - Filtration, separations and purification company acquires Euroflow
Mergers & Acquisitions - Healthcare holding company proposes merger with Florida-based clinic group
Mergers & Acquisitions - Maternal and newborn health company acquires neonatal group practice
Mergers & Acquisitions - Medical laboratory acquires pharmaceutical company
Mergers & Acquisitions - Medical technology company acquires Navion Biomedical Corporation
Mergers & Acquisitions - Vegetable and fruit seed company acquisition announced
Migraine - New study confirms effectiveness of nasal spray for migraine treatment
Mutation - Anthrax lethal factor analyzed, role of domain II in toxicity revealed
Myocardial Infarction - Pharma company signs new agreement with AstraZeneca
Nanotechnology - Advancing nanoparticle technology creating opportunities for drug developers
Nanotechnology - Institute proves effectiveness of nanotechnology in gene therapy for cancer
Neurogenesis - Sensory cranial placode neurogenesis studied, early role of two genes revealed
Neuroscience - Immunoassay enables rapid assessment of cGMP in glial cell cultures
Nuclear Export - Architecture of CRM1/exportin1 analyzed, role in cooperativity suggested
Nucleic Acid Research - Microfluidic planetary centrifugal mixing enhances microarray hybridization
Obstructive Sleep Apnea - New sleep apnea at-home prescreening test introduced
Organ Transplantation - Steroid dependency studied in pediatric heart transplant patients
Orthopedics - Market research firm issues new report on artificial disc replacement
Osteoarthritis - Synthetic neuropeptide-active cream for osteoarthritis reduces pain, study shows
Osteoid Osteoma - Rofecoxib effective for pain caused by osteoid osteoma
Ovarian Cancer - Article reports drug combination kills ovarian cancer cells
Overactive Bladder - U.S. FDA-approved treatment for overactive bladder now available in the U.S.
Overweight - By age 6, children of overweight mothers are also prone to obesity
Oxidative Stress - Peroxisome receptor alpha agonist studied, increased transcription revealed
Paget Disease - Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use comments on Aclasta
Pain Management - AT-101 reclassified as therapeutic vibrator requiring 510k submission
Pain Medicine - FDA allows testing of extended release ibuprofen tablets
Pain Research - ATP receptor ectodomain studied, negative behavioral residues revealed
Patents - Boston U applies for antagonists-delivery device patent for periodontal disease
Patents - Claims in 5 more patents for in vivo optical imaging of whole animals allowed
Patents - Company wins patent relating to treatment of lower urinary tract disorders
Patents - European Patent Office maintains validity of paclitaxel-eluting stent patent
Patents - Genzyme files patent infringement suit
Patents - Institute retains rights on a patent based on use of homologous recombination
Patents - MIS technology company announces new patents
Patents - Patent granted for immunology technology in South Africa
Patents - Patents obtained in Japan and the U.S. for refractory leukemia biomarkers
Patents - U.S. awards patent for peptide homologs to inhibit antigen presentation
Patents - U.S. patents issued covering stem cells
Patents - Vision care company receives patent
Pediatric Cancer - Clinical milestone reached in trial of treatment for brain cancer in children
Pediatric Pain Management - Pediatric clinical study of topical pain killer at children's center completed
Personnel - Agricultural products company approves board members
Personnel - Bio implant company appoints vice presidents of marketing and sales, operations
Personnel - Biopharmaceutaical company announces new CEO
Personnel - Biotech company appoints VP of cardiology
Personnel - Biotech company enhances management team
Personnel - Biotech company names Rebecca Galler Robison senior director, corporate strategy
Personnel - Blood center organization names COO
Personnel - Company appoints president to head medical device businesses
Personnel - Company focused on devices for lumbar spinal stenosis names Michael Bates CFO
Personnel - Consulting company announces new senior vice president
Personnel - Contract services firm announces change in board of directors
Personnel - David L. Schlotterbeck named independent board member by opthalmics company
Personnel - David S. Krause, MD, named executive VP, chief medical officer by biopharm firm
Personnel - David Vandertie appointed CFO at pharma consultancy
Personnel - Device company elects new chairman of the board and CFO
Personnel - Diabetes association names national director, federal government affairs
Personnel - Diagnostics maker names Scott Garrett CEO
Personnel - Dr. Edward Arcuri named chief operating officer of vaccine company
Personnel - Dr. Paula Mendenhall named senior VP of operations of drug-delivery company
Personnel - Dr. Tanvir Khandaker joins board of directors
Personnel - Drug company names 3 scientists to new science and development advisory board
Personnel - Drug delivery company appoints Debbie Thomas director of regulatory affairs
Personnel - E-stim-focused company names Gary Blackford to board of directors
Personnel - Expectation management company names executive vice president and COO
Personnel - Financial and technology services provider names CFO and VP client services
Personnel - Frank J. Abella Jr. named to board of directors by surgical support provider
Personnel - Fred Miller named manager of sports marketing by weight loss supplement company
Personnel - Gene slicing company names member to scientific advisory board
Personnel - Glenn McDowell named chief operating officer by outpatient therapy company
Personnel - Healthcare alliance hires vice president of clinical informatics
Personnel - Healthcare products company names Christopher Nolan, Sr. director of company
Personnel - Healthcare system elects member to foundation board
Personnel - Hospital company appoints Marc D. Miller vice president and announces dividend
Personnel - Information technology company adds member to board
Personnel - Joseph Feldman hired as VP of business development for genomics firm
Personnel - Mary Tanner named to supervisory board
Personnel - MedSpa appoints vice president of business development
Personnel - Medical device company appoints Tom Lindsey director of U.S. sales, marketing
Personnel - Medical device company names vice president of sales
Personnel - Microarray-services provider hires director of sales and business development
Personnel - Myvax maker adds to operating management team
Personnel - New CEO, chief scientific officer named at biotech firm
Personnel - Ophthalmology firm names corporate VP and chief information officer
Personnel - Pain-management-focused pharma adds new directors
Personnel - Pennsylvania life sciences group names James Jordan Joins executive-in-residence
Personnel - Pharma company appoints new chief executive officer
Personnel - Pharma company names COO and CFO
Personnel - Pharmaceutical company appoints chief financial officer
Personnel - Pharmaceutical firm announces new board member
Personnel - Pharmaceutical firm appoints Garen Bohlin to board of directors
Personnel - Pharmaceutical firm appoints Simon Kukes and Michael Walsh as directors
Personnel - Pharmaceutical firm appoints current CFO to board as executive director
Personnel - Pharmaceutical firm appoints senior VP of business development
Personnel - Pharmacy equipment company CEO, founder James E. Torina adds roll of president
Personnel - Radiation monitoring company promotes Joel White to VP, process integration
Personnel - Residential support services provider announces management/structure changes
Personnel - Russell M. Medford elected chairman of Georgia Biomedical Partnership
Personnel - Staffing of divisional leadership positions completed at biotech firm
Personnel - Stephen J. Fanning named president, CEO of skin-contour device manufacturer
Personnel - Tony Scullion appointed to board of Biotechnology Council of New Jersey
Personnel - William Messenger appointed to the board of directors at biotech firm
Pharmaceutical Research - Regenerative medicine firm comments on contamination of stem cell lines
Pharmaceutical Research - Report addresses potential for toxicological assessment technology
Pharmaceuticals - Company links genetic variation to the effect of HRT on C-reactive protein
Philanthropy - Direct Relief International donates $1.9M to tsunami relief
Philanthropy - Healthcare company supports diabetes prevention camp for Native American youth
Philanthropy - International Aid sending $4.6M in pharmaceuticals to tsunami victims
Philanthropy - The Healthy Foundation's Vitamin Relief USA receives vitamin donation
Phosphate Homeostasis - Bone may be source of circulating FGF23, research shows
Pneumonia - Phase 3 clinical studies of antibiotic for hospital acquired pneumonia initiated
Product Licensing - Biopharma company gains access to protein expression technology
Product Licensing - Glaxo SmithKline licenses PathArt
Product Licensing - Software company licenses MetaCore for RNA interference drug discovery
Professional Education - Pathologists license SNOMED CT mappings for free access through national library
Professional Education - Publisher launches online version of essential pharmacological reference
Professional Education - Technology company teams with technical college to train imaging technicians
Progenitor Cells - Cortical neurons studied, transcriptional factor expression clarified
Protein Precursors - Sonic hedgehog signaling analyzed, spatial pattern revealed
Proteomics - Microfluidic assay developed for analysis of IgG4 samples
Psoriasis - Recruitment for trial of immunosuppressive compound for psoriasis complete
Quality Assurance - Achievment quality evaluation of pretransfusion bedside test is detailed
Retinoic Acid - Vitamin A regulates proliferation and apoptosis of human T- and B-cells
Rheumatoid Arthritis - Japan's regulatory body approves anti-TNF receptor to treat rheumatoid arthritis
Sexual & Reproductive Health - New data provides better picture of how fertility drug works
Sexual & Reproductive Health - Web site offers educational resources for couples coping with infertility
Spinal Cord Injury - Program initiated to develop RNAi therapeutics for spinal cord injury
Sports Medicine - Fitness socks improve athletic performance and aid in recovery
Staffing - JCAHO certification of healthcare staffing companies is response to shortage
Staffing - Reaching research goals more important than price tag, report on sales reps says
Staffing - Travel nurse company receives certification from JCAHO
Staphylococcus Vaccine - Genes required for full virulence of Staphylococcus aureus identified
Stroke - $33M grant to support Insulin Resistance Intervention after Stroke trial
Stroke - New trial initiated in stroke prevention
Surgical Technology - Biotech company completes phase 1 of U.S. NIH grant-funded study
Surgical Technology - FDA clearance granted to market bone cement
Surgical Technology - Study of sealant to reduce blood loss, pain in knee arthroplasty reported
Tattoo Removal - Tattoo pigments cleaved by laser light increases toxic decomposition products
Therapy - RNAi company selected by Genentech to support drug-discovery research
Thyroid Cancer - Palpable cervical lymph nodes is predictive factor of thyroid cancer recurrence
Thyroid Carcinoma - Researchers report on RLN palsy in well-differentiated thyroid carcinoma
Tobacco Use - "Quit 2 Win" campaign mobilizes New Jersey to help smokers quit
Toxicology - Tobacco condensates alter gene expression patterns
Transfusion - Prevention of complement-mediated immune hemolysis reported
Transfusion - Responsibility of the physician prescriber of blood products discussed
Transfusion - Standard emergency blood transfusion procedure is necessary
Transplant Medicine - Implant processor signs agreement with Southeast Tissue Alliance
Transplant Medicine - Overview provided of FTY720 clinical pharmacokinetics, pharmacology
Tuberculosis Therapy - Rapid, simple screen for tuberculous drugs developed
Type 2 Diabetes - Insulin-focused therapeutics company expands trials of type 2 diabetes treatment
Type 2 Diabetes - Long-term efficacy of insulin 70/30 mix in type 2 diabetes shown in study
Type 2 Diabetes - Trial shows effectiveness of Diochrome in treating type 2 diabetes
Vaccine Development - Company's compliance plan accepted by AMEX
Varicella-Zoster Virus Vaccine - Antibodies to varicella-zoster virus derived from antibody library
Vertigo - Secure Balance receives endorsement by the American Academy of Balance Medicine
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