Biotech Business Week

Health Promotion - Study discovers cranberry's ulcer fighting power

Healthcare Access - Local children's health initiatives boost California children's coverage

Healthcare Access - Physician group forms partnership with Tufts-New England Medical Center

Healthcare Access - Texas hospitals face special challenges of language, cultural barriers

Healthcare Concerns - IVANS Survey Reveals Healthcare Providers Remain Concerned about Viruses

Healthcare Costs - Specialty pharmacy trend rate to rise 22.5% in 2005

Healthcare Coverage - Behavioral health organization extends contract with insurance benefits company

Healthcare Coverage - Healthcare data analytic company launches OTC substitution program

Healthcare Coverage - Independent long-term care pharmacy network reports on growth

Heart Disease - Transmyocardial revascularization technology study published

Heart Failure - Organizations unite to support BiDil's approval for heart failure

Hematopoietic Drugs - Hematopoietic progenitor cells mobilized by AMD3100

Hepatitis B Virus - Positive results reported from phase II/III hepatitis B vaccine trial

Herpesvirus Vaccine - Characteristics of live bovine herpesvirus-1 vaccines outlined

High Cholesterol - Association launches effort to study safety of cholesterol-lowering medicines

High Cholesterol - Over-the-counter cholesterol product now available at club stores

Imaging - Alabama medical center installs CT system for cardiac care

Imaging - Bio-Imaging Technologies retained for final module of clinical studies

Imaging - CT 40-slice system with 615 pound capacity for bariatric surgery installed

Imaging - Protein array analysis added to infrared imaging applications by systems company

Imaging - Report focuses on refurbished medical imaging equipment

Imaging - Sale of imaging device to U.K. Christie Hospital to treat skin cancer announced

Imaging - Technology company launches pulmonary artery patency exam tool for CT

Influenza - Efficacy results for FluBlOk recombinant influenza vaccine reported

Influenza - Phase 3 data for intranasal influenza vaccine trial reported

Information Technology - California medical center resigns contract for Pinpoint Quality solution

Information Technology - Clinical software and services selected for urinary incontinence study

Information Technology - Company offers service for analyzing radiology costs from claims data

Information Technology - Company uses clinical data management system in pulmonary hypertension trial

Information Technology - Louisiana hospital selects speech recognition system

Information Technology - New system provides streamlined communication between health professionals

Information Technology - New version of SNP selection tool released

Information Technology - Online drug testing data management service signs first 3 laboratory partners

Information Technology - Public chromatography applications database updated

Information Technology - Software launched for metabolomics and biomarker profiling research

Information Technology - Software program for health plans, third party administrators initiated

Information Technology - Software released to enhances drug manufacturing performance, productivity

Information Technology - Software to produce, compare, merge biological relationship data released

Information Technology - St. Vincent's selects IT system for computerized physician order entry

Information Technology - Technology company forms Healthcare Broadband Alliance

Information Technology - Updated website launched to provide information on medical IT products

Injury Prevention - Orthopedic surgeons group provides tips for trimming lawnmower injuries

Insomnia - Phase 3 trials of doxepin HCL compound in patients with insomnia initiated

Lassa Virus Vaccine - Lassa virus nucleoprotein protects against arenavirus challenge

Legal Issues - Company denied motion for injunction to stop launch of generic Periostat

Legal Issues - Supreme Court overturns lower court, protects U.S. FDA safe harbor provision

Legal Issues - U.S. Supreme Court decision leaves research tool patents unaffected

Lymphoma - New discovery on malignant lymphoma treatment revealed at conference

Malignant Lymphoma - Data shows Zevalin effective second-line treatment for large B-cell lymphoma

Marketing - Power of erectile dysfunction drug advertising queried at urology meeting

Marketing - Sustainability of mature pharmaceutical drugs is topic of survey

Medicaid - Study confirms Medicaid cuts in Pennsylvania will harm patients, hospitals

Medical Devices - BREG, Inc., introduces Polar Care 500 Lite

Medical Devices - Biochip market will more than double in growth by 2009

Medical Devices - California hospital system chooses transfusion management system

Medical Devices - Companies sign technology development and preferred provider agreement

Medical Devices - Comprehensive product line for targeted genotyping launched

Medical Devices - Diode-array and multiwavelength detectors for ultrafast HPLC analyses introduced

Medical Devices - First-ever disposable blood pressure monitor unveiled at conference

Medical Devices - Heart device maker meets with U.S. FDA regarding revelation TX PMA

Medical Devices - Implant company receives FDA clearance for STERLING Interference Screw ST

Medical Devices - Medical device company announces grant program, FDA approval of SynergyPlus+

Medical Devices - New smart thermometer released

Medical Devices - Norwegian cancer center selects radiotherapy technology equipment for upgrade

Medical Devices - Pressure relieving systems company moves to digital pump

Medical Devices - Subsidiary files for key patent for its stem cell delivery device

Medical Devices - U.S. FDA issues letter for percutaneous myocardial channeling trial

Medicare - New health plan for Medicare-eligible beneficiaries in Texas

Medicare - U.S. government contract awarded to manage Medicare, Medicaid change inquiries

Mergers & Acquisitions - Acquisition of RxPertise software by group purchasing organization announced

Mergers & Acquisitions - Biotech company acquired by QVT Fund LP

Mergers & Acquisitions - Cardiology firms report early termination of waiting period for proposed merger

Mergers & Acquisitions - Company executes letter of intent to acquire flexSCAN

Mergers & Acquisitions - Company focusing on nucleic acids agrees to acquire Tianwei Times

Mergers & Acquisitions - Company to acquire McKesson BioServices

Mergers & Acquisitions - Hart-Scott-Rodino waiting period ends for Corixa acquisition

Mergers & Acquisitions - Healthcare food services provider acquires Healthcare Service Solutions, Inc.

Mergers & Acquisitions - Healthcare services company agrees to sell BioServices unit to Fisher Scientific

Mergers & Acquisitions - Image processing company to acquire SOHARD AG

Mergers & Acquisitions - Imaging company to acquire Sensant to market ultrasonic transducer technology

Mergers & Acquisitions - Investment company completes acquisition of two healthcare facilities

Mergers & Acquisitions - Jackson Products Acquires Olympic Optical

Mergers & Acquisitions - Management consulting company acquires health practice

Mergers & Acquisitions - Pharma company to acquire Vicuron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Mergers & Acquisitions - Pharmaceutical corporation acquires drug discovery company

Mergers & Acquisitions - Pharmaceutical services firm to sell Bridge Medical

Mergers & Acquisitions - Physician business services company completes sale of IntegriMED

Mergers & Acquisitions - Sale of Standard Life Insurance Company of Indiana to Capital Assurance closed

Mergers & Acquisitions - Social services management company acquires Children's Behavioral Health

Mergers & Acquisitions - Subsidium Health Advisors merges with technology and financial services firm

Mergers & Acquisitions - Waiting and review periods in Shire's proposed acquisition of company expired

Multiple Myeloma - Biopharmaceutical company publishes results from clinical trials

Multiple Sclerosis - FOXP3 identified as gene marker for impaired immune regulation in MS

Multiple Sclerosis - Phase Ia trial for REN-850 for multiple sclerosis ends

Multiple Sclerosis - Scientists identify 3 molecular 'switches' that affect myelin repair in MS

Neurokinins - Neurokinins analyzed, effect on canine prostate cell physiology defined

Neuroscience - Copaxone produces greater reduction in multiple sclerosis relapse rate

Neuroscience - Report outlines brain industry's investment opportunities, risks, competition

Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma - Phase II study data demonstrates galiximab may be used with RITUXAN

Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma - Treatment may improve efficacy of rituximab in non-Hodgkin lymphoma

Obesity Genomics and Genetics - G-protein-coupled receptor GPR10 responsible for obesity locus of Dmo1

Oncology - A transiently exposed VE-cadherin epitope promotes tumor vessel targeting

Oncology - Distant metastases predicts ischemic stroke in cancer patients

Orthopedic Research - BMP-9 is potent anabolic factor for juvenile bovine cartilage

Orthopedics - Drug development company publishes study for Chrysalin fracture repair

Orthopedics - Surveys demonstrate effectiveness of home orthopedics program

Osteoarthritis - Survey uncovers impact of osteoarthritis on sufferers' everyday lives

Osteoporosis - Data confirms effectiveness of once-monthly oral treatment for osteoporosis

Pain Management - Phototherapy device company launches new home product

Pain Medicine - Survey shows physicians and consumers approve of medicinal marijuana use

Parkinson Disease - Study highlights long-term effectiveness of Parkinson disease treatment

Patents - Biopharmaceutical company granted patent for insomnia treatment

Patents - Diagnostics firm expands technology foundation in oral fluid diagnostics

Patents - Information technology company awarded patent for adjudication technology

Patents - Patent allowed for solution to enhance image quality of MRI

Patents - RNAi patent granted by the European Patent Office

Patents - Update of patent trial on antithrombotic drug reported

Personnel - Beverly Mitchell, MD, joins Stanford University's cancer center program

Personnel - Biopharma company expands diabetes research efforts with key scientists

Personnel - Biopharmaceutical company announces re-election of board of directors

Personnel - Biotech company announces R&D management change

Personnel - Biotech company announces new board member

Personnel - Biotechnology company announces management change

Personnel - Breast cancer expert joins oncology and hematology clinical practice

Personnel - Bruce Magath appointed vice president, resource strategy and deployment

Personnel - Cancer institute adds four senior leaders

Personnel - Carsten Reinhardt joins pharma firm to head its clinical development team

Personnel - Component maker announces the departure of CFO

Personnel - Consumer products company announces management changes

Personnel - Craig Tooman named CFO

Personnel - Dendreon announces senior management change

Personnel - Diagnostics company announces organizational changes

Personnel - Diagnostics company appoints nonexecutive director

Personnel - Dr. Jacob V. Maizel, Jr. and Dr. Susanna Rybak join scientific advisory board

Personnel - Dr. John Mendlein named CEO; to help accelerate oncology pipeline

Personnel - E. Michael Egan named chief executive officer by cancer-focused biotech company

Personnel - Eric J. Bruce named corporate head, technical operations, by drug company

Personnel - Frank Longo, MD, PhD, named chair of Stanford University neurology department

Personnel - Genetics-focused biotech company appoints Roy Whitfield to board of directors

Personnel - HIV therapeutics-focused company appoints Neil Graham, MD, chief medical officer

Personnel - Healthcare savings program company announces personnel

Personnel - Healthcare transaction company announces president and COO resignation

Personnel - Hospital management company appoints CEO of Texas medical center

Personnel - IRIS Appoints Thomas H. Adams, Ph.D., to Board of Directors

Personnel - Immtech Appoints Dolores Kapral Director of Clinical Operations

Personnel - Immune-focused pharma adds three new board members

Personnel - ImmuneRegen BioSciences Appoints Dr. Moshe Arditi, M.D.

Personnel - ImmunoGen, Inc. Announces Addition of Nicole Onetto, MD, to Board of Directors

Personnel - InforMedix CEO Appointed to the Board of the Institute on Aging at Upenn

Personnel - Information products company appoints vice president, product engineering

Personnel - Information technology company adds member to board

Personnel - Inpatient rehabilitation management company announces management changes

Personnel - Inspire Adds Industry Expert, Alan F. Holmer, to Board of Directors

Personnel - J. Gordon Beittenmiller named CEO, director by mechanical systems supplier

Personnel - J. Stark Thompson, PhD, named to board of biological testing services company

Personnel - James Dadura named to board of directors by research and development company

Personnel - Life science company announce personnel changes

Personnel - Medical device company announces relationship with Bill Bradley

Personnel - Medical device company appoints vice president of legal affairs

Personnel - Medical device firm announces key management addition

Personnel - Medical device firm elects Michael R. Minogue chairman of the board

Personnel - Medical image and information management company adds member to board

Personnel - Medical marketing group elects new 2005-2006 board of directors

Personnel - New leader at U.S. NIEHS believes in both researcher and community involvement

Personnel - Optics company announces appointment of chief financial officer

Personnel - Parshall, Keith appointed to board of directors at medical device firm

Personnel - Patricia M. Neal named 2005 Ethel Fleming Arceneaux Outstanding Nurse-Oncologist

Personnel - Pharma appoints Carl Pelzel to VP, marketing and commercial development

Personnel - Pharma company appoints executive vice president

Personnel - Pharma company names CEO

Personnel - Pharma firm hires Nicholas Cappuccino as chief scientific, technical officer

Personnel - Pharmaceutical company announces new head of research and development

Personnel - Pharmaceutical company names Joao Siffert as VP

Personnel - Phototherapy device company announces senior management appointments

Personnel - Robert F. Gallagher appointed to board of lab consulting, services provider

Personnel - Ronald M. Lindsay appointed to board of directors at biotech firm

Personnel - Shadyac retires as CEO of Tennessee children's research hospital

Personnel - Stem cell research group names members to scientific working group

Personnel - Stephen J. Fanning named to board of autologous cellular therapies company

Personnel - Thomas Schreck named CEO cardiovascular-focused regenerative medicine company

Personnel - Two new members named to board by nonprofit cancer support organization

Pharmaceutical Research - Seventy-five percent of pharma firms maintain competitive intelligence groups

Pharmaceutical Research - Study examines amount biotechs spending on oncology brand commercialization

Pharmaceutical Research - Study examines pharma brand publication efforts

Pharmaceutical Research - Study examines role of bimarkers in clinical development

Pharmaceutical Research - Study examines state of pharmaceutical industry

Pharmaceuticals - InfaCare and Recordati Complete International Licensing Agreement for Stanate

Philanthropy - Florida nonprofit organizations to receive grant money from foundation

Philanthropy - Oregon Community Health Information Network awarded grant

Postherpetic Neuralgia - Pharmaceutical company initiates phase 3 postherpetic neuropathy study

Prediabetes - Report asserts that prediabetes is serious and costly

Preventive Medicine - Independent Physicians Network and MedcomSoft announce pilot project

Preventive Medicine - Indevus Announces Positive Phase II Results for Sanctura XR

Product Licensing - Biopharma company is exclusive licensee of inflammatory treatment

Product Licensing - Genomic and proteomic database analysis software licensed to research institute

Product Licensing - Licensing agreement extended for European marketing rights to infection agent

Product Licensing - Licensing agreement signed for Anatibant

Product Licensing - Society comments on U.S. FDA licensure of pertussis, diphtheria, tetanus vaccine

Professional Education - Medical education center launches osteoporosis education initiative

Promyelocytic Leukemia - Launch of agent for acute promyelocytic leukemia in Japan announced

Prostate Cancer - Availability of in-house products, services for brachytherapy devices announced

Prostate Cancer - Sigmacon named exclusive U.K. Ablatherm-HIFU distributor

Prostate Disease - Noninvasive prostate disease treatment approved in Canada

Protease - Endothelial barrier protection studied, role of activated protein C defined

Proteomics - Next level of ClinProt biomarker discovery launched

Psoriasis - Results from phase 2B clinical study of becocalcidiol in psoriasis reported

Psoriatic Arthritis - Data show sustained efficacy of infliximab in treating psoriatic arthritis

Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension - Company to retain European rights to Thelin

Quality Assurance - South Carolina benefits company to offer incentives to hospitals and doctors

Research Integrity - Study shows questionable behaviors in research threaten scientific integrity

Respiratory Medicine - Data reported from Amoxicillin PULSYS phase III trial

Respiratory Medicine - Eosinophil activity plays role in pathogenesis of nasal polyps

Restless Legs Synbdrome - Large multinational study shows restless legs syndrome common, under-diagnosed

Rheumatoid Arthritis - Abatacept inhibits progression of joint damage in rheumatoid arthritis

SARS - University of Arizona study shows ionic silver effective against SARS

Schizophrenia - Study shows patients with schizophrenia avoid relapse with risperidone injection

Sexual & Reproductive Health - Contraceptive device company to introduce condom for women in Europe

Sexual & Reproductive Health - New data show low testosterone more likely in men with diabetes

Sexual & Reproductive Health - Physicians report nation's first pregnancy with triplets through egg freezing

Skin Cancer - UK becomes base for skin cancer screening pioneers

Sleep Apnea - U.S. NIH-funded sleep disorder clinical trial launched at Stanford University

Smallpox Vaccine - Efficacy of smallpox vaccines in murine challenge model compared

Stem Cell Research - Agreement signed for worldwide distribution of stem cell identification kit

Stroke - Emergency group urges caution during sweltering summer

Stroke - Tolperisone safe and effective for post-stroke spasticity control

Surgical Technology - Imaging system receives recognition at cardiac surgery conference

Surgical Technology - Orthopedic biomaterial company announces CORTOSS papers published

Thoracic Aortic Diseases - Medical device company completes enrolment of VALOR trial

Tobacco Use - RTP801 outlined as signaling molecule in cigarette-induced pulmonary injury

Tobacco Use - Web site offers resources to reduce second hand smoke exposure in children

Transplant Medicine - Study looks at corticosteroid withdrawal in pancreas-kidney transplant patients

Type 1 Diabetes - Medical device company reported on value of pediatric insulin pump therapy

Type 1 Diabetes - Phase 2 inhaled insulin study results reported

Type 2 Diabetes - Antioxidant supplement to promote healthy blood glucose levels introduced

Type 2 Diabetes - Biopharma company presented diabetes research at conference

Type 2 Diabetes - Clinical trial shows daily supplement effective in diabetes treatment

Type 2 Diabetes - GALIDA phase II results presented at conference

Type 2 Diabetes - Information on "two-in-one" drug for type 2 diabetes and lipids presented

Type 2 Diabetes - LDL cholesterol reduction in type 2 diabetes patients shown in drug trial

Type 2 Diabetes - Medication for controlling blood sugar may also reduce blood pressure

Type 2 Diabetes - Metaglidasen drug trial presented at conference

Type 2 Diabetes - New drug treats multiple problems of people with type 2 diabetes

Type 2 Diabetes - PARGLUVA phase III trial results presented at conference

Type 2 Diabetes - Pharmaceutical companies offer injection for type 2 diabetes control

Type 2 Diabetes - Phase III study for type 2 diabetes treated with rimonabant results presented

Type 2 Diabetes - Pilot study results of ruboxistaurin mesylate in type 2 diabetes data reported

Type 2 Diabetes - Studies show effectiveness of inhaleable dry insulin powder

Type 2 Diabetes - Study demonstrates add-on effects of oral antidiabetic drug

Type 2 Diabetes - Study of 24-hour basal insulin Lantus published

Type 2 Diabetes - Study of sitagliptin phosphate for type 2 diabetes presented at conference

Uveitis - Company acquires rights to orphan drug candidate for uveitis

Vaccine Development - New vaccine protects dogs longer against deadly diseases with fewer shots

Vaccine Vector - Adenovirus vector targeted to hematopoietic cells characterized

Wound Care - Foam adhesive dressing wins award