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Biotech Business Week

Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . May 18th, 2006
Non-Subscriber - Summaries Only
Related Areas: Other Issues in Biotech Business Week | Other Publications

Biotechnology - Taking medical care from bench to bedside discussed at New York biotech development meeting

Market Analysis - Adjunctive cancer therapies market expected to top $24.5 billion by 2010

Market Analysis - Anxiety disorders drug market likely to decrease from $4.5 billion to $2.6 billion by 2015

Market Analysis - Centralized purchasing creates challenges in Eastern European healthcare IT markets

Market Analysis - Silver nanoparticles may be next product for infection control

Accreditation - CombiMatrix Molecular Diagnostics receives accreditation from CAP

Allergy & Immunology - Top 100 cities named as most challenging places to live with allergies

Anthrax Vaccine - Recombinant Bacillus anthracis protective antigen protects against inhalational challenge

Asthma - Asthma control can be maintained with a step down daily dose of fluticasone propionate/salmeterol

Avian Influenza - GEN ID Lab Services, Inc. to identify molecules for treating human infections of avian flu

Avian Influenza - NanoViricides staff in Vietnam for H5N1/AviFluCide-I trials

Awards - Colorado Senator Brandon Shaffer receives National BIO Legislator of the Year Award

Awards - Lutheran HealthCare honors Vernon W. Hill, II, Anthony J. Acinapura for community service

Awards - MIV Therapeutics named to top 100 nanotech companies list by international association

Awards - The Organic Cow introduces awards program to recognize New England's organic stewards

Awards - UCLA student awarded grand prize in Paramount Pictures' KNOW HIV/AIDS competition

Awards - WellPoint, Inc. named to DiversityInc's list of Top 50 Companies for Diversity

Awards - WHO designates Pennsylvania hospital first Health Promoting Hospital in the United States

Awards - Zonare Medical Systems, Epic Brand Communications awarded Best of Show at DxMA

Biotechnology - Cynthia Robbins-Roth says "change equals opportunity" for New York biotechs

Biotechnology - Georgia Biomedical Partnership president responds to governor

Biotechnology - New York biotechnology industry remains in strong growth mode, report shows

Blood Safety - Gen-Probe applies to use PROCLEIX TIGRIS System to screen donated blood for West Nile virus

Brain Cancer - MDS Nordion signs agreement with Bradmer Pharmaceuticals for brain cancer therapeutic

Breast Cancer - BioSante Pharmaceuticals comments on data from Women's Health Initiative study

Breast Cancer - Breast cancer risk dramatically reduced with osteoporosis drug

Breast Cancer - North American Scientific announces U.S. FDA clearance of low-dose breast brachytherapy product

Business & Finance - CytoCore announces 70% reduction in net loss for 2005 over previous year

Business & Finance - Dynavax to advance cancer, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C therapy with $50 million funding

Business & Finance - Genzyme sees net income rise in first quarter

Business & Finance - International Isotopes announces year-end results; reports 5% increase in revenues

Business & Finance - Javelin Pharmaceuticals files Form 10-K for 2005

Business & Finance - Johnson & Johnson reports sales for the first quarter of $13 billion

Business & Finance - Phoenix Data Systems adds six clients in first quarter 2006

Business Update - Acceptance rate of optomap plus Medical Retinal Exam grows

Business Update - Accredo Health signs pharmacy agreement for Flolan

Business Update - Advanced Cell Technology completes its first GMP laboratory

Business Update - Amitiza launches in U.S. to treat chronic idiopathic constipation

Business Update - Array BioPharma achieves research milestone in Genentech collaboration

Business Update - Australian Proteome Analysis to adopt Nonlinear Dynamics' SameSpots approach

Business Update - Aviva Biosciences launches electrophysiology on demand service

Business Update - Benitec implements cost reductions

Business Update - Callisto receives investment recommendation from independent European stock newsletter

Business Update - Draths launched with $1M for avian influenza drug development

Business Update - ExonHit expands Splicearray Line on Affymetrix microarray platform

Business Update - Gen-Probe exercises option to develop rapid molecular testing platform using Qualigen patent

Business Update - Isonics subsidiary receives $2 million contract to provide NY hospital security services

Business Update - JHA announces publication of JHA Disability Fact Book, Fourth Edition, 2006

Business Update - Klinger Advanced Aesthetics CEO Rakowski details Johns Hopkins Medicine's consulting role

Business Update - Lpath creates new ocular division, names retinal specialist Glenn L. Stoller, MD, as head

Business Update - Matrix Healthcare Services rebrands to myMatrixx, focuses on pain management costs

Business Update - Smith & Nephew launches hip positioning system for arthroscopic hip joint access, treatment

Business Update - Southwest Oncology selects IT partner for radiation planning, treatment facility

Business Update - Speedel, Phase I and II developer of hypertension drug, announces Novartis NDA accepted

Business Update - Thomson Delmar Learning launches competency management software for healthcare market

Cancer Gene Therapy - Tumor cell motility is modulated by MAP4K4 promigratory kinase

Cancer Treatment - Reports from the United States advance knowledge in cancer treatment research

Cancer Vaccine - CpG ODNs induce immunity against a TERT-derived modified cryptic MHC class I-restricted epitope

Cancer Vaccine - Polypeptide-based cancer vaccine's organization is optimized for immunogenicity

Cardiology - Dow AgroSciences applauds new study underscoring need to increase trans fat-free oils

Cardiology - Postural effect on cardiac repolarization is demonstrated independent of heart rate

Clinical Trials - Cytokinetics initiates Phase I/II clinical trial for SB-743921 in non-Hodgkin lymphoma

Clinical Trials - GenoMed to offer free clinical trial for mumps

Clinical Trials - Heart failure patients sought for study to evaluate new implantable pulse generator

Clinical Trials - Japanese trial data show efficacy of monoclonal antibody on rheumatoid arthritis patients

Clinical Trials - Patient enrollment begun for phase 2a safety trial of salbutamol in adult asthma patients

Clinical Trials - Trial to test Cangene's antibody to certain red blood cells in hepatitis C patients begins

Clinical Trials - U.S. FDA approves further changes to CORTOSS IDE pivotal study protocol

Collaborations - 3D Systems, Symyx Technologies partner on materials for prototyping, manufacturing

Collaborations - Acuity licenses broad spectrum anti-infective for ophthalmic use

Collaborations - Bradmer completes supply agreement with MDS Nordion

Collaborations - Cardinal Health signs preferred provider agreements for Alaris and Pyxis products

Collaborations - Cerionx signs agreement with Merck to optimize cold plasma process

Collaborations - Chimerix, USAMRIID partner to complete development of smallpox therapeutic

Collaborations - Digene announces agreement with Asuragen, Inc. for cystic fibrosis screening products

Collaborations - Elusys enters into infectious disease license and collaboration agreement with MedImmune, Inc.

Collaborations - Global Pharmatech enters research agreement with Kobayashi Pharmaceutical

Dengue Fever - Researchers from the United States and India describe findings in dengue fever studies

Dermatology - Isotechnika signs agreement with Cellgate for topical delivery of psoriasis treatment

Diabetes - Findings from the United Kingdom, Japan and Austria in diabetes provide new insights

Diabetes Pathogenesis - PPAR gamma partial agonist prevents triglyceride buildup and enhances insulin signaling

Diagnostics - Sensitivity and specificity of real-time PCR for identification of MTB complex assessed

Disease Associations - Maryland Hearing and Speech Agency launches major fundraising event

Drug Abuse - Waismann survey shows doctor-prescribed pain killers top list of opiate dependency causes

Drug Delivery - Targeted drug delivery achieved using a hemoglobin-ribavirin conjugate

Drug Development - Acadia reports that ACP-103 increases slow wave sleep

Drug Development - Adventrx to present positive Thiovir antiviral activity results

Drug Development - Aeterna Zentaris gains market approval for Cetrotide in Japan for in vitro fertilization

Drug Development - Alexza initiates AZ-002 phase IIa trial in patients with panic disorder

Drug Development - Alkermes, Cephalon receive U.S. FDA approval for Vivitrol to treat alcohol dependence

Drug Development - Antares announces U.S. FDA acceptance of NDA for transdermal estradiol gel

Drug Development - Array BioPharma initiates phase I trial of MEK inhibitor for inflammatory disease

Drug Development - Astellas Pharma gets approval for antifungal agent Funguard for pediatrics in Japan

Drug Development - Asterand develops new test to reduce risks in human drug trials

Drug Development - Avi BioPharma delays release of hepatitis C virus trial data

Drug Development - Axonyx reports Alzheimer patients treated with Phenserine had stabilization

Drug Development - Baxter announces new Aviva line of intravenous solutions

Drug Development - FermaVir announces U.S. FDA supports proceeding with clinical study of antiviral for shingles

Drug Development - Interim phase II results show AN2690 penetrates nail bed, kills fungus

Drug Development - Marketing approval granted in Japan for overactive bladder treatment Vesicare

Drug Development - ViroPharma completes technology transfer for Vanacocin production from Lilly to OSG Norwich

Endocrinology - Mineralocorticoid receptor is involved in regulation of hepatic glucose production genes

Environmental Health - Children's health coalition plans Blue Butterfly Campaign to tackle environmental toxins

Epstein-Barr Virus - Nanogen expands real-time portfolio with release of product for the detection of Epstein-Barr virus

Facilities - Governor Rendell announces bioscience company to locate headquarters in Montgomery County

Facilities - LCA-Vision opens 52nd laser correction vision center in first Michigan location

Facilities - Sentry Logistic launches biopharmaceutical cold chain logistics and storage services

Facilities - Steris secures new manufacturing site in Monterrey area of Mexico

Facilities - Windrose Medical Properties Trust subsidiary HADC announces contract for hospital expansion

Finance - 3M reports income of $1.17 per share

Finance - Abbott reports earnings of $0.57 per share

Finance - Acadia announces proposed public stock offering

Finance - Advanced Magnetics reports loss of $0.50 per share

Finance - Aida Pharmaceuticals reports 56.8% increase in revenue

Finance - Anika Therapeutics reports net income of $0.08 per share

Finance - Aspyra reports loss of $0.17 per share

Finance - AvVaa World Health Care reports Q3 2006 loss of $1,137,232, up from $468,991 a year ago

Finance - Biomerica reports diagnostics sales of almost $1M

Finance - Boston Scientific reports 3% increase in net sales

Finance - Bradmer commences trading on Toronto Stock Exchange

Finance - Cellectricon posts 160% increase in sales

Finance - China Biopharmaceuticals Holdings records 280% increase in revenue

Finance - CV Therapeutics reports option grants

Finance - Dutton Associates announces investment opinion on Biophan Technologies

Finance - Edwards Lifesciences reports Q1 2006 $45.9 million net income, up from $31.2 million in 2005

Finance - Hanson Technologies secures additional funding from Life Sciences Greenhouse of Central PA

Finance - Hercules provides $15 million in financing to Sirtris Pharmaceuticals

Finance - InstaCare reports Q4 2005 growth with start of sales of prescription diabetes diagnostics

Finance - Invitrogen reports 12% increases in first-quarter revenues

Finance - Johnson & Johnson announces dividend increase of 13.6%

Finance - Kyzen Corporation reports Q1 2006 revenues of $1.89 million, up 19% from Q1 2005

Finance - Labopharm files preliminary prospectus to offer 10 million common shares in U.S. and Canada

Finance - MedImmune reports first quarter 2006 revenues of $498 million

Finance - Minrad International reports Q1 2006 revenues of $3,123,000, up from $2,429,000 a year ago

Finance - Nabi Biopharmaceuticals announces first quarter 2006 revenues of $27.5 million

Finance - Neurocrine Biosciences reports first quarter 2006 net loss of $25.9 million

Finance - Newport Corporation reports first quarter 2006 net income of $6.3 million

Finance - NovaDel announces $12 million financing; proceeds to fund pipeline of oral spray drug candidates

Finance - PharmaFrontiers completes $23 million financing to advance therapeutics

Finance - Philadelphia AIDS Consortium awarded a total of $296,000 from federal, private sources

Finance - PPD reports first quarter 2006 net revenue of $299.4

Finance - Schering approves increase of dividend by 20%

Finance - Senetek PLC reports 2005 total revenues of $5,871,000, down from $7,550,000 in 2004

Finance - Serono International reports strong first quarter 2006 with revenue growth of 16.4%

Finance - Sirtris Pharmaceuticals secures $37 million in new equity placement, venture debt financing

Finance - Spectranetics announces intent to offer approximately $43 million of its common stock

Finance - Spectranetics reports record Q1 2006 revenue of $13.6 million, up 50% over Q1 a year ago

Finance - Standard Management reports net loss from operations of $20.3 million for full year 2005

Finance - SuperGen reports Q1 2006 total revenues of $2.9 million compared to $4.4 million in Q1 2005

Finance - Torchmark Corp. reports Q1 2006 net income of $120 million, up from $118 million a year ago

Finance - Utah Medical Products reports sales and gross profits up 7% in Q1 2006 over year ago

Finance - Vascular Solutions reports Q1 2006 net sales up 37% to record $9.952 million

Finance - Vasomedical reports Q3 2006 total revenues of $2.8 million, down from $3 million in Q3 2005

Finance - YMCA of the USA, Kimberly-Clark award $300,000 in grants to promote healthy living

Flu Vaccine - CEL-1000 peptide shows adjuvant activity with malaria vaccines

Genetics - Reports from the United States advance knowledge in genetics research

Genetics & Genomics - 454 Life Sciences, Roche release updated version of Genome Sequencer 20 System

Genetics & Genomics - Codon Devices successfully completes significant NIH pilot

Genetics & Genomics - Core functional modules for obesity and diabetes identified in murine brain

Genetics & Genomics - Illumina introduces high-throughput solutions with walkaway automation

Genetics & Genomics - Open Biosystems launches collection of fully sequenced cDNAs in assay-ready format

Genetics & Genomics - Tm Bioscience signs Turkey distributor for RVP to detect avian flu virus, many others

Geriatrics - New survey finds a third of American men over 39 experience symptoms of low testosterone

HIV Therapy - Isis Pharmaceuticals licenses anti-HIV drug to ImQuest

HIV/AIDS - Studies from the United States add new findings to HIV/AIDS body of knowledge

HIV/AIDS Quality of Life - HIV/AIDS self-rated health varies by age, CD4 count, drug use history and HAART status

Health Promotion - Pitney Bowes introduces guidebook on changing company health policy and practices

Healthcare Access - Wal-Mart announces added health benefits including lower co-pay on common generic drugs

Healthcare Coverage - Cancer survivorship among medically underserved is poor, main cause is poverty, report shows

Healthcare Coverage - Pennsylvania Governor Rendell says new investments will improve women's health

Healthcare Coverage - Sun Life Financial, United Concordia join to market group dental insurance

Healthcare Coverage - Unbelted crash victims cost healthcare system double charges of belted occupants

Imaging - Vital Images and R2 Technology launch integrated lung CAD system

Influenza - Research from the United States, Japan and United Kingdom add new data to influenza body of knowledge

Influenza - Researchers develop method for estimating infection route and speed of influenza

Influenza Vaccine - Influenza hemagglutinin is purified and expressed

Information Technology - 5D Information to market new blood collection software systems

Information Technology - Amicas acquires exclusive rights to RadStream technology

Information Technology - BrainLAB iPlan Flow software opens new avenues for delivering drugs to the brain

Information Technology - Care Rehab customizes AppExchange for inventory tracking application

Information Technology - French researchers use Scali software for protein sequencing in hepatitis C research

Information Technology - HR outsourcing service company TriNet deploys benefits knowledge base to U.S. customers

Information Technology - IAdvantage to offer web-based study management software as hosted application

Information Technology - Karl Storz announces marketing agreement with Global Care Quest for wireless system

Information Technology - M.D. Anderson Cancer Center picks USBiogistics workflow software for equipment management

Information Technology - Publisher John Wiley partners with mobile and web-based applications company Epocrates

Information Technology - St. Francis Medical Center implements XactiMed's revenue cycle IT system

Information Technology - Stratix Corporation, Iomedex team to test mobile first-responder system at Boston Marathon

Information Technology - Sunnybrook Health, Bell Canada, Symbol Technologies launch wireless system in hospital

Information Technology - U.K. health service provider Kent & Medway installs DataCore's IT infrastructure system

Information Technology - University of Florida physicians using secure online services through RelayHealth

Information Technology - University of Minnesota journalism school launches web site to evaluate U.S. health news reporting

Information Technology - Verizon CEO Ivan Seidenberg urges legislators to set standards for healthcare IT systems

Information Technology - Wizzard Software, MedivoxRx announce TSSI is partner for talking prescription bottle

Legal Issues - ICAD wins patent arbitration defense; panel finds no infringement

Legal Issues - Kyphon responds to lawsuit over patents for catheter and spinal fracture treatment

Leukemia Research - St. Jude researchers determine cause of aggressive, drug resistant leukemia in mouse models

Liver Cancer - Nexavar gets orphan medicinal product designation in Europe for hepatocellular carcinoma

Malaria - Data from Netherlands, Japan and United States advance knowledge in malaria research

Malaria - Institute for OneWorld Health provides access to artemisinin-based combination therapies

Market Analysis - Best Practices reports on succession planning to sustain a company's economic performance

Market Analysis - Influenza drug market struggles with reimbursement issues and pandemic fears

Market Analysis - Internal struggles plague pharma portfolio management teams

Market Analysis - Majority of mid-sized pharma companies unhappy with portfolio management

Market Analysis - Prescription drug cost-control measures could cost big pharmas $30-35 billion, report says

Market Analysis - Research and Markets report analyzes marketing dynamics of U.S. healthcare IT spending

Market Analysis - Success of E.U. pharmaceutical industry may depend on regulatory framework, study shows

Marketing - Stonefly Communications named agency of record to market Reliant's propafenone HCL compound

Marketing - ThermoGenesis signs European marketing pact for surgical sealant system, thrombin processor

Marketing - USHEALTH, Universal Marketing trade insurance products, sales support in marketing agreement

Medical Devices - Ambri installs influenza biosensor at the IMVS

Medical Devices - Ascent Healthcare receives 510(k) clearance for DePuy ACE external fixation devices

Medical Devices - Boston Scientific reports first patient implanted with device to assess neurostimulation

Medical Devices - Cepheid submits Xpert EV test for U.S. regulatory approval

Medical Devices - Hospital supplier Hospira launches PC-free, phthalate-free IV container at CleanMed 2006

Medical Devices - Insulin pump, glucose system is a significant step towards artificial pancreas technology

Medical Devices - Studies show increased rate of suicide in women with silicone breast implants

Medical Devices - Technology Research Report from WPI features technology advances by institute faculty

Medical Devices - U.S. FDA approves programmer for implantable cardioverter defibrillators, pacemakers

Medical Devices - U.S. FDA grants 510(k) clearance for image analysis system used with Ki-67 stained tissues

Medical Malpractice - Poll shows majority of Americans favor medical liability reform legislation

Medicare - AstraZeneca patient assistance program expands eligibility for people with Medicare

Medicare - HHS applauds Schering-Plough patient assistance programs

Melanoma - Melanoma tumor growth inhibited by PPI-2458

Melanoma Vaccine - Melanoma is target of dendritic cells loaded with allogeneic tumor cell lysate

Mental Health - GEO Care contracts to provide mental health services at Palm Beach, Florida, county jail

Mergers & Acquisitions - Aida Pharmaceuticals agrees to acquire Chinese gene drug company

Mergers & Acquisitions - Alliance Medical, Vanguard Medical merger completed forming Ascent Healthcare Solutions

Mergers & Acquisitions - Alteon, HaptoGuard announce merger agreement

Mergers & Acquisitions - American Oriental Bioengineering acquires Guangxi Lingfeng Pharmaceutical Company

Mergers & Acquisitions - Arrow International will purchase certain assets of its U.K. distributor

Mergers & Acquisitions - Boston Scientific receives FTC antitrust approval for its combination with Guidant

Mergers & Acquisitions - Executive, supervisory boards, recommend acceptance of Bayer offer for takeover of Schering AG

Mergers & Acquisitions - Nanogen to acquire Amplimedical for EUR8.1 million

Mergers & Acquisitions - Novartis acquisition of Chiron approved by Chiron shareholders

Mergers & Acquisitions - Ortec completes merger with Hapto Biotech

Mergers & Acquisitions - Solera, GTCR complete acquisition of ADP Claim Services Group for $975 million in cash

Mergers & Acquisitions - Standard Management signs definitive agreement to acquire In-House Pharmacies, Inc.

Mergers & Acquisitions - Standard Management signs letter of intent to purchase Vital Signs of Oklahoma, Inc.

Mergers & Acquisitions - Stanton Group acquires HR services firm Schwarz Williams Companies, Inc.

Mergers & Acquisitions - Suros Surgical Systems enters agreement to merge with Hologic, Inc.

Mergers & Acquisitions - Swissray International completes reorganization and merger, equity conversions

Mergers & Acquisitions - Tenet subsidiary signs agreement to sell Gulf Coast Medical Center to HMA for $16 million

Mergers & Acquisitions - Walgreens Home Care completes acquisition of Canadian Valley Medical Solutions

Mergers & Acquisitions - Watson completes acquisition of Mumbai, India-based Sekhsaria Chemicals Ltd.

Mergers & Acquisitions - WebMD enters agreement to buy Summex Corporation for $30 million cash, milestone payment

Mergers & Acquisitions - YM BioSciences enters agreement to acquire Eximias Pharmaceutical Corporation

Obesity Management - Health coach Leade Health releases report on impact of employee obesity on productivity

Obesity Pathogenesis - Metabonomics of age-related changes in urinary composition compared in obese rat models

Ophthalmology - Nevada-based Shepherd Eye Center offers myopia treatment using implantable collamer lens

Osteoporosis - Biocoral's trial confirms therapeutic benefit of treatment for hip fractures

Osteoporosis - Methods to improve compliance with bisphosphonate therapy for osteoporosis outlined

Osteoporosis - New vertical fracture prediction method for osteoporosis may aid clinical decision-making

Pain Management - New studies published on photo-energy treatment device show pain reduction benefits

Patents - Aperio adds data management patent to its portfolio with novel scanning method

Patents - Avicena receives patent governing Creatine's use in healthcare applications

Patents - Cardiac Science granted three new patents

Patents - Lifestream's notice from U.S. patent office indicates smartcard patent will be granted

Patents - Medtronic sues Kyphon for patent infringement

Patents - Rockwell Medical Technologies receives European patent for proprietary iron-delivery technology

Pediatric Obesity - Family physicians academy joins Shaping America's Youth to fight childhood overweightness

Personnel - Alison M. O'Neill, MD, named vice president of medical affairs by TransMolecular, Inc.

Personnel - Alnylam CEO John Maraganore joins Biotechnology Industry Organization's board

Personnel - AnorMED shareholders vote for new shareholder-nominated board

Personnel - Antisoma appoints Gary Acton as chief medical officer

Personnel - Applied Biosystems announces management changes

Personnel - Biotechnology Industry Organization appoints Affymax executive to board

Personnel - Bristol-Myers Squibb names David I. Johnson president of ConvaTec

Personnel - Cardinal Health appoints R. Kerry Clark president, CEO and director

Personnel - CardioTech strengthens executive team

Personnel - Carl Turza named chief information officer of Sigma-Aldrich Corporation

Personnel - Celgene elects Rodman L. Drake to board of directors

Personnel - Company president Jeffrey A. Rein named chief executive officer of Walgreens Co.

Personnel - Corautus Genetics Inc. names Todd Stallings as vice president, clinical operations

Personnel - Cryo-Cell announces new advisory board appointments

Personnel - David Hoffman appointed senior VP of Smith & Nephew Advanced Wound Management division

Personnel - DecisionView Software appoints Stephen Andrade as chief executive officer

Personnel - Former Transmeta CEO Mark Allen joins board of Solicore, Inc.

Personnel - GPC Biotech expands drug development and commercialization teams with three new senior executives

Personnel - James J. Brennan named head of healthcare M&A practice for MidMarket Capital, Inc.

Personnel - Jorges A. Garces, PhD, and Cindy S. Ahn, JD, named to Third Wave's senior management team

Personnel - Julie Jacobs joins Clinical Trial Services as director of clinical services

Personnel - Kenneth J. Conway joins Ciphergen board of directors

Personnel - Komen Breast Cancer Foundation forms new advisory council representing Native Americans

Personnel - Lenard L. Parisi, RN, named to JCAHO Professional and Technical Advisory Committee

Personnel - Leroy Hood, Josh LaBaer named to Lumera scientific board to help guide bioscience business

Personnel - Linda Pollnow named VP and GM of state sponsored business for WellPoint, Inc.

Personnel - Michael V. Schrock joins Plexus' board of directors

Personnel - NanoLogix names Microbiologist Sergey Gazenko to hydrogen generation technologies team

Personnel - NaturalNano appoints Sharell Mikesell, PhD, to board of directors

Personnel - PharmaFrontiers appoints Gregory Bailey, MD, and Scott Seaman, CPA, to board of directors

Personnel - Stephen R. Allen named to KGK Synergize Inc. board of directors

Personnel - Uroplasty, Inc. adds regional managers Rob Crohn, Craig Winslow, Sid Stark to sales team

Personnel - W. Bradford Gary, Casey McGlynn join Medical Device Manufacturing Association board of directors

Personnel - William O'Kelly named chief financial officer of dermatology-focused Senetek PLC

Personnel - Xavier Frapaise, MD, named chief medical officer of Ocera Therapeutics, Inc.

Pharmaceutical Research - Best Practices releases benchmarking studies for pharmaceutical sales and marketing operations

Pharmaceutical Research - Cutting Edge Information study finds patent litigation is a bargain at $15 million

Philanthropy - Johns Hopkins receives $10 million for basic science research

Philanthropy - Louisiana vitamin company provides supplements to nonprofit Vitamin Angel Alliance

Philanthropy - TIAA-CREF's Giving Back for the Greater Good Service Days is company volunteer effort

Plastic Surgery - Are you ready for plastic surgery?

Pneumococcal Vaccine - Complex polysaccharide epitopes are evaluated by opsonin inhibition assay

Product Licensing - Argos, Beckman Coulter sign license agreement

Product Licensing - Chemokine Therapeutics re-acquires licensing rights to CTCE-0214

Product Licensing - Ingenuity Systems announces licensing agreement with Boehringer Ingelheim

Product Licensing - SurModics licenses hydrophilic coating for drug-eluting bifurcated stent delivery system

Professional Education - Anodyne Therapy launches online training

Quality Assurance - Best Practices offers toolkit for improving quality assurance in pharma industry

Quality Assurance - MHA Keystone launches new initiative to reduce infections in Michigan hospitals

Sleep Disorders - Future Lab report finds U.K. in massive sleep debt as 24-hour society takes toll

Sports Medicine - Youth baseball injury study launched in collaboration with Ripken Baseball Academy

Stem Cell Preservation - LifebankUSA launches new service to isolate and bank placental-derived stem cells

Stem Cell Research - Melanocyte stem cells emergence dependent on Bcl2

Surgical Technology - Synovis' coupler effective in connecting arteries in breast reconstruction surgery

Tobacco Use - Minnesota Partnership for Action Against Tobacco celebrates 5 years of services

Transplant Medicine - Child's toe replaces thumb

Type 1 Diabetes - Type 1 diabetics on inhaled insulin show positive results in phase 2 clinical trial

Type 2 Diabetes - Dipeptidyl peptidase-IV inhibitors restore glucose homeostasis via incretin enhancement

U.S. Food & Drug Administration - Study assesses relationship between conflicts of interest and voting patterns at U.S. FDA meetings

Vaccine Delivery - Antigen is effectively delivered to skin by microneedle array patch system

Vaccine Development - Antibodies for immunotherapy generated via B cell hybridoma technology

Vaccine Development - Conjugate vaccine IGN402 induces immune response against carbohydrate and protein antigens

Vascular Disease - Schering-Plough gets Fast Track designation for thrombin receptor antagonist SCH 530348

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