Medical Device Law Weekly

Aphton Corporation - Biotech company appoints Manfred Ruediger as chief operating officer

Applied Biosystems Group - Alliance to deliver proteomic solutions for biomarker discovery, validation

Applied NeuroSolutions, Inc. - Research program to develop new approach to Alzheimer disease therapeutics

Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Patent issued for drug screening methods for metabolic-related disorders

Arexis AB - European patent granted for novel target for diabetes treatment

Arrow International, Inc. - Catheter maker reports on status of CorAide clinical trials

Arrowhead Research Corporation - Nanotech stem cell device licensed from Stanford University

Ascend Therapeutics - Study of 4-hydroxytamoxifen gel published in Journal of Clinical Oncology

Aston University, West Midlands - Findings advance knowledge in pulmonary medicine research

Athens University - Studies describe new findings in atherosclerosis research

Austrian Academy Science, Innsbruck - Elderly adults may have insufficient protection from tetanus and TBE

Baqai Inst. Diabetology & Endocrinology, Karachi - Arm fat percentage might be good tool to assess risk in South Asian children

Bayer CropScience - Honorary doctorate awarded to Professor Friedrich Berschauer

Bayer Group - U.S. FDA grants approval for automated hepatitis B assays

Baylor College Med, Houston - Inducible caspase and interleukin-12 combine well to fight prostate cancer

Baylor College of Medicine, Houston - Recent findings in oncology described

Baylor University, Dallas - Research details cases of four transplant recipients who contracted rabies

Biocenter Medical University of Innsbruck - GC-induced apoptosis and GC resistance studied in acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Biosensors International Group, Ltd. - Medical device maker reports significant increase in revenue

Biotech Holdings, Ltd. - Distribution of Sucanon expanded in Mexico

BodyMedia, Inc. - Wearable calorie management system launched

Boston University - Sickle cell plasma alters gene expression in endothelial cells

Brigham and Women's Hospital - COX-2-derived products play key roles in resolution

British Columbia Children's Hospital - Glycogen synthase kinase examined, disease roles clarified

Burrill & Company - Biotech continued its steady improvement in May

Business Update - Achieve clinical expert completes health IT certification process

Business Update - BlueStar Health to acquire new physical therapy center in East Texas

C&S Patient Education Foundation - Support group for brain malformation patients launches Conquer Chiari campaign

California Association of Health Facilities - Health facilities organization offers nursing home education curriculum

bioMerieux, Inc. - Bacterial identification, antibiotic susceptibility testing system launched