Viability in Medical Technology

Embryo Viability Studies Support Utility of Novel, Metabolomic Profiling Technology

... of metabolomic profiling to determine embryo viability and enhance in vitro fertilization ... (late stage embryos) to determine embryo viability using the company's novel, proprietary ... new applications in IVF." Metabolomic viability Scores and Implantation Rates Currently, visual ...

Molecular Biometrics Hires Denny Sakkas, PhD Renowned Yale Embryologist and International Thought-Leader, as Chief Scientific Officer; Opening U.S. Research Facility

... tests used to evaluate embryos, oocytes and sperm viability for in vitro fertilization (IVF). Molecular ... development for the assessment of embryo viability in the field of IVF and assisted reproductive ... tools in the areas of infertility (to determine viability of embryos, sperm and oocytes used in IVF), ...

Phico Therapeutics Receives GBP1 Million Award From the Wellcome Trust to Take Anti-MRSA Nasal Product Through Early Clinical Trials

... speed of kill assay, SASP caused a greater than or equal to 99.9 % drop in viability within 2 minutes against a 10(5) culture and a greater than or equal to 99.9 % drop in viability within 10 minutes against a 10(7) culture of a major US MRSA strain. I am ...

Breakthrough Large Scale Transfection Technology Accelerates Cell-Based Assay Development

... or small scale electroporation devices. The high efficiency and viability of cells processed by the MaxCyte ITF Inline Transfection System make it ... - 10^7 cells in seconds and up to 10^10 cells in less than 30 minutes. viability is routinely greater than 90%, with more than 90% cell loading and ...

Fovea Pharmaceuticals Receives Orphan Drug Designation from EC for RdCVF for the Treatment of Retinitis Pigmentosa

... today announced that its product, Recombinant human rod-derived cone viability factor (rh-RdCVF), has received designation as Orphan Medicinal Product ... that are as yet undiscovered. About RdCVF RdCVF (Rod derived Cone viability Factor) is a protein that is produced by the rods and is necessary for the ...

European Division of Global Top 20 Pharmaceutical Company Awards Phase III Trial to DATATRAK

... of the Company to continue to enhance its software products to meet customer and market needs; fluctuations in the Company's quarterly results; the viability of the Company's business strategy and its early stage of development; the timing of clinical trial sponsor decisions to conduct new clinical trials ...

Neurointerventionists Expand Research to Quality of Life in Aneurysm Patients Following Minimally Invasive Coiling Treatment

... superior to traditional surgical clipping in the treatment of brain aneurysms - many studies have continued to prove the short- and long-term viability of this procedure. Further technical refinements for coiling are underway all over the world. But while the efficacy of minimally invasive ...

DSM Announces Yield Boosts of 5-10 Fold With XD(R) Technology for Mammalian Manufacturing Platforms

... increase in titers and reactor output and has the potential to increase product quality as the producer cells are maintained at extremely high viability throughout the entire process. Clients can use the XD(R) Technology within their existing infrastructure or it can be the basis of an optimized new ...

Schering-Plough's Investigational Oral Thrombin Receptor Antagonist Meets Primary Endpoint in a Newly Published Study

... coronary intervention (PCI), commonly known as balloon angioplasty with stenting. "The results of this study are encouraging as they support the viability of TRA as a potential new antiplatelet therapy option," said Richard Becker, MD, director of the Duke Cardiovascular Thrombosis Center and lead ...

Cancer Research 'David' Hopes to Slay 'Cancer Goliath'

... it originates. Additional funding as well as collaboration is needed to: (1) recreate the formula to conduct new studies (2) conduct a viability test on a special endogenous mouse model comparing it to earlier test results on this model, and (3) carry out a new clinical test on some 50 U.S. ...

New Study Using Combination of Bioengineered Skin and Stem Cells Shows Promise in Treatment of Non-Healing Wounds

... is the development of ulcers on the patients' fingers and toes that are very painful and difficult to heal. Now, researchers are studying the viability of administering stem cells topically to ulcerated fingers using bioengineered skin to help heal these wounds. Speaking today at the 67th Annual ...

Octogenarians: Not Too Old for Joint Replacement

... diseases like arthritis of the knee ( http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/topic.cfm?topic=A00228 ) begin to develop. We conducted this study to determine the viability of TKA in octogenarians and to learn whether their quality of life improves after TKA." Dr. Arandia and his team reviewed data from 128 patients ...

AFFiRiS Begins Development of a Parkinson's Vaccine

... GmbH represents the continuation of a tried-and-tested approach. Investment is only made in selected companies in Germany and Austria after their viability has been thoroughly audited. Their innovative, high-potential products and the entrepreneurial skills of their management teams are both key. ...

Schering-Plough Highlights R&D Pipeline Progress, Innovation and Breadth of Research Projects

... of risks and uncertainties could cause results to differ materially from forward-looking statements, including, among other uncertainties, market viability of the company's (and the cholesterol joint venture's) marketed and pipeline products; market forces; economic factors such as interest rate and ...

Novavax Announces Favorable Results from Phase I/IIa Pandemic Influenza Vaccine Program

... a pandemic solution for countries that do not currently have in-border pandemic vaccine production. "This data milestone marks good progress in the viability of Novavax's vaccine which, combined with GE Healthcare's ready-to-use bioprocessing technologies, signals the promise of a solution to problems ...

Quark Pharmaceuticals Announces First Patient Dosing by Pfizer in Phase II Trial of RNAi Therapy in Diabetic Macular Edema

... supports our integrated RNAi approach that leverages our internal BiFAR target discovery platform. In addition, Pfizer's interest demonstrates the viability of RTP801 as a potential target for ophthalmic indications. We look forward to continuing our relationship with Pfizer throughout later stages of ...

Four Alzheimer's Clinical Trials Address a Variety of Treatment Targets - Amyloid, Tau, Synapse Formation

... continue to examine a variety of treatments and targets with the potential to curb the disease. This includes presenting data supporting the viability of therapies targeting tau protein and its aggregation into the "tangles" originally discovered by Alois Alzheimer. Previous research has shown ...

Paper in Molecular Cancer Therapeutics Reports that a Novel Combination of Alfacell's ONCONASE(R) and Rosiglitazone Induces a Synergistic Apoptotic Effect in Several Cancer Cell Lines

... as potential targets for cancer therapy. The study demonstrated that the combination of ONCONASE and rosiglitazone synergistically decreased cell viability and increased cell apoptosis in several cancer cell lines, including lung, breast, prostate and ovarian, due to decreased Fra-1 and Survivin ...

AFFiRiS: Milestone Reached in Clinical Trial of Alzheimer's Vaccine

... GmbH represents the continuation of a tried-and-tested approach. Investment is only made in selected companies in Germany and Austria after their viability has been thoroughly audited. Its innovative, high-potential products and the entrepreneurial skills of its management teams are both key. ...

Pressure Cycling Technology (PCT) Results in a Higher Yield of Proteins and in the Extraction of Proteins Not Previously Identified in Cancer, Stroke, and IVF Studies

... and mortality. To combat this, more single embryo transfers are needed. To this end, we have been interested in identifying biomarkers for embryo viability and competence. Using PCT and ProteoSolve-LRS, we identified two proteins in IVF growth media only seen in competent embryos. These proteins may ...

iCAD Initiates Clinical Study of Its Virtual Colonoscopy CAD in Partnership with ACR Image Metrix

... colonoscopy as a screening procedure, coupled with recent initiatives to establish Medicare reimbursement for the procedure, may increase the viability of virtual colonoscopy for colorectal cancer screening and are likely to drive increased utilization of the procedure. "CT Colonography will not ...

Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial Shows Derma Sciences MEDIHONEY(TM) Eradicates MRSA From Chronic Venous Ulcers

... http://www.dermasciences.com . About the Journal of Wound Care (JWC) JWC is the definitive wound-care journal and the leading source of tissue viability research and clinical information. Launched in 1992, it is designed to meet the needs of the multidisciplinary team. The journal is essential reading ...

Caliper Life Sciences' Optical Imaging Technology Selected to Aid Tuberculosis Research Efforts by the Texas A&M Health Science Center

... - IVIS Imaging System Provides Real-Time Insight on viability of Infectious Disease Treatment Options - HOPKINTON, Mass., April 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Caliper Life Sciences, Inc. ...

Catalyst Pharmaceutical Partners Reports Fourth Quarter and Year-End 2007 Financial Results

... with vigabatrin seems especially promising, even for patients that are hardest to treat -- long-term cocaine addicts. We believe strongly in the viability of our technology and the promise that treatment with CPP-109 may bring to patients, the healthcare system and society at large." Financial ...

OPKO Health and Pathogenics Announce Data Publication Demonstrating the Potential Utility of NCT in a Severe Eye Infection

... appeared to further enhance NCT's anti-parasitic activity, including its activity against Acanthamoeba cysts, resulting in the complete loss of viability of the infection-causing parasites. The authors concluded that NCT might be useful as a topical drug for the treatment of AK infections. NCT is a ...

Paul Capital Healthcare Purchases Additional Royalty Interest in GlaxoSmithKline's Rotarix(R)

... worldwide, leading to fatalities in many cases. We believe that Rotarix(R) addresses a critical global health need and are confident in the long-term viability of the product," said Dr. Walter Flamenbaum, Partner, Paul Capital Healthcare. Rotarix(R) was invented and initially developed by researchers now ...

Fundamental Applied Biology, Inc. Is Awarded SBIR Phase IIB Grant for the Commercialization of Protein Therapeutics Using Cell Free Technology

... Engineering at Stanford University," noted Professor James Swartz, D.Sc. Intact organisms which have the limitation of having to maintain their own viability can have difficulty making toxic or difficult to fold proteins. Cell-free technology was designed to overcome these limitations. About Fundamental ...

Raydiance Collaborates With Rutgers University and Nation's Largest Tissue Bank to Develop Innovative Tissue Processing Approaches

... - Develop non-invasive laser-ablation methods to separate the skin's dermal and epidermal layers to improve and increase the usability and viability of limited donor tissues. -- Surface decontamination - Develop non-intrusive sterilization techniques on donor skin and tendons to minimize ...

NeoVista, Inc. Presents New Data on Its Novel Wet AMD Therapy at AAO

... from previous attempts by the medical community to use radiation for the treatment of wet AMD. Additional on-going studies may well confirm the viability of this new therapeutic option for the elderly with wet AMD." Unlike previous forms of radiation therapy for Wet AMD, NeoVista's approach delivers ...

R-CALF United Stockgrowers of America: 'Fighting for the U.S. Cattle Producer'

... Action Legal Fund, United Stockgrowers of America) is a national, non-profit organization dedicated to ensuring the continued profitability and viability of the U.S. cattle industry. R-CALF USA represents thousands of U.S. cattle producers on trade and marketing issues. Members are located across 47 ...

Ascenta Therapeutics Highlights Multiple Data Presentations at Upcoming AACR Annual Meeting

... targets the MDM2-p53 interaction DO, Columbus significantly reducing cell Children's viability in both embryonal and Hospital alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma cells with wild-type p53 --------- ...

Immunicon Will Exhibit CellCapture CTC Mouse/Rat Kit and EasyCount System for Automated Cell Counting at AACR

... using the EasyCount Slide6(TM) Multi-Well Slide provided with the EasyCount ViaSure Kit and the instrument reports total and live cell counts and viability calculation in less than one minute per test. Immunicon will target research laboratories and industrial accounts including bioprocessing facilities ...

Aeolus Pharmaceuticals' AEOL 10113 May Play an Important Role Regulating the Oxidative Damage Induced by Ionizing Radiation

... protection of normal retinal endothelial cells by AEOL 10113 was seen at 24 hours and 48 hours following irradiation. In addition, cell viability was significantly enhanced at 24 hours and 48 hours in non-irradiated endothelial cells cultured with AEOL 10113 at 10ug (P less than 0.05). Laser ...

ProtoKinetix's AAGP Dramatically Increases Recovery Rate of Cryopreserved Stem Cells

... by every society in the world over moral and ethical issues. The ability of this molecule to dramatically increase the survivability and viability of human embryonic stem cells should assist in solving some of these highly contentious debates. Embryonic stem cells are the most versatile of the ...

Hemispherx Presents Evidence of Ampligen Synergies with Existing Antivirals at International Avian Influenza Conference

... and with Zanamivir (Relenza) and thereafter applied to cells in culture infected with an H5N1 strain of HPAI. Three days following infection, cell viability and synergy analyses were performed. Both Ampligen(R) and the neuraminidase inhibitors exhibited dose responses in the inhibition of the adverse ...

MaxCyte and Medinet to Present at the 13th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Cellular Therapy (ISCT) in Sydney, Australia

... by higher antigen-specific T cell stimulation compared to current manufacturing processes. Final immunotherapeutic product exhibited high (>95%) cell viability and purity and showed characteristic DC immunophenotype as detected by increased expression of HLA class I, HLA class II, and ...

BioLife Solutions Presents Data on CryoStor at International Society for Cellular Therapy Annual Meeting

... and death. BioLife's enabling technology provides academic and clinical researchers significant improvements in post-thaw cell, tissue, and organ viability and function. For more information please visit http://www.biolifesolutions.com . This ...