Aid in Biological Technology

EyeIC Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance for MatchedFlicker(TM) Retinal Aid Detection Technology

New technology to address issue of interpretation, storage and documentation of photograph files focused on progression of glaucoma NARBERTH, Pa., June 10 /PRNewswire/ -- EyeIC, an innovator of eye care solutions for ophthalmologists and optometrists, announced today that its MatchedFlicker(...

Prescription-Free Digital Hearing Aid Just Released

Randy Wohlers, founder of the online hearing device store MyHearPod.com, offers a new 100% digital hearing aid that does not require a prescription. (PRWEB) June 2, 2009 -- For many people, hearing loss is a bothersome problem in certain situations, but not often enough...

Cepheid Announces New Diagnostic Technology to Aid World Efforts in Halting the Spread of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis (TB)

SUNNYVALE, Calif. March 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cepheid (Nasdaq: CPHD ) today announced details of technology expected to revolutionize the speed of diagnosis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (TB) and the resistance to common drug treatment for the disease. The new test techn...

State-of-the-art electron microscope promises to aid major research advances

TEMPE, Ariz. Arizona State University will be home to one of the world's most advanced electron microscopes, one that will enable researchers to do work essential to making significant advances in nanoscale aspects of solid state science and materials science and engineering. The National Scie...

New stem cell tools to aid drug development

SCIENTISTS have designed, developed and tested new molecular tools for stem cell research to direct the formation of certain tissue types for use in drug development programmes. A collaborative team of scientists from Durham University and the North East England Stem Cell Institute (NESCI) ha...

Nano-sized 'trojan horse' to aid nutrition

Researchers from Monash University have designed a nano-sized "trojan horse" particle to ensure healing antioxidants can be better absorbed by the human body. Dr Ken Ng and Dr Ian Larson from the University's Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences have designed a nanoparticle, one thou...

Detecting smallest contaminations on semiconductors with aid of synchrotron radiation

Smaller, more accurate, higher performance and lower priced - that is the formula for success for micro- and nanoelectronics. Miniaturisation plays a crucial economic role to-day and contributes significantly to the key technologies of the 21st century; however, the smaller the structures, the mor...

First semiconductor-based PET scanner demonstrates potential to aid in early diagnosis of disease

NEW ORLEANS, La.Evaluations of the first-ever prototype positron emission tomography (PET) brain scanner that uses semiconductor detectors indicate that the scanner could advance the quality and spatial resolution of PET imaging, according to researchers at SNM's 55th Annual Meeting. The prototype...

Sagent Pharmaceuticals Provides US$20,000 in Aid to Earthquake-Devastated Areas in Central China

SCHAUMBURG, Ill., May 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Sagent Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a privately-held specialty pharmaceutical company, today announced that it will contribute US$20,000 to the American Red Cross to assist the victims of Monday's earthquake in central China. "As a part of the global commun...

Vermillion Biomarker Panel Potential Aid in the Diagnosis of Peripheral Artery Disease

- Findings Presented at the American College of Cardiology 57th Annual Scientific Session - FREMONT, Calif., April 8, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Vermillion, Inc. (Nasdaq: VRML ), a molecular diagnostics company, presented data from a study providing further confi...

Center for Molecular Medicine Partners with AviaraDx to Offer New Cancer Tests to Aid Physicians in Personalizing Treatment

Tests Improve Cancer Identification, Help Physicians Develop More Specific Prognosis GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., March 3 /PRNewswire/ -- The Center for Molecular Medicine (CMM) today announced an agreement with San Diego-based AviaraDx to support three new tests that help...

Center for Molecular Medicine Among First to Offer New FDA-Approved Test to Aid in Treatment of Prostate Cancer

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Feb. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- The Center for Molecular Medicine (CMM) today announced it is one of the first laboratories in the nation to offer a new, FDA-approved test that will aid in the treatment of metastatic prostate cancer. The CMM (http://www.cmmdx.org ) is offering ...

Quest Diagnostics to Develop Blood Test to Aid in the Detection of Colorectal Cancer

Company Licenses Septin-9 DNA Methylation Biomarker from Epigenomics MADISON, N.J., Feb. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Quest Diagnostics Incorporated (NYSE: DGX ), the leading provider of diagnostic testing, information and services, today announced that it has licensed rights to uses of the...

Center for Molecular Medicine Among First Labs in Nation to Offer Groundbreaking Test to Aid in Treatment of Colorectal Cancer

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Dec. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- The Center for Molecular Medicine (CMM) today announced it is one of the first laboratories in the nation to offer a new test to help guide the treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer (CRC; also called stage IV or "advanced"). The CMM (http://w...

Virginia Commonwealth University to Study Genomics-Based Diagnostic Test: Pathwork Diagnostics' Tissue of Origin Test Designed to Aid in Determination of a Tumor's Origin

SUNNYVALE, Calif., Nov. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Pathwork Diagnostics, a genomics-based diagnostics company focused on oncology, announced today that Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine has initiated an investigational study of the Pathwork(TM) Tissue of Origin Test. The new genomics-...

800-Year-Old Mummies Aid Current Cold Cases:

Research for Smithsonian Helps UNH Forensic Scientists Uncover Ground-Breaking DNA Extraction Method WEST HAVEN, Conn., Oct. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Dr. Heather Coyle and three forensic science graduate students at the University of New Haven have developed a new method for pre...

Zounds Hearing Develops and Releases Power BTE Hearing Aid

Zounds' Digital Aids Now Treat 100 Percent of Improvable Hearing-Impaired Population PHOENIX, July 28 /PRNewswire/ -- As a promise to his daughter, Zounds Founder Sam Thomasson spent more than 10 years developing the patented technology behind Zounds Z1 hearing aid...

Wisconsin software companies aid epidemic detection

Milwaukee's municipal government uses an emergency room management application that includes a Web-based syndromic surveillance system for spotting potential epidemics, said Dr. Seth Foldy, the city's health commissioner. The emergency room application was developed by the Frontlines of Medici...

GE Medicals Technologies Aid Battle Against Cancer

WAUKESHA, Wis. - According to the American Cancer Society, one in three people will be diagnosed with some kind of cancer in their lifetime. In an effort to improve patient care and contribute to the battle against cancer, GE Medical Systems has developed innovative medical imaging technologies tha...

Hey Willie, Wisconsin Manufacturing Doesnt Need an Aid Concert!

The beginning of a whole new round of Wisconsin economic growth. Six months ago I wrote an article which the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel published, entitled Barrons Article Knocks the Rust Off State Manufacturing Outlook, that recounted the predictions of a hedge-fund manager named Jeff Gendel...

IT Fusion SOS provides outsourced IT aid to small businesses

source: IT Fusion SOS MILWAUKEE IT Fusion SOS (Small Office Solutions), a new, Milwaukee-based company, began providing managed service programs for its initial client group this month. The program the company offers, announced Tuesday, is based around an outsourced network management solution ...

Department of Commerce offers up to $1 million annually to aid tech entrepreneurs

MADISON The state Department of Commerce is asking for proposals to create an entrepreneurial and technology transfer center that would help entrepreneurs develop and sell technology products. Non-profit and for-profit companies are welcome to propose plans for the center, which Gov. Jim Do...

Online aid group taps former Wisconsin governor McCallum

Aidmatrix , a non-profit in Texas that helps match charitable corporate donations with organizations that need them, has named former Wisconsin governor Scott McCallum its president and CEO. The non-profit was begun in 2000 through a software donation from I2 Technologies , a supply-chain soft...

Illinois stem cell funding could aid issue's visibility

Madison, Wis. - One of Wisconsin's neighbors has reaffirmed its support for stem cell research - support that could bolster similar research in Wisconsin. Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich last week announced that Illinois would devote $10 million in state funds to support stem cell research. The ...

Farm Aid celebrates 20-year journey, heads back to Illinois roots

CHICAGO The 20th anniversary of Farm Aid , the rock concert designed to shed light (and some money) on the plight of American farmers, took place this past weekend in Chicago. As indicated by the Chicago Tribune in an article this weekend on this unique phenomenon, the American farm is n...

Software to aid brain surgery is goal of Milwaukee startup

Milwaukee, Wis. The invention of three Medical College of Wisconsin radiology professors could help doctors look inside patients' brains. Kyron Clinical Imaging Inc. received FDA clearance last week to market the software it's developing, the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reported . Kyron's sof...

Applied Technology Centers to aid printing and manufacturing

These days, every company is a technology business, especially manufacturers and printers, and help for them is on the way in the form of Applied Technology Centers now under construction at Milwaukee Area Technical College South Campus and at Waukesha County Technical College . Both faciliti...

Stem cell and regenerative medicine center to aid education and commerce

Madison, Wis. - The coordination of the companion disciplines of stem cell research and regenerative medicine will be the focus of a new interdisciplinary center being established at the University of Wisconsin-Madison , but it is also being developed with the biotechnology industry in mind. ...

Bill would provide federal aid for healthcare IT

Washington, D.C. - A bill to provide $4 billion in competitive grants is designed to help healthcare providers pay for information technology and services. The bill, introduced by Sens. Debbie Stabenow , D-Michigan, and Olympia Snowe , R-Maine, is called the Health Information Technology Act...

The Breast Cancer Therapeutics Market in Australia

....newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20081117/FSLOGO ) Initiatives such as the BreastScreen Australia program, which provides free mammography services to aid in the early detection of breast cancer, have resulted in oncologists seeing more early stage disease. This, combined with aggressive and targeted the...

SENOMYX ANNOUNCES CORPORATE UPDATE AND SECOND QUARTER 2009 FINANCIAL RESULTS

...nomyx's savory flavors with other ingredients to create unique new flavors. Nestle is currently marketing a small number of new bouillon and culinary aid food products that contain Senomyx's savory flavor ingredients in the Pacific Rim and Latin America. In addition, Nestle has been conducting product ...

Cardinal Health Completes Biotech Acquisition

... new and novel PET agents to advance the future of molecular imaging. In addition to helping manufacturers expand the pipeline of new agents that will aid in the diagnosis and treatment of disease, the company also works with pharmaceutical companies and physicians interested in using PET products to det...

Purdue Pharmaceutical Products L.P. and Transcept Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Sign Exclusive Agreement to Commercialize Intermezzo(R) in the United States

...s the potential to be the first prescription sleep aid specifically approved for use in the middle of the...is potential new entry into the prescription sleep aid market. This agreement is part of Purdue's plan to...s the potential to be the first prescription sleep aid specifically approved for use in the middle of the...

Sanofi-aventis Announces Second Quarter 2009 Results

... -------- ---------- ------- ---------- Other Pharmaceutical Products In the United States, second-quarter net sales of the sleep aid Ambien ((R)) CR were up 11.5% at euro 128 million. First-half net sales of the product were up 1.1% at euro 257 million. In Japan, net sales of M...

FDA Grants First Authorization of a Commercial 2009 H1N1 Flu Test for use During Pandemic Flu Emergency to Quest Diagnostics' Focus Diagnostics Business

... emergency use authorization means that the Influenza A H1N1 (2009) Real Time RT-PCR, when combined with clinical and epidemiological assessments, can aid physicians in diagnosing patients infected with the 2009 H1N1 influenza virus versus other influenza A virus strains," said Jon R. Cohen, M.D., senior...

Exosome Diagnostics Appoints Former Roche Executive Greg Zdechlik as Chief Operating Officer

...roup NEW YORK, July 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Exosome Diagnostics, Inc., the developer of non-invasive molecular oncology diagnostics to aid in early cancer detection and therapeutic selection, announced today that Greg Zdechlik has been named Chief Operating Officer. As COO, Zdechlik will...

New geothermal heat extraction process to deliver clean power generation

... water circulating in moderately hot, underground rock, the thermal-cycling of the biphasic fluid will power a turbine to generate electricity. To aid in efficiency, scientists have added nanostructured metal-organic heat carriers, or MOHCs, which boost the power generation capacity to near that of a...

NYU physicists find way to explore microscopic systems through holographic video

...ental statistical physics to analyzing the composition of fat droplets in milk. More broadly, the technique creates a more sophisticated method to aid in medical diagnostics and drug discovery. At its most basic level, research in these areas seeks to understand whether or not certain molecular compo...

American Mothers Seriously Concerned About Childhood Allergies, Siemens Survey Reveals

...xecutive Officer, Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics. "Many parents are not aware that there is a safe, simple and reliable third-generation blood test to aid in the diagnosis of allergies. Siemens is committed to allergy awareness and support for clinicians in providing allergy education for families -- the...

UCSF researchers help crack parasite genome, identify drug leads

...one drug is currently widely available to treat schistosomiasis, which researchers say poses the risk of encouraging the parasite's drug resistance as aid organizations extend the current medication to more infected populations, according to Conor R. Caffrey, PhD, a research scientist in the UCSF Departm...