Best in Biological Technology

American Biotech Labs(R) Garners 2009 Utah Best of State Award

For the second time in three years, the Best of State Program's independent judges have recognized American Biotech Labs(R) as Utah's top company in the Medical Innovation category SALT LAKE CITY, UT, June 4 /PRNewswire/ - American Biotech Labs, LLC (ABL), developer of a new cla...

DuPont Named Among Best Places to Work by The Scientist Magazine

DuPont has been named among the best places to work in the biotechnology industry by The Scientist magazine. Wilmington, DE (Vocus) May 29, 2009 -- DuPont has been named among the best places to work in the biotechnology industry by The Scientist magazine. ...

SynCo Bio Partners Wins Best Contract Manufacturing Organization 2009 ViE Award

AMSTERDAM, April 30 /PRNewswire/ -- SynCo Bio Partners B.V. (Amsterdam, The Netherlands), the cGMP manufacturer of clinical and commercial biopharmaceuticals, has won the Vaccine Industry Excellence (ViE) award for Best Contract Manufacturing Organization (CMO) 2009. This award was presented t...

Bio-IT World Announces the Winners of its 2009 Best Practices Awards Program

Bio-IT World magazine today announced the winners of its fifth Best Practices Awards program. Grand Prize winners within eight life sciences awards categories include Abbott Laboratories, Amgen, the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Genedata, Genentech, GlaxoSmithKline, Merck & Co., the Na...

APS Healthcare and Thomson Reuters to Manage New York State's Medicaid Clinical Best Practices Review Program

Health Analytics and Utilization Review Services to Improve Safety and Quality of Care WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., April 16 /PRNewswire/ -- APS Healthcare, a leading provider of specialty healthcare solutions, and Thomson Reuters, a global business information company, have been selected by the New Y...

HybridSPE(TM)-Precipitation Technology Wins SelectScience.net 2009 Scientists' Choice Award for Best New Separations Product in 2008

HybridSPE-Precipitation (HybridSPE-PPT) technology combines the simplicity of protein precipitation with the selectivity of SPE for the targeted removal of phospholipids and proteins from biological samples prior to LC-MS/MS analysis ST. LOUIS, April 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Supelco, a div...

PAREXEL Receives BioSingapore Award for Best Performing CRO

BOSTON, March 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- PAREXEL International Corporation (Nasdaq: PRXL ), a leading global biopharmaceutical services provider, today announced that the Company has received the Best Performing Clinical Research Organization (CRO) Award from BioSingapore, an industry associat...

Healthcare Executives Will Discuss How Best to Spend Economic Stimulus Money at June Conference

Invitation-only event brings together healthcare C-suite leaders, policymakers, and architects to explore challenges and opportunities of integrating technology into healthcare facility design and care processes NEW YORK, Feb. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Healthcare Infor m atic s Magazine, the on...

Neogen Reports Best Quarter in Its 26-Year History

LANSING, Mich., Jan. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Neogen Corporation (Nasdaq: NEOG ) announced today that its net income for the second quarter of FY 2009, which ended Nov. 30, increased 20% from the previous year's second quarter. On a per-share basis, net income in the quarter rose to $0.26...

PAREXEL Receives Best CRO Award from Scrip

BOSTON, Dec. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- PAREXEL International Corporation (Nasdaq: PRXL ), a leading global biopharmaceutical services provider, today announced that the Company has been named the "Best Contract Research Organization (CRO)" by Scrip World Pharmaceutical News. The award was pre...

Myngle Best ICT Company at the European Ventures Summit

AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands, Dec. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Myngle ( http://www.myngle.com ), the global language platform, has just been announced as the winning ICT company at the Europe Unlimited's European Venture Summit (EVS) ( http://www.e-unlimited.com/events/p200245/overview.asp ). EVS is ...

Lumidigm Biometric Sensor Included in Popular Science Best of What's New for 2008 : Venus Series Fingerprint Sensor Called a Breakthrough Product by the World's Largest Science and Technology Magazine

Lumidigm, Inc. is proud to announce that its Venus Series Fingerprint Sensor is one of 100 technologies and products recognized by Popular Science as the Best of What’s New™ for 2008. The Venus product is the first high-volume multispectral imaging biometric sensor available on the ma...

Best Practice Database Shares Best Practices in Biopharma Public Relations

CHAPEL HILL, N.C., Nov. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Bio-Pharma executives are increasingly finding value in the research products and services offered by Best Practices, LLC and in particular in use of the on-demand benchmark repository known as the Best Practice Database. (http://www.BestPracticeData...

New Study Shares Best Practices in Biopharma Public Relations

CHAPEL HILL, N.C., Nov. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- While Public Relations has long been used as a marketing tool by the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries, its ability to reach consumers has never been greater. Web sites, online social networks, and blogs have joined the traditional press rele...

AMERIGROUP Corporation Named One of Best Places to Work in Healthcare

Company Ranked First Among Nation's Health Insurers VIRGINIA BEACH, Va., Oct. 30, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AMERIGROUP Corporation (NYSE: AGP ) has been named one of America's Best Places to Work In Healthcare -- and the best among the country's health insurers -- in a survey c...

Breast Cancer Patients Take DNA Test to Determine Best Treatment

SEATTLE, Oct. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Nearly one third of breast cancer patients prescribed tamoxifen currently fail treatment. According to the National Foundation for Cancer Research (NFCR), this failure rate can be reduced to less than ten percent, saving 20,000 lives each year, by having patien...

Millennium Ranks in the Top 10 Best Biopharma Employers in the World by Science Magazine

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Oct. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Millennium: The Takeda Oncology Company today announced it has been named among the best biopharmaceutical companies in the world, according to Science magazine's annual survey of Top Employers in the biotechnology, biopharmaceutical, pharmaceutical and...

Fujirebio Diagnostics Named One of the Best Places to Work in Pennsylvania

Malvern-based company places as one of fifty best medium-sized companies MALVERN, Pa., Oct. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Fujirebio Diagnostics, Inc., a Malvern-based company, was recently named one of the Best Places to Work in PA for 2008 in a statewide survey and awards program created by a public/pr...

Celsis Receives Frost & Sullivan 2008 Best Practices Award

CHICAGO, Oct. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Celsis Rapid Detection, a division of Celsis International plc (LSE: CEL.L), has been named the Frost & Sullivan 2008 North American Growth Strategy Leadership Award recipient for Rapid Microbial Testing Methods used in the Manufacture and Release of Pharmaceuti...

DIA Co-located Conference to Examine Outsourcing and Project Management Best Practices

The Drug Information Association (DIA) will host two co-located conferences from October 23-24 in Washington DC. Horsham, PA (PRWEB) September 30, 2008 -- The http://www.diahome.org/ [Drug Information Association (DIA)] will host two co-located conferences from October ...

Alexion's Soliris(R) Receives 2008 Prix Galien USA Award for Best Biotechnology Product

Recognizes Scientific Accomplishment in Complement Inhibition and Impact of Soliris on Patients Living with PNH CHESHIRE, Conn., Sept. 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALXN ) has received a Prix Galien USA 2008 Award for Best Biotechnology Product for Soli...

The Michigan Life Sciences Pipeline Announces New Best Practices Seminars Tailored to Michigan Businesses

TROY, Mich., Sept. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- CJPS Enterprises, LLC, the operator of the Michigan Life Sciences Pipeline, is announcing a new seminar schedule available to Michigan companies interested in learning about best business processes and best practices in the healthcare industry. CJPS Enterp...

Web-Conferences by Best Practices, LLC for July 2008

CHAPEL HILL, N.C., July 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Best Practices, LLC is a research, consulting and publishing firm that is a world-leader in the field of best practice benchmarking focused on the pharmaceutical, biotech, medical device and health care industries. Best Practices, LLC is conducting bu...

Quintiles Named to Computerworld Magazine's '100 Best Places to Work in Information Technology' List

Only Major CRO in 2008 Rankings RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., July 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Quintiles Transnational Corp. has been named to Computerworld magazine's 2008 list of the "100 Best Places to Work in IT." Each year, the magazine publishes the results of its Best Places ...

U.S. News Media Group Releases 19th Edition of America's Best Hospitals

2008 Rankings Include 170 Hospitals and Medical Centers in 16 Specialties, 19 Hospitals Included in "Honor Roll" WASHINGTON, July 11 /PRNewswire/ -- U.S. News Media Group today announced the 2008 publication of America's Best Hospitals, accessible today online at http://www.usn...

WuXi PharmaTech (NYSE: WX) Wins the 2008 Frost & Sullivan Award for Best in Class Outsourced R&D in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology

SHANGHAI, China, July 11 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- WuXi PharmaTech (NYSE: WX), a leading pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device research and development outsourcing company with operations in China and the United States, today proudly announced that it has won the 2008 Frost & Sullivan ...

Low-Power Ultra Wideband (UWB) Technology Best RFID Choice for Hospitals to Minimize Interference Threat

Time Domain Corporation Available to Discuss UWB Real-Time Location Systems (RTLS) in Healthcare Based on JAMA Report HUNTSVILLE, Ala., July 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Time Domain Corporation issues the following: WHAT: On Wednesday, June 25, the Journal of the American Medical Associat...

ImmunoVaccine Technologies Congratulates Dr. Ramila Philip as One of PA's Best 50 Women in Business

HALIFAX, May 23 /PRNewswire/ - ImmunoVaccine Technologies Inc. (IVT), a vaccine development company, congratulates Dr. Ramila Philip for being recognized as one of Pennsylvania's Best 50 Women in Business. Dr. Ramila Philip, Co-Founder and President of Immunotope Inc., received the honors from...

National Cancer Registrars Association and IMPAC Medical Systems Announce Best Paper Award Recipients

MINNEAPOLIS, and SUNNYVALE, Calif., May 1 /PRNewswire/ -- IMPAC Medical Systems, Inc., an Elekta company, and leading provider of oncology information technology solutions, joined the National Cancer Registrars Association's (NCRA) Journal of Registry Management (JRM) today to announce recipie...

Genstruct and Sirtris Pharmaceuticals Win Bio-IT World's Best Practices Award

Causal Network Modeling Provides Powerful Approach to Modeling Complex Biological Systems for Type 2 Diabetes CAMBRIDGE, Mass., April 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Genstruct Inc., a systems biology company focused on identifying molecular mechanisms, networks and biomarkers to better und...

AEterna Zentaris: Lead Investigator for Cetrorelix Trials in BPH Wins Best Poster Presentation Award at European Association of Urology Meeting in Milan

QUEBEC CITY, April 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - AEterna Zentaris Inc. (NASDAQ: AEZS , TSX: AEZ), a global biopharmaceutical company focused on endocrine therapy and oncology, today announced that Prof. Frans M.J. Debruyne, M.D., Ph.D., Chairman and CEO of Andros Men's Health Institutes in The ...

PAREXEL Experts to Offer Insights Into Outsourcing Best Practices at 17th Annual Partnerships with CROs Conference

BOSTON, April 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Senior experts from PAREXEL International Corporation (Nasdaq: PRXL ), a leading global biopharmaceutical services provider, will discuss best practices for successful partnerships at the 17th Annual Partnerships with CROs conference, to be held Apri...

New Study Recognizes Halogen Customer for Best Practices in Employee Performance and Talent Management

OTTAWA, March 27 /PRNewswire/ - Halogen Software Inc., a leading provider of web-based employee performance and talent management software, has sponsored an IDC case study which profiles Florida-based CPA firm, O'Sullivan Creel. It was selected for this study based on its best-practice driven ...

New Books on Best Practices in Biotechnology Business Development and Biotechnology Education

International compilations from industry insiders respectively serve pressing industry needs to inform business development decisions and to foster the development of skilled workers. WASHINGTON, March 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Logos Press announces two new books featuring internatio...

BioSpace.com Receives WEDDLE's 2008 User's Choice Award for Best Job Boards

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- BioSpace (http://www.biospace.com ), the world's leading niche online bioscience career and news community, announced today that it has received a WEDDLE's 2008 User's Choice Award. These awards are the only recognition in the $6+ billion global online e...

Atherotech Says Detailed Cholesterol Test Can Help Doctors and Patients Choose Best Therapy

VAP Cholesterol test can help doctors and clinicians identify best treatment options for patients at risk of heart disease BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Jan. 31 /PRNewswire/ -- Clinical trial results from a new cholesterol-fighting drug combination point to the need for more detailed cholesterol...

Researchers Pinpoint Best Treatment to Reduce Deadly USA300, MRSA Staph Infections

CORVALLIS, Ore., Jan. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- According to a recent College of Pharmacy study at Oregon State University, one type of over-the-counter product for minor wound care is substantially more effective than others in killing MRSA, including the virulent strain USA300. Scientists conductin...

Kendle Named Best CRO for Second Consecutive Year by Leading Global Pharmaceutical Publication Scrip

Company's ability to build and maintain successful partnerships, patient recruitment expertise and its global reach cited as reasons for selection CINCINNATI, Dec. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Kendle (Nasdaq: KNDL ), a leading, global full-service clinical research organization (CRO), today ...

AspenBio Pharma to Present at the Oppenheimer Best Ideas 1x1 Conference

Presentation to Include the Recently Released Strong Results from the Latest Pre-FDA Multi-Hospital Study using the AppyScore Human Appendicitis Blood-based Screen / Triage Test CASTLE ROCK, Colo., Oct. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AspenBio Pharma, Inc. (Nasdaq: APPY ) an ...

BoVir(R) Named Best New Veterinary Diagnostics Product in International Animal Pharm Awards

NAAS, Ireland, Oct. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- A highly sensitive, easy-to-use test that accurately detects bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV) was selected as the Best New Veterinary Product for Diagnostics in the annual Animal Pharm Awards. BoVir(R) BVDV real time PCR test was selected for its excelle...