Microparts interest group workshop

Recent advances in modern manufacturing techniques has made it possible to manufacture small and complex components to extremely high accuracies. In direct response to the extreme demands of quality assurance for the measurement of size, form and position of microsystem parts, extensive research i...

Encorium Group Completes Sale of its U.S. Business to Pierrel Research USA; Announces Management Changes

WAYNE, Pa., July 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Encorium Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: ENCO ), a full service multinational clinical research organization (CRO) that provides design, development, and management capabilities for clinical trials and patient registries to many of the world's leading ph...

Simcere Pharmaceutical Group Notice of Annual General Meeting

NANJING, China, July 14 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Simcere Pharmaceutical Group (NYSE: SCR ) ("Simcere" or the "Company"), a leading manufacturer and supplier of branded generic and innovative pharmaceuticals in China, today announced that the annual general meeting of shareholders (the "Meeting")...

Stem Cell Cord Blood 'Banking' Is Huge Global Business for Hospitals, Says CEO of Bio-Matrix Scientific Group Inc.

SAN DIEGO, July 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- David Koos, Chairman and CEO of San Diego-based Bio-Matrix Scientific Group Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: BMSN), today said that he believes that stem cell cord blood banking is a "huge business opportunity for hospitals worldwide." The Bio-Matrix CEO stat...

Encorium Group Updates Expected Timeframe with Respect to the Sale of its U.S. Business

WAYNE, Pa., July 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Encorium Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: ENCO ) , a full service multinational contract research organization (CRO) that provides design, development, and management capabilities for clinical trials and patient registries to many of the world's leading pharmace...

New England Journal of Medicine Study Highlights Need for Rapid, PCR-based Group B Streptococcus (GBS) Testing at Time of Admission for Labor and Delivery

SUNNYVALE, Calif., June 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cepheid (Nasdaq: CPHD ) today noted that a new article, Evaluation of Universal Antenatal Screening for Group B Streptococcus, published in the June 2009 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine concluded that rapid, PCR-based testing at...

Matthew Lehman of SPRI Clinical Trials Speaks On Designing Trials For Success At The Trout Group Investor Relations Seminar

NEW YORK, June 18 /PRNewswire/ -- In designing and conducting clinical trials, it is critical to meet FDA objectives while preventing program "drift," according to Matthew Lehman, chief operating officer of SPRI Clinical Trials-Global, LLC in his remarks at a recent seminar for biotechnology compa...

Debiopharm Group and Moffitt Cancer Center Sign Development and Commercialisation Agreement for Small Molecule Debio 0928 in Early Preclinical Development for Treatment of Solid Tumours

LAUSANNE, Switzerland and TAMPA, Florida, June 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Debiopharm Group (Debiopharm), a Swiss-based global biopharmaceutical group of companies with a focus on the development of prescription drugs that target unmet medical needs, and Moffitt Cancer Center (Moffitt), a non-profit Fl...

Digital Healthcare Specialist Cadient Group Ranked #2 on List of Full-service Advertising Agencies in the Philadelphia Region

WEST CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa., June 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Cadient Group , the premier strategic interactive marketing agency serving the healthcare industry, today announced that it was ranked second on the Philadelphia Business Journal's list of the top Full-service Advertising Agencies in the Great...

PharmaNet Development Group Clinical Research Experts to Present at Global Professional Meetings in June

PRINCETON, N.J., June 10 /PRNewswire/ -- PharmaNet Development Group, Inc., a leading provider of clinical development services to innovative pharmaceutical, biotechnology, generic drug and medical device companies, today announced its participation at several international professional meetings d...

Cadient Group Brings Home the Gold and Two Bronze Aster Awards

Interactive Agency Recognized for Excellence in Healthcare Marketing WEST CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa., June 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Cadient Group , the premier strategic interactive marketing agency serving the healthcare industry, today announced that it was honored at the 2009 Aster Awards with the ...

AccuVein Inks National Three-Year Group Purchasing Deal With Amerinet

Amerinet Offering AccuVein's AV300 Hand-Held Vein Illumination Device to Membership COLD SPRING HARBOR, N.Y., June 8 /PRNewswire/ -- AccuVein LLC today announced a three year agreement with Amerinet Inc. to offer the AccuVein AV300, the world's first hand-held, non-contact vein illuminatio...

UCB and Crohn's Disease Working Group Award $175,000 in Research Grants to Gastroenterology Fellows

CHICAGO, June 1 /PRNewswire/ -- UCB, Inc. and the Crohn's Disease Working Group (CDWG) today announced the four recipients of the 2009 Research Awards in Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) for Gastroenterology (GI) Fellows, who each will receive a one-year research grant for their original clinica...

SIRO Group Appoints Scott L. Spector as President, Strategic Operations, for its European Business

New appointment brings in key leadership expertise to strengthen its European business OFFENBACH MAIN, Germany, May 26 /PRNewswire/ -- SIRO ClinPharm Pvt. Ltd., a leading multinational full service Contract Research Organization (CRO), today announced the appointment of Scott L. Spector ...

Simcere Pharmaceutical Group Announces Agreement to Acquire 37.5% Stake in Jiangsu Yanshen Biological Technology Stock Co., Ltd.

NANJING, China, May 26 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Simcere Pharmaceutical Group ("Simcere" or the "Company") (NYSE: SCR ), a leading manufacturer and supplier of branded generic and innovative pharmaceuticals in China, today announced an agreement to acquire a 37.5% stake in Jiangsu Yanshen Biologi...

Health Strategies Group Forecasts Emerging Trends in Future Sales Force Models at the SPBT 2009 Conference

LAMBERTVILLE, N.J. , May 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Health Strategies Group, a leading provider of market intelligence to the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries, analyzed trends shaping future sales force models and outlined actionable training strategies to address these new models at the 38th ...

Morphotek(R), Inc and Lonza Group Ltd Enter Into Manufacturing Services Agreement

Agreement Underscores Morphotek's Commitment to the Development of Farletuzumab for Ovarian Cancer Agreement Highlights Lonza's Ability to Offer Specialty Development and Manufacturing Solutions EXTON, Pa. and BASEL, Switzerland, May 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Morphotek(R), Inc., a subsidiary of...

Simcere Pharmaceutical Group Appoints Dr. Peng Wang as Chief Scientific Officer

NANJING, China, May 19 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Simcere Pharmaceutical Group (NYSE: SCR ), a leading manufacturer and supplier of branded generic and innovative anti-cancer pharmaceuticals in China, announced today the appointment of Dr. Peng Wang as Chief Scientific Officer. Dr. Wang wil...

Simcere Pharmaceutical Group Reports Unaudited First Quarter 2009 Results

NANJING, China, May 19 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Simcere Pharmaceutical Group ("Simcere" or the "Company") (NYSE: SCR ), a leading manufacturer and supplier of branded generic and innovative pharmaceuticals in China, today reported unaudited financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2009....

Tiens Biotech Group (USA) Reports First Quarter Results

NEW YORK, May 15 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Tiens Biotech Group (USA), Inc. (the "Company" or "Tiens", NYSE Amex: TBV ), http://www.tiens-bio.com , today announced financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2009. Revenue for the first quarter of 2009 increased 42% to $18.2 mi...

CPM Resource Center and The Shams Group Partner To Help Hospitals Integrate Evidence-Based Clinical Content Into Information Systems

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, May 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- - For the First Time, Hospitals Using MEDITECH and Other HIT Solutions can use CPMRC's Interdisciplinary Clinical Content Through TSG's Integrated Portal Solutions CPM Resource Center (CPMRC) and The Shams Group (TSG) have ...

Nanosys Licenses Nanowire Technology to QuantuMDx Group for Next Generation Diagnostic and Sequencing Technologies

PALO ALTO, Calif. and LONDON, May 11 /PRNewswire/ --Nanosys Inc. and QuantuMDx Group (QMDx) today announced that QMDx has signed a non-exclusive license agreement with Nanosys for several patents and patent applications related to the use of nanowires for biosensors. The core intellectual p...

The Chiesi Group Lands in the United States

PARMA, Italy, May 7 /PRNewswire/ -- The Parma Group has reacquired the marketing rights to its own drug Curosurf and is laying the groundwork to acquire control of the American pharmaceutical company Cornerstone; it will be setting up its twenty-third associated company in the world's largest ...

Simcere Pharmaceutical Group to Announce 2009 First Quarter Earnings on Monday, May 18, 2009

NANJING, China, May 6 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Simcere Pharmaceutical Group (NYSE: SCR ), a leading manufacturer and supplier of branded generic and innovative anti-cancer pharmaceuticals in China, announced today that it intends to release its 2009 first quarter results on Monday, May 18, 2009,...

The Arcas Group Appoints Executive Vice President

ATLANTA, May 4 /PRNewswire/ -- The Arcas Group, a leading life-sciences marketing organization, today announced the appointment of Stefan Terwindt, MBA as Executive Vice President. He will assume responsibility for the commercialization of MDOUTLOOK(R). Mr. Terwindt previously served as Preside...

Bio-Matrix Scientific Group & Entest BioMedical Submit Research Proposal to U.S. Army for Funding Adipose-Derived Stem Cells to Treat Traumatic Brain Injury

SAN DIEGO, May 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Bio-Matrix Scientific Group Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: BMSN)( http://www.BMSN.us ) and Entest BioMedical Inc., its wholly owned subsidiary, announced today they have jointly submitted a Project Summary Report to the U.S. Army Medical Research and Mater...

LaVoie Group Selected by Vaccine Developer, Profectus BioSciences, as Agency of Record

SALEM, Mass., April 29 /PRNewswire/ -- LaVoie Group, a life science-focused strategic communications agency, announced today that it has been selected as public relations agency of record by therapeutic vaccine development company, Profectus BioSciences, Inc. Donna L. LaVoie, President &...

Encorium Group Signs Approximately $2.0 Million of New Business Contracts

WAYNE, Pa., April 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Encorium Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: ENCO ) , a full-service multinational contract research organization (CRO) that provides design, development, and management capabilities for clinical trials and patient registries to many of the world's leading phar...

LaVoie Group Adds Bio-Surgery Company, Pegasus Biologics, to Its Life Sciences Agency Roster

SALEM, Mass., April 27 /PRNewswire/ -- LaVoie Group, a life science-focused strategic communications agency, announced today that it has been selected as investor relations agency of record for Pegasus Biologics, Inc. Donna L. LaVoie, President & CEO of LaVoie Group, commented, "Pegasus ...

Mach One BioPharm Process Operating Group Receives Contract From American Beef Processors

BELGIUM, Wis., April 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Mach One Corporation (Pink Sheets: MNCN), an innovative, global wellness solutions company, announces that its BioPharm Process Systems operating group (BPS), operating under the MPS-BioPharm name (MPS), received both a contract and deposit from A...

ChemDiv Group Acquires Prudentas Through ChemRar High Tech Center

SAN DIEGO, April 17 /PRNewswire/ -- ChemDiv, a global chemistry-driven contract research organization, announced today that its ChemRar High Tech Center has acquired Prudentas LLC, one of the leading CRO companies conducting high quality Phase I - Phase IV studies in Eastern Europe. Prudentas will...

Health Strategies Group Expands Focus of Pharma Sales Force Effectiveness Service Under New Vision and Name

Strategic Selling Outlook Addresses Rapidly Changing Selling Environment and Future Needs of Physicians and Sales Representatives LAMBERTVILLE, N.J., April 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Health Strategies Group, a leading provider of market intelligence to the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industrie...

GSI Group Inc. to Restate Financial Results for 2006

BEDFORD, Mass., March 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- GSI Group Inc. (Nasdaq: GSIG ), a supplier of precision technology and semiconductor systems, today announced that it has identified errors related to timing of the recognition of revenue from sales to certain customers in its Semiconductor Syst...

Bio-Matrix Scientific Group CEO Tells Wall Street Transcript That 'Positive Cash Flow' Is Possible in '09; New Stem Cell Banking Facility Is Growth Vehicle Over the Next Two Years, Says CEO in Exclusive News Interview

SAN DIEGO, March 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- David Koos, Chairman and CEO of San Diego-based Bio-Matrix Scientific Group Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: BMSN), told the editors of The Wall Street Transcript, a New York City financial news weekly, that there is an excellent possibility that the company ...

PharmaNet Development Group Gives Notice of Anticipated Fundamental Change and Merger to Holders of Its Convertible Notes

PRINCETON, N.J., March 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- PharmaNet Development Group, Inc. (the "Company" , "PDGI" or "PharmaNet") (Nasdaq: PDGI ), a leading provider of clinical development services to innovative pharmaceutical, biotechnology, generic drug and medical device companies, announced tha...

Simcere Pharmaceutical Group Reports Unaudited Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2008 Results

NANJING, China, March 12 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Simcere Pharmaceutical Group ("Simcere" or the "Company') (NYSE: SCR ), a leading manufacturer and supplier of branded generic pharmaceuticals and manufacturer of the patented anti-cancer biotech product Endu in China, today reported unaudited fi...

Boston LASIK Eye Surgery Expert Dr. Peter Rapoza Joins Select Group of Doctors in Trusted LASIK Surgeons Directory

Trusted LASIK Surgeons launched its revolutionary Trusted LASIK Surgeons directory service and website at www.TrustedLASIKSurgeons.com in order to provide a resource for consumers seeking to improve their vision and find a highly qualified surgeon who can help improve their chances of attaining...

Simcere Pharmaceutical Group to Announce 2008 Fourth Quarter and Full Year Earnings On Thursday, March 12, 2009

NANJING, China, March 2 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Simcere Pharmaceutical Group (NYSE: SCR ), a leading manufacturer and supplier of branded generic pharmaceuticals and innovative anti-cancer pharmaceuticals in the rapidly growing China market, announced today that it intends to release its 2008 f...

Immtech and Beijing Pharmaceutical Group Co. Sign Memorandum of Understanding to Explore Developing Strategic Business Alliance

NEW YORK, Feb. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Immtech Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSE Alternext US: IMM.BC) today announced that the Company has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) confirming its interest in exploring the development of a strategic alliance with Beijing Pharmaceutical Group Co. L...

Bio-Matrix Scientific Group Featured as 'Stock Pick' in Oakley's Column on WallStreetCorner.com

SAN DIEGO, Feb. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Bio-Matrix Scientific Group, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: BMSN; http://www.BMSN.us ) announced today that the San Diego-based biotechnology company is featured this week as Larry Oakley's current "Stock Pick" on WallStreetCorner.com ( http://wallstreetcor...