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World Renowned Scientists Gather to Share Latest Information on Answer to Wildlife Reproductive Fertility Control

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz., July 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Scientists from the United States and other nations including Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Great Britain, Myanmar, the Philippines and Indonesia are meeting Saturday through Wednesday, July 25 through 29, 2009 at Flagstaff's Radisson Wood...

St. John's Hospital Acquires Latest Technology in Robotic-Assisted Surgery

SPRINGFIELD, Ill., July 23 /PRNewswire/ -- St. John's Hospital in Springfield, Illinois, recently became the only hospital in the Midwest to acquire a dual console da Vinci surgical robot, and one of three hospitals in the United States to purchase the new system. ...

Big Pharma to Big Biopharma: Frost & Sullivan Examines the Latest M&A Trends and Opportunities

London, July 20 /PRNewswire/ -- There has been a recent upsurge in Merger & Acquisition (M&A) activities in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology space. While the economic downturn and related credit crunch has had an impact, this alone cannot account for the recent M&A mania,...

2009 Medical Innovation Summit at Cleveland Clinic to Highlight the Latest Developments in Cancer Care

CLEVELAND , June 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Cancer therapies and diagnostics, including new technologies, enhanced biotech and drug developments, and the consumer market for genetic testing, will be at the center of Cleveland Clinic's 7th Annual Medical Innovation Summit, Oct. 5-7. The Summit will b...

Lethality of H1N1 Influenza Virus Increasing According to Latest Analysis of Virus Peptide Genomic Data

Boston Biotech Firm Reports First Rise in 76 Years of Replikin Count* of H1N1 Lethality Gene BOSTON, June 10 /PRNewswire/ -- An analysis of the latest peptide genomic data for the H1N1 influenza virus indicates that the current global outbreak of H1N1 is increasing in its capacity for lethali...

Raptiva Withdrawal Offers Upside for Enbrel and Humira According to Latest BioTrends Survey of U.S. Dermatologists

EXTON, Pa., May 28 /PRNewswire/ -- BioTrends Research Group today released its syndicated report TreatmentTrends (R) : Psoriasis , the fourth annual survey of U.S. Dermatologists (n=150). The report, based on results of an on-line survey fielded in April, highlights shifting trends in th...

Swine Flu (H1N1) Infectivity to Increase Markedly and Lethality to Remain Low According to Latest Replikin* Peptide Genomic Data

Boston-based biotech firm Replikins Ltd. ( www.replikins.com ) last week analyzed the most recent peptide genomic sequence data available and determined that the infectivity of the H1N1 virus will increase markedly, while its lethality will remain relatively low for the immediate future. The comp...

ChartTrends(R): Bone and Mineral Metabolism in Dialysis Reveals Latest Trends in the Treatment of Calcium, Phosphorus and PTH

EXTON, Pa., April 30 /PRNewswire/ -- BioTrends Research Group, Inc. released ChartTrends (R) : Bone and Mineral Metabolism in Dialysis, a syndicated publication offering comprehensive insight into the management of calcium, phosphorus and PTH in dialysis patients. The report is based on actua...

GenVault Corporation Launches its Latest Centralized and Standardized Software Solution for Biobanking and Biological Sample Management, GenConnect 3.2

NEW YORK, April 21 /PRNewswire/ -- GenVault, a leading provider of room-temperature biosample transport, storage and management technologies, announced the release today of GenConnect 3.2, the newest version of its software for complete biosample management. Highlights of the release include a st...

Xennex Inc. Providing Satoris Inc. with Latest GeneCards(R) Tools for Characterization of Protein Biomarkers Associated With Neurological Conditions

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., April 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Xennex Inc. (Xennex) announced today that it is collaborating with Satoris Inc. (Satoris) and has provided Satoris with access to GeneCards(R) and associated proprietary tools, including GeneAlaCart and early access to input from the advanced prototype of...

Jatropha Sector Reality Check: Still Viable In Volatile Times? Upcoming Webcast Shares Latest Insights

In this time of global economic uncertainty, a top question of Jatropha developers is, "What impact will the current economic crisis have on the Jatropha sector and its prominence as a viable, sustainable biofuel?" To address this critical concern and more, a free 20 January webinar has...

European Nephrologists Share Insights on the Management of Renal Anemia and Hyperphosphatemia in Latest BioTrends Report

EXTON, Pa., Dec. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- BioTrends Research Group, Inc. released its third TreatmentTrends(TM): European Nephrology Report . This report runs parallel to two ongoing studies BioTrends conducts -- TreatmentTrends(TM) : US and Canadian Nephrology . The report is based on the results o...

MicroPhage Closes Latest Financing

LONGMONT, Colo., Nov. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- MicroPhage, Inc., http://www.microphage.com , today announced it has concluded its latest round of financing, which brings total capital raised to $11 million. Investors in this round were a combination of existing and new investors. All funds to date ha...

Can Algae Biofuels Satisfy the World's Growing Biofuel Needs? Upcoming Webinar Shares the Latest Commercialization Strategies and Challenges

Two leading Algae experts will share their views on the commercialization prospects of Algae Biofuels at the upcoming "Algae Biofuels: The REAL Story" webinar. This webinar separates facts from fiction and will provide a critical examination of several key issues central to long-term co...

EUPROBIO 2008 Presentation to Highlight Latest Immune Research

Presentation to focus on a new dietary supplement resulting from years of study by leading research scientists in Russia, Ukraine and Bulgaria, Del-Immune V BOULDER, Colo., Oct. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- On Thursday, October 16, 2008 at the EUPROBIO 2008 Conference, an a...

[video] Jacques Tizabi, CEO of Universal Detection Technology Discusses Latest Purchase Order on WallSt.net's 3-Minute Press Show

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Universal Detection Technology (OTC Bulletin Board: UNDT), a developer of early-warning monitoring technologies to protect people from bioterrorism and other infectious health threats and provider of counter-terrorism consulting and training servi...

Rudd Report Highlights AMDL, Inc.'s Latest Business Achievements; Supports 2008 Financial Guidance

TUSTIN, Calif., Aug. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ( http://www.amdl.com ) AMDL, Inc. (Amex: ADL ), a leading vertically integrated bio-pharmaceutical company with major operations in China and the US, announced today that industry analyst Lauren Rudd has posted a second quarter FY2008 corporat...

Carbon nanotube measurements: latest in NIST 'how-to' series

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), in collaboration with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), has published detailed guidelines* for making essential measurements on samples of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs). The new guide constitutes the curre...

Parks Associates' Digital Health Analyst to Present Latest Research and Forecasts at ATA Show

Harry Wang to present Monday, April 7 at 1:45 PM DALLAS, April 3, 2008 /PRNewswire/ -- Harry Wang, Senior Analyst, Parks Associates, will present new digital health research at ATA 2008 at the Washington State Convention Center, Room 604, in Seattle on Monday, April 7. Harry will...

PacifiCare Capitulates to Latest Patient Revolt

Insurer authorizes cancer treatment for 17-year-old Nick Colombo, following online activism and in face of protest at office by friends, family, nurses CYPRESS, Calif., March 25 /PRNewswire/ -- In the face of a national campaign on behalf of Nick Colombo, insurance giant PacifiCare has reversed ...

Renovo Announces Results of Latest Phase 2 Studies of JUVISTA(R) (Human Recombinant TGFbeta3)

BASINGSTOKE, England and PHILADELPHIA, Pennysylvania, March 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Shire plc (LSE: SHP)(NASDAQ: SHPGY ), the global specialty biopharmaceutical company, notes that Renovo Group plc, (LSE: RNVO) ("Renovo") has today announced the results of Renovo's latest Phase 2 studies ...

49th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Hematology Will Feature the Latest Research in Blood Diseases

ATLANTA, Dec. 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Society of Hematology (ASH), the world's largest professional association of blood specialists, expects more than 20,000 attendees at the 49th ASH Annual Meeting on December 8-11, 2007, at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta. The...

Digital Healthcare Announces Cincinnati Eye Institute is Latest Retasure Reading Center

Country's Largest Ophthalmology Practice Will Assess for Diabetic Retinopathy, a Leading Cause of Blindness WAKE FOREST, N.C., Nov. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Digital Healthcare, a Wake Forest, NC company specializing in retinal risk assessment for diabetics, announced today that Cinc...

UD researchers race ahead with latest spintronics achievement

In a rapid follow-up to their achievement as the first to demonstrate how an electron's spin can be electrically injected, controlled and detected in silicon, electrical engineers from the University of Delaware and Cambridge NanoTech now show that this quantum property can be transported a marath...

Varian Medical Systems Exhibits Latest Technologies and Products Designed to Improve Speed and Precision of Radiotherapy at ESTRO 2007

BARCELONA, Spain, Sept. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Varian Medical Systems (NYSE: VAR ), world leader in advanced radiotherapy solutions for treating cancer, is demonstrating its full range of technologies and products aimed at improving the speed and precision of radiotherapy at the 2007 Eur...

Richard Thiemes latest Islands in the Clickstream

Editors note: Richard Thiemes new book, Islands in the Clickstream is a collection of over 150 reflections on the digital world. Released in May, Thiemes book has been hailed as extremely insightful and powerfully original due to his ability to explore the world of technology and present his t...

The latest job-creation statistics on Wisconsin may surprise you.

Source: UW Communications MADISON, Wis. Heres a pop quiz only an economist would love: Wisconsin metropolitan areas showing robust growth between July 2003 and July 2004 were (a) Madison (b) Green Bay (c) La Crosse or (d) Milwaukee-Waukesha. Statistically speaking, the only wrong answer is...

Johnson Controls unveils latest battery for wired cars

The YellowTop battery. Courtesy of Optima Batteries. Milwaukee Optima Batteries , a division of Milwaukee-based Johnson Controls , has announced the latest addition to its line of YellowTop batteries with the introduction of the dual-purpose Group 75/25 and 35 models. Both models were desig...

Third Wave boosts numbers in latest report

Madison, Wis. Third Wave Technologies this week reported the best annual financial results in the company's short history, wrapping up a year in which it met or exceeded all of its stated fiscal expectations. Third Wave reported total revenues of $46.5 million and a net loss of $1.9 million...

Third Wave co-founder shoots for small target in latest project

Madison, Wis. Researchers led by James Dahlberg, a founder of Madison-based bioscience company Third Wave Technologies , have found that a super-small genetic element may play a critical role in the development of certain types of cancer. Teams led by Dahlberg and collaborator Wayne Tam at t...

Pedlar the latest executive to leave Merge

West Allis, Wis. - The exodus continues at Merge Technologies, Inc. The embattled medical imaging software developer, which does business as Merge Healthcare, has announced that it received "a written notification from counsel" to Brian E. Pedlar, its interim co-president and co-CEO, and pre...

New MailFoundry product fights latest spam techniques

Green Bay, Wis. - MailFoundry , a provider of anti-spam appliances and solutions, has announced a new, patent pending technology to combat new spam tactics known as botnet e-mail harvesting and brute force dictionary attacks . The company's chief executive said the new RedListing anti-sp...

The Breast Cancer Therapeutics Market in Australia

...highly specific therapies with existing cytotoxic and hormonal therapies will soon become the standard of oncology care. Frost & Sullivan's latest research service on The Breast Cancer Therapeutics Market in Australia provides competitive structure, market analysis and future trends for the bre...

New angle on gecko research

... at the University of Calgary and Clemson University in South Carolina have discovered that the geckos' amazing grip is triggered by gravity. This latest development in gecko adhesive research will be published Wed., Aug. 5, at 00:001 BST, by Anthony Russell of the U of C and Tim Higham of Clemson in th...

Biotech Hot in July Driven by Positive Drug Data and Acquisitions

...rts including the monthly Burrill Report, which tracks the progress of the global biotechnology industry and annual "State of the Industry" report the latest of which is Biotech 2009-Life Sciences: Navigating the Sea Change, the 23rd annual report on the industry. The 470-plus page book contains analysis an...

SyntheMed Receives US Patent on Novel Polymer Technology

... today that it has been awarded US Patent #7,569,643 pertaining to its bioresorbable reverse thermal gelation polymer technology. This represents the latest in a series of patents covering this novel technology and pertains to the application of these materials in the reduction of post-operative adhesion f...

Stemline Therapeutics CEO to Present at IBC's New Frontiers in Cancer Drug Development Conference

...clinical development paradigms, including human trial design, of drug candidates that target cancer stem cells. The talk will also feature Stemline's latest clinical data, as well as results from its pre-clinical pipeline and drug discovery platforms. About Stemline Therapeutics, Inc. Stem...

Eli Lilly & Company and ScinoPharm Taiwan Ltd. Announce Settlement of Gemcitabine Litigation

...illy & Company Lilly, a leading innovation-driven corporation, is developing a growing portfolio of pharmaceutical products by applying the latest research from its own worldwide laboratories and from collaborations with eminent scientific organizations. Headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, Li...

NIST scientists study how to stack the deck for organic solar power

...dentify what's happening in the material, and at this point, we're only at the beginning." The NIST team has advanced that understanding with their latest effort, which provides a powerful new measurement strategy for organic photovoltaics that reveals ways to control how they form. In the most common cl...

Ricardo Launches Consortium to Evaluate Lubricant Challenges of Future Low Carbon Engine Technologies

...Ricardo provides engineering expertise ranging from vehicle systems integration, controls & electronics, hardware and software development, to the latest driveline and transmission systems and gasoline, diesel, hybrid and fuel cell powertrain technologies. Ricardo's customers include the world's major a...