Quality in Biological Technology

SynCo Bio Partners Increases its Capacities by Expanding its Quality Team

AMSTERDAM, July 20 /PRNewswire/ -- SynCo Bio Partners B.V., the GMP contract manufacturer of biological-based vaccines and therapeutics, today announced that it had significantly expanded the number of clinical and commercial biopharmaceutical batches it is capable of releasing annually, whils...

2009: Immunotec announces important clinical research initiative: New study to be launched with the goal of improving the quality of the aging process

Immunotec Receives NHPD/Health Canada Authorization to Begin a Study on the Effect of the Cysteine-Rich Whey Protein Isolate (Immunocal(R)) in Combination with Physical Exercise on Muscle Function, Body Composition and Inflammatory Cytokine Levels in Elderly Persons: A Randomized,...

ArborGen and Senesco Announce Wood Quality Results

SUMMERVILLE, S.C., July 7 /PRNewswire/ -- ArborGen, LLC, a leader in forest tree improvement technologies, today announced wood quality results from ongoing field trials that are utilizing technology in-licensed from Senesco Technologies, Inc. (NYSE AMEX: SNT ). The two companies had previous...

New Probiotics Bacteria Supplier ProbioFerm, LLC Provides the Highest Quality Beneficial Bacteria Available for Product Development

Although recently established, new Probiotics bacteria supplier ProbioFerm, LLC pulls from a thoroughly experienced team to provide the highest possible quality bacteria available. The unique private label manufacturing company serves animal feed and agriculture businesses, functioning as a valu...

Reorganizational Healing Provides Access to Greater Quality of Life, Reduced Stress

Model provides way of integrating and sustaining positive change, increasing wellness WASHINGTON, May 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In today's uncertain times, increased stress can wreak havoc on a body's systems. Now, a new emerging wellness, growth and behavioral change paradigm helps indiv...

ZyGEM Releases Application Note Showing its DNA Extraction Kits Rapidly Produce High Yields of Quality DNA

--Highlights prepGEM(TM) Tissue Kit's Rapid, Robust and Reliable DNA Extraction That Generates DNA Templates Outperforming Other Commercial Kits-- -- Samples Prepared from Mouse Tails Using prepGEM(TM) Yielded Over 34 Times the Amount of DNA Produced by Two Commercial Rapid Extraction Kits --...

Disability and Poor Quality of Life Associated With Treatment Failure Gout Patients

New Study Published in the Journal of Rheumatology Examines Quality of Life and Disability in Treatment Failure Gout Patients EAST BRUNSWICK, N.J., May 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Savient Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: SVNT ) announced today the print publication of the Savient-supported lo...

Hector Garcia Joins Particle Sciences as Director of Quality Assurance

BETHLEHEM, Pa., April 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Particle Sciences, Inc. today announced the appointment of Hector Garcia to the position of Director, Quality Assurance. Mr. Garcia will report to Dr. Robert Lee, VP, Pharmaceutical Development. Mr. Garcia joins Particle Sciences following more than 3...

Pathway for Biosimilars Act Protects Patients, Promotes Competition, Preserves Innovation and Creates Quality Jobs, Lilly Says

INDIANAPOLIS, March 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Today Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY ) announced its support for the Pathway for Biosimilars Act. The U.S. has a 25-year history of success with laws promoting the discovery of new, chemical-based medicines and providing an abbreviated approval...

EPA Awards Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute $500,000 for Air Quality Research

Focus on air pollutant components as possible link to cardiovascular disease ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., March 4 /PRNewswire/ -- The Environmental Protection Agency has awarded $500,000 to the Lovelace Biomedical and Environmental Research Institute, a subsidiary of Lovelace Respiratory Res...

Universal Bioenergy, Inc. Expressly Disclaims Any Responsibility for the Content, Accuracy of Information, and Quality of Information Regarding Universal Published by Any Third-Party and Being Disseminated on the Internet

INVESTORS SHOULD ONLY RELY ON INFORMATION PUBLISHED BY UNIVERSAL NETTLETON, Miss., Jan. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Universal Bioenergy, Inc. (Pink Sheets: UBRG) announces that certain unauthorized inaccurate information is being published about Universal in an analyst report on BeaconEqu...

New Initiative Focuses on Water Quality Improvement in the Mississippi River Basin and Gulf of Mexico

ST. LOUIS, Dec. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- A new initiative announced today aims to reduce nutrient and sediment movement into the United States' largest river system, the Mississippi River. Monsanto is partnering with multiple agricultural and conservation groups that are working with farmers to...

Sparta Systems Demonstrates Global Enterprise Quality Management Leadership at TrackWise(R) Connection User Conferences

North America and Europe Events Honor Customer Innovation and Expertise Leveraging TrackWise Platform HOLMDEL, N.J., Dec. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Sparta Systems, Inc., a market leader in enterprise quality and compliance management software, today announced the culmination of its successful...

Sigma-Aldrich Introduces MISSION(R) In VIVO QUALITY and iScale Oligos(TM) siRNA, a Superior Quality siRNA Designed for RNAi Research in Animal Models

ST. LOUIS, Nov. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sigma-Aldrich (Nasdaq: SIAL ) announced today the global release of MISSION(R) In VIVO QUALITY and iScale Oligos(TM) siRNA. MISSION(R) In VIVO QUALITY and iScale Oligos(TM) siRNA are expected to allow researchers to successfully take the next step in ...

Caliper Enters Agreement to Divest Non-Core Pharmaceutical Development & Quality Analysis Product Line

- Sale Reinforces Strategic Focus and Enhances Cash Position - HOPKINTON, Mass., Oct. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Caliper Life Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: CALP ), a leading provider of tools and services for drug discovery and life sciences research, today announced that it has reached an a...

Beckman Coulter Signs Agreements with Adventist Health; Broad Product Offering Enhances Delivery of Quality Patient Care

ORANGE COUNTY, Calif., Oct. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Beckman Coulter, Inc. (NYSE: BEC ), announced today that it has signed new sole source agreements with Adventist Health to provide a broad range of core laboratory systems and supplies valued at approximately $36 million over six years....

Perceptive Informatics Improves Efficiency and Clinical Data Quality With Enhanced Version of EDC System

BOSTON, Oct 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Perceptive Informatics, the industry's leading eClinical technology provider and a subsidiary of PAREXEL International Corporation (Nasdaq: PRXL ), today announced the release of an enhanced version of its award-winning DataLabs(R) Electronic Data Capt...

White Paper Examines New 'Thin LIMS' IT Implementation Strategy for cGMP Quality Informatics

HOPKINTON, Mass., Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- The implementation of a compliant Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) for the QC/QA laboratory environment is often victimized by "scope creep," with costs rising 2 to 5 times above originals estimates and forcing the continued funding of a...

Stem Cell Transplantation Program at Hackensack University Medical Center: First in Nation to Receive Joint Commission Certification for Quality and First in New Jersey to be Named a Blue Distinction(R) Center for Specialty Care.

HACKENSACK, N.J., Oct. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- The Blood and Marrow Stem Cell Transplantation Program at the John Theurer Cancer Center at Hackensack University Medical Center is the first in the United States to receive Disease Specific Care Certification for stem cell transplantation from The Join...

Cylex(TM) Receives ISO 13485:2003 and 9001:2000 Quality Certifications

ISO certification confirms implementation of quality systems in product design and development, manufacture, and distribution for Cylex's ImmuKnow(R) immune cell function assay COLUMBIA, Md., Oct. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Cylex has announced receipt of certification to ISO 13485:200...

Cytochroma appoints Steven I. Engel as Vice President of Regulatory Affairs and Quality Assurance

MARKHAM, ON, Sept. 16 /PRNewswire/ - Cytochroma today announced that it has appointed Steven I. Engel, M.S., Pharm.D., as Vice President, Regulatory Affairs and Quality Assurance. Dr. Engel brings to Cytochroma over 20 years of experience in regulatory affairs and quality assurance, and will b...

Advanced Pest Control Earns Quality Pro Designation for General Pest Control Services

Advanced Pest Control, the Houston based pest control and animal removal company, is happy to announce their recent Quality Pro designation, a mark of excellence in the pest management industry. The special designation, awarded by the National Pest Management Association, rewards the extraordinar...

Early-Bird Registration Ends this Week for 10th Annual Quality Excellence Conference: How Process Improvement Leaders Produce Profits in Recessions

CHAPEL HILL, N.C., Aug. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Be inspired by historic Philadelphia, Pa. and revel in the ambiance of a five-star hotel at a discounted group room rate while you discover best practices and network with executives from Abbott, Boeing, BP, DuPont, FedEx, Hewlett-Packard, Johnson & J...

MDdatacor Designated as Approved Vendor by CMS for Physician Quality Reporting Initiative

ATLANTA, Aug. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- MDdatacor, Inc., a leader in health care quality management solutions for health plans and providers, announced today that CMS has approved the company as a vendor for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). MDdatacor will automate the collection ...

North Dakota Pharmacists and Medication Management Systems Partner to Deliver Quality MTM Services to Patients With Diabetes

MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Medication Management Systems (MMS) today announced a new partnership with the North Dakota Pharmacy Service Corporation -- the result of a legislative initiative that established a medication therapy management (MTM) health benefit for North Dakota state e...

SAFC Appoints New Vice President of Quality and Regulatory Affairs

ST. LOUIS, Mo., Aug. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SAFC(R), a member of the Sigma-Aldrich Group (Nasdaq: SIAL ), today announced the appointment of Mr. Tom Beil as Vice President of Quality and Regulatory Affairs, effective July 21, 2008. Mr. Beil, a quality systems and operations professional ...

New England Peptide Implements Quality Management System, Prepares for ISO 9001: 2008 Registration

New England Peptide, LLC (NEP), is developing a formal quality management system at its Gardner, Mass., facility, focusing on continuous process improvement and customer satisfaction. Gardner, Mass. (PRWEB) July 15, 2008 -- New England Peptide, LLC (NEP), is developing ...

Superior Patient Clinical Outcomes Confirms DaVita's Leadership Position on Quality Dialysis Care

Outcomes data confirms that the risk of mortality faced by patients at DaVita facilities may be 8% lower than the national average EL SEGUNDO, Calif., July 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- DaVita Inc., a leading provider of kidney care services for those diagnosed with chronic kidney failure ...

Culligan's New Aqua-Cleer Advanced Drinking Water SystemProvides Clean, Quality Water Customized for Every Home

Over two-thirds (67%) of Americans are generally concerned about the quality of their household water supply, according to a 2008 National Consumer Water Quality Association (WQA) Research survey. News headlines warning of contaminants1 (i.e. lead, radium, chlorine) and pharmaceuticals in tap wat...

Sparta Systems Selected by Genzyme to Optimize Quality Assurance Processes with TrackWise

HOLMDEL, N.J., June 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Sparta Systems, Inc. (Sparta), the maker of TrackWise(R) and the market leader in enterprise quality and compliance management software, today announced that Genzyme, a world-leading biotechnology company, has selected Sparta Systems to enhance its qualit...

U.S. Commerce Secretary Gutierrez Cuts Ribbon on MaxWell Biocorporation's New Pharmaceutical Development Center and Quality Control Laboratory in Ukraine

- First U.S. Commerce Secretary to visit independent Ukraine also visits MaxWell's newly-built Boryspil facility - WASHINGTON, June 24 /PRNewswire/ -- On June 4, 2008, U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez became the first U.S. cabinet official to visit MaxWell Biocorporation'...

Realtime Achieves ISO 13485:2003 Certification Targeting BioTech Quality Initiative

PLANO, Texas, June 12 /PRNewswire/ -- The Realtime Group ( http://www.TheRealtimeGroup.com ) announced today that it has received ISO 13485:2003 certification for its Quality Management System; the full scope covers design, prototyping, and testing services in Software Engineering, Embedded Mi...

US Oncology Manufacturing-Inspired Practice Management Model Producing Quality and Efficiency Improvements

Patient wait times down; use of resources, accuracy and new patient visits improved HOUSTON, June 6 /PRNewswire/ -- A new oncology practice management model adapted from a successful manufacturing process is yielding substantial results for enhancing patient acces...

Genzyme Boosts Quality Using Dyadem Quality Lifecycle Management

TORONTO, June 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Genzyme Corporation (Nasdaq: GENZ ), one of the world's leading biotechnology companies, is enhancing the quality of the medical devices produced in its Bio-surgery division with software from Dyadem, the leader in Risk Lifecycle Management and Quality Lifecycl...

Best Practices in Quality Assurance and Risk-Based Approach for the Biopharmaceutical Industry

CHAPEL HILL, N.C., May 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Pharmaceutical and biotech companies increasingly are adopting a Risk-Based Approach (RBA) in their Quality Assurance (QA) functions. This benchmarking study will help R&D Quality Assurance executives tackle two current challenges: -- Optimizing li...

Millstone Medical Outsourcing Achieves Quality Advantages in Memphis: Certified ISO 13485, Hires Experienced Quality Manager

FALL RIVER, Mass., May 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Millstone Medical Outsourcing announced today that the company successfully expanded its ISO 13485 certified quality system to the Memphis, TN, facility. (ISO, International Organization for Standardization, is the world's largest developer and publishe...

Vela Laboratories Receives the GMP Certificate for Its Analytical and Quality Control Laboratories

VIENNA, April 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Vela Laboratories announced today that it has received the GMP certificate for its analytical and quality control laboratories. "Good Manufacturing Practice" is a body of internationally accepted regulations set forth by EU and US drug agencies. GMP compliance e...

Oregon Health Care Quality Corporation Receives Important Designation from U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Secretary Leavitt to present the Chartered Value Exchange designation and meet with community leaders during March 20 visit to Portland PORTLAND, Ore., March 19 /PRNewswire/ -- In recognition of the organization's efforts to improve care and physician practices in Oregon, The Oregon Health ...

iCAD Appoints John DeLucia as Vice President of Quality Assurance and Regulatory Affairs

NASHUA, N.H., March 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- iCAD, Inc. (Nasdaq: ICAD), an industry-leading provider of Computer-Aided Detection (CAD) solutions for the early detection of cancer, today announced that John DeLucia has joined iCAD as the Vice President of Quality Assurance and Regulatory Af...

AcroMetrix Signs Development and Supply Agreement With Beckman Coulter Inc. for Molecular Quality Control Standards

BENICIA, Calif., March 5 /PRNewswire/ -- AcroMetrix, a global leader in quality control materials and standards for molecular and serological diagnostics, announced today that it has entered into an agreement with Beckman Coulter Inc. for the development and supply of molecular quality control...