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Connecticut Technology Council to Recognize Fast Growing Technology Companies

Announces UHY LLP Tech Top 40 EAST HARTFORD, Conn., June 17 /PRNewswire/ -- The Connecticut Technology Council (CTC) will launch Tech Top 40, a new awards program in partnership with accounting firm UHY LLP this November, to honor the 40 fastest growing technology companie...

Banquet will recognize tech, innovation grant awardees

Madison, Wis. - The 53 Wisconsin companies that won more than a combined $42 million in Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) awards over the last two years will be recognized at an upcoming banquet in Madison. The awards banquet will be preced...

Prix Galien USA Announces 2009 Final Candidates

... Best Medical Technology to be recognized at Sept. 30 gala ceremony NEW YORK, Aug. 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The 2009 Prix Galien USA will recognize innovative biopharmaceutical drugs and medical technologies that have made a deep impact on the quality of human life at a gala event on September 30....

PDI Reports 2009 Second Quarter Financial Results

...n of lead independent director Commenting on today's announcement, Nancy Lurker, Chief Executive Officer of PDI, Inc., stated, "While we recognize that the first half of the year has been difficult, with operating losses of $4.7 million and $10.3 million for the second quarter and first six month...

DOR BioPharma Receives FDA Orphan Drug Designation for orBec(R) for the Treatment of Chronic Gastrointestinal GVHD

...is a major complication of allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation. GVHD is an inflammatory disease initiated by T cells in the donor graft that recognize histocompatibility and other tissue antigens of the host, and is mediated by a variety of effector cells and inflammatory cytokines. GVHD presents in ...

First genetically engineered malaria vaccine to enter human trials

...ilar results in humans. "Although two genes have been deleted the parasite is still alive and able to stimulate the body's protective immune system to recognize and destroy incoming mosquito-transmitted deadly parasites," Professor Cowman said. This approach to vaccine development using a weakened form of t...

Sangamo BioSciences Reports Second Quarter 2009 Financial Results

...researching and developing zinc finger DNA-binding protein (ZFP) technology for therapeutic gene regulation and modification. By engineering ZFPs that recognize a specific DNA sequence Sangamo has created ZFP transcription factors (ZFP TF(TM)) that can control gene expression and, consequently, cell function. ...

RadMD First to Offer CME-Certified Education and Training For Medical Imaging in Clinical Trials

...is purpose," said Dr. Richard Patt, co-founder of RadMD. "Other companies in our industry use education as a marketing tool to sell their services; we recognize the crucial importance of independent, peer-reviewed validation for education and training." The BRITI training program will offer both introd...

Zimmer Launches New Medical Education and BioSkills Training Program

...eat demand and our ability to meet this need is vital to supporting our customers," noted Audrey Beckman, Senior Vice President, Zimmer Institute. "We recognize the importance of being at the forefront of professional education and are committed to providing medical and dental professionals with unparalleled t...

Oprah, Luke Skywalker and Maradona -- new study investigates how our brains respond to them

...s relates to one of the most fascinating questions in neuroscience: how do neurons in the brain manage to abstract and disregard irrelevant details to recognize highly variable pictures as the same person?" Professor Quian Quiroga said various studies had provided insights into how visual information is pro...

Sangamo BioSciences Announces Second Quarter 2009 Conference Call and Webcast

...researching and developing zinc finger DNA-binding protein (ZFP) technology for therapeutic gene regulation and modification. By engineering ZFPs that recognize a specific DNA sequence Sangamo has created ZFP transcription factors (ZFP TF(TM)) that can control gene expression and, consequently, cell function. ...

Human Genome Sciences Announces New Order for Raxibacumab (ABthrax(TM)) from U.S. Government

...recognized $153.8 million in revenue in the first quarter of 2009 from the first delivery of raxibacumab to the Strategic National Stockpile, and will recognize at least $8.0 million in additional raxibacumab revenue from the contract in the second quarter of 2009. Both the original purchase award and the pur...

Magellan Diagnostic Businesses to Feature Automated Systems and Diagnostic Tests at Clinical Lab Expo

...thal, Ph.D. "Better diagnostics lead to more-informed treatment decisions and superior care. Clinicians, healthcare executives, and lab managers alike recognize that more-efficient and easier-to-use diagnostic tools like the ones we offer under the TREK, Dynex, ESA, and LeadCare names are central to maximizing...

New Scientific Worldview 'Biocentrism' Featured in The Huffington Post - #1 Weblog in the World

...o bring together all of science as scientists have been attempting to do ever since Einstein's 'unified field' theories of eight decades ago. Until we recognize the universe in our heads, attempts to truly understand the world will remain a road to nowhere." Click this link to read more: Lin...

Researchers enlist DNA to bring carbon nanotubes' promise closer to reality

...ntifying more than 20 DNA short sequences that can recognize individual types, or species, of carbon nanotubes ...ser to manufacturing possibility." How does DNA recognize and sort types of CNTs? The DuPont-Lehigh team say...ific CNT in the same way that biological molecules recognize each other by structure. Jagota, who directs Le...

NeoStem Raises Additional Funds from Principals of Suzhou Erye Pharmaceuticals Company Ltd. and U.S. Institutional and Private Investors, Bringing the Total Recent Financings to Over $15 Million; Funds Will Support Expansion Activities in the United State

...and CEO of NeoStem, stated, "We are very pleased to receive this additional investment from a group of institutional and private onshore investors who recognize the many recent achievements of NeoStem under our multi-faceted business plan. Our growing stem cell technology base and our expanding relationships w...

Micromet Added to Russell 3000 Index

...t it was added to the Russell 3000 Index as part of the annual reconstitution of the Russell indexes, which occurred on June 26, 2009. "Investors recognize the Russell 3000 as an established benchmark for tracking investment performance, market movements and market trends. We are pleased that Micromet ha...

KBI Biopharma Starts Cell Line Generation Process under Vendor Network Agreement for PER.C6(R)

...developing scalable, robust processes that result in more stable, active products. Joseph McMahon, President and CEO of KBI Biopharma notes, "We recognize the significant market interest in and adoption of this technology and are very pleased to now offer cell line generation using the PER.C6(R) cell lin...

Spherix Announces Termination of Arla License Agreement

...d beverage rights to D-tagatose. Per the termination agreement, Spherix and Arla have fully released one another from all obligations. "While we recognize the potential value that D-tagatose has as a food and beverage additive, we are currently focusing on the potentially more profitable uses of tagatose...

PhRMA Statement on AARP-White House Press Conference

... behalf of American seniors, clearly recognizes the importance of innovative, cutting-edge medicines to the lives of patients everywhere. "And we recognize that a medicine which sits on a shelf out of reach of patients financially doesn't do anyone any good. Working together with President Obama, Senate ...

Environmental Tectonics Corporation Announces Additional Hyperbaric Monoplace Chamber Sale to St. John Wound Center

...C chambers are in high demand for both quality and technology." ETC is witnessing an increased demand from hospitals and wound care clinics that recognize President Obama's mandate for Electronic Medical Records (EMR). O.S.C.A.R. addresses this important initiative. ETC was incorporated in 196...

Springborn Deploys eStudy(TM) Hosted Solution for Management of Global Environmental Testing

...ement eStudy. "Although the investment is significant, we strongly believe the invested capital and time will add value to our customers. Our clients recognize the value-add of the data back-up and security provided to them with eStudy hosted at Cegedim Dendrite . With eStudy, reports that previously requi...

Celsis Outlines the Top Five Advantages of Cryo-plateable Hepatocytes

...yopreserved hepatocytes as their primary model for stability, transport and induction studies as evidenced in peer-reviewed literature. As researchers recognize the benefits of cryopreserved hepatocytes for traditional ADME-Tox studies, a broader range of new applications will be realized like high-throughput ...

Novo Nordisk Convenes Policy and Clinical Experts at Diabetes Media Summit

...nerations, as well as our national economy," said Hausner. "We must awaken the public's consciousness of diabetes, and ensure our leaders in Congress recognize healthcare reform as their opportunity to transform the lives of all people affected by this devastating disease." Economic Burden of Diabetes S...

Frost & Sullivan Recognizes Cisbio Bioassays for Technology Innovation

...ity and depth of a company's research and development program as well as its vision and risk-taking. Frost & Sullivan's Best Practices Awards recognize companies in a variety of regional and global markets for demonstrating outstanding achievement and superior performance in areas such as leadership, ...

STAAR Surgical Receives CE Mark Approval for KS-X Preloaded Hydrophobic Acrylic Lens Injector System

...E Mark allows STAAR Surgical to market this foldable intraocular (IOL) KS-X lens delivery system in the European Union as well as other countries that recognize the CE Mark. It also signifies that STAAR's preloaded acrylic lens delivery system complies with applicable safety and quality standards. STAA...

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

...hlights the reality that we are in the midst of a period of tremendous growth, as an increasing number of people throughout the world are beginning to recognize the benefits of ABL's uniquely effective patented silver products." ABL received its Best of State award May 30 at the 2009 Best of State Awards Gal...

Sangamo BioSciences Announces Presentation at the Needham Life Sciences Conference

...core competencies enable the engineering of a class of DNA-binding proteins known as zinc finger DNA-binding proteins (ZFPs). By engineering ZFPs that recognize a specific DNA sequence Sangamo has created ZFP transcription factors (ZFP TF(TM)) that can control gene expression and, consequently, cell function. ...

Serial Monitoring With ImmuKnow(R) is Useful in the Risk Assessment of Kidney Transplant Recipients

...tool for helping clinicians manage their transplant patients," added Dr. Phillip Ruiz, author and Medical Director of the Transplant Laboratories. "We recognize that the immune system responds quickly to change and that regular patient monitoring is critical to understanding these changes, which is why we test...

Abbott Named One of the Top 10 Companies for Scientists

...d induction into the prestigious Volwiler Society, which was established to recognize the company's most distinguished scientists and engineers. Named for the l...he board, the society encourages professional growth, and is meant to spur, recognize and showcase scientific innovation at Abbott. Each year, the Volwiler Soci...

Clontech Laboratories, Inc. Releases the Xfect(TM) and Xfect(TM) Stem Transfection Reagents

...ti-X(TM) and Adeno-X(TM) viral delivery systems and vectors for Tet-On(R) Advanced- and ProteoTuner(TM)-based inducible expression." Researchers recognize that effective, nontoxic DNA transfer is a vital first step in basic and applied research, including studies of gene regulation, protein expression, a...

Leaders in Health Literacy Recognized by the Partnership for Clear Health Communication at the National Patient Safety Foundation

...ade possible through a generous grant from Pfizer, Inc., was established to recognize the critical importance of health literacy to advancing patient safety and ...ignificant and meaningful impact," said Pinakiewicz, "and we are honored to recognize their many achievements." The Pfizer Health Literacy in Advancing Pati...

US Oncology Named 2009 Laureate by IDG Computerworld Honors Program

...ll represent the team who worked for more than 15 months to design the PatientRM platform. "Each year, the Computerworld Honors Program seeks to recognize organizations from a variety of sectors for their ongoing efforts to utilize technology in order to benefit society," said Ron Milton, Chairman of the...

Schering-Plough Announces Changes to its Global Collaboration with Novartis to Develop Combination Therapies for Asthma and COPD

...Schering-Plough TWISTHALER(R) multi-dose dry powder inhaler device. There will be a royalty sharing arrangement based on sales. Schering-Plough will recognize sales worldwide for mometasone furoate/formoterol upon commercialization. In addition, Schering-Plough will receive royalties and other compensation f...

Dendreon Corporation CEO Mitchell H. Gold, M.D. Named Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year(R) 2009 Award Finalist in the Pacific Northwest

...d Dr. Gold. The Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year awards program celebrates its 23rd anniversary this year. The program has expanded to recognize business leaders in over 135 cities in 50 countries throughout the world. Regional award recipients are eligible for consideration for the Erns...

Frost & Sullivan Awards Precision Biosciences for Technology Innovation and Molecular Design Process in the Genomics Market

...atural proteins and is an inherent property of the I-CreI enzyme, which can recognize and modify a distinctive 22 nucleotide DNA 'address' in the genome of certa...dertake such an endeavor. Frost & Sullivan's Best Practices Awards recognize companies in a variety of regional and global markets for demonstrating out...

Cambrex Reports First Quarter 2009 Results

... Company's effective tax rates have been and are expected to remain highly sensitive to the geographic mix of income due to the Company's inability to recognize tax benefits for U.S. GAAP purposes in certain jurisdictions where there has been a recent history of losses, primarily the U.S. First Quarter ...

Evoke Pharma, Inc. Initiates Phase 2b Metoclopramide Intranasal Trial (MINT) in Patients With Diabetic Gastroparesis

...does not depend on absorption from the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. "Given the significant clinical need and the limited treatments available, we recognize the importance of continuing to work closely with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to bring the product to the market as soon as possible," stat...

Sangamo BioSciences Receives $100,000 Grand Challenges Explorations Grant for Innovative Global Health Research

...ore competencies enable the engineering of a class of DNA-binding proteins known as zinc finger DNA-binding proteins (ZFPs). By engineering ZFPs that recognize a specific DNA sequence Sangamo has created ZFP transcription factors (ZFP TF(TM)) that can control gene expression and, consequently, cell function. ...

Best of Show Awards Winners Named at Bio-IT World Conference & Expo

...ectronic Research Framework™ Judged by a team of Bio-IT World magazine editors and highly regarded industry experts, The Best of Show Awards recognize new products that demonstrate exceptional technology innovations across the life sciences research, discovery and clinical trials process. One c...