Rise in Biological Technology

Dr. Gail Naughton Speaks on Histogen's Business Plan and the Rise of Bioaesthetic Medicine during Commercial Translation of Regenerative Medicine

ExCeltrix Preliminary Oncology Data Presented for the First Time San Diego, CA (PRWEB) November 17, 2008 -- Dr. Gail Naughton, CEO of Histogen, Inc., a regenerative medicine company developing solutions based on the products of newborn fibroblasts, today addressed atten...

Health Experts Call for New Strategies to Combat Alarming Rise in Diabetes

PARIS, September 25 /PRNewswire/ -- - Johnson & Johnson Diabetes Institute Launched as New Research Suggests Improved Patient Education May Play Key Role in Halting Escalating Disease in the EMEA Region Experts have predicted that by 2025, the number of people with diabetes will have incre...

Sigma-Aldrich (Nasdaq: SIAL) Reports 16.7% Gain in Q2 2008 Diluted EPS. Q2 2008 Sales Rise 14.4%. 2008 Diluted EPS Forecast Raised $.05 to $2.62-$2.72.

ST. LOUIS, July 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- HIGHLIGHTS: 2008 Results (all percentage comparisons are to comparable periods in 2007): -- Q2 2008 Sales Set New Quarterly Record: Q2 2008 sales reached another new quarterly high of $580.7 million, an increase of 14.4%. All four ...

Spectros Corporation Reports 2007 Year-Over-Year Sales Rise 36%

PORTOLA VALLEY, Calif., March 31 /PRNewswire/ -- Spectros Corporation (Portola Valley, CA) reported that 2007 year-over-year sales rose 36%, reflecting growing acceptance of molecular monitoring in the hospital for a broadening array of applications and clinical research areas. The Company's l...

Synthetic Biology on the Rise

New online map identifies synthetic biology development hot-spots across the United States and Europe WASHINGTON, May 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Over 170 businesses, research groups and other organizations are involved in the emerging field of synthetic biology throughout the United S...

Games that make leaders: top researchers on the rise of play in business and education

Madison, Wis. If the last video game you played was Pac-Man, you might have missed the advances that turned games into immersive training tools for skilled professionals and leaders. Three University of Wisconsin-Madison professors, among the top researchers in learning through game-playing, ...

Opportunities rise from travel chaos

Air travel got turned on its head again last week, as British authorities broke up a plot to smuggle explosives aboard U.S.-bound aircraft. For the vast majority of U.S. travelers, new regulations means more checked baggage, if only to be assured they have toothpaste and shampoo when they arrive ...

Wisconsin biosciences rise to the challenge

The bioscience industry has become an important force in Wisconsin's economy because of the value of the intellectual capital it generates through discovery and research, the 30,000 skilled people it employs to further develop and commercialize those discoveries, and the nearly $8 billion in reve...

Midwest angel investment in life sciences on the rise

Last year, I wrote about the emergence of some new angel groups in Illinois as well as the emergence of a number of new VCs and funds focused on early stage funding. I have been struck by the continued increase in this trend. There is good reason for this as most of the Midwests biotech compan...

Sonic Foundry cuts losses as sales continue to rise

Madison, Wis. Sonic Foundry reported a net loss of $941,000 for the quarter ended March 31, an improvement over its $1.3 million loss for the same period a year ago. The boost came mostly from increased sales of the MediaSite video and presentation product, which increased by $1 million, th...

TomoTherapy considers IPO with medical-device business on the rise

A technology that could bring better, safer treatments to cancer patients worldwide might have fallen through the cracks. Now Tomotherapy, a Madison medical-device firm with more than 200 employees that has grown to $44 million in sales, could go public within a year, its founder said. The compa...

'Blawg' use in law firms is on the rise

Madison, Wis. - In today's competitive legal environment, it's a safe assumption that all practicing lawyers have commercial websites. Or, they're at least referenced on one. Blogs - or "blawgs" as legal blogs are called - are another matter. Here in the Midwest, university professors, librari...

Wisconsin VC rank drops, but absolute numbers are on the rise

Wisconsin dropped to 35th place nationally in venture capital investment for 2005 from 26th in 2004, according to the yearly MoneyTree survey. Nationally, venture capital recorded by the survey remained steady at $21.7 billion, just a hair over 2004's total. According to MoneyTree, 10 Wisconsin ...

Sonic Foundry reports GAAP loss as Q2 revenues rise

Madison, Wis . - Sonic Foundry has reported a GAAP loss of $1.9 million, or five cents per share, for the second quarter of fiscal 2007, but the company's quarterly revenues continue to rise. Sonic Foundry, developer of the Mediasite communications technology, said its Q2 net loss compares to...

Shire plc: Core Portfolio of Products Delivers 20% Sales Growth

... than the same period last year due to a higher proportion of gross sales being made through Medicaid and an increased unit rebate amount ("URA"). The rise in URA is a direct result of price increases and the inclusion of shipments of authorized generic ADDERALL XR to Teva in the URA calculation. D...

The Foundation for National Institutes of Health Announces Unprecedented Product Donation by sanofi-aventis in the U.S.

...in sodium injection (Lovenox(R)) - will be made over the course of one year. "At a time when the costs of managing clinical trials are on the rise and budgets are extremely tight, receiving pharmaceutical products at no cost enables us to extend the Center's resources to continue its groundbreaki...

Rapid heating prepares energy-saving zeolite for greater role in industrial separations

...searchers hold it at that temperature for up to 2 minutes and then cool the material rapidly to room temperature. The researchers believe the rapid rise in temperature may cause bonding between the crystal domains. "This could possibly decrease the flexibility of the grain boundaries so that they no lo...

Sanofi-aventis Announces Second Quarter 2009 Results

...arter growth in Europe was 4.6%, driven by a 37.5% rise in Eastern Europe, which since beginning of April ...9 first-half net sales of euro 14,545 million, a rise of 6.7% on a reported basis. "Other revenues" were...her"). Use of this indicator will not give rise to any material difference as compared with the pe...

NovaBay(R) Pharmaceuticals to Present at Jesup & Lamont 2009 Growth Stock Conference

...l molecule, patented new chemical entities may deliver the same or better efficacy than currently used antibiotics without contributing to the growing rise of antibiotic-resistant bacterial strains. In preclinical testing, the Aganocide compounds have been shown to be highly effective against bacteria, in...

FlowCardia, Inc. Appoints Chris Barys to Chief Operating Officer

...rapeutic options like atherectomy, angioplasty and stenting. "There is a lot of momentum right now at FlowCardia with CROSSER adoption on the rise and a significant increase in sales activity," said Mr. Barys. "FlowCardia is in the midst of rapid growth and I look forward to working with the mana...

BioNeutral's Ygiene(TM) Hospital Grade Achieves a 100% Total Kill (Pass) Against the Life Threatening Clostridium Difficile (C.diff) Spores in Independent EPA Required Protocol Testing.

...lly are afflicted with hospital acquired infections (HAI) resulting in approximately 100,000 deaths. Worldwide hospital acquired infections are on the rise and will lead to hundreds of thousands of needless deaths annually. BioNeutral's Ygiene(TM) Hospital Grade Antimicrobial will be a significant part o...

Brazil's Scientific Research On The Rise, Thomson Reuters Study Finds

... PHILADELPHIA and LONDON, July 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Thomson Reuters today announced the results of a study documenting Brazil's steady rise during the last two decades in both the volume and impact of its scientific work. According to Science Watch , these findings underscore Brazil's st...

New Report Just Published: World Prostate Cancer Therapeutics Market Report

... to Get Good Reception in Emerging Markets II-5 Awareness Drives European Prostate Cancer Therapeutics Market II-6 Growth Drivers II-6 rise in Prostate Cancer Incidences & Access to Modern Therapeutics Foster Growth II-6 Table 2: New Incidences of Prostate Cancer (in '000) ...

New Report Just Published: World Endoscopy Systems Market Report

... - Global Market Overview and Analysis II-1 Market Dynamics II-1 Driven by Minimally Invasive Endoscopy Surgery II-1 Use of Disposables On rise II-1 Growing Market for GI Endoscopy II-1 Review of Technologies Reshaping the Market II-2 Robotics in Endoscopy II-2 Growing Trend To...

Celtic Pharma Holdings Announces Investment in Novacta Biosystems Limited

...ntibiotics, a drug class that, until now, has been underexploited due to the lack of adequate research tools. Novacta's lantibiotic platform has given rise to a number of potential drug candidates, including those in the C. difficile programme. Other programmes include one targeting methicillin-resistant ...

World Nanomedicine Market to Cross $160 Billion by 2015, According to New Report by Global Industry Analysts, Inc.

...robust growth largely fueled by unique properties of nanoparticles that provide novel and improved advantages, introduction of novel products, healthy rise in funding across the globe, and increased hype around nanotechnology. San Jose, CA (PRWEB) June 25, 2009 -- Nanomedicine r...

Scientists identify gene vital to early embryonic cells forming a normal heart and skull

...occur very early in embryonic development, migrate to specific regions of the embryo. While doing so, the cells are supposed to differentiate and give rise to certain nerve tissues, craniofacial bones or smooth muscle tissue of the heart. "Our findings show that a deficiency of SHP2 in neural crest cel...

Campbell Alliance Launches New Practice Area Focused on Medical Affairs

...in the area of medical affairs for a number of years, but we haven't launched a dedicated practice area focused on it until now. In recent years, the rise of specialty products has increased the profile and importance of medical affairs functions, and has created a number of needs that we are well-positi...

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...

Keryx Biopharmaceuticals Reports Positive Phase 2 Study Results of Zerenex (Ferric Citrate) for the Treatment of Hyperphosphatemia in End-Stage Renal Disease Patients

....S. Renal Data System, there are approximately 485,000 patients with end-stage renal disease, or ESRD, and the number of ESRD patients is projected to rise 60% to approximately 785,000 by 2020. The majority of ESRD patients, over 350,000, require dialysis. Phosphate retention and the resulting hyperphos...

Clarient to Present at Noble Financial's 5th Annual Equity Conference on Tuesday, June 9th

...research into better patient care. The Company's principal customers include pathologists, oncologists, hospitals and biopharmaceutical companies. The rise of individualized medicine as the new direction in oncology has created the need for a centralized resource providing leading diagnostic technologies,...

Centocor Ortho Biotech Data to be Presented at American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting

... g/dL; 14 vs. 10 g/dL) in two clinical studies; these risks also increased in controlled clinical trials of patients with cancer. A rate of hemoglobin rise of 1 g/dL over 2 weeks may contribute to these risks. Dose of PROCRIT Chronic renal failure patients: The dose of PROCRIT should ...

Roche Announces Back-to-Basics Approach to Diabetes Care - Simpler is Better

...tand how difficult it can be to stay motivated, especially when it's not clear what affects blood sugar levels or why the numbers on a patient's meter rise and fall like they do. These simple tools bring clarity to the meaning of those numbers and, more importantly, help patients better understand what in...

RSCI Announces World-Leading Stem Cell Science Advisory Board

...he world whose treatments, coupled with extensive rehabilitation therapy, created the neurological redevelopment required to allow some paraplegics to rise from their wheelchairs and walk. Zannos G. Grekos, M.D., F.A.A.C. Director of Cardiology & Vascular Disease, Regenocyte and Clinical Assistant...

NeurogesX Receives European Commission Approval for Qutenza(TM)

...s population and an estimated 3.0 million people in Europe suffer from neuropathic pain. The market for neuropathic pain is quickly growing due to the rise in the aging population, diabetes, life expectancy for HIV-positive individuals, and heightened awareness among the medical community. Periphera...

Cumberland Pharmaceuticals Provides Hospital In-Service Webcast for Acetadote(R)

...ur product," said A.J. Kazimi, CEO of Cumberland Pharmaceuticals. "Acetadote is a potentially life-saving drug, and as use of the product continues to rise we believe it is important to provide healthcare professionals with as much information as possible to facilitate proper administration." About...

Clarient Completes Second Tranche of Private Placement of Convertible Preferred Stock With Oak Investment Partners

...research into better patient care. The Company's principal customers include pathologists, oncologists, hospitals and biopharmaceutical companies. The rise of individualized medicine as the new direction in oncology has created the need for a centralized resource providing leading diagnostic technologies,...

New nanotube coating enables novel laser power meter

...ether by a potassium silicate (water glass) binder, and surrounded by a water jacket. The coating absorbs light and converts it to heat. The resulting rise in water temperature generates a current, which is measured to determine the power of the laser. NIST has developed and maintained optical power st...

NeurogesX Presents Two Posters at 61st Annual American Academy of Neurology Annual Meeting

....S. sales, while an estimated 3.0 million people in Europe suffer from neuropathic pain. The market for neuropathic pain is quickly growing due to the rise in the aging population, diabetes, life expectancy for HIV-positive individuals, and heightened awareness among the medical community. Peripheral neur...

Thomson Reuters Commemorates World IP Week with Series of Strategic Intellectual Property Seminars Across the U.S.

...phia titled "The New Age of Intelligent IP." The seminars provide valuable insight on the impact of the economic climate on intellectual property, the rise of patenting in China and its effect on U.S. businesses, and best practice methodologies for managing IP rights throughout the Intellectual Property L...