System in Biological Technology

University of Lodz Invests in the Unique Cellaxess(R)HT System for Research on Multidrug Resistance Genes in Cancer

GOTHENBURG, Sweden, July 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Cellectricon, a leading provider of cell-based screening solutions for research and drug discovery, today announced its collaboration with University of Lodz, Poland. Under the agreement University of Lodz invests in Cellaxess(R)HT, the world's first...

Monitoring Circulating Tumor Cells With the CellSearch(R) System Can Predict Prognosis in Metastatic Breast Cancer

RARITAN, N.J., July 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Measuring the change in circulating tumor cell (CTC) count can accurately predict the prognosis and survival in patients with metastatic breast cancer (MBC), according to a newly published report in the July 10 issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncol...

MacroGenics Announces the Initiation of a Phase 2 Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Monoclonal Antibody MGAWN1 in Subjects with Suspected Central Nervous System Infection Due to West Nile Virus

ROCKVILLE, Md. , July 13 /PRNewswire/ -- MacroGenics, Inc. today announced the initiation of the PARADIGM trial, a Phase 2 clinical study evaluating MGAWN1, a humanized monoclonal antibody, for the treatment of individuals with suspected central nervous system infection due to West Nile Viru...

Data on WaferGen's SmartChip(TM) System to be Presented at 3rd Annual Rediscovering Biomarkers Conference

FREMONT, Calif., July 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- WaferGen Biosystems, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: WGBS), a leading developer of state-of-the-art genetic analysis systems, today announced that data on the company's SmartChip Real-Time PCR System will be presented at GTCbio's 3rd Annual Rediscove...

Avantium to Deliver Flowrence System to Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), USA

AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands, June 24 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory has signed an agreement with Avantium to enable the sale and delivery of an Avantium Flowrence(TM) parallel fixed bed reactor system. The Flowrence(TM) will allow PNNL to a...

Zvetco Biometrics Delivers a Cohesive Security System Integrating Fingerprint Biometrics with Sun Identity Management Solutions.

Best-in-class fingerprint authentication hardware manufacturer and network security solution provider Zvetco Biometrics today announced that its Verifi™ line of fingerprint biometric readers are now compatible with Sun Microsystems' Identity Management Suite via the integration of BiObex&tr...

UCF team's advanced nerve cell system could help cure diabetic neuropathy, related diseases

Multiple sclerosis, diabetic neuropathy, and other conditions caused by a loss of myelin insulation around nerves can be debilitating and even deadly, but adequate treatments do not yet exist. That's in large part because of deficiencies in model research systems. In an upcoming issue of the journ...

GeoVax Signs HIV/AIDS Vaccine Proposal With Health and Hospital System of Cook County, Illinois

ATLANTA, June 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- GeoVax Labs, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: GOVX), an Atlanta-based biopharmaceutical company developing human vaccines for diseases caused by the HIV-1 (Human Immunodeficiency Virus), and other infectious agents, announced today that it signed a proposal to...

EarlySense's EverOn(TM) System Receives FDA Clearance and CE Mark Certification

RAMAT GAN, Israel, June 8 /PRNewswire/ -- EarlySense announced today that its EverOn contact-free patient supervision system has been cleared for marketing by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and has received a CE Mark certification from KEMA, a Dutch notified body, in accordance with the...

First ASMS Hites Award for Outstanding Research Publication Presented to Prof. Alison Ashcroft for Her Use of Waters Synapt HDMS System to Explore Protein Complexes

PHILADELPHIA, June 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Waters Corporation (NYSE: WAT ) announced today that the American Society for Mass Spectrometry (ASMS) presented Prof. Alison Ashcroft of the University of Leeds with the first Ron Hites Award for Outstanding Research Publication in the Journal of t...

Prometheus Research Signs 3-Year Contract With Simons Foundation to Expand HTSQL Informatics System for Autism Research

SFARI Base to Usher in 'New Paradigm of Research Collaboration' NEW HAVEN, Conn., June 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Prometheus Research has signed a three year contract with the New York-based Simons Foundation to expand their development partnership on SFARI Base, the HTSQL-based informatics platform t...

Boston Scientific's SpyGlass(R) Direct Visualization System Featured in Broad Range of Clinical Studies at Upcoming Digestive Disease Week(R)

Studies to be presented on safety and efficacy of SpyGlass System for diagnostic and therapeutic procedures throughout pancreatico-biliary system NATICK, Mass., May 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX ) today announced that 14 abstracts and additional clini...

Nucletron Releases Comprehensive Film-and Volume-Based Planning System for Wide Variety of Brachy Solutions

VEENENDAAL, The Netherlands, May 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Nucletron, a knowledge-based leader in radiation oncology, today announced a new release of Oncentra(R) Brachy, a comprehensive film- and volume-based treatment planning system to optimize cancer treatment planning for brachytherapy. Oncentra...

SpectraScience Secures Distribution for WavSTAT(R) Cancer Diagnosis System in Germany & Austria

SAN DIEGO, May 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SpectraScience, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: SCIE), a San Diego based medical device company, today announced that it has established a distribution partnership for the German and Austrian markets through Krainer Medtechnik, a Vienna-based firm specializing...

Accuri Cytometers Adds Automation to Its Revolutionary C6 Flow Cytometer(R) System With Commercial Launch of CSampler(TM)

-Accuri CSampler Provides Simple, Reliable, Easy-to-Use and Affordable Automation for the C6 Flow Cytometer System- -Accuri Announces Opening of European Headquarters and Operations- -See CSampler at the Accuri Booth at Immunology 2009 and at the American Society of Microbiology 109th A...

Amedica Receives CE Mark for Valeo(TM) Ceramic Spinal Implant System Incorporating CSC Technology

SALT LAKE CITY, May 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Amedica Corporation, an orthopedic implants company focused on silicon nitride ceramic technologies, announced today that it has received a CE (Conformite Europeene) mark for initial rollout of their spinal intervertebral spacers using novel CSC (cancellous-st...

Bio-Optronics Adds Innovative Electronic Data Capture (EDC) Solution to Clinical Conductor Clinical Trial Management System (CTMS), Continues to Improve Workflow and Productivity

ROCHESTER, N.Y., April 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Bio-Optronics, Inc. and flexcipio s.a. are pleased to announce an agreement to cross-market and integrate Bio-Optronics' Clinical Conductor Clinical Trial Management System (CTMS) and flexcipio's eClinical Electronic Data Capture (EDC) solution. This ali...

Frost & Sullivan Recognizes Nanopoint for its Pioneering Cell Imaging Solution, the cellTRAY(R) Imaging System CT-2000

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., March 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Based on its recent analysis of the cell imaging solutions market, Frost & Sullivan presents Nanopoint, Inc. with the 2009 North American Frost & Sullivan Award for Product Innovation of the Year. The company's cellTRAY(R) Imaging System CT-2...

Spiral Biotech to Introduce New Autoplate Spiral Plating System at ASM General Meeting in May

NORWOOD, Mass., March 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Spiral Biotech, an Advanced Instruments company, will introduce its new Autoplate(R) Spiral Plating System -- which delivers faster cycle times, a touch screen display, and self-cleaning features that boost processing speed and efficiency in microbiology ...

Gundersen Lutheran Health System is Recognized for Safe Lifting Leadership

FRANKLIN, Mass., March 17 /PRNewswire/ -- The pro bono healthcare injury prevention website Safe Lifting Portal ( www.SafeLiftingPortal.com ), has announced that its newly instituted Safe Lifting Leadership Award has been presented to Gundersen Lutheran Health System of La Crosse, Wisconsin...

GYNECARE PROLIFT+M(TM) Pelvic Floor Repair System Launched in US for Use in Pelvic Organ Prolapse Surgery

First surgical mesh in US to incorporate partially absorbable mesh for use in the treatment of pelvic floor disorders; material designed to improve healing and patient comfort SOMERVILLE, N.J., March 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Ethicon Women's Health & Urology, a division of Ethicon, Inc., a...

Frost & Sullivan Recognizes Covidien for Its CT Contrast Delivery System With RFID Enabled Intelligence

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., March 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Based on its recent analysis of the radio-frequency identification (RFID) based biological delivery systems market, Frost & Sullivan recognizes Covidien with the 2008 North American Frost & Sullivan Product Innovation Award for developing a c...

WaferGen to Present Data on SmartChip(TM) Real-Time PCR System at Cambridge Healthtech Institute's Quantitative PCR Conference

FREMONT, Calif., March 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- WaferGen Biosystems, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: WGBS), a leading developer of state-of-the-art genetic analysis systems, today announced that Kumar Kastury, Ph.D., WaferGen's vice president of research and technical operations, will present data o...

Micell Technologies' Rapid Absorption Polymer DES System to be Presented at CRT 2009

RALEIGH, N.C., March 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Micell Technologies announced today that David E. Kandzari, MD, will present "The Micell Rapid Absorption Polymer DES System" during the Cardiovascular Research Technologies (CRT) meeting in Washington, DC, on March 5, 2009. MiStent(TM), a Drug-Eluting Stent ...

Data on WaferGen's SmartChip(TM) System Presented at 16th International Molecular Medicine Tri-Conference

FREMONT, Calif., Feb. 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- WaferGen Biosystems, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: WGBS), a leading developer of state-of-the-art gene expression, genotyping, cell biology and stem cell research systems, today announced positive data on the company's SmartChip(TM) Real-Time PCR Syst...

CUREXO Technology Corporation Launches Its ROBODOC(R) Surgical System at Upcoming Orthopaedic Conference in Las Vegas

SACRAMENTO, Calif., Feb. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- CUREXO Technology Corporation, pioneer in medical robotics and world leader in image-directed robotic products for orthopaedic applications, which is focused on marketing its ROBODOC(R) Surgical System, announced today that they will be exhibiting at the...

MaxCyte Introduces the GT(TM) Flow Transfection System for Application with Autologous and Allogeneic Stem Cell Therapies

Technology enhances biological activity (regenerative potential) of stem cells and accelerates development of proprietary enhanced therapeutics GAITHERSBURG, Md., Feb. 17 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- MaxCyte announces today the introduction of its GT(TM) Flow Transfection System at the 4th Annu...

Proximity Systems' LAN Based Electronic Lock Management System Offers Increased Security, Efficiency and Reporting Capability for Wall-Mounted WorkStations

HOUSTON, Feb. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Proximity Systems will be announcing the availability of the LAN Based Electronic Lock Management System for use in its retractable, wall-mounted WorkStations at the 2009 HIMSS Conference & Exhibition. The new patent-pending locking system simplifies and stream...

Virginia Tech engineers investigate energy independent monitoring system for bridges

Blacksburg, Va. Virginia Tech's Center for Intelligent Material Systems and Structures (CIMSS) has teamed with Physical Acoustics Corporation (PAC), of Princeton Junction, N.J., to develop a suite of new technologies to provide a continuous, energy independent monitoring of the structural integri...

Cancer Advances Acquires the Intellectual Property for a Suite of Products that Enhance the Immune System in Treatment of Gastric, Pancreatic, and Colorectal Cancers

DURHAM, N.C., Feb. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Cancer Advances, Inc. (Cancer Advances), a Cato BioVentures portfolio company, announced today that it has completed its acquisition of all the technology and intellectual property for a suite of products that enhance the immune system for application in three ...

The MaxCyte(R) STX(TM) Scalable Transfection System to be Presented at the Rapid Fire Innovation Session at LabAutomation2009

GAITHERSBURG, Md., Jan. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- MaxCyte, Inc., the pioneer in scalable, high performance cell loading systems, announces the presentation of the MaxCyte(R) STX(TM) Scalable Transfection System at LabAutomation2009 in the Rapid Fire Innovation Session, a joint program of the Association ...

Avantium Launches the Crystalline, a New Parallel System for Crystallization Research

AMSTERDAM, January 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Avantium Technologies announces the launch of a new system to study crystallization processes for the pharmaceutical industry. The system will be marketed under the name Crystalline. The Crystalline has been designed to address the need in the pharm...

WaferGen's SmartChip(TM) System Performance Successfully Demonstrated in Initial Phase of Alpha Testing Program

FREMONT, Calif., Jan. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- WaferGen Biosystems, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: WGBS), a leading developer of state-of-the-art gene expression, genotyping, cell biology and stem cell research systems, today announced that academic researchers have successfully demonstrated th...

Cell Biosciences Delivers Next Generation System to Stanford University

PALO ALTO, Calif., Jan. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Cell Biosciences, Inc., a provider of nanoproteomic analysis systems to life science researchers, today announced the placement of a next-generation protein analysis system prototype, the Cell Biosciences CB1000, at the Stanford University School of ...

West Penn Allegheny Health System Announces Recruitment of Leading Burn Specialists

PITTSBURGH, Jan. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Officials of the West Penn Allegheny Health System and The Western Pennsylvania Hospital announced today the recruitment of nationally recognized burn surgeons Larry M. Jones, MD, FACS, and Roger R. Barrette, MD, formerly of the UPMC-Mercy Trauma and Burn Cen...

FDA Approves Most Comprehensive System to Test Donated Blood for HIV, Hepatitis B & Hepatitis C

PLEASANTON, Calif., Dec. 31 /PRNewswire/ -- The United States Food & Drug Administration (FDA) today approved a new nucleic acid test from Roche to screen donated blood for HIV-1 Group M RNA, hepatitis C RNA and hepatitis B DNA in a single, automated assay. The test, called the cobas TaqSc...

St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center to Utilize Clinical InfoNET System for Physicians

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Dec. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, today announced that it is planning to use the state-of-the-art Clinical InfoNET videoconferencing system to connect specialist physicians at the hospital to referring physicians within the community....

ASP Announces Availability of EVOTECH(TM) Endoscope Cleaner and Reprocessor - First Commercially Available System to Eliminate Manual Cleaning of Endoscopes

EVOTECH(TM) System Offers Healthcare Workers Consistent Cleaning and Complete Confidence IRVINE, Calif., Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Advanced Sterilization Products (ASP) is pleased to announce the availability of the EVOTECH(TM) Endoscope Cleaner and Reprocessor, the first commercially a...

Cardium's InnerCool Announces First Patient Treated With New Tissue-Specific UroCool(TM) System in Robotic-Assisted Prostate Surgery Study

SAN DIEGO, Calif., Dec. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cardium Therapeutics (NYSE Alternext US: CXM) and its operating unit InnerCool Therapies, Inc., today announced enrollment of the first patient in a study of Hypothermic Radical Prostatectomy being conducted by researchers at the University of...

Nikon Instruments Perfect Focus System Wins Second Place in The Scientist's Top Innovations of 2008 Award

MELVILLE, N.Y., Dec. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- A panel of expert judges selected Nikon Instruments, Inc.'s ( www.nikoninstruments.com ) Ti-E Perfect Focus System (PFS) as second place among the top ten in The Scientist's Top Innovations of 2008 Award, which recognizes winning combinations of invention,...