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Neogen Named to Fortune's List of Fastest Growing Companies

LANSING, Mich., July 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Fortune Magazine has named Neogen Corporation (Nasdaq: NEOG ) as a selection in its annual list of America's 100 fastest growing small public companies (FSB 100). In announcing its FSB 100 for 2009, Fortune stated: "In good times the FSB ...

Video: Axel Ullrich Named Winner of 2009 Dr. Paul Janssen Award for Biomedical Research

LONDON, July 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Johnson & Johnson today announced that Axel Ullrich, Ph.D., director of the Department of Molecular Biology at the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry in Germany, whose discoveries have led to novel cancer therapies including Herceptin(R) (trastuzumab)*, is ...

WuXi PharmaTech Named a Top Ten Chinese Outsourcing Enterprise

SHANGHAI, June 29 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- WuXi PharmaTech (Cayman) Inc. (NYSE: WX ) announced today that it had been selected by China's Ministry of Commerce to the list of Top Ten Leading Outsourcing Enterprises in China. The list was announced at the Second Annual China International Service ...

Neogen Named to Fortune's List of 40 Stocks 'To Retire On'

LANSING, Mich., June 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Fortune Magazine has named Neogen Corporation (Nasdaq: NEOG ) as a selection in its annual list of the "40 best stocks to retire on." Fortune first launched its Fortune 40 list in 2002, stating: "We wanted to assemble a diversified, depe...

Ten Top Latin American Scientists Named 2009 Pew Fellows in the Biomedical Sciences

PHILADELPHIA, June 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Pew Charitable Trusts today named 10 promising young scientists as Pew Latin American Fellows in the Biomedical Sciences. The rigorously competitive program provides $60,000 in salary support for postdoctoral level scientists to work with...

Elsevier / MC Strategies Online Courses Named in the 15th Annual Communicator Awards

ATLANTA, Georgia, June 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- - Excellence and Distinction Winners Announced Elsevier / MC Strategies, a pioneer in providing e-learning solutions to over 1,300 healthcare organizations nationwide is proud to announce that five Clinical e-Learning courses we...

DuPont Named Among Best Places to Work by The Scientist Magazine

DuPont has been named among the best places to work in the biotechnology industry by The Scientist magazine. Wilmington, DE (Vocus) May 29, 2009 -- DuPont has been named among the best places to work in the biotechnology industry by The Scientist magazine. ...

Abbott Named One of the Top 10 Companies for Scientists

The Scientist Magazine Recognizes Abbott as One of the Best Places to Work in Industry ABBOTT PARK, Ill., May 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Abbott was recently named one of the Top 10 companies on The Scientist magazine's "Best Places to Work in Industry" list. Abbott was ranked No. 6 on th...

US Oncology Named 2009 Laureate by IDG Computerworld Honors Program

PatientRM interactive software collects, manages and analyzes patient cases from across the country to advance cancer care in America HOUSTON, May 21 /PRNewswire/ -- US Oncology, Inc ., the innovative healthcare company supporting the nation's foremost cancer treatment and research network...

The West Michigan Science & Technology Initiative is Named Statewide Reviewer for Life Science Funding Requests Through New Program

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., May 20 /PRNewswire/ -- The West Michigan Science & Technology Initiative today announced that it has been selected to review and approve applications from life science companies for micro-loans through the Michigan Pre-Seed Capital Fund. The Michigan Pre-Seed Capital Fund...

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

SEATTLE, May 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Dendreon Corporation today announced that Chief Executive Officer, Mitchell H. Gold, M.D., is a finalist for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year (R) 2009 Award in the Pacific Northwest. According to Ernst & Young LLP, the awards program re...

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

Products from Aspera, CLC Bio, Maxis IT and Rescentris recognized for their innovation across the life sciences research, discovery, and clinical trials process. Boston (PRWEB) April 30, 2009 -- CHI's Bio-IT World Conference & Expo today announced that products from...

Encorium Named as Finalist for the Second Annual Vaccine Industry Excellence Award

WAYNE, Pa., April 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Encorium Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: ENCO ), a full-service multinational contract research organization (CRO) that provides design, development, and management capabilities for clinical trials and patient registries to many of the world's leading pharma...

Moleac Named Singapore Entrepreneurial Company of the Year at the Frost & Sullivan Excellence in Healthcare Awards

SINGAPORE, April 21 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Moleac has been named the Singapore Entrepreneurial Company of the Year, by Frost & Sullivan. This award recognizes companies that have pushed the boundaries of excellence in the healthcare industry and acknowledges Moleac's outstanding performance ...

Angela Shen-Hsieh of Visual I|O Named to Board of Directors of AIGA: Oldest and Largest Membership Organization for Designers

Angela Shen-Hsieh, Founder of Visual I|O has been named to the Board of Directors of AIGA--the oldest and largest membership organization for designers. Visual I|O provides enterprise class business intelligence software, that lets users throughout an organization to interact dynamically and vis...

OncoGenex Pharmaceuticals Named Life Sciences Company of the Year by LifeSciences British Columbia

BOTHELL, WA, and VANCOUVER, April 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - OncoGenex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ("OncoGenex" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: OGXI ), announced today that it has been named the 2009 Life Sciences Company of the Year by LifeSciences British Columbia. This annual award is presented by LifeS...

Dr. Roddy Carter Named President and Chief Executive Officer of WellGen, Inc.

NORTH BRUNSWICK, N.J., April 7 /PRNewswire/ -- WellGen, Inc. today announced that Dr. Roderick (Roddy) Carter, M.D., M.Sc., has been appointed President and Chief Executive Officer. Dr. Carter, 45, takes over from Robert J. Bertoldi, who was serving as interim Chief Executive Officer. Mr....

Jovianna DiCarlo Named ConsentSolutions, Inc. President & Chief Executive Officer

ConsentSolutions, Inc., a provider of electronic informed consent software for clinical research trials has named Jovianna DiCarlo President & Chief Executive Officer. Jovianna DiCarlo brings over 20 years experience driving new pharmaceutical therapeutics and devices through the entire deve...

Kendle Senior Scientist Edward Sellers, MD, PhD, Named One of Nine 'Notable People in R&D'

Industry publication R&D Directions honors Dr. Sellers' pioneering work in human abuse liability studies CINCINNATI, March 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Kendle (Nasdaq: KNDL ), a leading, global full-service clinical research organization, today announced Edward Sellers, MD, PhD, Senior ...

US Oncology Named to FORTUNE Magazine's Most Admired Companies List for Third Time

HOUSTON, March 12 /PRNewswire/ -- US Oncology, Inc ., one of the nation's largest cancer care services companies, has been named to FORTUNE magazine's Most Admired Companies list for 2009. The company ranks third in the Health Care: Pharmacy and Other category. This is the third time US On...

Former President of Sports Cardiology Consultants, LLC Christine Lawless, MD, MBA, ABCL, FACC, FACSM, Named Medical Director of CME Enterprise

CARMEL, Ind., March 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Christine Lawless, MD, has accepted the position as Medical Director of CME Enterprise, an ACCME-accredited provider of continuing medical education (CME), beginning March 2, 2009. Recognized as one of the world's leading authorities in sports medicine card...

Zymetis Inc. Named Top 50 'Cleantech/Greentech' Company

COLLEGE PARK, Md., March 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Zymetis Inc., a biotechnology company focused on the cost-effective production of biofuels and other biorefined products, today announces it was named a 2009 GoingGreen East Top 50 Private Company, honoring the best "cleantech" and "greentech" ...

BioNanomatrix's Revolutionary Whole Genome Analysis Platform Named to MIT Technology Review's Annual 10 Emerging Technologies List

-Company's Goal Is to Lower the Cost of Genome Analysis to $100 In Order To Make Genomic Information Universally Available for Routine Medical Care- PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- BioNanomatrix, Inc., a developer of breakthrough whole genome imaging and analysis platforms for biomedica...

Investor Group Files Complaint With Irish Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement Against Named Directors of Trinity Biotech

KANSAS CITY, Mo., Feb. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- An investor group in Trinity Biotech plc (Nasdaq: TRIB ), an Irish based developer and manufacturer of diagnostic products, has petitioned the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement to facilitate compliance with key company law provisions de...

Neogen Named Supplier of Chr. Hansen Probiotics for Swine and Poultry

LANSING, Mich., Jan. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Neogen Corporation (Nasdaq: NEOG ) announced today that it has entered into an agreement to become the distributor of Chr. Hansen's innovative probiotic feed supplements for the North American swine and poultry markets. The three-year ...

Applied Biosystems SOLiD System Named Life Science Innovation of the Year : The Scientist Magazine Cites the Technology's High Throughput, Lower Sequencing Cost, and Rapid Technology Innovation for Unlocking New Approaches to Clinical Research

Applied Biosystems, part of Life Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ:LIFE), a provider of innovative life science research and discovery solutions, today announced that its technology for next-generation genomic analysis, the SOLiD™ System, has been named the Life Science Innovation of the Yea...

Kendle Named a 'Best Place to Work' in Greater Cincinnati

CINCINNATI, Nov. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Kendle (Nasdaq: KNDL ) today announced it has been named a "Best Place to Work" in Greater Cincinnati by the Cincinnati Business Courier in the "Grand" company category among first-time participants. Winners were announced today at the Greater Cinc...

Sinovac Named to Deloitte Technology Fast 50 China

BEIJING, Nov. 3 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Sinovac Biotech Ltd. (Amex: SVA), a vaccine-focused biotech company in China, announced today its Beijing-based subsidiary and main operating entity, Sinovac Beijing, was named to the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 China 2008. The results were announced on O...

AMERIGROUP Corporation Named One of Best Places to Work in Healthcare

Company Ranked First Among Nation's Health Insurers VIRGINIA BEACH, Va., Oct. 30, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AMERIGROUP Corporation (NYSE: AGP ) has been named one of America's Best Places to Work In Healthcare -- and the best among the country's health insurers -- in a survey c...

AMDL, Inc. Named to Deloitte LLC Technology Fast 50

Company Listed Among North America's Fastest-Growing Companies TUSTIN, Calif., Oct. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- (http://www.amdl.com ) AMDL, Inc. (Amex: ADL ), a vertically integrated pharmaceutical company with major operations in China and the US, today announced it has been recognized b...

Dorin Panescu Named NewCardio's Chief Technical Officer

Prolific medical device inventor to drive innovation and product development for NewCardio SANTA CLARA, Calif., Oct. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- NewCardio, Inc., (OTC Bulletin Board: NWCI) a cardiac diagnostic and services company, today announced Dorin Panescu, PhD,...

MicroCHIPS CEO Named in Popular Science's 'Seventh Annual Brilliant 10'

BEDFORD, Mass., Oct. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- John Santini, Jr., PhD, CEO of MicroCHIPS, Inc., is named by Popular Science magazine as a member of the 2008 class of "young geniuses shaping the future of science." In the history of this annual list, Dr. Santini is the only honoree who is also a succe...

Dr. Larry Corey Named New Member of the Institutes of Medicine

SEATTLE, Oct. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Larry Corey, M.D., senior vice president and co-director of the Vaccine and Infectious Disease Institute at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, today was named as one of 65 new members of the prestigious Institutes of Medicine (IOM). Election to the IOM i...

Merck Serono Named as a Top Employer by Science Magazine

GENEVA, Switzerland, October 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- - Ranked Number 7 out of top 20 Employers Across Life Sciences Industry Merck Serono, a division of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, announced today that it has been named by Science magazine as a top employer in the biotechnology an...

EMD Serono Named as a Top Employer by Science Magazine

- Ranked Number 7 out of top 20 Employers Across Life Sciences Industry - ROCKLAND, Mass., Oct. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- EMD Serono, Inc., an affiliate of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, announced today that it has been named by Science magazine as a top employer in the biotechnology and pharmaceutica...

Fujirebio Diagnostics Named One of the Best Places to Work in Pennsylvania

Malvern-based company places as one of fifty best medium-sized companies MALVERN, Pa., Oct. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Fujirebio Diagnostics, Inc., a Malvern-based company, was recently named one of the Best Places to Work in PA for 2008 in a statewide survey and awards program created by a public/pr...

Former Scientific Director at Genomics Institute of Novartis Research Foundation Named President of Cell Therapeutics Europe

Readies R & D facilities for Ap3ana, CTI's 'personalized medicine' venture SEATTLE, Oct. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cell Therapeutics, Inc. (CTI) (Nasdaq: CTIC ) announced today that Christina A. Waters, Ph.D., M.B.A., most recently President and COO of a Tyr Pharma and formerly Director of S...

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...

Kendle Named to FORTUNE List of 100 Fastest-Growing Companies for 2008

CINCINNATI, Sept. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Kendle (Nasdaq: KNDL ), a leading, global full-service clinical research organization (CRO), today announced it has been recognized by FORTUNE magazine as one of the 100 fastest-growing companies in the United States for 2008. Kendle ranked 67th ...

Animetrics Inc. Named One of Business NH Magazine's '10 Companies to Watch' for its Significant Revenue Growth

Business Journal to Honor http://www.animetrics.com/ [Animetrics] at "Top 100 Private Companies" Event in October Conway, NH (PRWEB) September 24, 2008 -- Animetrics® Inc., a leading developer of 3D imaging for facial biometric systems, today announced t...