Kansas Delegation: GAO Report Short on Expertise, Long on Errors; NBAF Critical to Protect Nation's Food Supply

U.S. Senators Pat Roberts and Sam Brownback, and U.S. Representatives Lynn Jenkins, Dennis Moore, Jerry Moran and Todd Tiahrt today released the following statement regarding the Government Accountability Office's report on the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) analysis of whether Foot and ...

Insmed Provides Update on Supply of IPLEX(TM)

RICHMOND, Va., July 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Insmed Inc. (Nasdaq: INSM ), a biopharmaceutical company, today announced that, effective immediately, the Company will cease the supply of IPLEX((TM)) to any new patients. In addition, the Company will not initiate further clinical tri...

NeoGenomics Enters into Strategic Supply Agreement with Abbott for Development of a Melanoma Cancer Test

FT. MYERS, Fla., July 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- NeoGenomics, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: NGNM), a leading provider of cancer genetics testing services announced today that it has entered into a Strategic Supply Agreement with Abbott (NYSE: ABT ). The Agreement provides for Abbott t...

Convection Cooled 350-Watt Open Frame Power Supply Meets Medical and Industrial Safety Standards

CHICAGO, July 24 /PRNewswire/ -- International Components Corporation (ICC), an established global leader in designing and manufacturing portable rechargeable systems, today launched a new series of high-efficiency AC-DC open-frame, single-output power supplies. The new 350-watt series, desig...

NxStage(R) Announces Extension of Medisystems Needle Supply and Distribution Agreement

LAWRENCE, Mass. , July 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- NxStage Medical, Inc. (Nasdaq: NXTM ), a leading manufacturer of innovative dialysis products, today announced that its Medisystems subsidiary has extended for three years a supply and distribution agreement with Fenwal, Inc. of Lake...

Nurses File Cal-OSHA Complaint After Hospital Refuses to Supply Swine Flu Masks for Units with Infected Patients

OAKLAND, Calif., July 14 /PRNewswire/ -- RNs from the California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee (CNA/NNOC) have filed an urgent plea with the state of California to step in and force Sutter Solano Hospital to provide nurses with proper safety equip...

Sysmex America Receives Highest Vendor Designation from MedAssets Supply Chain Systems

MUNDELEIN, Ill., July 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Sysmex America, Inc. today announced that the company has once again earned the MedAssets Supply Chain Systems' Platinum Vendor award. Award criteria is based on improving customer savings and customer satisfaction, timely processing of repo...

Temple University Health System to Improve Supply Chain with Broadlane

Broadlane to provide variety of supply chain and procurement services to hospital Dallas, TX (Vocus) July 14, 2009 -- Broadlane announced today that Temple University Health System, Inc. (TUHS) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania has selected Broadlane as its provider of s...

Biostar Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Commences the Full Implementation of New Rural Cooperative Supply Network Plan

XIANYANG, China, July 7 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- Biostar Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: BSPM) ("Biostar" or "the Company"), a Xianyang based developer, manufacturer and supplier of pharmaceutical products and medical nutrients addressing a variety of diseases and conditions, ...

Visit to the doctor: The supply of additional private services is increasing

Panel physicians are increasingly offering individual health services (IHS) to patients with statutory health insurance. This is documented by Susanne Richter et al. of the Department of Social Medicine, Lbeck University, in the new edition of Deutsches rzteblatt ( Dtsch Arztebl Int 2009; 106(...

Med32.com: Medical Supply Marketplace - Just What the Doctor Ordered

Net32, Inc. (Net32), developer of leading online comparison-shopping marketplaces, today announced the debut of www.med32.com (Med32), a multiple-vendor marketplace for discount medical supplies. Cary, North Carolina (PRWEB) June 30, 2009 -- Net32 reported today that ...

Midbrook Partners with Supply Core Middle East to Provide Water Bottling and Medical Decontamination Equipment to the Middle East and North Africa

Midbrook, Inc. and its Medical and CapSnap Equipment divisions have signed an authorized representative agreement with SupplyCore Middle East (SCME). The agreement allows SCME to be the exclusive sales and service representative for CapSnap Water Bottling Equipment and Midbrook Medical decontamin...

GS1 Canada and GHX Align to Make Canada's Healthcare Supply Chain More Efficient and Effective

LOUISVILLE, Colo. and TORONTO, June 23 /PRNewswire/ -- GS1 Canada and GHX have agreed to form a strategic alliance to create a global standards-based product registry for healthcare products. The alliance is being established to dramatically improve the accuracy and clarity of electronic data tr...

Healthcare Organizations Rely on SciQuest To Optimize Supply Chains and Generate Savings

SciQuest's Customers Drive Bottom Line Results by Bringing Previously Unmanaged Areas of Spending Under Control for the First Time CARY, N.C., June 18 /PRNewswire/ -- SciQuest , Inc., today announced that customers including AmSurg , Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center and...

Leading Healthcare Group Selects Varian Medical Systems to Supply Cancer Treatment Technology for Treatment Centers Across the Western United States

Providence Health and Services (PH&S) Enters into Three-Year Agreement with Varian PALO ALTO, Calif., June 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Varian Medical Systems (NYSE: VAR ) and Providence Health and Services (PH&S) have signed a three-year agreement for Varian to provide PH&S ...

Virginia Hospital Center Seeks to Reduce Operating Costs and Improve Supply Chain with Broadlane

Broadlane to provide variety of supply chain and procurement services to hospital Dallas (Vocus) June 16, 2009 -- Broadlane announced today that Virginia Hospital Center in Arlington, Virginia has selected Broadlane as the exclusive provider of supply chain manageme...

University HealthSystem Consortium Selected as Greenville Hospital System's Supply Chain Partner

OAK BROOK, Ill., June 11 /PRNewswire/ -- The University HealthSystem Consortium (UHC) today announced that the 5-hospital Greenville Hospital System (GHS), of Greenville, SC, has selected UHC to provide supply chain services. Effective immediately, GHS, one of the largest health systems in the sou...

CSCMP Conference Session to Focus on How Supply Chains Positively Influence Health Outcomes in Sub-Saharan Africa

LOMBARD, Ill., June 8 /PRNewswire/ -- A major session at the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals' (CSCMP) 2009 Annual Global Conference will focus on how supply chains are helping to improve health and living conditions in sub-Saharan Africa. The conference will be held September 20-2...

Our Communities' Blood Supply Faces Summer Challenges

NEW YORK, June 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- New York Blood Center (NYBC) and its divisions in Manhattan, Long Island, Hudson Valley, Brooklyn/Staten Island, and New Jersey are facing three big challenges this season to maintain an adequate and safe blood supply for hospital patients, including: ...

GHXcellence Awards Honor Healthcare Providers and Suppliers for Achievements in Supply Chain Performance

LOUISVILLE, Colo., June 4 /PRNewswire/ -- GHX honored 12 healthcare provider and supplier organizations with 13 GHXcellence Awards for achievements in improving supply chain performance. The awards were presented on Wednesday, June 3, 2009, during a recognition ceremony in Nashville at the 9th...

Haemacure and Angiotech Enter License, Distribution and Supply Agreements for Haemacure's All-Human Fibrin Sealant and Thrombin Products

HAE:TSX Haemacure Completes US$2.5 Million Bridge Financing from Angiotech MONTREAL, June 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Haemacure Corporation (TSX:HAE), a Montreal-based specialty bio-therapeutics company, announces that Haemacure and Angiotech Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ANPI , T...

NxStage Extends Supply Agreement with B. Braun Medical Inc. to Include Streamline(R) Technology

LAWRENCE, Mass., June 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- NxStage Medical, Inc. (Nasdaq: NXTM ), a leading manufacturer of innovative dialysis products, today announced that its Medisystems in-center business has completed development of the new Streamline blood tubing sets for use on the B. Braun Dialo...

MDS Nordion Urges Government of Canada to Complete MAPLE Project to Address Current Medical Isotope Supply Shortage

OTTAWA, June 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - MDS Nordion, a leading provider of medical isotopes and radiopharmaceuticals, today urged the Government of Canada and Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL) to consult with international experts and obtain their assistance toward activating the MAPLE pr...

Perot Systems to Supply Revenue Cycle Solutions to Amerinet Members Nationwide

Agreement to extend Perot Systems' RCS advantages of increased cash flows and cost reductions to 32,000 acute care and alternate care providers PLANO, Texas, May 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Amerinet, a leading national healthcare group purchasing organization and Perot Systems Corporation (N...

NSD Bio Group, LLC Selected By U.S. - China Economic & Security Review Commission for Analysis of China's Pharma Supply Chain on U.S. Pharmaceuticals

PHILADELPHIA, May 20 /PRNewswire/ -- NSD Bio Group, LLC - North American Advisory firm, has been tapped by the U.S. China Economic and Security Review Commission, to conduct special research and analyses on the increasing role of China's raw ingredients used in pharmaceutical products and dietary ...

MDS Nordion Provides Update on AECL's Medical Isotope Supply Disruption

OTTAWA, May 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - MDS Nordion, a leading provider of medical isotopes and radiopharmaceuticals, has received information from its primary supplier, Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL), regarding an interruption in the supply of medical isotopes, primarily molybdenum-99 (Mo...

AMR Research Announces Final Agenda for Sold-Out Supply Chain Executive Conference

2009 Supply Chain Top 25 to Be Announced at Event BOSTON, May 18 /PRNewswire/ -- AMR Research , the leading research firm focused on the global supply chain and its supporting technologies, today announced the final agenda for its sold-out Supply Chain Executive Conference, to be held at T...

Adequate Supply of Swine Flu Vaccine Uncertain

U.S. has enough capacity for typical season; experts less sure about global outlook MONDAY, May 18 (HealthDay News) -- The current swine flu outbreak is raising critical questions about the timing of bringing a new vaccine to market and the logistics of getting it to the people who nee...

Martek Signs Sole-Source ARA Supply Agreement with Lactalis Nutrition Sante

Martek Biosciences Corporation announced today that it has entered into a multi-year, sole-source supply agreement with Lactalis Nutrition Sante for the use of life'sARA™ in infant formulas and growing-up milks produced by Lactalis and sold in France and Algeria. ...

GHX Vice President Bill Carlson Named to Supply & Demand Chain Executive's 2009 Pros to Know List

LOUISVILLE, Colo., May 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Bill Carlson, vice president, marketing for GHX, has been named one of Supply & Demand Chain Executive magazine's 2009 Pros to Know for his commitment to helping build a demand-driven supply chain in healthcare. With more than 20 years experience in ...

Intercell Executes Multi-Year Contract for Supply of IXIARO(R) to the United States Military

- Exclusive, multi-year contract executed by Intercell and U.S. Department of Defense for purchase of IXIARO(R) - First sales of IXIARO under this military contract expected soon VIENNA, May 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Intercell AG (VSE: ICLL; OTC Bulletin Board: INRLY) announced today t...

Royer Animal Health Enters Into Exclusive Agreement With MWI Veterinary Supply for U.S. Distribution of Next-Generation Therapeutics to Treat Cancer and Infections

FREDERICK, Md., April 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Royer Animal Health, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Royer Biomedical, Inc., has executed an exclusive distribution agreement with MWI Veterinary, Supply, Inc. (Nasdaq: MWIV ) to market its lead animal health products: MATRIX III CISPLATIN BEADS and ...

Pennsylvania Governor's Food Safety Council Meets to Discuss Food Supply Protection

HARRISBURG, Pa., April 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Pennsylvania's chief agriculture and human health officials discussed foodborne threats and opportunities to improve national and state food safety initiatives at the first meeting of the Governor's Food Safety Council today in Harrisburg. ...

IBM and Golden State Medical Supply Create Drug Safety Model to Help Combat Counterfeiting

Electronic Pedigree Services Enable Small and Mid-Sized Drug Companies to Adopt "Smart" Drug Safety Technology ARMONK, N.Y. and CAMARILLO, Calif., April 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- IBM (NYSE: IBM ) and contract manufacturer and third party logistics provider Golden State Medical Supp...

Drug inhibits neuroblastoma blood supply in pre-clinical tests

SAN DIEGO - Researchers from the Children's Cancer Hospital at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center have found a way to prevent blood vessels from aiding the growth of neuroblastoma, a childhood cancer. The pre-clinical study was presented today in a platform session at the 22nd an...

Simplex Diabetic Supply Changes Its Name to Simplex Healthcare

Simplex Diabetic Supply today announced that after only 20 months it is retiring the name Simplex Diabetic Supply and will now officially be known as Simplex Healthcare. Nashville, TN (PRWEB) April 15, 2009 -- Simplex Diabetic Supply today announced that after only 20 m...

Success of Colorful School Supply Collection Inspired by Leukemia Patient Kicks off Second Year

Proceeds from "Kendall Kollection" benefit The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., April 14 /PRNewswire/ -- When Jacqueline Savage McFee, a designer of popular trendy school and office fashion products, got the devastating news that her two-year-old cousin, Kendall Sierens, wa...

ALine Honored as Design and Supply Partner for 2009 Medical Design Excellence Award Winner

ALine has been recognized as a design and supply partner for Osmetech Molecular Diagnostics, a winner in the In Vitro Diagnostics category for their eSensor-XT8, in the twelfth annual Medical Design Excellence Awards (MDEA) competition. Results were announced in April issue of MD&DI (Medical ...

DoD and VA Recognize Innovative Healthcare Manufacturers for Excellence in Supply Chain Data Quality

PHILADELPHIA, April 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs have recognized seven medical/surgical manufacturers for contributing to the success of the agencies' joint internal data synchronization program. Through this program, which includes manufactur...

MetroSouth Medical Center Selects Broadlane to Provide Comprehensive Supply Chain Services

Broadlane to provide contract portfolio and capital equipment services Dallas, TX (Vocus) April 7, 2009 -- Broadlane announced today that MetroSouth Medical Center in Blue Island, Illinois has selected Broadlane as the exclusive provider of a broad range of supply cha...