DuPont's first biologically derived polymer receives global recognition
DuPont's newest polymer innovation, the first DuPont polymer derived from a biological source, has been recognized by the China State Intellectual Property Office and China Central Television (CCTV) as "Most Visionary Innovation" at a recent award ceremony. will receive the 2005 "New Technologies in Re...OneWorld Health drug receives 'Orphan' designation from U.S. and European regulatory agencies
The Institute for OneWorld Health, the first nonprofit pharmaceutical company in the U.S., announced today it has received Orphan Drug Designation from the two leading regulatory agencies in the world, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the European Agency for the Evaluation of Medicinal Products (EMEA), for paromomycin to treat visceral leishmaniasis (VL). VL, also known as kala a...Research on antibiotics receives historical recognition
Research leading to the discovery of streptomycin ?the first effective pharmaceutical treatment for tuberculosis ?will be designated a National Historic Chemical Landmark at Rutgers University in a special ceremony in New Brunswick, New Jersey, on May 24. The American Chemical Society, the world's largest scientific society, sponsors the landmarks program. Beginning in the 1930s, Selman Wa...Anthrax test, developed by army and CDC, receives FDA approval
A method for identifying Bacillus anthracis, the causative agent of anthrax, has been cleared for diagnostic use by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The test, known as the Gamma Phage Assay, was modified by scientists at the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID) to improve its performance and reliability when used with clinical specimens. The original...MSU researchers receive $4 million grant to uncover gene functions
A collaboration of Michigan State University researchers will use a $4 million grant from the National Science Foundation to uncover the functions of genes in a plant - research which may ultimately lead to improvements in human health and agriculture. In a collaborative effort spanning several departments, MSU scientists will determine the functions of roughly 4,400 nuclear genes from the...Medical College researchers receive new grants to enhance discovery of heart-protecting anesthetics
Zeljko Bosnjak, Ph.D., professor and vi...Platypus Technologies receives $1.6 million NIH grant
The Small Business Innovation Research grant is for continued development of the company's proprietary liquid crystal based technology to enable faster screening of drugs for treatment of cancer. The com...Third Wave receives FDA clearance of pharmacogenetic test
It is the first pharmacogenetic test to be approved by the FDA for use as a companion diagnostic to a specific drug therapy. The test is c...UW-Madison to receive $125M for bioenergy research center
The <a href="http://www.news.wisc.edu/13...Madison to receive funding as part of $60M solar energy program
Solar America Cities, which is part of a $60 million DOE announced by DOE Secretary Samuel...Infant receives first bloodless liver transplant
An Iowa infant aged 7 months was the first recipient of a bloodless liver transplant in Los Angeles, the United States of America. The seven month old, Aiden Michael Rush, whose parents are Jehovah’s Witnesses are prohibited by their religion to receive transfusions. The boy received 20% of his mother’s liver during the transplantation on February 7th at the children’s hospital i...Fifth US Patient Receives Artificial Heart
A fifth man has received a self-contained artificial heart, but he is having problems with his lungs, surgeons at Hahnemann University Hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, said. The medical team said details about the patient would be released later. Surgeons have said previously that patients considered for the implant must be critically ill with fewer than 30 days to live. // "Th...Northfield Labs Receives FDA Comments
Northfield Laboratories, founded in 1985, is a leading developer of an oxygen-carrying blood substitute. Its product, PolyHeme, is the only blood substitute undergoing clinical trials that has been tested at large enough dosages to be considered a substitute for acute blood loss in trauma and surgical settings. As a result of the process used to manufacture the blood substitute, essential...London Emergency Services Receive Wide Appreciation
The key for a metropolis in coping with a terrorist attack is how fast and co-ordinated// are the cities emergency medical services. Yesterday London witnessed one of the worst terrorist attacks when it was still celebrating the successful 2012 Olympics hosting bid. In the morning rush hours at 8.51 am a bomb explosion took place at Liverpool Street subway station and a call was recei...SmartPill Data Receiver software
Description:One of three software components that comprise the SmartPill GI Monitoring System. Three software components comprise the SmartPill GI Monitoring System: SmartPill pH.p Capsule software, SmartPill Data Receiver software and SmartPill MotiliGI software. These three components are integrated and indispensable parts of the SmartPill GI Monitoring System and function together with system har...