LANAP Inventors Call ADA's Laser Position Statement Flawed

CERRITOS, Calif., April 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Millennium Dental Technologies, Inc. has issued comments on the American Dental Association's (ADA) position statement on the use of lasers in dentistry. The company considers the final document inaccurate, misleading, and scientifically unsubstantiated,...

SumoBrain Adds Bulk PDF Downloading : Free Service Saves Money and Time for Attorneys, Inventors and Corporate IP Professionals

SumoBrain ( www.sumobrain.com ), launched in the summer of 2008 as a free alternative to fee-based patent searching services, has rolled out a powerful new feature: Bulk PDF downloading. BALTIMORE (Business Wire EON) November 24, 2008 -- SumoBrain is free to users; on...

Winners Announced in 2008 Collegiate Inventors Competition(R)

KANSAS CITY, Mo., Nov. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Inventors Hall of Fame Foundation today announced that a new method of combating antibiotic-resistant bacteria has won the grand prize at the 2008 Collegiate Inventors Competition. Timothy Lu of Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts Ins...

National Inventors Hall of Fame announces 2008 inductees

Washington, D.C. (February 14, 2008)Continuing its commitment to honor invention and innovation, the National Inventors Hall of Fame has recognized the next group of world-class inventors who will be inducted into its ranks. This years influential class includes inventors such as Nick Holonyak, J...

Collegiate Inventors Competition announces winners for 2007

Pasadena, CA (November 2, 2007)A novel way to treat cancer has won the top honor at the 2007 Collegiate Inventors Competition, an annual program of the National Inventors Hall of Fame Foundation. Ian Cheong of Johns Hopkins University was announced as the grand prize winner, receiving a $25,000 p...

Collegiate Inventors Competition(R) Announces Winners for 2007

Student innovators receive cash prizes for their work, including CPR assistance, measuring pain medication effectiveness, improving cancer therapy PASADENA, Calif., Nov. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- A novel way to treat cancer has won the top honor at the 2007 Collegia...

Validation & Compliance Institute, LLC, to Provide Medical Device Regulatory Training for the University of Michigan's Medical Innovation Center

...be critical to the MIC's educational goal," said Brenda Jones, MIC's Managing Director. "We must provide an understanding of the critical early steps inventors should take to avoid rework and improve their chances of regulatory approval." Validation & Compliance Institute, LLC: Validation ...

Abbott Testifies Before U.S. Congress on Role of Private Sector in Advancing Science Education

...Some of today's science and engineering students will grow up to become the inventors and innovators of tomorrow's medicines and medical devices." Abbott...ering through interactive projects and competitions, such as the Collegiate inventors Competition, and the U.S. Foundation for Inspiration and Recognition of Sci...

Brookhaven Lab and Hybridyne Imaging Technologies Inc., win R&D 100 award

...or funding the development of CZT detectors, and Hybridyne Imaging Technologies funded the design and engineering of the new compact gamma camera. The inventors have 16 patents on the technology, ranging from detector design and fabrication to imaging. Brookhaven Science Associates, the company that manages Br...

Avoiding Hysterectomy: Major Interventional Radiology E-collection Info Available

...hey use X-ray, MRI and other imaging to advance a catheter in the body, such as in an artery, to treat at the source of the disease internally. As the inventors of angioplasty and the catheter-delivered stent, which were first used in the legs to treat peripheral arterial disease, interventional radiologists p...

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One Step Closer: Novel Opioid Receptor Compound in Phase I Clinical Trials

...to be approximately $1,067,000, building upon a steady annual growth since 2002 when Rensselaer only generated $62,000. Since 2000, more than 250 inventors have filed patent disclosures with the OTC. In addition, more than 110 patents have been issued and Rensselaer has over 45 active licenses and average...

Oh, My Aching Back: Give Me a Shot of Ozone

...hey use X-ray, MRI and other imaging to advance a catheter in the body, usually in an artery, to treat at the source of the disease internally. As the inventors of angioplasty and the catheter-delivered stent, which were first used in the legs to treat peripheral arterial disease, interventional radiologists p...

Metastatic Bone Disease Patients Can Walk in Lazarus' Footsteps

...hey use X-ray, MRI and other imaging to advance a catheter in the body, usually in an artery, to treat at the source of the disease internally. As the inventors of angioplasty and the catheter-delivered stent, which were first used in the legs to treat peripheral arterial disease, interventional radiologists p...

Freezing Prostate Cancer Does a Man's Body Good

...hey use X-ray, MRI and other imaging to advance a catheter in the body, usually in an artery, to treat at the source of the disease internally. As the inventors of angioplasty and the catheter-delivered stent, which were first used in the legs to treat peripheral arterial disease, interventional radiologists p...

Freezing Kidney Cancer: Hot Treatment Should Be New Gold Standard for Destroying Small Tumors

...hey use X-ray, MRI and other imaging to advance a catheter in the body, usually in an artery, to treat at the source of the disease internally. As the inventors of angioplasty and the catheter-delivered stent, which were first used in the legs to treat peripheral arterial disease, interventional radiologists p...

For Old or Young Dialysis Patients, AV Fistulas Remain Pure Gold

...hey use X-ray, MRI and other imaging to advance a catheter in the body, usually in an artery, to treat at the source of the disease internally. As the inventors of angioplasty and the catheter-delivered stent, which were first used in the legs to treat peripheral arterial disease, interventional radiologists p...

ProFibrix Steps up Recombinant Fibrinogen Program With PER.C6(R) License From Crucell

...fully tested by ProFibrix for high expression of biologically active recombinant fibrinogen. Our Chief Technology Officer Dr. Bram Bout was one of the inventors of PER.C6(R) while at Crucell. His intimate knowledge of the platform in combination with our substantial in-house expertise on the biology of fibrino...

Pharmaleads' Lead Candidate for Pain, PL37, Enters Phase I

...P. Roques, pharmacist and PhD in chemistry, Member of the French Academy of Sciences, and Marie-Claude Fournie-Zaluski, PhD in chemistry, both of them inventors of drugs (2 on the market). They were joined in 2004 by Thierry Bourbie, alumnus from Polytechnique and Mines, PhD from Stanford, (former Deputy Gener...

Society of Interventional Radiology Applauds Report's Uterine Fibroid Embolization Recommendations

...hey use X-ray, MRI and other imaging to advance a catheter in the body, usually in an artery, to treat at the source of the disease internally. As the inventors of angioplasty and the catheter-delivered stent, which were first used in the legs to treat peripheral arterial disease, interventional radiologists p...

Champions Biotechnology Begins Preclinical Development of Its Lead Oncology Drug Candidate

...s assigned all the rights in the U.S. and in foreign countries to the applications for these inhibitors developed at Johns Hopkins University by their inventors Drs. Saeed Khan, Gurulingappa Hallur, Manuel Hidalgo and Antonio Jimeno. For more information regarding Champions Biotechnology's growing business a...

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BioTears Oral GelCaps

Description:... BioTears Oral GelCaps, the patented next-generation dietary supplement from the inventors of HydroEye, is designed to systemically address the root inflammatory cause and effects of dry eye syndrome. It is suggested in peer-reviewed literat...
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Implantable cardioverter

...ow the ... An implantable cardioverter defibrillator ... 4.1 Automatic Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (AICD) 4.2 Skepticism. 4.3 inventors ... is the automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillator (AICD) ... ...

APGAR

... chillye ... (Dr. Virginia Apgar is Eric's Grand Aunt, his Grandfather's Sister. ... Another "What is the Apgar Score" Article. Lemelson - MIT inventors Page ... APGAR is a quick test performed at 1 and 5 minutes after birth. ... The APGAR test has no risks. It is very safe. Update Date: 11/14/...

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Promising device snags young inventors coveted spot at IShow

The IShow is for young inventors what "American Idol" is for young performers, and a pair of local researchers has won a coveted spot in the IShow finale in Palm Desert, Calif., this weekend. If their unique health-monitoring device wins at the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Innovatio...

Collegiate Inventors Competition recognizes top student inventors

Akron, Ohio (October 22, 2008) The National Inventors Hall of Fame Foundation today announced the 2008 finalists of its Collegiate Inventors Competition. This year's group of finalists includes undergraduate and graduate students from across the country whose inventions show practical applicatio...

National Inventors Hall of Fame welcomes 2008 inductees

Akron, OH (May 1, 2008) On May 2 & 3, 2008, the National Inventors Hall of Fame welcomes its 36th class of inductees. Receiving the honor for 2008 are the inventors such as Amar Bose who is known for his audio innovations, Nick Holonyak who created the LED, and chemist Ruth Benerito who discover...

New test for breast cancer will help guide treatment choices

...of pathology); and Washington University Siteman Cancer Center, St. Louis, Mo. (Matthew Ellis, M.D., professor of medicine). Bernard is one of the inventors of the test and has patents pending for the technology described in this news release. Additionally, he is a partner in the company University Genomic...

WWF seeks innovative solutions to bycatch through worldwide competition

...reduce bycatch of any species and the overall contribution the invention makes to conservation. Last year's grand prize winners were a team of U.S. inventors from Rhode Island, who designed fishing gear to capture haddock while reducing the accidental netting of other marine species, such as North Atlantic ...

Disability Rights Legal Center honors Ossur

...s call for all disabled people to live a Life without Limitations. "The Siegal Award recognizes the extraordinary contributions that Ossur and its inventors have made to the world community," said Paula Pearlman, Esq., and the DRLC's executive director. "Ossur's manufacture of prosthetics and bionics - tha...

NJIT seminar set for Nov. 6 to focus on bioelectronics -- emerging research area

... Thanks to companies, universities, and inventors designing and manufacturing biomedical sensors, healthcare and its related economy will radically change over the next decade. Come learn what to expe...

Heart valves that grow with the patient

...ed annually since 1997 and is considered the most important innovation award in Germany. It is given by the Federal President to honour scientists and inventors who, based on excellent research, initiate the process of bringing credible projects and products to the market. This, in the DFG's view, is what Axel...

NJIT professor's research suggests changes in underwater data communications

... through these channels, will be honored later this month by the New Jersey inventors Hall of Fame. His work will eventually allow multiple users and underwater ...uter engineering at NJIT will receive on Oct. 23, 2008, the 2008 New Jersey inventors Hall of Fame Innovators Award. The organization will also honor NJIT Presid...

8 National Medals of Science awardees to be honored at gala, then the White House

...n. President George W. Bush will award the National Medals of Science and National Medals of Technology, honoring the nation's leading researchers, inventors and innovators, at a ceremony in the East Room at the White House at 10 a.m. on Monday, September 29, 2008. Reporters interested in covering the award...

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General Patent Corporation Calls New Patent Reform Bill Harmful to Inventors and Entrepreneurs

General Patent CEO Alexander Poltorak, writing in the syndicated "Washington Watch" column, strongly criticized the proposed Patent Reform Act of 2009 saying that "recycling a piece of failed legislation is not the best way to protect American inventors and spur innovation." ...

Collegiate Inventors Competition(R) Recognizes Top Student Inventors

Twelve finalist teams vie for cash prizes awarded for nation's best collegiate inventions AKRON, Ohio, Oct. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Inventors Hall of Fame Foundation today announced the 2008 finalists of its Collegiate Inventors Competition. This year's group ...

UW-Whitewater center helps inventors get to market

Whitewater, Wis. Despite all the financial and mental effort put into creating a product, without the right marketing it will never get past a limited release or even a prototype. A source of guidance and research moving further into the spotlight is the Wisconsin Innovation Service Center . ...

DuPont and Arzeda Collaborate to Develop Improved Crops to Increase Productivity

... Baker and three senior members of his lab to commercialize and further develop its computational enzyme design technology. Arzeda's team includes the inventors of the platform and brings more than 20 years of combined experience in the field of computational and experimental protein engineering. Pioneer ...

Peregrine Awarded European Patent for Innovative Labeling Technology Featured in New Study in The Journal of Nuclear Medicine

...e basis." The continuous In-Line manufacturing method has European patent protection under European Patent Number 1 638 989. It was developed by inventors at Peregrine and the Paul Scherrer Institute in Switzerland, which has exclusively licensed its rights in the technology to Peregrine Pharmaceuticals....

NCIIA Honors Top Collegiate Biomedical Engineering Teams

... Three student teams with high-tech diagnostic and surgical devices recognized at National Collegiate inventors and Innovators Alliance's annual BMEidea awards at MD&M East Conference in New York NEW YORK, June 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Today three collegiate...

Frost & Sullivan Awards Precision Biosciences for Technology Innovation and Molecular Design Process in the Genomics Market

...g firm such as Frost & Sullivan is a terrific acknowledgement of the incredible efforts and achievements of Precision's scientific co-founders and inventors of the DNE technology." Each year, Frost & Sullivan presents this award to the company (or individual) that has carried out new research, wh...

ChemImage and Next Breath Structure Partnership to Validate Bioequivalence Testing for Nasal Spray Suspensions

... in support of submissions to regulatory agencies. Its mission is to serve as an effective liaison between innovators of promising drug molecules and inventors of pulmonary and nasal drug delivery devices. About ChemImage ChemImage Corporation, headquartered in Pittsburgh, is a world leader in...

VIASPACE Granted US Patent

...nt of water vapor (humidity) in gas streams for fuel cells and exhaust streams from combustion processes such as automobiles and factory smokestacks. inventors are Nathan Hurvitz and VIASPACE CEO Dr. Carl Kukkonen. VIASPACE's HS-1000 humidity sensor product is now protected by this patent. The HS-1000 u...

MIT, BU team combats antibiotic resistance with engineered viruses

...ug," said Lu. Lu, who completed his PhD at HST last year, won the $30,000 Lemelson-MIT Student Prize and the grand prize in the National Collegiate inventors Competition in 2008 for his work with engineered bacteriophages. The engineered viruses described in the PNAS paper attack the SOS system, a bacter...

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Eugenics

...1945 One of the earliest modern advocates of eugenic ideas (before they were labeled as such) was Alexander Graham Bell , best known as one of the inventors of the telephone . In 1881, Bell investigated the rate of deafness on Martha's Vineyard , Mass. From this he concluded that deafness was hereditar...