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University of Manchester makes made-to-measure skin and bones a reality using inkjet printers

Made-to-measure skin and bones, which couldbe used to treat burn victims or patients who have suffered severedisfigurements, may soon be a reality using inkjets which can printhuman cells.Scientists at The University of Manchester have developed thebreakthrough technology which will allow tailor-made tissues and bonesto be grown, simply by inputting their dimensions into a computer....

Study: 'homemade' gene expression technology unreliable

Technology for analyzing gene expression must be standardized among laboratories and across platforms around the world to support this age of human genome exploration, an Oregon Health & Science University researcher says. Otherwise, scientists using DNA microarrays, also known as gene chips, risk having their research results called into question, said Peter Spencer, Ph.D., professor...

Man-made wetland's effectiveness similar to natural marsh

Researchers who studied a man-made wetland in Ohio for two years concluded that the created wetland filtered and cleaned water as well as or better than would a natural marsh. The wetland, which was built in an agricultural area, reduced levels of phosphorus by nearly 60 percent and nitrates by 40 percent. Phosphorus and nitrates are prime ingredients in both fertilizers and in water poll...

Low oxygen likely made Great Dying worse, greatly delayed recovery

The biggest mass extinction in Earth history some 251 million years ago was preceded by elevated extinction rates before the main event and was followed by a delayed recovery that lasted for millions of years. New research by two University of Washington scientists suggests that a sharp decline in atmospheric oxygen levels was likely a major reason for both the elevated extinction rates and the v...

'Mad cow' proteins successfully detected in blood

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...

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AccuSpot LC-MALDI Plate Spotter from Shimadzu

Description:The AccuSpot automates LC micro-fractionation, spotting and preparation for MS analysis. With the AccuSpot system, LC eluent can be accurately and continuously spotted onto target plates, in trace amounts. This allows for automatic preparation of target plates for MALDI-TOF-MS measurements. When used in conjunction with Shimadzus Two-Dimensional Micro LC System and Shimadzu Biotechs AXIMA MALDI-T...
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LCMS-IT-TOF Formula Predictor System from Shimadzu

Description:Using information-rich MSn data, the patent-pending Formula Predictor software takes advantage of multiple levels of fragmentation, isotope pattern verification, and unique fragment-ion filtering techniques to accurately determine the correct formula for unknown components. Traditional approaches for deducing empirical formulae from mass spec data often depend on very high mass accuracy, whic...
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QP-2010s Gas Chromatograph/Mass Spectrometer from Shimadzu

Description:Shimadzus GCMS-QP2010s Gas Chromatograph/Mass Spectrometer, utilizing many of the high-end features of the GCMS-QP2010 Plus, offers high throughput and excellent productivity, providing users with an excellent performance-to-cost ratio. Like the GCMS-QP2010 Plus, the GCMS-QP2010s features patented constant linear velocity for optimum separation, 20 temperature ramps, and both scan and SIM modes....
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IRsolution Software from Shimadzu

Description:IRsolution software provides quick and easy operation of a wide range of FTIR functions with Windows-based control. The software is fully secure and compliant with GLP/GMP and FDA 21 CFR Part 11 regulations, and compatible with user-created macros for ease of measurement. IRsolutions versatility enables use in high-level research and development as well as in routine QA/QC and educational envir...
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LCMSsolution Software from Shimadzu

Description:LCMSsolution software offers an intuitive, easy-to-use operating environment for simplified instrument control, diverse data handling, and integration with regulatory compliance requirements. Comprehensive functions include data acquisition, re-analysis, custom reports, and data management in both standalone and network environments. LCMSsolutions assistant bar provides easy navigation between op...
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Quantification made easy

With the aid of spectroscopy, the quantitative analysis of nucleic acids and proteins has established itself as a routine method in many laboratories. It includes absorption measurements in the ultraviolet and in the visibility range. Proteins are measured (directly) at 280 nm, nucleic acids at 260 nm and colorimetric...

Madison firm provides $200K in capital to tech companies

MDC said it has closed on loans in that amount to C5-6 Technologies, Inc., a biofuels spin off of , and to <a...

Scott Converse, UW-Madison School of Business, on the innovation mind-set

, he addressed information techno...

PDS sees Madison facility as launchpad for growth

The Oconomowoc, Wis.-based company, which is an IT infrastructure services provider, officially unveiled its new Madison facility on Monday after moving into the space at 361 Blettner B...

Madison-based TrafficCast makes national inroads as data provider

, a company that provides traffic data to a range of other map and travel services, is expanding well beyond its Madison headquarters in order to meet with the demand from i...

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Surgery made simple

A new device has now been developed, which makes the process of providing artificial respiration to critically ill and comatose patients almost risk-free. The device, called Percutaneous Tracheostomy Kit would be used in the precutaneous procedure which involves giving artificial respiration to critically ill patients.// In the operation an opening is made in the w...

Decision making made easier

Audio-visual communication has always been an effective utility tool to the field of medicine. An interactive video disc is helping patients make important decisions about their treatment. The days when doctors told you what treatment to have are long gone. Patients today expect to participate in the decision-making process.// But sometimes this is difficult, when the clinical evidence gi...

Wound healing made faster

Australian scientists say they've found a way to make wounds heal at least twice as fast as they would normally.In preliminary findings, a team at the Australian University of Technology reports they have been able to raise the effect of a number of key hormones involved in the body's own tissue-repair system by assembling them into a wound-healing "complex". The researchers believ...

Organs made from cloned embryos

Using building material from cloned cow embryos, scientists say they have constructed miniature kidneys that appear to function similar to genuine organs. Embryos contain master cells called stem cells that have the potential to grow into any tissue in the body.// In this case, they grew the embryos to the stage where they could identify cells destined to become kidney cells. While it is...

Hepatitis E virus made impotent

A ribozyme, an enzyme that can be used to kill the deadly Hepatitis E virus has been designed by Indian scientists. The ribozyme had been designed using the viral clones and would kill the virus by cutting RNA.// The efficacy of the ribozyme was being tested on animals. The cloned virus could also be used for diagnostic purposes to detect the presence of Hepatitis E virus. <br...

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Madlab Muscle Hook

Description:This device allows for quick and easy insertion of sutures during ophthalmic surgical procedures. The "Quick Hook" has an angled groove through which a suture may be passed into the eyelet during the loading procedure. The geometry of the groove prevents the suture from falling out unintentionally....
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Red Maddox long handle

Description:Long handle occluders are approximately 9 inches long....
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Double Ended Maddox

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Red Maddox and Red lens

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Maddox Rod and Occluder

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Labopharm to Present Poster on Dose Titration of Once-daily Tramadol at 3rd International Forum on Pain Medicine

- Article Discussing Pharmacokinetics and Dose Proportionality ofCompany's Once-Daily Tramadol to be Published in BiopharmaceuticsJournal - LAVAL, QC, June 29, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Labopharm Inc.today announced that it will present a poster discussing the dosetitration of its once-daily formulation of tramadol at the 3rdInternational Forum on Pain Medicine to be held June 28 to J...

Organon's Sugammadex Demonstrated a 9-12 Times Faster Recovery in Phase III Pivotal Trial as Compared to Neostigmine

OSS, The Netherlands, June 11, 2007 /PRNewswire/ -- Sugammadex -the novel selective relaxant binding agent (SRBA) being developedby Organon, the human healthcare business unit of Akzo Nobel -demonstrated in a Phase III pivotal trial a 9-12 times fasterreversal of neuromuscular blockade as compared to neostigmine,without evidence of post operative residual curarization (PORC) orre-occurre...

Organon's Sugammadex Demonstrated a 9-12 Times Faster Recovery in Phase III Pivotal Trial Compared to Neostigmine

OSS, the Netherlands, June 11, 2007-Sugammadex - the novelselective relaxant binding agent (SRBA) being developed by Organon,the human healthcare business unit of Akzo Nobel - demonstrated ina Phase III pivotal trial a 9-12 times faster reversal ofneuromuscular blockade as compared to neostigmine, without evidenceof post operative residual curarization (PORC) or re-occurrence ofmuscle relax...

PARI and Kamada Announce Positive Intermediate Phase I Results for Inhaled Alpha-1 Antitrypsin

MONTEREY, Calif., May 31, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Thefirst of two stages of the Phase I clinical trial show positiveresults for Kamada's Alpha-1 Antitrypsin (AAT) liquid drugcandidate for inhalation delivered with PARI's eFlow electronicnebulizer for the treatment of patients suffering from AATdeficiency. Dosage levels studied resulted in good safety profilesand patient tolerabili...

Xanthus Presents Novel Approach for Autoimmune Disease Reversal with Symadex

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 3, 2007 - XanthusPharmaceuticals, Inc today presented data demonstrating thatSymadex(TM) reversed the clinical and pathological signs of chronicdisease in an animal model for multiple sclerosis. The presentationwas made by Stephen J. Karlik, Ph.D., Professor of DiagnosticRadiology at the University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario,together with rese...

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