Pioneer

Vanderbilt researchers pioneer an advanced sepsis detection and management system

When Jason Martin gives a talk about his research, he begins with the dramatic story of Mariana Bridi da Costa: The young Brazilian supermodel died from severe sepsis in January after amputation of both her hands and feet failed to stop its spread. Martin, who is a fellow in allergy, pulmonary ...

Cosmetic Surgery Pioneer Goes Under the Knife

January to May 2009 sees a 70% increase in male surgery compared to the same statistics from the previous year. (PRWEB) June 14, 2009 -- John Ryan, the chairman of MYA Cosmetic Surgery Ltd. and former owner of Transform Medical Group, is going under the knife this mon...

Park Meadows Cosmetic Surgery, a Pioneer in DIEP Flap Breast Reconstruction Surgery in Colorado, Introduces New, Informative Website

Many women are not aware of all their options when it comes to breast reconstruction surgery. Park Meadows Cosmetic Surgery's new website, www.parkmeadowscosmeticsurgery.com , provides a comprehensive and accessible guide to a variety of breast reconstruction options. ...

Dr. Simon Ourian, Pioneer Laser Surgeon, Appears on The Doctors TV Show

Dr. Simon Ourian, a pioneer laser surgeon in Beverly Hills, appeared on The Doctors TV Show, a new CBS talk show. Dr. Ourian's Epione Center is among the most comprehensive center specializing in laser technology and non-invasive aesthetic procedures including BOTOX®, Juvéderm, Radiess...

Frost & Sullivan Lauds Pioneer Surgical Technology for Development of Tissue Scaffold E-Matrix

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., March 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Based on its recent analysis of the field of orthopedic tissue engineering, Frost & Sullivan recognizes Pioneer Surgical Technology, Inc. with the 2009 North American Technology Innovation of the Year Award for its development of the E-Matrix(TM)...

Penn Medicine pathologists pioneer biomarker test to diagnose or rule out Alzheimer's disease

PHILADELPHIA, PA A test capable of confirming or ruling out Alzheimer's disease has been validated and standardized by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. By measuring cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) concentrations of two of the disease's biochemical hallmarks amyloid bet...

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Pioneer in Medical Technology

Stem Cell Pioneer to Speak to A.L.L. Personhood Conference

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- American Life League's historic Personhood Conference is featuring one the foremost pioneers in adult stem cell research and regenerative medicine. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20081105/DC44231LOGO ) Dr. Theresa Deisher, fou...

NJ-Based Surgeon Helps Pioneer Dramatic Advance in Treating Damaged Discs

Total Disc Replacement implant represents newest alternative surgical treatment Dr. Carl Giordano - based in Morristown - among first surgeons selected to provide operation Dramatic reduction in post-surgery pain and stiffness; quicker ...

Cancer Pioneer Reaches Key Agreement on Colon Cancer Drug OncoVAX(R)

FREDERICK, Md., Feb. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Cancer research pioneer Michael G. Hanna Jr. Ph.D., also Vaccinogen, Inc.'s Founder, Chairman and CEO has acquired the rights to OncoVAX(R), a vaccine with the potential to prevent colon cancer from recurring in many patients. "This agreement represent...

Vectibix(R) in Combination With Chemotherapy Significantly Improved Progression-Free Survival in First-Line Metastatic Colorectal Cancer

...ntly discontinue Vectibix. About Amgen Amgen discovers, develops, manufactures and delivers innovative human therapeutics. A biotechnology pioneer since 1980, Amgen was one of the first companies to realize the new science's promise by bringing safe and effective medicines from lab, to manufactur...

Scientists Discover Origin of Malaria

...man malaria. "Dr. Wolfe's discovery of the origin of human malaria is a perfect example of the kind of research supported by the NIH Director's pioneer Award program, which gives outstanding investigators a chance to test exceptionally innovative and potentially paradigm-shifting ideas," said Raynard ...

Amgen Announces Positive Top-Line Results for Denosumab in Trial for Delay of Skeletal Related Events in Bone Metastases Patients Compared to Zometa(R)

... those who do not experience an SRE.(4) About Amgen Amgen discovers, develops and delivers innovative human therapeutics. A biotechnology pioneer since 1980, Amgen was one of the first companies to realize the new science's promise by bringing safe and effective medicines from lab, to manufactur...

Pioneer in Medical Products

EME Pioneer TC 8080

Description: Flagship Transcranial Doppler system with multiple channel options, multi-depth options....
Company:Nicolet Vascular

Viscous Fluid Injection / Extraction System - 1360/1361

Description:... As a pioneer in the design and developmerit of systems for the injection and extraction of viscous fluids, D.O.R.C. is pleased to present its latest system featuri...
Company:Dutch Ophthalmic, USA

VersaPulse 100 Watt

Description:...ystem comes in a variety of low- to high-power holmium models plus a combination holmium and neodymium:YAG (Nd:YAG) configuration. Lumenis is the pioneer in laser and light-based technology. Since introducing the first medical laser in 1970, over 60,000 systems have been used by nearly every medical spe...
Company:Lumenis, Inc.

VersaPulse 80/100 Watt

Description:...stem comes in a variety of low- to high-power holmium models plus a combination holmium and neodymium:YAG (Nd:YAG) configuration. Lumenis is the pioneer in laser and light-based technology. Since introducing the first medical laser in 1970, over 60,000 systems have been used by nearly every medical spe...
Company:Lumenis, Inc.

VersaPulse 20 Watt

Description:...ystem comes in a variety of low- to high-power holmium models plus a combination holmium and neodymium:YAG (Nd:YAG) configuration. Lumenis is the pioneer in laser and light-based technology. Since introducing the first medical laser in 1970, over 60,000 systems have been used by nearly every medical spe...
Company:Lumenis, Inc.

VersaPulse 60 Watt

Description:...ystem comes in a variety of low- to high-power holmium models plus a combination holmium and neodymium:YAG (Nd:YAG) configuration. Lumenis is the pioneer in laser and light-based technology. Since introducing the first medical laser in 1970, over 60,000 systems have been used by nearly every medical spe...
Company:Lumenis, Inc.

Pioneer in Biological News

MBL director and CEO and cell biology pioneer Gary Borisy elected to National Academy of Sciences

MBL, WOODS HOLE, MACell biologist Dr. Gary G. Borisy, director and CEO of the MBL (Marine Biological Laboratory) has been elected to The National Academy of Sciences (NAS), an honorific society of distinguished scholars engaged in scientific and engineering research. The achievement, considered on...

Canadian biomedical engineering pioneer receives international award

Countless individuals around the world are alive because of him. His 40 plus years of research have helped to make the use of life-saving devices such as prosthetic heart valves, vascular stents, vascular grafts, heart-assist devices, and heart-lung bypass systems almost commonplace. In the proc...

AIUM Presents 2009 Joseph H. Holmes Pioneer Awards

LAUREL, MDThe 2009 Joseph H. Holmes Pioneer Awards will be presented on April 3 at the AIUM Annual Convention in New York, New York. The awards honor two recipients who have contributed to the growth and development of medical ultrasound. The clinical science award will be presented to Lawrence Pl...

Researcher helping to pioneer medical therapy for Fragile X Syndrome presents latest findings

(CHICAGO) Neurological experts from across the U.S. and other countries including a nationally renowned researcher from Rush University Medical Center will discuss the latest findings in basic and clinical research for Fragile X at the 11th International Fragile X Conference, to be held July 23-2...

Ape language pioneer Savage-Rumbaugh receives honorary Ph.D. from alma mater

Des Moines, Iowa May 22, 2008 Dr. Sue Savage-Rumbaugh, Scientist With Special Standing at Great Ape Trust of Iowa and a pioneer in the field of ape language and cognition studies, recently received the eighth honorary doctor of science degree conferred in the 103-year history of her alma mater, ...

Research pioneer in the developmental origins of psychiatric illness is awarded the Sackler prize

A leader in recent research on the interaction of genes and environment in the development of psychiatric illness, Avshalom Caspi, Ph.D. of King's College London, has been awarded the Mortimer D. Sackler, M.D., Prize for Distinguished Achievement in Developmental Psychobiology. Presented jointly b...

Pioneer in Biological Technology

Knighted Adds Industry Pioneer and Entrepreneur to Senior Management Team

WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y., Aug. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Knighted Computer Systems, Inc. (Knighted), a leading provider of Supply Chain Execution software, today announced that Craig Wilensky, former founder and board member of InfoLogix, Inc. (Nasdaq: IFLG ) has joined Knighted as E...

Technology Pioneer 2009 - AC Immune Highlights Significant Clinical Milestones in Alzheimer's Disease Drug Development

LAUSANNE, Switzerland, December 4 /PRNewswire/ -- AC Immune SA, a leader in Alzheimer's disease drug development, announced today that the World Economic Forum has elected AC Immune as Technology Pioneer 2009 for its accomplishments as an innovation leader and for its breakthrough technologies tha...

Houston LASIK Eye Surgery Expert and Pioneer Jack Holladay, M.D. Joins Influential Group of Eye Surgeons Listed at Trusted LASIK Surgeons

Trusted LASIK Surgeons launched its revolutionary Trusted LASIK Surgeons directory service and website at www.TrustedLASIKSurgeons.com in order to provide a resource for consumers seeking to improve their vision. What sets the Trusted LASIK Surgeons directory apart is a unique screening process...

CORD:USE Cord Blood Bank is Proud to Announce that Cord Blood Pioneer and Leading Transplanter Dr. Eliane Gluckman has Joined its Team

ORLANDO, Fla., Oct. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Dr. Eliane Gluckman, recognized as a pioneer and leader in the field of cord blood stem cell transplantation, has joined the team at CORD:USE Cord Blood Bank. "We are honored to have such an accomplished physician as Dr. Gluckman join our team of highly e...

Industry Pioneer Joins Profectus BioSciences to Support Innovation in Therapeutic and Preventative Vaccines

Company appoints Dr. William Haseltine, PhD to its Board of Directors BALTIMORE, Sept. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Profectus BioSciences Inc., a biotechnology company that develops therapeutic and preventative technologies to reduce the morbidity and mortality of viral diseases, today announced the ap...

Biotech Pioneer William J. Rutter to Deliver Keynote at 2008 RAPS Horizons Conference

ROCKVILLE, Md., Feb. 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --- Biotech pioneer William J. Rutter, PhD, will deliver a keynote speech at the 2008 RAPS Horizons Conference & Exhibition in San Francisco next month, the Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society (RAPS) has announced. Rutter, Chairman and C...

Pioneer in Biological Definition

Carolus Linnaeus

..., he is credited with establishing the idea of a hierarchical structure of classification based upon observable characteristics. Linnaeus was also a pioneer in defining the (controversial) concept of " race ". He proposed that inside of Homo sapiens , there were four subcategories. These categories, Amer...

Cloning

...ch-April, 2003) in France and North Korea independently. Human -rabbit hybrid in China (August, 2003) mule : Idaho Gem (male, May 2003) and Utah pioneer (male, June 2003) deer : Dewey (2003) horse : Prometea (female, 2003) rat : Ralph (male, 2003) fruit flies (2004) Surprisi...

Eugenics

...mpulsory sterilization Cosmotheism Genetic engineering Genetics Human evolution Liberal eugenics Project Prevention pioneer Fund Race Racial Hygiene Scientific racism References Elazar Barkan, The retreat of scientific racism: changing concepts of ...

Human Genome Project

...enome Quarterly , 1 (1). Retrieved 2005-02-03. Note 2 : DeLisi, Charles. (2001). Genomes: 15 Years Later A Perspective by Charles DeLisi, HGP pioneer . Human Genome News , 11 (3-4). Retrieved 2005-02-03. DNA Testing Goes DIY , Associated Press via Wired News, March 07, 2005. Externa...

Marcello Malpighi

... Marcello Malpighi ( March 10 , 1628 - November 29 , 1694 ) was an Italian doctor, who gave his name to several physiological features. He was pioneer in using a microscope and he has also been described as a founder of comparative physiology and microscopic anatomy . Malpighi was born in Creva...

Mycology

...storically, mycology was a branch of Botany (despite fungi not being plants and being evolutionarily more closely related to animals than plants). pioneer mycologists were Elias Magnus Fries , Christian Hendrik Persoon , and Anton de Bary . Today, the most comprehensively studied and understood f...

Pioneer in Biological Dictionary

Plasma

...ons and electrons. It is only when plasma is cooled that the atoms or molecules that are so ... Panasonic TC-P54V10 Reviewed: Worthy Successor to pioneer Kuro Tiny Plasma Blowtorch Doesn't Let Your Teeth Join the Dark Side Samsung's 240Hz HDTV Is the Best LCD ... Take a look inside a plasma displ...

Clones

...es . ... LiveScience.com explains cloning , human cloning , information on cloning , cloning news and information cloning ... Cloning pioneer Envisions World Stem Cell Bank " ... The CLONES page has a little of everything. ... Bible Selector: Verse: Dev Shed. Dev Shed. Dev Hardware. D...

Cloning

...sms: ... LiveScience.com explains cloning , human cloning , information on cloning , cloning news and information cloning ... Cloning pioneer Envisions World Stem Cell Bank " ... This chapter of the Promega Protocols and Applications Guide is a resource for the most current information on...

Biological psychology

...online. ... Psychology Department. Table of Contents. Biological ... Biological Psychology /Neuropsychology ... ... Pierre Cabanis helped to pioneer biological psychology with his essay Rapports ... Biological psychology is the scientific study of the biological substrates of ... Biops...