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Released: 31-Mar-2016 11:05 AM EDT
Robotic Surgery: B-Line Medical Supports Global Fundamentals of Robotic Surgery
Laerdal Medical

B-Line Medical®, an industry leader in video-driven healthcare education and outcome improvement, is excited to support fundamentals of robotic surgery by providing cloud-based video, assessment, and reporting for a global research project.

Released: 30-Mar-2016 12:05 PM EDT
Mayo Clinic and vMocion Introduce Technology Which Creates the Sensation of Motion, Transforming Virtual Reality
Mayo Clinic

Mayo Clinic and vMocion, LLC, an entertainment technology company, today announced it is making available Mayo Clinic’s patented Galvanic Vestibular Stimulation (GVS) technology specifically for use in virtual reality and augmented reality.

Released: 21-Mar-2016 3:05 PM EDT
New Reference for Physicians Treating HIV Patients with Chronic Pain
University of Alabama at Birmingham

UAB assistant professor leads the way in providing therapy for HIV patients with chronic pain.

Released: 15-Mar-2016 8:00 AM EDT
AAOHN Becomes a NIOSH Total Worker Health® Affiliate
American Association of Occupational Health Nurses (AAOHN)

The American Association of Occupational Health Nurses, Inc. (AAOHN) announced today it has signed a collaborative agreement to become a National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), US Department of Health and Human Services, Total Worker Health® Affiliate.

Released: 10-Mar-2016 10:05 AM EST
The Wistar Institute and PhoreMost, Ltd., Partner to Drug the Undruggable
Wistar Institute

Global Collaboration Contributes to Building a Pipeline of Validated Drug Targets

Released: 7-Mar-2016 1:05 PM EST
NuAire Now Offers NuWind Bench Top Centrifuge
NuAire

/PRNewswire/ -- NuAire, Inc., a leading American manufacturer of laboratory equipment, now offers the NuWind multi-application, bench-top ventilated and refrigerated centrifuges for blood separation, microbiology, bio-production, cell culture and other applications. It provides the biggest capacity for the smallest footprint in its class. It features a tough, thin steel shell that is only five-sixteenths of an inch think, or eight millimeters, allowing robust construction in a compact form that saves space.

Released: 3-Mar-2016 8:00 AM EST
American Association of Occupational Health Nurses Selects SmithBucklin for Full-Service Management
American Association of Occupational Health Nurses (AAOHN)

The American Association of Occupational Health Nurses has selected SmithBucklin, the association management and services company more organizations turn to than any other, to provide full-service association management.

Released: 18-Feb-2016 1:05 PM EST
Cancer Center’s Collaboration Accelerates Research to Aid in the Development of Blood-Based Biomarkers
Wistar Institute

Wistar Institute - Graham Cancer Center collaboration speeds the advancement of promising lung caner diagnostic

Released: 17-Feb-2016 7:05 PM EST
Anthropologist’s Book a Best Seller in South Korea
University of California, Riverside

Anyone who has ever wondered how humans became meat eaters, why so many adults are lactose-intolerant, or the physiological impacts of walking upright will find intriguing answers in a new book by UC Riverside paleoanthropologist Sang-Hee Lee.

Released: 16-Feb-2016 12:05 PM EST
Nurses Use AACN Pocket Cards as Quick Critical Care Reference Tool
American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN)

AACN has updated its popular pocket cards, offering nurses fast facts at their fingertips on a variety of critical care topics.

10-Feb-2016 8:05 AM EST
The Rhoton Collection® Adds an Interactive Educational Experience to JNS Articles
Journal of Neurosurgery

The Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group is proud to announce a new feature available for select articles on our website (www.thejns.org): direct access to The Rhoton Collection® for a detailed neuroanatomical learning experience while reading articles featuring neuroanatomy in JNSPG journals.

Released: 9-Feb-2016 8:00 AM EST
Simulation Center AV & Design: B-Line Medical Now Offers Turnkey Audiovisual Services
Laerdal Medical

B-Line Medical®, an industry leader in video-driven healthcare education and outcome improvement, is excited introduce new turnkey audiovisual services.

Released: 8-Feb-2016 12:05 PM EST
Wayne State University Technology Enters Exclusive License Agreement with TRImaran Pharma Inc. To Develop New Class of Drugs
Wayne State University Division of Research

Wayne State University recently entered into an exclusive license agreement with TRImaran Pharma Inc. for a class of novel drugs developed at Wayne State University that aims to offer hope in the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorders (PTSD), depression, ADHD and other neurological disorders.

Released: 3-Feb-2016 3:05 PM EST
Virginia Mason Institute Offers Experience-Based Design and Lean Training in April
Virginia Mason Institute

/PRNewswire/ -- Virginia Mason Institute, a leading lean education resource for health care organizations, is offering two training courses in April 2016.

Released: 3-Feb-2016 2:05 PM EST
Lynx Fitness Appoints Sales and Marketing VP
Lynx Fitness

/PRNewswire/ -- Lynx Fitness has appointed Karin Shay as vice president of sales and marketing based on an unprecedented customer response to the company's innovative Lynx Board fitness device over the all-important holiday sales period.

Released: 2-Feb-2016 1:00 PM EST
Fumble Your Diet on Super Bowl Sunday?Use Monday to Get Back on Track
Monday Campaigns

Diana Rice, a registered dietitian on staff with The Monday Campaigns (the nonprofit organization behind Meatless Monday), offers these tips to get your health back on track after an indulgent Super Bowl Sunday.

Released: 1-Feb-2016 12:00 PM EST
B-Line Medical Launches Two New Products
Laerdal Medical

B-Line Medical®, an industry leader in video-driven healthcare education and outcome improvement, is excited to announce the launch of two new products, DebriefCast™ and SimCapture Node™.

Released: 1-Feb-2016 10:00 AM EST
Rockland Immunochemicals, Inc. Introduces Melanoma Cell Lines in Collaboration with the Wistar Institute
Wistar Institute

Wistar and Rockland partner to release a new collection of Wistar's human melanoma cell lines

Released: 20-Jan-2016 9:30 AM EST
Wistar Startup Immunaccel Aims to Accelerate the Translation of Immuno- Oncology Therapies
Wistar Institute

Wistar startup to pursue new outlets for important research.

Released: 11-Jan-2016 8:00 AM EST
New Tech to Help Companies Detect and Respond to Cloud Computing Performance Bugs
North Carolina State University

Computer science researcher launches company that uses new tech to to help companies that use cloud computing improve the user experience for their customers.

Released: 7-Jan-2016 11:00 AM EST
Orthopedic Surgery Simulation
Universite de Montreal

A unique training simulator for orthopedic open surgery (knee reconstruction with total joint replacement) has been developed by OSSim Technologies Inc. in partnership with three University of Montreal orthopedic surgeons.

Released: 14-Dec-2015 5:05 AM EST
New App Helps Interstitial Cystitis & Chronic Prostatitis Patients Select Bladder Friendly Foods
Interstitial Cystitis Network

A new android application, the ICN Food List, was released this month for patients who struggle with foods that trigger urinary symptoms and discomfort. More than 250 foods are categorized into three categories: bladder friendly, try it and foods to avoid. Ideal for patients with urinary tract acid or caffeine sensitivity, including: interstitial cystitis, chronic prostatitis, overactive bladder, bladder pain syndrome, chemo cystitis, ketamine cystitis and urethral syndrome.

Released: 11-Dec-2015 2:00 PM EST
UC San Diego Alums Turn Ugly Christmas Sweater Line Into Booming Business
University of California San Diego

Look around your holiday party this season and you won’t just see typical Yuletide flair—something quite bold and different may catch your eye. The “ugly Christmas sweater” has emerged as a holiday necessity, and according to Tipsy Elves founders – Nicklaus Morton, a 2005 graduate of UC San Diego, and Evan Mendelsohn, who graduated in 2006 – the trend is here to stay.

Released: 10-Dec-2015 6:00 AM EST
HardTech Labs, La Jolla Institute Partner to Develop Health and Wellness Technology
La Jolla Institute for Immunology

HardTech Labs LLC (HTL) has partnered with La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology (LJI) to establish a joint venture, HTL Life, that will converge HTL’s existing focus on software and hardware with LJI’s expertise in life sciences to develop next generation technologies for human health and wellness.

Released: 9-Dec-2015 9:05 AM EST
Savonix Raises $1.5 Million in Seed Round Funding Led by Roundglass Partners
Savonix Inc.

/PRNewswire/ -- Savonix Inc., (http://www.savonix.com), the developer of an evidence-based digital neuro-cognitive assessment and brain health platform, announced today the closing of $1.5 million in seed round funding. Savonix plans to use the investment to hire key talent and to launch and scale its flagship assessment product. RoundGlass Partners led the financing round with additional participation from Kickstart Seed Fund, BMNT Capital, and strategic San Francisco-based angel investors Bandel Carano and Connecticut based, Ed Glassmeyer, among others.

Released: 8-Dec-2015 10:05 AM EST
Ames Laboratory-Developed Titanium Powder Processing Gains International Customer Base
Ames National Laboratory

Titanium powder created with Ames Laboratory-developed gas-atomization technology has hit the market. Praxair Inc. now offers fine, spherical titanium powder for additive manufacturing and metal injection molding of aerospace, medical and industrial parts. It marks the first time large-scale amounts of titanium powder are available to industry with a potential for low-cost, high-volume manufacturing.

Released: 8-Dec-2015 6:00 AM EST
Reach for the Vitamin C with Fast-C® to Help with Holiday Stress, Colds and Flu Season
Nutra Products, Inc.

The holiday season may bring major stress. When this is added to winter colds and the flu your immune system is under attack. All Vitamin C products are not the same in terms of rates of absorption so check for Vitamin C with Fast-C.

Released: 4-Dec-2015 9:00 AM EST
23andMe Genetic Service Now Fully Accessible to Customers in New York and Maryland
23andMe

23andMe, Inc., the leading personal genetics company, today announced that its service is now completely available to people both in New York and Maryland. Previously, customers in New York could not ship saliva samples from the state, while state law in Maryland prohibited direct-to-consumer genetic testing all together.

Released: 2-Dec-2015 11:05 AM EST
Technology Aims to Improve Drinking Water
University of Alabama

A method of cleaning drinking water with light is being tested and developed at The University of Alabama with the hope of creating a product available for homes and businesses.

Released: 19-Nov-2015 2:05 PM EST
Vituro Health, Stephen Scionti, M.D., Bring Precision Healthcare and Latest Prostate Cancer Treatment Options to U.S. Patients
Vituro Health

Vituro Health has launched operations to offer complete prostate management services, including minimally-invasive high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) therapy. Stephen Scionti, M.D., is the leading U.S. HIFU expert and Vituro Health’s first partner physician.

Released: 18-Nov-2015 8:00 AM EST
Cancer Research Institute and Ludwig Cancer Research Partner with Targovax to Test Candidate Virotherapy in Early-Phase Clinical Trials
Cancer Research Institute

Targovax, a biotechnology company based in Oslo, has partnered with two nonprofit cancer research organizations to test its virotherapy product in early-phase combination clinical trials.

Released: 16-Nov-2015 9:00 AM EST
UCI Paul Merage School of Business Joins The Economist Events’ Cuba Summit
University of California, Irvine, Paul Merage School of Business

The UC Irvine Paul Merage School of Business Center for Global Leadership has joined The Economist Events as a supporting association for the Cuba Summit to be held December 3, 2015 at the Four Seasons Hotel, 2800 Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington D.C. With in-depth insight and analysis and a distinctly global perspective, the Cuba Summit will explore the most pressing issues facing potential investors in Cuba.

Released: 12-Nov-2015 7:00 AM EST
EMS and Laerdal Announce SIMULATIONiQ ™ and LLEAP Software Integration at Several Customer Sites
Education Management Solutions (EMS)

Education Management Solutions (EMS), a pioneer in simulation management technology and audio-video systems for healthcare training, and Laerdal Medical, a leading provider of simulation solutions for healthcare, today announced several successful customer integrations of their respective software platforms - SIMULATIONiQ™ and LLEAP.

Released: 3-Nov-2015 11:05 AM EST
LabGard AIR Class II, Type A2 Biological Safety Cabinet Now Available
NuAire

NuAire, Inc., is pleased to announce the launch of our newest biological safety cabinet, the LabGard AIR. This is a Class II, Type A2 cabinet specifically designed to meet the demanding needs of today's research facilities. With a demonstrated concern for safety, multiple opening options, and variable output scenarios, the LabGard AIR is the answer to your lab's needs.

Released: 29-Oct-2015 9:05 AM EDT
Blue Ribbon Biodefense Panel Recommends Vaccines-on-demand Approach Developed by Epivax
EpiVax, Inc.

/PRNewswire/ -- A report released today by former DHS Secretary Tom Ridge, former US Senator Joseph Lieberman and members of the Blue Ribbon Study Panel on Biodefense (BRSPB) identified "serious gaps and inadequacies that continue to leave the Nation vulnerable to biothreats."

Released: 27-Oct-2015 9:05 AM EDT
UofL Associate Dean for Research, J. Christopher States, Ph.D., Releases Book on Risks of Arsenic Exposure
University of Louisville

University of Louisville School of Medicine’s associate dean for research and vice chair for graduate education in the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology has edited a new reference book covering the most current information on the health and environmental risks of arsenic exposure, “Arsenic: Exposure Sources, Health Risks, and Mechanisms of Toxicity.”

Released: 27-Oct-2015 6:30 AM EDT
Clorox Launches Cold & Flu Pulse: A Socially Predictive Cold & Flu Tracker
Clorox Company

The Clorox Cold & Flu Pulse analyzes millions of conversations in real time and reports how cold and flu is trending online, including what topics are being discussed, top cities where it’s trending, and tips related to the current virality of the cold and flu.

Released: 23-Oct-2015 9:05 AM EDT
Advion Expands Chemistry Mass Spec Market Position
Advion

/PRNewswire/ -- Advion, Inc., a leading systems and consumables developer for the life sciences industry, announces further expansion into the Chinese chemistry market.

Released: 21-Oct-2015 12:05 PM EDT
New Resource for Breast Imagers Melds Cases, Imaging 3.0
American College of Radiology (ACR)

The new peer-reviewed self-assessment CPI Breast Imaging Module 2015 contains ACR BI-RADS® newest quality and safety content for breast imagers as well as information on new American Cancer Society breast cancer screening guidelines.

Released: 15-Oct-2015 1:05 PM EDT
Partnership Formed to Commercialize Technology Restoring Movement in Paralyzed Patients
Case Western Reserve University

Case Western Reserve University’s Institute for Functional Restoration (IFR) and Synapse Biomedical Inc. have entered a partnership to commercialize fully implantable systems that restore muscle function in paralyzed patients. Clinical trials begin this fall.

Released: 7-Oct-2015 7:55 AM EDT
A Dental Hygienist’s 8 Tips For a Healthy Halloween
Kolibree, the smart oral care company

Halloween and candy go hand in hand. You might say the same about candy and cavities. That's why smart toothbrush company Kolibree suggests you pay attention to your oral hygiene as we approach Halloween during National Dental Hygiene Month.

Released: 7-Oct-2015 6:00 AM EDT
Richard Bellas Joins DFI as Chief Commercial Officer
DFI

Paul Magnotto, Founder & CEO of DFI, announced today that Richard Bellas has joined the DFI team as the company’s Chief Commercial Officer.

Released: 1-Oct-2015 6:00 AM EDT
Secure Start Services—a Service Offered by Global Healthcare Products Manufacturer Hollister Incorporated—Supports World Ostomy Day to Raise Awareness for Life-Saving Surgery
Hollister Incorporated

Secure Start services and Hollister Incorporated join in the festivities of World Ostomy Day with platinum sponsorship of WannaWearOne Ostomy AWEARness 5K races in North Carolina, Tennessee and Oregon on Oct. 3.

Released: 30-Sep-2015 11:05 AM EDT
Vanderbilt Receives Major CMS Contract to Help Southeast Clinicians Transform Clinical Care
Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Vanderbilt University has received a contract from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for up to $28 million over four years to help more than 4,000 clinicians in the Southeast transform their clinical practices in ways that improve quality of patient care and hold down costs.

Released: 30-Sep-2015 9:05 AM EDT
Binghamton University Integrated Electronics Engineering Center to Receive $10 Million in NYSTAR Funding
Binghamton University, State University of New York

Binghamton University’s Integrated Electronics Engineering Center’s (IEEC) designation as a New York State Center for Advanced Technology (CAT) was extended for an additional 10-year term by Empire State Development’s Division of Science, Technology and Innovation (ESD/NYSTAR). The IEEC, founded in 1991, has been classified as a CAT since the mid-1990s. As a result of the re-designation, the Center will receive nearly $10 million in NYSTAR funding over the next decade.

Released: 29-Sep-2015 11:05 AM EDT
Student-Designed App Unites Coffee Community
Vanderbilt University

Vanderbilt students built a social media app to share knowledge and opinions about third wave coffee and coffee shops.

Released: 23-Sep-2015 11:05 AM EDT
Binghamton University Licenses Nanotechnology to Startup ChromaNanoTech
Binghamton University, State University of New York

Binghamton University, together with joint intellectual property owner Crysta-Lyn Chemical Company, of Binghamton, opted to license a novel platform technology to startup ChromaNanoTech for further development and introduction to the marketplace. ChromaNanoTech is designing pigments that can be tuned in a polymer hardcoat film and applied to glass, to keep out the heat out, while still allowing the visible light to shine through.

Released: 23-Sep-2015 8:00 AM EDT
Dynamic Foods Ingredients’ (DFI) Pilot Plant Exceeds Expectations
DFI

Paul Magnotto, Founder & CEO of DFI, announced today that its pilot plant near Buffalo, NY, has exceeded all engineering and operating objectives for producing 50,000 metric tons per year of erythritol, methionine and formic acid.

Released: 19-Aug-2015 10:05 AM EDT
Docinfo Tool Provides Consumers Physician Licensure, Disciplinary Data
Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB)

The Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) announced today that it has launched a free online resource to provide consumers with important background information on the more than 900,000 actively licensed physicians in the United States, including whether or not a physician has been disciplined by a state medical board.

Released: 19-Aug-2015 9:05 AM EDT
New Internet Search Engine’s CreatorsLaunch Kickstarter Funding Campaign
University of Alabama Huntsville

The developers of an educational Internet search engine that they say could eventually revolutionize the search function have launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund further refinements.



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