Diagnostics & Imaging Week articles from August 2006

Diagnostics & Imaging Week archives from August 2006

Gingrich: lab professionals must be 'leaders in transition'.(American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
August 3, 2006... CHICAGO--Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich recalled his first campaign for elected office as a Republican in Georgia during the "Nixon period," where no one, it seemed, thought he fit the part. However, not only did he ultimately...

ESA Biosciences develops device for POC lead testing.(American Association for Clinical Chemistry)(point of care)(product development of ESA Biosciences, Inc., )
August 3, 2006... CHICAGO--Magellan Biosciences (Chelmsford, Massachusetts) was ready to show off its LeadCare II device for blood lead testing, even while the device is awaiting a CLIA waiver at the American Association for Clinical Chemistry's (AACC;...

Imperial College 1st to float its technology transfer arm.(International report)
August 3, 2006... Imperial College (London) will become the first university in Europe to spin off its technology transfer office through a public flotation. Imperial Innovations Group has raised 25 million [pounds sterling] ($46.3 million) through a placement,...

Siemens completes DPC buy; Hologic closes Suros purchase.(Deals roundup)(Company overview)
August 3, 2006... Siemens (Erlangen, Germany/Malvern, Pennsylvania) reported completing its acquisition of Diagnostic Products Corp. (DPC; Los Angeles), saying that the purchase marks "a significant milestone" enabling it to enter the in vitro diagnostics (IVD)...

GE urges convergence of imaging, IVD company efforts.(AACC annual meeting)
August 3, 2006... CHICAGO--GE Healthcare's (Waukesha, Wisconsin) William Clarke, MD, told a plenary session audience at the American Association for Clinical Chemistry's (AACC; Washington) annual meeting and clinical expo that in vivo imaging companies such as...

Hologic in $75m credit facility; VeraLight adds 'B' $17.5m.(Financings roundup)
August 3, 2006... Hologic (Bedford, Massachusetts), a provider of diagnostic imaging and digital imaging systems targeting women's health, reported entering into an agreement for a $75 million senior unsecured revolving credit facility, due Jan. 23, 2007. ...

Genpathway inks worldwide services pact with Affymetrix.(Agreements roundup)
August 3, 2006... Genpathway (San Diego) reported that it has entered into a worldwide services agreement with Affymetrix (Santa Clara, California) whereby Genpathway will provide ChIP (chromatin immunoprecipitation)-on-Chip assays, services and analysis to...

University of Missouri awarded $470,000 for cancer detection.(Grants/contracts)
August 3, 2006... Researchers at the University of Missouri-Columbia reported being awarded $470,000 from a private foundation for the development of new technologies aimed at improving cancer detection. Xudong Fan and John Viator, assistant biological...

Luminex.(Grants/contracts)
August 3, 2006... Luminex (Austin, Texas), a multiplex solution developer, reported receiving a 12-month research grant from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, which will be administered through the Department of the Army's U.S. Army Research Office....

A researcher at Purdue University (West Lafayette, Indiana) is leading an effort to manufacture low-cost devices making it possible to perform widespread medical testing for AIDS victims in Africa and enable them to receive treatment.(Grants/contracts)
August 3, 2006... A researcher at Purdue University (West Lafayette, Indiana) is leading an effort to manufacture low-cost devices making it possible to perform widespread medical testing for AIDS victims in Africa and enable them to receive treatment. A...

PerkinElmer.(Grants/contracts)
August 3, 2006... PerkinElmer (Boston) reported signing a "multiyear, multimillion dollar" agreement to supply the State of Texas with instruments, software and reagents to enhance the state's newborn screening program. The technology will be used to test...

Stratagene in $7.8m settlement; suit to block DPC/Siemens deal.(Court report)
August 3, 2006... Stratagene (La Jolla, California), a manufacturer of research and diagnostic products, said that in the matter of Invitrogen Corporation vs. Stratagene, heard in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, a jury ruled that it...

Diamics touts its replacement system for 'subjective' Pap test.(AACC notebook)
August 3, 2006... CHICAGO--Among the 600-plus companies exhibiting at the American Association for Clinical Chemistry's (AACC; Washington) annual meeting at McCormick Place last week, Diamics (Novato, California) CEO and Chairman Peter Gombrich was not shy about...

Foresight Imaging (Lowell, Massachusetts) reported that Cedara Software, a Merge Healthcare company, has signed a five-year agreement to distribute Foresight's TIMS DICOM System.(Agreements roundup)
August 3, 2006... Foresight Imaging (Lowell, Massachusetts) reported that Cedara Software, a Merge Healthcare company, has signed a five-year agreement to distribute Foresight's TIMS DICOM System. The TIMS solution will complement Cedara's existing suite of...

PerkinElmer (Boston), which focuses on health sciences and photonics, reported a multi-year license and research collaboration agreement with the University of Leicester in the UK.(Agreements roundup)(Brief article)
August 3, 2006... PerkinElmer (Boston), which focuses on health sciences and photonics, reported a multi-year license and research collaboration agreement with the University of Leicester in the UK. Together, the two organizations will begin to lay the...

The Premier (Charlotte, North Carolina) alliance of nearly 1,500 hospitals and health systems has reported a special group buy for Philips Medical Systems (Andover, Massachusetts), as well as associated contrast media injectors from Mallinckrodt (St. Louis) and Medrad (Indianola, Pennsylvania).(Agreements roundup)
August 3, 2006... The Premier (Charlotte, North Carolina) alliance of nearly 1,500 hospitals and health systems has reported a special group buy for Philips Medical Systems (Andover, Massachusetts), as well as associated contrast media injectors from...

NanoDetection Technology (Knoxville, Tennessee), an in vitro diagnostics company that has a patented system for detecting the presence of specific genes or pathogens within a biological or environmental sample, and its partners reported that they are collaborating to develop an avian influenza (avian flu or "bird flu") test and mobile detection product.(Agreements roundup)
August 3, 2006... NanoDetection Technology (Knoxville, Tennessee), an in vitro diagnostics company that has a patented system for detecting the presence of specific genes or pathogens within a biological or environmental sample, and its partners reported that...

Acceletronics (Exton, Pennsylvania), a provider of oncology equipment service and distributor of new and pre-owned radiotherapy equipment, and Radiation Oncology Systems (ROS; San Diego).(Agreements roundup)
August 3, 2006... Acceletronics (Exton, Pennsylvania), a provider of oncology equipment service and distributor of new and pre-owned radiotherapy equipment, and Radiation Oncology Systems (ROS; San Diego), an oncology and diagnostic imaging equipment sales and...

UTEK (Plant City, Florida), a specialty finance company focused on technology transfer, and In Veritas Medical Diagnostics (Inverness, Scotland), a medical device company, reported that they have signed a strategic alliance agreement.(Agreements roundup)
August 3, 2006... UTEK (Plant City, Florida), a specialty finance company focused on technology transfer, and In Veritas Medical Diagnostics (Inverness, Scotland), a medical device company, reported that they have signed a strategic alliance agreement. John...

White blood cell testing system rolled out.(International report)
August 3, 2006... HemoCue (Angelholm, Sweden) has unveiled what it said is an entirely new single-analyte point-of-care (POC) testing system for determination of total white blood cell count. The new system was on display at last week's American Association...

Genome analysis kit launched.(International report)
August 3, 2006... Kreatech Biotechnology (Amsterdam, the Netherlands) reported the launch of its Genome-pULSe, arrayCGH Whole Genome Amplification and Labeling Kit, the latest addition to the company's product portfolio for arrayCGH analysis. This kit...

Asuragen (Austin, Texas), a new oncology molecular diagnostic company and molecular biology service pro-vider, reported entering into a semi-exclusive licensing agreement with Rockefeller University (New York) for the diagnostic rights to its proprietary microRNA sequences, described as expression profiles and functions involved with human diseases like diabetes and cancer.(Deals roundup)
August 3, 2006... Asuragen (Austin, Texas), a new oncology molecular diagnostic company and molecular biology service pro-vider, reported entering into a semi-exclusive licensing agreement with Rockefeller University (New York) for the diagnostic rights to its...

Hemagen Diagnostics.(Deals roundup)(Brief article)
August 3, 2006... Hemagen Diagnostics (Columbia, Maryland), a maker of diagnostic test kits, reported the sale of a manufacturing building for $1.8 million. It said it purchased the facility in June of last year for $800,000. With the sale, the company said it...

IRIS International (Chatsworth, California), a manufacturer of automated IVD urinalysis systems and medical devices, said it has prepared its allocation of the purchase price paid to acquire Leucadia Technologies (Carlsbad, California).(Deals roundup)
August 3, 2006... IRIS International (Chatsworth, California), a manufacturer of automated IVD urinalysis systems and medical devices, said it has prepared its allocation of the purchase price paid to acquire Leucadia Technologies (Carlsbad, California). The...

Abbott Molecular.(AACC notebook)(product development)(Brief article)
August 3, 2006... Abbott Molecular (Des Plaines, Illinois) previewed its new automated molecular diagnostics system, the m2000, which is based on real-time PCR technology for detecting and monitoring infectious diseases. The m2000 system is pending 510(k)...

ARUP Laboratories (Salt Lake City), a national clinical and anatomic pathology reference laboratory, said it has entered into a services agreement with Mednet Services, a laboratory network and billing services information technology company in order to expand ARUP's menu of services available to regional and local hospital-affiliated laboratories in the areas of direct and network-based outreach services.(AACC notebook)
August 3, 2006... ARUP Laboratories (Salt Lake City), a national clinical and anatomic pathology reference laboratory, said it has entered into a services agreement with Mednet Services, a laboratory network and billing services information technology company in...

bioMerieux.(AACC notebook)
August 3, 2006... bioMerieux (Durham, North Carolina), reported at AACC the launch of analyte-specific reagents (ASR) for Mycoplasma pneumoniae and Chlamydophila pneumoniae, or chlamydia. Each NucliSens ASR contains a primer/probe mix designed for individual...

PerkinElmer (Boston) reported that it has entered into two multi-year research collaborations with Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore) and the University of Birmingham in the UK to establish the groundwork for developing tools and technology for the discovery of biomarkers leading to diagnostics and personalized medicine.(AACC notebook)
August 3, 2006... PerkinElmer (Boston) reported that it has entered into two multi-year research collaborations with Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore) and the University of Birmingham in the UK to establish the groundwork for developing tools and technology...

Protedyne (Windsor, Connecticut), a designer of industrial automation, said that it has integrated its new Radius benchtop robotic system with Roche Diagnostics' (Indianapolis).(AACC notebook)
August 3, 2006... Protedyne (Windsor, Connecticut), a designer of industrial automation, said that it has integrated its new Radius benchtop robotic system with Roche Diagnostics' (Indianapolis) LightCycler 480 Real-Time PCR System to create an automated...

Clinical Data completes consolidation.(Briefly Noted)(Brief article)
August 3, 2006... Clinical Data (Newton, Massachusetts), a developer of molecular and pharmacogenomics services and clinical diagnostics, reported completing consolidation of its North Carolina based genomic labs and offices acquired as part of its Genaissance...

Abbott Molecular.(Product Briefs)(Brief article)
August 3, 2006... Abbott Molecular (Des Plaines, Illinois) said a study published in the July issue of Journal of Urology has shown that UroVysion, a DNA-based urine test that detects important genetic changes in bladder cells, has almost twice the sensitivity...

Celera Genomics.(Product Briefs)
August 3, 2006... Celera Genomics (Rockland, Maryland), an Applera business, reported that the RealTime HCV Genotype Assay has received the CE mark. The company said it is the first real-time test for genotyping the hepatitis C virus (HCV) to obtain regulatory...

Dade Behring.(Product Briefs)
August 3, 2006... Dade Behring (Deerfield, Illinois) reported that it has launched an automated Ecstasy test on its Dimension chemistry systems. The new test uses the Syva EMIT technology, which the company said is the most widely used and extensively validated...

Sontra Medical.(Product Briefs)
August 3, 2006... Sontra Medical (Franklin, Massachusetts) reported the completion of the first clinical study to verify the performance of its Continuous Transdermal Glucose Monitor (CTGM). Preliminary analysis of results demonstrated that the wireless glucose...

AviaraDx.(People in Places)
August 3, 2006... Mary Barry has joined AviaraDx (Carlsbad, California) as vice president of clinical laboratory operations. Barry most recently served as the vice president of laboratory operations for Prometheus Laboratories. AviaraDx is focused on developing...

DiagnoCure.(People in Places)(appointment of John Schafer )(Brief article)
August 3, 2006... John Schafer has been named president and CEO of DiagnoCure (Quebec City, Quebec), effective Aug. 23. He succeeds retiring President Pierre Desy. Most recently, Schafer led a Montreal-based biosensor company with target applications in...

Diamics.(People in Places)(appointment of Richard Cote)(Brief article)
August 3, 2006... Richard Cote, MD, has been named to the newly created position of chief medical officer and executive vice president of Diamics (Novato, California). Cote was the founder of Impath, served on its board of directors and was the company's chief...

OraSure Technologies.(People in Places)(appointment of Mark Kirtland)(Brief article)
August 3, 2006... Mark Kirtland has been appointed senior vice president, business development for OraSure Technologies (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania). Since 2005, Kirtland worked for Valeo Medical as Vice President, Commercial Operations. OraSure manufactures oral...

Cost-effective technology will reduce health 'unaffordability'.(P4P leadership summit)
August 10, 2006... BOSTON -- In an afternoon keynote on the second day of the Pay-For-Performance leadership summit, Arnold Milstein, MD, of Mercer Human Resources Consulting (New York), provided the payer perspective on P4P, bringing with him several years of...

SmartPill's GI diagnostic enters North America, eyes Europe.
August 10, 2006... Diagnostic systems continue to shrink, very notably those allowing physicians dealing with gastrointestinal issues to get a close look at the goings-on in the digestive tract without a wholesale invasion of the abdominal cavity. Hollywood...

Studies back effectiveness of Immunotec's T-SPOT.TB test.(International report)
August 10, 2006... Immunotec (Oxford, UK), which is focused on T-cell measurements, reported the outcome of two studies comparing its T-SPOT.TB assay with other diagnostic tests for latent tuberculosis (TB) infection Both studies' results demonstrated that...

Reader for skin test is approved.(Agreements)
August 10, 2006... Predictive medicine company PreMD (Toronto) said its second-generation spectrometer, or color reader, for the Prevu(x) Point of Care (POC) Skin Sterol Test now has the CE mark. "The CE mark allows the new reader to be marketed in the...

Celsis International buys IVT for $30 million and earn-outs.(Deals roundup)
August 10, 2006... Celsis International (Chicago), a life science products and services company, reported that it has acquired In Vitro Technologies (IVT; Baltimore) for $30 million in cash and an earn-out consideration capped at $5 million. Celsis said that...

Dilon's $7.25m offering to aid its efforts in breast imaging.(Financings roundup)(Dilon Technologies)(Brief article)
August 10, 2006... Dilon Technologies (Newport News, Virginia), a manufacturer of high-resolution molecular imaging systems, said it completed an equity offering of $7.25 million placed by Taglich Brothers (New York), an investment banker focused on microcap...

Calypte withdraws from Amex.(Briefly Noted)
August 10, 2006... Calypte Biomedical (Lake Oswego, Oregon) reported filing a request to withdraw its common stock from listing on the American Stock Exchange. Amex previously advised Calypte that it was not in compliance with the requirement of shareholder...

Incentives, quality reporting, public participation debated.(P4P leadership summit)
August 10, 2006... BOSTON -- The second day of the fourth annual Leadership Summit on Healthcare Quality & Pay-For-Performance commenced with a session that addressed incentives, physician engagement and public disclosure, moderated by Michael Millenson, a...

FDA toxicology group wields technology to combat bioterror.(Washington roundup)
August 10, 2006... WASHINGTON -- Despite criticisms that its plate more than runneth over, the FDA is taking part in the nation's fight against bioterrorism. The agency's National Center for Toxicology Research (NCTR) said it is working on a way to detect toxic...

Impath execs get big penalties, but one 85-year term reduced.(Court report)
August 10, 2006... Anuradha Saad, former CEO and chairman of Impath (New York), and Richard Adelson, the company's former president/chief operating officer, have consented to final judgments against themselves, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has...

VivoMetrics, RAE Systems team in first responder wireless work.(Agreements)
August 10, 2006... VivoMetrics (Ventura, California), developer of the LifeShirt--described as "the first real-time physiologic monitoring system"--has partnered with RAE Systems (San Jose, California) to integrate the LifeShirt 300 with the AreaRAE wireless...

Illumina (San Diego) reported that it has expanded the scope of its multi-year.(Agreements)(Brief article)
August 10, 2006... * Illumina (San Diego) reported that it has expanded the scope of its multi-year, genotyping services agreement with GlaxoSmithKline (GSK; London). Illumina will begin to use Sentrix HumanHap550 BeadChips for a series of whole-genome...

Medicomp (Melbourne, Florida), a subsidiary of United Therapeutics that specializes in providing cardiac telemedicine services throughout the U.S.(Agreements)
August 10, 2006... * Medicomp (Melbourne, Florida), a subsidiary of United Therapeutics that specializes in providing cardiac telemedicine services throughout the U.S., reported that it has been awarded a contract to sell ambulatory Holter monitoring systems...

NeuroMetrix (Waltham, Massachusetts), focused on the development of products used to diagnose neuropathies.(Agreements)(Brief article)
August 10, 2006... * NeuroMetrix (Waltham, Massachusetts), focused on the development of products used to diagnose neuropathies, including diabetic peripheral neuropathy, has signed a mutually exclusive agreement with Parlex (Methuen, Massachusetts), a division...

Nanogen (San Diego), a developer of advanced diagnostic products, and Fisher Scientific (Hampton, New Hampshire) said they have expanded their relationship to include an R&D collaboration in molecular diagnostics.(Agreements)
August 10, 2006... * Nanogen (San Diego), a developer of advanced diagnostic products, and Fisher Scientific (Hampton, New Hampshire) said they have expanded their relationship to include an R&D collaboration in molecular diagnostics. The collaboration agreement...

StatSure Diagnostic Systems (Framingham, Massachusetts) said it has signed a binding term sheet with Inverness Medical Innovations (Waltham, Massachusetts).(Agreements)(Brief article)
August 10, 2006... * StatSure Diagnostic Systems (Framingham, Massachusetts) said it has signed a binding term sheet with Inverness Medical Innovations (Waltham, Massachusetts) to develop consumer diagnostic products for HIV using StatSure's "barrel" technology....

US Oncology (Houston), a national cancer treatment and research network.(Agreements)
August 10, 2006... * US Oncology (Houston), a national cancer treatment and research network, has entered into a venture with the Molecular Profiling Institute (Phoenix) to create the Tissue Banking and Analysis Center (TBAC). While serving a variety of...

Diagnostic test kit company starts up.(International report)
August 10, 2006... Harbin First Bio-engineering Co. Ltd. (Harbin, China), located in Heilongjiang province, was established on July 21. The company, a subsidiary of China Sky One Medical, is a producer of diagnostic test kits. Its first two products under...

Telzuit Medical Technologies (Orlando, Florida) has acquired PDS Imaging (PDS; Orlando).(Deals roundup)
August 10, 2006... Telzuit Medical Technologies (Orlando, Florida) has acquired PDS Imaging (PDS; Orlando), a mobile ultrasound and cardiac imaging company. The company said the transaction was financed through a combination of cash and Telzuit stock, but...

Reflect Scientific (Mountain View, California), a manufacturer of laboratory equipment and related supplies to the biotech, pharmaceutical and medical industries, reported closing a private placement for the merger of California-based Cryomastor, raising, it said, in excess of its required $1 million acquisition fee.(Deals roundup)
August 10, 2006... * Reflect Scientific (Mountain View, California), a manufacturer of laboratory equipment and related supplies to the biotech, pharmaceutical and medical industries, reported closing a private placement for the merger of California-based...

HealthSouth (Birmingham, Alabama) reported that it has signed an agreement to sell Cedar Court Rehabilitation Hospital (Melbourne, Australia).(Deals roundup)
August 10, 2006... * HealthSouth (Birmingham, Alabama) reported that it has signed an agreement to sell Cedar Court Rehabilitation Hospital (Melbourne, Australia), and related assets to Epworth Foundation and ING Management. Cedar Court assets include a...

Medrad (Indianola, Pennsylvania) and GE Healthcare (Chalfont St. Giles, UK) reported the availability of the first endorectal coil for 3.0T magnetic resonance (MR) prostate imaging.(Product Briefs)
August 10, 2006... * Medrad (Indianola, Pennsylvania) and GE Healthcare (Chalfont St. Giles, UK) reported the availability of the first endorectal coil for 3.0T magnetic resonance (MR) prostate imaging. The Medrad 3.0T Prostate eCoil is available for GE Signa HDx...

MicroIslet.(Product Briefs)
August 10, 2006... * MicroIslet (San Diego), developing technologies in transplantation therapy for people with insulin-dependent diabetes, said that primate subjects in studies have exhibited improved glycemic control over a six-month period by means of the...

Toshiba America Medical Systems.(Product Briefs)
August 10, 2006... * Toshiba America Medical Systems (Tustin, California) reported the release of its Version 3.0 software for the Aquilion 64 and 32 computed tomography (CT) systems--the most advanced multi-slice CT technology available. The new software is...

Varian.(Product Briefs)
August 10, 2006... * Varian (Palo Alto, California) reported availability of an improved version of the OnSite OraLab oral fluid drug testing device, which is "more accurate and achieves lower detection limits for parent-THC than previous devices." OraLab is an...

Behrman Capital.(People in Places)(Brief article)
August 10, 2006... * Lawrence Deering has been named an operating partner at Behrman Capital (New York/San Francisco), to oversee the company's portfolio of healthcare companies and identify new healthcare investments. Deering most recently served as CEO and...

Clinical Data.(People in Places)(Brief article)
August 10, 2006... * C. Evan Ballantyne has been named senior vice president and CFO for Clinical Data (Newton, Massachusetts), replacing Israel Stein, MD, who was serving as interim CFO. Ballantyne was most recently senior vice president and CFO of ZymeQuest,...

Micro Imaging Technology.(People in Places)(Brief article)
August 10, 2006... * Micro Imaging Technology (MIT; San Clemente, California) reported that Floyd Panning has stepped down as CEO and director. Michael Brennan has been named president/ CEO and a director. George Farquhar has been appointed chief operating...

Rights group: some countries' HIV testing programs coercive.(XVI International AIDS conference)
August 17, 2006... An increasing number of countries are supporting "coercive or discriminatory" HIV testing programs that fail to ensure confidentiality, a U.S. human rights group said on Thursday in advance of the XVI International Aids Conference held in...

Aethlon billing Hemopurifier as potential first AIDs device.(XVI International AIDS conference)
August 17, 2006... Aethlon Medical (San Diego) reported that its Hemopurifier, a device developed to treat drug- and vaccine-resistant pathogens, was presented as a candidate treatment for drug resistant HIV patients at The AIDS Institute's Treatment Horizons...

VisEn Medical and Olympus in distribution accord on FMT.(International report)
August 17, 2006... VisEn Medical (Woburn, Massachusetts) has signed an exclusive Japanese distribution agreement with Olympus (Tokyo) covering VisEn's fluorescence molecular tomography (FMT) imaging systems and portfolio of in vivo near-infrared fluorescence...

Ventana buys Vision Systems for $346m in cash and debt.(Deals roundup)(Company overview)
August 17, 2006... Ventana Medical Systems (Tucson, Arizona) reported signing an agreement to acquire Vision Systems (Melbourne, Australia), a manufacturer of instruments and reagents for anatomical pathology and research laboratories. Ventana will pay about $346...

Virtual Radiologic files for up to $75 million initial public offering.(Financings roundup)
August 17, 2006... Virtual Radiologic (VRC; Minnetonka, Minnesota) has filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for an initial public offering of up to $75 million. The number of shares and pricing range has not been...

Celerus Diagnostics (Santa Barbara, California) reported completion of $9 million in financing by private investors.(Financings roundup)(Brief article)
August 17, 2006... Celerus Diagnostics (Santa Barbara, California) reported completion of $9 million in financing by private investors. Page Erickson, founder and CEO of Celerus, said, "With this additional investment, our Rapid Diagnostic System will be...

FDA opens docket for comment on track-and-trace of devices.
August 17, 2006... WASHINGTON -- The drug industry is now deep in the waters of track-and-trace (TnT) for chain-of-custody security and validation of pharmaceutical products. In contrast, the device industry--including diagnostics--has had little reason to...

ACCF unveils appropriateness criteria for CCT/CMR imaging.
August 17, 2006... The American College of Cardiology Foundation (ACCF; Bethesda, Maryland), along with key specialty and subspecialty societies, has released appropriateness criteria for two relatively new clinical cardiac imaging modalities--cardiac computed...

Philips, BG in systems biology alliance; Microtest to run lab.(Agreements roundup)
August 17, 2006... Royal Philips Electronics (Amsterdam, the Netherlands) and BG Medicine (Waltham, Massachusetts) have established an alliance in the field of systems biology. BG will collaborate with Philips to develop the next generation of molecular...

Microtest.(Agreements roundup)
August 17, 2006... Microtest (Agawam, Massachusetts) has been selected to operate Symmetry Medical's (Warsaw, Indiana) new PolyVac sterilization validation laboratory in Manchester, New Hampshire. Microtest will operate the facility and provide independent...

Stratagene (La Jolla, California), a marketer of life science research and diagnostics products.(Agreements roundup)
August 17, 2006... Stratagene (La Jolla, California), a marketer of life science research and diagnostics products, reported entering a joint development and license agreement with Rosetta Inpharmatics (Kirkland, Washington), a subsidiary of Merck & Co....

Acacia Research.(Agreements roundup)
August 17, 2006... Acacia Research (Newport Beach, California) reported that its CombiMatrix group (Mukilteo, Washington) has begun work on a two-year, $1.9 million contract with the Army Research Office. Funding will focus on the integration of CombiMatrix's...

LipoScience.(Agreements roundup)
August 17, 2006... LipoScience (Raleigh, North Carolina) said it has entered into an agreement for ARUP Laboratories (Salt Lake City) to offer its NMR LipoProfile test. ARUP serves as the primary reference laboratory for more than half of the nation's...

Applied Bio in pathogen system R&D via $24.5 million from DoD.(Grants/contracts)
August 17, 2006... Applied Biosystems (Foster City, California), a business of Applera, reported that the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) has awarded it a $24.5 million contract to push the development of a prototype instrument system to improve the way...

Affymetrix (Santa Clara, California) reported that the Autism Consortium has selected its single Affymetrix GeneChip Human Mapping 500K Array for what it described as "the world's most comprehensive study" of the genes associated with autism, called the Autism Gene Discovery Project.(Grants/contracts)
August 17, 2006... Affymetrix (Santa Clara, California) reported that the Autism Consortium has selected its single Affymetrix GeneChip Human Mapping 500K Array for what it described as "the world's most comprehensive study" of the genes associated with autism,...

GeneGo.(Grants/contracts)(Brief article)
August 17, 2006... GeneGo (St. Joseph, Michigan), a provider of databases, software and services in systems biology, reported receiving a $750,000 Phase II SBIR grant from the DoD to develop a systems biology suite for functional analysis of proteomics data. In...

Chembio Diagnostics.(XVI International AIDS conference)
August 17, 2006... Chembio Diagnostics (Medford, New York) is featuring at the conference a new alternative procedure for performing its HIV 1/2 STAT-PAK Dipstick rapid test. Larry Siebert, CEO of Chembio, said, "There is greater goals of the conference;...

Calypte Biomedical (Lake Oswego, Oregon), a test maker for the professional point-of-care and over-the-counter (OTC) segments of the market primarily for the detection of antibodies to HIV.(XVI International AIDS conference)
August 17, 2006... Calypte Biomedical (Lake Oswego, Oregon), a test maker for the professional point-of-care and over-the-counter (OTC) segments of the market primarily for the detection of antibodies to HIV, presented an abstract entitled "Initial evaluations of...