Diagnostics & Imaging Week articles from January 2005

Diagnostics & Imaging Week archives from January 2005

ThyroTest provides 10-minute result, faster than current TSH.
January 6, 2005... ThyroTest, a new rapid hypothyroid diagnostic screening device from ThyroTec (Honey Brook, Pennsylvania), has received a CLIA waiver that will allow for detection of a common thyroid disease, much sooner rather than later, for millions of...

Onex completes C$225M buy of Center for Diagnostic Imaging.(Deals roundup)
January 6, 2005... Onex (Toronto) reported completing the acquisition of the Center for Diagnostic Imaging (CDI; Minneapolis) in a transaction valued at about C$225 million. CDI is a major provider of diagnostic and therapeutic radiology services, operating...

Gen-Probe licenses German firm's tumor detection tech.(Report from Europe)(AdnaGen )
January 6, 2005... Gen-Probe (San Diego) has licensed technology from AdnaGen (Hanover, Germany) that may help increase the accuracy of molecular diagnostic tests to detect prostate and other cancers, help determine the aggressiveness of these malignancies, and...

VivoMetrics monitors growing opportunities for LifeShirt.
January 6, 2005... VENTURA, California -- The overcast, rain-filled skies last week obscured the usual view of the offshore Channel Islands available from the offices of VivoMetrics on a hillside above this city's downtown area. But the conditions outside...

Alliance Imaging completes sale of subordinated notes.(Financings roundup)
January 6, 2005... Alliance Imaging (Anaheim, California), a national provider of diagnostic imaging services, reported successfully completing the sale of $150 million in aggregate principal amount of its 7-1/4% senior subordinated notes, due 2012, in a private...

InSight Health Services.(Financings roundup)(Brief Article)
January 6, 2005... * InSight Health Services (Lake Forest, California) reported commencement of its offer to exchange up to $25 million principal amount of its registered 9-7/8% senior subordinated notes, due 2011, for a like principal amount of its 9-7/8% senior...

Genelabs Technologies (Redwood City, California) reported receiving $1.25 million from Affymetrix (Santa Clara, California) for an amendment to a non-exclusive license to Genelabs' Linker-Aided DNA Amplification technology (LADA).(Financings roundup)(Brief Article)
January 6, 2005... * Genelabs Technologies (Redwood City, California) reported receiving $1.25 million from Affymetrix (Santa Clara, California) for an amendment to a non-exclusive license to Genelabs' Linker-Aided DNA Amplification technology (LADA), which...

Sagemark Companies.(Financings roundup)(Brief Article)
January 6, 2005... * The Sagemark Companies (New York) reported consummating a second closing in connection with a private placement of shares of its common stock and warrants to purchase shares of its common stock, with gross proceeds of $2.36 million. These...

HealthSouth in settlement as Scrushy trial opens.(Court report)
January 6, 2005... On the eve of a trial vs. Richard Scrushy, its former CEO, HealthSouth (Birmingham, Alabama) said Tuesday that it had signed a definitive settlement agreement with various government agencies, for a total cash payment of $325 million, plus...

ChondroGene in collaboration with Pfizer.(Briefly Noted)(Brief Article)
January 6, 2005... ChondroGene (Toronto) reported that it has entered a new two-year research collaboration with Pfizer (New York) for the identification of novel therapeutic targets and biomarkers for the treatment and diagnosis of osteoarthritis (OA). This...

ProxyMed files Form 10-Q.(Briefly Noted)(Brief Article)
January 6, 2005... ProxyMed (Atlanta) reported that its share ticker symbol returned to PILL, reflecting the filing of its third quarter Form 10-Q with the SEC. As previously reported, the original change in status was the result of delay in filing the company's...

IDS names distributor for Poland.(Report from Europe)(Imaging Diagnostic Systems )(Brief Article)
January 6, 2005... Imaging Diagnostic Systems (IDS; Fort Lauderdale, Florida) reported that EDO-MED has been appointed its exclusive distributor in Poland. The company will market and service the IDS CT Laser Mammography (CTLM) as an adjunct to mammography...

MorphoSys, Schering extend collaboration.(Report from Europe)(Brief Article)
January 6, 2005... MorphoSys AG (Martinsried, Germany) extended its collaboration with Schering AG (Berlin) to develop antibody therapeutics and in vivo diagnostics. Originally signed in December 2001, the collaboration will be extended at least until the end of...

Beckman Coulter.(Product Briefs)(Brief Article)
January 6, 2005... * Beckman Coulter (Fullerton, California) reported adding an application to its Coulter LH 750 hematology analyzers that automates the analysis of body fluids for greater lab efficiency and labor savings. With the new application, laboratories...

Bio-Rad Laboratories.(Product Briefs)(Brief Article)
January 6, 2005... * Bio-Rad Laboratories (Hercules, California) reported that it has received FDA clearance for its BioPlex 2200 system, a new immunoassay platform that uses multiplexing technology to analyze for multiple disease states from single patient...

Biosite.(Product Briefs)(Brief Article)
January 6, 2005... * Biosite (San Diego) reported that it has submitted a premarket approval application to the FDA for the Triage Stroke Panel. The test is a rapid immunoassay intended for use in conjunction with neuro imaging as an aid in the assessment and...

BMD.(Product Briefs)(Brief Article)
January 6, 2005... * BMD (BioMedical Diagnostics; Marne-la-Vallee, France) reported that the CARIS (Carrier for Assay Reagents and Immuno Samples) platform, its new module for the preparation of test samples for autoimmune disease diagnosis, has been CE-marked....

Dade Behring.(Product Briefs)(Brief Article)
January 6, 2005... * Dade Behring (Deerfield, Illinois) said it will begin to offer laboratories the Dimension Xpand Plus System, a second generation integrated analyzer, building on its Dimension Xpand System, which it calls "the only chemistry analyzer to offer...

Gen-Probe.(Product Briefs)(Brief Article)
January 6, 2005... * Gen-Probe (San Diego) reported receiving FDA clearance for its Aptima Chlamydia Trachomatis (CT) assay, an amplified nucleic acid test that detects, on a stand-alone basis, the bacterium that causes the most common sexually transmitted...

iCAD.(Product Briefs)(Brief Article)
January 6, 2005... * iCAD (Nashua, New Hampshire) reported the release of its ClearLook CAD (computer-aided detection) Image Characterization Package. ClearLook is used together with iCAD's Radiologist Review Station, which presents breast images marked to show...

Sigma Medical (Irving, Texas), a division of SigmaAldrich (St. Louis), reported launch of a new genome amplification kit, GenomePlex Whole Genome Amplification (WGA).(Product Briefs)(Brief Article)
January 6, 2005... * Sigma Medical (Irving, Texas), a division of SigmaAldrich (St. Louis), reported launch of a new genome amplification kit, GenomePlex Whole Genome Amplification (WGA). In October, Sigma entered into an exclusive licensing agreement with...

SonoSite (Bothell, Washington), a leader in hand-held ultrasound systems, said it has begun customer shipments of the SonoCalc IMT software, enabling physicians to quickly measure the wall thickness (IMT) of the common carotid arteries and assess a patient's risk of cardiovascular disease.(Product Briefs)(Brief Article)
January 6, 2005... * SonoSite (Bothell, Washington), a leader in hand-held ultrasound systems, said it has begun customer shipments of the SonoCalc IMT software, enabling physicians to quickly measure the wall thickness (IMT) of the common carotid arteries and...

Guava Technologies.(People In Places)(Brief Article)
January 6, 2005... * Phillip Vorwald has been named vice president, worldwide sales at Guava Technologies (Hayward, California). Vorwald joins Guava from Delphi Medical Systems, where he served as managing director. Guava's product offerings combine rugged and...

Radiologix.(People In Places)(Michael Murdock )(Brief Article)
January 6, 2005... * Michael Murdock has been appointed senior vice president and CFO of Radiologix (Dallas). He will join the company on Feb. 1, replacing Richard Sabolik. For the past five years, Murdock has served as CFO of Dental One. President and CEO Sami...

Varian Medical Systems.(People In Places)(Brief Article)
January 6, 2005... * Varian Medical Systems (Palo Alto, California), a manufacturer of integrated cancer therapy systems, X-ray tubes and flat-panel digital subsystems for imaging, reported three new management appointments, effective Jan. 10. Timothy Guertin,...

Liver disease and diagnostics targeted by NIH action plan.
January 13, 2005... WASHINGTON -- The National Institutes of Health (NIH; Bethesda, Maryland) has outlined a plan that could put a new face on liver disease diagnostics. The NIH said its "action plan" for Liver Disease Research addresses the "burden" of liver...

Predicant licenses Caliper's microfluidics for diagnostics.(Predicant Biosciences )
January 13, 2005... Imagine having the tools necessary to see potential drug side effects long before they occur, or to diagnose disease at the very early stages before symptoms are experienced. It could change the whole drug development landscape. Companies...

Chinese distributor is signed for CardioMag's MCG systems.(International report)(Shenzhen Zhiheng Advanced Electrical Technology Co.)
January 13, 2005... A Diagnostics & Imaging Week Staff Report CardioMag Imaging (CMI; Schenectady, New York) has signed a multi-year distribution agreement with Shenzhen Zhiheng Advanced Electrical Technology Co. (Shenzhen, China). The exclusive agreement calls...

Findings on HIV-fighting gene may lead to earlier treatment.
January 13, 2005... A study of HIV-positive and HIV-negative people, funded by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH; both Bethesda, Maryland), has found that people with more copies of a...

Biophan Tech acquires Amris; Agilent adds chIP-on-chip firm.(Deals roundup)(Biophan Technologies)
January 13, 2005... Biophan Technologies (Rochester, New York), a developer of technologies designed to improve the MRI-compatibility of medical devices, said it has agreed to acquire Amris (Castrop-Rauxel/Gelsenkirchen, Germany), a developer of MRI-safe and...

Alerion gets collaborative grant; Bioveris in CRADA.(Grants/contracts)(Alerion Biomedical)
January 13, 2005... Alerion Biomedical (San Diego), in collaboration with the Vanderbilt University Medical Center (Nashville, Tennessee), was awarded a National Institutes of Health (NIH; Bethesda, Maryland) small business technology transfer grant for their...

Iris International (Chatsworth, California), a manufacturer of automated in vitro diagnostics urinalysis systems and medical devices used in hospitals and reference clinical laboratories worldwide.(Grants/contracts)(Brief Article)
January 13, 2005... * Iris International (Chatsworth, California), a manufacturer of automated in vitro diagnostics urinalysis systems and medical devices used in hospitals and reference clinical laboratories worldwide, said its Advanced Digital Imaging Research...

E-Z-EM (Lake Success, New York) reported that E-ZEM Canada, its wholly owned subsidiary, has concluded contract negotiations with Local 7625 of the United Steel Workers of America, representing 100 employees at its Montreal production facility.(Grants/contracts)(Brief Article)
January 13, 2005... * E-Z-EM (Lake Success, New York) reported that E-ZEM Canada, its wholly owned subsidiary, has concluded contract negotiations with Local 7625 of the United Steel Workers of America, representing 100 employees at its Montreal production...

Spacelabs to offer Masimo SET.(Briefly Noted)(SpaceLabs Medical Inc reported alliance with Masimo Corp)(Brief Article)
January 13, 2005... Spacelabs Medical (Issaquah, Washington), a global manufacturer of patient monitoring systems, and Masimo (Irvine, California), the developer of Signal Extraction Technology (SET) pulse oximetry, reported an alliance in which SET will be...

ChondroGene in collaboration with Pfizer.(Briefly Noted)(Brief Article)
January 13, 2005... ChondroGene (Toronto) reported that it has entered a new two-year research collaboration with Pfizer (New York) for the identification of novel therapeutic targets and biomarkers for the treatment and diagnosis of osteoarthritis (OA). This...

New imaging society formed.(Briefly Noted)(Society of Cardiac Computed Tomography is the new medical group)(Brief Article)
January 13, 2005... The Society of Cardiac Computed Tomography (SCCT; Washington) is the newest medical group to be formed, its papers of incorporation filed Jan. 10. A vision statement approved by the SCCT board says that the society "will be the recognized...

Aurora Imaging adds $10.7M; VirtualScopics raises $1.4M.(Financings roundup)(Brief Article)
January 13, 2005... Aurora Imaging Technology (North Andover, Massachusetts) reported completing a $3 million Series B preferred stock offering and concurrently converting about $7.7 million of existing debt into Series A preferred stock and common stock resulting...

Settlement reported by Swissray.(Briefly Noted)(Brief Article)
January 13, 2005... Swissray (Elizabeth, New Jersey) reported a settlement with the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York. Terry Ross, chairman and CEO of Swissray, said, "The terms of that settlement are confidential between and among the...

BD.(Product Briefs)
January 13, 2005... * BD (Becton, Dickinson and Co.; Franklin Lakes, New Jersey), through its BD Diagnostics business, reported that the FDA has cleared the BBL CHROMagar MRSA product. The new prepared plated medium simplifies the process, decreases the time...

Bio-Rad Laboratories.(Product Briefs)(Brief Article)
January 13, 2005... * Bio-Rad Laboratories (Hercules, California) reported that it has received FDA clearance for its BioPlex 2200 system, a new immunoassay platform that uses multiplexing technology to analyze for multiple disease states from single patient...

Dade Behring (Deerfield, Illinois) reported FDA clearance for the use of its Advanced D-Dimer assay as an aid in the diagnosis of venous thromboembolism (deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism).(Product Briefs)(Brief Article)
January 13, 2005... * Dade Behring (Deerfield, Illinois) reported FDA clearance for the use of its Advanced D-Dimer assay as an aid in the diagnosis of venous thromboembolism (deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism). The clearance included performance data...

Diopsys.(Product Briefs)(Brief Article)
January 13, 2005... * Diopsys (Pine Brook, New Jersey) said clinical results of its new pediatric vision test, the Enfant Pediatric Vision Testing System, show a 97% sensitivity in detecting vision deficits in children as young as six months of age, according to a...

Imalux.(Product Briefs)(Brief Article)
January 13, 2005... * Imalux (Cleveland) reported that its Niris Imaging System, based on optical coherence tomography (OCT) technology, received FDA clearance. Imalux said it would begin broad-based marketing and sales efforts for the system in 1Q05. The company...

Fujirebo Diagnostics.(People In Places)(W. Jeffrey Allard)(Brief Article)
January 13, 2005... * W. Jeffrey Allard, PhD, has been named vice president and chief scientific officer for Fujirebo Diagnostics (FDI; Malvern, Pennsylvania), a developer of in vitro diagnostics, Allard previously was vice president of clinical research and...

Nanogen.(People In Places)(Robert Saltmarsh )(Brief Article)
January 13, 2005... * Robert Saltmarsh has been appointed CFO of Nanogen (San Diego). Saltmarsh joined Nanogen as vice president of corporate development last September. In addition to participating in business development initiatives, he assumed oversight of all...

Radiologix.(People In Places)(Michael Murdock)(Brief Article)
January 13, 2005... * Michael Murdock has been appointed senior vice president and CFO of Radiologix (Dallas). He will join the company on Feb. 1, replacing Richard Sabolik. For the past five years, Murdock has served as CFO of Dental One. President and CEO Sami...

Shelli Field has been named president of the TVG Marketing Research & Consulting business unit of PDI (Saddle River, New Jersey).(People In Places)(Brief Article)
January 13, 2005... * Shelli Field has been named president of the TVG Marketing Research & Consulting business unit of PDI (Saddle River, New Jersey). Field joined TVG in 2002 as an executive vice president and member of the company's executive committee. PDI is...

Varian Medical Systems.(People In Places)(Timothy Guertin)(Dow Wilson )(Elisha Finney)(Brief Article)
January 13, 2005... * Varian Medical Systems (Palo Alto, California), a manufacturer of integrated cancer therapy systems, X-ray tubes and flat-panel digital subsystems for imaging, reported three management appointments. Timothy Guertin, executive vice president,...

Diagnosis: growth for firms providing testing products.(JP Morgan Healthcare Conference)
January 20, 2005... SAN FRANCISCO -- On the final day of the JP Morgan Healthcare Conference last Thursday, the once-packed halls of the Westin St. Francis began to thin out with each passing hour. Those who stuck around still had a bevy of interesting...

Mayo reports positive results with molecular breast imaging.
January 20, 2005... Mayo Clinic (Rochester, Minnesota) researchers reported last week that they have had success in finding smaller tumors in breasts than are typically found with mammograms using a specially designed gamma camera for molecular breast imaging. ...

Diametrics gets some assets of former subsidiary in UK.(International report)(Diametrics Medical Ltd. acquired )
January 20, 2005... Diametrics Medical (St. Paul, Minnesota) said last week that its wholly owned UK subsidiary, TGC Research Ltd., has acquired certain assets from the liquidator of Diametrics Medical Ltd. (DML). DML, formerly a wholly owned subsidiary of...

AdvaMed's Bailey cites value of med-tech, good signs for '05.(Pamela Bailey president of Advanced Medical Technology Association )
January 20, 2005... WASHINGTON -- From Band-Aids to implantable defibrillators the size of pocket change, the medical device industry is a diverse sector, though that may not be widely recognized outside the industry. According to Pamela Bailey, president of...

GeneOhm raises $26M in 'C'; LabCorp gets $350M credit.(Financings roundup)
January 20, 2005... GeneOhm Sciences (San Diego), a developer of molecular diagnostics, reported that the company has successfully raised $14 million in a second closing of its Series C financing, bringing the total Series C round to $26 million. The first...

Kodak buys Israeli CR firm Orex for $50.5 million in cash.(Deals roundup)
January 20, 2005... Eastman Kodak (Rochester, New York) reported entering into an agreement to acquire Orex Computed Radiography (Yokneam, Israel), a provider of compact computed radiography (CR) systems enabling the acquisition of patient X-ray images digitally,...

Dade Behring and Impeco sign memo solidifying relationship.(Agreements roundup)
January 20, 2005... Dade Behring (Deerfield, Illinois) and Inpeco (Milano, Italy), a global supplier of automation technology solutions, said that they have signed a memo of understanding designed to solidify their long-term partnership in laboratory automation....

Microtek Medical is awarded 3-year contract with Novation.(Grants/contracts)
January 20, 2005... Microtek Medical (Columbus, Mississippi) reported that the company has recently been awarded a three-year single source contract with Novation (Irving, Texas). Novation is the supply company for VHA (also Irving) and University HealthSystem...

Headquarters move for Global Dosimetry.(Briefly Noted)(Brief Article)
January 20, 2005... Global Dosimetry Solutions (Irvine, California), a provider of personal radiation monitoring solutions, recently moved its corporate headquarters in Irvine. The new facility is a single-occupancy, 43,000-square-foot building with increased...

Name changed to Focus Diagnostics.(Briefly Noted)(Brief Article)
January 20, 2005... Focus Technologies (Herndon, Virginia) said it has completed its change of name to Focus Diagnostics. The new name "is more descriptive of the services and products offered by our entire company," said CEO Charles Harwood Jr. "In 2005 we...

Nanogen.(People In Places)(appoints Robert Saltmarsh)(Brief Article)
January 20, 2005... Robert Saltmarsh has been appointed CFO of Nanogen (San Diego). Saltmarsh joined Nanogen as vice president of corporate development last September. In addition to participating in business development initiatives, he assumed oversight of all...

TomoTherapy.(People In Places)(appoints Frederick Robertson)(Brief Article)
January 20, 2005... Frederick Robertson, MD, has joined TomoTherapy (Madison, Wisconsin) as CEO. Robertson spent almost nine years with Marquette Medical Systems, most recently as CEO and president, prior to its acquisition by GE Medical. Prior to joining the...

Varian Medical Systems.(People In Places)(appoints Timothy Guertin, Dow Wilson, Elisha Finney)(Brief Article)
January 20, 2005... Varian Medical Systems (Palo Alto, California), a manufacturer of integrated cancer therapy systems, X-ray tubes and flat-panel digital subsystems for imaging, reported three new management appointments. Timothy Guertin, executive vice...

Vencor International.(People In Places)(David Harkham resigns and Todd Davis appointed)(Brief Article)
January 20, 2005... David Harkham will resign as CEO of Vencor International (Beverly Hills, California), effective Feb. 1. Harkham is resigning to take care of family and personal matters. Todd Davis has been named Vencor's new president and CEO. Davis has 15...

Vital Images.(People In Places)(Gregory Furness resignes)(Brief Article)
January 20, 2005... Gregory Furness has resigned as CFO of Vital Images (Minneapolis), effective Feb. 8. Vital Images has engaged Michael Carrel of Technology Solutions Co. (Chicago) as interim CFO. Carrel is a senior vice president with the IT consulting firm....

Applied Imaging.(Product Briefs)(Brief Article)
January 20, 2005... Applied Imaging (San Jose, California) said it has received FDA 510(k) clearance for its automated application for Chromosome X and Chromosome Y analysis in bone marrow transplant patients. The application will be used in Applied Imaging's...

Given Imaging.(Product Briefs)(PillCam SB used in small intestine study)(Brief Article)
January 20, 2005... Given Imaging (Yokneam, Israel) reported that a controlled study using PillCam SB was published in the January issue of Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. The goal of the study was to assess the effects of daily NSAID usage on the small...

Innovative Biosensors (IBI; College Park, Maryland) reported the launch of a rapid and ultra-sensitive test for the detection of E. coli O157:H7 contamination in foods.(Product Briefs)(Brief Article)
January 20, 2005... Innovative Biosensors (IBI; College Park, Maryland) reported the launch of a rapid and ultra-sensitive test for the detection of E. coli O157:H7 contamination in foods. The E. coli O157:H7 detection system enables meat processors to test for...

Several winners, some losers, and '05 med-tech looking good.(Piper Jaffray Health Care Conference)
January 27, 2005... NEW YORK -- If trends and momentum mean anything --and surely they do--then the Piper Jaffray Health Care Conference, the 17th edition of which is being held this week at the Pierre Hotel, is an obvious bellwether for the medical device and...

Dementia-care technology is licensed to 3 Japanese firms.(International report)
January 27, 2005... A Diagnostics &Imaging Week Staff Report Medical Care Corp. (MCC; Irvine, California), a provider of diagnostic tools that enable professionals to detect early-stage memory loss, reported reaching agreements that will mark its expansion into...

Study says Endo-PAT might ID coronary disease early.
January 27, 2005... Diagnostics &Imaging Week Staff Writer Cholestech (Hayward, California) reported the results of a Mayo Clinic (Rochester, Minnesota) study that suggests that a non-invasive fingertip test for which it is the distributor can identify coronary...

Thermo in $833.5M Kendro buy; Sigma-Aldrich acquires JRH.(Deals roundup)
January 27, 2005... A Diagnostics &Imaging Week Staff Report Thermo Electron (Waltham, Massachusetts)reported that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the Kendro Laboratory Products division of SPX (Charlotte, North Carolina)for $833.5 million in...

Northfield Laboratories files for 3.5 million share offering.(Financings roundup)
January 27, 2005... Oxygen therapeutics developer Northfield Laboratories (Evanston, Illinois) reported filing a prospectus supplement with the Securities and Exchange Commission related to an underwritten offering of 3.5 million shares of its common stock under...

Long-awaited trial of former HealthSouth CEO under way.(Court report)
January 27, 2005... The trial of former HealthSouth (Birmingham, Alabama) CEO Richard Scrushy started in Birmingham Tuesday. Scrushy faces 58 criminal counts, including conspiracy to commit fraud, filing false financial statements, securities and wire fraud and...

Neoprobe forms new company to develop cellular therapies.(CIRA Biosciences)(Brief Article)
January 27, 2005... A Diagnostics &Imaging Week Staff Report Neoprobe (Dublin, Ohio), a developer of oncology and cardiovascular surgical and diagnostic products, reported forming a new company, CIRA Biosciences (CIRA Bio), to develop patient-specific cellular...

Cepheid gets more orders for GeneXpert modules for USPS.(Fighting back)
January 27, 2005... Cepheid (Sunnyvale, California) said it has received purchase orders for about 300 additional GeneXpert modules to be used with the Biohazard Detection System (BDS) developed by Northrop Grumman's (Los Angeles) Security Systems unit to rapidly...

Sciona relocates to U.S. from UK.(Briefly Noted)(Brief Article)
January 27, 2005... Sciona (Boulder, Colorado), a privately held biotechnology company focused on genetic personalization, has moved its headquarters from the UK to Boulder and has named Boulder businessman James Bruce as CEO. Sciona researches and develops...

Illumina in pact with Mayo Clinic.(Briefly Noted)(Brief Article)
January 27, 2005... Illumina (San Diego) announced an agreement with the Mayo Clinic (Rochester, Minnesota) for the purchase and installation of an Illumina BeadLab at Mayo's Rochester location. The BeadLab, a production-scale genetic analysis laboratory, will be...

CMS sets temporary code for Palatin product.(Briefly Noted)(Brief Article)
January 27, 2005... Palatin Technologies (Cranbury, New Jersey) said that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS; Baltimore)has established a temporary HCPCS (Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System) reimbursement code for the payment of NeutroSpec,...

Licensing agreement expanded.(Briefly Noted)
January 27, 2005... MorphoSys (Martinsried/Munich, Germany) reported a further expansion of its existing license agreement with Bristol-Myers Squibb (New York). Under the amended agreement, MorphoSys grants Bristol-Myers Squibb access to its HuCAL GOLD library for...

Specialty Laboratories relocates.(Briefly Noted)(Brief Article)
January 27, 2005... Specialty Laboratories (Valencia, California), a hospital-focused clinical reference laboratory, reported the completion of its relocation to Valencia. Clinical testing referred to Specialty is now being performed at Specialty's new clinical...

Applied Biosystems (Foster City, California), an Applera business, reported the introduction of the Applied Biosystems 7500 Fast Real-Time PCR System and an optional upgrade kit for the original 7500 Real-Time PCR System to the Fast configuration.(Product Briefs)(Brief Article)
January 27, 2005... * Applied Biosystems (Foster City, California), an Applera business, reported the introduction of the Applied Biosystems 7500 Fast Real-Time PCR System and an optional upgrade kit for the original 7500 Real-Time PCR System to the Fast...

Biomerica.(Product Briefs)(Brief Article)
January 27, 2005... * Biomerica (Newport Beach, California) said a study published in the current issue of The Annals of Internal Medicine concludes that the single in-office fecal occult blood test used by most doctors is a poor screening method for colorectal...

GE Healthcare.(Product Briefs)(Brief Article)
January 27, 2005... * GE Healthcare (Waukesha, Wisconsin) has unveiled new cardiac imaging techniques developed with the world's first high-definition magnetic resonance (HDMR) system. The applications were launched at the Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic...

Beckman Coulter.(People in Places)(Scott Garrett )(Brief Article)
January 27, 2005... * Scott Garrett has been named CEO of Beckman Coulter (Fullerton, California), effective Feb. 21. Garrett, currently president and chief operating officer, succeeds retiring CEO John Wareham, who continues as chairman until the company's annual...

Vencor International.(People in Places)(Brief Article)
January 27, 2005... * David Harkham will resign as CEO of Vencor International (Beverly Hills, California), effective Feb. 1. Harkham is resigning to take care of family and personal matters. Todd Davis has been named Vencor's new president and CEO. Davis has 15...