Diagnostics & Imaging Week articles from May 2003

Diagnostics & Imaging Week archives from May 2003

Experts tell FDA mammography act needs a quality overhaul.(Food and Drug Administration)
May 1, 2003... GAITHERSBURG Maryland -- About the only thing attendees at this week's mammography advisory committee could agree on is that the law under discussion should be reauthorized. Beyond reauthorization, areas of revision needed for the...

Biosite puts Cardio ProfilER on market in UK and Ireland. (Report from Europe).(Biosite Diagnostics Inc.)(chest pain diagnostic tool)
May 1, 2003... Biosite (San Diego, California) said That its new Cardio ProfilER diagnostic panel for rapid evaluation of chest pain patients now is available commercially in the UK and Ireland. The company described the product as its first "symptom...

Major opportunity seen for stroke and stroke risk tests. (Oak Ridge Conference, 2nd of 2 parts).
May 1, 2003... ARLINGTON, Virginia -- Tests for the diagnosis of stroke, and ultimately for assessment of the risk of stroke, represent one of the largest potential market opportunities within the neurological testing segment. There are currently no...

Exact Sciences licenses tech for colorectal cancer program. (Agreements roundup).(Exact Sciences Corp.)
May 1, 2003... Exact Sciences (Maynard, Massachusetts) has signed an exclusive licensing agreement relating to the digital-PCR technology developed by Dr. Berr Vogelstein's laboratory at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center (Baltimore, Maryland). The...

Nymox's AlzheimAlert an aid in diagnosing Alzheimer's disease.(Nymox Pharmaceutical Corp.)
May 1, 2003... Nymox (Maywood, New Jersey) Medical Director Michael Munzar calls the company's diagnostic test, AlzheimAlert, "the world's only non-invasive test in aiding the physician" to determine if certain proteins are present in an individual to...

Study touts combination of BladderCheck with cystoscopy. (American Urological Association meeting).(improving bladder cancer diagnosis)
May 1, 2003... At the annual meeting of the American Urological Association (Baltimore, Maryland), which concludes today in Chicago, Illinois, physicians presented clinical findings that the diagnosis of bladder cancer can be improved by combining cystoscopy...

BD revenues hit $1.16 in 2Q; TheraSense sales are up 23%. (Earnings roundup).(Becton Dickinson and Co.)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... BD (Becton, Dickinson and Co.; Franklin Lakes, New Jersey) posted record revenues of $1.13 billion for the second fiscal quarter ended March 31, up 12% from the year-earlier figure of $1.01 billion. Net income was up 9.9%, totaling $142.04...

Affymetrix. (Earnings roundup).(Affymetrix Inc.)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Affymetrix (Santa Clara, California) said its net loss increased sharply in the first quarter ended March 31, totaling $12.7 million or 22 cents a share vs. the loss of $3.6 million or 6 cents a share in 1Q02. It said $10.1 million or 17 cents...

Affitech, NatImmune in collaboration. (Report from Europe).(Affitech A/S )(NatImmune A/S)(cancer diagnostic tests developed)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Affitech AS (Oslo, Norway) and NatImmune A/S Copenhagen, Denmark) entered an alliance based around the development of antibody diagnostics and therapeutics for treatment and detection of colon cancer and other adenocarcinomas. Terms were not...

Genetic testing rule urged. (Report from Europe).(doctor supervision of genetic tests)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... The Human Genetics Commission, the UK government's advisory body on genetics, has recommended that genetic testing for chronic diseases should be available only under the supervision of a doctor. The HGC said that would prevent unscrupulous...

Primagen in DNA detection agreement. (Report from Europe).(Primagen Holdings Inc.)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Primagen Holding (Amsterdam, the Netherlands) entered into an exclusive worldwide licensing agreement to commercialize a mitochondrial DNA detection and toxicity technology developed by Pharmasset (Tucker, Georgia). Primagen said the...

Welch Allyn buys 96% of Dutch diagnostic cardiology company. (Deals roundup).(Welch Allyn Inc.)(Cardio Control N.V.)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Welch Allyn (Skaneateles Falls, New York) reported the acquisition of more than 96% of the outstanding ordinary shares of Cardio Control NV (Amsterdam, the Netherlands), thereby completing the public offer that was announced on Jan. 20. When...

Computerized Thermal Imaging reports class action dismissed. (Court report).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Computerized Thermal Imaging (CTI Portland, Oregon) reported that the class-action litigation against the company alleging securities violations was dismissed recently without prejudice by the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon. ...

Applied Imaging (Santa Clara, California) said it has entered into an agreement with the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute (Cambridge, UK) to be its sole imaging development partner in the Atlas of Gene Expression project. (Agreements roundup).(Applied Imaging Corp.)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Applied Imaging (Santa Clara, California) said it has entered into an agreement with the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute (Cambridge, UK) to be its sole imaging development partner in the Atlas of Gene Expression project. Applied imaging will...

Immucor (Norcross, Georgia), which provides automated instrument-reagent systems to the blood transfusion industry, and Bio-Tek Instruments (Winooski, Vermont). (Agreements roundup).(Immucor Inc.)(Bio-Tek Instruments Inc.)(product development agreements)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Immucor (Norcross, Georgia), which provides automated instrument-reagent systems to the blood transfusion industry, and Bio-Tek Instruments (Winooski, Vermont), a developer of bioanalytic measurement systems and themanufacturer of Immucor's...

Carl Zeiss Meditec (Dublin, California) said that it as signed an agreement with Notal Vision (Tel Aviv, Israel) for worldwide distribution rights for a new perimetry device for the detection and management of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), the most common cause of severe, irreversible vision loss. (Agreements roundup).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Carl Zeiss Meditec (Dublin, California) said that it as signed an agreement with Notal Vision (Tel Aviv, Israel) for worldwide distribution rights for a new perimetry device for the detection and management of age-related macular degeneration...

AccuImage Diagnostics. (People in Places).(chief executive officer named at AccuImage Diagnostics Corp.)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... C. Allen Wall, MD, chairman of the board of AccuImage Diagnostics (South San Francisco, California), has been named Interim chief executive officer. The former CEO, Leon Kaufman, PhD, has been named senior vice president of engineering and...

Fischer Imaging. (People in Places).(Fischer Imaging Corp. appoints chief executive officer)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Harris Ravine, a director of Fischer Imaging (Denver, Colorado), has been appointed CEO of the company, replacing Gerald Knudson, who has stepped down tar family reasons, the company said. Knudson continues as a member of Fischer Imaging's...

Mediscience Technology. (People in Places).(Mediscience Technology Corp. names chief operating officer)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Michael Engelhart has been appointed president and chief operating officer of Mediscience Technology (Cherry Hill, New Jersey). The company also reported that effective April 26, Sidney Braginsky, former president and COO, agreed to the...

SourceOne Healthcare Technologies. (People in Places).(employee promotions)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Monty Pickren has been named vice president and chief information officer for SourceOne Healthcare Technologies (Cleveland, Ohio), a Platinum Equity company. Pickren most recently served as Information services manager for TNT Logistics North...

Calypte Biomedical. (Earnings roundup).(Calypte Biomedical Corp.)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Calypte Biomedical (Alameda, California), a developer of HIV-1 antibody test, said revenues for the first quarter ended March 31 fell to $784,000 from $1.16 million in the prior-year period, with a net loss of $6.37 million or 4 cents share vs....

Cholestech. (Earnings roundup).(Cholestech Corp.)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Cholestech (Hayward, California) had record revenues the fourth fiscal quarter ended March 28, growing by 21% to $13.5 million from $11.1 million a year earlier. Net income was $6.04 million or 44 cents a diluted share, a four-fold increase...

Cytyc. (Earnings roundup).(Cytyc Corp.)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Cytyc (Boxborough, Massachusetts) said revenues in the first quarter ended March 31 totaled $72.6 million, up 7% from $68 million in the comparable period. Net income grew by 12% to $19.8 million or 17 cents a share from $17.6 million or 14...

Diagnostic Products. (Earnings roundup).(Diagnostic Products Corp.)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Diagnostic Products (DPC, Los Angeles, California) said sales in the first quarter ended March 31 totaled $,86.9 million, up 16.4% from $74.64 million in the year earlier period. Net income was up, reaching $12.71 million or 43 cents a diluted...

i-STAT. (Earnings roundup).(i-STAT Corp.)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... i-STAT (East Windsor, New Jersey) said revenues increased to $15.38 million in the first quarter ended March 31 from $14.4 million in the prior-year period, The net loss improved to $563,000 or 5 cents a share from the loss of $3.75 million or...

Vital Images. (Earnings roundup).(Vital Images Inc.)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Vital Images (Minneapolis, Minnesota), a medical imaging software provider, said revenue for the first quarter ended March 31 soared by 53% to $6.8 million from $4.4 million a year earlier. Net income was $654,000 or 6 cents a diluted share vs....

Boston Biomedica (Bridgewater, Massachusetts) entered into an agreement to sell products developed at Ambion RNA Diagnostics, a division of Ambion (Austin, Texas). (Agreements roundup).(Boston Biomedica Inc.)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Boston Biomedica (Bridgewater, Massachusetts) entered into an agreement to sell products developed at Ambion RNA Diagnostics, a division of Ambion (Austin, Texas). Ambion's Armored RNA and RunReady products will be available for purchase...

Advanced Magnetics (Cambridge, Massachusetts) and Cytogen (Princeton, New Jersey), reported the presentation of data from two separate studies. (Product Briefs).(Advanced Magnetics Inc.)(Cytogen Corp.)(medical imaging of brain and neck tumors)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Advanced Magnetics (Cambridge, Massachusetts) and Cytogen (Princeton, New Jersey), reported the presentation of data from two separate studies, indicating that magnetic resonance imaging plus the investigative lymph node imaging agent Combidex...

BioLucent. (Product Briefs).(BioLucent Inc.)(mammographic pads improved)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... BioLucent (Aliso Viejo, California) reported the launch of the Spot Compression MammoPad. The new product, which comes in four different sizes and shapes, is designed to make the often-painful spot compression views in diagnostic mammography...

Cygnus (Redwood City, California) said that a study published in the current issue of Pediatrics showed that children who wore its GlucoWatch Biographer had greater detection of hypoglycemic events, and reduced levels of the metabolic marker, HbA1c, compared to those using conventional glucose monitoring. (Product Briefs).(Cygnus Inc.)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Cygnus (Redwood City, California) said that a study published in the current issue of Pediatrics showed that children who wore its GlucoWatch Biographer had greater detection of hypoglycemic events, and reduced levels of the metabolic marker,...

EDAP TMS. (Product Briefs).(EDAP TMS S.A. recieves medical device license )(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... EDAP TMS (Vaulx-en-Velin, France) said that its High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) division, EDAP SA, was issued a Medical Device License for the Ablatherm from the Therapeutic Products Directorate Medical Devices Bureau of Health Canada....

Focus Technologies (Herndon, Virginia) has begun supplying public health labs, commercial laboratories and hospitals with laboratory reagents for detecting flavivirus antibodies. (Product Briefs).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Focus Technologies (Herndon, Virginia) has begun supplying public health labs, commercial laboratories and hospitals with laboratory reagents for detecting flavivirus antibodies. Flavivirus also is known as West Nile virus. Focus' products are...

Gryphus Diagnostics. (Product Briefs).(Gryphus Diagnostics L.L.C. patents sialidase technology )(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Gryphus Diagnostics (Birmingham, Alabama) reported the issuance eta U.S. patent covering its sialidase technology platform. Patent No. 6,512,100 covers a series of chromogenic substrate compounds for sialidases of bacterial, vital protozoa and...

Hologic (Bedford, Massachusetts)reported the launch of its Lorad Selenia Full Field Digital Mammography System in the UK at a cancer fundraiser hosted by the Cancer Center of Excellence at St. Barts Hospital (London). (Product Briefs).(Hologic Inc.)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Hologic (Bedford, Massachusetts)reported the launch of its Lorad Selenia Full Field Digital Mammography System in the UK at a cancer fundraiser hosted by the Cancer Center of Excellence at St. Barts Hospital (London). The full-field digital...

Karl Storz Endoscopy-America. (Product Briefs).(Karl Storz Endoscopy-America Inc. releases digital imaging platform)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Karl Storz Endoscopy-America (Culver City, California) reported the release of the Digital Imaging Platform, featuring full serial digital interface video compatibility throughout for high-resolution, high-fidelity images. The Digital Imaging...

Masimo (Irvine, California) said a new study, "Longevity of Masimo and Nellcor Pulse Oximeter Sensors," has been published in the Journal of Perinatology by a group of researchers led by Thomas Erler, MD, of the department of pediatrics at Carl-Thiem-Klinikum (Cottbus, Germany) and the department of pediatrics and neonatology, University Hospital Otto-von-Guericke (Magdeburg, Germany). (Product Briefs).(Masimo Corp.)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Masimo (Irvine, California) said a new study, "Longevity of Masimo and Nellcor Pulse Oximeter Sensors," has been published in the Journal of Perinatology by a group of researchers led by Thomas Erler, MD, of the department of pediatrics at...

Aerocrine's Niox test for asthma receives FDA okay.
May 8, 2003... The FDA has approved a rest, called Niox, designed to measure the concentration of nitric oxide in exhaled human breath in order to determine the level of airway inflammation in patients with asthma. Niox is a product of Aerocrine (Chicago,...

Roche completes deal for Disetronic, eyes integration. (Report from Europe).(Brief Article)
May 8, 2003... The acquisition of Disetronic (Burgdorf, Switzerland) by Roche Holding (Basel, Switzerland) was completed last week following approval by antitrust authorities and the tender of just under 98% of Disetronic shares during Roche's public tender...

RNA tools firm Ambion gets $10.5M in private placement. (Financings roundup).(Ambion Inc.)(Brief Article)
May 8, 2003... Ambion (Austin, Texas) pocketed $10.5 million through a private placement, of equity funds the 15-year-old firm plans to use to advance clinical applications of RNA. A full catalog of its RNA-based life science research and molecular...

Senators: rural areas would suffer under White House plan.
May 8, 2003... WASHINGTON -- What's good enough for lawmakers and federal employees may not be good enough for America's seniors. Republican leaders in the U.S. Senate are second-guessing a proposal from administration officials that Medicare reforms...

Biosite sales, earnings up; tests spark Matritech gains. (Earnings roundup).(Biosite Diagnostics Inc.)(Matritech Inc.)
May 8, 2003... Biosite (San Diego, California) reported big gains in both revenues and earnings in the first quarter ended March 31. Sales grew by 114% to $39.94 million from $18.65 million in the prior year period, while net income soared to $5.97...

Alliance Imaging. (Earnings roundup).(Alliance Imaging Inc.)(Brief Article)
May 8, 2003... * Alliance Imaging (Anaheim, California), a provider of outsourced diagnostic imaging services, said revenues were up 4.1% in the first quarter ended March 31, totaling $102.7 million vs. $98.7 million in the prior-year period. Net income...

ChromaVision Medical Systems. (Earnings roundup).(ChromaVision Medical Systems Inc.)(Brief Article)
May 8, 2003... * ChromaVision Medical Systems (San Juan Capistrano, California), maker of the ACIS system for automated cell imaging to improve anatomic pathology diagnostics, said revenues in the first quarter ended March 31 totaled $2.9 million, up 59% from...

Novitron completes acquisition of Elan diagnostics, mergers. (Deals roundup).(Novitron International Inc.)(Elan Diagnostics Inc.)
May 8, 2003... Novitron International (Newton, Massachusetts) said it has successfully completed the previously announced acquisition of substantially all of the assets of Elan Diagnostics (Smithfield, Rhode Island) and the mergers of Group Practice Services...

Fonar reports sale of Stand-Up MRI scanner to MRI of America II. (Grants/contracts).(FONAR Corp.)(magnetic resonance imaging)(Brief Article)
May 8, 2003... Fonar (Melville, New York) reported the sale of a Stand-Up MRI scanner to MRI of America II (Denver, Colorado) as part of a five-unit purchase. This is the second MRI of America entity to contract for the purchase of Stand-Up MRIs. MRI of...

Caliper cuts 10% of workforce.(Caliper Technologies Corp.)(Brief Article)
May 8, 2003... Caliper Technologies (Mountain View, California) said it had reduced its workforce by another 26 positions, representing 10% of its workforce. The maker of microfluidic lab-on-a-chip systems for diagnostic, pharmaceutical research and...

Mobile PET Systems changes name.(Mobile PET Systems Inc.)(Molecular Imaging Corp.)(Brief Article)
May 8, 2003... Mobile PET Systems (San Diego, California) said the company's new name is Molecular Imaging Corp. The symbol that the company trades under also will change, and is anticipated to be reported later. Shareholders approved the name change on...

Quidel to cut 77 jobs in restructuring.(Quidel Corp.)(Brief Article)
May 8, 2003... Rapid point-of-care diagnostic test manufacturer Quidel (San Diego, California) has reported a restructuring initiative that is projected to reduce operating costs by some $5.3 million on an annualized basis, including about $3 million in the...

Diametrics faces Nasdaq delisting.(Brief Article)
May 8, 2003... Diametrics Medical (St. Paul, Minnesota) has requested a hearing before a Nasdaq Listing Qualifications Panel after receiving a Nasdaq staff determination on April 25 indicating that the company fails to comply with the minimum common stock...

Norway biotech groups unite. (Report from Europe).
May 8, 2003... Biotechnology stakeholders in Norway have grouped together under a new banner--Life Sciences Norway--in order to raise the profile of the country's emerging biotechnology sector. The move has both a domestic and an international agenda. The...

Immucor in agreement on platelet test. (Agreements).(Brief Article)
May 8, 2003... Immucor (Norcross, Georgia), which provides automated instrument-reagent systems to the blood transfusion industry, and Bio-Tek Instruments (Winooski, Vermont), the maker of Immucor's ABS2000 fully automated blood bank instrument, have signed...

PharmaNetics. (Financings roundup).(PharmaNetics Inc.)(private placement of preferred stock)(Brief Article)
May 8, 2003... * PharmaNetics (Raleigh, North Carolina), which is focused on managing the delivery of therapeutics affecting coagulation--a niche it calls "theranostic" management--has completed a $9.58 million private placement of preferred stock. The...

Alliance Imaging. (Financings roundup).(Alliance Imaging Inc. repurchases common stock)(Brief Article)
May 8, 2003... * Alliance Imaging (Anaheim, California), a national provider of outsourced diagnostic imaging services, reported that its board of directors has authorized the company to repurchase up to 1 million shares of its common stock for cash....

HealtheTech. (People in Places).(employee promotions)(HealtheTech Inc.)(Brief Article)
May 8, 2003... * James Dennis, president and chief operating officer of HealtheTech (Golden, Colorado), has been promoted tothe additional position of CEO. Dennis also serves as a director. James Mault, MD, a co-founder of the company, has resigned as board...

Home Diagnostics. (People in Places).(Home Diagnostics Inc.)(vice president of marketing selected)(Brief Article)
May 8, 2003... * Lance Perkins has been promoted to vice president of marketing at Home Diagnostics (HDI; Fort Lauderdale, Florida). He had served as director of marketing since March 2001, joining the company from Cordis. Home Diagnostics is focused on...

SourceOne Healthcare Technologies. (People in Places).(vice president selected)(Brief Article)
May 8, 2003... * Suzanne Schulze Taylor has been named vice president and general counsel for SourceOne Healthcare Technologies (Cleveland, Ohio), a Platinum Equity company. Additionally, John Nadzen has been named director of environment, safety and health....

Fischer Scientific International. (Earnings roundup).(Brief Article)
May 8, 2003... * Fischer Scientific International (Hampton, New Hampshire) said sales increased to $833.4 million in the first quarter ended March 31, up 7.5% from $775.5 million in 1Q02. It posted a net loss of $900,000 or 2 cents a diluted share, down...

Given Imaging. (Earnings roundup).(Given Imaging Ltd.)(Brief Article)
May 8, 2003... * Given Imaging (Yokneam, Israel), developer of the Given Diagnostic System and M2A Capsule Endoscope for non-invasive visualization of the small intestine, said revenues in the first quarter ended March 31 were up 65%, totaling $8.63 million...

Hologic. (Earnings roundup).(Hologic Inc.)(Brief Article)
May 8, 2003... * Hologic (Bedford, Massachusetts) said revenues were $50.34 million in the second quarter ended March 29, up 8% from $46.4 million in the same period of last year. Net income was off sharply, totaling $383,000 or 2 cents a diluted share vs....

Mobile PET Systems. (Earnings roundup).(Mobile PET Systems Inc.)(Brief Article)
May 8, 2003... * Mobile PET Systems (San Diego, California) reported revenues of $5.65 million in the third fiscal quarter ended March 31, up about 33% from $4.25 million a year earlier. Net income available to common shareholders was $61,921 compared to a...

Quidel. (Earnings roundup).(Quidel Corp.)(Brief Article)
May 8, 2003... * Quidel (San Diego, California), a developer of rapid point-of-care diagnostic tests, said revenues in the first quarter ended March 31 totaled $24.4 million, up 15% from $21.2 million a year earlier. Net earnings were $1.7 million or 6 cents...

OraSure Technologies. (Earnings roundup).(OraSure Technologies Inc.)(Brief Article)
May 8, 2003... * OraSure Technologies (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania) said revenues in the first quarter ended March 31 were up 11% to $8.6 million from $7.7 million a year earlier. The net toss improved to $1.1 million or 3 cents a share from the loss of $1.6...

SonoSite. (Earnings roundup).(Sonosite Inc.)(Brief Article)
May 8, 2003... * SonoSite (Bothell, Washington), a leading provider of point-of-care ultrasound products, said revenues in the first quarter ended March 31 advanced to $17.2 million from $12.8 million in 1Q02, a 33.6% increase. The net loss was $2.6 million...

Advanced Magnetics (Cambridge, Massachusetts) and Cytogen (Princeton, New Jersey) reported the presentation of data showing that magnetic resonance (MR) imaging plus an investigative contrast agent (ferumoxtran-10, or Combidex) helps accurately determine if testicular cancer has spread to lymph nodes. (Products Briefs).(Brief Article)
May 8, 2003... * Advanced Magnetics (Cambridge, Massachusetts) and Cytogen (Princeton, New Jersey) reported the presentation of data showing that magnetic resonance (MR) imaging plus an investigative contrast agent (ferumoxtran-10, or Combidex) helps...

EP MedSystems (West Berlin, New Jersey) received regulatory approval from the European Notified Body for the ViewMate intracardiac imaging system, allowing for sale of the ViewMate and associated disposable ultrasound imaging catheters within the 15 countries of the European Community. (Products Briefs).(Brief Article)
May 8, 2003... * EP MedSystems (West Berlin, New Jersey) received regulatory approval from the European Notified Body for the ViewMate intracardiac imaging system, allowing for sale of the ViewMate and associated disposable ultrasound imaging catheters within...

EraGen Biosciences (Madison, Wisconsin) said it developed a new SARS specific assay test using its Gene-Code technology. (Products Briefs).(Brief Article)
May 8, 2003... * EraGen Biosciences (Madison, Wisconsin) said it developed a new SARS specific assay test using its Gene-Code technology. The test is now in the possession of U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases and is being shipped to...

Imaging Diagnostic Systems (Fort Lauderdale, Florida) reported the submission of its premarket approval application to the FDA, seeking marketing approval for its Computed Tomography Laser Mammography (CTLM) system. (Products Briefs).(Brief Article)
May 8, 2003... * Imaging Diagnostic Systems (Fort Lauderdale, Florida) reported the submission of its premarket approval application to the FDA, seeking marketing approval for its Computed Tomography Laser Mammography (CTLM) system. The CTLM system visualizes...

Land Instruments International (Newtown, Pennsylvania) said it has responded to the need to restrict the spread of the SARS virus by producing a Human Body Temperature Monitoring System based around two new miniature, on-line thermal imaging camera systems: the FTI Mini and FTI Mv. (Products Briefs).(severe acute respiratory syndrome)(Brief Article)
May 8, 2003... * Land Instruments International (Newtown, Pennsylvania) said it has responded to the need to restrict the spread of the SARS virus by producing a Human Body Temperature Monitoring System based around two new miniature, on-line thermal imaging...

Medtronic (Minneapolis, Minnesota) said its Bravo pH Monitoring System has been confirmed to be a well-tolerated and reliable method for an accurate diagnosis of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), according to the findings of a study published in the current issue of the American Journal of Gastroenterology. (Products Briefs).(Brief Article)
May 8, 2003... * Medtronic (Minneapolis, Minnesota) said its Bravo pH Monitoring System has been confirmed to be a well-tolerated and reliable method for an accurate diagnosis of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), according to the findings of a study...

U.S. Genomics raises $25m; Immunicon adds $7m in credit. (Financings roundup).(Brief Article)
May 15, 2003... U.S. Genomics (Woburn, Massachusetts) a privately held developer of single-molecule analysis technologies for the life sciences industry, said it has raised $25 million. Fidelity Biosciences Group led the investment and was joined by new...

Panacea forms subsidiary to focus on in vitro diagnostics. (Financings roundup).(Panacea Pharmaceuticals Inc.)
May 15, 2003... Panacea Pharmaceuticals (Gaithersburg, Maryland) has formed a wholly owned subsidiary to develop and commercialize in vitro diagnostics, including pharmacogenomic and pharmacoproteomic tools for cancer detection, diagnosis, prognosis, treatment...

Pixalere images will cut office visits, says Canadian doctor.(wireless patient monitoring)
May 15, 2003... VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- A spilled cup of tea has led to a Canadian-based innovation in home-based healthcare that allows doctors to digitally diagnose and monitor their patients, without the cost and bother of having patients come to...

Bayer gets high marks on its heparin-measuring instrument.(Bayer Diagnostics Div.)
May 15, 2003... A study by a medical laboratory technician at Charleston Area Medical Center in West Virginia, which has been using Bayer Diagnostics' (Tarrytown, New York) Rapidpoint Coag/Accent for about a year, showed that Bayer's device outperformed...

Colorado MEDtech sells HEI securities, raising $3.25 million. (Deals roundup).
May 15, 2003... A Diagnostics & Imaging Week Staff Report Colorado MEDtech (Boulder, Colorado) reported that it has sold its entire position in the securities of HEI (Eden Prairie, Minnesota) for a price of $3.25 million, net of commission. The securities...

TriPath revenues up by 47%; Applied Imaging sets record. (Earnings roundup).(TriPath Imaging Inc.)(Applied Imaging Corp.)
May 15, 2003... A Diagnostics & Imaging Week Staff Report TriPath Imaging (Burlington, North Carolina) said revenues in the first quarter ended March 31 totaled $11.15 million, lip 47% from 57.56 million in the prior-year period. Its net loss was...

AmeriPath. (Earnings roundup).(AmeriPath Inc.)(Brief Article)
May 15, 2003... * AmeriPath (Riviera Beach, Florida) said revenues In the First quarter ended March 31 grew by 5% to $11.9 million from $112.9 million in 1Q02, while the net loss was $475,000 vs. net income of $12.65 million a year earlier. AmeriPath is a...

Bruker AXS. (Earnings roundup).(Bruker AXS Advanced X-Ray Solutions GmbH)(Brief Article)
May 15, 2003... * Bruker AXS (Madison, Wisconsin) said sales increased 22% in the first quarter ended March 31, totaling $29 million compared to $23.8 million in the prior-year period, with a net loss of $779,000 or 1 cent a share vs. a loss of $307,000 or 1...

CTI Molecular Imaging. (Earnings roundup).(CTI Molecular Imaging Inc.)(Brief Article)
May 15, 2003... * CTI Molecular Imaging (Knoxville, Tennessee) posted a 48% increase in revenues in the second quarter ended March 31, totaling $81.97 million compared to $55.26 million a year earlier. Net income was $4.5 million or 10 cents a share vs. a net...

iCAD. (Earnings roundup).(Brief Article)
May 15, 2003... * iCAD (Nashua, New Hampshire) said sales of computer-aided detection (CAD) and medical imaging products for the first quarter ended March 31 totaled $2.21 million, up from $775,633 in the same quarter of last year. The company had net income...

International Remote Imaging Systems. (Earnings roundup).(International Remote Imaging Systems Inc.)(Brief Article)
May 15, 2003... * International Remote Imaging Systems (IRIS; Chatsworth, California) said revenues fell by 9% in the first quarter ended March 31, totaling $6.13 million compared to $6.75 million in the prior-year period. It posted a net loss of $488,468 or 4...

Neoprobe. (Earnings roundup).(Neoprobe Corp.)(Brief Article)
May 15, 2003... * Neoprobe (Dublin, Ohio), a developer of oncology and cardiovascular surgical and diagnostic products, said revenues increased to $1.5 million in the first quarter ended March 31 from $1.1 million in 1Q02. The net loss improved to $479,000 or...

Ophthalmic Imaging Systems. (Earnings roundup).(Brief Article)
May 15, 2003... * Ophthalmic Imaging Systems (Sacramento, California) said its revenues grew to $2.39 million in the first quarter ended March 31 from $1.89 million in 1Q02, while net income were $292,670 or 4 cents a share, up from $3,557 or 0 cents a share...

Swiss firm promotes system to diagnose body alignment.(Styfologie-Center GmbH)
May 15, 2003... Most Americans wouldn't know that styfology is the study of "body statics." But Swiss Inventor Otto Morger was introducing both styfology and the Styfology Body Alignment Diagnosis System 400 to the U.S. this week. Morger and his...

LaBarge awarded $1.3m pact for Dade Behring assemblies. (Grants/contracts).(LaBarge Electronics Inc.)(Brief Article)
May 15, 2003... A Diagnostics & Imaging Week Staff Report LaBarge (St. Louis, Missouri) has been awarded a $1.3 million contract by Dado Behring (Deerfield, Illinois), a provider of equipment for diagnostic laboratories, to continue to produce flexible...