Diagnostics & Imaging Week articles from May 2008

Diagnostics & Imaging Week archives from May 2008

Proteus' in-body computer directed toward HF patients.(Company overview)
May 1, 2008... Proteus Biomedical (Redwood City, California) certainly is not the only company looking at how to improve the measurement of cardiac performance in heart failure patients. But according to Andrew Thompson, CEO and cofounder, "everybody else"...

Medtronic's wireless glucose meter receives okay from FDA.
May 1, 2008... The FDA has cleared a new diabetes glucose meter that further simplifies blood sugar monitoring for those with diabetes. Medtronic's (Minneapolis) OneTouch UltraLink meter transmits glucose readings directly to the company's MiniMed...

Senate in unanimous vote on genetic anti-discrimination.(Washington roundup)
May 1, 2008... After more than a decade of attempts, it looks like Congress might finally pass a bill that would block health insurers from denying coverage to otherwise healthy persons based on their genetic predisposition to come down with a particular...

Ontario using Seegene test in public respiratory screenings.
May 1, 2008... A diagnostic designed to detect 18 of the most prevalent respiratory infections--both virus and bacteria born--in a single test is being used for public screenings in Ontario. According to Seegene (Rockville, Maryland) the Molecular Diagnostic...

USTeleradiology set to acquire University Nighthawk Partners.(Deals roundup)(Brief article)
May 1, 2008... USTeleradiology (UST; Atlanta), a provider of offsite radiology services, reported that it has acquired University Nighthawk Partners (UNP; Roysford, Pennsylvania). UNP, also known as Nighthawk Pros, provides after-hours preliminary reports to...

LifeSync, a wholly owned subsidiary of GMP (both Fort Lauderdale, Florida), reported that it has entered into a non-exclusive sublicense with Triage Wireless (San Diego) for LifeSync's patent portfolio associated with the digital, wireless communication of patient vital signs.(Deals roundup)
May 1, 2008... LifeSync, a wholly owned subsidiary of GMP (both Fort Lauderdale, Florida), reported that it has entered into a non-exclusive sublicense with Triage Wireless (San Diego) for LifeSync's patent portfolio associated with the digital, wireless...

The Tri-Isthmus Group (TIGroup; Beverly Hills, California), a provider of financial solutions to the healthcare industry, has agreed to acquire Southern Plains Medical Group (Southern Plains, Oklahoma).(Deals roundup)(Brief article)
May 1, 2008... The Tri-Isthmus Group (TIGroup; Beverly Hills, California), a provider of financial solutions to the healthcare industry, has agreed to acquire Southern Plains Medical Group (Southern Plains, Oklahoma). The center includes 21 physicians and...

Global Med Technologies (Lakewood, Colorado), an international e-health medical information technology company, reported that its Wyndgate Technologies division has signed an agreement to license its SafeTrace donor management system to St. Joseph's Healthcare System (Paterson, New Jersey).(Deals roundup)
May 1, 2008... Global Med Technologies (Lakewood, Colorado), an international e-health medical information technology company, reported that its Wyndgate Technologies division has signed an agreement to license its SafeTrace donor management system to St....

Philips, BrainLAB to integrate angiography, image-guidance.(Agreements)
May 1, 2008... Royal Philips Electronics (Chicago) and BrainLAB (Munich, Germany) reported that they will collaborate on the integration of intra-operative angiography and image-guided surgery (IGS) in a pact that will drive the compatibility of these...

Digirad (Poway, California) has signed a letter of agreement with the University of Chicago Medical Center.(Agreements)
May 1, 2008... Digirad (Poway, California) has signed a letter of agreement with the University of Chicago Medical Center to deliver cardiac diagnostic services to Chicago-area physicians through Digirad's centers of influence program, which includes seven...

Smiths Medical MD (St. Paul, Minnesota) said it would distribute the FreeStyle Navigator Continuous Glucose Monitoring System from Abbott Diabetes Care (Alameda, California).(Agreements)
May 1, 2008... Smiths Medical MD (St. Paul, Minnesota) said it would distribute the FreeStyle Navigator Continuous Glucose Monitoring System from Abbott Diabetes Care (Alameda, California). Financial terms were not disclosed. The FreeStyle Navigator...

Aperio Technologies (Vista, California), a provider of digital pathway systems, reported that it has been an ongoing collaborator with Burnham Institute for Medical Research (La Jolla, California) to use Asperio's ScanScope slide scanning system and quantitative immunohistochemistry tools to assist in the validation and clinical translation of Burnham's cancer biomarkers.(Agreements)
May 1, 2008... Aperio Technologies (Vista, California), a provider of digital pathway systems, reported that it has been an ongoing collaborator with Burnham Institute for Medical Research (La Jolla, California) to use Asperio's ScanScope slide scanning...

Premier Purchasing Partners (Charlotte, North Carolina) reported an agreement with Toshiba America Medical Systems (TAMS; Tustin, California) for MRI products and point of sale service agreements.(Agreements)
May 1, 2008... Premier Purchasing Partners (Charlotte, North Carolina) reported an agreement with Toshiba America Medical Systems (TAMS; Tustin, California) for MRI products and point of sale service agreements. The contract is available to acute and...

Del Global employee wins $2.2m in wrongful termination lawsuit.(Court report)
May 1, 2008... A jury has found in favor of a former employee in his wrongful termination case against Del Global Technologies (Franklin Park, Illinois), awarding him a total of about $2.2 million. Jeffrey Moeller, a former employee of Del Medical,...

Chinese enter distribution agreement for MacuChek.(International report)
May 1, 2008... MacuChek (West Bloomfield, Michigan) has signed a distribution deal to bring its macular degeneration diagnosis device, the MacuScope, to China. The company reached a distribution agreement with Beijing ABS Science & Technology to license and...

London office opened by Sunquest.(International report)(Brief article)
May 1, 2008... Sunquest Information Systems (Tucson, Arizona), a developer of laboratory information systems, has opened an office in London to serve as its international headquarters. David Allcock, VP of international sales, will manage the UK office...

Signalife granted IP claims for technology monitoring heartbeats.(Patent watch)(Brief article)
May 1, 2008... Signalife (Greenville, South Carolina) reported that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has issued to the company a patent titled "System For, And Method Of, Monitoring Heartbeats Of A Patient," covering 37 claims. In conjunction...

GlucoLight.(In other patent news)
May 1, 2008... GlucoLight (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania) a development-stage company focused on the non-invasive, continuous measurement of blood glucose levels, reported that it has been awarded U.S. patent No. 7,356,365 for the non-invasive method and apparatus...

Novel method can track gene alterations in cancer cells.
May 1, 2008... LONDON -- A new sequencing strategy eventually will make it possible to trawl through the genomes of many different types of cancer looking for places where genetic changes have taken place. Although the new technology, called massively...

SPO Medical retains American Capital.(Briefly Noted)(Brief article)
May 1, 2008... SPO Medical (New York) said that it has retained the services of American Capital Ventures (ACV), a provider of comprehensive investor relations services to the small cap community, as an investor relations consultant. Michael Braunold,...

Study predicts compact ultrasound on rise.(Briefly Noted)(Brief article)
May 1, 2008... According to Millennium Research Group's (Waltham, Massachusetts) "U.S. Markets for Ultrasound Systems 2008" report, the domestic ultrasound market will experience rapid growth over the next five years. Increasing at a compound annual growth...

Immunicon now on OTCBB.(Briefly Noted)(Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board )(Brief article)
May 1, 2008... Immunicon (Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania) said that its common stock began quotation on the Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board (OTCBB). Previously, Immunicon had received notification from Nasdaq indicating that trading in the company's common...

Immunicon gets funds to develop new acute myloid leukemia test.(Grants)(Brief article)
May 1, 2008... Immunicon (Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania) reported that the company received a four-year grant from the Center for Translational Molecular Medicine (Grand Rapids, Michigan) to develop a test to detect minimal residual disease in blood of...

Compressus.(People in Places)
May 1, 2008... Edward Thurman was named director of customer operations for Compressus (Washington). Thurman previously held management positions in customer operations at McKesson. Compressus specializes in integrated imaging and data management solutions.

Acusphere.(Product Briefs)(Imagify(ultrasound imaging agent) from Acusphere Inc.)(Brief article)
May 1, 2008... Acusphere (Watertown, Massachusetts) reported the submission of a new drug application (NDA) to the FDA for approval to market its lead product candidate, Imagify (Perflubutane Polymer Microspheres for Injectable Suspension). Imagify is an...

Fluidigm.(Product Briefs)(Fluidigm introduces BioMark IFC controller MX(genetic analyzer))(Brief article)
May 1, 2008... Fluidigm (South San Francisco, California) reported the availability of its new BioMark IFC controller MX, part of the company's complete system for high-throughput genetic analysis. The BioMark IFC controller MX is targeted for set up of...

Medtronic.(Product Briefs)
May 1, 2008... The Navigation and Intra-Operative Imaging division at Medtronic (Minneapolis) introduced the StealthStation S7 system. "The StealthStation S7 system is the next generation of navigation providing both flexibility and simplicity to enable a...

Mirabilis Medica.(Product Briefs)(Brief article)
May 1, 2008... Mirabilis Medica (Bothell, Washington) reported completion of its first human trial, which served as a preliminary demonstration of clinical feasibility of its prototype high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) system for treatment of uterine...

Signalife (Greenville, South Carolina) reported that its contract manufacturer, Ventrex (Ventura, California), acquired by the Hi-Tech Group (Anaheim, California) in September 2007, has been acquired by Parker Hannifin (Cleveland) as part of Parker Hannifin's strategic entry into the device manufacturing industry.(Deals roundup)
May 1, 2008... Signalife (Greenville, South Carolina) reported that its contract manufacturer, Ventrex (Ventura, California), acquired by the Hi-Tech Group (Anaheim, California) in September 2007, has been acquired by Parker Hannifin (Cleveland) as part of...

Medtronic's wireless glucose meter receives okay from FDA.
May 8, 2008... The FDA has cleared a new diabetes glucose meter that further simplifies blood sugar monitoring for those with diabetes. Medtronic's (Minneapolis) OneTouch UltraLink meter transmits glucose readings directly to the company's MiniMed...

Genetic variant sheds light on blood sugar level controls.
May 8, 2008... LONDON -- Blood glucose levels that are at the high end of normal are due to a genetic variation in an enzyme that plays a role in glucose metabolism, a new study has shown. The finding is important because, on a population level, people...

Off the farm and into clinic for French developer of ultrasound.(International report)(Brief article)
May 8, 2008... One of the top manufacturers of ultrasound scanners for veterinarians is rolling out a lightweight version for medical clinics. The Imagyne scanner, introduced by ECM (Angouleme, France) in March, is PC-based and includes post-processing,...

Ontario uses Seegene Seeplex test in respiratory screenings.
May 8, 2008... A diagnostic designed to detect 18 of the most prevalent respiratory infections--both virus- and bacteria-born--in a single test is being used for public screenings in Ontario. According to Seegene (Rockville, Maryland), the Molecular...

Astute Medical raises $6.25M; Invitrogen intiates stock split.(Financings roundup)
May 8, 2008... Astute Medical (San Diego) reported that it has raised $6.25 million in an initial financing round led by De Novo Ventures. The company said the proceeds will primarily be used to fund R&D aimed at the identification and validation of...

CytoCore.(People in Places)(appointment of Cohill, Eric)(appointment of Ramsay, Kenneth)(appointment of Schwery, Cynthia)(Brief article)
May 8, 2008... CytoCore (Chicago) has named Eric Cohill as senior VP of sales and marketing, Kenneth Ramsay as regional sales manager northeast and Cynthia Schwery as regional manager mid-south. Cohill was most recently VP of sales at Viking Systems; Ramsay...

Helicos BioSciences.(People in Places)
May 8, 2008... Stephen Hall has been named senior VP/CFO of Helicos BioSciences (Cambridge, Massachusetts). Hall most recently was senior VP/CFO of TriPath Imaging. Helicos BioSciences specializes in genetic analysis technologies for the research, drug...

Multisorb Technology.(People in Places)
May 8, 2008... Rick Cellich has been named business development leader of healthcare packaging at Multisorb Technology (Buffalo, New York). Cellich has over 18 years of technical sales and business development experience in the pharmaceutical, medical device...

NeuroMetrix.(People in Places)(NeuroMetrix Inc. has appointed Shai Gozani as CEO )(Brief article)
May 8, 2008... Gary Gregory, COO of NeuroMetrix (Waltham, Massachusetts), will be leaving the company, effective May 31. Shai Gozani, MD, PhD, president/CEO of the company, will assume Gregory'sresponsibilities, including marketing, sales and business...

Study links gene to high blood sugar but not to Type II diabetes.(Science scan: gene variants)
May 8, 2008... Both houses of Congress have now passed the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act, which bars both insurer and employers from using genetic information about an individual to their detriment. One of the bill's goals is to encourage...

ACP calls for more screening of older men for osteoporosis.(Research roundup)
May 8, 2008... Osteoporosis is often viewed as a woman's health issue, but one in 16 men over 65 suffers from the disease, and few men are currently tested or diagnosed. Because of the aging population, a dramatic increase in osteoporosis among men is...

Over-, under-diagnosis of bipolar disorder.(Research roundup)
May 8, 2008... A new study by researchers at Rhode Island Hospital and Brown University (both Providence) concludes that fewer than half the patients previously diagnosed with bipolar disorder received that diagnosis based on a comprehensive, psychiatric...

Rapid biological agent sensor R&D bringing ICx $4.9 million.(Contract news)
May 8, 2008... ICx Technologies (Arlington, Virginia), a developer of sensor technologies for homeland security, force protection and commercial applications, reported receiving a $4.9 million, Phase IIb R&D contract under the Department of Homeland...

CompuMed (Los Angeles) reported that it has won a statewide contract in conjunction with Wexford Health Sources (Pittsburgh) to provide electrocardiogram (ECG) remote interpretation systems and cardiologist overread services to the West Virginia Division of Corrections.(In other contract news)
May 8, 2008... CompuMed (Los Angeles) reported that it has won a statewide contract in conjunction with Wexford Health Sources (Pittsburgh) to provide electrocardiogram (ECG) remote interpretation systems and cardiologist overread services to the West...

Florida Cardiology (Miami), a multi-site medical practice with 18 cardiologists, has selected the Intergy EHR from Sage Electronic Health Records and Intergy by Sage Practice Management System (both Tampa, Florida).(In other contract news)
May 8, 2008... Florida Cardiology (Miami), a multi-site medical practice with 18 cardiologists, has selected the Intergy EHR from Sage Electronic Health Records and Intergy by Sage Practice Management System (both Tampa, Florida). Florida Cardiology will...

Clarient (Aliso Viejo, California) an anatomic pathology and molecular testing services resource for pathologists, oncologists and the pharmaceutical industry.(In other contract news)
May 8, 2008... Clarient (Aliso Viejo, California) an anatomic pathology and molecular testing services resource for pathologists, oncologists and the pharmaceutical industry, reported that it has signed a one-year agreement with Joint Venture Hospital...

Immunicon now on OTCBB.(Briefly Noted)(Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board )(Brief article)
May 8, 2008... Immunicon (Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania) said that its common stock began quotation on the Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board (OTCBB). Previously, Immunicon had received notification from Nasdaq indicating that trading in the company's common...

Applied Precision spinning off unit to Telegraph Hill Partners.(Deals roundup)(Brief article)
May 8, 2008... Applied Precision (Issaquah, Washington), a provider of imaging, measurement and analysis systems for the life sciences industries, reported that it has sold its Life Sciences business unit to a group led by senior management and Telegraph Hill...

DxTech (Merrimack, New Hampshire), a company that says it is focused on putting diagnostic information in the hands of physicians in real time, has entered into a long-term strategic alliance with Nicholas Piramal India (NPIL; Mumbai, India), one of the largest pharmaceutical and healthcare companies in India.(In other dealmaking)
May 8, 2008... DxTech (Merrimack, New Hampshire), a company that says it is focused on putting diagnostic information in the hands of physicians in real time, has entered into a long-term strategic alliance with Nicholas Piramal India (NPIL; Mumbai, India),...

Vision4health (Wilen, Germany) reported acquiring the Molis laboratory information system division from the Sysmex Group (Kobe, Japan).(In other dealmaking)(Brief article)
May 8, 2008... vision4health (Wilen, Germany) reported acquiring the Molis laboratory information system division from the Sysmex Group (Kobe, Japan). Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The company, set up in 2007 and specializing in software...

USA Uranium.(In other dealmaking)
May 8, 2008... USA Uranium (USAU; Las Vegas) reported that it will acquire all rights, title and interest to a collection of software and hardware products and technologies known as the MyScreenMD.com program, for an undisclosed sum. USAU said that the...

OncoVista eyes pre-IDE for AdnaTest.(Briefly Noted)
May 8, 2008... OncoVista Innovative Therapies (San Antonio, Texas), a biopharmaceutical company specializing in targeted cancer therapies, reported the submission of a request to FDA for a pre-IDE determination meeting for its AdnaGen AdnaTest breast cancer...

Axis Three.(Product Briefs)(Brief article)
May 8, 2008... Axis Three (Los Angeles) said its XS-300 surgical simulation platform, a 3-D imaging solution for the cosmetic surgery marketplace, is now available in the U.S. The company said the XS-300 enables surgeons to visually communicate and...

BD Diagnostics.(Product Briefs)
May 8, 2008... BD Diagnostics (San Diego) reported the CE marking of the BD GeneOhm VanR assay for the rapid detection of vanA and vanB genes, which are associated with vancomycin-resistant Enterococci (VRE). The BD GeneOhm VanR assay is a qualitative, in...

Connect Imaging (Honolulu, Hawaii) has released a new version of its Mammo ViewBox software to support a super-high-resolution mammography display from Totoku Electric (Japan).(Product Briefs)
May 8, 2008... Connect Imaging (Honolulu, Hawaii) has released a new version of its Mammo ViewBox software to support a super-high-resolution mammography display from Totoku Electric (Japan). CEO Philip Manly said the company's mammography workstation...

Luna Innovations (Roanoke, Virginia) said the product development team at its NanoWorks Division has produced a class of molecules designed to provide a new approach to improve the quality of MRI.(Product Briefs)
May 8, 2008... Luna Innovations (Roanoke, Virginia) said the product development team at its NanoWorks Division has produced a class of molecules designed to provide a new approach to improve the quality of MRI. Luna's molecules have initially proven to be...

SEC obtains judgment against employee for insider trading.(Court report)
May 8, 2008... The Securities and Exchange Commission reported that it obtained a final judgment against Harry Yim on April 23. Yim had consented to the judgment as part of a settlement of the insider trading charges the SEC had brought against him in October...

Compugen reports new lung cancer biomarker.(International report)
May 8, 2008... Compugen (Tel Aviv, Israel) reported the discovery and verification of CGEN-438, a potential blood-based biomarker for lung cancer. The company described CGEN-438 as "a novel splice variant peptide of deltalike protein 3 precursor (DLL3)." The...

1st Australian sale of Fonar Upright MRI.(International report)
May 8, 2008... Fonar (Melville, New York) reported a sale of its Upright Multi-Position MRI scanner to a group medical practice in Australia. Fonar said that Australia represents a new market for Fonar, noting that only about 100 MRI scanners serve that...

Invitrogen to distribute Sequenom's MassARRAY.(International report)(Sequenom Inc. signed distribution agreement with Invitrogen Corp.)(Brief article)
May 8, 2008... Sequenom (San Diego), a provider of genetic analysis solutions, has entered into an agreement with Invitrogen (Carlsbad, California) under which Invitrogen will be the exclusive distributor for Sequenom's MassARRAY systems and consumable...

Czech, please--SpectraScience signs distributor.(International report)
May 8, 2008... SpectraScience (San Diego) said it has established a distribution partnership in the Czech Republic through the Almeda Company (Prague), a firm that has specialized in medical device sales in the region for almost two decades. Michel...

Covidien wins FDA approval of contrast system with RFID.
May 15, 2008... A new system to help reduce the risk of life-threatening medical errors in computed tomography (CT) procedures has been approved by the FDA. Covidien's (St. Louis) contrast delivery system integrates radio frequency identification (RFID)...

VentriPoint aims at better method of RV measurement.
May 15, 2008... If the measurement of right ventricular volume of the heart is the "Holy Grail" of cardiology--as VentrPoint Diagnostics (Seattle) believes it is--then the company may just have the diagnostic tool that cardiologists have been searching for....

Cryptography Research's tech takes aim at device 'cloning'.
May 15, 2008... Build it and they will steal. Med-tech companies spend billions developing new technologies and devices, only to discover later that many of the one-time-use disposables and peripheral parts are handily cloned and counterfeited. On the one...

Study linking miRNA to cancer might lead to diagnostic test.
May 15, 2008... In recent years scientists have linked microRNA (miRNA) sequences to diseases, including cancer and heart disease, but the therapeutic outcomes of these discoveries are not always clear. Case in point: researchers from Invitrogen (Carlsbad,...

Inverness completes cash and stock buy of Matria Healthcare.(Deals roundup)
May 15, 2008... A Diagnostics & Imaging Week Staff Report Inverness Medical Innovations (IMI; Waltham, Massachusetts) reported completing the acquisition of Matria Healthcare (Marietta, Georgia) prior to the opening of business on last Friday, following...

Safeguard scientifics (Wayne, Pennsylvania), a holding company that says it invests in "growth-stage technology and life sciences companies," reported that it has closed the transaction with Saints Capital to exit its owner ship position in five partner companies.(In other dealmaking activity)
May 15, 2008... Safeguard scientifics (Wayne, Pennsylvania), a holding company that says it invests in "growth-stage technology and life sciences companies," reported that it has closed the transaction with Saints Capital to exit its owner ship position in...

Enzo biochem (New York) reported the acquisition on May 8 of the U.S. based assets of Biomol International (Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania), and all of the stock of its two UK subsidiaries for $18 million.(In other dealmaking activity)
May 15, 2008... Enzo biochem (New York) reported the acquisition on May 8 of the U.S. based assets of Biomol International (Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania), and all of the stock of its two UK subsidiaries for $18 million, comprised of $15 million in cash and...

Start-up Veran Medical receives $4.75 million in private funding.(Financings roundup)
May 15, 2008... A Diagnostics & Imaging Week Staff Report Veran Medical Technologies (St. Louis), a device start-up, reported securing $4.75 million in venture capital and private financing that it will use, it said, to drive adoption of its IG4 delivery...

Somanetics.(In other financing news)(Brief article)
May 15, 2008... (Troy, Michigan) reported board authorization for repurchasing up to an additional $15 million of its common shares for a total of $30 million of its common shares. The company makes the INVOS Cerebral/Somatic Oximeter system, a...

RedPath Integrated Pathology.(In other financing news)(Brief article)
May 15, 2008... Citing the continued increasing sales of its PathFinderTG, RedPath Integrated Pathology (Pittsburgh) reported its expansion and relocation into new headquarters in Pittsburgh and the growth of its work force which now totals 50, up from 20 a...

DxTech enters alliance in India with NPIL for Vantix platform.(International report)
May 15, 2008... A Diagnostics & Imaging Week Staff Report. DxTech (Merrimack, New Hampshire), developing technology aimed at putting diagnostic information in the hands of physicians in real time, said it has entered into a long-term strategic alliance...

CE mark for BD's VanR assay BD diagnostics.(International report)
May 15, 2008... CE mark for BD's VanR assay BD Diagnostics, a unit of BD (Becton, Dickinson and Co.; Franklin Hills, New Jersey), reported the CE-marking of the BD GeneOhm VanR assay for the rapid detection of vanA and vanB genes, which are associated with...

Clinical-trials firm adds DEXA scanners Synexus.(International report)
May 15, 2008... (Manchester, UK) said it has "significantly increased" its capacity to recruit and run global osteoporosis trials by increasing the number of DEXA scanners at its hub sites by a third. The DEXA scan is widely believed to be the most reliable...

Health Discovery adds IP for R&D work on vector machines.(Patent watch)(Brief article)
May 15, 2008... A Diagnostics & Imaging Week Staff Report Health Discovery (HDC; Savannah, Georgia) reported that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued two new patents to further expand HDC's intellectual property holdings covering applications...

UHCMC, Cadialysis BV in pact for medical imaging services.(New ventures)
May 15, 2008... A Diagnostics & Imaging Week Staff Report University Hospitals Case Medical Center (UHCMC; Cleveland, Illinois) and Cardialysis BV (The Netherlands) reported that the companies have the intention to found Cardialysis Cleveland to provide...

Applera (Norwalk, Connecticut) reported board approval of its proposed separation.(In other dealmaking activity)
May 15, 2008... Applera (Norwalk, Connecticut) reported board approval of its proposed separation of the Celera Group (Nashville, Tennessee) from Applera's remaining businesses. The separation will be accomplished by a redemption of outstanding shares of...

OncoVista eyes pre-IDE for AdnaTest.(Briefly Noted)
May 15, 2008... OncoVista Innovative Therapies (San Antonio), a biopharmaceutical company specializing in targeted cancer therapies, reported the submission of a request to FDA for a pre-IDE determination meeting for its AdnaGen AdnaTest breast cancer device...

Guided Therapeutics ticker symbol GTHP.(Briefly Noted)(Brief article)
May 15, 2008... Guided Therapeutics (GT; Norcross, Georgia) reported being issued stock ticker symbol GTHP. Guided Therapeutics, formerly known as SpectRx, was previously traded under the stock symbol SPRX. "The company name and stock ticker change reflect...

Swiss firm gets additional funding.(International report)(Brief article)
May 15, 2008... Solianis Monitoring (Zurich, Switzerland) said Zurich Cantonal Bank will invest in the company's efforts to develop a non-invasive glucose monitoring device. Together with a research grant from the European Union and private investors, a total...

LifeWatch.(People in Places)
May 15, 2008... Marikay Menard was named VP of clinical strategy of LifeWatch (Chicago). Previously, Menard was a healthcare executive at Cerner. LifeWatch is a provider of ambulatory cardiac monitoring services and ambulatory cardiac and vital signs...

MedCath.(People in Places)
May 15, 2008... Art Parker, senior VP and treasurer and currently interim CFO of MedCath (Charlotte, North Carolina), has been named senior VP of finance and development. MedCath is a healthcare provider focused on high-acuity healthcare services,...

Novadaq Technologies.(People in Places)
May 15, 2008... John Reidy was named CFO of Novadaq Technologies (Toronto), effective June 1. Current CFO Roger Deck will move to a senior business management role within the company. Reidy previously was CFO for GE Healthcare Canada. Novadaq makes real-time...

Qiagen.(People in Places)
May 15, 2008... Qiagen (Venlo, The Netherlands) said that Lynda Merrill has joined the company as VP of molecular diagnostic sales for Europe, Middle East, Africa and Australia. Most recently, Merrill was VP for industrial relationships for Gen-Probe. Qiagen...

Samplify Systems.(People in Places)
May 15, 2008... Samplify Systems (Santa Clara, California) said that Carl Crawford, an expert in computed tomography, has joined its technical team. Crawford previously was VP of corporate imaging systems at Analogic. Samplify is a realtime signal compression...