Diagnostics & Imaging Week articles from October 2003

Diagnostics & Imaging Week archives from October 2003

Karl Storz 3-D imaging system brings new look to endoscopy.(Karl Storz Endoscopy-America Inc.)
October 2, 2003... Karl Storz Endoscopy-America (Culver City, California) launched its Tricam 3D Imaging System with a live telesurgery transmission during the Society of Laparo-endoscopic Surgeons (Miami, Florida) meeting in Las Vegas, Nevada, last week. ...

Icelandic researchers discover gene associated with stroke.(Report from Europe)
October 2, 2003... Researchers in Iceland have discovered a variant of a gene that can almost quadruple someone's risk of suffering a stroke. The gene, which encodes a protein thought to play a role in the development of atheroscierosis, is the first to be...

Fisher Scientific raising $261m.(Financings roundup)(Fisher Scientific International Inc.)(Brief Article)
October 2, 2003... Fisher Scientific International (Hampton, New Hampshire) reported that it has agreed to sell 6.6 million shares of its common stock to Banc of America Securities. The company also has granted an over-allotment option to purchase an additional...

Thoratec unit completes IRMA buy.(Deals roundup)(Immediate Response Mobile Analysis)
October 2, 2003... Thoratec (Pleasanton, California), a world leader in products to treat cardiovascular disease, said its International Technidyne (ITC, Edison, New Jersey) subsidiary has completed its previously announced asset purchase agreement to acquire the...

Impath files for bankruptcy, seeks $15m DIP approval.(Court report)(debtor-in-possession)
October 2, 2003... Impath (New York) said that it and its subsidiaries have filed voluntary petitions for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York. The purpose of the filing is...

Siemens signs agreement with i3Archive for mammography.(Grants/contracts)(Siemens Medical Solutions Health Services Corp.)(Brief Article)
October 2, 2003... Siemens Medical Solutions (Malvern, Pennsylvania) has signed an agreement with i3Archive (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), a company specializing in national storage, access and distribution of health images and data, to deliver i3Archive's...

U.S. Genomics (Woburn, Massachusetts), a privately held developer of single-molecule analysis technologies for the life sciences industry, has received a Phase II SBIR grant.(Grants/contracts)(Brief Article)
October 2, 2003... U.S. Genomics (Woburn, Massachusetts), a privately held developer of single-molecule analysis technologies for the life sciences industry, has received a Phase II SBIR grant from the National Science Foundation (Arlington, Virginia). The...

Axsys Technologies.(Grants/contracts)(AXSYS Technologies Inc. and Eastman Kodak Co. Health Imaging Div. )(Brief Article)
October 2, 2003... Axsys Technologies (Rocky Hill, Connecticut), which focuses on the manufacture of precision opto-mechanical components and assemblies, has signed an agreement to sell high-performance air-bearing scanners to Eastman Kodak's Health Imaging...

DiaSys (Waterbury, Conn.), a global healthcare products company, said it has reached an exclusive three-year distributor sales agreement with Pakistan Medical Links.(Grants/contracts)(DiaSys Corp.)(Brief Article)
October 2, 2003... DiaSys (Waterbury, Conn.), a global healthcare products company, said it has reached an exclusive three-year distributor sales agreement with Pakistan Medical Links (Peshawar, Pakistan), one of that country's longest-established diagnostics...

Roche Diagnostics recalling its CoaguCheck PT test strips.(home medical test)
October 2, 2003... Roche Diagnostics (Indianapolis, Indiana) said this week that it is recalling all CoaguChek PT test strips currently in the marketplace because of the potential for a packaging defect that will cause false results. It is notifying users of the...

Bostwick Labs introduces its genetic prostate cancer test.
October 2, 2003... Bostwick Laboratories (Richmond, Virginia), a private anatomic pathology laboratory focusing on the diagnosis of cancer of urologic organs, has introduced its uPM3 test, which it said is the "first-ever urine-based genetic test for prostate...

Igen International (Gaithersburg, Maryland) said that the Federal Trade Commission has granted early termination of the waiting period.(Deals roundup)(IGEN International Inc. to acquire Roche Holding Ltd.)(Brief Article)
October 2, 2003... Igen International (Gaithersburg, Maryland) said that the Federal Trade Commission has granted early termination of the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 with respect to the previously announced...

Meridian Bioscience.(Financings roundup)(Meridian Bioscience Inc. registers securities)(Brief Article)
October 2, 2003... Meridian Bioscience (Cincinnati, Ohio) reported that it has filed a universal shelf registration statement with the SEC registering an aggregate of $60 million of securities, which includes common stock, preferred stock, debt or other types of...

Specialty Laboratories.(Financings roundup)(Specialty Laboratories Inc. signs $25 million credit agreement)(Brief Article)
October 2, 2003... Specialty Laboratories (Santa Monica, California), a hospital-focused clinical reference laboratory, said it has signed a $25 million asset-based credit agreement with CIT Business Credit, a unit of CIT Group. The credit facility is secured...

Imalux (Cleveland, Ohio), a developer of medical imaging systems based on optical coherence tomography (OCT) technology, reported closing its Series A financing, raising $3.5 million.(Financings roundup)(Imalux Corp.)(Brief Article)
October 2, 2003... Imalux (Cleveland, Ohio), a developer of medical imaging systems based on optical coherence tomography (OCT) technology, reported closing its Series A financing, raising $3.5 million. The latest financing, totaling $1.95 million, was led by...

Isonics.(Financings roundup)(Isonics Corp.)(Brief Article)
October 2, 2003... Isonics (Golden, Colorado), a developer of isotopically engineered semiconductor materials, a supplier of silicon-on-insulator (SOI) wafers, and isotopes for life sciences and health care applications, reported receiving $1.2 million in gross...

Ophthalmic Imaging Systems (OIS; Sacramento, California), a provider of ophthalmic digital imaging systems, reported that it has issued a secured convertible note to Laurus Master Fund, a financial institution that specializes in providing financing solutions to small and mid-cap companies.(Financings roundup)(Laurus Master Fund)(Brief Article)
October 2, 2003... Ophthalmic Imaging Systems (OIS; Sacramento, California), a provider of ophthalmic digital imaging systems, reported that it has issued a secured convertible note to Laurus Master Fund, a financial institution that specializes in providing...

Applied Imaging.(Financings roundup)(Applied Imaging Corp. extends bank loan contract)(Brief Article)
October 2, 2003... Applied Imaging (Santa Clara, California) reported that it has extended its existing loan facility with Silicon Valley Bank, the primary banking subsidiary of Silicon Valley Bancshares. The agreement enables Applied Imaging to borrow up to $3.5...

Apogent Technologies.(Financings roundup)(Brief Article)
October 2, 2003... Apogent Technologies (Portsmouth, New Hampshire) reported receiving the requisite consents to execute a supplemental indenture amending the indenture relating to its 8% senior notes, due 2011, pursuant to the previously announced consent...

Image Technology.(Financings roundup)(Image Technology Inc.)(Brief Article)
October 2, 2003... Image Technology (Kingston, New York) said it has elected not to extend its 40 cent and 50 cent warrants beyond the Oct. 15 expiration date. Effective on that date, about 475,000 of the 40 cent warrants and 1.5 million of the 50 cent warrants...

Lifestream withdraws from AMEX.(Briefly Noted)(American Stock Exchange)(Lifestream Technologies Inc.)(Brief Article)
October 2, 2003... Lifestream Technologies (Post Falls, Idaho), a developer and marketer of consumer cholesterol monitors and professional screening instruments, with the consent of the American Stock Exchange has elected to voluntarily withdraw its common shares...

FDA schedules stakeholder meeting.(Briefly Noted)(Brief Article)
October 2, 2003... The FDA will hold an annual stakeholder meeting on the implementation of the Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act of 2002 (MDUFMA) in early December. The topic of discussion will be the agency's progress in implementing the various...

Siemens Medical in alliance with St. James.(Briefly Noted)(Siemens Medical Solutions USA Inc.)(St. James Hospital and Health Centers)(Brief Article)
October 2, 2003... Siemens Medical Solutions (Malvern, Pennsylvania) entered a five-year, exclusive strategic alliance with St. James Hospital and Health Centers (Olympia Fields, Illinois) to develop a new state-of-the-art Heart and Vascular Institute to provide...

Premier, Radiometer launch program.(Briefly Noted)(training sessions)(Brief Article)
October 2, 2003... Radiometer America (Westlake, Ohio) and Premier (San Diego, California) will launch an innovative program that offers CEU-accredited training in the clinical applications of blood gas testing. Administered by Radiometer and offered to Premier...

Edward Heart Hospital grows by 10 beds.(Briefly Noted)(Brief Article)
October 2, 2003... Just 10 months after opening 71 beds, Edward Heart Hospital (Naperville, Illinois) reported plans to grow capacity by 10 beds to accommodate rapid service area growth and the expansion of services offered at the new facility. In addition...

Abaxis.(Product Briefs)(Abaxis Inc.)(Brief Article)
October 2, 2003... Abaxis (Union City, California) reported the release of three key Piccolo medical panels which, together with existing panels, completes the full array of panels for Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services reimbursement. The system consists of...

GMP Companies.(Product Briefs)(marketing of wireless electrocardiogram)(Brief Article)
October 2, 2003... GMP Companies (Fort Lauderdale, Florida) has received FDA clearance to market its LifeSync Wireless ECG (electrocardiogram) System. The company said it expects to begin selling the new system in the U.S. in the first half of 2004. The LifeSync...

M-Biotech.(Product Briefs)(Brief Article)
October 2, 2003... M-Biotech (Salt Lake City, Utah) said that recent animal studies conducted by the company show proof-of-concept in animals for its continuous glucose monitor implant. M-Biotech's Hydrogel biosensor implants are targeted as an alternative to...

OmniCorder Technologies.(Product Briefs)(medical infrared imaging system marketed in Europe)(Brief Article)
October 2, 2003... OmniCorder Technologies (East Setauket, New York) reported that it has received CE mark approval to market its BioScanIR System in Europe. The BioScanIR System is an advanced, high-resolution, medical infrared imaging system that measures...

Royal Philips Electronics (Andover, Massachusetts) said it would collaborate with CellPoint (Englewood, Colorado) to optimize CellPoint's diagnostic imaging agent on Philips' SKYLight gantry-free gamma camera.(Product Briefs)(Brief Article)
October 2, 2003... Royal Philips Electronics (Andover, Massachusetts) said it would collaborate with CellPoint (Englewood, Colorado) to optimize CellPoint's diagnostic imaging agent on Philips' SKYLight gantry-free gamma camera. The joint goal is to develop a...

American Bio Medica.(People in Places)(Brief Article)
October 2, 2003... Todd Bailey has been named vice president of sales and marketing at American Bio Medica (Kinderhook, New York). Bailey most recently was director of national accounts for the company. American Bio Medica develops immunoassay diagnostic test...

Bio-Reference Laboratories.(People in Places)(Brief Article)
October 2, 2003... James Weisberger, MD, will join Bio-Reference Laboratories (BRLI; Elmwood Park, New Jersey) as a vice president and assistant chief medical officer. Weisberger was most recently director of hematopathology at a major cancer laboratory. BRLI is...

EraGen Biosciences.(People in Places)(EraGen Biosciences Inc.)(Brief Article)
October 2, 2003... EraGen Biosciences (Madison, Wisconsin) reported the addition of Mark Meyers and Mary Holland to the positions of vice president, sales and marketing. Prior to joining EraGen, Holland was senior director of worldwide corporate accounts for...

Quest Diagnostics.(People in Places)(Maher Albitar appointed medical director of hematopathology)(Brief Article)
October 2, 2003... Maher Albitar, MD, a renowned cancer scientist, has been appointed medical director for hematopathology at Quest Diagnostics (Teterboro, New Jersey). Previously, Albitar was a tenured professor at the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer...

SonoSite.(People in Places)(Henry Krause, Kent Mueller, and Maria Koreis join staff)(Brief Article)
October 2, 2003... SonoSite (Bothell, Washington) reported the hiring of three new executives. Henry "Skip" Krause has joined the company as vice president of international sales and distribution, Kent Mueller as director of strategic marketing and business...

Sandia eyes private partners for its MicroChemLab system.(Sandia National Laboratories)(research and development partnerships)
October 9, 2003... Sandia National Laboratories (Livermore, California) is looking to team with companies in the private sector to bring its prototype hand-held chemical and biotoxin detection system, called MicroChemLab, to the market. Sandia, which dates...

Companies in agreement on methylation technologies.(Report from Europe)
October 9, 2003... A Diagnostics & Imaging Week Staff Report OncoMethylome Sciences SA (Liege, Belgium) has entered into an agreement with Serologicals (Atlanta, Georgia) for rights to a portion of its rnethylation technologies. Under the agreement,...

Inverness buys Abbott rapid diagnostic assets for $92.5m.(Deals roundup)(Inverness Medical Innovations Inc.)(Abbott Laboratories)
October 9, 2003... A Diagnostics & Imaging Week Staff Report Inverness Medical Innovations (Waltharn, Massachusetts), a provider of consumer healthcare and professional diagnostics products and a developer of medical devices, reported acquiring certain assets...

New radiation requirements suggested by industry, not FDA.
October 9, 2003... GAITHERSBURG, Maryland -- Officials could be going back to the drawing board to propose changes to current performance standards for diagnostic X-ray systems. Members of FDA's Technical Electronic Product Radiation Safety Standards...

Sleep Solutions receives initial $6.1m in overall $11m round.(Financings roundup)
October 9, 2003... A Diagnostics & Imaging Week Staff Report Sleep Solutions (Palo Alto, California), a manufacturer of diagnostic, therapy and compliance services for patients with obstructive sleep apnea, reported receiving an initial $6.1 million as part...

Fonar.(Financings roudup)(FONAR Corp.)(Brief Article)
October 9, 2003... * Fonar (Melville, New York), which manufactures magnetic resonance imaging scanners, filed with the SEC Monday to sell up to 5 million shares of common stock. The company said in its shelf registration statement that it would use expected...

Calypte Biomedical (Alameda, California) developer of the only two FDA-approved HIV-1 antibody tests for use with urine samples, said that Marr Technologies Ltd. has increased its ownership in Calypte.(Financings roundup)(Brief Article)
October 9, 2003... * Calypte Biomedical (Alameda, California) developer of the only two FDA-approved HIV-1 antibody tests for use with urine samples, said that Marr Technologies Ltd. has increased its ownership in Calypte through the openmarket purchase of about...

R2 Technology, CADx Systems agree to dismiss patent claims.(Court report)
October 9, 2003... A Diagnostics & Imaging Week Staff Report R2 Technology (Sunnyvale, California) and CADx Systems (Beavercreek, Ohio) reported that the companies have agreed to dismiss without prejudice the patent infringement lawsuits between them. ...

Gen-Probe completes stock split.(Briefly noted)(Gen-Probe Inc.)(Brief Article)
October 9, 2003... Gen-Probe (San Diego, California) reported the completion of a two-for-one split of its common shares by means of a 100% stock dividend. The board of directors approved the 100% stock dividend for shareholders of record as of Sept. 16. ...

Cenetron in Roche alliance; Apollo, Nikon in OEM deal.(Agreements)(Cenetron Diagnostics)(Roche Diagnostics)(Apollo Telemedicine)(Nikon Corp.)
October 9, 2003... A Diagnostics & Imaging Week Staff Report. Cenetron Diagnostics (Austin, Texas), a provider of molecular diagnostic services, has signed a five-year alliance agreement with Roche Diagnostics (Indianapolis, Indiana) to establish itself as a...

iCAD (Nashua, New Hampshire), which develops Computer-Aided Detection (CAD) imaging technology and systems for the early detection of breast cancer, and ISM, a wholly owned subsidiary of IBM Canada (Markham, Ontario) and a distributor of diagnostic imaging equipment, entered an agreement.(Agreements)(ICAD Inc.)(ISM Inc.)(Brief Article)
October 9, 2003... * iCAD (Nashua, New Hampshire), which develops Computer-Aided Detection (CAD) imaging technology and systems for the early detection of breast cancer, and ISM, a wholly owned subsidiary of IBM Canada (Markham, Ontario) and a distributor of...

Samaritan Pharmaceuticals (Las Vegas, Nevada) said it amended its research collaboration with Georgetown University (Washington) to expand its scope of research to include a series of preclinical studies to develop a simple diagnostic blood test for breast cancer.(Agreements)(Brief Article)
October 9, 2003... * Samaritan Pharmaceuticals (Las Vegas, Nevada) said it amended its research collaboration with Georgetown University (Washington) to expand its scope of research to include a series of preclinical studies to develop a simple diagnostic blood...

Agilent Technologies (Palo Alto, California) entered into a multi-year research agreement with the Donald W. Reynolds Cardiovascular Clinical Research Center at Stanford University (also Palo Alto).(Agreements)(Brief Article)
October 9, 2003... * Agilent Technologies (Palo Alto, California) entered into a multi-year research agreement with the Donald W. Reynolds Cardiovascular Clinical Research Center at Stanford University (also Palo Alto). Researchers in the collaboration will use...

Foster-Miller gets $3m grant; Swissray in distribution pacts.(Grants/contracts)
October 9, 2003... A Diagnostics & Imaging Week Staff Report Foster-Miller (Waltham, Massachusetts) said $3 million was included in the recently approved 2004 U.S. budget for a U.S. Department of Defense-sponsored program under which the company will work to...

The Michael J. Fox Foundation (New York) said it would fund up to $1 million in its latest program to encourage collaboration in the study of the genetics of Parkinson's disease through its Global Genetics Consortia initiative.(Grants/contracts)(Brief Article)
October 9, 2003... * The Michael J. Fox Foundation (New York) said it would fund up to $1 million in its latest program to encourage collaboration in the study of the genetics of Parkinson's disease through its Global Genetics Consortia initiative. The program...

St. Luke's Episcopal Health System (Houston, Texas), home of the Texas Heart Institute, has converted to Masimo (Irvine, California) SET pulse oximetry.(Grants/contracts)(Brief Article)
October 9, 2003... * St. Luke's Episcopal Health System (Houston, Texas), home of the Texas Heart Institute, has converted to Masimo (Irvine, California) SET pulse oximetry. Clinicians at St. Luke's cited increased accuracy and ease of implementation as central...

SYN X engages investment banker.(Briefly Noted)(SYN X Pharma Inc. raises money)(Brief Article)
October 9, 2003... SYN X Pharma (Toronto, Ontario) has engaged investment banking firm, The Soldier Cos. (Los Angeles, California), as well as its Toronto-based Canadian partners, Orenda Corporate Finance Ltd. "We have been approached with several interesting...

Musculoskeletal MRI center opens.(Briefly Noted)(Hospital for Special Surgery opens Center for Musculoskeletal Magnetic Resonance Imaging)(Brief Article)
October 9, 2003... The Hospital for Special Surgery (New York) reported the opening of its Center for Musculoskeletal Magnetic Resonance Imaging, dedicated to optimized musculoskeletal MR imaging. The hospital said the opening of the center affirms its...

CardioMag Imaging system installed in China.(Briefly Noted)(Brief Article)
October 9, 2003... Recognition of its new heart-health diagnostic technology has been expanded again with the installation of a CardioMag Imaging (Schenectady, New York) system in Tianjin, China. The new cardiovascular diagnostic technology--described by...

Molecular Diagnostics eligible for OTCBB.(Briefly Noted)(OTC Bulletin Board)(Brief Article)
October 9, 2003... Molecular Diagnostics (MDI; Chicago, Illinois), a developer of cancer-screening systems, said its common stock is again eligible to be quoted on the Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board. Management expects that OTC Bulletin Board status for the...

Hycor Biomedical (Garden Grove, California), a developer of clinical diagnostic instrument systems, reagents and consumables, and privately held Stratagene (La Jolla, California), a developer of technologies that enhance gene discovery and biomedical target identification, jointly reported their filing of a registration statement on Form S-4.(Deals roundup)(Stratagene Cloning Systems Inc.)(Brief Article)
October 9, 2003... * Hycor Biomedical (Garden Grove, California), a developer of clinical diagnostic instrument systems, reagents and consumables, and privately held Stratagene (La Jolla, California), a developer of technologies that enhance gene discovery and...

ICN Pharmaceuticals (Costa Mesa, California) reported selling its Personal Radiation Dosimetry Service Division to Global Dosimetry Solutions for $58 million in cash.(Deals roundup)
October 9, 2003... * ICN Pharmaceuticals (Costa Mesa, California) reported selling its Personal Radiation Dosimetry Service Division to Global Dosimetry Solutions for $58 million in cash. The sale includes all of the properties, assets and contracts of Dosimetry....

Genesis Bioventures (Surrey, British Columbia) and Corgenix Medical (Westminster, Colorado) said that both companies have mutually agreed to waive one of the contingencies related to their proposed merger.(Deals roundup)(Brief Article)
October 9, 2003... * Genesis Bioventures (Surrey, British Columbia) and Corgenix Medical (Westminster, Colorado) said that both companies have mutually agreed to waive one of the contingencies related to their proposed merger. A recent press release stated that...

Avitar (Canton, Massachusetts) has entered into a $2 million private placement, which raised gross proceeds of $1 million in the first closing of convertible preferred stocks and warrants.(Financings roundup)(Avitar Inc.)(Brief Article)
October 9, 2003... * Avitar (Canton, Massachusetts) has entered into a $2 million private placement, which raised gross proceeds of $1 million in the first closing of convertible preferred stock and warrants. An additional gross proceed of $1 million will be...

Sontra Medical (Franklin, Massachusetts) said it has completed the second closing of its preferred stock financing, providing it with approximately $500,000 in additional proceeds, net of the placement agent fee.(Financings roundup)(Brief Article)
October 9, 2003... * Sontra Medical (Franklin, Massachusetts) said it has completed the second closing of its preferred stock financing, providing it with approximately $500,000 in additional proceeds, net of the placement agent fee. On Sept. 15, the company...

Cholestech assembles advisory group.(Briefly Noted)(Cholestech Corp.)(Brief Article)
October 9, 2003... Cholestech (Hayward, California), a provider of diagnostic tools and information for risk assessment and therapeutic monitoring, has assembled a panel of clinical researchers, heart disease and diabetes experts to serve on the company's new...

International Remote Imaging Systems.(Financings roundup)
October 9, 2003... * International Remote Imaging Systems (IRIS: Charsworth, California), a manufacturer of automated in vizro diagnostics urinalysis systems and medical devices for hospitals and clinical laboratories, said that California Bank and Trust, the...

CTI Molecular Imaging.(People in Places)(president and chief executive officer resigns)(Brief Article)
October 9, 2003... * CTI Molecular Imaging (Knoxville, Tennessee) reported that Terry Douglass, PhD, has stepped down as president and chief executive officer. Douglass will continue as chairman of the board. Ronald Nutt, PhD, cofounder of the company and current...

Hologic.(People in Places)(president and chief operating officer of Hologic Inc. resigns)(Brief Article)
October 9, 2003... * Robert Cascella has been named president and chief operating officer of Hologic (Bedford, Massachusetts). Cascella joined Hologic in February as chief operating officer. Hologic is a supplier of medical imaging systems dedicated to serving...

QRS Diagnostic.(People in Places)(Brief Article)
October 9, 2003... * Mark Austin has been hired as business development manager, integrated solutions for QRS Diagnostic (Minneapolis, Minnesota). Prior to joining QRS, Austin was the founder and chief technology officer of VOcX Software. QRS Diagnostic designs...

Radiologix.(People in Places)(chief operating officer appointed)(Brief Article)
October 9, 2003... * Sami Abbasi has been appointed chief operating officer of Radiologix (Dallas, Texas). Abbasi most recently served as Radiologix' executive vice president and chief financial officer and will continue in the latter role until a successor is...

US Labs.(People in Places)(chief information officer selected)(Brief Article)
October 9, 2003... Minnesota). * Michael Chapman has been named chief information officer with US Labs (Irvine, California). Chapman most recently served as chief technology officer for WorkWell Systems. US Labs is a national anatomic pathology reference...

Akers Biosciences (Thorofare, New Jersey) has received market clearance from the FDA that will allow the company to market one format of its rapid test system for the detection of blood lithium levels.(Product Briefs)(Food and Drug Administration)(Brief Article)
October 9, 2003... * Akers Biosciences (Thorofare, New Jersey) has received market clearance from the FDA that will allow the company to market one format of its rapid test system for the detection of blood lithium levels. A second product format is currently...

AMDL.(Product Briefs)(AMDL Inc.)(Brief Article)
October 9, 2003... * AMDL (Tustin, California) has filed with the FDA for clearance to market the DR-70 tumor marker test for use as an aid in monitoring patients previously diagnosed with colorectal cancer. DR-70 is an in vitro diagnostic test for the DR-70...

Berlex Pharmaceuticals (Richmond, California), a U.S. affiliate of Schering AG (Berlin, Germany), reported that it has discovered that a receptor protein molecule, CCR1, that is usually found on the surface of white blood cells also is present in the brains of patients with Alzheimer's disease.(Product Briefs)(Brief Article)
October 9, 2003... * Berlex Pharmaceuticals (Richmond, California), a U.S. affiliate of Schering AG (Berlin, Germany), reported that it has discovered that a receptor protein molecule, CCR1, that is usually found on the surface of white blood cells also is...

Given Imaging.(Product Briefs)(Given Imaging Ltd.)(Brief Article)
October 9, 2003... * Given Imaging (Yokneam, Israel) said the American Medical Association has assigned a permanent CPT code for reimbursement of capsule endoscopy, effective Jan. 1. The permanent code for capsule endoscopy will be CPT 91110. Reimbursement value...

Isensix.(Product Briefs)(Brief Article)
October 9, 2003... * Isensix (San Diego, California) reported the success of its initial deployment of its wireless remote monitoring system to select locations nationwide. With its monitoring, alarming and reporting ability, Isensix allows medical professionals...

Shimadzu (Tokyo), Sharp (Romeoville, Illinois) and Shindengen Electric Manufacturing (Hong Kong) have jointly developed a new amorphous selenium (a-Se) film and direct-conversion, flat-panel detector X-ray process, which ensures a clearer rendering of blood vessels while dramatically reducing radiation dose.(Product Briefs)(Brief Article)
October 9, 2003... * Shimadzu (Tokyo), Sharp (Romeoville, Illinois) and Shindengen Electric Manufacturing (Hong Kong) have jointly developed a new amorphous selenium (a-Se) film and direct-conversion, flat-panel detector X-ray process, which ensures a clearer...

Tympany.(Product Briefs)(Otogram diagnostic hearing testing system introduced)(Brief Article)
October 9, 2003... * Tympany (Houston, Texas) introduced its newest product, the Otogram, to family physicians at the American Academy of Family Physicians Scientific Assembly last week in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Otogram is the first fully automated and...

GE to acquire Amersham in blockbuster $9.5b deal.
October 15, 2003... LONDON -- In what is likely to be the year's biggest deal in the medical technology arena, General Electric (Fairfield, Connecticut) on Friday agreed to purchase Amersham (Little Chalfont, UK), the UK's largest life sciences company, in an...

First use of molecular test to detect cancer remission told.
October 15, 2003... A Diagnostics & Imaging Week Staff Report An international consortium of researchers from the U.S., Australia and the UK has reported the first use of what they say is a sensitive molecular test to measure the precise extent of remission or...

Nanosphere moves forward with protein detection technology.
October 15, 2003... Nanosphere (Northbrook, Illinois) has acquired what it is calling "breakthrough" nanoparticle detection technology for protein biomarkers that, when combined with the company's nanoparticle-based detection systems for DNA, will add a third...

Expanding applications, new sites drive POC test growth.(1st of 3 stories from CAP '03)(point-of-care)
October 15, 2003... SAN DIEGO, California -- Point-of-care (POC) testing is now widely used in hospitals in the U.S., and is considered tire standard of care, especially for critically ill patients. The advantages include improved clinical decision-making and...

French minister cites need for industry competitiveness.(Report from Europe)(Nicole Fontaine urges competitiveness in diagnostic imaging equipment industry)
October 15, 2003... A Diagnostics & Imaging Week Staff Report In a videotaped speech presented last Friday to attendees of the Eucomed (Brussels, Belgium) annual general meeting in Cannes, France, French Minister for Industry Nicole Fontaine said that Europe...

Finishing touches on Instrumentarium deal.(Report from Europe)(GE Medical Systems' General Electric Finland Oy to purchase Instrumentarium)(Brief Article)
October 15, 2003... Following a tender offer through which it acquired more than 95% of the shares and options in the company, GE Medical Systems (Waukesha, Wisconsin) Tuesday notified Instrumentarium (Helsinki, Finland) that it would exercise its redemption...

Kodak completes $468m buy of dental software, imaging firms.(Deals roundup)(Eastman Kodak purchases PracticeWorks)
October 15, 2003... A Diagnostics & Imaging Week Staff Report Eastman Kodak (Rochester, New York) reported completing its acquisition of PracticeWorks (Atlanta, Georgia), a provider of dental practice management software (DPMS. In the purchase, Kodak also...

LabOne (Lenexa, Kansas) reported that it has completed the closing process with MetLife to acquire the MetLife Insurance Testing Laboratory (Elmsford, New York) and entered into a long-term agreement to provide laboratory testing services to MetLife and its affiliated entities.(In other dealmaking activity)(Brief Article)
October 15, 2003... * LabOne (Lenexa, Kansas) reported that it has completed the closing process with MetLife to acquire the MetLife Insurance Testing Laboratory (Elmsford, New York) and entered into a long-term agreement to provide laboratory testing services to...

The Health Alliance (Cincinnati, Ohio) reports that has entered into negotiations with LabOne as its partner for the sale of its medical testing laboratory, Alliance Laboratory Services. No financial terms were disclosed.(In other dealmaking activity)(Brief Article)
October 15, 2003... * The Health Alliance (Cincinnati, Ohio) reports that has entered into negotiations with LabOne as its partner for the sale of its medical testing laboratory, Alliance Laboratory Services. No financial terms were disclosed. Wendell O'Neal, PhD,...

SurroMed, Wake Forest center in cancer research program.(Agreements roundup)
October 15, 2003... A Diagnostics & Imaging Week Staff Report SurroMed (Mountain View, California) reported that it has entered into a collaboration agreement with the Comprehensive Cancer Center of Wake Forest University (Winston-Salem, North Carolina). Wake...