Diagnostics & Imaging Week articles from October 2006

Diagnostics & Imaging Week archives from October 2006

Adverse cardio event reporting guidelines rolled out by HRS.('Concise information' needed)(Heart Rhythm Society)
October 5, 2006... WASHINGTON -- The Heart Rhythm Society (HRS; Washington) has compiled its list of recommendations for reporting malfunctions and adverse events for cardiac rhythm management devices, with quite a level of detail for physicians, industry and the...

Ikonisys receives FDA clearance for auto-amniocyte application.
October 5, 2006... Ikonisys (New Haven, Connecticut), a developer of cell-based technologies, reported FDA clearance of its fastFISH (Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization) auto-amniocyte application for marketing, giving the company the first cleared test...

Calypte granted approval in Russia for HIV-1/2 rapid test.(International report)
October 5, 2006... Calypte Biomedical (Lake Oswego, Oregon) reported receiving approval for its Aware Oral Fluid (OMT) HIV-1/2 rapid test for both PRO and over-the-counter (OTC) markets in the Russian Federation. The company said that the Russian Federation...

'Connectivity map' to put end to biomedical tower of Babel.(Here there be dragons, but we're working on it)
October 5, 2006... "Drugs and diseases are characterized in completely different scientific languages," said Todd Golub, director of the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard's Cancer program. Since little is known about the biological states that underlie diseases,...

$445 million will 'memorialize' earlier HealthSouth settlement.(Court report)
October 5, 2006... HealthSouth (Birmingham, Alabama) reported that it has entered into agreements with the lead plaintiffs in the federal securities class actions and the derivative actions, as well as certain of its insurance carriers, to settle litigation filed...

Cytyc hikes its offer in bidding battle to acquire Vision Systems.(Deals roundup)
October 5, 2006... Based on the bidding war it has generated, Vision Systems (Melbourne, Australia) appears to be a very hot property. And getting hotter. Cytyc (Marlborough, Massachusetts) and Ventana Medical Systems (Tucson, Arizona) are continuing their...

Beckman Coulter (Fullerton, California) reported that it has signed an agreement to acquire Lumigen (Southfield, Michigan) for $185 million in cash.(Deals roundup)
October 5, 2006... Beckman Coulter (Fullerton, California) reported that it has signed an agreement to acquire Lumigen (Southfield, Michigan) for $185 million in cash. Lumigen develops detection chemistries for high-sensitivity testing in clinical...

In a move indicating a more concentrated focus in the medical device market, pharmaceutical powerhouse Merck (Whitehouse Station, New Jersey) has agreed to acquire a roughly 11% stake in FoxHollow Technologies (Redwood City, California) and expand the scope of their existing collaboration for atherosclerotic plaque analysis.(Deals roundup)
October 5, 2006... In a move indicating a more concentrated focus in the medical device market, pharmaceutical powerhouse Merck (Whitehouse Station, New Jersey) has agreed to acquire a roughly 11% stake in FoxHollow Technologies (Redwood City, California) and...

'A' funding for Sensory View will support centers, software.(Financings)(Sensory View of America)(Brief article)
October 5, 2006... Sensory View of America (SVA; Austin, Texas) reported receiving an initial funding round from Lonestar CAPCO Fund. SVA, a provider of neuro-sensory diagnostic testing systems and software, said it will use the funding--the amount not...

AMDL.(Financings)
October 5, 2006... AMDL (Tustin, California), developer of tests for the early detection of cancer and other diseases, reported that the exact ratio of the reverse split approved by its shareholders was 1-for-5. Each five outstanding shares were converted into...

CardioDynamics (San Diego), a developer of impedance cardiography technology, reported that an individual, high net worth shareholder, Herbert Wertheim, raised his personal investment in the company to 9%.(Financings)
October 5, 2006... CardioDynamics (San Diego), a developer of impedance cardiography technology, reported that an individual, high net worth shareholder, Herbert Wertheim, raised his personal investment in the company to 9%. In an amended filing, Wertheim...

Pittsburgh researchers awarded $12.8m for lung disease study.(Grants/contracts news)(Report)
October 5, 2006... Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh) of UPMC and University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine researchers have been awarded a $12.8 million grant to improve the diagnosis and predict the therapeutic response of several lung diseases....

The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) of the National Institutes of Health has approved funding of $400,000, with a potential for an additional $400,000 after Aug. 31, 2007, to BioForce Nanosciences (Ames, Iowa), a subsidiary of BioForce Nanosciences Holdings.(Grants/contracts news)
October 5, 2006... The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) of the National Institutes of Health has approved funding of $400,000, with a potential for an additional $400,000 after Aug. 31, 2007, to BioForce Nanosciences (Ames, Iowa), a subsidiary of...

IOM report says safety issues point to FDA fund 'imbalance'.(News From Washington)(Institute of Medicine)(Food and Drug Administration)
October 5, 2006... WASHINGTON -- More than a week after the Institute of Medicine (IOM) issued its wide-ranging criticism of the FDA's drug safety oversight abilities, which noted "an imbalance in the regulatory attention and resources available before and after...

NIH update passes in House.(News From Washington)(National Institutes of Health)(Brief article)
October 5, 2006... The House of Representatives last week passed a bill that would reauthorize the research agency for the first time in 13 years, just ahead of this month's mid-term election recess. Called the "National Institutes of Health Reform Act of...

Matritech not in compliance with Amex.
October 5, 2006... Matritech (Newton, Massachusetts), a developer of protein-based diagnostic products for the early detection of cancer, reported that the American Stock Exchange notified it that it is not in compliance with certain continued listing standards,...

Kodak wins Estonia contract.(International report)
October 5, 2006... East-Tallinn Central Hospital (Tallinn, Estonia) has awarded Kodak (Rochester, New York) a contract for PACS and Enterprise Information Management Solutions for the Baltic e-Health project. The Baltic e-Health project is part-funded by the...

IDSI adds to distribution network.(International report)
October 5, 2006... Imaging Diagnostic Systems (IDSI; Fort Lauderdale, Florida), a developer of laser optical breast imaging, said it has three exclusive distributors and added five countries to its global distribution network for it CT Laser Mammography (CTLM)...

Nikon, others open microscopy center.
October 5, 2006... Nikon Instruments (Melville, New York), University of California at San Francisco (UCSF) and the California Institute for Quantitative Biomedical Research (QB3) reported the opening of a collaborative core microscopy imaging center to promote...

BioReference Laboratories (BRLI; Elmwood Park, New Jersey) reported that it has acquired the laboratory operations of Diagnostic Pathology Services (DPS; Clarksburg, Maryland), which offers specialized testing in the areas of hematopathology, cytology, and anatomic pathology and expects revenues for the current calendar year to be in excess of $3.5 million.(Deals roundup)(Calendar)
October 5, 2006... BioReference Laboratories (BRLI; Elmwood Park, New Jersey) reported that it has acquired the laboratory operations of Diagnostic Pathology Services (DPS; Clarksburg, Maryland), which offers specialized testing in the areas of hematopathology,...

LifeScan, Abbott makes offer to diabetic patients.(Briefly Noted)
October 5, 2006... LifeScan (Milpitas, California) said that it will provide a OneTouch Brand Blood Glucose Monitor and a starter supply of test strips free of charge to any diabetes patient that monitors their blood glucose with a BD Logic Monitor and BD Test...

Millipore opens new R&D center.(Briefly Noted)
October 5, 2006... Millipore (Billerica, Massachusetts), a provider of products and services intended to improve productivity in the laboratory and biopharmaceutical manufacturing, has opened a new $50 million R&D center in Bedford, Massachusetts. Millipore said...

Dade Behring.(Product Briefs)(CardioPhase hsCRP test)(Brief article)
October 5, 2006... Dade Behring (Deerfield, Illinois) reported that it has launched the cardiac-specific CardioPhase hsCRP test on the company's Stratus CS Acute Care diagnostic system. This cardiac-specific high sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) test has...

Siemens Medical Solutions.(Product Briefs)(Brief article)
October 5, 2006... Siemens Medical Solutions (Mountain View, California) reported what it called "the latest in high-end ultrasound imaging--the 4.0 release for its ACUSON Antares ultrasound system, premium edition." The 4.0 edition features shared service...

VeraLight.(Product Briefs)(Brief article)
October 5, 2006... VeraLight (Albuquerque, New Mexico) has received a Notice of Allowance from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for the company's patent No. 10,972,173 covering dermal fluorescence technology for its non-invasive screening system, to detect...

Xenomics.(Product Briefs)(Brief article)
October 5, 2006... Xenomics (New York) has introduced a test for the detection of NPM gene mutations, a recently discovered genetic marker for Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML). This genetic marker for AML, discovered by Drs. Cristina Mecucci and Brunangelo Falini,...

Del Medical Systems Group.(People in Places)
October 5, 2006... Joseph Flies was appointed vice president of operations for Del Medical Systems Group (Franklin Park, Illinois). Previously, Flies was president of Summit Industries. Del Medical makes diagnostic imaging systems for medical, dental and...

Vision-Sciences.(People in Places)
October 5, 2006... Vision-Sciences (Natick, Massachusetts) reported that Yoav Cohen has been named CFO. Previously, Cohen was managing director of NYC Advisors, a business and financial advisory firm. Vision-Sciences manufactures flexible endoscopic products...

MRI expert Koretsky to lead research programs at NINDS.(People in Places)
October 5, 2006... The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), a part of the National Institutes of Health, has appointed Alan Koretsky, PhD, as scientific director. Koretsky will direct the NINDS Division of Intramural Research,...

Danaher forces rivals to fold via higher bid for Vision Systems.(Deals roundup)
October 12, 2006... In a move worthy of a high stakes poker tournament, the newest player in the competition to acquire Vision Systems (Melbourne, Australia) went all in, and apparently none of the other players had the stomach to call its bluff. On Monday,...

Breast cancer gene is linked to 100 cases per year in UK.
October 12, 2006... LONDON -- The family of genes that are known to increase the risk of breast cancer when a woman inherits a faulty version now has another member. A gene called BRIP1 can, in mutant form, double a woman's risk of developing breast cancer during...

MDS to sell diagnostic lab unit to Borealis for C$1.325 billion.(International report)
October 12, 2006... MDS (Toronto) reported signing an agreement to sell its Canadian laboratory services business, MDS Diagnostic Services, one of Canada's major laboratory service providers, to Borealis Infrastructure Management (Toronto) in a C $1.325 billion...

Report identifies large need to improve FDA 'nano-readiness'.(Report)
October 12, 2006... The science of very, very small things that can be used in healthcare products has a big problem. Such is the conclusion of a new report on nanotechnology for health, released last week, just shortly before a major FDA meeting on the...

Chembio, Statsure end dispute, enter Inverness agreements.(Court report)
October 12, 2006... Chembio Diagnostics (Medford, New York) and StatSure Diagnostic Systems (SDS; Framingham, Massachusetts) reported entering an agreement that settles litigation between them regarding SDS' barrel patent and other matters. The agreement,...

Stanbio Laboratory (Boerne, Texas), a developer of diagnostic devices, reported that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has initially rejected all seven claims brought by Hemocue (Angelhorn, Sweden) of the patent review (U.S. Patent No. 5,674,457) of a microcuvette device.(Court report)
October 12, 2006... Stanbio Laboratory (Boerne, Texas), a developer of diagnostic devices, reported that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has initially rejected all seven claims brought by Hemocue (Angelhorn, Sweden) of the patent review (U.S. Patent No....

MTM secures E 22m in Series C for cancer diagnostic products.(Financings roundup)
October 12, 2006... MTM Laboratories (Heidelberg, Germany) raised EUR 22 million ($27.6 million) in a Series C financing round to fund further clinical development of its diagnostic products for detecting cervical cancer. The company, which has raised a total...

Chembio Diagnostics (Medford, New York) reported receiving private funding of $8.15 million of Series C 7% convertible preferred stock, together with warrants to purchase common stock.(Financings roundup)(Brief article)
October 12, 2006... Chembio Diagnostics (Medford, New York) reported receiving private funding of $8.15 million of Series C 7% convertible preferred stock, together with warrants to purchase common stock. The placement was co-led by Inverness Medical...

Image Technology Laboratories.(Financings roundup)
October 12, 2006... Image Technology Laboratories (IMTL; Kingston, New York) reported concluding a settlement agreement with a co-founder of the company that included a repurchase of the entire 2,309,583 shares of his remaining IMTL common stock. Details of...

NightHawk Radiology Holdings.(Financings roundup)
October 12, 2006... NightHawk Radiology Holdings (Coeur D'Alene, Idaho) reported that it has filed a registration statement with the SEC relating to a proposed public offering of 5 million shares of common stock by certain stockholders of NightHawk. The company...

$3.8m awarded for informatics neuroimaging clearinghouse.(NIH roundup)
October 12, 2006... The National Institutes of Health last week reported that it has awarded a five-year, $3.8 million contract under the auspices of the NIH Blueprint for Neuroscience Research to build the Neuroimaging Informatics Tools and Resources...

$13.8 million for expanded genomics.(NIH roundup)
October 12, 2006... The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) of the NIH reported that it has made grant awards of more than $13.3 million to a dozen researchers for the development of new sequencing technologies intended to reduce the cost of DNA...

NIEHS establishes research clinic.(NIH roundup)(Clinical report)
October 12, 2006... The first outpatient clinical research facility is being established at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), part of the NIH, to bridge the gap between research and patient care and to train future generations of...

Inverness, Chembio and StatSure form agreements for HIV testing.(Agreements)
October 12, 2006... Inverness Medical Innovations (Waltham, Massachusetts), Chembio Diagnostics (Medford, New York) and StatSure Diagnostic Systems (SDS; Framingham, Massachusetts) rolled out details of an agreement providing Inverness with exclusive worldwide...

Roche Diagnostics (Indianapolis) said it intends to negotiate an agreement for the joint development/commercialization of homogeneous.(Agreements)
October 12, 2006... Roche Diagnostics (Indianapolis) said it intends to negotiate an agreement for the joint development/commercialization of homogeneous, automated oral fluid drugs-of-abuse assays that can run on random access chemistry analyzers with OraSure...

Lumera (Bothell, Washington), a provider of light-applied nanotechnology, reported an expanded collaboration with the Institute for Systems Biology (ISB; Seattle), a non-profit research institute.(Agreements)
October 12, 2006... Lumera (Bothell, Washington), a provider of light-applied nanotechnology, reported an expanded collaboration with the Institute for Systems Biology (ISB; Seattle), a non-profit research institute. The revised agreement will focus on...

Ilumina (San Diego) said that the Center for Human Genetics (CHG) at Duke University (Durham, North Carolina) has selected the Infinium HumanHap550 BeadChip for an Autism study of over 1,800 individuals and their families.(Agreements)
October 12, 2006... Ilumina (San Diego) said that the Center for Human Genetics (CHG) at Duke University (Durham, North Carolina) has selected the Infinium HumanHap550 BeadChip for an Autism study of over 1,800 individuals and their families. Margaret...

VirtualScopics awarded $1.4m for Phase II/III cancer studies.(Grants/contracts)
October 12, 2006... VirtualScopics (Rochester, New York), a developer of image-based biomarker solutions, reported signing two 24-month contracts totaling $1.4 million for two Phase II/III cancer studies of the vascular disruptive agent MN-029 with MediciNova (San...

Pressure BioSciences (West Bridgewater, Massachusetts) reported receiving a Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for experiments concerning use of the company's Pressure Cycling Technology (PCT) in the development of a method for the extraction of "clinically important "protein biomarkers, sub-cellular molecular complexes and organelles from cells and tissues.(Grants/contracts)
October 12, 2006... Pressure BioSciences (West Bridgewater, Massachusetts) reported receiving a Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for experiments concerning use of the company's Pressure Cycling...

Radlink (Redondo Beach, California), a supplier of medical imaging systems to healthcare providers, reported signing an agreement with X-Ray Visions (Springfield, Virginia) to serve as master distributor of its CR Pro machine to healthcare organizations in Maryland, Virginia and Washington.(Grants/contracts)
October 12, 2006... Radlink (Redondo Beach, California), a supplier of medical imaging systems to healthcare providers, reported signing an agreement with X-Ray Visions (Springfield, Virginia) to serve as master distributor of its CR Pro machine to healthcare...

Sigma-Aldrich (St. Louis) reported acquiring Advanced Separation Technologies (AST; Whippany, New Jersey), a chiral chromatography business.(Deals roundup)(Brief article)
October 12, 2006... Sigma-Aldrich (St. Louis) reported acquiring Advanced Separation Technologies (AST; Whippany, New Jersey), a chiral chromatography business. The purchase was made with cash, but the terms were not disclosed. The company said the addition...

Microline Pentax (Beverley, Massachusetts) reported a worldwide licensing agreement with Deam, a Netherlands corporation, for a Cable-Ring Technology that can be used in flexible surgical and diagnostic instruments.(Deals roundup)(Brief article)
October 12, 2006... Microline Pentax (Beverley, Massachusetts) reported a worldwide licensing agreement with Deam, a Netherlands corporation, for a Cable-Ring Technology that can be used in flexible surgical and diagnostic instruments. Terms were not disclosed....

CytoCore hires SIPR for InPath campaign.(Briefly Noted)(Brief article)
October 12, 2006... CytoCore (Chicago) reported that it has engaged the public relations firm, SIPR (San Francisco), to launch a campaign for its InPath system, an early detection test for uterine/ endometrial cancers. CytoCore says SIPR will advance CytoCore's...

Novadaq CMO presents procedure.(Briefly Noted)
October 12, 2006... Novadaq Technologies (Toronto), a developer of medical imaging systems for the operating room, reported that Bruce Ferguson, MD, associate chief, Division of Vascular and CT Surgery at East Carolina University Heart Institute (Greenville, North...

Tm Bio reports respiratory panel results.(International report)(Brief article)
October 12, 2006... Genetic test developer Tm Bioscience (Toronto) reported results from the North American arm of its clinical trial for the ID-Tag Respiratory Viral Panel (RVP), a test for the detection of the majority of strains and subtypes of respiratory...

Europe C-Arm market thriving, says F&S.(International report)
October 12, 2006... The need to replace existing image intensifier-based systems with flat panel detectors (FPD) is driving the European C-Arms market, according to a new report from Frost & Sullivan (F&S; London). This trend has been spurred by the need for...

Aperio Technologies.(Product Briefs)(Brief article)
October 12, 2006... Aperio Technologies (Vista, California) has received a patent entitled "Image Processing and Analysis Framework" from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. "We have steadily extended our patent portfolio from digital slide creation and viewing...

Masimo.(Product Briefs)(Brief article)
October 12, 2006... Masimo (Irvine, California) has received FDA clearance for Masimo Radical-7, describing it as the first bedside monitor to feature the Rainbow technology, which will be introduced at the upcoming American Association of Anesthesiologists...

Sequenom.(Sequenom Inc. introduces iPLEX Gold assay)(Brief article)
October 12, 2006... Sequenom (San Diego) reported launch of its latest generation multiplex genotyping product, the iPLEX Gold assay. This assay enables a typical fine mapping genotyping study for about 3-1/2 cents per data point by providing routine multiplexing...

Source MDx.(Product Briefs)
October 12, 2006... Source MDx (Boulder, Colorado) reported publication of a paper in Molecular Medicine on establishing a "normal" reference dataset for gene expression assays to distinguish the molecular profile of a disease condition from that of a healthy...

GW Medical Technologies.(GW Medical Technologies. appoints Prakash Rao)(Brief article)
October 12, 2006... Prakash Rao, PhD, has been named vice president and chief science officer for GW Medical Technologies (Phoenix). Rao has more than 18 years of experience in the educational, clinical research, and laboratory services fields at major medical and...

OraSure Technologies.(OraSure Technologies Corp. appoint Michael Celano and Celano Ronald Spair as board members)(Brief article)
October 12, 2006... OraSure Technologies (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania) reported the appointments of two new members to the company's board, the promotions of two executive officers, and a new management member: Michael Celano, currently vice president of finance and...

SourceMedical.(People in Places)
October 12, 2006... Ralph Riccardi has been named president/COO of the therapy & radiology division at SourceMedical (Birmingham, Alabama). Scott Palmer was named president/COO of its ambulatory surgery center division. Previously, Ricardi was senior vice...

Ultrasonix Medical.(People in Places)
October 12, 2006... Issa Nakhleh has been named CFO of Ultrasonix Medical (Burnaby, British Columbia). Most recently, Nakhleh was chief strategic officer for TIR Systems. Ultrasonix develops diagnostic ultrasound imaging systems.

Ovarian cancer genomic tests not reducing deaths.
October 19, 2006... Many genomic tests that are currently used to diagnose and guide treatment of ovarian cancer are not shown to decrease the number of women who die from the disease or improve their quality of life, according to a new report supported by a...

CytoCore starts Phase I trial for uterine cancer testing.
October 19, 2006... CytoCore (Chicago) reported that it is launching a Phase I trial to begin this month for a "quick, accurate, inexpensive" screening test for endometrial and uterine cancers that it believes could change the lives of women with those cancers, or...

EUR 22m raised for gene therapy work by Amsterdam Molecular.(Report from Europe)
October 19, 2006... Providing further evidence of the ongoing revival of investor interest in gene therapy, Amsterdam Molecular Therapeutics (AMT; Amsterdam, the Netherlands) raised EUR 22 million ($27.6 million) in a Series A funding round. The funds will...

AviaraDx study: gene ratio is prognostic for breast cancer.
October 19, 2006... AviaraDx (Carlsbad, California) believes it may be able to help 30% of women who are diagnosed with breast cancer and are estrogen receptor-positive (ER+) and lymph node-negative--the best possible diagnosis in the disease. Yet about 10% to 15%...

InSite One files infringement suit vs. NDMA and i3 Archive.(Court report)
October 19, 2006... InSite One (Wallingford, Connecticut), a developer of digital medical image archiving and storage services for U.S. healthcare, reported that it has filed a claim for patent infringement against National Digital Medical Archive (NDMA) and i3...

HemoCue (Angelhorn, Sweden/Lake Forest) reported that since 2003 it has been involved in a patent feud with EKF/Stanbio (Magdeburg, Germany/Boeme, Texas), charging infringement by an EKF/Stanbio product and that one of HemoCue's patents has been questioned as to validity.(Court report)(Brief article)
October 19, 2006... HemoCue (Angelhorn, Sweden/Lake Forest) reported that since 2003 it has been involved in a patent feud with EKF/Stanbio (Magdeburg, Germany/Boeme, Texas), charging infringement by an EKF/Stanbio product and that one of HemoCue's patents has...

Crawford admits to conflict of interest while head of FDA.
October 19, 2006... Lester Crawford will plead guilty for failing to disclose a financial interest in companies that the FDA regulated while he was head of the agency, his lawyer said Monday. The Justice Department accused Crawford with falsely reporting that...

Natus agrees to $19.3 million cash acquisition of Olympic.(Deals roundup)(Olympic Medical)
October 19, 2006... Natus Medical (San Carlos, California) reported that it has agreed to acquire privately held Olympic Medical (Seattle) in a cash acquisition valued at about $19.3 million. The company said it expects to complete the acquisition "immediately."...

Nikon, others open microscopy center.(Briefly Noted)
October 19, 2006... The new UCSF Nikon Imaging Center is equipped with the "latest technology for light microscopy imaging systems," Nikon said, and that "such a large collection of high-end microscopy technology is rarely available in a single location." The...

Innovative Biosensors reports 'A' round funding of $6.25m.(Financings roundup)
October 19, 2006... Innovative Biosensors (IBI; College Park, Maryland), developer of pathogen tests, reported expanding its A round to $6.25 million with additional investors, including Chart Venture Partners and CNF Investments, an affiliate of Clark...

Logical Images.(Financings roundup)(Ticonderoga Capital)(Brief article)
October 19, 2006... Logical Images (Rochester, New York) reported closing a $2.7 million financing with Ticonderoga Capital, an equity firm focused on healthcare information technology. Logical Images said it will use the funding for product development,...

QuadraSpec platform uses CDs, antibodies to find biomarkers.(Disease/Disorder overview)
October 19, 2006... Biomarkers have the potential to transform the diagnosis, treatment and monitoring of disease. But for this to happen, sensitive, low-cost, high-throughput screening systems are needed to detect and measure them. A start-up company,...

Three-year $100m NIH grants awarded for genome analysis.
October 19, 2006... The National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), both parts of the National Institutes of Health, reported another two of the components of The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) Pilot Project, a three-year,...

StatSure to restate earnings.(Briefly Noted)(StatSure Diagnostic Systems)(Brief article)
October 19, 2006... StatSure Diagnostic Systems (Framingham, Massachusetts) reported that on Oct.12, the audit committee of its board concluded, based upon the recommendation of the company's management and independent auditors, that the company will restate its...

Del Global relocates HQ.(Briefly Noted)
October 19, 2006... Del Global Technologies (Valhalla, New York) reported that it has relocated its corporate offices from Valhalla, New York, to Franklin Park, Illinois, in suburban Chicago. The new address is 11550 West King Street, Franklin Park, IL 60131. ...

MTM's C round raises EUR 22 million.(Report from Europe)
October 19, 2006... MTM Laboratories (Heidelberg, Germany) also raised EUR 22 million ($27.6 million) in a Series C financing to fund further clinical development of its products for detecting cervical cancer. The company, which has raised a total of EUR 41...

Vital Diagnostics in Inter Medico pact.(Report from Europe)(Brief article)
October 19, 2006... Clinical Data (Newton, Massachusetts) reported that its Vital Diagnostics division has signed a distribution agreement with Inter Medico (Markham, Ontario) to sell the Excyte line of Automated Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR) Analyzers. ...

Diagnostic Ultrasound becomes Verathon.(Briefly Noted)
October 19, 2006... Diagnostic Ultrasound (Bothell, Washington) has changed its name to Verathon. In January 2006, Diagnostic Ultrasound acquired a non-ultrasound business, Saturn Biomedical Systems and its GlideScope video laryngoscope (GVL) brand. This move,...

Avantis Medical Systems.(Product Briefs)
October 19, 2006... Avantis Medical Systems (Sunnyvale, California) reported commencement of the first clinical study of its Third Eye Retroscope, a new device for colorectal cancer screening and surveillance. Used during colonoscopy, the Third Eye Retroscope is...

Epocal.(Product Briefs)
October 19, 2006... Epocal (Ottawa) has received FDA 510(k) clearance for its enterprise point of care (EPOC) blood analysis system. EPOC is a blood analyzer that performs a panel of acute care tests at the bedside. The product features diagnostic test cards and a...

GE Healthcare.(Product Briefs)
October 19, 2006... GE Healthcare (Chalfont St. Giles, UK) has introduced an ultrasound system designed to deliver the technology in a smaller, streamlined package. The LOGIQ P5 provides the same image quality, productivity capabilities and reliability of GE's...