Bothell leaders plan to stay friendly with biomed firms Jul 25, 2008
The Bothell zone, now dubbed the Biomedical Manufacturing Corridor, was formed primarily to help establish the s Biotechnology and Biomedical Technology Institute, and to support medical device and ultrasound manufacturing. In April of this year, the UW Bothell launched the institute. (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)
Humidicrib failure kills premature baby May 16, 2008
"A biomedical technology expert has determined that the ventilators are safe for use provided users have information about how to operate the system with the newly identified limits," she said. Mansell Neonatal Transport Equipment general manager Professor John Grant-Thomson said he had been contacted by the manufacturer, Invitro Technologies, and informed a new clamp had been designed to fix the problem with the ventilator. (NEWS.com.au)
* New lab animal facility unveiled Apr 19, 2008
The nations biomedical technology sector reached a new milestone yesterday when the National Applied Research Laboratories (NARL) unveiled its National Laboratory Animal Center (NLAC) in the Southern Taiwan Science Park in Tainan County. To meet the nations increasing demands in biomedical research and development, and to balance laboratory animal resources in northern and southern Taiwan, the NARL has spent three-and-a-half years building the five-story, 15,950m2 facility furnished with... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
UW Bothell starts up a biotech institute Apr 15, 2008
The University of Washington Bothell said it's creating a Biotechnology and Biomedical Technology Institute to serve as a forum for the biotech industry in Bothell. The BBTI got started by working with the city of Bothell and local businesses to develop a "Bothell Biomedical Manufacturing Corridor," which was designated an Innovation Partnership Zone by the state. (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)
Home Test Kits from BioIQ Help Consumers Detect Diabetes, Heart Disease and Cancer Apr 9, 2008
Justin Bellante, co-founder and CEO of BioIQ, said the company s innovative service is possible due to recent advances in biomedical technology, making it safe, practical and convenient for anyone to conduct self-administered health screening tests. BioIQ empowers every American to take control of their health with user-friendly diagnostic and risk assessment technology, said Mr. Bellante. (BusinessWire)
Grubb & Ellis Realty Investors Acquires Jacksonville Medical Plaza in Jacksonville, Fla. Apr 4, 2008
The strength of Jacksonville's economy lies in its broad diversification and is balanced among distribution, financial services, biomedical technology, consumer goods and other industries. About Grubb Realty Investors Grubb Realty Investors, LLC is the real estate investment and asset management subsidiary of Grubb Company (NYSE: ), a leading real estate services and investment firm. (PR Newswire)
Fortune says Fort Worth a top spot for business Mar 30, 2008
Fort Worth has a strong life sciences industry, with nearly 500 biomedical technology businesses when combined with Dallas. It also has a thriving tourism sector, with nearly 10 million visitors a year, the magazine said. (Dallas Business Journal, TX)
PAETEC Acquires McLeodUSA Feb 10, 2008
Biophan Technologies of Pittsford, a developer of next-generation biomedical technology, announced Wednesday that the company has named Travis E. Baugh to the board of directors. Consumer confidence in New York dropped 4. (R News)
FLCC Celebrates 40 Years Jan 28, 2008
Biophan Technologies, a developer of next-generation biomedical technology, announced that the company named Stan Yakatan as chairman of the board of directors. The New York Biotechnology Association is holding its Annual Biotechnology Advocacy Day on February 12 in Albany. (R News)
Biophan Names Chairman of Board Jan 24, 2008
Biophan Technologies, a developer of next-generation biomedical technology, announced that the company named Stan Yakatan as chairman of the board of directors ... Biophan Technologies, a developer of next-generation biomedical technology, announced that the company named Stan Yakatan as chairman of the board of directors. (R News)
* Joint venture to develop 'bionic' chips Jan 18, 2008
Early last year, the university established its Intelligent Prosthesis Research Center and successfully developed special chips to assist the physically impaired with advanced bionic and biomedical technology. It says that the new chips will be the next breakthrough in the field and a milestone for bionic technology development that will bring significant benefit to patients. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* Spending on R&D increasing steadily, minister says Dec 27, 2007
"Planning has begun for the second stage of nano development," Wu said, adding that, "the future focus would be on renewable energies, biomedical technology and energy conservation.". Echoing Wu that energy conservation is the future, Yang said the meeting also reached an important consensus on the topic. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Perfusion In Burn Injuries Rapidly Determined By Using Improved Laser-Doppler Technology, Hospital Test Shows Dec 18, 2007
The research has been done within the Biophysical Engineering Group of the University of Twente, which is part of the BMTI Institute for Biomedical Technology. Adapted from materials provided by. (Science Daily)
Playing God on 'The Colbert Report' Nov 14, 2007
The "playing God" canard reared its ugly head again during the controversy over recombinant DNA. As scientists in the 1960s and 70s developed tools to cut genes apart, stitch them back together and even move them between organisms, they saw a potential revolution in biomedical technology. Others saw it differently. (The Daily Princetonian, NJ)
Preserving Life Means Preserving The GOP Oct 26, 2007
Advances in biomedical technology must never come at the expense of human conscience. As we seek what is possible, we must always ask what is right, and we must not forget that even the most noble ends do not justify any means. (CBS News)
Photoacoustic Images Add Valuable Information To Conventional Mammography Sep 19, 2007
The research of dr. Srirang Manohar has been done within the BMTI Institute for Biomedical Technology of the University of Twente, together with the Surgery and Radiology departments of the Medical Spectrum Twente hospital in Enschede. Manohar is supported by the Dutch Technology Foundation STW and the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research NWO.. (Science Daily)
California Public Employees' Retirement System Sep 11, 2007
It does not plan to invest in biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, or biomedical technology firms, officials said Monday. Strikingly, health-care information technology was not specifically highlighted in the announcement. (San Francisco Business Times, CA)
* Talent scouts scour Silicon Valley for overseas workers Aug 27, 2007
He said the fields of basic science, biomedical technology, image display, digital content, information technology, semiconductors, energy technology, environmental and natural conservation, nano and high-end technology all required manpower. Lin said there was also great demand for engineers, business executives, managers and Rfs. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
Buy And Sell Before School Starts Aug 14, 2007
One of Rochesters leading developers of next-generation biomedical technology is selling its MRI safety patents. Recent changes in lending practices and an increase in sub-prime mortgage products has led to a growing foreclosure problem in our country. (R News)
Program Kicks Diversity Up a Notch Aug 12, 2007
R News: As It Happens, Where It Happens. Sunday August 12, 2007. (R News)
Assembly budget would hurt UWM, chancellor says Jul 13, 2007
The proposed budget would eliminate funding for the Biomedical Technology Alliance, a collaboration between UWM and four other area colleges, and would leave UWM's planned School of Public Health without funding. Student financial aid would be reduced and funding for veterans' tuition would be cut completely. (Milwaukee Business Journal, WI)
* University to set up prosthetic center Jun 7, 2007
National Chiao Tung University in Hsinchu City is to establish a new research center for intelligent prosthetics, specializing in assisting the physically impaired with advanced bionic devices or biomedical technology, university president Wu Chung-yu (dB) announced yesterday. Wu said the center will be headed by Liu Wen-tai (B), a professor at the University of California, Santa Cruz. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Taiwan)
Africans still need health security May 19, 2007
Major Quashigah noted that globalization had resulted in all nations being vulnerable to invasion by diseases as well as the social and economic shocks of those outbreaks He bemoaned diseases invading the continent, when some countries had relegated them to history, adding that Africans invested in biomedical technology, drugs, hospital and health centres which did not produce health but rather ill health. The Minister also announced the development of a new health policy and a five-year... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Quashigah Wins The Hearts And Minds .... May 18, 2007
Our response to the high burden of diseases has been to invest and continue to invest in biomedical technology, drugs, hospitals and health centres, which do not produce health but deal with ill health. Most of our Ministries of Health can best be described as Ministries of Ill-health. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
The future of biotech: Experts look at what's next May 6, 2007
Biomedical technology is helping to relieve human suffering. Universities in the Boston area have played a significant role in creating these technologies and, in some cases, in helping launch them into companies. (Boston Globe -- Business)
More Agreements Are The Best Weapons Against The Intellectual-Property Pirates Apr 26, 2007
Some of the ways are familiar: U.S. movies thrill audiences around the world; U.S. biomedical technology and medical devices save and enhance lives; and U.S.-developed software powers global business. Intellectual property also boosts America's trade fortunes, and those of our trading partners, in lesser-known ways: A new variety of seed, a new product invented to solve a customer's problem, a secret recipe and a trusted brand can all be keys to competitiveness and export growth. (Investors Business Daily)
Union Graduate College and Mt. Sinai create bioethics partnership Mar 29, 2007
Baker said the goal is to educate heath care professionals, lawyers, researchers and policymakers on how to deal with the complex challenges posed by biomedical technology and other advances. Rosamond Rhodes, professor of medical examination at Mount Sinai, will serve as the program's associate director. (Albany Business Review, NY)
Plant Biomaterials Could Become A Source For Bone Grafts Mar 27, 2007
Materials scientists, polymer chemists and biomedical engineers will bring their expertise in synthetic polymers and biomedical technology to the project. Agriculture and food scientists and engineers will add their knowledge and skills in plant materials, biopolymers and food industry technology. (Science Daily)
Researchers help create high-tech jobs Mar 17, 2007
UW-Milwaukee is trying to grow its research base and work more with other institutions Marquette University, the Milwaukee School of Engineering, UW-Parkside and MCW as part of a regional Biomedical Technology Alliance. The state budget awaiting action in the Legislature includes dollars to expand UW System research activities beyond UW-Milwaukee. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
WayPoint Biomedical Holdings, Inc. Responds to Recent Stock Suspension Mar 15, 2007
According to WayPoint CEO, Mr. Steven Fox, "WayPoint has never engaged in any mass e-mail stock promotion or spamming activities. We have in the past and will continue in the future, to fully support the SEC or other authorities in their investigations." Mr. Fox continues, "WayPoint applauds any and all efforts by the SEC and other regulatory bodies to locate and prosecute the perpetrators of stock spamming activities." About WayPoint Biomedical Holdings, Inc.: WayPoint Biomedical Holdings, Inc.... (PR Newswire)
Life sciences industry enhances area Mar 12, 2007
MCG created an Office of Biomedical Technology Transfer in 2001 to help convert biomedical discoveries into patents that could be licensed to the corporate sector. It already has reviewed more than 169 faculty inventions, filed 155 patent applications and signed 46 deals involving intellectual property. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Probe to detect spread of breast cancer co-developed by UH scientist Mar 7, 2007
Brazdeikis, who heads the Biomedical Imaging Group at the Texas Center for Superconductivity at UH (TcSUH), said a goal of the grant was to commercialize biomedical technology developed at universities through collaborative research. He and Pankhurst, deputy director of the London Centre for Nanotechnology, have formed a medical devices company Endomagnetics Inc. to bring their technology to the marketplace and patented the probe. (EurekAlert!)
Designing your future Mar 1, 2007
Once her college days are done, she hopes to use her animation skills for a practical yet humanitarian purpose: "I'm interested in going into the biomedical technology field through animation so I can animate internal systems to assist patients and doctors prior to surgeries and other medical procedures. Through animations, both parties will be able to visualize procedures and understand what's about to happen, offering a peace of mind in otherwise distressing situations. There are many fields... (UCD Advocate, CO)
Tooth implant 'to release drugs' Feb 28, 2007
Dr Thomas Velten, from the Frauhofer Institute for Biomedical Technology in Germany, one of the 15 research bodies involved in the project, said: "It is important for some conditions that there is a constant level of drug in the blood. "With this system, we can time the dosage to take place - even when the patient is sleeping. "We can easily adjust the dosage in line with the patient's needs, dependent on sex or weight.". (BBC News -- Science)
Global study of 1,200 families links new genes to autism Feb 20, 2007
The search has only been possible because of recent advances in biomedical technology, in particular gene chips, which allow fast testing of entire genomes, "There are going to be a lot more diseases that give up their culprits because of this technology," said Prof Monaco. Special reports. (Guardian Unlimited -- Life)
Tino Mantella: State's tech industry 'rob000005A8ust' Jan 29, 2007
With job opportunities expanding in fields such as biomedical technology, nanotechnology and security systems, Cisco and every other company are vying for scarce technical graduates. A SAMPLING OF U.S. AVERAGE TECHNOLOGY WAGES (per hour). (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
UC Davis beefs up standing as research center for biomedical technology Jan 1, 2007
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Stem cells found in adult hair follicles may provide alternative to embryonic stem cells Dec 12, 2006
She has been awarded a grant from the Biomedical Technology Alliance, a Milwaukee inter-institutional research group, to determine in collaboration with Brian Schmit, Ph. D., associate professor of biomedical engineering at Marquette University, if the grafts lead to an improvement of spinal reflexes in the injured spinal cord of mice. (EurekAlert!)
Selecting Genes in Offspring Dec 7, 2006
This general issue of whether a particular human attribute should be treated as an individual disease deformity (which contemporary biomedical technology might be able to cure ), or a cultural community identity marker was analyzed by Clarence Page in his essay on the News Hour with Jim Lehrer on. As Page points out, there are some boxes that we are born into for example, gender, race, and nationality. (Suite101.com)
Medical start-ups find healthy market Dec 4, 2006
That didn't happen with his previous venture, Intercept Biomedical Technology, a developer of drug delivery systems. That Boca Raton company was acquired by a private equity firm in New York and moved there. (Sun-Sentinel.com)
Nobel Laureate Finds 'Elegant' Explanation For DNA Transcribing Enzyme's High Fidelity Dec 3, 2006
The SSRL Structural Molecular Biology Program is supported by the Department of Energy, Office of Biological and Environmental Research, and by the National Institutes of Health, National Center for Research Resources, Biomedical Technology Program, and the National Institute of General Medical Sciences. Portions of this research were conducted at the Advanced Light Source, a national user facility operated by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, on behalf of the U.S. Department of Energy,... (Science Daily)
Scientists Capture Nanoscale Images With Short And Intense X-ray Laser Nov 15, 2006
CBST is a multi-institutional research center established in 2002 by LLNL and UC Davis researchers and is dedicated to the development and application of photonic instrumentation and methods to address important problems in the biomedical technology sector. Founded in 1952, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory is a national security laboratory, with a mission to ensure national security and apply science and technology to the important issues of our time. (Science Daily)
Women age faster than men! » Oct 5, 2006
Women age faster than men. Wednesday, October 4, 2006. (Hindustan Times, India)
Women's skin ages faster than men's-study Oct 4, 2006
"The dependence appeared to be sex-dependent, with women's skin losing collagen at faster rates than men's," according to the researchers from Germany's Freidrich Schiller University in Jena and the Fraunhofer Institute of Biomedical Technology in St. Ingbert. Collagens are a group of proteins in the dermis, the connective tissue layer of the skin, and are responsible for the strength of skin. (Reuters.uk)
German researchers develop first non-invasive test to measure skin aging Oct 4, 2006
In the new paper, researchers at Friedrich Schiller University, in Jena, Germany, at the Fraunhofer Institute of Biomedical Technology, in St. Ingbert, Germany, and at JenLab GmbH, a Jena-based laser technology company, tested the technique directly on the forearms of 18 patients, measuring the collagen/elastin factor. The team was also able to obtain images of tiny swaths -- one-fifth of a millimeter wide -- of the proteins' fibrous matrices, showing the physical appearance of the dermis, the... (EurekAlert!)
Doyle proposes $2.5 million for biomedical research Sep 21, 2006
The Biomedical Technology Alliance is a collaboration of , , , , and. The alliance, formed in 2004, aims to leverage research in medical technologies into economic development opportunities. (Milwaukee Business Journal, WI)
Albany sponge plant fired up again Aug 11, 2006
There has been significant increases in demand for titanium within the aerospace, biomedical technology and government defense markets, the company said. Alex Paul can be reached at or 812-6076. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Live in Stafford? Your help is needed as we re-envision the future Jul 21, 2006
As a result of the focus these schools placed on research in computer and biomedical technology, local government helped pave the way for major companies in those fields to make that community their home. The companies that arrived there--IBM, GlaxoSmithKline, and others--were given some tax breaks, but in turn they helped construct area roadways and provide thousands of employment opportunities to a large, highly specialized and educated work force. (Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star, VA)
Medical equipment fixed for 3rd World use May 7, 2006
Corley was having a hard time finding volunteer technicians until hooking up with DeVry, which has had a biomedical technology program for about two years. One of the first student volunteers, Ben Calnon, tested more than 300 pieces of equipment and recently was hired as a technologist by Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale. (AZCentral -- News)
DeVry Helps Project CURE Apr 19, 2006
DeVry University Phoenix has partnered with -Phoenix to refurbish and ship donated medical equipment to more than 104 third-world countries, while providing hands-on learning opportunities for the university's biomedical technology students. Each week, DeVry students spend countless hours at Project CURE where they use skills learned in the classroom and lab to restore medical equipment, such as nebulizers, patient monitors, pulse oximeters, x-ray equipment and ultrasound devices. (KPHO.com, AZ)
EPSRC and Philips announce new strategic alliance Mar 18, 2006
EPSRC and Philips Research have announced a 6m agreement to fund research and training in biomedical technology. The research is aimed at the development of next generation diagnostic and monitoring technologies for medical devices. (EurekAlert!)
Common anti-convulsant drug may help slow the progression of dementia Mar 14, 2006
Through its commitment to education, research, patient care and outreach, UNMC has established itself as one of the country's leading centers in cancer, transplantation biology, bioterrorism preparedness, neurodegenerative diseases, cardiovascular diseases, genetics, biomedical technology, ophthalmology and arthritis. UNMC's research funding from external sources is now more than $72 million annually and has resulted in the creation of nearly 2,400 highly skilled jobs in the state. (EurekAlert!)
