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Pennsylvanians Lose Employment-Based Health Care Faster Than the Nation

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Employers provided health insurance to 694,471 fewer Pennsylvanians in 2007 and 2008 than at the start of the decade, according to a new report analyzing

Registration Deadline Extended for the California Healthcare Policy Forum

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 12:00:00 GMT

CHI-California Healthcare Institute announced that due to high demand, the registration for the 2009 California Healthcare Policy Forum to be held Nov. 5, at the

Unigene Laboratories, Inc. / Tarsa Therapeutics, Inc. Unigene Licenses Phase III Oral Calcitonin Program to Tarsa Therapeutics

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Unigene Laboratories, Inc. (OTCBB: UGNE) and Tarsa Therapeutics, Inc. announced that Unigene has licensed its Phase III oral calcitonin program to Tarsa, a new company

Clinical Trial Research; Keraderm Closes on $2.5 Million Investment from NewVa Capital Partners, LP

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Keraderm Corp. announced the closing today of a $2.5 million dollar Series A investment by NewVa Capital Partners, LP. Currently starting clinical trials, the company's

Synageva BioPharma Corp. Synageva BioPharma Announces Completion of $45 Million Financing with New $12 Million Investment, Addition of New Leaf Venture Partners to Investor Group, and Expansion of Senior Leadership Team

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Synageva BioPharma Corp., a privately held biopharmaceutical company, announced that it has completed the final closing on a $45 million financing that began earlier this

Boyden World Corporation; Boyden Executive Outlook Finds Boards and CEOs Bringing in New Leadership in Changed Business Landscape

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Companies' CEOs and Boards are considering new leadership for key roles to aggressively execute strategies for new growth as the economic chill thaws in selected

Synageva BioPharma Corp. Synageva BioPharma Announces Completion of $45 Million Financing with New $12 Million Investment, Addition of New Leaf Venture Partners to Investor Group, and Expansion of Senior Leadership Team

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Synageva BioPharma Corp., a privately held biopharmaceutical company, announced that it has completed the final closing on a $45 million financing that began earlier this

Antibiotic-Resistant Infections Cost the U.S. Healthcare System in Excess of $20 Billion Annually

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:00:00 GMT

The Alliance for the Prudent Use of Antibiotics (APUA) and Cook County Hospital (currently John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County), announced the release

Medicare Select won't work, claims economist

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:00:00 GMT

THE long-term direction of Australia's health reform drive has come under a fresh cloud with a health economist attacking the proposed Medicare Select scheme as

Are doctors what ails U.S. healthcare?

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Nowhere in the United States has more doctors at its beck and call than White Plains, one of the wealthiest cities in the nation. Doctors

Surviving Healthcare Reform: How Biopharma Companies Can Come Out on Top

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Those biopharmaceutical companies that are able to incorporate innovative and flexible elements into their business models will be best positioned to survive healthcare reform and

U Of M Researchers Awarded Prestigious Grants From ARRA Funds

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:00:00 GMT

University of Minnesota issued the following news release: A total of 15 University of Minnesota research projects have been awarded more than $10.3 million in

UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, BALTIMORE RECEIVED 104 NIH RESEARCH GRANTS UNDER FEDERAL STIMULUS BILL

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:00:00 GMT

The University of Maryland at Baltimore issued the following news release: The University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) has captured 104 of 476 Maryland grants from

Boston Millennia Partners Announces the Sale of its Portfolio Company Athenix to Bayer CropScience for $400 Million

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Boston Millennia Partners (BMP II) is pleased to announce that its portfolio company, Athenix Corporation, has been acquired by Bayer CropScience for $400 million. This is the second

TechMedia Club at Harvard Business School Presents the 15th Annual CYBERPOSIUM Technology Conference, Nov. 21

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:00:00 GMT

The TechMedia Club, a student club at Harvard Business School (HBS), today announced CYBERPOSIUM 15, the largest business school student-run technology conference in the world. This

AWR Corp. AWR Receives Three U.S. Government Small Business Innovation Research Program SBIR Grants

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:00:00 GMT

AWR, the innovation leader in high-frequency electronic design automation (EDA), announced that its Simulation Technology and Applied Research (STAAR) division, which develops Analyst(TM) 3D

Equity investors and people running fast-growth companies hope to see IPO levels of the 1990s

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Editor's note: This is the third column in a new series that challenges commonly held myths about entrepreneurship. Myth: The venture-capital-backed IPO market is going

School of Nursing Receives Two Grants Totaling More Than $700,000 to Support the University of Portland's Graduate Programs

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:00:00 GMT

University of Portland issued the following news release: The University of Portland's School of Nursing has received two federal grants totaling more than $700,000. The grants, from

Receives $1.2 million NIH award to develop technology for lower cost, highly mobile ultrasound systems to reach areas with limited access to health services GE researchers developing new way to build transducers, removing key barrier to more affordable sy

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:00:00 GMT

In the quest to expand access to high quality prenatal care to communities with limited healthcare services, GE Global Research, the technology development arm for

MEDIA ADVISORY: NIH Director in Stanford Podcast on Embryonic Stem Cell Grants, Cures for Cancer and Stimulus Funds for Research

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Francis Collins, MD, PhD, took over as director of the National Institutes of Health just two months ago. Yet he's already checked off a number

Tax credits, loans luring entrepreneurial start-ups Investment incentives showing modest results

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 12:00:00 GMT

When the New Brunswick Securities Commission went looking for the best model to foster investment in entrepreneurial young companies, they arrived in Milwaukee. "We looked

CNE/CME objectives/questions.

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 12:00:00 GMT

CNE/CME objectives/questions After reading Contraceptive Technology Update, the participant will be able to: identify clinical, legal, or scientific issues related to development and provisions of

State, National Nursing Home Caregivers: Medicare Funding Cut to Long Term Care Will Jeopardize Vital Staffing Positions, Compromise Care for Maine Seniors

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Area nursing home caregivers, residents and family members gathered with representatives of a national coalition of nursing home clinicians today at Kennebunk Nursing & Rehabilitation

Cut in funds could deter tech startups

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:00:00 GMT

One of the engines of Pittsburgh's dynamic economy is sputtering slightly this year. Innovation Works, a nonprofit that depends on state funds to help entrepreneurs

UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA RESEARCHER WINS STIMULUS FUNDING FOR STEM CELL RESEARCH THAT MAY LEAD TO NEW THERAPIES

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:00:00 GMT

The University of Georgia issued the following news release: Stephen Dalton, University of Georgia professor and Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar of Molecular Biology, has