November 9, 2007 - Clinicians at BC Cancer Agency have treated a prostate cancer patient with a technique, called volumetric arc therapy (VMAT), allowing clinicians to deliver a single treatment to their 72-year-old patient in less than two minutes.

November 9, 2007 – TeraRecon received the Frost & Sullivan 2007 Market Penetration Leadership Award for demonstrating strategic excellence in product innovation, marketing and sales strategies that resulted in the both the largest gain in market share and an outstanding financial performance over the past two to three years.

November 8, 2008 - Carolinas Medical Center - NorthEast (CMC-NorthEast) recently selected HealthMatics ED Emergency Department Information System (EDIS) from Allscripts to automate emergency room operations and improve access to clinical information.

CMC-NorthEast currently has 160 physicians in 40 clinics using Allscripts Electronic Health Record (EHR) solutions.

November 8, 2007 - Vapotherm, a developer and manufacturer of high flow oxygen therapy products, recently earned an Export Achievement Certificate from the U.S. Department of Commerce.

Vapotherm was one of three Maryland companies to receive this designation at a recent ceremony in Wye Mills, MD. The Export Achievement Certificate was created by the U.S. Department of Commerce to recognize small and medium-sized enterprises that have successfully entered the international marketplace for the first time, or have successfully entered a new market.

November 8, 2007 - Point-of-care blood analysis systems company Abaxis Inc. said today the FDA granted waived status for its comprehensive metabolic panel, basic metabolic panel and electrolyte panel, allowing lab-accurate comprehensive health screenings in nearly any environment.

Four analytes for chloride (Cl-), potassium (K), sodium (Na), and total carbon dioxide (tCO2), were granted waived status by the FDA when used in conjunction with the Piccolo and Piccolo Xpress point-of-care analyzers.