September 12, 2007 — BD Diagnostics announced that it has made a 510(k) submission to the FDA for additional claims for the BD GeneOhm StaphSR assay.

This will be the first assay for rapid and simultaneous identification of Staphylococcus aureus (SA) and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) from patients colonized in the nasal passage.

September 12, 2007 — Tangerine peel could help in the fight against certain cancers, researchers recently reported.
Human cancer cells, which contain an enzyme called P450 CYP1B1, were destroyed by a compound contained in tangerine peel, Salvestrol Q40, scientists at Leicester School of Pharmacy found.
The findings may offer a new approach to uncovering a treatment for cancers such as breast, lung, prostate and ovarian cancer, the scientists said.

September 12, 2007 – Innocoll Technologies Ltd. has entered into a strategic collaboration with TGR BioSciences Pty Ltd. to evaluate the combination of Innocoll's collagen-based drug delivery technology, CollaRx, with TGR Biosciences’ proprietary wound healing compound, TGR-265.

September 13, 2007 - Alphatec Holdings Inc., a medical technology company focused on the design, development, manufacturing and marketing of products for the surgical treatment of spine disorders, entered into an exclusive worldwide license for a unique vertebroplasty technology system that is focused on providing a solution for vertebral compression fractures.

September 12, 2007 – Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp. released the Camino Advanced Monitor (CAM), the latest addition to Integra's neuromonitoring product line.

September 12, 2007 - Matrox Graphics Inc., a manufacturer of professional graphics solutions, today announced that Fineman, a medical display distributor in Denmark, will be supplying the Matrox Equinox Series graphics extension technology to bring remote connectivity and high resolution medical imaging to professionals in the Danish region.

September 12. 2007 - RIS/PACS solutions provider RADinfo Systems has developed a new software program to allow physicians who are seeking consultative opinions regarding medical images to share critical, protected images through common email systems.

September 12, 2007 - Siemens Medical Solutions announced today that Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children (TSRHC) in Dallas, TX, has become the latest hospital to sign with the company to implement the MedSeries4 health information system (HIS), which was designed specifically to support rural and community healthcare providers in their IT adoption efforts.

Carestream Molecular Imaging, a division of Carestream Health, Inc., announced at the Joint Molecular Imaging Conference the introduction of KODAK X-SIGHT, new large stokes shift dyes for fluorescent in vivo imaging applications, which are reactive dyes designed to enable researchers and scientists to maximize the fluorescent signal while minimizing auto-fluorescence issues during in vivo imaging.

Philips showcased its complete preclinical product portfolio, including a new Preclinical Workspace, the MOSAIC HP preclinical PET system with a new software version, at the Joint AMI/SMI Molecular Imaging Conference, Sept. 7 to Sept. 11, in Providence, RI.

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