Vandetanib Phase II Trial Shows Significant Improvement of Progression Free Survival in Patients With Advanced Papillary or Follicular Thyroid Cancer

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LORENZ Announces userBridge.10

This Year's User Conference Will be Held in Frankfurt, Germany // New: "eRegulatory Forum" as Top Level Panel Discussion

FRANKFURT, Germany, September 13, 2010 – LORENZ Life Sciences Group, the largest supplier of eCTDs in the world,
announced the final agenda for userBridge.10, their well-established user's
conference, taking place this year from September 21st-23rd in Frankfurt,
Germany. Over [...]

Shire Update on ProAmatine(R) (midodrine HCl)

FDA Posts Clarifying Statement on its Website
PHILADELPHIA, September 13, 2010 – Shire plc (LSE: SHP, NASDAQ: SHPGY), the global specialty
biopharmaceutical company, announces that the United States Food and Drug
Administration today posted an update on its website related to ProAmatine
(known generically as midodrine), a medicine approved for the treatment of
symptomatic orthostatic hypotension. Notably, the FDA [...]

MarketsandMarkets: Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Global Market Worth US$ 5,844.4 Million By 2015

DALLAS, September 13, 2010 – The 'Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI): Advanced Technologies and Global
Forecast (2010 – 2015)' studies the MRI market based on technologies and
applications and analyzes major market drivers, restraints, and opportunities
for the magnetic resonance imaging systems market in North America, Europe,
Asia and ROW (Rest of the World).

Browse market [...]

Edwards Lifesciences Launches Magna Mitral Ease Valve

Preliminary Data on Odyssey Aortic Valve Platform Show Intraoperative Benefits With Rapid Deployment Valve

GENEVA, Switzerland, September 13, 2010 – Edwards Lifesciences Corporation (NYSE:EW), the global leader in the
science of heart valves and hemodynamic monitoring, today announced the U.S.
and European launches of its Carpentier-Edwards PERIMOUNT Magna Mitral Ease
valve, designed to enhance implantation in the challenging [...]

SMC Issues Positive Recommendation on esomeprazole 10mg (Nexium(R)) For Children Aged one to 11 Years old in Scotland With Gastro-Oesophageal Reflux Disease (GORD)

LONDON, September 13, 2010 – AstraZeneca UK welcomes the Scottish Medicines Consortium's (SMC)
positive recommendation for esomeprazole 10mg gastro-resistant granules for
oral solution, sachet (Nexium(R)) for use in children aged one to 11 years
old in Scotland with gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD).(1) The
symptoms of the condition can include the return of food from the stomach
into the mouth, [...]

PRA International’s Drug Safety Experts to Speak at Safety Congress

Key Topic: Global Compliance Challenges
RALEIGH, North Carolina, September 13, 2010 – PRA International, a leading Clinical Research Organization, announces
that two of its leading drug safety experts will present at the 4th annual
World Drug Safety Congress to be held in London 14 -17 September 2010. PRA
will also host a conference exhibit.

Dr. [...]

MyGardenRouteInfo.com Tackles Accessibility Issues at Local Businesses

PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa, September 13, 2010 – MyGardenRouteInfo.com has recently identified serious accessibility
issues at restaurants, accommodation and tourist attractions along the Garden
Route and throughout the Eastern Cape and has endeavoured to offer a
comprehensive resource for tourists with mobility and accessibility issues.

According to Steve Chester, managing director of MyGardenRouteInfo.com,
improving accessibility [...]

The Search is on for Britain’s Worst Snorer to Have a Good Night’s Sleep

GLASGOW, Scotland, September 15, 2010 – Is that the sound of a super car rev waking you up in the
middle of the night? No, it's just your partner snoring….again. Did you
know that snoring can reach up to 100 decibels – loud enough to rattle the
windows and keep the whole street awake!

[...]

Saudi Aramco Selects Press Ganey to Measure, Improve Patient Satisfaction

SOUTH BEND, Indiana, September 14, 2010 – Saudi Aramco has selected Press Ganey to help measure and improve patient
satisfaction at its company-owned and contracted health care facilities.
Press Ganey began working with Saudi Aramco on July 1, 2010.

"Saudi Aramco is committed to raising the well-being of our employees and
is working with [...]

‘Supporting Jobs and Careers in the Community’ is Newest Course Introduced to College of Direct Support Curriculum

ATLANTA, Georgia, September 14, 2010 – The College of Direct Support (CDS) (
info.collegeofdirectsupport.com/), an internet-based college for
Direct Support Professionals (DSPs) that is managed in partnership by
Elsevier I MC Strategies (www.mcstrategies.com/) and the University of
Minnesota's Research and Training Center, has introduced its newest course -
"Supporting Jobs and Careers in the Community."

This [...]

Paris Prepares for CPhI Worldwide; Industry Leading Pharma Event Attendance Expected to Exceed 25,000

AMSTERDAM, September 14, 2010 – Leading events organiser UBM Live today announced that it expects the
attendance for CPhI Worldwide, the annual flagship tradeshow for pharma
ingredients, now in its 21st year and the year being held in Paris, to exceed
the 25,000 seen at last year's event, held in Madrid. Along with co-hosted
events – P-MEC Europe [...]

Torchmark Subsidiary to Sell United Investors Life Insurance Company

MCKINNEY, Texas, September 14, 2010 – Torchmark Corporation (NYSE: TMK) announced that its subsidiary, Liberty
National Life Insurance Company (Liberty), has signed an agreement to sell
its wholly owned subsidiary, United Investors Life Insurance Company (United
Investors), to Protective Life Corporation for a purchase price of
approximately US$316 million, including adjusted statutory capital and
surplus at closing expected to [...]

J. Robert Selman to Be Awarded Grove Medal in Recognition of a Lifetime of Pioneering Work on Fuel Cells

Award to be Presented at the Grove Fuel Cell Science & Technology Conference; Zaragoza, Spain, 6-7 October 2010

OXFORD, England, September 14, 2010 – Elsevier, a world-leading publisher of scientific, technical and medical
information products and services, announced that J. Robert Selman,
University Distinguished Research Professor at the Illinois Institute of
Technology (Chicago, USA) and author of over [...]

Elsevier Appoints Suzanne BeDell as Managing Director, Science and Technology (S&T) Books

BeDell to Lead the Ongoing Transformation of S&T Books From a Traditional Print-Based Book Publisher Into a Technology-Driven, High Quality Content-Based Information Provider

BURLINGTON, Massachusetts, September 14, 2010 – Elsevier, the leading publisher of scientific, technical and medical
information products and solutions, announced today that Suzanne BeDell has
joined Elsevier as Managing Director, S&T Books. BeDell will [...]

Digitron Appoint Gerry Casillas as New US Sales Manager

CALIFORNIA, September 14, 2010 – Digitron, the manufacturer of high quality monitoring instruments for the
food, catering and healthcare industries, has appointed a US sales manager to
grow the brand in North America.

Gerry Casillas is building relationships with distributors and is
establishing a warehouse and customer service department in Thousand Palms,
California.
[...]

MEPs Launch Call to Action for Better Oral Health to Commissioner Dalli

Broad Support to Improve Oral Health Prevention and Access to Dental Care in Europe

BRUSSELS, September 14, 2010 – Dr Thomas Ulmer MEP and Dr Cristian Silviu Busoi MEP marked
the 3rd annual World Oral Health Day by issuing a Call to Action for Better
Oral Health in Europe to John Dalli, European Commissioner for Health and
Consumer [...]

PharmaPendium(TM) Launches Pharmacokinetics Module

Provides Unprecedented Access to Detailed Drug Pharmacokinetics Data and Over 1,000,000 Extracted Exposure Observations From the FDA and EMEA Documents on More Than 2,100 Drugs

NEW YORK, September 14, 2010 – Elsevier today announces that it has significantly increased its service
offering to pharmaceutical R&D professionals with the launch of a new
Pharmacokinetics Module of PharmaPendium(TM), the [...]

New Corporate Website Launched With Focus on Drug Discovery, Life Science Research, & Bioassays/Tests

SUNNYVALE, California, September 14, 2010 – Molecular Devices, Inc. today announced the launch of its new corporate
website. The infrastructure of the new site is focused on its three main
audience segments: Drug Discovery Scientists (BioPharma), Life Science
Researchers (BioResearch), and Bioassay/Test Developers (BioTesting).

(Logo: photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100406/SF82092LOGO)
(Logo: www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20100406/SF82092LOGO)

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Large Medical Center in South Africa Delivers High-Bandwidth Data Using RADWIN’s Wireless Network

RADWIN's Links Transfer Massive Amounts of Data & X-rays in Seconds Over Wireless Network

TEL AVIV, Israel, September 15, 2010 – RADWIN (www.radwin.com), the global provider of Backhaul and
Broadband Wireless Solutions, today announced that Jackpersad & Partners
Radiology Inc., a state-of-the-art radiology center serving hospitals and
clinics in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa, deployed RADWIN's
wireless links. [...]

Diaceutics and London Genetics Partner to Accelerate Biomarker Development in the Global Biopharmaceutical Industry

WASHINGTON and LONDON, September 15, 2010 – Diaceutics Limited (www.diaceutics.com) and London Genetics
Limited, an expert in the use of pharmacogenetics in clinical drug discovery
and development, today announce a strategic partnership to develop software
decision tools that will provide biopharmaceutical companies with rapid and
extensive access to the world's leading academic biomarker research groups.
The new tools will [...]

Amira Pharmaceuticals Named One of Most Promising Biotech Companies by FierceBiotech’s Annual Fierce 15

SAN DIEGO, September 15, 2010 – Amira Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today was named one of the most promising
biotech companies by FierceBiotech through its annual list, the Fierce 15.

Every year FierceBiotech evaluates hundreds of private companies for its
annual list, which is based on a variety of factors such as the strength of
its [...]

Tunnell Consulting Forms Strategic Alliance With Ireland-Based Campbell Informatics

Firms to provide enhanced solutions to life sciences organizations globally
KING OF PRUSSIA, Pennsylvania, September 15, 2010 – Tunnell Consulting, Inc. announced today that it has entered into a
strategic alliance with Campbell Informatics, an integrated services and
technology company based in Cork, Ireland. The alliance of Tunnell, a leading
life sciences industry consultancy, and Campbell, a provider [...]

MarketsandMarkets: Global Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS) Market Worth US$ 90.4 Billion by 2015.

DALLAS, Texas, September 16, 2010 – The 'Global Minimally Invasive Surgery Market (2010 – 2015)'
(www.marketsandmarkets.com/Market-Reports/minimally-invasive-276.html)
analyzes the MIS market by products, applications, technologies and studies
the major market drivers, restraints, and opportunities for the minimally
invasive surgery market in the U.S., Europe, APAC and ROW (Rest of the
World).

Browse market data tables and in-depth [...]

Transcatheter Technologies Successfully Performs in Vivo Implantation of the Trinity Transapical Aortic Valve System

Transapical Implantation of a Percutaneous Aortic Tissue Valve Validates Trinity's Technology

REGENSBURG, Germany, September 16, 2010 – Transcatheter Technologies GmbH (TT), an innovative medical device
company that is developing a second-generation transcatheter aortic valve
prosthesis, announced today that its proprietary transapical aortic valve has
been successfully implanted in the acute porcine model.
The acute in [...]

ResMed Launches Smaller Alternative to the Full Face Mask for CPAP Treatment

Introducing Quattro FX, ResMed increases choice and comfort for sufferers of sleep apnoea

OSLO, Norway, September 16, 2010 – ResMed (NYSE: RMD), a leading developer, manufacturer, and distributor of
sleep and respiratory medical equipment today announced the launch of Quattro
FX Full Face Mask, a smaller alternative to the full face mask for use with
positive airway pressure [...]

Study Shows ResMed’s New CPAP Device Increases Patient Compliance

Clinical study confirms new features of S9 Series prolong patients' sleep by up to 30 minutes

OSLO, Norway, September 16, 2010 – ResMed (NYSE: RMD), a leading developer, manufacturer, and distributor of
sleep and respiratory medical equipment today announced the results of a
clinical study confirming that patients' compliance with sleep therapy
increases when using the ResMed's new [...]

Abbott to Present Data on Market-Leading XIENCE V(R) and Promising Vascular Pipeline at TCT 2010

ABBOTT PARK, Illinois, September 16, 2010 – — XIENCE V Data From the SPIRIT IV Trial to be Presented as a Late
Breaking Trial on Sept. 23

— Abbott's Vascular Pipeline Presentations to Include Data on the
MitraClip(R) System and the Bioresorbable Vascular Scaffold
Abbott (NYSE: ABT) today announced the [...]

CID to Update Interventional Cardiologists on Their Drug Eluting Stent Program at TCT 2010

WASHINGTON,, September 16, 2010 – CID s.r.l., a European company leader in interventional medicine, will
update interventional cardiologists on the status of their revolutionary drug
eluting stent technology during The Drug Eluting Stent (DES) Summit at TCT
2010, Washington, DC on Wednesday, September 22, 2010. The lecture, entitled
"Status of the CID Cre8 polymer-free DES program", will be [...]