Health Press Release – Newsletter for November 10, 2010
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Gerresheimer Opens a Representative Office in India
Gerresheimer Steps Up Business Operations in Emerging Markets
DUSSELDORF, Germany, November 9, 2010 – Gerresheimer AG, one of the world's leading suppliers to the
pharma and healthcare industry, is still expanding its global operations. The
establishment of a representative office in Mumbai/India reflects the
company's commitment to the strategy of profiting from the consistent growth
in emerging markets.
… Read : Gerresheimer Opens a Representative Office in India.
Ziehm Imaging and Medtronic Present Interface for Image-Guided 3D Navigation
Raising Reliability Standards in the OR With Distortion-Free Intraoperative 3D Imaging
NUREMBERG, Germany, November 9, 2010 – Medical technology players Ziehm Imaging and Medtronic teamed up to
improve the use of 3D imaging together with intraoperative navigation. The
Ziehm Vision FD Vario 3D C-arm now connects to Medtronic's StealthStation(R)
navigation system over the Ziehm NaviPort interface to deliver
distortion-free …. Original article : Ziehm Imaging and Medtronic Present Interface for Image-Guided 3D Navigation.
Shire Finalises its Acquisition of Movetis NV Following Completion of the Squeeze-Out Process
DUBLIN, November 9, 2010 – Shire plc (LSE: SHP, NASDAQ: SHPGY), the global specialty
biopharmaceutical company, announces that its wholly owned subsidiary Shire
Holdings Luxembourg S.??.r.l. has now acquired all of the issued shares and
warrants of Movetis NV.
Shares in Movetis NV have now been delisted from Euronext Brussels. The
last trading day was … Original article on : Shire Finalises its Acquisition of Movetis NV Following Completion of the Squeeze-Out Process.
New Assay-Ready Chemical Supply Service Launched by Peakdale and Molplex
NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE and CHAPEL-EN-LE-FRITH, England, November 9, 2010 – A pioneering new assay-ready, on-demand chemical supply
service has been announced today as the result of a partnership between
Molplex and Peakdale Molecular.
The new service will radically cut the cost of accessing
chemical libraries for drug discovery by providing sophisticated chemical
selection systems, allowing customers to … Read more : New Assay-Ready Chemical Supply Service Launched by Peakdale and Molplex.
International Medical News Group Launches Cardiology Product Zone in Partnership With Pure Incubation
MORRISTOWN, New Jersey, November 9, 2010 – International Medical News Group, LLC, an Elsevier company
that provides medical news and information to physicians, announced today the
launch of Cardiology Product Zone. This new product resource guide is
launched in partnership with Pure Incubation, a company that specializes in
developing data driven web properties and performance media programs that … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : International Medical News Group Launches Cardiology Product Zone in Partnership With Pure Incubation.
Elsevier Announces New Brain Research Editor-In-Chief
New Appointment Aimed at Maintaining the Ethos, Heritage and Uniqueness of This Pioneering Journal in the Field of Neuroscience
OXFORD, England, November 9, 2010 – Elsevier, a world-leading publisher of scientific, technical and medical
information products and solutions, is pleased to announce that Dr. Irwin
B.Levitan has accepted the position of Editor-in-Chief of the journal Brain
Research. He …. Original source : Elsevier Announces New Brain Research Editor-In-Chief.
Elsevier Supports Doctors Without Borders for Second Year Through ‘The Great Giveback’ Campaign
Percentage of Revenues From MD Consult Subscriptions Sold in Nov.-Dec. to go to Medical Relief Organization Which won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1999
PHILADELPHIA, November 9, 2010 – Elsevier, (www.elsevier.com/wps/find/homepage.cws_home)
the world-leading publisher of scientific, technical and medical information
products and services, announced today that it will contribute to Doctors
Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) (
www.doctorswithoutborders.org/) through … Original article on : Elsevier Supports Doctors Without Borders for Second Year Through 'The Great Giveback' Campaign.
Paris Pharma Events Smash All Attendance Records
Attendees up by 14%,* Exhibitor Numbers Increase to 1934.
AMSTERDAM, November 9, 2010 – Leading events organiser, UBM Live, today announced record numbers of
attendees at its flagship Pharma event, CPhI Worldwide 2010 in Paris, France.
Along with co-located events, P-MEC Europe for equipment, machinery and
technology; ICSE for contract services, clinical trials and packaging; and
BioPh for the …. Source article : Paris Pharma Events Smash All Attendance Records.
Biggest Ever ICSE Attracts Record Attendance
AMSTERDAM, November 9, 2010 – Leading event organiser, UBM Live
(www.cmpi.biz/ubminternationalmedia), today announced that its annual
flagship pharmaceutical contract services event , ICSE Europe
(www.icsexpo.com), (Villepinte, Paris Nord 5-7 October), along with
co-located events CPhI Worldwide for pharmaceutical ingredients; P-MEC Europe
for equipment, machinery and technology and BioPh Europe for biopharma, had
attracted an increase in visitors of over 14%* …. Source article on Gaea Times at : Biggest Ever ICSE Attracts Record Attendance.
New Drugs & Alcohol Advisory Board Established
LONDON, November 9, 2010 – A new Hair Strand Scientific Advisory Board has been
established by UK-based Trimega Laboratories. Its purpose is to analyse the
fast growing database of information created from the 10,000 hair alcohol
tests and 7,000 hair drug tests carried out in the UK each year, of which
Trimega Laboratories is responsible for around 40%.
…. Source article : New Drugs & Alcohol Advisory Board Established.