Health Press Release – Weekly Newsletter for February 21-28, 2011

Monday, February 28, 2011

Medivir Announces Positive Phase 2b 48-week (SVR24) Interim Results of TMC435 in Treatment-Naive Patients Chronically Infected With Genotype-1 Hepatitis C Virus

HUDDINGE, Sweden, February 22, 2011 – Medivir AB (OMX: MVIR), the emerging research-based specialty
pharmaceutical company focused on infectious diseases, announces today
further positive results from the phase 2b PILLAR (C205) study of TMC435 in
treatment-naive patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype-1.

– TMC435 was safe and well tolerated with no clinically
…. Source article on Gaea Times at : Medivir Announces Positive Phase 2b 48-week (SVR24) Interim Results of TMC435 in Treatment-Naive Patients Chronically Infected With Genotype-1 Hepatitis C Virus.

Objet to Showcase 3D Printing Solutions for Digital Dentistry at LMT Lab Day, Chicago

Objet Digital Dentistry Solutions Offer Reduced Model Fabrication Times and Increased Output Per Technician

BILLERICA, Massachusetts, February 22, 2011 – Objet Geometries Ltd. (www.objet.com/), the innovation leader in
3D printing for rapid prototyping and additive manufacturing, will be
showcasing its advanced 3D printing solutions (
www.objet.com/INDUSTRIES/Dental/) for digital dentistry at LMT Lab Day
East, February 25-26, in Chicago, the … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Objet to Showcase 3D Printing Solutions for Digital Dentistry at LMT Lab Day, Chicago.

Datong, Provider of Drug Decision Support Products in China, is Acquired by Elsevier

Datong Offers Drug Decision Support Software Developed for Chinese Hospitals to Improve Drug Usage Safety and Reduce Prescription Errors

SHANGHAI, February 21, 2011 – Elsevier (www.elsevier.com), the leading global publisher of
scientific, technical, and medical information products and services,
announced today the acquisition of Shanghai Datong Medical Information
Technology Co., Ltd. (www.da-tong.net), a leading drug decision
support provider in …. Source : Gaea News Network.

Elsevier and the Arabidopsis Information Resource (TAIR) Connect Research Articles to Genetic and Molecular Biology Data

AMSTERDAM, February 21, 2011 – Elsevier, a world-leading publisher of scientific, technical and medical
information products and services, and TAIR – The Arabidopsis Information
Resource (www.arabidopsis.org/), announce their next step in
interconnecting the diverse elements of scientific research. All articles on
Elsevier's electronic platform SciVerse ScienceDirect (
www.sciverse.com/) that describe Arabidopsis genes and use AGI codes
(e.g. AT4G32520) will now … Read more »»».

Canadian Cardiovascular Society and Elsevier Publish Issue of the Canadian Journal of Cardiology

Issue Marks the Beginning of Their Partnership, Includes CCS Atrial Fibrillation Guidelines

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, February 21, 2011 – Elsevier and the Canadian Cardiovascular Society (CJC) announce the
publication of the January/February 2011 issue of the Canadian Journal of
Cardiology (CJC), the first in their partnership. This theme issue focused on
atrial fibrillation includes the long-awaited Canadian Cardiovascular Society
Atrial …. Source : Canadian Cardiovascular Society and Elsevier Publish Issue of the Canadian Journal of Cardiology.

ReportsnReports – Blood: The Worldwide Market for Blood Products, Blood Testing, Blood Equipment, and Synthetic Blood Products

DALLAS, February 21, 2011 – ReportsnReports announces it will carry the Blood: The Worldwide Market
for Blood Products, Blood Testing, Blood Equipment, and Synthetic Blood
Products Research Report in its store.

Browse the complete Report on:
www.reportsnreports.com/reports/57615-blood-the-worldwide-market-for-
blood-products-blood-testing-bl.html
(Due to the length of this URL, it may be necessary to copy and … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : ReportsnReports – Blood: The Worldwide Market for Blood Products, Blood Testing, Blood Equipment, and Synthetic Blood Products.

Nordion Signs Share Purchase Agreement to Divest MDS Nordion S.A.

Best Medical Belgium Inc. to Purchase Nordion's Belgian Operations
OTTAWA, Canada, February 21, 2011 – Nordion Inc. (TSX: NDN; NYSE: NDZ), a leading provider of products and
services to the global health science market, today announced it has signed a
share purchase agreement (SPA) with Best Medical Belgium (Best Medical) for
the divestiture of the Company's Belgian operations, …. Source article : Nordion Signs Share Purchase Agreement to Divest MDS Nordion S.A..

Advancell Announces Positive Phase I/IIa Results With Acadra (Acadesine) in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia – CLL

BARCELONA, Spain, February 21, 2011 – ADVANCELL (www.advancell.net/), an emerging
biopharmaceutical company, today announced positive results from a clinical
study conducted with Acadra (Acadesine) in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
(www.cancer.gov/) (CLL) patients resistant to current therapies. The
company also announced promising non-clinical results in Multiple Myeloma
(MM), Mantle Cell Lymphoma (MCL) and other lymphoproliferative disorders.
Synergism of Acadra in combination with …. Read the original article : here.

Sanofi Pasteur and International Vaccine Institute Partner Against Dengue

LYON, France, February 21, 2011 – Sanofi Pasteur, the vaccines division of sanofi-aventis Group
(EURONEXT: SAN and NYSE: SNY), announced today that it is partnering with the
International Vaccine Institute (IVI) to support the recently launched Dengue
Vaccine Initiative (DVI). Sanofi Pasteur and the IVI will aim to raise
awareness and to work to move dengue vaccination higher …. Original article on Gaea Times at : Sanofi Pasteur and International Vaccine Institute Partner Against Dengue.

LighterLife Announces New Healthy Ready Meals

HARLOW, England, February 21, 2011 – LighterLife has launched new healthy ready meal options to help over 50%
of the UK* who are currently overweight or obese.

The new launch comes at the same time as new figures are released
indicating that the NHS could become bankrupt in 10 years as a result … Original source on Gaea Times at : LighterLife Announces New Healthy Ready Meals.

Elsevier / MEDai and dbMotion Partner to Deliver Powerful Health Analytics Solutions to Payers and Providers

New Alliance Leverages Semantically Harmonized Health Data to Optimize Business and Clinical Intelligence Derived From Predictive Modeling and Analytics

ORLANDO, Florida, February 21, 2011 – Elsevier / MEDai (www.medai.com/), a leading health information
company with award-winning solutions for the improvement of care delivery,
and dbMotion (www.dbmotion.com/), an innovative provider of connected
healthcare solutions, today announced they have formed … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Elsevier / MEDai and dbMotion Partner to Deliver Powerful Health Analytics Solutions to Payers and Providers.

Sanofi Pasteur Supports Polio Eradication at First International Stock Exchange Event

Sanofi Pasteur Stands Shoulder to Shoulder With Rotary International During NYSE and EURONEXT Bell-ringing Ceremonies

LYON, France and SWIFTWATER, Pennsylvania, February 23, 2011 – Sanofi Pasteur, the vaccines division of sanofi-aventis Group
(EURONEXT: SAN and NYSE: SNY), today will participate in the first
international bell-ringing event by a company listed on NYSE Euronext. The
events will acknowledge past …. Source : Gaea News Network.

Autonomy Taps Into the Power of the Healthcare Community With Auminence World

New Capabilities Enable Healthcare Professionals to Connect and Collaborate in Real-Time, Improving Quality of Care at Lower Costs

ORLANDO, Florida, February 22, 2011 – HIMSS11 — Autonomy Corporation plc (LSE: AU. or AU.L), a global leader
in infrastructure for the enterprise, today unveiled a new expertise location
module and intelligence connectors for Autonomy Auminence, the company's
powerful point-of-care …. Source : Gaea News Network.

Abbott Launches a CE Marked KIF6 Test in Europe

A New Innovative Marker for Coronary Heart Disease
WIESBADEN, Germany, February 22, 2011 – Abbott (NYSE: ABT) announced today the availability of the CE-marked KIF6
diagnostic test for use on the m2000 instrument system. The KIF6 genotyping
assay, detects a genetic marker that may be used in conjunction with clinical
evaluation and patient assessment for the identification of … Read more »»».

Dan David Prize 10th Anniversary 2011 Laureates Announced: The Coen Brothers – for Cinema; Marcus Feldman – for Evolution; Cynthia Kenyon and Gary Ruvkun – for Ageing

President of the Republic of Italy, Giorgio Napolitano, to Receive 2010 Prize

TEL AVIV, Israel, February 22, 2011 – The international Dan David Prize, which annually awards three prizes of
US$1 million each for outstanding achievement, announced the names of its
2011 laureates today.
(Photo:
www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20110222/438685 )

The Dan David Prize, … Read : Dan David Prize 10th Anniversary 2011 Laureates Announced: The Coen Brothers – for Cinema; Marcus Feldman – for Evolution; Cynthia Kenyon and Gary Ruvkun – for Ageing.

Maximising Efficiency in Clinical Outsourcing

MUNICH, Germany, February 22, 2011 – Driving clinical development and speeding time to market through
effective relationship management will be two of the key themes discussed at
Pharma IQ's 2nd Annual Global Clinical Outsourcing Forum this May.

A recent survey carried out by Pharma IQ revealed some telling stats
about the current market activities; … Read more : Maximising Efficiency in Clinical Outsourcing.

Ingenuity Systems and Covance Collaborate to Support Next-Generation Sequencing Research

REDWOOD CITY, California, February 23, 2011 – Ingenuity(R) Systems, a leading provider of information and analytics
solutions for life science researchers, today announced a research
collaboration with Covance Genomics Laboratory (www.covance.com/cgl) for
next-generation sequencing (NGS) data analysis. Covance Genomics Laboratory,
a leading provider of genomics solutions for the drug discovery and
development industry, and Ingenuity will work together to …. Source : Gaea News Network.

New Initiative in the Fight Against Neglected Tropical Diseases

LEIDEN, Netherlands, February 23, 2011 – Today, a new initiative, based in the Netherlands, is being launched in
the fight against neglected tropical diseases: The European Solutions
Enterprise for Neglected Diseases (euSEND). euSEND is a joint initiative of
the Academic Medical Center of the University of Amsterdam (AMC), the Royal
Tropical Institute (KIT), the Amsterdam Institute for Global … Read this article on Gaea Times at : New Initiative in the Fight Against Neglected Tropical Diseases.

New NICE Guidelines – All Children and Young People With Suspected Food Allergy Should be Offered an Allergy Test

UPPSALA, Sweden, February 23, 2011 – The first guidelines for food allergy in children and young people issued
by NICE, National Institute for health and Clinical Excellence, recommend
routine use of allergy tests in NHS primary care and community settings to
confirm suspected food allergy. These new evidence-based guidelines support
earlier diagnosis and assessment of food allergy and … Original source on Gaea Times at : New NICE Guidelines – All Children and Young People With Suspected Food Allergy Should be Offered an Allergy Test.

Oncolytics Biotech(R) Inc. Announces Completion of Enrollment in Translational Clinical Trial Investigating REOLYSIN(R) in Patients With Metastatic Colorectal Cancer

CALGARY, Alberta, February 23, 2011 – Oncolytics Biotech Inc. ("Oncolytics") (TSX: ONC) (NASDAQ: ONCY)
announced today that enrollment has been completed in a U.K. translational
clinical trial investigating intravenous administration of REOLYSIN in
patients with metastatic colorectal cancer prior to surgical resection of
liver metastases (REO 013). The principal investigator is Professor Alan
Melcher of St. James's University Hospital …. Original article : Oncolytics Biotech(R) Inc. Announces Completion of Enrollment in Translational Clinical Trial Investigating REOLYSIN(R) in Patients With Metastatic Colorectal Cancer.

Leaders in Pre Formulation and Formulation to Meet This April

LONDON, February 23, 2011 – Senior leaders from across the industry will meet at Pharma
IQ's Global Pre Formulation and Formulation Summit in Amsterdam this April to
discuss latest developments and challenges in the field.

With the cost of discovering and developing a new drug
predicted to tip at approximately $900 million, the pressure … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Leaders in Pre Formulation and Formulation to Meet This April.

Agendia Receives Fifth FDA Clearance for Industry Leading MammaPrint(R) Assay

IRVINE, California and AMSTERDAM, February 23, 2011 – Agendia, a world leader in molecular cancer diagnostics, today
announced that the company has received its fifth U.S. Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) clearance for MammaPrint(R), its widely used breast
cancer recurrence assay. The new clearance is comprised of two additional
Agilent Microarray scanners and two Agilent Bioanalyzers, expanding
laboratory capacity … Original article on : Agendia Receives Fifth FDA Clearance for Industry Leading MammaPrint(R) Assay.

Colorcon Expands Nutraficient Product Portfolio to Include High Productivity, PVA-Based Formulations for Food Supplement Coating

HARLEYSVILLE, Pennsylvania, February 23, 2011 – Colorcon, Inc., today announced the expansion of its Nutraficient(R),
food supplement coating product line to include PVA-based, high-productivity
systems designed specifically for use on food supplements marketed within the
EU.

European Commission Directive (2010/69/EU), already adopted in the UK,
allows the use of existing additives in certain food supplement …. Original article : Colorcon Expands Nutraficient Product Portfolio to Include High Productivity, PVA-Based Formulations for Food Supplement Coating.

Berkshire Equine Vet Struck Off for Dishonesty and Breaching Racing Rules

LONDON, February 23, 2011 – The Disciplinary Committee of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons
last night [22 February 2011] directed that a veterinary surgeon from
Berkshire be removed from the Register, following his administration of a
prohibited substance to a racehorse and his subsequent attempts to conceal
his actions.

At a six-day hearing that …. Source : Berkshire Equine Vet Struck Off for Dishonesty and Breaching Racing Rules.

OrthoAccel Technologies, Inc. Announces New Scientific Advisor

HOUSTON, February 23, 2011 – OrthoAccel Technologies, Inc. (www.acceledent.co.uk) developers of
the AcceleDent System (www.acceledent.co.uk), a medical device to
accelerate orthodontic treatment, announced this week that it has engaged Dr.
Dawei Liu (
www.public-health.uiowa.edu/faculty-staff/faculty/directory/faculty-detail.asp?emailAddress=dawei-liu@uiowa.edu)
as a scientific advisor. Dr. Liu's guidance and expertise will help advance
the Company's commitment to a research-focused strategy for developing and
introducing innovative new products.

…. Original article : OrthoAccel Technologies, Inc. Announces New Scientific Advisor.

Largest U.S. Surrogacy Agency Appoints Director of Client Development, Europe

LOS ANGELES, February 23, 2011 – Since 1996, Growing Generations has been a company passionately dedicated
to the vision of creating life and in the process, changing the world. The
company's mission is simple-to make it safer, easier, and more enjoyable for
individuals and couples, surrogates, egg and sperm donors, and other
professionals, to grow families through assisted … Read more >>.

The King’s Speech Rolls Out the Red Carpet for Stuttering

Media Availability
MEMPHIS, Tennessee, February 24, 2011 – The following was released today by The Stuttering Foundation:

WHAT: Jane Fraser, President, The Stuttering Foundation
(www.stutteringhelp.org) is available for immediate telephone
interview regarding The King's Speech and its overwhelmingly positive impact
on the stuttering community.

– People who stutter have shared their own, … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : The King's Speech Rolls Out the Red Carpet for Stuttering.

Health on the Agenda at Food ingredients Asia-China Trade Show

SHANGHAI, February 25, 2011 – The annual meeting of the Chinese food industry is approaching; Fi
Asia-China, Hi Ni China will be held on 21-23 June, heavily focusing on the
growing health market in China, and offering thousands of buyers and sellers
a place to meet, network and discuss business developments in the country and
beyond.