Health care industry
The release of a new anti-impotence drug, Zydena, by South Korea's largest drug company, Dong-A Pharmaceutical, is likely to be delayed due to concerns over cancer-causing substances. The Korea Food and Drug Administration (KFDA) has ordered the company to provide additional information on its submitted files for screening.
Health care industry
Developed by Takenaka Corp., a relatively inexpensive panel material has been created to block neutron emissions from PET imaging devices in medical facilities. As PET is increasingly used for cancer detection, the necessity to prevent neutrons from escaping the testing room is essential for safety reasons. The conventional method involves
Health care industry
Pall Corporation, a global leader in filtration, separations, and purification, announced a new long-term agreement with the American Red Cross (ARC) to provide blood collection systems incorporating Pall's proprietary filtration and venting technology. The agreement will support the ARC's mission to provide blood and blood products
Health care industry
GeneGo, Inc., a leading developer of systems biology technology, and Rosetta Biosoftware, a premier provider of comprehensive bioinformatics solutions, have announced a collaboration to establish interoperability between their gene expression data analysis systems, Rosetta Resolver and MetaCore. This collaboration aims to enable researchers to easily exchange data between the two
Health care industry
SurgiLance Inc, a leading manufacturer of safety medical devices, has emerged victorious in a long-standing dispute with competitor Owen Mumford, Inc. The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit overturned a previous ruling by the Federal District Court in Atlanta, determining that SurgiLance's One-Step safety lancet
Health care industry
Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of drug and medical information services, has announced a partnership with Allscripts, the leading provider of clinical software and connectivity solutions. The collaboration aims to provide physicians with global access to the latest scientific and clinical information about medical products and drug therapies,
Health care industry
Elsevier MDL and Spotfire, Inc. have formed a strategic partnership to integrate their industry-leading systems for data integration and application building, and for visual analytics, respectively. This cooperation aims to provide researchers with improved productivity and integration, enabling them to make better-informed decisions in biopharmaceutical R&D. The collaboration
Health care industry
Rosetta Biosoftware and Iconix Pharmaceuticals, Inc. have announced a collaboration to establish interoperability between Rosetta Biosoftware's Resolver system and Iconix Pharmaceutical's DrugMatrix Informatics system. This partnership will enable researchers to analyze and manage DrugMatrix data, their own data, and data from other sources using the Rosetta
Technological innovations
HSBC in Hong Kong has launched a comprehensive security initiative by distributing VASCO's Digipass GO3 Strong Authentication device to its retail Internet banking customers. This move aims to protect them against phishing and other online fraud threats. With over 870,000 Internet banking customers, HSBC is the largest
Technological innovations
Intel President and CEO Paul Otellini has announced the establishment of the global headquarters for the company's channel product group in China, marking the first time a United States microprocessor maker has set up its global headquarters in the country. This move is a significant milestone in Intel&
Electronics industry
Seoul, South Korea's biggest fixed-line telephone and broadband Internet operator, KT Corp., has signed a memorandum of understanding with a unit of Samsung Electronics Co. to jointly develop digital music players featuring high-speed wireless Internet access, known as Wi-Fi. The agreement marks a significant step towards KT'
Electronics industry
Apple Computer Inc. plans to begin its iTunes Music Store online music downloading service in Japan in early August, offering the largest collection among Japanese music downloading sites, with 500,000 to 1 million domestic and foreign songs. The service is expected to provide songs at a lower price point
