07/06/2006 July 5, 2006 -- /PRNewswire/ -- CINCINNATI, Ohio -- As warmer weather and summer travel swing into full force, so do cases of foodborne illness, according to the USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service.
07/05/2006 July 5, 2006 - Researchers at the U. of Pennsylvania and St. Josephs U. are pursuing work on "chromophores," which linked together enable transfer of electrical charges that exceed mobility in today's best organic semiconductors by a factor of three.
07/05/2006 Results of a major new National Science Foundation (NSF) survey, reported in late June at the New England International Nanomanufacturing Workshop at Boston's Northeastern U., reveal a surprising level of involvement in nanotechnology R&D and preparedness for nanomanufacturing among US organizations. Despite the optimistic outlook, however, there was widespread consensus among respondents that significant challenges must be resolved to stimulate commercialization of the technology.
07/05/2006 Among this year's crop of companies in the spotlight at this year's SEMICON West Technology Innovation Showcase include a Swiss company controlling the beer flow at the World Cup stadium, thinking controlling slurry flow will be less demanding; a trio of metrology startups pushing radical new approaches to thin-film metrology; and a familiar face touting a new tungsten slurry for better yields at 45nm.
07/05/2006 The latest list of the top 500 global supercomputers is out, and Moore's Law appears to be holding its own even at the most crushing levels of systems performance. Although the performance ramp appears to be bending under the strain of higher frequencies, the gains made in the world of big iron continue to reach astonishing heights.
07/05/2006 June 28, 2006 -- /IEST/ -- ROLLING MEADOWS, IL -- The Institute of Environmental Sciences and Technology (IEST) will hold its annual Fall Conference November 5-8, 2006 at the Hilton Garden Inn in Hoffman Estates (near Chicago O'Hare International Airport), Illinois.
07/05/2006 June 29, 2006 -- /FDA News/ -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today announced that Baxter Healthcare Corp. (Baxter) and two of its top corporate executives have signed a consent decree of condemnation and permanent injunction for certain infusion pumps made by the firm.
07/05/2006 June 27, 2006 -- /MARKET WIRE/ -- SAN DIEGO, Calif. -- Tulip BioMed(tm), Inc. (PINKSHEETS: TPBD), formerly known as Cell Bio-Systems, a developer of medical devices and patented technologies for the living tissue markets, including plastic, cosmetic, and orthopedic surgeries, today announced it has retained Quality System Consulting Specialists of Poway, Calif., to support its international certification strategies.
07/05/2006 June 21, 2006 -- /MARKET WIRE/ -- MANCHESTER, CT -- Lydall, Inc. (NYSE: LDL) - Lydall Filtration/Separation, Inc. today announced a general price increase effective with orders shipped after August 4, 2006.
07/05/2006 June 26, 2006 -- /MARKET WIRE/ -- SARATOGA, Calif. -- In April 2006, the IC industry reached $16.5B in revenues and 11.1B in units. These are 2.5% and 43.4%, respectively, higher than the levels achieved at the peak of 2000, just before the catastrophic recession of 2001.
07/05/2006 June 20, 2006 -- /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- PHILADELPHIA -- Microsoft Corp. (Nasal: MSFT) today announced winners of the Microsoft(R) Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences Innovation Awards 2006, honoring the breakthrough contributions that new and innovative solutions are making in the pharmaceutical and life sciences industry in the areas of sales and marketing, manufacturing and supply chain, and clinical development.
07/05/2006 June 21, 2006 -- /MARKET WIRE/ -- PRESCOTT, AZ -- Produce Safety and Security International, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: PDSC), an ozone and chemical sanitation disinfectant process supplier to the food and medical industries, announces that its new division, Innovative Food Systems ("IFS"), will provide food safe products for the seafood industry.
07/05/2006 June 21, 2006 -- /MARKET WIRE/ -- SAN DIEGO, CA -- Tulip BioMed(tm), Inc. (PINKSHEETS: TPBD), formerly known as Cell Bio-Systems, a developer of medical devices and patented technologies for the living tissue markets, including plastic, cosmetic, and orthopedic surgeries, today announced it has received initial feedback on its new Fat Transfer Kit, which contains its recently FDA-approved disposable surgical instruments.
07/05/2006 June 22, 2006 -- /MEDICAL INDUSTRY E-MAIL NEWS SERVICE(TM)/ -- COSTA MESA Calif. -- Earlier this week the US FDA issued a warning that reprocessing of reusable biopsy instruments risks contamination and spreading infections among patients. Below is the FDA announcement from Dr. Daniel Schultz, FDA CDRH Director.
07/05/2006 June 23, 2006 -- /PRNewswire/ -- ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- Baxa Corporation will launch its STAR (Skills Training, Academics and Resources) Center at the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists Summer Meeting at Walt Disney World, June 25th through 28th, 2006.
07/05/2006 June 23, 2006 -- /MARKET WIRE/ -- DALLAS, TX -- BioTech Medics, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: BTMD) announced today that it has contracted with Retroscreen Virology, at the University of London, Queen Mary's School of Medicine, London to conduct a study to determine the efficacy of viricidal SHBAN against Avian HSN1 Influenza NIBRG-14 Virus (also known as the Avian Bird Flu).
07/05/2006 June 23, 2006 -- /FDANews/ -- Cary, IL -- Sage Products Inc., of Cary, Illinois, is initiating a voluntary recall of specific lots of Comfort Shield Perineal Care Washcloth product codes due to contamination with Burkholderia cepacia.
07/05/2006 June 26, 2006 -- /MEDICAL INDUSTRY E-MAIL NEWS SERVICE(TM)/ -- SALT LAKE CITY, Utah -- Many medical device firms receive Form 483 citations from the FDA because of issues related to quality audits, corrective and preventive actions, employee training records, documentation control, etc.
