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Stryker Corp. Completes Three Deals In April, Looking For More Hot Deals

KALAMAZOO - Stryker Corp. has completed its acquisition of defibrillator maker Physio-Control International Inc. and two other major deals. The $1.28 billion cash deal was announced in mid-February and completed Tuesday. Physio-Control makes monitors/defibrillators, automated external defibrillators and CPR-assist devices. The Redmond. Wash.-based emergency medical response company also provides data management and support services. It

By |2016-04-10T19:55:20-04:00April 10th, 2016|Life Sciences|
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Study: Michigan Bucks Trend Of Price Increases For New Workers’ Comp Drugs

LANSING - Michigan's changes in 2012 to the rules governing reimbursement for physician-dispensed prescriptions for workers' compensation claims have so far not seen major increases in new strengths or new formulations of certain pain-relieving medications, but the trend is growing across numerous other states, including neighboring Illinois, a study has found. The Workers Compensation Research

By |2016-04-08T14:44:26-04:00April 8th, 2016|Life Sciences|
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Advomas Partners With Online Tech For Secure Cloud Hosting

ANN ARBOR - Online Tech is pleased to announced that it has been selected as the cloud provider of choice for Advomas, a leader in the healthcare insurance industry.  For 30 years, Advomas, a Michigan-based healthcare eligibility company, has helped providers secure health insurance coverage for uninsured patients. In 2015, Advomas was looking for a partner with extensive knowledge of HITECH & HIPAA security standards. After

By |2016-03-31T17:27:24-04:00March 31st, 2016|Life Sciences, New Products / Contracts|
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RetroSense Therapeutics Begins Clinical Trials For Drug To Restore Vision

ANN ARBOR - RetroSense Therapeutics, a privately-held biopharmaceutical company, announced Monday the first patient has been successfully dosed in the first clinical trial to evaluate the safety of of a drug to restore some vision for people suffering from Retinitis Pigmentosa, which can result in vision loss and blindness. “Successfully dosing our first patient with

By |2016-03-24T17:25:42-04:00March 24th, 2016|Life Sciences|
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U.S. House Rep Targets Direct-To-Consumer Drug Advertising

ANN ARBOR - A bill (H.R. 4565) has been introduced by U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro (CT, D-3) that would place a three-year moratorium on direct-to-consumer (DTC) drug advertising of newly approved prescription drugs. The bill would prohibit ads published in magazines and newspapers, and those broadcast through television or radio. It also provides an exception

By |2016-03-24T17:26:19-04:00March 24th, 2016|Life Sciences|
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West Michigan Biotech Startup Invests $1 Million In Medical Equipment Clinical Trials

PORT SHELDON - A biotech startup will use $1 million in capital to pay for preclinical trials on an innovation it has developed for use in orthopedic surgeries. Magnesium Development Co. LLC, operating out of a small office in Ottawa County’s Port Sheldon Township, uses an alloy material licensed from a Livonia company, Nano Mag LLC,

By |2016-03-11T07:15:15-05:00March 10th, 2016|Life Sciences|
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Enzo Life Sciences Offers Nucleotides For Molecular Biology Applications

ANN ARBOR - Enzo Life Sciences now offers Digoxigenin-dUTP and Digoxigenin-UTP, digoxigenin-labeled nucleotides that are suitable for a variety of molecular biology applications. Digoxigenin is a non-radioactive immune-tag, widely used for in situ hybridization (ISH) and protein labeling.  It can be paired with anti-digoxigenin antibodies to allow the detection of interested biomolecules with high affinity

By |2016-03-10T16:58:57-05:00March 10th, 2016|Life Sciences|
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Watching Detox Enzymes Work Could Lead To Better Medicines

ANN ARBOR - Medicines that are easier on your liver, as well as on the environment, could one day result from a new experimental technique developed by University of Michigan researchers. The researchers figured out how to gently trap a class of key enzymes called Cytochrome P450s, which serve as cleansing proteins in the liver

By |2016-03-04T09:35:10-05:00March 4th, 2016|Life Sciences|
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Diva Tech Talk Episode 22: Jacqueline Rosenblatt: Positive Egalitarian Leader

SOUTHFIELD - Diva Tech Talk interviewed Jacqueline Rosenblatt, President, Elect, for the Michigan Chapter of HIMSS (Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society) and Vice President, Clinical Operations at MPRO. MPRO is an independent nonprofit specializing in health care quality improvement and medical review; and also provides consultative services, medical and utilization review and data analysis

By |2016-03-02T13:30:26-05:00March 2nd, 2016|Diva Tech Talk, Life Sciences, Podcasts|
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Ingham County Women Becomes Michigan’s First Case With Zika Virus

LANSING - An Ingham County woman has become Michigan's first resident with a confirmed case of the Zika virus, the Department of Health and Human Services said Wednesday. The woman, who is not pregnant, contracted the virus while traveling in a country where Zika virus is being transmitted. She began experiencing the symptoms of the

By |2016-02-25T17:47:40-05:00February 25th, 2016|Life Sciences|
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