5/1/2012
AngioDynamics' recent acquisition of Navilyst Medical illustrates CEO Joe DeVivo's strong decision-making skills, but don't take our word for it... Hear more from Joe DeVivo himself, when he speaks to the dynamics that are driving the decisions of industry leaders in the region at MedTech’s Annual Members Dinner on June 7.
5/1/2012
Carol R. Tometsko, CEO of MedTech member Litron Laboratories, has been appointed by the Department of Commerce to the Upstate New York District Export Council. Fully half of Litron's MicroFlow kit sales are international.
4/20/2012
Project Kaleidoscope is a national initiative that seeks to engage students in the STEM disciplines of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. The Upstate New York Regional Network will hold a summer meeting to discuss discipline-based research. Participants come from Alfred University, Hartwick College, Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Monroe Community College, Nazareth College, St. John Fisher College, State University of New York College at Oneonta, University of Rochester, Wells College and RIT.
3/23/2012
Delcath Systems, Inc. has spent years of clinical research refining its chemosaturation system, which is now thriving in European facilities. Due to the success of the trials, the European Institute of Oncology announced this week that it would be the first commercial order of the CHEMOSAT Delivery system.
3/1/2012
Incremental improvements throughout the last year have put Thermal Gradient on the verge of its next major milestone: rapid, real-time PCR and detection.
2/27/2012
Interested in the FDA’s regulatory impact on nanotechnology-based products? Access this publication from the American Bar Association, "“FDA Regulation of Nanotechnology,” provided by Harris Beach PLLC, and refine your knowledge of FDA's take on nanotechnology.
2/21/2012
The Cystic Fibrosis Therapeutics Development Center, affiliated with the University at Buffalo, enrolled the first patient and several more for the Phase 3 trial of Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc.'s breakthrough CF drug.
1/24/2012
Empire State Development Corp. awarded Ortho Clinical Diagnostics a grant worth up to $1 million for remaining and expanding production at its location in Rochester.
1/17/2012
Although long delays are possible for patent applications in any technology field, both the U.S. and the European Union have modified the potential term for pharmaceutical patents. A pair of cases, recently decided by the Court of Justice for the European Union, has clarified the requirements for Supplementary Protection Certificates, the mechanism for extending the term of a pharmaceutical patent in Europe.
12/20/2011
12/19/2011
Across-the-board cuts to all discretionary federal spending including research funding, beginning in 2013, are becoming increasingly probable.
12/13/2011
The State University of New York Board of Trustees appointed Harvey G. Stenger Jr. as the seventh president of Binghamton University, effective January 1, 2012.
12/5/2011
The National Institutes of Health Center for Scientific Review recruited two up-and-coming faculty-researchers from Rochester Institute of Technology to participate on biomedical research panels as part of a new program to develop qualified reviewers for the future.
11/25/2011
This fall, MedTech held a number of individual, group and Executive Connections conversations with the Bio/Med community to identify priorities and projects that would advance the bioscience and medical technology industry in Upstate New York.
11/16/2011
Find out why partnering with Husky helps Polymer Conversions continue to grow.
11/15/2011
NovaSterilis Inc. reported successful findings from research funded by a National Institutes of Health (NIH) Phase I grant, in collaboration with Cornell University researcher, Dr. Chih-Chang Chu.
11/14/2011
10/25/2011
Mujica-Parodi's research has direct clinical applications, with a focus on development of neurobiologically-based diagnostic instruments.
9/30/2011
9/23/2011
9/1/2011
The University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) and Temple University School of Pharmacy have joined hands to translate novel medical research into new drugs for treating diseases.
7/27/2011
SUNY students throughout New York State now have a chance to leverage their scientific expertise and get down to business.
7/22/2011
SUNY Upstate Medical University's $72 million expansion of the Institute for Human Performance is set to open spring 2013.
6/27/2011
$516,495 federal contract was awarded by the Department of Veteran Affairs.
6/20/2011
6/9/2011
5/23/2011
Praxis Technology Inc. recently expanded their New York facility to enable faster development of technologies for their rapidly growing customer base. This new 10,000 square foot facility has doubled the size of the company's operating capacity, greatly enhancing the accommodation of new R&D and New Product Development projects and creating a number of new jobs.
5/20/2011
RTEmd and DTx Inc. have announced the formation of a strategic alliance to provide a fully integrated embedded computing solution for medical equipment manufacturers.. This alliance will provide client OEMs with a single point of contact to deliver fully integrated hardware and application software solutions. The partnership's new Legacy Product Audit is designed to help medical device manufacturers discover specific opportunities for improvement of an existing product platform.