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MedImmune to explore buy-out options
Board of directors reacts to heightened interest from Big Pharma and growing shareholder disatisfication
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New technology turns A and B blood to O
A fresh approach to an old concept, ZymeQuest tests a machine capable of treating eight units in ninety minutes
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DoE tests Isonics's aerosol bio-decontamination system
Company receives $1 million in funding to perfect technology; tests come as Isonics faces delisting from Nasdaq
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Florida may reject federal flu assistance
Leading state legislator says discounted Tamiflu and Relenza are not “one of my priorities”; public health experts call proposol shortsighted and uneconomical
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Researchers overcome antibiotic-resistant bacteria
Newly-discovered peptide works wonders against Staph and VRE; as approach does not directly act on bacteria, researchers say resistance is unlikely
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Smiths Detection wins two major DoD contracts
Chemical detection units earn $19 million for this industry heavyweight; Air Force spends $4.5 million on advanced hazmat identification equipment
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Emergent fights to fill VaxGen's BioShield contract
Company has the only anthrax vaccine around, but it does not meet the federal government’s requirements; on the verge of an IPO, Emergent licenses Coley Pharmaceutical’s adjuvant technology
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Congress considers reorganizing pest inspectors
Inspections are down after CBP absorbed the DOA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service; legislation will reverse the arrangement; pests and disease cause $41 billion in damage each year
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Food producers begin to adopt product tracking systems
Dole and Western Growers install RFID and GPS systems; voluntary regulations take hold throughout California
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New fiber-optic light source for food inspection
Princeton Lightwave and OFS Labs team up to improve imaging capabilities of live-scan cameras; fiber grating creates a perfect rectangular beam of light
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Singapore launches nanotechnology educational kits
Aimed at high school students (and interested adults), Nano-Bio Kits feature hands-on experiments and instructional material for teachers
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Ohio scientists criticize traditional airborne pathogens detection systems
Simple membrane filter and the All-Glass Impinger-30 fail to make the grade when comapred to the BioSampler
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Acacia Research wins $689,000 Air Force contract
Specialized influenza sequencing a critical step towards fully-functioning field assays
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PhamAthene signs patent deal for nerve gas treatment
Maryland company firms up its relationship with GTC, a noted seller of goat-produced enzymes
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Advnt announces new biowarfare assay
After success with the BADD Box, company is the latest to jump on the all-in-one bandwagon; rapid assay can detect anthrax, ricin toxin, botulinum toxin, and others; say goodbye to cross-reactivity
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The long view
Ransomware Attacks: Death Threats, Endangered Patients and Millions of Dollars in Damages
A ransomware attack on Change Healthcare, a company that processes 15 billion health care transactions annually and deals with 1 in 3 patient records in the United States, is continuing to cause massive disruptions nearly three weeks later. The incident, which started on February 21, has been called the “most significant cyberattack on the U.S. health care system” by the American Hospital Association. It is just the latest example of an increasing trend.