Medtronic has submitted its investigational device exemption (IDE) application to the FDA to initiate a study of its Symplicity renal denervation system for the treatment of uncontrolled hypertension in patients with systolic blood pressure ...
The number of new undergraduate computer science majors at Ph.D.-granting U.S. universities rose by more than 29% last year, an increase that the Computing Research Association called "astonishing." It was the fifth straight year in which ...
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Life and health insurer Industrial Alliance Insurance and Financial Services has launched a new iPhone application for its group insurance customers. Dubbed IA Mobile, the newly introduced application is designed to let iPhone users to ...
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Software vendors, academic institutions and government agencies united on Tuesday to tackle European youth unemployment and the IT skills shortage with a new online education platform. Academy Cube, developed by SAP with the support of ...
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Early phase medical device company ROX Medical has completed enrolling first two Irish patients in a controlled, randomized study of its FLOW procedure for the treatment of resistant hypertension. The FLOW procedure is a minimally ...
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ReShape Medical has completed patient enrollment in a pivotal clinical trial of its ReShape Duo Intragastric Balloon device, designed for the treatment of obese. Using a standard endoscope, non-surgical weight loss device is placed in the ...
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The Lighting Research Center (LRC) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute will hold a four-day, hands-on seminar May 14-17, 2013, to teach industry professionals how to incorporate light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and organic light emitting diodes ...
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Sony Online Entertainment LLC (SOE) today announced that it is now accepting applications and submissions for its 2013 Gamers in Real Life (G.I.R.L.) Game Design Competition. Now in its sixth year, the G.I.R.L. Scholarship prides itself as ...
Covidien has completed patient enrollment in its VISIBILITY and DURABILITY Iliac stent clinical study series. The prospective, multinational, multicenter studies, which have enrolled 150 patients from 23 centers in the US and Europe, are ...
Xylem Inc., announced the Bell & Gossett Little Red Schoolhouse has received LEED certification for another one of its industry-renowned courses. The Schoolhouse’s Design & Application of Water Based HVAC Systems The Design & ...
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Biomet, a manufacturer of orthopedic and biotechnology products, has begun enrolling patients in its prospective, randomized, controlled, multicenter SternaLock Blu clinical trial. The trial will evaluate sternal bone healing after full ...
A group of US lawmakers have proposed a bill that would make it illegal for employers or schools to require the disclosure of passwords for social networks such as Facebook. The bipartisan proposal comes after reports that some firms have ...
Capital BlueCross has implemented TriZetto’s integrated software and services solution to enhance existing high-performing claims-processing unit and network and care management. The integrated software solution has already enabled ...
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The number one ranked event and experience marketing agency, George P. Johnson (GPJ), unveiled an open challenge to the nation’s top undergraduate design and marketing students with the launch of Brand X, a groundbreaking competition ...
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Navidea Biopharmaceuticals has collaborated with Maimonides Medical Center to find the use of Lymphoseek (technetium Tc 99m tilmanocept) injection for lymphatic mapping in colorectal cancer. The investigator-initiated study will be ...
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