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Nancy Tomich

Infectious Diseases In-Theater: Risks and Mitigation

The executive summary from this roundtable, held on June 5, is available on the Institute of Federal Health Care website: www.fedhealthinst.org

The roundtable produced a frank assessment of current and emerging threats and actions that might help deal with them.

Also on the IFHC website is a brief piece by Ellen Embrey, currently performing the duties of assistant secretary of defense for health affairs, on DoD's role in influenza surv… Continue

Posted by Nancy Tomich on July 1, 2009 at 2:12pm

Stephen C Schimpff

Complex, Chronic Illnesses That Last a Lifetime and Are Expensive to Treat

I appreciate the comments to my earlier post on the state of America's health care delivery system. We have incredible medical advances, of the type often referred to on MedTecIQ, but if they cannot be dellivered to the right people at the right time, then they are not being fully utilized to best advantage. One pressing need is to recognize the marked shift in disease prevalence from acute illness to chronic illnesses that has occured over the years; it is a real… Continue

Posted by Stephen C Schimpff on June 29, 2009 at 2:14pm

CC...Conrad Clyburn (Clymer Grp)

"Cloud Computing" ... Fad or Biggest Revolution Since the Internet?

Colleagues,

Excellent overview and collection of linked articles from MIT Tech Review on "Cloud Computing", its implications and challenges ...

... A recent survey of corporate software buyers showed the use of public cloud computing increasing by more than 60 percent in the last quarter of 2008 over the previous two quarters, and International Data Corporation has predicted that business IT spending on cloud services will rise from $16 billion last year to $42 billion by 2012, setting up clou… Continue

Posted by CC...Conrad Clyburn (Clymer Grp) on June 29, 2009 at 1:00pm

Sandra Thompson, PhD

Manage Your Patent Resources Part 1: The Patent Prosecution Highway is Open

The Patent Prosecution Highway (“PPH”) is under development by the United States Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO), along with several foreign patent offices, to combine resources and expedite allowance for willing and knowledgeable patent applicants. The PPH may be an ideal and cost-effective route to expedite allowance of qualifying applications, instead of utilizing the more-costly accelerated examination process.

The PPH is open between the US and Korea – traveling both ways – for quali… Continue

Posted by Sandra Thompson, PhD on June 28, 2009 at 7:51pm

CC...Conrad Clyburn (Clymer Grp)

New Member Update ... Who Are You? ... What Do You Do? ... Let Us Know! (June 2009)

Colleagues,

In the continuing quest to accelerate our collective abilities to translate medical technology from laboratory to market, we are continuing to develop the 3C's of "Content, Community & Collaboration" for the "MedTech-IQ" community, which continues to grow steadily.

Please find below our new Members. As is our custom, we stratify them by their self identified choice of "Triple Helix" sector ... Academia, Industry or Government.

You will also notice, that th… Continue

Posted by CC...Conrad Clyburn (Clymer Grp) on June 28, 2009 at 10:30am

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Obama faces economically delicate summer - The Associated Press


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Obama faces economically delicate summer
The Associated Press
Since Obama signed the $787 billion economic stimulus bill in February, the economy has shed more than 2 million jobs. Economists and heavyweight Obama ...
EDITORIAL: Hastings Has Reason to Be Worried About Nation's Heavy Debt

Bellingham Interfaith gets $645395 in federal stimulus funds - Bellingham Herald


Bellingham Interfaith gets $645395 in federal stimulus funds
Bellingham Herald
BELLINGHAM - Interfaith Community Health Center is getting $645395 in federal stimulus money, which will be used for needed maintenance on its Unity Street ...

Stimulus money could help healthcare providers and patients - KY3


Stimulus money could help healthcare providers and patients
KY3
Some folks in the Ozarks could get federal stimulus money for working in areas that have a shortage of healthcare providers. It's through a program that's ...

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Why Do Promising Medical Technologies Fall Into The "Valley of Death"?.
Because medical innovation is translated to market thru a poorly understood process of collaboration between Academia, Industry & Government.

MedTech-IQ is a 1-stop "Bio-Infomediary" that keeps its members abreast of the latest developments in technology, funding sources and policy by providing the 3C's of "Content, Community & Collaboration".

Membership includes you among an international Who's Who of medical technology researchers, CEO's & policy makers...We provide Web 2.0 "Knowledge-Tools", advanced search, timely multimedia news & the 50,000 "Thought" MedTech-IQ "Brain" to connect the dots between Academia, Industry & Government!

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An affiliation group dedicated to exploring the value of ICT (Information Communication Technologies), Open Source software and eHealth strategies in extending the capacity to deliver healthcare to underserved populations worldwide.
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Colleagues, Our heartfelt thanks to MedTech-IQ member, Adrian, for forward to us this comprehensive report on mHealth from the United Nations Foundation and the Vodafone Foundation. The report has three main points: (1) to support the use of rap...
CC...Conrad Clyburn (Clymer Grp) added a discussion to the group Telemedicine & eHealth18 hours ago
Colleagues, A very nicely done, concise, market overview of the wireless healthcare market by Sunil Hattangady, President of Emblaze Consulting LLC (http://emblazeworld.com/). We received the post thru the Medical Device Insider Linkedin Group. ...
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"MedTechIQ"............Top 10 "Triple Helix" (Academic, Industry & Gov't) Collab Centers & Institutes

Links to Innovative Triple Helix Research Centers

•1. Ctr for Integrating Med & Innovative Tech (CIMIT) Harvard/MIT, Boston, MA (Video)

•2. Inst of Systems Biology (ISB) Seattle, WA

•3. LARTA Institute Los Angeles, CA

•4. Inst for Triple Helix Innovation Univ of Hawaii

•5. Inst for Tech Entrepreneurship & Commercialization (ITEC) Boston Univ

•6. Inst-Collaborative Biotech (ICB) Univ of CA, Santa Barbara

•7. TATRC, US Army Ft Detrick, MD

•8. Armed Forces Inst of Regenerative Medicine (AFIRM) Rutgers Univ, NJ

•9. Ctr for Advanced Surgical & Interventional Technology (CASIT) UCLA, Los Angeles, CA

•10. Innovative Medical & Information Technologies (IMITS) UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA

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Dutch-Style System Would Make Health Funds Compete For Medicare ... - MedIndia


MedIndia

Dutch-Style System Would Make Health Funds Compete For Medicare ...
MedIndia
Prof Stoelwinder said Australia should consider adopting a public health care funding model similar to the system used in The Netherlands, where Government ...

American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM) Presents ... - PR Web (press release)


American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM) Presents ...
PR Web (press release)
The Kirkley Grant provides start-up supplemental funding for an outcome research project or pilot study in the amount of $20000. ...

Dementia research funding must triple, UK - Health Newstrack


Health Newstrack

Dementia research funding must triple, UK
Health Newstrack
One million people will develop dementia in the next ten years, yet the government invests just 2% of its medical research budget on dementia. ...

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Dutch-Style System Would Make Health Funds Compete For Medicare ... - MedIndia


MedIndia

Dutch-Style System Would Make Health Funds Compete For Medicare ...
MedIndia
“The Government provides funding directly to health insurers to pay for Medicare-type benefits and people on lower incomes are given financial assistance to ...

NATIONAL VIEW: Finding what works in health care - SouthCoastToday.com


NATIONAL VIEW: Finding what works in health care
SouthCoastToday.com
Because government funding is likely to be scarce, life-science companies should be encouraged to be part of the effort. Tapping into the considerable ...

Dementia research funding must triple, UK - Health Newstrack


Health Newstrack

Dementia research funding must triple, UK
Health Newstrack
One million people will develop dementia in the next ten years, yet the government invests just 2% of its medical research budget on dementia. ...

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OXiGENE Announces Agreement to Acquire Symphony ViDA, Including ... - GlobeNewsWire (press release)


OXiGENE Announces Agreement to Acquire Symphony ViDA, Including ...
GlobeNewsWire (press release)
... company dedicated to supporting the global regulatory, preclinical and clinical needs of biotechnology, pharmaceutical and medical device companies. ...

Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat Visits BioTechnology Park at Hadassah ... - SYS-CON Media (press release)


Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat Visits BioTechnology Park at Hadassah ...
SYS-CON Media (press release)
The staff at the 15 bed HCRC unit has years of experience working with local and international pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device and CRO ...

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Accounting Manager
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New economic development chief well-versed in trade - Urbana/Champaign News-Gazette


New economic development chief well-versed in trade
Urbana/Champaign News-Gazette
Building an angel investor/venture capital network that can provide capital to new enterprises. – Developing a roundtable that brings together people from ...

New tech firms in New York struggle - Rochester Democrat and Chronicle


New tech firms in New York struggle
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
The private market, in the form of venture capital firms and "angel" investors, typically focuses on later-stage companies, Albers said. ...

From west of the Mississippi, a tinge of envy over Wisconsin's ... - WTN News


From west of the Mississippi, a tinge of envy over Wisconsin's ...
WTN News
Minnesota has more college graduates, more business start-ups, more venture capital and, not surprisingly, higher per capita income than its neighbor to the ...

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