December 2008 Blog Posts (46)

New Member Update - 13 December 2008

A message to all members of MedTechIQ

Colleagues,

We have been joined by new MedTechIQ members. They include:

Academia/ Not For Profit:

Eric Rasmussen, MD, MDM, FACP: Humanitarian medicine, Disaster medicine, public health, outbreak epidemiology, austere communications, collaboration techniques, cross-functional team dynamics

Ron Marchessault: Medical Device Research and Development, Technology Commercialization

Phil Weinfurt:… Continue

Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on December 13, 2008 at 6:30am — No Comments

Remember Me

Thanks to Steve Douglas (CEO, Data Physics Research, Inc) for this reference. The video speaks for itself. Prepare to be moved!!!

Added by Clymer/JR on December 12, 2008 at 12:30pm — No Comments

Healing with Laser Heat Surgical lasers could soon heal cuts as well as make incisions.

Colleagues,

As reported in MIT Tech Review ... The promise of medical lasers goes beyond clean incisions and eye surgery: Many believe that lasers should be used not just to create wounds but to mend them too. Abraham Katzir, a physicist at Tel Aviv University, has a system that may just do the trick and is proving successful in its first human trials.

In principle, "laser-bonded" healing offers certain advantages over classic needle-and-thread sutures, including faster… Continue

Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on December 11, 2008 at 5:30pm — No Comments

Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation gives $8M to Kansas University

Colleagues,

As reported in the Kansas City Business Journal...The University of Kansas has established an organization aimed at accelerating the development of new drugs and medical devices, helped by an $8.1 million grant from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. The Institute for Advancing Medical Innovation is being hailed as a unique collaboration among higher education, philanthropy and industry. ...

Read on at:… Continue

Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on December 10, 2008 at 5:30pm — No Comments

2 Weeks Left to Apply to Present at the 2009 World's Best Technologies (WBT) Tshowcase

Colleagues,

As related by MedTechIQ member, Paul Huleatt, CEO, Development Capital Networks (DCN),...

Anyone can reserve a conference room and sell exhibit space. But if you are serious about connecting with investors and licensees, the WBTshowcase is a competitive, proven, and must-attend event.

Applications have now been received from over 37 states and 19 countries including submissions from Johns Hopkins, Auburn University, National Research Council Canada,… Continue

Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on December 10, 2008 at 5:30pm — No Comments

University-Private Sector Research Partnerships in the Innovation Ecosystem

Colleagues,

Excuse the 3rd message on this subject.

But, I have received 2 emails indicating that members were unable to find the link to the Presidential Council on Science and Technology report. It is an excellent and recent, November 2008, White House Report on Open Innovation and "Triple Helix" academic, industry, government partnerships.

In case you were unable to find the link, it… Continue

Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on December 9, 2008 at 5:30pm — No Comments

US, Saudi Arabia Agree to Joint Research on Biotech and Genomics

Colleagues,

As reported in GenomeWebNews...The United States and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have formed a pact that will enable greater cooperation between the two nations across a range of scientific research programs, including plant genomics and biotechnology, health, agriculture, water purification, and other areas, the US Department of State said this week.

The agreement will give US researchers “greater access to new research opportunities, provide US academic… Continue

Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on December 9, 2008 at 5:30pm — No Comments

Free Webinar...Startups in Uncertain Times, National Council of Entrepreneurial Tech Transfer(NCET2)

Colleagues,

I know many of you do not need this seminar...you have already started your own, highly successful enterprises. In those cases, you may know an associate that may find this free webinar of use.

ENJOY!

CC

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Startups in Uncertain Times

An examination of emerging business and legal developments

in the startup market from the… Continue

Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on December 9, 2008 at 5:30pm — No Comments

NIH Taking Heat

NIH (National Institutes of Health), under significant pressure, has decided to review its current policy which defines & regulates awardee conflicts of interest. A Senate oversight committee has expressed growing concern that NIH rules are lax, and not rigorously enforced. Examples cited have largely involved pharmaceuticals, but evolving NIH rules will apply to all… Continue

Added by Clymer/JR on December 9, 2008 at 12:30pm — No Comments

Kansas Wins Competition for $450 million Federal Biodefense Laboratory

Colleagues,

As reported in the Associated Press...Kansas has won a three-year competition to land a new $450 million federal laboratory to study livestock diseases and some of the world's most dangerous biological threats. The Homeland Security Department's choice of a lab site at Kansas State University in Manhattan beat out rival bids from Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina and Texas. Kansas' new National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility would replace an aging 24-acre research… Continue

Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on December 8, 2008 at 6:00pm — No Comments

For DoD, It's Now Personal

The Department of Defense today announced the official launch of MiCare, the Military Health System's prototype personal health record (PHR), combining resources from Google® Health™ and Microsoft® HealthVault™. The pilot program rolls out at Madigan Army Medical Center in Tacoma, WA. If successful, it will ultimately migrate to DoD beneficiaries worldwide. Implications for PHR acceptance in… Continue

Added by Clymer/JR on December 8, 2008 at 12:30pm — No Comments

Obama Says Health IT Included in Economic Stimulus Package

A message to all members of MedTechIQ

Colleagues,

As reported in iHealthBeat....In a radio address last Saturday, President-elect Barack Obama said health IT would be included in an economic stimulus package being drafted by members of Congress, Government Health IT reports.

Obama said that modernizing the country's hospitals would be part of a major effort to finance an upgrade of the U.S. broadband infrastructure. He noted that the U.S. has dropped to 15th in… Continue

Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on December 8, 2008 at 9:00am — No Comments

Army Science Conference 2008: TRADOC commander emphasizes 'outcomes'

Colleagues,

As reported in DefenseSystems, Information Technology & Net-Centric Warfare....Gen. William Wallace, commanding general of the Army’s Training and Doctrine Command, said he isn’t interested in science and technology for its own sake. "I’m interested in outcomes." ........

The five key areas he believes the emphasis should be on are:

* Battle command – The Army needs to improve the quality of the information network that supports commanders and… Continue

Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on December 4, 2008 at 6:00pm — No Comments

MedTechIQ Selected as "Referring Entity" to NextTechs Technology Marketplace!!!

The Clymer Group™, LLC is proud to announce that it has been formally approved as a “Qualified Referring Entity” by NextTechs Technologies, LLC, for its technology & intellectual property (IP) marketplace. Commercialization is achieved through securing a consistent customer base. This requires capital.

The largest, most ignored, source of investment capital for emerging technology is corporate. It exceeds Angel & early stage venture funds combined. NextTechs secures capital… Continue

Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on December 3, 2008 at 10:00pm — No Comments

IBM Breaks New Ground With Interoperable Medical Imaging and Patient Data Archiving Solution

Colleagues,

As transmitted to members of the "Advanced Medical Imaging" Group earlier...

A message from Clymer.."CC"..Conrad Clyburn to all members of Advanced Medical Imaging on MedTechIQ!

Colleagues,

As reported in the Wall Street Journal MarketWatch...IBM unveiled a powerful new combination of advanced imaging and information archiving technologies that provides healthcare and research organizations with complete and timely access to critical… Continue

Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on December 3, 2008 at 6:00pm — No Comments

University of California wins $4M Gates grant to plan School of Global Health

Colleagues,

As transmitted to members of the "International Health & Humanitarian Assistance" Group earlier...

A message from Clymer.."CC"..Conrad Clyburn to all members of International Health & Humanitarian Assistance on MedTechIQ!

Colleagues,

As reported in San Francisco Business Times...The University of California said Tuesday it got a $4 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to support planning for a potential… Continue

Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on December 3, 2008 at 6:00pm — No Comments

DOD, VA to migrate health records to SOA (Service Oriented Architecture)

Colleagues,

Retransmission of message sent earlier to members of the "Bio-Medical Informatics" Group...

Colleagues,

As reported in DefenseSystems Information Technology and Net-Centric Warfare...The Defense and Veterans Affairs departments will migrate their respective electronic health record systems to a service-oriented architecture to enhance the interoperability of outpatient clinical data.

Stephen Jones, principal deputy assistant secretary of… Continue

Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on December 3, 2008 at 6:00pm — No Comments

June 2008 NAE/IOM workshop on harnessing Systems Engineering to Improve Traumatic Brain Injury Care

A message from Proctor Reid to all members of Systems Engineering on MedTechIQ!

All, You might be interested in a recently posted prepub summary of a June 2008 NAE/IOM workshop on harnessing Systems Engineering to Improve Traumatic Brain Injury Care in the MHS. To read the summary or download a free pdf version go to the National Academies Press website at ttp://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=12504

Proctor

Visit Systems Engineering… Continue

Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on December 2, 2008 at 6:00pm — No Comments

Effort to link EHR databases proclaimed success by DoD & VA

Colleagues,

This message was transmitted to the BioMedical Informatics Group earlier today. You may find it of interest...If indeed it is accurate, it may set the stage for much wider collaboration, data mining, ect., going forward...

A message from Clymer.."CC"..Conrad Clyburn to all members of Bio-Medical Informatics on MedTechIQ!

Colleagues,

As reported by the Armed Forces Press Service...During a press conference last week, Dr. Gerald Cross, the… Continue

Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on December 2, 2008 at 6:00pm — No Comments

GE Healthcare to lead $5.3 million telecare services project for Hungarian elderly

Colleagues,

You may find this of interest...A major new collaborative research programme to transform the care of elderly citizens was announced in Hungary today. A broad consortium of private and public sector organisations, led by GE Healthcare, a unit of General Electric Company (NYSE:GE), has secured HUF 895 million (US $4.2 million) from the Hungarian government to research and develop new ways of monitoring the health of elderly citizens in their own homes. GE Healthcare will… Continue

Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on December 2, 2008 at 6:00pm — No Comments