American Oriental Bioengineering 4Q profit jumps (San Francisco Chronicle)

Drug and nutritional product company American Oriental Bioengineering Inc. said Monday its profit climbed 49 percent in the fourth quarter due to reduced acquisition costs. The company said it earned $11.7 million, or 14 cents per share. That’s up from $7.8… United States – Health – Antique – American Oriental Bioengineering – History

American Oriental Bioengineering 4Q profit jumps (AP via Yahoo! News)

Drug and nutritional product company American Oriental Bioengineering Inc. said Monday its profit climbed 49 percent in the fourth quarter due to reduced acquisition costs.

American Oriental Bioengineering’s fiscal 2009 revenues up 11.9% (News-Medical-Net)

American Oriental Bioengineering, Inc., a pharmaceutical company dedicated to improving health through the development, manufacture and commercialization of a broad range of prescription and over the counter products, today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2009.

BU to host bioengineering fair (The Ithaca Journal)

The fourth annual Binghamton University “I’m a Complex Kid! (ICK!) Bioengineering Fair” will be held March 20 at the Binghamton University Downtown Center. Two sessions will be offered — the first from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and the second from 2 to 6 p.m.

American Oriental Bioengineering to Report Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2009 Financial Results on March 15, 2010 (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

American Oriental Bioengineering, Inc. , , a pharmaceutical company dedicated to improving health through the development, manufacture and commercialization of a broad range of prescription and over the counter products, today announced that it plans to release fourth quarter and full year 2009 financial results on Monday, March 15, 2010, before the market opens.

Louis J. Soslowsky, PhD, Winner of the 2010 AAOS Kappa Delta Ann Doner Vaughan Award (Newswise)

Louis J. Soslowsky, Ph.D. Fairhill professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and professor of Bioengineering, director of the McKay Orthopaedic Research Laboratory and Penn Center for Musculoskeletal Disorders at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, was named the 2010 winner of the Ann Doner Vaughan Kappa Delta Award by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery.

Penn researcher, Louis J. Soslowsky, PhD, winner of the AAOS Kappa Delta Ann Doner Vaughan Award (EurekAlert!)

( University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine ) Louis J. Soslowsky, Ph.D. Fairhill professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and professor of Bioengineering, director of the McKay Orthopaedic Research Laboratory and Penn Center for Musculoskeletal Disorders at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, was named the 2010 winner of the Ann Doner Vaughan Kappa Delta Award by the American Academy …

Bioengineering: What to make with DNA origami (Nature)

Chemists looking to create complex self-assembling nanostructures are turning to DNA. Katharine Sanderson looks at the science beneath the fold.

Aid organization, founded by grad students, teaches science to kids in the developing world (UC Berkeley NewsCenter)

A pair of Berkeley bioengineering students started the group Future Scientist, which teaches science and technical skills to young people in rural, developing regions. Members of the organization recently visited the Amazon with an introduction to pathogens, disease transmission, optics, and solar electricity.

X-spine licenses spinal cage from University of Toledo professor (MedCity News)

Updated 8:40 p.m. X-spine Systems Inc., a maker of implants and instruments for spinal surgery, has agreed to an exclusive license with Gamma Spine to develop and distribute the minimally invasive spinal fixation technology invented by a professor of orthopedic bioengineering at the University of Toledo. The license spins out of the university the “interbody cage” co-invented [...]

Hearing voices and echoing them (The Diamondback)

By: Anna Isaacs Xie aims to make sure student concerns are heard on presidential pick With a thick New Zealand accent and few friends, Kaiyi Xie wasn’t one of the cool kids in middle school. The sophomore mathematics and bioengineering major said it wasn’t until becoming active in speech and debate, mock trial and his high scho…

X-spine Announces Exclusive License with Gamma Spine for Minimally-Invasive Spinal Technology (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

MIAMISBURG, Ohio—-X-spine Systems, Inc., a global manufacturer of implants and instruments for spinal surgery, announced today that it has entered into an exclusive license agreement with Gamma Spine for the development and distribution of its minimally invasive spinal fixation technology.

Reportlinker Adds Global Nanobiotechnology Industry (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue:

AMA and IEEE Announce First Conference on Medical Technology in Individualized Healthcare (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

IEEE, the world’s largest technical professional association, and the American Medical Association , are joining together to host the First Conference on Medical Technology and Individualized Healthcare.

IEEE-Wiley eBooks Collection Added to IEEE Xplore® Digital Library (ThomasNet)

Available online as part of IEEE Xplore® digital library, IEEE-Wiley eBooks collection is comprised of over 400 volumes that span content areas such as bioengineering, power and energy, and communication technologies as well as other growing areas of research. This collection, available as add-on to existing IEEE Xplore subscriptions or as stand-alone subscription, includes practical handbooks …

The Nanoscience/Neuroscience Intersection: A Dialogue (Medical News Today)

In a far-reaching dialogue, three researchers — Nicholas Spitzer, Kwabena Boahen and Hongkun Park — discuss the synergy between nanoscience and neuroscience, what it means for the future, and how it is driving current research Is it possible to build supercomputers that can replicate the human brain, or to develop nanotechnology that can lead to an implantable chip for interfacing with neurons …

(OTC: HIRU) Posts Tremendous Gains in 2009 (Marketwire)

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(OTC: HIRU) Posts Tremendous Gains in 2009 (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)

NEW YORK, NY–(Marketwire – 03/08/10) – Hiru Corporation (Pinksheets: HIRU – News ) announced earlier this month that their subsidiary Jiangxi RongYu Pharmaceuticals, posted over $4 million in gross profits on $24 million in gross revenues. Jiangxi RongYu Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd is a leader in the Chinese naturopathic medicine market. Naturopathic medicine is a branch of medicine in which …

Cliff and Silver High students shine at regional science fair (Silver City Sun-News)

SILVER CITY – Students from Cliff and Silver High Schools fared well in the Southwestern New Mexico Regional Science and Engineering Fair held Saturday at New Mexico State University in Las Cruces.

Few More Retailers Geared To Report Earnings (MalaysiaNews.net)

(RTTNews) – As the earnings season ends, few retailers are slated to reveal quarterly performances this week that includes Kroger, Stage Stores, Children’s Place Retail Stores, J. Crew Group, America…

ExplorACES scheduled for March 12-13 (Journal Gazette & Times-Courier)

Sharon Kuhns, University of Illinois Extension ExplorACES is a two-day event designed to introduce high school students and their families with the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

ExplorACES scheduled for March 12-13 (Journal Gazette & Times-Courier)

Sharon Kuhns, University of Illinois Extension ExplorACES is a two-day event designed to introduce high school students and their families with the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Bitter melon could fight cancer (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)

Bitter melon, a tropical fruit known for healing qualities, has potential as a dietary supplement to prevent breast cancer, says a University of Hawaii at Manoa researcher and mainland colleagues.

LHS science students qualify for national contest (Carlsbad Current-Argus)

CARLSBAD — Two Loving High School science students are heading to California by way of Socorro. Sophia Jimenez and Valerie Lopez placed first in the senior teams category at the Southeastern New Mexico Regional Science and Engineering Fair held Feb.

ExplorACES scheduled for March 12-13 (Journal Gazette & Times-Courier)

Sharon Kuhns, University of Illinois Extension ExplorACES is a two-day event designed to introduce high school students and their families with the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.