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MIGDAL HA'EMEK, Israel, June 16, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Jordan Valley Semiconductors Ltd., a leading provider of X-ray metrology solutions for advanced semiconductor fabs, announced today the delivery of a follow-on order of its JVX7200 and JVX6200 thin-film metrology systems for a major foundry in the Far East. "This repeat order clearly shows the customer's confidence in our system's enabling capabilities and production worthiness," said Mr. Isaac Mazor, Jordan Valley...

Dr. Potuluri promoted as company matches his leadership talent to expanding business priorities. Morrisville, NC (PRWEB) June 15, 2011 Centice Corporation, a pioneer in chemical verification and identification using Raman spectroscopy and computational sensor technology, announced today the promotion of Dr. Prasant Potuluri to Chief Strategy Officer. In addition to his current role as CTO, he will have the primary responsibilities of corporate development and technology business...

Company adds new features to PINPOINT Rxâ„¢ in latest product update. Morrisville, N.C. (PRWEB) June 09, 2011 Centice Corporation, a pioneer in chemical verification and identification using Raman spectroscopy and computational sensor technology, announced today the release of a new update for PINPOINT Rxâ„¢, a low cost device for identifying prescription medications in hospital emergency rooms and patient admission areas. PINPOINT Rxâ„¢ chemically identifies in 10 seconds...

In work published in the June 2011 issue of Experimental Biology and Medicine, Kolossov, Spring and their co-investigators - a multidisciplinary team within the Institute for Genomic Biology at the University of Illinois - have transferred the concept of redox-sensitive Green Fluorescent Proteins (GFPs) to a quantitative Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) imaging platform. For the FRET-based sensors, a change in redox induces a conformational change in a redox-sensitive switch that...

The Pittcon Program Committee is pleased to announce the Call for Papers for Pittcon 2012, which will be held March 11-15, 2012, at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida. Pittsburgh, PA (PRWEB) June 01, 2011 The Pittcon Program Committee is pleased to announce the Call for Papers for Pittcon 2012, which will be held March 11-15, 2012, at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida. For full consideration, abstracts must be received by August 12, 2011....

A cell phone-sized, wireless near-infrared device is as reliable as the current "gold standard" invasive tests in determining bladder disease, according to a study by researchers at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver Coastal Health and the Child & Family Research Institute (CFRI).The new physiologic information gathered through near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) could also advance treatment that tackles the root causes of urinary incontinence, says the research team.Published in...

Developing drugs to combat or cure human disease often involves a phase of testing with mice, so being able to peer clearly into a living mouse's innards has real value.But with the fluorescent dyes currently used to image the interior of laboratory mice, the view becomes so murky several millimeters under the skin that researchers might have more success divining the future from the rodent's entrails than they do extracting usable data.Now Stanford researchers have developed an improved...

Company receives $2.3M in additional venture capital financing Morrisville, NC (PRWEB) May 26, 2011 Centice Corporation, a pioneer in chemical verification and identification using Raman spectroscopy and computational sensor technology, announced today that it has received an additional $2.3M in funding to drive growth in hospital medication reconciliation solutions and drug identification in law enforcement applications. PINPOINT RXâ„¢, a low cost device for identifying...

LEAMINGTON SPA, England, May 23, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Appache Mobile LTD, a subsidiary of DNA Dynamics Inc (PINKSHEETS: DNAD) is delighted to announce that it has succeeded in securing the worldwide IP rights to the hugely popular Table-Top Miniatures Game (TTG) Warheads: Medieval Tales (Warheads). Appache Mobile has signed an agreement to take this successful brand into the virtual world, by developing the Warheads game for smartphones and tablets. The game will be developed by another DNA...

LEAMINGTON SPA, England, May 18, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- DNA Dynamics Inc (PINKSHEETS: DNAD) confirm that their stand at this years Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) will be packed with previously unseen gaming content as well as giving users access to the full back catalogue of games such as Who Wants To Be A Millionaire and Family Fortunes. Both of the DNA Dynamics Subsidiaries will be represented on the stand and CEO, Ed Blincoe, will be available to potential partners so that deals can...