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Scientists Bypass Need for Embryo to Get Stem Cells, 11/21/2007
Breath test for diabetes may be possible, 9/25/2007
Texas Instruments Allocates $15 Million to Fund University Medical Research, 9/18/2007
Chest pain? Click here. ER goes self-service, 9/13/2007
Drug stents harm severe heart attack victims, 9/4/2007
Hospital picture boards break language barriers, 9/4/2007
Active cardiac patients test debrillator’s limits, 8/20/2007
Sponge left in after surgery? Medicare won't pay, 8/19/2007
Experimental anthrax vaccine is needle-free, 8/17/2007
Face transplants offered at Boston hospital, 7/30/2007
Miracle on ice: Freezing time to save lives, 7/29/2007
Virtual human puts doctors inside patients, 5/24/2007
New machine keeps ‘heart in a box’ beating, 5/21/2007
Pain-free way to test blood sugar developed, 5/7/2007
10x Faster Eye Scanner Could Help Prevent Blindness, 5/2/2007
Scar-free surgery? New ways to skip the scalpel, 4/30/2007
Investors ramp up spending on startups, 4/23/2007
'Disruptive technologies' break the mold, healthcare has many molds to break, 3/28/2007
Investors Warm To Incubators, 3/28/2007
Cancer Society Recommends Breast MRIs, 3/28/2007
Most angioplasties are unnecessary, study finds, 3/26/2007
Breath test can detect most cases of lung cancer, 2/26/2007
New device combs hair into your comb-over, 2/15/2007
New Version of Devices to Treat Clogged Neck Arteries, 2/15/2007
Fighting brain cancer with electricity, 2/14/2207
What's Up With Stents, Docs?, 2/12/2007
Wound-care technology represents a diverse range of products, 2/1/2007
New hip treatment aimed at younger boomers, 1/29/2007
Venture-Backed IPO Increases In 4q’06 Achieving Significant Exits, 1/2/2007
Texas plays catch-up in biotech race, 12/5/2006
Oxygen therapy: Should it be started sooner?, 12/4/2006
Medical technology hubs leading the way in venture capital investment, 12/1/2006
Millions face risk from drug-coated stents, 11/21/2006
Texas Governor looking for money to bolster 'seeding' of technology initiatives. 11/16/2006
S. Ariz. a key player in biosciences. 11/15/2006
U.S. Research Making Great Leap. 11/5/2006
Oklahoma showcases tech-based initiates. 11/1/2006
Where do start-ups get their money? 10/24/2006
Agency ignored organ transplant problems, 10/22/2006
Electronic health records company growing, 10/20/2006
Doctors may be able to hear cancer’s spread, 10/18/2006
The business of helping Oklahoma business 10/16/2006
Top Houston hospital systems budgeting millions for medical records, 8/21/2006
Show me the business plan, 8/18/2006
Solution for Testing Strength of Vascular Stents, 8/16/2006
Zassi Medical evolving to enhance lives with devices, 8/14/2006
Re-Opening of State-of-the-Art Diagnostic Imaging Facility in Columbus, 8/10/2006
15 Things You Need to Score Venture Capital Funding, 8/1/2006
IBM buys Webify Solutions, 8/2/2006
University of Texas M.D. Anderson opens new proton therapy center, 7/17/2006
Device Makers Receive Welcome News on '07 Medicare, 7/9/2006
Heart patient with wireless device stays in touch with doctors, 7/5/2006
Adopting New Technology, 05/2006
Aperio's machine could replace microscopes, 5/6/2006
Experiences of New Product Development in the Medical Device Industry, 4/15/2006
Lab-grown organs are science fiction no longer, 4/4/2006
Closed-heart surgery' may offer new alternative, 4/3/2006
Brain implants may ease neurological disorders, 2/27/2006
Startup to give life science technologies a hand, 12/12/2005
Starting Up Right, 12/8/2005
Heart device maker received higher bid from Boston Scientific, 12/6/2005
Small Business: What investors look for in a plan, 11/16/05
The tough new venture market, 11/7/2005
Louisville firm's cooling device to be featured on 'ER', 11/1/2005
Tiny razor cleans out blocked leg arteries, 10/31/2005
Robot surgeons scrub up, 10/27/2005
Delphi Medical Systems Introduces Remote Monitoring for Medical Devices, 10/19/2005
Tomorrow's operating room to harness Net, RFID, 10/19/2005
St. Jude Medical to pay $1.3 billion in cash in acquisition, 10/17/2005
Diabetes device lures $5M in venture funds, 9/26/2005
Patent office scrutinized as lawsuits rise, 9/26/2005
Johnson & Johnson heart stent beats out rival, 8/16/2005
Top 17 Startup Mistakes You Can't Afford to Make, 8/4/2005
Study: Fastest-growing biotech regions gaining on leaders, 6/20/2005
Nanoparticles carry cancer-killing drugs into tumor cells, 6/15/2005
VC Panel Talks Up Creative Financing for Start-ups, 6/8/2005
$44 million for Calypso's tumor device, 6/1/2005
Birth of a promising idea, 5/24/2005
Winning Investor Confidence in Early Development, 5/5/2005
Medical device maker going public, 4/22/2005
Making medical history portable, 4/11/2005
Venture capitalists deem healthcare IT less risky than devices, 4/11/2005
Few Follow-Up Studies Completed for Medical Devices, Internal FDA Report Says, 4/1/2005
Biometrics Bring Fingerprint ID to Hospitals, 3/24/2005
Amazing technology in the making, 3/22/2005
Doctors use new device in knee surgery, 3/20/2005
Implanted Devices Detect High-Risk Heart Failure Patients, 3/18/2005
Medical devices and equipment, 2/22/2005
FDA Proposes $1.9 Billion Budget to Increase Medical Device Review, 2/12/2005
Harvard Medical School CIO tests embedded RFID chip, 2/2/2005
FDA approves implant for depression, 2/2/2005
The Business of Innovation, 1/28/05
Eight Simple Rules for Outsourcing to China, 1/26/05
S.A. doctor performs first open-heart surgery using AtriLaze, 1/24/2005
Tailor-made skin from 'ink' printer, 1/19/2005
Virtual Product Development Tools—Innovation and Risk Management, 1/17/2005
Center assists medical device industry, 1/16/2005
New procedure will improve detection of lung cancer, 12/31/2004
Enhanced intensive care system allows remote access to patients, 12/28/2004
RFID Medical Tracking Co. Radianse Gets $2M, Closing $11M In Series A, 12/2/2004
Defibrillator market gets a jump start, 12/2/2004
Improved Electronics in Medical Devices Leads to Better Patient Care, 12/1/2004
Insurers investing in free tech tools to reduce costs, 11/29/2004
Report: State and local health care market booming, 11/18/2004
Device maker pushes for FDA approval and release in 2005, 11/15/2004
Venture Fund Focused on Medical Device Development Raises $55 Million, 11/9/2004
One Stent Maker Thrives as Rival Gets the Kudos, 10/21/2004
RFIDs Finding a Place in the Operating Room, Supply Chain, 9/21/2004
Advancing the Design of Medical Electronics, 8/30/2004
Venture-capital investments increase, 7/27/2004
Process eases patients' access to medical records, 6/24/2004
Defense medical records system is rolling out ahead of schedule, 6/21/2004
Device could ease pill-taking troubles, 6/20/2004
Texas scores high marks on biotech study, 6/7/2004
A New Strategy for Venture Investors: Hedge, 6/7/2004
Frisco set for $12.5M medical office project, 6/1/2004
High-tech gadgets monitor patients in new Seattle eICU, 5/31/2004
U.S. patent office swamped by backlog, 4/27/2004
UT Austin, Partner aim to commercialize biotech discovery, 4/26/2004
Richardson Regional, UTSW to develop $20M cancer center, 4/14/2004
America's R&D Capitals, 4/12/2004
Overall Equity Market Stalls, But Not For Health Care, 3/17/2004
Injection Molding Engineering Plastics: Introduction to Medical Applications, 3/17/2004
UT and Sandia Set To Announce Research Collaboration, 3/17/2004
FDA Seeks to Improve ‘Critical Path’ of Medical Product Development, 3/16/2004
Medical technology is boldly going where 'Star Trek' has gone before, 3/15/2004
Commerce Report Urges Federal Funding for Telemedicine, 3/4/2004
Scientists to test dangers of bird flu, 2/24/2004
Hospital of the future High-tech system helps improve quality of care, 2/23/2004
The Next Plague, 2/19/2004
Hospitals Bring Medical Devices into the I.T. Loop, 2/17/2004
Device a good prescription for medicine, 2/15/2004
Private Equity Valuations and Public Markets, 2/5/2004
Capital Without the Venture, 2/5/2004
North Texas Enterprise Center nurturing medical start-ups, 1/30/2004
Bush budget beefs up bio-surveillance programs, 1/29/2004
Preventing Coverage Delays Is Key to Device Profits, 1/29/2004
Medical device makers march through downturn, 1/19/2004
High-tech medicine dispenser, 1/14/2004
Biotech's Babies: Doing Well by Doing Good, 1/14/2004
Sensor nets top R&D list for Homeland Security agency, 12/31/2003
Manufacturing, Business Developments, Regulatory and Reimbursement, 12/17/2003
Bush Signs Nanotech Funding Bill, 12/3/2003
Alliance aims to grow local life sciences industry, 11/25/2003
The Homeland Security Marketplace: Selling to the Federal Government, 11/17/2003
Ultimate Analysis: The next revolutionary diagnostic tool, 11/14/2003
Homeland Security reaches out for small-business contracts, 11/14/2003
Bioterror plan ‘won’t save everyone’, 11/14/2003
Innovative technology is the way out of health-care dilemma, but who will pay?, 11/04/2003
Government Funding Spurs Private Innovation, 11/03/2003
Firm touts promising transplant method, 10/10//2003
Frisco grabs Tenet facility, 10/10/2003
NIH announces $2b initiative to aid research, 10/2//2003
Measuring the Incalculable, What's the value of a startup?, 9/30/2003
Companies looking for venture capital are shifting focus outside of the Metroplex, 9/30/2003
Venture Capitalists and Entrepreneurs Commit to Improving Homeland Security, 9/2/2003
Bioterror, 9/2/2003
Venture Funding Rises from the Ashes, 9/1/2003
Push to speed medical device approvals gets under way, 8/29/2003
Planned U.S. sensor network targets terror threats, 8/21/2003
Implementing Wireless Communication in Hospital Environments with Bluetooth, 8/6/2003
Business incubator has homeland security focus, 8/4/2003