Business briefs
Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque); February 10, 2012; 433 words Sprint posts deeper loss on iPhone costs NEW YORK - Sprint dug deep into its pockets in the latest quarter to put iPhones in the hands of its customers. The perennially money- losing company on Wednesday posted its largest loss in three years. Sprint, once known for the worst customer service in

Cohera Medical receives CE Mark of approval for TissuGlu Surgical Adhesive.(Business Briefs)(Brief article)
Transplant News; February 10, 2012; 288 words Cohera Medical, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA, announced it has received CE Mark of approval for its lead product, TissuGlu Surgical Adhesive. CE Mark approval allows the company to be marketed in the European Union. TissuGlu is an internal surgical adhesive for large flap surgeries, such as

Career change tips.(Business)(Brief article)
The Christian Science Monitor; February 10, 2012; Belsie, Laurent; 406 words Byline: Laurent Belsie Paul David Walker, a former turnaround specialist in manufacturing, runs Genius Stone Partners, which trains top executives to excel. Here are his seven steps for reinventing a career: 1. Know the answer. Find out what kind of work suits your personality and "work genius."

MiMedx Group receives FDA clearance to market its HydroFix Ortho Shield device.(Business Briefs)(Brief article)
Transplant News; February 10, 2012; 280 words MiMedx Group, Inc., Marietta, GA, announced the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given the company 510(k) clearance to market HydroFix Ortho Shield. The FDA also gave the company two additional 510(k) clearances related to its HydroFix technology platform. HydroFix Ortho Shield is indicated

Advanced Cell Technologies gets European ok for Stargardt's disease stem cell treatment.(Business Briefs)(Brief article)
Transplant News; February 10, 2012; 402 words Advanced Cell Technologies, Marlborough, MA, reported the Committee for Orphan Medicinal Products (COMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has announced a positive opinion of the company's human embryonic stem cell (hESC)derived retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cells for designation as an

Tenex Health receives FDA clearance for TX1 Tissue Removal System.(Food and Drug Administration)(Business Briefs)(Brief article)
Transplant News; February 10, 2012; 295 words Tenex Health, Lake Forest, CA, announced the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its TX1 Tissue Removal System. The portal, self-contained system offers precise soft tissue removal for tendons and other soft tissues with intended us in the elbow, knee, ankle, foot and shoulder. The company

Taco Bell expanding into breakfast daypart.(Business)(Brief article)
Feedstuffs; February 10, 2012; Smith, Rod; 353 words TACO Bell, the largest Mexican food-oriented quick-service restaurant system in the U.S., is seeking to expand into the breakfast and fresh segments with last week's launch of the "First Meal" breakfast menu and the "Cantina Bell" fresh ingredients menu. According to Technomic, breakfast traffic

Business in brief.
Peterlee Mail (Hartlepool, England); February 10, 2012; 476 words ...topics such as marketing, communication skills, mentoring, business start-up and planning are already available. Anyone wanting...energy will be held in the region next month. NOF Energy - the business development organisation for oil, gas, nuclear and offshore...

Business in brief
The Washington Post; February 10, 2012; 700+ words ...sharing plans, and 401(k) plans. - Steven Mufson Also in Business * Toyota will end production of its Highlander sport-utility...last month as beverages and Chicken McBites helped the U.S. business. * A former Motorola engineer who was stopped at Chicago...

The Business Brief
Carmarthen Journal; February 9, 2012; Donna Purchase; 499 words ...REGULATORY and legal burdens placed on businesses across the UK is an emotive subject...argue that it is suffocating British businesses and contributing to the state of the...introducing "no fault" dismissals for small businesses; ?consult on reducing the minimum...growth. ...

Intergeo East 2012.(THE BUSINESS)(Brief article)(Calendar)
GPS World; February 9, 2012; 221 words May 3-May 5, 2012; Istanbul Turkey; www.intergeo-east.com Geo data is a key element in today's business processes. This trade fair and conference is the central communication platform in South East Europe for this rapidly growing...

Down to business ; NEWS in brief
Chronicle, The Chester UK; February 10, 2012; Anonymous; 202 words KELSALL WI met for business on February 1 with a talk about lakes. A special welcome was given to four visitors and a welcome pack was presented to new member...

BUSINESS Briefs
The Charleston Gazette (Charleston, WV); February 9, 2012; 636 words Rockefeller says FAA bill 'huge win' for state U.S. Sen. Jay Rockefeller says an aviation funding bill that has received final congressional approval will preserve jobs across the state. The West Virginia Democrat said Monday the bill includes continued federal support of small airports in the

Data sets launched for GSS6400.(THE BUSINESS)(Brief article)
GPS World; February 9, 2012; 448 words Spirent Communications has launched a data-set subscription service for its GSS6400 GNSS Record and Playback test System. The data sets comprise live GNSS (GPS, GLONASS and QZSS) environmental capture data set samples, recorded at major locations worldwide, in challenging urban and suburban

European geosciences union General Assembly.(THE BUSINESS)(Brief article)(Calendar)
GPS World; February 9, 2012; 210 words April22-27, 2012, Vienna, Austria; httpmeetings.copernicus.org/egu2012/ The EGU General Assembly 2012 will bring together geoscientists from all over the world into one meeting covering all disciplines of the Earth, planetary and space sciences. Especially for young scientists, it is the aim of the

HeartWare, Dualis MedTech joining to develop fully implantable ventricular assist system.(Business Briefs)
Transplant News; February 9, 2012; 435 words HeartWare International, Inc., Framingham, MA, and Dualis MedTech, GmbH, a subsidiary of AVAR Surgical, Inc., Sydney, Australia have agreed to develop ventricular assist devices with wireless, transcutaneous energy transfer system (TETS) technology exclusively for HeartWare. Under terms of the

LifeNet Health introduces Dermacell as an alternative for breast, facial reconstruction.(Business Briefs)
Transplant News; February 9, 2012; 265 words LifeNet Health, Virginia Beach, VA, announced its Skin and Wound Allograft Institute (SWAI) has introduced a new decellularized, regenerative human dermal matrix processed with a patented technology that safely renders allograft dermal tissue acellular without compromising its biomechanical

Cayenne, Parametrics establish partnership to provide allografts for knee ligament construction.(Business Briefs)
Transplant News; February 9, 2012; 310 words Cayenne Medical, Inc., Scottsdale, AZ, a private sports medicine device company specializing in the soft tissue reconstruction segment, announced it has formed a partnership with Parametrics Medical LLC, Kalamazoo, MI, to provide surgeons with tailored knee ligament reconstruction options. The

Seattle Genetics gets FDA ok to treat two types of lymphoma after first medical treatments failed.(Business Briefs)
Transplant News; February 9, 2012; 342 words Seattle Genetics, Inc., Bothell, WA, announced the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted accelerated approval ofAdcetris (brentuximab vedotin) for two indications: (1) the treatment of patients with Hodgkin lymphoma after failure of autologous stem cell transplant (ASCT) or after