January, 2011Archive for

FDAnews Virtual Conference: Complying with FDA’s Unique Device Identification Rule; Feb 24 2011

The soon-to-be-issued FDA proposed rule requiring adoption of Unique Device Identification (UDI) has device manufacturers in a sweat. But an upcoming virtual conference for medical device companies promises to shed light. The FDA is about to unveil a proposed rule that could dramatically increase the volume and type of information you supply to the FDA. The new rule will require you to create a unique ID and label for every product that carries risk. The label will include name of manu...

Cancer Biomarkers in the Blood- a research from Technion

Finding the hallmarks of cancer in blood is hard to do — cancer-related proteins are present only in small amounts, are difficult to sort from all of the other circulating proteins, and tend to be eliminated quickly by the body. But one group has devised a method that could turn that around. At the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology in Haifa, Arie Admon and his team have devised a method that combines immunoaffinity purification, microcapillary chromatography, and mass spectrometry to separ...

Evogene is recuiting a bioinformatician and a molecular biology expert

Bioinformatician (reference #JB-10) Required Academic Education :BA or MA in bioinformatics / computer science. Requirements: Knowledge and experience in UNIX programming. Experience in developing Perl and WEB/ ORACLE /MySQL - advantage. Knowledge in bioinformatics / biology / plant science. Molecular Biology Expert (reference JB-16) Expert in development and calibration of methods Required Academic Education: PhD in Molecular Biology, preferably with a background in plant ...

Teva’s layoff at its Irvine facility

Teva Pharmaceuticals Inc. , an Irvine drug maker, will cut 200 jobs this year, including 195 as of Feb. 6, the company confirmed. “Our Irvine, California facility has been under a voluntary manufacturing and distribution hold since April 2010,” said Denise Bradley, Teva spokeswoman in a company statement. “Prior to this reduction, we have not laid off any employees as a result of this voluntary production hold. The jobs which are being eliminated are all various production jobs and support st...

Job Offer: Medical Director- Neuroscience; Boston

Description Key responsibilities for the Medical Director include: Accountability for the strategic planning and execution (including study design, method selection, etc) of Phase I through IV global clinical trials Analyze and interpret data expertly, and clearly communicate results both internally and externally. Assisting with medical evaluation of new proprietary opportunities and in-licensing activities Contributing to, reviewing, and approving clinical regulatory documents (clini...

A free webinar “Medical Technology Innovation scorecard: The race for global leadership”.

ILSI is announcing a webinar by Dr. Chris Wasden titled “Medical Technology Innovation scorecard: The race for global leadership”. It will take place on January 25th at 17:00 and is free to all. If you are interested, please register through sima@ilsi.org.il or Michal@ilsi.org.il or use ILSI telephone numbers 03-600-5008/5118. Dr. Chris Wasden Dr. Christopher Wasden is a managing director leading PwC's strategy and innovation practice focused on the healthcare industry. He is a named i...

Medical device start up looking for a mechanical designer

A small, dynamic medical device start up is looking for a mechanical designer. Mechanical engineers/practical engineers or biomedical engineers with proven experience in mechanical design (preferably on Solidworks) can apply at med.device.startup@gmail.com - mention job #103. Tweet

The 2011 US-Israel Venture Summit

The US/Israel Venture Summit, presented by youngStartup Ventures, is the premier gathering where cutting-edge Israeli startups meet top venture capitalists, angel investors, Corporate VCs and investment bankers from throughout North America. It will be held at March 29-30, 2011. Whether you are an investor seeking new deals, or an emerging company seeking capital and exposure, the The US/Israel Venture Summit, is one event you won’t want to miss. Now in its 5th year, this productive fu...

BioView Ltd. Ranked in Top 50 Fastest Growing Israeli Technology Companies in Deloitte Survey

BioView Ltd. (TASE:BIOV) announced that it ranked as one of the 50 fastest growing technology companies in Israel. The Deloitte Technology Fast 50, one of the Israel's foremost technology award programs, is a ranking of the country's 50 fastest-growing technology companies based on percentage growth over five years. The Fast 50 program honors business growth, technological innovation and Israel entrepreneurial spirit. BioView’s automated scanning microscope and image analysis systems...

Curepharma is looking to hire a QA & Regulatory Affairs manager

Curepharma is looking to hire a QA & Regulatory Affairs manager to be a part of the Botanical Drugs revolution. Can you handle this job ? Botanical Drugs are a fairly new FDA regulatory category - the future of the Pharma industry. To support our a diversified pipeline and a lead botanical drug candidate entering phase III, we are looking to hire a QA & Regulatory manager who can stand up to the challenge of setting procedures for game-changing drug developing and manufacturing processes. ...