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A public investment matures
Financed largely by a voter-approved $65 million bond in 2006, the University of Rhode Island opened the new home for the College of Pharmacy last week. Among those in attendance were URI President David M. Dooley (with scissors), and former URI president, Robert L. Carothers, standing behind U.S. Rep. James R. Langevin. more
9/10/12
ProThera Biologics lands $750K from Slater, NIH
East Providence biomedical company ProThera Biologics LLC - led by Rhode Island Hospital scientists Dr. Yow-Pin Lim, above, and Douglas Hixson - has received $750,000 in new funding from the National Institutes of Health and Slater Technology Fund. more
Med. device makers say tax will hurt
Local medical-device makers stop short of predicting layoffs or outsourcing, but say the 2.3 percent tax on medical-device sales included in the U.S. health care law will certainly be a competitive disadvantage, which could indirectly lead to job losses. more
R.I. Alzheimer’s registry launched
The first baby boomers – those born in the immediate post-World War II years and up until the early 1960s – have turned 65. In the next 20 years, that age segment will make up 20 percent of the United States population at a projected 71 million people. more
URI to celebrate new pharmacy building
The University of Rhode Island is set to celebrate the opening of its newly completed $75 million building for the College of Pharmacy on Tuesday, Sept. 4 at 11 a.m. more
| 8/31/12
EpiVax lands $300K from NIH
EpiVax Inc., led by founder and CEO Dr. Anne S. De Groot, has been awarded an additional $300,000 Small Business Innovation Research grant from the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, the company announced Friday. more
Covidien lands FDA approval for stapling system
Medical device maker Covidien PLC landed 501(k) clearance by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its reusable iDrive Ultra powered stapling system. more
Knowledge District can’t grow fast without parking
Before office workers, students and researchers can fill the former Interstate 195 land and drive development of the Knowledge District, someone will have to build a large place for them to park. more
Astro-Med profit drops 5.6% in 2Q
Profit for Astro-Med Inc. dropped 5.6 percent to $987,000, or 13 cents per diluted share, during the second quarter of 2012, compared with $1.05 million, or 14 cents per diluted share, during the second quarter of 2011. more
| 8/22/12 | 1 comment
Performance P.T. opens Smithfield clinic
PROVIDENCE – Performance Physical Therapy recently announced the opening of its newest of six clinics, in the Smithfield Medical Center in Smithfield. A seventh clinic is scheduled to open later this month in Barrington at 310 Maple Ave. more
8/20/12
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