Delaware News

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Delaware (BCBSD) is awarding five new grants to local organizations under its BluePrints for the Community program. Since the program began in 2007, Delaware nonprofit organizations have received nearly $2.3 million in grant funding from BCBSD. "For more than 75 years, we have been committed to the health and well-being of our members and the communities in which they live," said Tim Constantine, BCBSD President and CEO. "To date, approximately 11,000 Delawareans have been able to ... read more

AstraZeneca (NYSE: AZN) announced today that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved BRILINTA(TM) (ticagrelor) tablets to reduce the rate of heart attack (myocardial infarction [MI]) and cardiovascular (CV) death in adult patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS), compared to clopidogrel. To view the multimedia assets associated with this release, please click: http://multivu.prnewswire.com/mnr/astrazeneca/50355/ BRILINTA, a new oral antiplatelet medicine, is indicated to reduce the rate of thrombotic cardiovascular events in patients with ACS (unstable angina [UA] non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction ... read more

Christiana Care Health System's Center for Heart & Vascular Health is the only hospital in Delaware and one of just 33 in the United States to earn The Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval(TM) for its heart failure program. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20090407/DC95299LOGO) The certification demonstrates Christiana Care complies with The Joint Commission's national standards for health care quality and safety in disease-specific care. The award recognizes Christiana Care's dedication to continuous adherence to The Joint Commission's state-of-the-art standards. Christiana Care recently underwent ... read more

Delaware Governor Jack Markell, Fraunhofer USA President Georg Rosenfeld and University of Delaware President Patrick Harker, signed an agreement today combining the strengths of Fraunhofer’s Center for Molecular Biotechnology (CMB) in applied translational research and the University of Delaware’s (UD) in basic research into a partnership ... read more

Incyte Corporation (Nasdaq: INCY) announced today that it has scheduled its second quarter 2011 financial results conference call for 8:30 a.m. ET on Thursday, July 28, 2011. The schedules for the press release and conference call are as follows: ... read more

Christiana Care Health System's Center for Advanced Joint Replacement has earned The Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval(TM) for its total hip and knee replacement programs. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20090407/DC95299LOGO) The certification award recognizes Christiana Care's compliance with The Joint Commission's national state-of-the-art standards for health care quality and safety in disease-specific care. Christiana Care is one of only 300 hospitals out of 8,000 in the U.S. to achieve total hip and knee replacement certification. In 2010, Christiana Care performed more than 2,000 ... read more

Just in time for summer vacations, Sallie Mae’s Upromise service today launched a local program offering cash back for college at hundreds of independent local merchants around the country. Cash back is available every day at spas, restaurants, shoe stores, book stores, clothing retailers, specialty stores ... read more

Christiana Care Health System's Dr. William S. Weintraub, the John H. Ammon Chair of Cardiology and Director of Christiana Care Center for Outcomes Research, is now serving as president-elect of the American Heart Association Great Rivers Affiliate board of directors. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110712/DC34146) (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20090407/DC95299LOGO) Dr. Weintraub is an internationally distinguished cardiologist and an expert in outcomes research. "He has been a steadfast volunteer with the Heart Association," said Aleta Rupert, executive director, American Heart Association. "To nominate him for the president-elect position seemed ... read more

Lightwave Logic, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: LWLG) a technology company focused on the development of the 'Next Generation Nonlinear Optical Polymer Material Platform' for applications in high speed fiber-optic data communications and optical computing, announced today that Jim Marcelli, its chief executive officer sent the following open letter to its shareholders: Open Letter to Lightwave Logic, Inc. Shareholders Fellow Shareholders, I want to update you on the progress we have made toward reaching the 2011 milestones that we discussed in our December 2010 ... read more

SDIX™ (NASDAQ: SDIX), a leading supplier of rapid detection solutions to the $1 billion food pathogen testing market, today announced that the Company is expanding the development of its E. coli pathogen testing platform to include the top six shigatoxin-producing E. coli (STEC) types. Shigatoxins represent ... read more

Registries and other observational studies are increasingly used in the pharmaceutical industry to inform decisions about patient safety, appropriate use, and the effectiveness of medications in the “real world.” Registries are also included in certain Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies (REMS) in which specific safe use ... read more

Seeking America's next top lifestyle guru, ING DIRECT Investing, a leading online brokerage, announces their "Getting Things Done" Facebook contest. Launching today, the contest asks consumers to share their best advice to kick start a more organized approach to living and offer creative ways to simplify and streamline their lives. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100407/NY82932LOGO-b ) Through October 31, 2011, consumers are encouraged to visit and "like" ING DIRECT Investing's ShareBuilder Facebook page to share their tips and browse the best ideas on how ... read more

Lightwave Logic, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: LWLG), a technology company focused on the development of a Next Generation Non Linear Optical Polymer Materials Platform for applications in high speed fiber-optic data communications and optical computing, has announced that it will be hosting its annual shareholder meeting on August 11, 2011. Details of the meeting are as follows: Location: Hilton Willmington/Christiana ... read more

Lightwave Logic, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: LWLG.OB), a technology company focused on the development of a Next Generation Non Linear Optical Polymer Materials Platform for applications in high speed fiber-optic data communications and optical computing, provided a progress report on testing and fabrication progress of initial all-optical waveguides. The testing and fabrication conducted by the City University of New York's (CUNY) team at the Laboratory for Nano and Micro Photonics using one of Lightwave's Third-order chromophore materials, Perkinamine(TM) NR have confirmed ... read more

Regulatory Data Corporation Inc., (RDC) a leading global provider of decision-ready intelligence and risk and compliance protection services, today announced the appointment of Frank R. Sanchez to its Board of Directors. As part of a three decade track record of developing innovative, technology-based solutions enhancing banking ... read more

DesignYourTees.com has officially launched its website. The company recently made its debut, offering custom design screen printed products at an affordable price. The business is unique, as it is the only online custom T-shirt company that performs its own screen printing. "In this age of the Internet, we realized that there was a need for an online service that caters to people looking for inexpensive personalized T-shirt printing," said Amanda Paribello, director of sales and marketing at DesignYourTees.com. "Many groups, especially ... read more

RealityCorp has released their functional testing product, ClinTestTM Voice v3.9, for the automated testing and validation of Interactive Voice Response (IVR) systems. RealityCorp, which focuses on eClinical validation services, is now bringing its ... read more

iBio, Inc. (NYSE AMEX:IBIO), a leader in new transient expression technologies for the development and production of biologics using plants, today announced that it has been added to the Russell Microcap Index, according to the definitive list of additions posted June 27 at: www.russell.com/indexes. ... read more

WILMINGTON, Delaware, June 22, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The recently tornado torn state has more than its fair share to come in the near future in the form of shortages of doctors coupled with the healthcare reforms. Although the state ranks well as far as the number of insured are concerned, the dearth of medical service providers and physicians is taking its toll. The state ranks 45th according to America's Health Rankings and 22% people live in poverty which ... read more

iBio, Inc. (NYSE AMEX: IBIO) announced today the appointment of Jules A. Müsing, formerly a senior executive at Johnson & Johnson, to iBio’s Board of Directors. In the course of his career at Johnson & Johnson, Mr. Müsing was ... read more