Pennsylvania News

PennDOT today announced its new YouTube channel, www.youtube.com/PennsylvaniaDOT, to expand its public outreach on safety and education initiatives, as well as department operations. "Our YouTube channel is our next step in communicating with our customers in more personal, interactive ways," PennDOT Secretary Barry J. Schoch said. "The channel is a great way to provide important information to a universal audience. I encourage people to share these resources with their family and friends, or anyone who can benefit from the information." So far, ... read more

More than 30% of visits to leading ecommerce websites come from smartphones or tablets. In this age of the sophisticated multi-screen shopper, it's critical for brands to develop strategies that make the experience contextual and relevant for shoppers across all devices. In an upcoming Monetate webinar, Thomas Husson, vice-president, principal analyst at Forrester Research, and Todd Lido, marketing director at Threadless, will discuss emerging mobile trends and their implications to online businesses. Attendees will come away with an understanding of how ... read more

Acurian, Inc., a leading, full-service provider of global patient enrollment and retention solutions, announced today it has agreed to a two-year partnership with the Society for Clinical Research Sites (SCRS), based in Rockville, MD. The SCRS is the first ... read more

Black Box Corporation (NASDAQ: BBOX), a leading communications systems integrator, announced today it has achieved the Cisco® Master Managed Services Certification. This certification distinguishes Black Box as having the highest level of expertise in developing and delivering managed services and recognizes its investment in the ITIL® ... read more

Rosetta Genomics Ltd. (NASDAQ: ROSG), a leading developer and provider of microRNA-based molecular diagnostics, announces that the Company has executed a credentialing agreement with Prime Health Services, Inc. (Prime Health), a managed care company that offers a full spectrum of services, including a Preferred Provider Organization (PPO), for the inclusion of Rosetta Genomics' miRview(®) mets(2) test in Prime Health's covered products and services. The agreement with Prime Health is the first credentialing agreement executed between Rosetta Genomics and a U.S. PPO, ... read more

Asmacure Ltee, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of novel, proprietary compounds that target cholinergic receptors for the treatment of pulmonary diseases, today announced presentations of four studies of ASM-024, Asmacure's lead compound in development for asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The data were presented at the 2013 American Thoracic Society (ATS) International Conference in Philadelphia. "We believe the combined data presented confirm the significant potential for our lead compound, ASM-024, to positively impact the treatment of ... read more

MEN Micro Inc., a world-renowned provider of embedded computing and I/O solutions for mission-critical industrial, mobile and harsh environment applications, now offers a low power, rugged SBC that incorporates flexible I/O for demanding graphics environments. Using an Intel Atom processor running at 1.6 GHz, the new SC27 is compact, powerful and able to withstand harsh environments. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130517/PH16336) Ideal for LCD TFT displays with screens from 7" to 15" and a maximum resolution of 1280 x 768 pixels, the new SBC reliably ... read more

"Where Do You Want Faster Internet?" That's the question that Connectify Inc. is asking as they Kickstart their new Switchboard technology this month. Connectify Switchboard is a new cloud service that lets Mac and PC users combine multiple Internet connections for faster speeds and increased reliability using an international network of "Speed Servers" in the cloud. In order to plan and deploy these Speed Servers, Connectify is working with Kickstarter backers to essentially crowdsource a worldwide network in real-time. Backers of ... read more

A report released earlier this month by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention calls allergy rates among U.S. children an "epidemic." According to the study, 5.1 percent of children suffer from food allergies while 12.5 percent are sensitive to skin allergies. Some of these allergies can be deadly, shining light on the increased need to shield children from a variety of allergens. Dr. Sakina Bajowala, an allergist from the Chicago area, says, "every day we get new calls from patients. ... read more

Mylan Inc. (Nasdaq: MYL) today announced that its subsidiary Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. has shipped Fenofibrate Tablets, 48 mg and 145 mg. Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. received final approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) for this product, which is the generic version of Abbvie Inc.'s Tricor(®) Tablets. Fenofibrate Tablets are indicated as adjunctive therapy to diet to reduce elevated low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), total cholesterol (Total-C), Triglycerides and apolipoprotein B (Apo B), ... read more

Trice Orthopedics™, Inc., captured The Greater Philadelphia Alliance for Capital and Technologies (PACT) Enterprise Award for Life Sciences Startup Company at the PACT Awards banquet on Thursday, May 9, in King of Prussia, PA. “We are honored to be ... read more

The Pennsylvania National Guard's 28th Infantry Division will host a memorial service at 12:30 p.m. on Sunday, May 19, at the Pennsylvania Military Museum in Boalsburg, Centre County. This annual event commemorates the sacrifice of those who served in the division. Activities will include a military band concert and vehicle displays.The 28th Division is currently comprised of nearly 15,000 members, from more than 100 units based in nearly 80 communities across the state. To learn more about the 28th Infantry Division, visit ... read more

Governor Tom Corbett today announced that Pennsylvania was awarded a $1.5 million grant from the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation to design a state healthcare innovation plan. "This initiative is an excellent example of how federal and state government can collaborate for healthcare reform to help cut costs and improve health care for Pennsylvanians," Corbett said. The planning process involves multiple state agencies and will include the establishment of committees consisting of stakeholders from the healthcare community, employers, consumers ... read more

Vishay Precision Group, Inc. (NYSE: VPG) today announced that its Vishay Foil Resistors brand (VFR) Bulk Metal® Foil commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) resistors are increasingly in demand to meet the needs for high reliability and long-term stability in control and monitoring applications. Including the surface-mount VSMP Series ... read more

The National Disease Research Interchange (NDRI) has been awarded $5,955,435 by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for the next phase of human tissue collection for the Genotype-Tissue Expression (GTEx) project—an NIH initiative begun in 2010 to investigate how genetic ... read more

The Pennsylvania Pharmacists Association announced today that numerous physicians throughout the Commonwealth are urging state legislators to support House Bill 776, which would expand pharmacist provided immunizations to patients over the age of seven. In letters sent to the House Professional Licensure Committee earlier this month, the physicians requested that members support the measure and vote it out of committee in the very near future. The physician letters accompanied letters from the seven Pennsylvania Schools of Pharmacy, who also expressed ... read more

When it comes to paying the bills, small and medium-sized businesses can have outsized paperwork burdens, leading to overwhelmed staff, missed discounts, late-payment penalties, clerical errors and invoices that just get lost. To address these problems, Ricoh Americas Corporation today unveiled Ricoh Accounts Payable Solutions for Small to Medium-Sized Businesses, a suite of services to bring paper invoices into an efficient electronic workflow as soon as they enter the business. Ricoh Accounts Payable Solutions for Small to Medium-Sized Businesses are the ... read more

Angel Companions Franchising has just signed an agreement to open a franchise operation in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The nation's elderly population is expected to more than double in size by 2050 as Baby Boomers turn 65 at a rate of about 10,000 a day, and the non-medical home care industry continues its expansion even during difficult economic times. To help meet the demand of keeping seniors at home Angel Companions Franchising has announced the continuation of its expansion plans through the ... read more

ThingWorx™ and Acumen Solutions, the trusted leader in Enterprise Cloud Transformation and a Salesforce Platinum Cloud Alliance Partner, announced today a worldwide strategic partnership to help extend the value of enterprise solutions for companies that sell, service and support smart, ... read more

Pentec Health, Inc. has decided to initiate a limited, voluntary recall of in-date nutritional prescriptions for renal patients due to lack of sterility assurance associated with one of its laminar flow hoods used in compounding. The recall covers renal therapies that were compounded in this hood on or before May 2, 2013. These therapies were supplied to renal dialysis centers and directly to patients. Pentec Health is directly notifying each dialysis center and in-home dialysis patient of the recall. ... read more