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OHSU Awarded $5.8 Million to Expand Health Information Technology Education
Thursday, April 29, 2010 (109 reads)


Portland, OR April 7, 2010 - Oregon Health & Science University has been awarded $5.8 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funds to advance the widespread adoption and meaningful use of health information technology (HIT) by educating professionals to work in this rapidly growing field. 



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H. Stewart Parker, Industry Veteran, Joins WBBA’s Commercialization Team
Thursday, April 29, 2010 (263 reads)


April 28, 2010 – The Washington Biotechnology & Biomedical Association (WBBA) announced today that H. Stewart Parker has joined the organization to dedicate a portion of her time as its Commercialization Consultant. 

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Vanguard EMS Announces AS 9100 Certification
Monday, April 26, 2010 (281 reads)



Beaverton, OR April 26, 2010 - Vanguard EMS announced it received certification under AS 9100, the quality standard required for aerospace and military manufacturing.


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FDA Grants DesignMedix Orphan Drug Designation For Malaria Drug
Monday, April 12, 2010 (122 reads)


Portland, Ore., (April 9, 2010) DesignMedix, Inc., a Portland, Oregon drug development company, was granted Orphan Drug status for its lead malaria RCQ drug candidate. The designation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) places the program in a preferred status for regulatory review based on its use for treating malaria.




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Genentech opens in Hillsboro, fueling Oregon's biotech aspirations
Wednesday, April 07, 2010 (118 reads)


Genentech's $400 million factory and distribution center formally opens Tuesday in Hillsboro. The company has 250 working at the site now, putting the factory through its paces as the company works to win federal approval for full-scale production of Genentech's signature cancer drugs.

By Mike Rogoway, The Oregonian

April 05, 2010, 8:12PM



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