(Raleigh, N.C.) BioDelivery Sciences International, Inc. (Nasdaq:BDSI) announced today that its abstract showing the results of a Phase 2 clinical study of BEMA Buprenorphine in the treatment of pain has been selected for oral presentation at Pain Week 2010, a national conference educating frontline clinicians who are faced with treating patients with pain. The presentation will take place on Friday, September 10, as part of the 7:00 - 9:00 AM podium presentation session. (more…)

(Charlotte, N.C.) Members of the North Carolina Association for Medical Equipment Services, NCAMES, recently attended a Charlotte training session for Medicare beneficiaries hosted by the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS). The NCAMES attendees at the August 25 event at the Ray Hall Community Center were on hand to learn how to continue to operate their businesses under the recently enacted CMS bidding program for home medical equipment (HME). (more…)

(Raleigh, N.C.) The creation of new federal policies requiring universities to maintain detailed records about specific laboratory chemicals deemed dangerous has presents new challenges for the nation’s institutions of higher education and hospitals. (more…)

(Research Triangle Park, N.C.) Tranzyme Pharma announced today that John Wo, MD, Professor of Medicine, Director, Clinical Research, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, will present ulimorelin Phase 2 data at this year’s Joint International NGM Meeting on Saturday, August 28, 2010. The conference is being held at the Westin Copley Place in Boston, MA. Professor Wo is scheduled to speak at 11:00am during Oral Session 3. (more…)

(Morrisville, N.C.) Centice Corporation®, a pioneer in chemical verification of dispensed drug prescriptions and the manufacturer of the PASS Rx system, today launched a partner program to make available the PASS Rx® system to companies wanting to include unique prescription verification technology into workflow projects. In addition to preferred pricing and reseller discounts, the program offers industry partners technical assistance and integration expertise for pharmacy and hospital projects. OEM partners are offered flexible branding options. (more…)

(Morrisville, N.C.) Clinipace Worldwide, a global full-service clinical research organization (CRO), announced today that it has been named to Inc. Magazine’s 29th annual Inc. 500, an exclusive ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies. Ranked 485, Clinipace is listed among the most successful private companies that have experienced substantial revenue growth over a three year period (2006-2009). (more…)

(Apex, N.C.) Inc. magazine today ranked Apex, N.C.-based FeatureTel no. 2,424 on its fourth annual Inc. 5000, an exclusive ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies. The list represents the most comprehensive look at the most important segment of the economy—America’s independent-minded entrepreneurs. (more…)

(Burlington, N.C.) Laboratory Corporation of America® Holdings (LabCorp®) (NYSE: LH) announced today the nationwide availability of a genetic test to detect the presence of a single polymorphism within the IL-28B gene that has been reported to help predict a person’s response to certain hepatitis C virus (HCV) therapies. (more…)

(Cary, N.C.) To glean value from information, organizations must first locate and retrieve relevant data. SAS® Text Analytics, named a Trend Setting Product for 2010 by KMWorld magazine, lets customers obtain insights from electronic text, improve search results and derive intelligence to determine their best course of action. The offering is from SAS, the leader in business analytics software and services. (more…)

(Cary, N.C.) To glean value from information, organizations must first locate and retrieve relevant data. SAS® Text Analytics, named a Trend Setting Product for 2010 by KMWorld magazine, lets customers obtain insights from electronic text, improve search results and derive intelligence to determine their best course of action. The offering is from SAS, the leader in business analytics software and services. (more…)

(Cary, N.C.) Coats and Bennett is cementing its position as one of the Southeast’s most comprehensive intellectual property firms, with its creation of a life sciences and biotechnology division, to be headed by attorney Jennifer Fox. (more…)

(Raleigh, N.C.) Anne H. Lloyd, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. (NYSE:MLM), today announced that the Board of Directors has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.40 (forty cents) per share on the Corporation’s common stock. This dividend, which represents a cash dividend of $1.60 per share on an annualized basis, is payable September 30, 2010, to shareholders of record at the close of business on September 1, 2010. (more…)