(Raleigh, N.C.) LipoScience, Inc., a leading developer of medical diagnostics using proprietary applications of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy, announced today that Richard O. Brajer, the company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, will be presenting at the 2010 UBS Global Healthcare Services Conference on Monday, February 8, at 1:30 p.m., EST, at the Grand Hyatt in New York City. (more…)

(Cary, N.C.) CertifiGroup, a North Carolina testing laboratory, is offering special programs for US companies who are preparing to sell products in Europe. Since the creation of the “CE marking” system, it has become more obvious over the years that this was not just a “Free trade” arrangement for the countries in the European Union. In recent years, companies shipping products to European ports have had entire shipments delayed and even returned, for not bearing the CE mark, or for missing or incorrect paperwork. With these occurrences, it is now clear that these regulations were also intended to be a trade barrier for companies outside of the EU. (more…)

(Apex, N.C.) NCTechNews, North Carolina’s technology news source, is accepting submissions from business and organizations to be listed in the publication’s North Carolina Technology Resources Guide. (more…)

(Apex, N.C.) Strategic messaging and online publishing firm Menzies Consulting, Inc. is providing free advice to early stage drug developers looking to grow their market share. The June 2009 issue of the company’s News You Can Use newsletter features an article with details on low-cost, high-return methods of getting in front of the biotechnology marketplace in a down economy. (more…)

(Charlotte, N.C.) Today, the World Health Imaging Alliance (WHIA) announced that the Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM) has agreed to support WHIA in its efforts to deliver thousands of sustainable diagnostic digital imaging systems to developing communities across the globe. Through this new relationship, SIIM has appointed former Board Member George Bowers to serve as the organization’s liaison to WHIA as the two groups identify specific initiatives to work together on. Janice Honeyman-Buck, PhD, editor-in-chief of the “Journal of Digital Imaging,” has also agreed to assist WHIA in editing “Diagnostic Imaging in the Community: A Manual for Clinics and Small Hospitals,” which is a primer on the installation and application of diagnostic imaging in first referral hospitals in developing countries. (more…)