SynaMed Receives ONC-ATCB 2011/2012 Certification

Published December 24, 2010

SynaMed Receives ONC-ATCB 2011/2012 Certification
NEW YORK, NY–(Marketwire – 12/23/10) – SynaMed announced today that the SynaMed EHR Version 5.4 is 2011/2012 compliant and was certified as a Complete EHR on December 22, 2010 by the Certification Commission for Health Information Technology (CCHIT), an ONC-ATCB, in accordance with the applicable eligible provider certification criteria adopted by the Secretary of Health and Human Services. The …
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Pfizer’s sublicensing of Tanaproget triggers million upfront payment to Ligand
Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated announced today that its partner Pfizer, Inc. has granted a sublicense to a multi-national pharmaceutical company for Tanaproget, also known as NSP-989. As a result, Ligand will receive an upfront payment of $ 1 million from Pfizer. Ligand is entitled to clinical and regulatory milestone payments from Pfizer as Tanaproget advances through the development …
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HIV destroys specific human antiviral protein called APOBEC3F
Researchers at the University of Minnesota have discovered how HIV binds to and destroys a specific human antiviral protein called APOBEC3F. The results suggest that a simple chemical change can convert APOBEC3F to a more effective antiviral agent and that shielding of a common feature shared by related proteins may yield a similar outcome.
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