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The Van Slyke Foundation is AACC’s philanthropic program, dedicated to encouraging and supporting deserving clinical laboratory scientists and students around the world through a variety of grants, awards, scholarships and other programs designed to share the latest and best in clinical laboratory science and technology and improve health care worldwide.
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| AACC Offices Closed February 9, 2010 | | AACC has closed its offices due to the poor travel conditions in the Washington, DC area from the blizzard that occurred on Saturday, February 5, 2010. AACC will reopen the offices as soon as it conditions in the Washington DC area are safe for travel. | |
| | Improving Patient Satisfaction with the Lab | | Multiple studies have been published on applying Lean production principles to labs, but so far, researchers have focused on specimen processing and not phlebotomy. A recently published study found that using Lean in outpatient phlebotomy dramatically improved patient satisfaction and workflow. | |
| | | Call for Abstracts for the 2010 AACC Annual Meeting | | The website for submitting abstracts for the 2010 AACC Annual Meeting is now open. The deadline for abstract submission is February 24, 2010; there will be no extensions of this deadline. Don't wait - submit today! | |
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| ebrary introduces new subscription database in Medical Technology | | Health care companies that design and manufacture medical devices, equipment, and instruments can now help their technologists, engineers, and other employees conduct research more efficiently and effectively, resulting in greater cost savings and faster development times for new products. |
| | NexMed raises $2.3M through private placement | | NexMed, Inc., a specialty CRO with a pipeline of products based on the NexACT® technology , announced today that it has raised $2.3 million in a private placement of promissory notes from two accredited U.S. investors. The promissory notes, due on or before August 4, 2010, are repayable at NexMed’s option in either cash or shares of unregistered common stock at prices ranging from $0.36 to $0.40 per share. |
| | Broad coalition supports inclusion of new bill in the Minnesota legislature | | A measure to make roads safer and more accessible for all Minnesotans – regardless of age or ability or whether traveling by car, bus, bike or on foot – was introduced into the Minnesota legislature today. The "Complete Streets" bills, SF 2461 and HF 2801, are supported by a broad coalition of health, family, environment, senior, and transportation advocates who attended an afternoon press conference. |
| | Nucryst's amalgamation with 1499642 Alberta complete | | NUCRYST Pharmaceuticals Corp. today is pleased to announce the completion of the previously announced amalgamation (the "Amalgamation") of Nucryst with 1499642 Alberta Ltd. ("1499642"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Westaim Corporation ("Westaim"), pursuant to an Amalgamation Agreement dated as of November 10, 2009, as amended (the "Amalgamation Agreement"). |
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AACC (American Association for Clinical Chemistry) AACC is a leading professional society dedicated to improving healthcare through laboratory medicine. Its nearly 10,000 members are clinical laboratory professionals, physicians, research scientists, and others involved in developing tests and directing laboratory operations. AACC brings this community together with programs that advance knowledge, expertise, and innovation. AACC is best known for the respected scientific journal Clinical Chemistry, the award-winning patient-centered web site Lab Tests Online, and the world’s largest conference on laboratory medicine and technology. Through these and other programs, AACC advances laboratory medicine and the quality of patient care. Join AACC.
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