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Restore America's Estuaries Announces Long Island Sound Community Impact Fund Subawardees

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Mittwoch, Mai 8, 2024

WASHINGTON, May 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Restore America's Estuaries (RAE) is pleased to announce subawardees for the Long Island Sound Community Impact Fund (LISCIF), which is a partnership with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) with funding made possible by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. A full list of subawardees is located on the LISCIF home page.

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  • WASHINGTON, May 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Restore America's Estuaries (RAE) is pleased to announce subawardees for the Long Island Sound Community Impact Fund (LISCIF), which is a partnership with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) with funding made possible by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
  • Each subawardee project was selected based on their ability to address challenges facing overburdened and underserved communities within the Long Island Sound estuary, managed under the Long Island Sound Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan (CCMP).
  • "RAE is proud to join with EPA and the Long Island Sound Study to support vital projects in the Long Island Sound region that will result in healthier communities and stronger community institutions," said Daniel Hayden, President and CEO of Restore America's Estuaries.
  • "As a former co-chair of the Long Island Sound Caucus, I am committed to securing funding for a revitalized Long Island Sound and secured $40 million for LIS in the 2024 funding bill.

Orchard Software Partners with Luxor Scientific to Expand Testing Services

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Mittwoch, Mai 8, 2024

Luxor Scientific has grown rapidly from a toxicology lab to a full-service referral laboratory that provides laboratory testing for hospitals, clinics, laboratories, universities, and commercial and governmental organizations across the country.

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  • Luxor Scientific has grown rapidly from a toxicology lab to a full-service referral laboratory that provides laboratory testing for hospitals, clinics, laboratories, universities, and commercial and governmental organizations across the country.
  • Luxor Scientific opened in 2016 primarily as a toxicology laboratory with locations in South Carolina and Texas.
  • In 2020 when the coronavirus pandemic started, Luxor Scientific quickly added COVID-19 testing to their menu.
  • The partnership between Orchard Software and Luxor Scientific will enable Luxor Scientific to further expand their testing menu, including additional unique esoteric tests not offered by other laboratories.

Orchard Software's Solutions Provide Support for Labs That Perform LDTs, Now Under FDA Oversight

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Freitag, Mai 3, 2024

The FDA ruling mandates that in vitro diagnostic tests, including LDTs, be considered medical devices under the Federal Food, Drug & Cosmetic Act jurisdiction.

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  • The FDA ruling mandates that in vitro diagnostic tests, including LDTs, be considered medical devices under the Federal Food, Drug & Cosmetic Act jurisdiction.
  • "At Orchard, we realize the impact of the FDA ruling on our laboratory customers and intend to leverage and advance our technology to support them through this change."
  • Orchard's solutions are built with regulatory requirements in mind and designed to track and support the laboratory's quality management systems, standardized workflows, as well as interoperability and analytics needs.
  • With this functionality, the LIS can be a tremendous tool to help labs address these significant, new requirements.

DigitCells Unveils Proprietary TWO-D system at AUA 2024, Revolutionizing Pathology Workflows

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Mittwoch, Mai 1, 2024

CHICAGO, May 1, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- DigitCells, a leading innovator in complete digital pathology solutions and a subsidiary company of GoPath Diagnostics, is excited to announce the launch of its groundbreaking Tissue Workflow Optimization for Digital (TWOD) system for prostate at the upcoming 2024 American Urological Association (AUA) Annual Meeting in San Antonio, Texas.

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  • The TWOD system represents a revolutionary leap in pathology workflows, delivering unprecedented efficiency gains and setting a new benchmark in digital pathology."
  • Dr. Jim Lu, CEO and Medical Director of GoPath Diagnostics
    The TWOD system streamlines biopsy tissue workflows, significantly enhancing efficiency to meet the demands of today's pathology environment.
  • This process is centrally managed by TWOD's LIS and IMS system which integrates laboratory information and pathology imaging with embedded augmented intelligence and pathology sign-out functions.
  • The TWOD system bridges the gap between histopathology and digital pathology, reducing cost and improving workflow efficiency.

DigitCells Unveils Proprietary TWO-D system at AUA 2024, Revolutionizing Pathology Workflows

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Dienstag, April 30, 2024

CHICAGO, April 30, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- DigitCells, a leading innovator in complete digital pathology solutions and a subsidiary company of GoPath Diagnostics, is excited to announce the launch of its groundbreaking Tissue Workflow Optimization for Digital (TWOD) system for prostate at the upcoming 2024 American Urological Association (AUA) Annual Meeting in San Antonio, Texas.

Key Points: 
  • The TWOD system represents a revolutionary leap in pathology workflows, delivering unprecedented efficiency gains and setting a new benchmark in digital pathology."
  • Dr. Jim Lu, CEO and Medical Director of GoPath Diagnostics
    The TWOD system streamlines biopsy tissue workflows, significantly enhancing efficiency to meet the demands of today's pathology environment.
  • This process is centrally managed by TWOD's LIS and IMS system which integrates laboratory information and pathology imaging with embedded augmented intelligence and pathology sign-out functions.
  • The TWOD system bridges the gap between histopathology and digital pathology, reducing cost and improving workflow efficiency.

Li-S Energy Next Generation Batteries Pass Critical Safety Tests

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Mittwoch, Mai 1, 2024

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  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240501670931/en/
    The nail penetration tests were performed on multi-layer 2.5Ah lithium sulfur cells built on the company’s Phase 2 micro-production line.
  • Nail penetration tests involve penetrating the battery cell with a steel nail under precise conditions in a blast proof test chamber.
  • This is nearly double the gravimetric energy density and comparable for volumetric energy density to current lithium-ion batteries.
  • Li-S Energy CEO Dr Lee Finniear said: “Amid growing public concern about the safety of lithium-ion batteries and battery fires, delivering a safe battery is vitally important.

BYG4lab®, Innovator of Next Generation Software Suites for Laboratories and Diagnostics, Appoints Tim Bickley as VP Sales US to Spearhead Entry into US market

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Mittwoch, April 10, 2024

This key executive appointment and expansion marks a significant milestone to introduce the company’s innovative laboratory solutions to the US.

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  • This key executive appointment and expansion marks a significant milestone to introduce the company’s innovative laboratory solutions to the US.
  • BYG4lab is a global software company specializing in clinical laboratory and diagnostic data management solutions.
  • Prior to joining BYG4lab, Tim held VP Sales and Marketing roles at leading laboratory information solution vendors.
  • ASM - American Society for Microbiology, June 13th - 17th, Atlanta, GA.
    ADLM - Association for Diagnostics & Laboratory Management, July 28 - August 1st, Chicago, IL.

Seacoast Laboratory Data Systems Announces new KPI Report Dashboard for SurroundLab AR

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Mittwoch, April 24, 2024

DOVER, N.H., April 24, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Seacoast Laboratory Data Systems, a nationwide leader in providing customizable LIS and AR software solutions for commercial and hospital outreach laboratories, recently announced the addition of SurroundLabTM Data Insights for SurroundLabTM AR.

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  • Discover the new cutting-edge Data Insights web report dashboard for SurroundLab AR.
  • Explore the easy-to-use dashboard which includes industry standard Key Performance Indicators providing valuable insights into your business performance.
  • DOVER, N.H., April 24, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Seacoast Laboratory Data Systems, a nationwide leader in providing customizable LIS and AR software solutions for commercial and hospital outreach laboratories, recently announced the addition of SurroundLab TM Data Insights for SurroundLabTM AR.
  • commented John Herring, President and CEO of Seacoast Laboratory Data Systems Inc.
    Providing a clear and comprehensive view into critical business metrics, SurroundLabTM Data Insights web report dashboard was designed with the busy lab professional in mind.

Orchard Software Announces New Billing Functionality to Improve Reimbursements

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Dienstag, April 23, 2024

CARMEL, Ind., April 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Orchard Software announced the release of its expanded billing functionality to include insurance verification automation.

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  • CARMEL, Ind., April 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Orchard Software announced the release of its expanded billing functionality to include insurance verification automation.
  • Orchard's newly enabled insurance verification can decrease denial rates that may delay reimbursements.
  • "Healthcare organizations and their laboratories can benefit from our updated billing support by integration with insurance verification vendors, eliminating that manual process and allowing automated responses from insurance verification vendors to update the patient record," said Billie Whitehurst, CEO of Orchard Software.
  • This added support will reduce billing discrepancies and allow laboratories to seamlessly perform insurance verification prior to claim submission—reducing rejected claims and improving billing efficiency.

Valid8 Demos End-to-End NG911 Network Emulation at IWCE

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Montag, April 22, 2024

Valid8.com, Inc., a leading provider of test and emulation solutions for next-generation devices and networks, today announced the successful demonstration of a comprehensive NG911 network emulation using their industry leading protocol testing tools.

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  • Valid8.com, Inc., a leading provider of test and emulation solutions for next-generation devices and networks, today announced the successful demonstration of a comprehensive NG911 network emulation using their industry leading protocol testing tools.
  • During the 2024 IWCE event in the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, FL, Valid8, located at booth 553, held regular demonstrations of their critical communication testing tools.
  • "NG911 offers a tremendous opportunity for the industry in the area of critical communications," said Ian Carpenter, CEO of Valid8.
  • "Our depth of experience and cost-effective emulation tools were on display as we demonstrated a real emergency scenario being tested in the NG911 network.