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3rd International Conference on Stem Cell Engineering (ICSCE)

Posted on March 13, 2012 by Matthew Tanner |

The Society for Biological Engineering (SBE) and the International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) will co-organize the 3rd International Conference on Stem Cell Engineering (ICSCE) which will take place from April 29th to May 2nd in Seattle, WA. Early bird registration ends…

Rethinking the role of the Recombinant DNA Advisory Committee (RAC).

Posted on March 12, 2012 by Matthew Tanner |

The American Society of Gene & Cell Therapy (ASGCT) has sent a letter to the Director of the NIH Office of Biotechnology Activities (OBA) recommending that clinical trials involving the use of human gene therapy no longer need to inform…

Using InfoEd to Enhance Clinical Trial Billing Compliance

Posted on March 12, 2012 by Matthew Tanner |

Medicare and Medicaid fraud have been in the spotlight lately, with news of the indictment of Dr. Jacques Roy and six others in an alleged scheme that cost taxpayers almost $375 million. Payments to over 75 home healthcare agencies have…

Getting More out of InfoEd’s Proposal Development Module

Posted on March 11, 2012 by Roger Wood |

Institutions using InfoEd’s Grants and Contracts solution are familiar with the use of InfoEd’s Proposal Development module to support electronic submission of proposals to the National Institutes of Health and other US government agencies via Grants.gov using system-to-system technology. InfoEd…

Deficiency reporting case study, What would you do?

Posted on March 10, 2012 by Matthew Tanner |

The March issue of Lab Animal contains a “Commentary on Lab Animal Protocol Review” column, and this month’s thought-provoking case study is entitled, “Disagreement between IO and IACUC“. The case states that an IACUC was informed of a ventilation problem…

NIH Regional Seminars – 2012

Posted on March 9, 2012 by Roger Wood |

Registration is open for the 2012 NIH Regional Seminars. Roger Wood, InfoEd Global Sr. Product Manager will be in Indianapolis and Washington, DC for these meetings. If you would like to learn more about InfoEd Global’s Grants and Contracts solutions…

Research Performance Progress Report – PHS Implementation

Posted on March 9, 2012 by Roger Wood |

The Office of Management and Budget and Office of Science and Technology Policy issued a policy memorandum to the heads of executive departments and agencies on April 21, 2010, establishing the uniform RPPR for use by agencies supporting research and…

Change in Criteria for Renewal of Animal Welfare Assurances for Foreign Institutions

Posted on March 9, 2012 by Matthew Tanner |

A Notice (NOT-OD-12-081) was published March 8th, 2012, informing Public Health Service (PHS) grantee institutions of a change in the criteria for renewing the Animal Welfare Assurance for Foreign Institutions (Foreign Assurance). New regulations state that Foreign Assurances are renewed only…

IDSA statement before House Committee on Energy and Commerce’s Subcommittee on Health

Posted on March 9, 2012 by Matthew Tanner |

The Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) read a statement before the House Committee on Energy and Commerce’s Subcommittee on Health today entitled, “Promoting Anti-Infective Development and Antimicrobial Stewardship through the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Prescription Drug User Fee Act…

Dissemination of Funding Opportunity Details

Posted on March 9, 2012 by Roger Wood |

Information dissemination, public awareness, or communication… these are all concepts that every organization struggles with, large or small. Some do it better than others, but some have more resources at their disposal than others. One area that this is important…