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Posted on February 16, 2012 by | 1 Comment
On Feb 10th, the Small Business Association (US) published new guidelines in the Federal Register. 37 small business size standard for 34 industries and three sub-industries in the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) were increased. These changes take effect March…
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Posted on February 16, 2012 by |
The National Science Foundation (US)  published today a summary report for 2011. The report demonstrates that NSF awards dropped in number by 13.9% between FY 2010 and FY2 2011; there were 7% fewer proposals in FY 2011 relative to FY 2010…
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Posted on February 15, 2012 by |
The US Food and Drug Administration has released a new draft guidance clarifying IND requirements for radioactive drugs used in positron emission tomography scanning. Clinical use after June 12, 2012, will require an approved marketing application or an expanded access…
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From the White House website: Strengthen National Preparedness for All Hazards, Including Naturally Occurring Threats and Intentional Attacks. The Budget includes $547 million to enhance the advanced development of next generation medical countermeasures against chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear threats.…
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Posted on February 14, 2012 by |
The US Food and Drug Administration marked Valentine’s Day with an informative blog post about cardiovascular health: Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States.  One in every three deaths in our country is from heart disease…
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