At an official signing ceremony at the Chengdu City Hall in China, the Municipality of Chengdu and VSTEP (developers of RescueSim) signed a Letter of Intent to build an extensive emergency response training system using the RescueSim virtual training platform. RescueSim helps emergency response teams prepare for any incident imaginable by letting them train in a realistic virtual environment, without the dangers, costs, and time associated with traditional practical training.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced the award of $2 million to support two regional Centers of Excellence in Regulatory Science and Innovation (CERSI). The centers, which will be located at the University of Maryland and Georgetown University, will focus on strengthening the sciences and training needed to modernize and improve the ways drugs and medical devices are reviewed and evaluated - a major focus within the FDA.
Meridian Medical Technologies Inc., a Pfizer company, has announced the U.S. launch of a new single-vial dose of CYANOKIT® (hydroxocobalamin for injection), which replaces the previous kit containing two 2.5-g vials.
The Memex Solutions Team, a leading provider of intelligence management, data integration, and search and analysis solutions, has announced that the State of Nebraska's law enforcement fusion center, the Nebraska Information Analysis Center (NIAC), has unveiled a public-facing Web site for the collection of Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) from the general public. The automated Web site delivers these time-sensitive tips, and leads, to the Memex software platform to help law enforcement analysts prioritize, evaluate, review, and respond to SARs more effectively to help prevent future crimes.
Fairleigh Dickinson University (FDU), working in collaboration with the New York Times (NYT) Knowledge Network, to offer this six course certificate program which provides valuable lessons for those entering health & human services occupations.
To better plan for future disasters, researchers at the Purdue School of Civil Engineering are developing detailed models to predict how local populations behave during hurricane evacuations. "The models will be used by public policymakers to improve how evacuations are carried out," said Satish Ukkusuri, an associate professor of civil engineering at Purdue.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has announced the establishment of two industry-specific centers: the Center of Excellence and Expertise - Electronics, in Los Angeles; and the Center of Excellence and Expertise - Pharmaceuticals, in New York City. The centers will continue efforts to increase the uniformity of practices in and throughout U.S. ports of entry, facilitate the timely resolution of trade compliance issues nationwide, and further strengthen critical agency knowledge of key industry practices.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released its initial "FluView" report for the U.S. 2011-2012 flu season, and includes a message that, because flu activity is currently low, now would be "the perfect time to get vaccinated." Fortunately, there should be large quantities of vaccine available, because the supply is projected to set a U.S. record.
RAM Mounts and the GammaTech Computer Corporation have announced that they have teamed up to provide vehicle mounts that will securely hold a variety of Durabook units in patrol cars and other police vehicles. RAM's Tough-Tray universal laptop tray perfectly adapts to GammaTech Durabook's rugged convertible U12C models, rugged S15C and D14RM, and fully rugged convertible R13S.
IdentyTech's new IDT Wallmount terminal, a full identification center based on a secured solution, features Lumidigm's multispectral imaging fingerprint sensors. The Wallmount terminal operates as either a stand-alone solution or as part of an enterprise network for both logical and physical access control.
