Five months after the commercial launch of its medical device, CerviLenz Inc. of Chagrin Falls is ramping up for a national marketing push in the third quarter.

The wand-like CerviLenz measures the vaginal cervical length of pregnant women showing signs of preterm labor. In August, Ob.Gyn. Newsreported that in a study involving 52 women, CerviLenz was "similar inefficacy" to another widely used test that, unlike a CerviLenz test,requires lab work.

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The October issue of the journal Experimental Neurology reportson a study showing that MultiStem, a patented adult stem cell therapyproduct from Cleveland-based biopharmaceutical firm Athersys Inc., mitigated the damage of traumatic brain injuries in lab experiments.

MultiStemuses multipotent adult progenitor cells, or MAPC, which "are obtainedfrom the bone marrow or other tissue sources of healthy, consentingadult donors," according to an Athersys release. In an abstract... Read more >

On October 18, venture capitalists, engineers, journalists and techgeeks from around the world will gather in San Francisco for i-stage, acompetition in which inventors and developers vie for VIP access to themassive International Consumer Electronics Show in January. For thefinalists who will present their creations, it's an opportunity of alifetime — and not just because of the $50,000 prize. Imagine if theNFL held open tryouts, and the winner got to play in the Super Bowl.Read more >

Everyone knows that powdered sugar will dissolve more quickly in yourcoffee than a sugar cube — and that stirring will help either dissolveeven faster. Applying that principal to manufacturing is not so simple,but new technology from Cleveland-based Arisdyne Systems is helping corn ethanol producers achieve higher yields from the same raw materials and energy.

Arisdyne'shydrodynamic cavitation technology harnesses the power of cavitation,the tiny implosions that occur i... Read more >

For some, the allure of online shopping is never having to deal with apushy salesperson. The downside of avoiding a human is howtime-consuming it can be to search on your own. Try typing "car" or"blender" or "snarky t-shirt" into Google and see how long it takes tofind precisely what you want. So it's not surprising when Envirosell,which studies shoppers' behavior, reports that web surfers are 40percent more likely to linger on sites with some sort of personalizedexperience.
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