RABQSA Certifies Excel Partnership’s Environmental Management Systems Course
Tue, 11/01/2005 - 22:00
Excel Partnership Inc. recently became the first U.S. company to achieve RABQSA certification for its environmental management systems course. The certification was awarded after Excel Partnership proved that the course materials adhere to a strict… New Book Provides Examples of Lean Implementations
Tue, 11/01/2005 - 22:00
A new book contends that top-down lean implementations often fail, and provides specific examples of successful bottom-up approaches. In his new book, Creating Lean Corporations (Productivity Press, 2005), author Jeffrey Morgan shows how the bottom-… BioMed Realty Trust Acquires Two New Properties
Wed, 10/26/2005 - 22:00
BioMed Realty Trust Inc. recently acquired two new properties, one in San Diego and one in the San Francisco area.The company’s new site in San Diego is it ninth in that area. It purchased the 28,704 square-foot facility for $8.5 million from Isis… U.K. Medicines Trade Balance Dips
Wed, 10/26/2005 - 22:00
The balance of trade in medicines for the United Kingdom dipped over the first half of 2005. The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry reports that there was a 14-percent drop in the trade balance over the first six months of 2005 as… Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Minnesota Receives Medicare Drug Contract
Wed, 10/26/2005 - 22:00
Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Minnesota was recently awarded a contract with the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services to offer Medicare Part D prescription drug coverage through its Northern Plains Alliance, a group of six Blue Cross plans… Pharmaceutical Companies Preparing for Avian Flu Outbreak
Wed, 10/26/2005 - 22:00
The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America reports that PhRMA member-companies are helping world governments prepare for the possibility of an avian flu pandemic.An important line of defense in the event of an outbreak will be… Genilogix Releases Validation Accelerator with e-Signature
Wed, 10/26/2005 - 22:00
Responding to a growing demand for automated testing tools by life-sciences companies, Genilogix LLC recently released its Validation Accelerator with e-Signature. The device is designed to work with Mercury’s TestDirector for Quality Center product… Baldrige Collaborative Project Formed
Mon, 10/24/2005 - 22:00
In a plan to “strengthen American business through the successful use of the Baldrige Criteria for Performance Excellence and its framework,” three major quality trade associations have formed the Malcolm Baldrige Collaborative Project. The alliance… ANAB Announces Occupational Health and Safety Management Accreditation Program
Mon, 10/24/2005 - 22:00
The ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board (ANAB) is developing an accreditation program to support ANSI/AIHA Standard Z10, its new American standard for occupational health and safety systems. Because the new standard is compatible with… Minnesota Council for Quality Announces New Judges
Mon, 10/24/2005 - 22:00
Three new judges were recently elected to the 2005 Minnesota Quality Award Panel of Judges. The new judges are Debra Bowers, Independent School District 283 superintendent; Mary Ann Nelson, Minnesota Department of Education assistant commissioner of…
