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HAPPYneuron Launches the First Online Professional Destination for Clinical Cognitive Training.

May 7, 2012 By Leave a Comment


Mountain View, CA (PRWEB) January 18, 2010

Today at the SharpBrains Global Virtual conference, HAPPYneuron Inc. announce the launch of HAPPYneuron PRO, an online professional destination that delivers managed cognitive therapies for impairments caused by neurotraumatic, neuropsychiatric and neurodegenerative conditions such as Traumatic Brain Injury Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), Stroke, Schizophrenia, Depression, Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), Alzheimer’s disease and more.

The HAPPYneuron PRO online platform today hosts two programs, Rehabilitation and Schizophrenia, with many more available in the coming months. The Rehabilitation program Rehabilitation program enables the ultimate in customizability for unique patient needs. It has been designed by Dr. Bernard Croisile, M.D. Neurology, Ph.D. Neuropsychology, and the exercises have been used in France for over 7 years by cognitive therapists. The Schizophrenia program Schizophrenia program is a complete cognitive cross training program, designed to address the most debilitating cognitive impairments experienced by patients with schizophrenia. The Schizophrenia program was designed in partnership with specialists form the Lausanne Hospital, Switzerland, validated by scientific research and in use by a number of clinics in France, Switzerland and USA.

Each HAPPYneuron PRO program provides a series of cognitive stimulation exercises in the form of interactive FLASH games each designed to target a particular set of cognitive functions and to heighten patient engagement. Cognitive skills stimulated include memory, attention, language, visual-spatial skills and executive functions. “The HAPPYneuron PRO platform delivers highly engaging cognitive skills training programs. Our patients are motivated to work on these web-based exercises because of the appeal of the exercises themselves, and because they are able to track their own progress and performance.” said Enid Gertmenian, LMSW, Lieber Recovery and Rehabilitation Clinic, New York City.

The HAPPYneuron PRO cognitive rehab tools cognitive rehab tools harness the power of the web to enable clinicians to create accounts for their patients and assign an appropriate cognitive training program for their particular condition. The clinician can monitor the patient’s program compliance and performance via the professional interface and gain objective performance measurements. Further, the clinician or researcher can customize the treatment program, and supplement in-office rehab with in-home exercises, thus reducing cost and facilitating a more patient-centric cognitive stimulation program. “The advantage of the HAPPYneuron PRO platform is that it allows individuals to receive a more consistent dose of cognitive enhancement, thereby enabling the flexibility to design innovative research studies not previously possible.” said Christopher R. Bowie, PhD, Dept Psychiatry & Psychology, Queen’s University, Ontario, Canada.

HAPPYneuron PRO professional destination is designed for individual therapist practices and large hospital systems alike. Free 30-day trials are available for all qualified professionals. To learn more, visit http://www.happyneuronpro.com.

About HAPPYneuron, Inc.:

A pioneer in brain training and rehabilitation solutions, HAPPYneuron offers a broad range of scientifically validated, personalized programs in multi-media formats for children, adults and seniors. HAPPYneuron was co-founded by internationally acclaimed and award winning neurologist, Bernard Croisile, MD PhD, and is dedicated to improving cognitive health through evidence based products for individuals and cognitive therapy professionals worldwide. HAPPYneuron is a majority owned subsidiary of Scientific Brain Training (NYSE Euronext: MLSBT). To learn more about HAPPYneuron, Inc. visit http://www.happy-neuron-pro.com.

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Online Luxury Jeweller, Astley Clarke Appoints Carmen Busquets To Its Board

April 23, 2012 By Leave a Comment

London (PRWEB UK) 20 April 2012

Online Luxury Jeweller Astley Clarke (http://www.astleyclarke.com) has appointed luxury fashion entrepreneur Carmen Busquets to its board. The business has recently secured a second round of investment funding from Ms Busquets, taking her total investment to $ 1.2m.

As a founding investor and board director of Net-A-Porter.com, Carmen recognized the potential early on of Astley Clarke because of the Brands online capabilities, its inherent understanding of the international growth opportunities of luxury online, its unique and infectious philosophy on luxury and the exciting development of its successful own luxury jewellery brand. The Astley Clarke brand uses a mixture of intelligent wit and sophistication to appeal to a new generation of luxury consumer; celebrating coloured gemstones and giving the customer the confidence to ?Go Precious Everyday?.

Carmen Busquets commented:

?Astley Clarke is one of the pioneers in building a luxury jewellery brand focused on e-commerce and the first brand to offer a full range of high end, iconic jewellery online, supporting a new generation of luxury consumer who wants the freedom online to choose product that is right for them. I believe that Astley Clarke has the potential to become a global Brand online as well as offline competing in the International Retail Environment.?

The current round of funding is being used to increase brand equity and to look to international markets – its US dollar website launches in April ?12. The funds will also be applied to the development of new luxury jewellery collections and interactive technologies that aim to engage the luxury consumer online.

Alongside its online expansion Astley Clarke has initiated a retail strategy with key partners including Harrods and Liberty. After its first year of trading in Harrods in 2011, Astley Clarke is now one of the bestselling jewellery brands. Astley Clarke will continue to develop its highly successful jewellery Brand in addition to curating the very best jewellery designers from around the world.

?AstleyClarke.com is a pioneer in changing the way luxury consumers shop for jewellery online. We are passionate about our brand and are proud to have carved a unique niche for ourselves as a luxury jewellery brand and e-tailer that is far removed from homogenized mass luxury. Our online nature means that we can speak to the individual by using sophisticated technologies ? this is combined with an incredibly high-end approach to customer service thus re-inventing the way luxury consumers shop.? Bec Astley Clarke

Editor?s Notes:

Carmen Busquets: Carmen was founding investor and board director of Net-A-Porter.com owning a 30% share in the company. As one of two principal shareholders, Carmen had shared control rights with Richemont Group for seven years; together with the founder they played a pivotal role in growing the value of the company. In 2010, she was instrumental in the successful sale of Net-A-Porter to Richemont Group. Carmen was early to recognize the digital opportunity for luxury goods and, in 1998 she began building a private portfolio of online companies.

AstleyClarke.com: Astley Clarke is a category disruptor far removed from traditional fine jewellery brands ? it believes that sophistication, education and intelligent wit are the relevant touch points for today?s luxury consumer. This young, British luxury brand is growing quickly – a highly experienced in-house team in design, ecommerce, marketing, PR and logistics has helped to solidify expansion plans both online and offline. Founded in 2006 with the ambition of becoming the world?s leading luxury online jewellery brand and etailer, AstleyClarke.com sells 14 own label contemporary and fine jewellery collections and jewellery from over 30 British and International jewellery designers. The brand focuses on three core tenets: design, craftsmanship and provenance and prides itself on unrivalled customer service through its Personal Shopping team. The brand saw a 40% like for like growth over the Xmas trading period in 2011. Funding was secured by Chris Grew, Partner in the London Office of International law firm Orrick. http://www.astleyclarke.com. Board members include Ben Holmes from Index Ventures and Mark Esiri from Venrex.

Bec Clarke – Founder and Managing Director: Bec Clarke, Managing Director and Founder of AstleyClarke.com is the inspirational force behind luxury jewellery brand and etailer, AstleyClarke.com. Bec?s vision to create a luxury jewellery environment online was an industry first. Prior to starting AstleyClarke.com, Bec worked across luxury brand consultancy projects, was Commercial Director of iVillage.co.uk and Head of Non-Retail Strategy at Tesco.com. Bec oversaw an investment of GBP2.75m by Europe’s largest VC firm, Index Ventures in May, 2008.

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GeriCareFinder.com Partners With Autumn Leaves Assisted Living. Autumn Leaves Joins Online Network of Over 16,000 Senior Care Providers

February 4, 2012 By Leave a Comment


Los Angeles (PRWEB) August 16, 2010

To continue providing exceptional quality of memory care in a safe and nurturing environment, Dallas-based Autumn Leaves, the region’s premier family of dedicated Alzheimer’s and memory care assisted living communities, has joined the award-winning GeriCareFinder.com, the internet’s fastest growing and most complete source for senior care.

Nationally, GeriCareFinder.com has over 16,000 top quality senior care products and services to help those who begin their search online for home care, retirement homes, assisted living, legal and financial advice for seniors or elder care products and services.

“GeriCareFinder.com will help us continue to build our online marketing presence and better expose Autumn Leaves Assisted Living to those searching for http:Alzheimer’s | dementia care, especially in the states of Texas and Illinois,” said Chad Anderson, President of Constant Care Management Company, which developed Autumn Leaves to bring their family-style management approach to individuals living with Alzheimer’s disease. “On GeriCarefinder.com we’ll be able to effectively show people what kind of care they can expect, and have direct interaction with people searching to find care for an aging parent or loved one.”

“Our motto, ‘Our Family Caring For Your Family’ is the foundation for our philosophy of care and is the tenet upon which all business activities are conducted,” said Anderson. “Each resident and their family become part of our extended family, and are treated as we would treat our own loved ones.”

About Autumn Leaves:

Autumn Leaves is the leading regional provider of assisted living communities dedicated exclusively to caring for individuals living with Alzheimer’s disease and other memory impairments. Family-owned and operated, Autumn Leaves combines a warm, home-like environment with the highest quality care available. With nine Autumn Leaves communities in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex, three locations in the greater Chicago area and three more in development in the greater Houston market, Autumn Leaves is quickly becoming the gold standard for Alzheimer’s and Memory Care Assisted Living.

About GeriCareFinder.com

Founded in 2007 and still the web’s only ‘Complete Source For Senior Care’ GeriCareFinder.com organizes the senior health care world into three simply understood categories of Care Providers, Advisors, plus Products and Services, so by zip code a person can easily find the proper care for the elderly. Additionally, the proprietary My GeriCare Workspace allows online visitors to freely work together with family members who may live thousands of miles away, all securely onsite, thus sharing in the responsibility of finding http:elder care as a family.

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It Can be Cheaper to Buy Medications from a Canadian Online Pharmacy – Even With Insurance

January 31, 2012 By Leave a Comment


Surrey, BC (PRWEB) August 26, 2010

For many Americans, prescription drug treatments are unaffordable ? even for those who have prescription drug coverage in their medical insurance plans. The United States government does not yet have a policy that limits the prices set by drug manufacturers, leading to higher prices for consumers. Canada has several policies in effect that limit the initial price of manufactured drugs, allowing for more affordable pricing and an alternative for Americans on Canadian online pharmacies.

While prescription drug coverage provided by the standard Medicare plan is sufficient for a period of time, once the expense amount is reached, patients enter a coverage gap where they are expected to pay for all of their prescription drugs. With the high price of prescription drugs in the United States, it is easy to reach this expense coverage, especially for patients with long-term conditions such as diabetes, Alzheimer’s disease and depression.

Online Canadian pharmacies provide a safe option for the United States patients that are within this coverage gap or fast approaching it, by helping Americans to save from twenty to eighty percent on prescription medications. Although the US FDA cautions all Americans that imported medications may be unsafe or ineffective, Americans continue the online search for affordable and safe drugs. What they find are CIPA (Canadian International Pharmacy Association) certified online Canadian pharmacies whose pharmaceutical products are of guaranteed safety and effectiveness.

All pharmacies with CIPA certifications provide a safe option for American patients to buy prescription drugs at a discounted price. CIPA certified pharmacies offer savings of up to eighty percent on the exact same medications found on the shelves of American drugstores. American patients, CIPA President Troy Harwood-Jones explains, ?are buying pharmaceuticals online, and they need guidance and direction to locate safe sources for reasonably priced medications.? For American patients struggling to stay afloat in the coverage gap, CIPA certified sites such as Quality Prescription Drugs present an ideal solution that promotes both considerable savings and a secure way to obtain the medication they need.

Quality Prescription Drugs offers convenient, affordable Canadian prescription benefits to those who require it in the United States. Customers can shop with confidence knowing that their medications come from a licensed pharmacy, certified by both CIPA and Pharmacy Checker.

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Online Reputation Repair: Party Politician No More

December 22, 2011 By Leave a Comment


Washington, DC (PRWEB) December 20, 2011

Online Reputation Management, a renowned firm specializing in managing and repairing costumer?s online reputations achieved one of its biggest successes. The firm worked with an East Coast politician to rid the Internet of pictures that could have cost him the election. The project alluded to a disturbing discovering.

About three months before November 2nd?s election, a politician, wishing to remain unknown, came to Online Reputation Management and called his project, ?an emergency that needs to be fixed ASAP.? The Politician discovered that wild pictures of him in College existed around the Internet. The pictures include ones where he is seen at a party in which attendees were partaking in underage drinking and smoking illicit narcotics. While the politician himself denied participating in the illegal events, he was still at the party, and that was enough to hurt him in the polls.

Creating an eight page research study of the Politician?s existing Internet status, the firm knew exactly how to fight the problem. The research depicted exactly what search criteria yielded the wild pictures. The repair team also discovered that of the 159 pictures of the Politician on ?Google Images? 8 of them portrayed him negatively. While the amount was a minority, 3 of the 15 pictures were seen on the first page of Google Images alone. The plethora of pictures, as well as negative articles and writings about the politician, raised suspicion among the reputation repair team.

The reputation repair team discovered that many of the pictures of the politician were actually photo-shopped to make him look worse. As competition on the web heightens, this new spin on ?black hat online tactics? is becoming more common by competitors. The Online Reputation Management reputation repair team was able to use its connections to have many of the pictures taken off. As for the rest, they used very effective strategies to make the negative pictures ?virtually invisible?.

While details of many of the strategies remain confidential, Online Reputation Management has agreed to disclose the following details. The pictures were posted on different Internet platforms, but from the same IP Address, causing the Online Reputation Management team to label it as black hat marketing.?We became curious when our client noted that he did not smoke in college, but pictures of him holding a joint proved otherwise. Our technology team used specific equipment to scrutinize the pictures, and discovered that the joint, and many of the alcohol bottles, were actually photo-shopped in,? says Online Reputation Repair expert Daniel Dean. ?The rest was easy, we contacted what we like to call ?Internet authorities? and were able to remove some of the pictures. In order to remove the rest, we had to use an aggressive, but moral, approach.?

Some of the tactics the online reputation repair team used actually helped the politician?s campaign. The firm?s Public Relations department worked with the politician to re-brand his image, and created Press Releases that highlight his positive traits. ?We all make mistakes, we all partied in College. Something that happened, or in this politician?s case didn?t happen, is hardly a determinant of who we are today and what we are capable of. It is important for people to realize that the Internet, although essential, can be a very deceiving thing,? says Online Reputation Management founder Ed Eshel.

Online Reputation Management?s strategies proved effective when all the remaining negative pictures no longer existed on the first 10 pages of search results. All negative articles, written by competing politicians, were replaced with the new positive ones of the client. The project spread awareness of the prevalence of black hat marketing. The process took two and a half weeks, a record breaking duration for the Online Reputation Management team.

About Online Reputation Management

Online Reputation Management offers effective solutions for your Internet branding and reputation repair needs. The firm specializes in promoting your reputation in a positive light, and driving search engines away from negative reviews about you or your business. Online Reputation Management?s repair services surpass that of competitors, in repairing its customers existing reputations on the web, and thus creating positive ones. Online Reputation Management has been working with top companies, and recognized individuals, specifically in the United States; and have achieved tremendous successes in their Internet reputation repair and management services. Online Reputation Management?s services are ongoing, and consist of Internet marketing techniques successful in expanding the businesses they work with.

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Acadamus Training, LLC Becomes an Approved Online Continuing Education Provider for the State of California

December 20, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Hunt Valley, MD (PRWEB) November 16, 2010

Acadamus Training, LLC, the premier provider of online CNA training programs and continuing medical education solutions for health care professionals announced today their approval to become an online continuing education for the state of California. Pursuant to Health & Safety Code, Section 1337.6 (a)(1), ?at least 12 of the 48 hours of in-service training shall be completed in each of the two years per the statue of California state requirements.”

“Acadamus is excited to be an approved education provider (#7020) through the California Department of Public Heath. California has proven to be a leader in providing resources for the Home Health Care community and we are very excited to be one of those providers and offer California CNA training programs. Health care professionals in the state now have the opportunity to conveniently embrace knowledge, expand their learning options and maintain state compliance through our comprehensive, online training program,” said Sonia Smith, Education Director of Acadamus Training, LLC.

Courses currently offered at Acadamus.com include:

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New for 2012, a Better You! Groundbreaking Online Concierge Will Launch in February Seeking to Revitalize the Health, Fitness and Beauty Industries- BetterYou.com

December 16, 2011 By Leave a Comment


Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) December 14, 2011

BetterYou.com is a groundbreaking online concierge ready to revitalize the health, fitness and beauty industries. Currently in beta phase, BetterYou is the only site that features thousands of independent providers and group fitness classes in the Los Angeles area where consumers can browse and select top professionals in massage, personal training, nutrition, skin care, yoga, and much more. Capitalizing on the ?micro-deal? trend, the site provides limited quantity deals to its community of fitness, beauty and wellness-minded members. With their official launch announced for early February 2012, they will soon change the way people buy fitness services and gym memberships forever.

BetterYou takes pride in handpicking the highest quality professionals in fitness, beauty and wellness and makes them directly accessible to consumers at discounts of 70% and more.

Through a partnership with MindBody Online, a ?class finder? is now also available so members can quickly locate a group fitness class that meets their schedule. Additionally, a team of BetterYou Bloggers contributes original, cutting-edge articles that explore the latest trends in fitness, beauty and wellness, alongside editorial reviews that offer insight of the typical experience one might receive from the selected provider.

Gone are the days where you call your best friend to see where she gets her hair colored, her six pack or her latest diet tips. Through a Facebook connect integration, you can browse your friend?s profile on BetterYou.com to learn what makes them better and choose your providers as needed.

With ?micro-deals,? original content, qualified providers, community reviews, and user-friendly search options, BetterYou.com is more than an online concierge; it?s a better way of becoming a better you.

?We provide a solution for independent fitness providers struggling to compete with large gyms and spas. With BetterYou.com, providers can connect directly with clients to offer a more affordable and customizable way to reach their fitness, wellness and beauty goals.? ?BetterYou.com Founder, Hope Horner.

BetterYou.com is excited to announce its public launch event at the Annenberg Beach House in Santa Monica on Saturday, February 4, 2012 from 10am-2pm. The public event will include fitness demos by celebrity trainers, beauty cabanas, rock-climbing walls, gift bags, a VIP suite and much more.

The site will reach New York City and Chicago by Summer 2012 and plans to be nationwide by 2013.

For media inquiries, contact: Kelley Coughlan | Melrose PR | Kelley(at)melrosepr(dot)com | 310.570.9970

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USAPaydayForever.com Announces Opening For Online Cash Advance Web Writer

December 14, 2011 By Leave a Comment

(PRWEB) December 12, 2011

Recently, a Yahoo financial news release reported that dipping sales from Europe could bode ill for earnings. This article went on to state, “?We are now beginning to see the collateral damage of the events in Europe with the earnings guidance cuts,” wrote Peter Boockvar, equity strategist at Miller Tabak & Co. in New York.? USAPaydayForever.com acknowledged that these reports may indicate future economic sorrows. As such they have further stressed that they are still looking for a new website copywriter. It has become crucial for them to do this. Even with higher consumer spending, they worry that more people will need an online cash advance, so a new copywriter is necessary to help promote their online cash advance services properly.

USAPaydayForever.com recently gave a statement about this recent turn of events. In this statement they are quoted as saying, ?While it?s great that consumers are buying more this holiday season, we?re worried about what?s going to happen with the Euro zone debt crisis, as well as their earnings report. We full it necessary to push onward with our promotional campaign because of this. Thus, we are focused on hiring a new copywriter for our online cash advance services. We?re certainly looking for someone outstanding who will be better than the last writer. Helping our customers with our online cash advance services is one of the most important things to us. Because of this we are making every effort to seek out a new copywriter who can actually handle our current business.”

In other recent new, USAPaydayForever.com made it known that their copywriter had to be fired. They recognized the loss as a delay in their online cash advance promotion campaign. They stress the importance of finding a new one to carry on the campaign. USAPaydayForever.com has also been trucking on with their promotional campaign for their online services. They have still continuously working together with ArticleSearchEngineMarketing.com for their SEO needs.

About USAPaydayForever.com ? USAPaydayForever.com is an online company that helps customer to find and obtain online cash advance services. For more information about USAPaydayForever.com, please visit their website at http://www.usapaydayforever.com.

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Evolution 7 Unveils Latest Project ? Revamped Online Presence for Florey Neuroscience Institutes

November 27, 2011 By Leave a Comment


(PRWEB) January 19, 2011

The unveiling of the new website for Florey Neuroscience Institutes (FNI) this week, undertaken by Melbourne digital agency Evolution 7, marks an exciting day for the research community in Australia.

With more than one in seven Australians experiencing a major brain disorder every year, neuroscience research has gained considerable momentum and FNI is leading the charge. The website launch represents the final stage of a major rebranding effort of the Florey Group, an amalgamation of three organisations ? the Brain Research Institute, the National Stroke Research Institute and the Howard Florey Institute.

A key challenge of the website redevelopment was the complexity of representing the three distinct organisations as one cohesive entity and optimising the website as a multi audience marketing tool. Evolution 7?s solution was to create a centralised online hub with different paths for researchers, students and donors embedded in the information architecture. The focus is on dynamic user experience ? interested lay people are easily able to navigate through research laboratories, view lectures and download publications, whilst a more in-depth view of FNI?s cutting-edge projects is delivered to a peer audience.

The vibrant new design seamlessly integrates FNI?s key messages and values with stunning visual elements to reflect an excitement for science and breakthrough research. Authoritative content is the focus with bold typography and an elegant use of colour and space prompting the user to explore and engage. The sliding campaign panel on the homepage dynamically aggregates content into a stream, keeping the site active and current and maximising feature space.

Built to support FNI?s growth and showcase scientific advancements, site managers have complete control with a powerful content management system driven by Evolution 7?s customised Evolve? architecture.

Evolution 7 Managing Director, Mack Nevill said, “We’re thrilled to be working with FNI at this exciting time and the team really thrived on the challenge of delivering this project, tackling a sophisticated information architecture and a large amount of content and resources. User experience was our primary focus and the site delivers on that promise with an elegant and engaging design. FNI really does some groundbreaking and incredible work and we’re proud to have the opportunity to work with them on this and future projects.?

FNI Marketing and Communications Manager, Robert Hilkes said, ?Our new website represents the final step in a major rebrand exercise for the group. Developing a product with so much information, that operates logically and seamlessly was going to be quite a challenge and that is something we have achieved with Evolution 7. I believe the web is the best single communications tool that we have to engage with our scientific, student and lay audiences and the website delivers on all fronts.?

About Florey Neuroscience Institutes

Florey Neuroscience Institutes comprises the largest neuroscience research team in Australia and one of the top ten brain research centres worldwide. The team of over 300 research and support staff and 90 post-graduate students work across a variety of disease states including stroke, epilepsy, Alzheimer?s disease, multiple sclerosis, depression and addiction.

About Evolution 7

Evolution 7 is a Melbourne-based digital agency bringing together talented creatives and developers to produce stunning, innovative, and inspiring work. We design and implement creative and unique websites, customised applications, and digital strategy. Our clients range from boutique firms to well-known Australian companies and international brands. With a proven track record and over ten years of experience, we consistently deliver work at the highest standard with diligence, passion, and skill.

http://www.florey.edu.au

http://www.evolution7.com.au

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BioConference Live Spring 2011, Online Conference for the Life Sciences Community

November 9, 2011 By Leave a Comment


Yorba Linda, CA (PRWEB) March 4, 2011

BioConference Live, a leading web destination for online-only events for the Life Science and Clinical Diagnostics markets, today announced several speakers and sponsors for the upcoming BioConference Live Spring Life Sciences to take place Monday March 21st and Tuesday March 22nd 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM EST. This edition of BioConference Live, which spans two days, includes presentation sessions of interest to life science professionals in Genetics, Genomics, Proteomics, Neurobiology, Social Media & Life Sciences, Autism, Alzheimer’s Disease, Industry, Translation to Therapy, Defensive Neuropsychiatric Medicine, Electrochemical Detection, Bioinformatics, and Lab Automation.

On Monday, March 21st beginning at 10:00AM EST, the Social Media & Life Sciences Track will begin. The first speaker Stephen Stofflet Ph.D. from Michigan State University, will be presenting on “Social Networking/Media as a Recruitment Tool for University Science Programs”. The next session will be presented by Hamid Ghanadan, the President of The Linus Group – Life Science Marketing, and his topic is “Social Media in Science Marketing: Fad or Function? Dispelling Four Myths and Capitalizing on Three Opportunities”. Following Hamid’s presentation will be a Panel Session given by three experts in the industry: Tina Baumgartner Ph.D. from the Accella Group, Pamela Lund M.Th. from PL Interactive, and Michael Wu Ph.D. from Lithium Technologies. The Panel Session will address “Social Media and Life Sciences: Why you should care about social media (and what you need to know to get started)”. And the final talk within this track will be from Kristy Meyer, the Social Media Manager from Sigma Aldrich, and she will be presenting “Leveraging social media for your research”.

Also on Monday March 21st G. Steven Burrill will be speaking at 2PM EST on the topic of “Biotech 2011 Life Sciences: Looking Back to See Ahead”. Steven Burrill the CEO of Burrill & Company, has been involved in the growth and prosperity of the biotechnology industry for over 40 years. At 5PM EST that same day, Anne Slavotinek M.D. Ph.D., the Associate Professor from the University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine, Pediatrics will be presenting “Phenotypes Associated with Eye Developmental Genes”.

On Tuesday March 22nd at 2PM EST James McGaugh Ph.D., a Research Professor for Neurobiology and Behavior from the University of California, Irvine and School of Biological Sciences will be speaking on the topic of “Stress Hormones, Brain System Activation and the Creation of Lasting Memories”. As the researcher who first discovered and began a project to study the phenomenon of near-endless memory, called “Superior Autobiographical Memory,” Dr. McGaugh was featured on an episode of CBS 60 Minutes, aired on December 19, 2010. Later that day at 4PM EST, Greg Feero M.D. Ph.D., the Special Advisor to the Director for Genomic Medicine at the National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health will be presenting “From base pairs to the bedside: charting a course for the next decade of genomics research”.

BioConference Live offers all the benefits of a conventional conference, with live presentations, peer networking and an exhibit floor — over the web, so that attendees can conveniently participate from any computer, whether in their office, home or the lab. A complete list of speakers and session topics is available at BioConferenceLive.com. To register to attend for free, visit BioConferenceLive.com.

To learn more about presenting, contact Abstracts@BioConferenceLive.com or call (714) 269-2986.

To sponsor BioConference Live, contact Sponsors@BioConferenceLive.com or call (714) 926-6384.

About LabRoots

LabRoots is a social networking utility designed to network the scientific community based on individual scientific experience, discipline, and aptitude. LabRoots is relevant for all scientists including those within the fields of Life Science, Clinical Diagnostics, Healthcare, Environmental Science, Space Science, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, Engineering and Computer Science.

About PlatformQ

PlatformQ is a digital media company producing digital events in the education, energy and healthcare markets. PlatformQ connects people, organizations and associations worldwide, enabling them to meet, interact and learn from leading experts and thought leaders at online events. Virtual events produced by PlatformQ offer great access to content, real-time networking, interactivity, global reach, and efficient use of time and resources for attendees. PlatformQ events provide marketers with a measurable, targeted, and contextual environment for promoting products and services.

BioConference Live are trademarks of LabQ, LLC. All other trademarks or service marks are property of their respective owners.

Press Contact: Greg Cruikshank, press (at) BioConferenceLive (dot) com, 714-926-6384.

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