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Claro Scientific, USF Create SpectraWave To Get Rapid Blood Test Results
Claro Scientific, LLC, based in St. Petersburg, in partnership with the University of South Florida, have created an innovative diagnostic product platform called SpectraWave. This technology allows those in the medical profession as well as the patients they serve the ability to get results for certain blood tests within minutes instead of hours. In 2010, Claro joined forces with the Program for Appropriate Technology in Health (PATH), along with USAID, part of Health and Human Services (HHS). The goal of the partnership is to understand how to bring SpectraWave to patients in Africa to test for anemia and malaria."If a child in Africa is found anemic and is treated for anemia without knowing if malaria is present, the drugs used to treat anemia can turn malaria into a fatal infection," says Tom McLain CEO of Claro Scientific. Claro is currently doing studies alongside BayCare to rapidly identify bacterial infections, such as staph, in blood. "For every hour that a bacterial infection in the blood goes undiagnosed, your chances of dying from it goes up by almost eight percent," McLain says. "This is a case where not only hours but minutes count. Through the use of SpectraWave our studies show that we are able to identify the cause of infection in less than five minutes." McLain says the core technology behind SpectraWave was developed at USF through grand support totaling $12 million. He says that there have been enough advances in technology to manufacture commercial ready systems for clinical studies, however funding is needed. "Bringing SpectraWave to market requires a lot of different skill sets," McLain says. "We are looking for partners in the Tampa Bay area and throughout Florida who complement our expertise. Those would be partners in manufacturing, system integration, clinical trials and market studies who are experts in their respective fields."Writer: Kimberly PattersonSource: Tom McLain, Claro Scientific
Chalk Walk Celebrates Art, Hyde Park Village
Art is about to hit the streets. Quite literally, in fact. And a group in Tampa is hoping its gallery will enhance art and business in a Tampa retail district.The Tampa Bay Businesses for Culture and the Arts (TBBCA) is hosting the third annual Chalk Walk art festival from March 18-20 in Tampa's Hyde Park Village. To augment the event, the TBBCA is fashioning a gallery from a village storefront to showcase the art of artists participating in the Chalk Walk festival. The gallery is currently open and will remain open until April 2. Christina Campbell, TBBCA's general manager, says the event and the gallery are part of the group's mission to enhance business and art through cooperative partnership. "We firmly believe that art is good for business and business is good for the arts," says Campbell. "Individuals can not only stroll in and out of the gallery looking at the beautiful works, but also see the space that is available."Campbell says the gallery is a win-win for artists and commercial realtors. The Chalk Walk artists that participate in the gallery make 100 percent on their sales. The donated retail space from Hyde Park Village not only helps the artists by providing them the perfect opportunity to display their works but to also make and save some money. The gallery space benefits Hyde Park Village because it activates and shows the space in a different light, full of exciting and engaging images. While people walk through the gallery space they are also able to see the type and size of some of the spaces available for retail.Campbell says the gallery idea seems to be working. "Last year's gallery location is now occupied by a business."Writer: Missy KavanaughSource: Christina Campbell, Tampa Bay Businesses for Culture and the Arts
Ultramatics Seeks High-Tech Workforce, Adds Jobs At Oldsmar Headquarters
Ultramatics, a company that provides innovative and strategic methods to enable organizations to deliver effective solutions faster, has several high-tech vacancies at its company headquarters in Oldsmar. Ultramatics is seeking "top quality experienced professionals who are highly motivated," according to its website. Current vacancies include sales executive, senior architect, senior business analyst, application support engineer, senior WebSphere commerce ceveloper, and WebSphere portal developer. Ultramatics now employs 40 and company leaders are optimistic about growing that number to 100 by the end of 2010. Future jobs are expected to be filled by highly technical workers including architects and developers in the WebSphere space. Lisa Martinez, director of human capital, says the company is among "the most successful, results-oriented providers'' of service-oriented architecture solutions and related services. "We are known for technological innovation based on proven SOA principles that help customers achieve ambitious business goals while preserving important infrastructure investments,'' says Martinez. "It's why IBM awarded its prestigious Beacon Award for SOA Innovation to Ultramatics in 2007, and it's why many leading companies in healthcare, finance, transportation and telecommunications continually turn to Ultramatics." "Our ability to seamlessly integrate Web 2.0, Enterprise Search and Security advances further differentiates Ultramatics,'' she adds. "We apply a flexible delivery model that gives our customers the option of relying on their in-house IT development resources and our training and consulting services – or to leverage our own high-quality, industry-certified development teams." Founded in 2001, Ultramatics is privately held and has offices in India. Clients include IBM, AT&T, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida, Bell South Corporation, CSX, Perot Systems, United Healthcare, Panasonic and others. Writer: Lisa Clementi Source: Lisa Martinez, Ultramatics
Carlson Studio Marketing Team Expands In Sarasota
Carlson Studio Marketing, a full service PR agency that helps clients accomplish sustainability objectives and realize marketing advantages from eco friendly policies and initiatives, has added a new public relations coordinator, Elena Teovska. Teovska will work closely with the firm to achieve strategic media relations and marketing goals. Carlson Studio Marketing, a member of the Sarasota County Green Business Partnership, was established in 2006 and is a Florida certified Minority Business Enterprise. "I anticipate the largest job opportunity and creation to come through the public sector for at least the next two years as the result of federal stimulus funding aimed at creating renewable energy and green jobs", says CEO Grace Carlson. "Our firm is positioning itself to be the most well-rounded and cost-effective solution for public sectors who need to add interim capacity as they deliver the services provided through the federal stimulus program.'' Carlson's firm has worked with the Tampa Bay Area Regional Transportation Authority (TBARTA) since October 2008 performing public education and outreach services in Manatee and Sarasota counties to help communicate the agency's interest in developing sustainable, walkable communities within the Tampa Bay region. CSM also worked with The Wellness Community to develop and execute a capital campaign for its new Lakewood Ranch facility, which is designed to meet U.S. Green Building Council LEED Gold certification. CSM is currently in the running for two new projects: a marketing campaign for a Sarasota community that wants to establish its identity and brand as a green community, and for a healthy lifestyle community pilot project that will be funded through the Centers for Disease Control in select U.S. cities. Writer: Lisa Clementi Source: Grace Carlson, Carlson Studio Marketing
Claro Scientific, USF Create SpectraWave To Get Rapid Blood Test Results
Claro Scientific, LLC, based in St. Petersburg, in partnership with the University of South Florida, have created an innovative diagnostic product platform called SpectraWave. This technology allows those in the medical profession as well as the patients they serve the ability to get results for certain blood tests within minutes instead of hours. In 2010, Claro joined forces with the Program for Appropriate Technology in Health (PATH), along with USAID, part of Health and Human Services (HHS). The goal of the partnership is to understand how to bring SpectraWave to patients in Africa to test for anemia and malaria."If a child in Africa is found anemic and is treated for anemia without knowing if malaria is present, the drugs used to treat anemia can turn malaria into a fatal infection," says Tom McLain CEO of Claro Scientific. Claro is currently doing studies alongside BayCare to rapidly identify bacterial infections, such as staph, in blood. "For every hour that a bacterial infection in the blood goes undiagnosed, your chances of dying from it goes up by almost eight percent," McLain says. "This is a case where not only hours but minutes count. Through the use of SpectraWave our studies show that we are able to identify the cause of infection in less than five minutes." McLain says the core technology behind SpectraWave was developed at USF through grand support totaling $12 million. He says that there have been enough advances in technology to manufacture commercial ready systems for clinical studies, however funding is needed. "Bringing SpectraWave to market requires a lot of different skill sets," McLain says. "We are looking for partners in the Tampa Bay area and throughout Florida who complement our expertise. Those would be partners in manufacturing, system integration, clinical trials and market studies who are experts in their respective fields."Writer: Kimberly PattersonSource: Tom McLain, Claro Scientific
Chalk Walk Celebrates Art, Hyde Park Village
Art is about to hit the streets. Quite literally, in fact. And a group in Tampa is hoping its gallery will enhance art and business in a Tampa retail district.The Tampa Bay Businesses for Culture and the Arts (TBBCA) is hosting the third annual Chalk Walk art festival from March 18-20 in Tampa's Hyde Park Village. To augment the event, the TBBCA is fashioning a gallery from a village storefront to showcase the art of artists participating in the Chalk Walk festival. The gallery is currently open and will remain open until April 2. Christina Campbell, TBBCA's general manager, says the event and the gallery are part of the group's mission to enhance business and art through cooperative partnership. "We firmly believe that art is good for business and business is good for the arts," says Campbell. "Individuals can not only stroll in and out of the gallery looking at the beautiful works, but also see the space that is available."Campbell says the gallery is a win-win for artists and commercial realtors. The Chalk Walk artists that participate in the gallery make 100 percent on their sales. The donated retail space from Hyde Park Village not only helps the artists by providing them the perfect opportunity to display their works but to also make and save some money. The gallery space benefits Hyde Park Village because it activates and shows the space in a different light, full of exciting and engaging images. While people walk through the gallery space they are also able to see the type and size of some of the spaces available for retail.Campbell says the gallery idea seems to be working. "Last year's gallery location is now occupied by a business."Writer: Missy KavanaughSource: Christina Campbell, Tampa Bay Businesses for Culture and the Arts
Ultramatics Seeks High-Tech Workforce, Adds Jobs At Oldsmar Headquarters
Ultramatics, a company that provides innovative and strategic methods to enable organizations to deliver effective solutions faster, has several high-tech vacancies at its company headquarters in Oldsmar. Ultramatics is seeking "top quality experienced professionals who are highly motivated," according to its website. Current vacancies include sales executive, senior architect, senior business analyst, application support engineer, senior WebSphere commerce ceveloper, and WebSphere portal developer. Ultramatics now employs 40 and company leaders are optimistic about growing that number to 100 by the end of 2010. Future jobs are expected to be filled by highly technical workers including architects and developers in the WebSphere space. Lisa Martinez, director of human capital, says the company is among "the most successful, results-oriented providers'' of service-oriented architecture solutions and related services. "We are known for technological innovation based on proven SOA principles that help customers achieve ambitious business goals while preserving important infrastructure investments,'' says Martinez. "It's why IBM awarded its prestigious Beacon Award for SOA Innovation to Ultramatics in 2007, and it's why many leading companies in healthcare, finance, transportation and telecommunications continually turn to Ultramatics." "Our ability to seamlessly integrate Web 2.0, Enterprise Search and Security advances further differentiates Ultramatics,'' she adds. "We apply a flexible delivery model that gives our customers the option of relying on their in-house IT development resources and our training and consulting services – or to leverage our own high-quality, industry-certified development teams." Founded in 2001, Ultramatics is privately held and has offices in India. Clients include IBM, AT&T, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida, Bell South Corporation, CSX, Perot Systems, United Healthcare, Panasonic and others. Writer: Lisa Clementi Source: Lisa Martinez, Ultramatics
Carlson Studio Marketing Team Expands In Sarasota
Carlson Studio Marketing, a full service PR agency that helps clients accomplish sustainability objectives and realize marketing advantages from eco friendly policies and initiatives, has added a new public relations coordinator, Elena Teovska. Teovska will work closely with the firm to achieve strategic media relations and marketing goals. Carlson Studio Marketing, a member of the Sarasota County Green Business Partnership, was established in 2006 and is a Florida certified Minority Business Enterprise. "I anticipate the largest job opportunity and creation to come through the public sector for at least the next two years as the result of federal stimulus funding aimed at creating renewable energy and green jobs", says CEO Grace Carlson. "Our firm is positioning itself to be the most well-rounded and cost-effective solution for public sectors who need to add interim capacity as they deliver the services provided through the federal stimulus program.'' Carlson's firm has worked with the Tampa Bay Area Regional Transportation Authority (TBARTA) since October 2008 performing public education and outreach services in Manatee and Sarasota counties to help communicate the agency's interest in developing sustainable, walkable communities within the Tampa Bay region. CSM also worked with The Wellness Community to develop and execute a capital campaign for its new Lakewood Ranch facility, which is designed to meet U.S. Green Building Council LEED Gold certification. CSM is currently in the running for two new projects: a marketing campaign for a Sarasota community that wants to establish its identity and brand as a green community, and for a healthy lifestyle community pilot project that will be funded through the Centers for Disease Control in select U.S. cities. Writer: Lisa Clementi Source: Grace Carlson, Carlson Studio Marketing
