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Biomedical innovation in the UK: an interview with Zahid Latif

The biomedical research base is one of the UK's strengths; over 1500 companies in the Pharmaceuticals and biotechnology area are established in the UK employing over 70,000.

22 Jan 2016

Simple & Efficient Protocol for Native Chromatin Immunoprecipitation

Chromatrap, a business unit of Porvair Sciences, announces a new patented protocol that is able to simply, quickly and efficiently enrich transcription factors from Native Chromatin.

From Chromatrap® - Porvair Sciences Ltd 22 Jan 2016

PGD model could provide policy guideposts for human genome editing

Human genome editing for both research and therapy is progressing, raising ethical questions among scientists around the world.

22 Jan 2016

Researchers explore ways to use light to combat cancer

Immunotherapy is one of the hottest emerging areas of cancer research. After all, using the body's own cells to fight cancer can be more effective and less invasive than flooding the entire system with toxic chemicals.

22 Jan 2016

Metabolic profile derived from routine newborn screenings could determine infant's gestational age

Knowing if an infant was born on time or prematurely can make all the difference in deciding what medical care the baby needs.

22 Jan 2016

Aged Garlic Extract beneficial for preventing heart disease

The supplement Aged Garlic Extract can reverse the buildup of deadly plaque in arteries and help prevent the progression of heart disease, according to a new study scheduled for publication in the Journal of Nutrition.

22 Jan 2016

New brain imaging technique may help identify children at risk of developing depression

A new brain imaging study from MIT and Harvard Medical School may lead to a screen that could identify children at high risk of developing depression later in life.

22 Jan 2016

MDxHealth recognized with 2015 Global Frost & Sullivan Award for Technology Innovation

Based on its recent analysis of the prostate cancer diagnostics market, Frost & Sullivan recognizes MDxHealth with the 2015 Global Frost & Sullivan Award for Technology Innovation. To advance molecular diagnostic tests for urological cancers, MDxHealth supplemented its prostate cancer test, ConfirmMDx, with a urine-based "liquid-biopsy" test called SelectMDx.

21 Jan 2016

AbbVie doses first subject in adalimumab clinical trial using Halozyme's ENHANZE technology

Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. today announced that AbbVie has dosed the first subject in a clinical trial evaluating the safety and pharmacokinetics of adalimumab with Halozyme's proprietary ENHANZE technology.

21 Jan 2016

MD Anderson and AbbVie join forces to design new immunotherapy cancer patients

The immunotherapy platform at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and the global biopharmaceutical company AbbVie will join forces to find new ways to unleash the immune system's potential to fight cancer.

21 Jan 2016

Centinel Spine reports FDA clearance and first surgical implantation of ALTOS system

Centinel Spine, Inc., announces the U.S. Food and Drug Administration clearance of ALTOS, a posterior cervical thoracic stabilization system indicated for use in either the lateral masses of the cervical spine or the pedicles of the cervical-thoracic spine. The first surgical implantation of the ALTOS system was performed by Gery Hsu, MD, CRMC Medical Associates, Coffeyville, KS on January 4, 2016.

21 Jan 2016

Singularity University, BD establish collaborative relationship to tackle global healthcare challenges

Singularity University, a benefit corporation focused on empowering leaders to leverage exponentially growing technologies to tackle the world's greatest challenges, and BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company), a leading global medical technology company, have established a collaborative relationship where BD will leverage SU's expertise, innovation space, tools and inspiration to create new growth opportunities for healthcare and BD.

21 Jan 2016

Technology leader award given to Leica Microsystems

Wetzlar, Germany. The research and consulting company Frost & Sullivan has recognized Leica Microsystems’ newly acquired Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) company Bioptigen of Morrisville, North Carolina, USA, as a technology leader and pioneer of the North American ophthalmic imaging industry.

From Leica Microsystems GmbH 21 Jan 2016

Duke researchers closer to developing rapid blood test for bacterial and viral infections

Researchers at Duke Health are fine-tuning a test that can determine whether a respiratory illness is caused by infection from a virus or bacteria so that antibiotics can be more precisely prescribed.

21 Jan 2016

High-traffic 'hub neurons' may play role in understanding brain health

Just as most of the world's air travel passes through a few major hubs, the majority of information in the brain flows through similarly well-traveled routes, Indiana University scientists have found.

21 Jan 2016

Eldermark obtains exclusive license to market eMenuCHOICE to senior living and skilled nursing settings

Most adults are accustomed to choosing what they want to eat at each meal. However, when they enter a senior housing or skilled nursing facility, the option to make food choices has traditionally gone away. On the operations side, rising food costs place stress on already tight budgets.

21 Jan 2016

CSU's BioMARC awarded DoD contract to help develop new vaccines to combat encephalitic viruses

Colorado State University's Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing and Academic Resource Center has been awarded a 10-month, $4.6 million contract funded by the Department of Defense to help develop and manufacture new vaccines to fight encephalitic viruses that cause inflammation of the brain.

21 Jan 2016

Virtual reality needs to overcome key challenges to become a success, says Vicon

Vicon, the motion capture technology specialist for the entertainment, engineering and life sciences industries, has revealed that virtual reality will need to overcome key challenges including the production of affordable consumer devices, in order for it to become a success.

21 Jan 2016

UC Berkeley researchers make major improvement in CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing technology

University of California, Berkeley, researchers have made a major improvement in CRISPR-Cas9 technology that achieves an unprecedented success rate of 60 percent when replacing a short stretch of DNA with another.

21 Jan 2016

Agienic issued three key U.S. patents for novel copper-based antimicrobial materials

Agienic Inc., an Arizona-based innovator in antimicrobial technology, announced today the issuance of three key U.S. patents on their novel copper-based antimicrobial materials.

21 Jan 2016

Technology News and Research

Biomedical innovation in the UK: an interview with Zahid Latif

Simple & Efficient Protocol for Native Chromatin Immunoprecipitation

PGD model could provide policy guideposts for human genome editing

Researchers explore ways to use light to combat cancer

Metabolic profile derived from routine newborn screenings could determine infant's gestational age

Aged Garlic Extract beneficial for preventing heart disease

New brain imaging technique may help identify children at risk of developing depression

MDxHealth recognized with 2015 Global Frost & Sullivan Award for Technology Innovation

AbbVie doses first subject in adalimumab clinical trial using Halozyme's ENHANZE technology

MD Anderson and AbbVie join forces to design new immunotherapy cancer patients

Centinel Spine reports FDA clearance and first surgical implantation of ALTOS system

Singularity University, BD establish collaborative relationship to tackle global healthcare challenges

Technology leader award given to Leica Microsystems

Duke researchers closer to developing rapid blood test for bacterial and viral infections

High-traffic 'hub neurons' may play role in understanding brain health

Eldermark obtains exclusive license to market eMenuCHOICE to senior living and skilled nursing settings

CSU's BioMARC awarded DoD contract to help develop new vaccines to combat encephalitic viruses

Virtual reality needs to overcome key challenges to become a success, says Vicon

UC Berkeley researchers make major improvement in CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing technology

Agienic issued three key U.S. patents for novel copper-based antimicrobial materials

Event guide: 4th Extra-Hepatic Lipid-Based Nanoparticles Delivery Summit eBook

The Critical Role of Sample Storage in Drug Discovery and Development

Advancing Neuroscience Research Through Collaboration and Patient-Centered Innovation

The impact of vibration on microscopy

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