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The race is on for a coronavirus vaccine, 70 candidates, 3 at human trial stage

Amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) global pandemic that is infecting millions of people across the globe, hope sparks as the World Health Organization (WHO) reports that seventy vaccination trials for the novel coronavirus are underway, with three already at the human trial stage.

14 Apr 2020

UK collaborates with Google, Apple on contact tracing App

The UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock recently announced that the UK government’s National Health Service (NHS) is planning to release an app that will alert people who have been in the proximity of a self-reported symptomatic individual – via anonymous phone-to-phone alerts.

14 Apr 2020

Researchers identify COVID-19 drug lead treatments

An international team of researchers has tested more than 10,000 compounds to identify six drug candidates that may help treat COVID-19.

9 Apr 2020

Using computer software to optimize treatment for diabetic kidney diseases

Diabetic kidney diseases are the main cause of kidney failure in industrialized countries. An international, EU-funded R&D project - which is being headed by the Medical University of Innsbruck, and involves collaboration with the Medical University of Vienna and international partners - is being implemented with the aim of using computer software to provide personalized predictions of the disease's progression and bring about improvements in individuals' responses to treatment.

9 Apr 2020

Phylogenetic network analysis provides ‘snapshot’ of COVID-19 origins

Researchers from Cambridge, UK, and Germany have reconstructed the early "evolutionary paths" of COVID-19 in humans - as infection spread from Wuhan out to Europe and North America - using genetic network techniques.

9 Apr 2020

GlobalData: Australia’s commitment to support clinical trial ecosystem will benefit medical device sector

Australia is dedicating more government funding towards the establishment of a vibrant clinical trial ecosystem in order to accelerate the design, development, verification and product launch processes of medical devices, says GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company.

9 Apr 2020

First open modeling tool helps compare different COVID-19 spreading scenarios

Researchers from the Multidisciplinary Institute of Medium Study Institute "Ramón Margalef" from Alicante University, in collaboration with epidemiologists from the National Centre for Tropical Medicine of the Carlos III Health Institute of Madrid, have developed the first open modeling tool with which to compare different COVID-19 spreading scenarios.

8 Apr 2020

Combining Improved Ion Usage Efficiency with Data Independent Acquisition to Quantify Proteomes

In this interview, Dr. Ben Collins, Reader from the School of Biological Sciences, Queen’s University Belfast talks to News-Medical Life Sciences about his research and work into diaPASEF workflow.

From Bruker Daltonics 8 Apr 2020

Next-Generation Microscopy Image Analysis with Deep-Learning Technology

Image analysis is a critical part of many life science applications. Analyses that rely on segmentation to extract targets, such as cells and organelles, from the rest of the image are commonplace.

From Evident Corporation - Life Sciences 8 Apr 2020

OGT delivers translocation and partial tandem duplication detection with updates to SureSeq NGS portfolio

Oxford Gene Technology announces the addition of accurate detection capabilities for translocations and difficult-to-sequence partial tandem duplications.

From Oxford Gene Technology 7 Apr 2020

Mount Sinai launches web-based app to capture symptoms, spread of COVID-19 in New York City

A team of data scientists, physicians, and engineers across the Mount Sinai Health System has come together to launch STOP COVID NYC, a web-based app to capture the symptoms and spread of COVID-19 in New York City--currently the epicenter of the nation's largest outbreak.

6 Apr 2020

GlobalData: Digital biomarkers emerging as key predictive tools to manage COVID-19 pandemic

Remote patient monitoring is accelerating the development and validation of digital biomarkers to help identify patients that are at risk from the coronavirus (COVID-19), supporting the assessment of disease progression and allowing continuous monitoring of disease symptoms, as well as providing data for new outbreaks, says GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company.

6 Apr 2020

Investigating Human Disease with Mass Spectrometry-based Proteomics

Dr. Andrew Webb describes how his lab uses mass spectrometry-based techniques to understand the role of post-translational modifications in human disease.

From Bruker Daltonics 3 Apr 2020

Visualization tool enables doctors to get an overview of critical care bed capacities

Computer scientists in the team led by Professor Daniel Keim, professor of data analysis and visualization at the University of Konstanz, developed a visualization tool called "Coronavis".

2 Apr 2020

Large area 3D optical metrology system, S wide

Sensofar Metrology is proud to announce the release of the next metrology tool for wide areas. The S wide is a high-performance non-contact 3D optical large area metrology system designed for micro-scale measurement, with advanced inspection and analysis capabilities.

From Sensofar Metrology 2 Apr 2020

D-Wave Systems offers free quantum cloud access to those working on COVID-19 response

D-Wave Systems Inc., the leader in quantum computing systems, software, and services, today announced the immediate availability of free access to its quantum systems via the Leap quantum cloud service for anyone working on responses to the COVID-19 crisis.

1 Apr 2020

Mobile health devices effective in reducing AF-related adverse events, study finds

A new study, published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, highlights the feasible use of mobile health (mHealth) devices to help with the screening and detection of a common heart condition.

31 Mar 2020

Dust Protection – A new MED Feature Set for Basler MED ace Cameras

The camera manufacturer Basler is adding the Dust Protection MED Feature Set to four of its Basler MED ace camera models.

31 Mar 2020

Two new ISPOR Good Practices Reports published

Value in Health, the official journal of ISPOR- the professional society for health economics and outcomes research, announced today the publication of 2 Good Practices Reports that together describe the findings of the ISPOR Value of Information Analysis Emerging Good Practices Task Force.

31 Mar 2020

Stratasys coalition with over 150 companies ramps up face shield production in response to COVID-19

A coalition of companies and universities assembled by Stratasys to produce face shields leveraging 3D printers now numbers more than 150, the company said. Among others, the list includes Boeing, Toyota Motor Company, Medtronic, Dunwoody College of Technology, the University of Central Florida, and the University of Minnesota.

From Stratasys 30 Mar 2020

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The race is on for a coronavirus vaccine, 70 candidates, 3 at human trial stage

UK collaborates with Google, Apple on contact tracing App

Researchers identify COVID-19 drug lead treatments

Using computer software to optimize treatment for diabetic kidney diseases

Phylogenetic network analysis provides ‘snapshot’ of COVID-19 origins

GlobalData: Australia’s commitment to support clinical trial ecosystem will benefit medical device sector

First open modeling tool helps compare different COVID-19 spreading scenarios

Combining Improved Ion Usage Efficiency with Data Independent Acquisition to Quantify Proteomes

Next-Generation Microscopy Image Analysis with Deep-Learning Technology

OGT delivers translocation and partial tandem duplication detection with updates to SureSeq NGS portfolio

Mount Sinai launches web-based app to capture symptoms, spread of COVID-19 in New York City

GlobalData: Digital biomarkers emerging as key predictive tools to manage COVID-19 pandemic

Investigating Human Disease with Mass Spectrometry-based Proteomics

Visualization tool enables doctors to get an overview of critical care bed capacities

Large area 3D optical metrology system, S wide

D-Wave Systems offers free quantum cloud access to those working on COVID-19 response

Mobile health devices effective in reducing AF-related adverse events, study finds

Dust Protection – A new MED Feature Set for Basler MED ace Cameras

Two new ISPOR Good Practices Reports published

Stratasys coalition with over 150 companies ramps up face shield production in response to COVID-19

Advancing Intracellular Delivery with LumiPore®

How ELRIG Is Helping Mid-Career Scientists Navigate Leadership, Career Change and Redundancy

The role of UV-Vis in biopharma QC

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