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Alltech enters into agreement to acquire Ridley

Alltech and Ridley Inc. announced today that they have entered into a plan of arrangement agreement under which Alltech will acquire 100 percent of the outstanding stock of Ridley, one of the leading commercial animal nutrition companies in North America, for CAD $40.75 per share.

23 Apr 2015

ViewRay to exhibit MRI-guided radiation therapy system at ESTRO Forum

ViewRay, makers of the world's first and only MRI-guided radiation therapy system, announced today that the company will showcase its MRIdian System at the 3rd ESTRO Forum, the annual meeting of the European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology, being held April 24-28, 2015 in Barcelona, Spain.

23 Apr 2015

Accuray to highlight CyberKnife, TomoTherapy technologies at ESTRO meeting

Accuray Incorporated announced today that the company will highlight new CyberKnife and TomoTherapy technologies at the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology meeting, booth #2100, in Barcelona, Spain, April 24 – 27, 2015.

23 Apr 2015

WPI researchers receive NIH grant to develop new class of tissue-engineered heart valves

With a $450,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health, researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute will analyze how mechanical forces and cellular growth factors affect the growth and development of human heart valves to advance the long-term goal of using tissue engineering to develop replacement valves that are more natural and longer-lasting than current replacement valves.

23 Apr 2015

Mylan introduces generic Sofosbuvir 400 mg tablets in India under brand name MyHep

Mylan N.V. today announced that its subsidiary, Mylan Pharmaceuticals Private Limited, has launched generic Sofosbuvir 400 mg tablets under the brand name MyHep in India.

23 Apr 2015

AMP report provides overview of current research on minimally invasive 'liquid biopsy' approaches

The Association for Molecular Pathology, the premier global, non-profit organization serving molecular diagnostic professionals, today published a special article in The Journal of Molecular Diagnostics titled, "Do Circulating Tumor Cells, Exosomes, and Circulating Tumor Nucleic Acids Have Clinical Utility?" The report provides a thorough overview of research to-date on the minimally invasive "liquid biopsy" approaches to cancer diagnostics.

23 Apr 2015

UofL receives NIH REACH award to create new ExCITE Hub program

The University of Louisville announced today that a grant from the National Institutes of Health will combine with matching funds from the university to create a new $6.1 million initiative to commercialize discoveries made by UofL researchers.

23 Apr 2015

VisualDx tool aids physicians in diagnosing dermatologic conditions

In the first major study to examine the use of a computer-assisted, photo-driven differential diagnosis generator for skin conditions, researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania found physicians routinely used the tool, without an increase in calling for inpatient dermatology consultations.

23 Apr 2015

EKF launches next generation Hemo Control POC hemoglobin analyzer

The new Hemo Control offers enhanced on-board Data Management (DM) functions following upgrade with the DM ‘add pack’ if required at a later date.

From EKF Diagnostics 22 Apr 2015

Providing critical protection for patients in the healthcare industry

Without a reliable power protection system in place to condition the voltage supply for the CT scanners, the efficiency of the scanners would be jeopardized...

From ABB Limited 22 Apr 2015

Advances in thoracic surgery: an interview with Dan Wildman, VP Global Franchise Strategy & Innovation- Ethicon

Without a doubt, one of the most significant developments in thoracic surgery was the advent of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery or VATS in the 1990s...

22 Apr 2015

World Veterans Federation supports approved technology for tinnitus relief among veterans

TINNITUS, a debilitating "ringing in the ears", has become the No. 1 service- connected disability among veterans, surpassing post-traumatic stress disorder.

22 Apr 2015

Columbia University School of Nursing receives $6.5 million to educate future nurse leaders

Columbia University School of Nursing has been awarded a $6.5 million grant from the Helene Fuld Health Trust for three vital projects that will educate future nurse leaders.

22 Apr 2015

UTEP engineers developing technology that could help predict breast cancer risk

Technology developing at The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) is on track to predict if and when breast cancer will appear.

22 Apr 2015

Unique approach to academia-industry training could help improve proton therapy treatment

Improving proton therapy for cancer treatment is one of the many advances in accelerator science that have been fast-tracked by a unique approach to academia-industry training, led by the Cockcroft Institute. The two programmes, which have produced 42 highly valued research fellows, are drawing to a conclusion and industry partners are warning of a skills chasm in the very near future unless further training is prioritised.

22 Apr 2015

Winners of GSA poster awards announced at Fungal Genetics Conference

The Genetics Society of America and the community of fungal geneticists are pleased to announce the winners of the GSA poster awards at the 28th Fungal Genetics Conference, which took place in Pacific Grove, CA, March 17-22, 2015.

22 Apr 2015

Beckman researchers analyze vocal movement using new super-fast MRI technique

In order to sing or speak, around one hundred different muscles in our chest, neck, jaw, tongue, and lips must work together to produce sound. Beckman researchers investigate how all these mechanisms effortlessly work together--and how they change over time.

22 Apr 2015

UC Davis assistant professor wins Hartwell Foundation award to explore treatment for juvenile diabetes

UC Davis Assistant Professor Mark Huising is a recipient of The Hartwell Foundation 2014 Individual Biomedical Research Award to support his early-stage research toward a cure for juvenile diabetes. Diabetes affects 10 percent of the entire United States population, including approximately a million children. Remarkably, 40 children every day receive the diagnosis of diabetes.

22 Apr 2015

Cardio3 BioSciences reports absence of short term adverse events in first patient following NKG2D CAR T-cell infusion

Cardio3 BioSciences, soon to be renamed Celyad, a leader in engineered cell-therapy treatments today announced the infusion of the first patient enrolled in the Company’s Phase I clinical trial evaluating the safety and feasibility of its NKG2D CAR T-cell therapy, in cancer patients suffering from acute myeloid leukemia (AML) or multiple myeloma (MM).

22 Apr 2015

Rocket carrying Reinnervate's Alvetex Scaffold blasts into Space to find better treatments for bone loss

Market leading 3D cell culture company Reinnervate Ltd, part of the ReproCELL group, today announced that a rocket carrying its Alvetex Scaffold technology blasted into Space this week. Alvetex will be used in experiments on board the International Space Station.

22 Apr 2015

Technology News and Research

Alltech enters into agreement to acquire Ridley

ViewRay to exhibit MRI-guided radiation therapy system at ESTRO Forum

Accuray to highlight CyberKnife, TomoTherapy technologies at ESTRO meeting

WPI researchers receive NIH grant to develop new class of tissue-engineered heart valves

Mylan introduces generic Sofosbuvir 400 mg tablets in India under brand name MyHep

AMP report provides overview of current research on minimally invasive 'liquid biopsy' approaches

UofL receives NIH REACH award to create new ExCITE Hub program

VisualDx tool aids physicians in diagnosing dermatologic conditions

EKF launches next generation Hemo Control POC hemoglobin analyzer

Providing critical protection for patients in the healthcare industry

Advances in thoracic surgery: an interview with Dan Wildman, VP Global Franchise Strategy & Innovation- Ethicon

World Veterans Federation supports approved technology for tinnitus relief among veterans

Columbia University School of Nursing receives $6.5 million to educate future nurse leaders

UTEP engineers developing technology that could help predict breast cancer risk

Unique approach to academia-industry training could help improve proton therapy treatment

Winners of GSA poster awards announced at Fungal Genetics Conference

Beckman researchers analyze vocal movement using new super-fast MRI technique

UC Davis assistant professor wins Hartwell Foundation award to explore treatment for juvenile diabetes

Cardio3 BioSciences reports absence of short term adverse events in first patient following NKG2D CAR T-cell infusion

Rocket carrying Reinnervate's Alvetex Scaffold blasts into Space to find better treatments for bone loss

Industry Focus eBook - Cell & Gene Therapy (1st Edition) eBook

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

Expanding access to NMR with the Fourier 80 Duo

Advancing Intracellular Delivery with LumiPore®

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