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Allen Institute makes progress in brain research with launch of Allen Cell Types Database

The Allen Institute for Brain Science announced today that it is taking the first major scientific step to create a searchable standards database for the brain with the launch of the Allen Cell Types Database. This first release includes information on the location, electrical activity and shape of more than 240 neurons.

14 May 2015

Novel computer-aided system developed for acute stroke detection

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University has developed a novel computer-aided detection system for acute stroke using computer intelligence technology. Reading 80-100 computer images, the system is able to detect if the patient was struck by ischemic stroke or haemorrhagic stroke.

14 May 2015

MO BIO announces launch of PowerMag DNA Clean-Up Kit

MO BIO Laboratories, Inc., the leader in soil, environmental, plant and microbial nucleic acid purification, announces the launch of the PowerMag DNA Clean-Up Kit, for automated, hands-free clean-up of DNA samples that require a secondary purification for removal of PCR inhibitors. This kit features MO BIO's novel ClearMag magnetic bead technology.

14 May 2015

Complete skin grafting solution to launch at Hospitalar 2015

A complete skin grafting solution for burns and trauma surgery enabling flexibility of thin and thick skin grafts will be launched by Surtex Instruments at Hospitalar 2015.

14 May 2015

EKF highlighting its expanding range of liquid stable clinical chemistry reagents at Hospitalar 2015

EKF Diagnostics will be highlighting its expanding Stanbio central laboratory clinical chemistry range at Hospitalar, 19–22 May, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

From EKF Diagnostics 14 May 2015

New test could identify resistant tuberculosis faster

Tuberculosis (TB) disease rates in some parts of London are as high as in Sub-Saharan Africa, and drug-resistant strains are becoming increasingly common.

From Oxford Gene Technology 14 May 2015

Immunotherapy for kidney cancer - Phase 3 update from Argos Therapeutics at ASCO

Argos is developing AGS-003, which is a fully personalized immunotherapy designed to induce a durable memory T-cell response specific to each patient’s cancer...

14 May 2015

Researchers receive NSF RAPID response grants to develop computer model for Ebola spread

Identifying and tracking individuals affected by the Ebola virus in densely populated areas presents a unique and urgent set of challenges in public health surveillance.

14 May 2015

Great Basin Scientific revenue up 31% in first quarter 2015

Great Basin Scientific, Inc., a molecular diagnostic testing company, today reported earnings results for the quarter ended March 31, 2015. Revenue for the quarter was $458,730, which represented a 31 percent increase in year-over-year revenues, and Loss from Operations was $3.9 million.

14 May 2015

Quertle introduces new search engine for biomedical, life science and healthcare professionals

Biomedical and health IT solution developer Quertle LLC today released Quetzal Search and Communication biomedical search engine. Built on Quertle’s Quantum Logic Linguistic technology, Quetzal is specifically optimized for biomedical, life science and healthcare professionals.

14 May 2015

LABINDIA to promote Dotmatics’ scientific informatics solutions, services in India

Dotmatics, the leading provider of scientific informatics solutions and services for the pharma, biotech, chemicals, agrochemicals and academia announced today that it has appointed LABINDIA as a distributor in India.

14 May 2015

Wearable diagnostic machines presented at Elsevier's 4th International Conference on Bio-Sensing Technology

Wearable E-skin that can measure heart rate and blood pressure, and paper diagnostic machines the size of a credit card that can give instant readings on blood and saliva samples are two new bio-sensing technologies presented at Elsevier's 4th International Conference on Bio-Sensing Technology in Lisbon, Portugal on 12 May 2015.

14 May 2015

Serotonin and TGF-beta pathways link diet to health and ageing

Diet exerts a major impact on health and ageing. The nervous system plays an important role in this process but, thus far, how food signals are interpreted by the nervous system has been a mystery.

14 May 2015

Recent CE Mark approvals expand St. Jude Medical’s MRI-compatible device portfolio in Europe

St. Jude Medical, Inc., a global medical device company, today announced CE Mark approval of expanded labelling for its Ellipse implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD), in addition to its Durata and Optisure defibrillation leads, allowing existing or future patients with these technologies to undergo magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans without compromising device performance.

14 May 2015

Researchers devise novel method to perform NIR optical measurements of resected breast tissue

Roughly 1 in 4 women having breast conserving surgery (BCS) return to the surgical suite for further resection because of cancerous tissue left behind due to unclear margins. Investigators at the Optics in Medicine Lab at Dartmouth's Thayer School of Engineering and Norris Cotton Cancer Center, led by Brian W. Pogue, PhD and Keith Paulsen PhD, with first author and PhD candidate David M. McClatchy III, devised a novel approach to perform near infrared (NIR) optical measurements of resected breast tissue after the margins have had their traditional marking by the surgeon to preserve information about their orientation for potential follow-up surgeries.

14 May 2015

UCL-led team develops new technique to find resistant TB faster

The time needed to genetically sequence the bacteria causing tuberculosis (Mtb) from patient samples has been reduced from weeks to days using a new technique developed by a UCL-led team. This could help health service providers to better treat disease, control transmission of this infection, and monitor outbreaks.

From Oxford Gene Technology 13 May 2015

FDA licenses Protein Sciences' Pearl River, NY facility to manufacture Flublok influenza vaccine

Protein Sciences Corporation announced that on May 12, 2015 the U.S. Food and Drug Administration licensed its Pearl River, NY manufacturing facility for the commercial manufacturing of Flublok influenza vaccine. Flublok is the world's first licensed influenza vaccine made using modern recombinant technology.

13 May 2015

Save the date: MEDICA and COMPAMED from 16 – 19 November 2015

Planning is already running at full blast for the MEDICA 2015 and COMPAMED 2015 being held in parallel...

13 May 2015

Contrast auto-injectors gain momentum in western europe

The use of auto-injectors to ensure controlled and efficient contrast delivery for quick and accurate imaging modality diagnosis is gathering momentum in Western Europe...

13 May 2015

Healthcare technologies at the centre of the digital single market

As Europe’s healthcare systems struggle to cope with increasing cost and quality pressures, the DSM is a tremendous opportunity to realise the potential of integrated care, where innovative medical technologies and connectivity come together to improve health outcomes, empower citizens and maximise the competitiveness of Europe’s healthcare industry...

13 May 2015

Technology News and Research

Allen Institute makes progress in brain research with launch of Allen Cell Types Database

Novel computer-aided system developed for acute stroke detection

MO BIO announces launch of PowerMag DNA Clean-Up Kit

Complete skin grafting solution to launch at Hospitalar 2015

EKF highlighting its expanding range of liquid stable clinical chemistry reagents at Hospitalar 2015

New test could identify resistant tuberculosis faster

Immunotherapy for kidney cancer - Phase 3 update from Argos Therapeutics at ASCO

Researchers receive NSF RAPID response grants to develop computer model for Ebola spread

Great Basin Scientific revenue up 31% in first quarter 2015

Quertle introduces new search engine for biomedical, life science and healthcare professionals

LABINDIA to promote Dotmatics’ scientific informatics solutions, services in India

Wearable diagnostic machines presented at Elsevier's 4th International Conference on Bio-Sensing Technology

Serotonin and TGF-beta pathways link diet to health and ageing

Recent CE Mark approvals expand St. Jude Medical’s MRI-compatible device portfolio in Europe

Researchers devise novel method to perform NIR optical measurements of resected breast tissue

UCL-led team develops new technique to find resistant TB faster

FDA licenses Protein Sciences' Pearl River, NY facility to manufacture Flublok influenza vaccine

Save the date: MEDICA and COMPAMED from 16 – 19 November 2015

Contrast auto-injectors gain momentum in western europe

Healthcare technologies at the centre of the digital single market

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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