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NEB announces issuance of US patent for RNA-seq technology

New England Biolabs, Inc. announces the issuance of United States Patent Number 8,999,677, which describes a novel method for retaining valuable strand-specific information contained within RNA transcripts.

From New England Biolabs 6 May 2015

Exalenz Bioscience investigates clinical utility of BreathID test to diagnose NASH

Exalenz Bioscience, a leader in developing and marketing of non-invasive medical devices for diagnosing and monitoring a range of gastrointestinal and liver diseases, today announced the initiation of a clinical study evaluating the potential of its BreathID test to diagnose nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH).

6 May 2015

RIT's Behnaz Ghoraani awarded NIH grant to develop new atrial fibrillation solution

Behnaz Ghoraani, engineering faculty at Rochester Institute of Technology, was recently awarded a $456,000 grant from the National Institutes for Health for the project "Catheter guidance algorithm for identification of atrial fibrillation ablation."

6 May 2015

Antigen-loaded porous silicon microparticles can boost effectiveness of breast cancer vaccines

The effectiveness of cancer vaccines could be dramatically boosted by first loading the cancer antigens into silicon microparticles, report scientists from Houston Methodist and two other institutions in an upcoming Cell Reports (early online).

6 May 2015

FDA clears AQUIOS CL Flow Cytometer for routine immunophenotyping applications in US clinical labs

Beckman Coulter’s new, automated AQUIOS CL Flow Cytometer has received clearance from the U.

From Beckman Coulter Life Sciences - Flow Cytometry 5 May 2015

Lucideon and European partners awarded €3.9m to train industry PhD researchers to develop drug-free antibacterial materials

Lucideon, the materials technology company, together with 9 European consortium partners, has been awarded €3.9m (£2.8m) grant by the European Commission to train industry PhD researchers for the development of drug-free antibacterial materials used for medical applications, such as wound care and implants.

From Lucideon 5 May 2015

AMC Health to collaborate with URAC on national telehealth standards development initiative

AMC Health, a leading provider of 'real-time' patient management solutions has announced that it will collaborate with URAC on its national telehealth standards development initiative.

5 May 2015

Kallistem achieves complete human spermatogenesis in vitro for treatment of male infertility

Kallistem, which develops innovative cell culture technologies in reproductive biology, today announces a world first: human spermatogenesis in vitro. At the end of 2014 the company was able to produce fully formed human spermatozoa in the laboratory setting, using patient testicular biopsies containing only immature germ cells, or spermatogonia.

5 May 2015

T cell expansion technology: an interview with Alexander Malykhin, CVPF, University of Pennsylvania

T cells are taken from the patient’s blood and then modified using lentivirus, adenovirus or RNA electroporation.

From Beckman Coulter Life Sciences - Flow Cytometry 5 May 2015

Mount Sinai researchers present landmark studies at AATS meeting

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai researchers presented several landmark studies at the 2015 American Association for Thoracic Surgery meeting in Seattle.

5 May 2015

Karl Storz installs the OR1 NEO® at Spire Harpenden Hopsital

When Spire Harpenden needed to increase its facilities in response to the ever-growing number of patients choosing the hospital for surgery, it approached KARL STORZ for its market-leading OR1 NEO® integrated operating theatre...

From KARL STORZ 1 May 2015

High Throughput ChIP-seq Assay for Genome-wide Protein-DNA Analysis

Chromatrap®, a business unit of Porvair Sciences, has published a new application note that describes how Chromatrap® ChIP-seq assays now enable unbiased, genome-wide understanding of protein-DNA regulatory networks...

From Chromatrap® - Porvair Sciences Ltd 30 Apr 2015

St. Luke's Celebrates Groundbreaking for New Hospital in Monroe County

St. Luke’s University Health Network has broken ground for the new St. Luke’s Hospital-Monroe Campus, adjacent to Wigwam Road and Route 611, in Bartonsville. This will be the first new hospital in Monroe County in 100 years.

30 Apr 2015

MR Solutions demonstrates preclinical multi-modality imaging systems in Toronto

UK-based MR Solutions will be demonstrating its latest commercially available cryogen-free multi-modality preclinical MRI imaging systems at the 23rd Annual Meeting of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM)...

From MR Solutions 30 Apr 2015

Ortho-ATI™ long term study showing effectiveness for tennis elbow published in prestigious American Journal of Sports Medicine

The publication provides evidence of the durability and long term positive effect of Orthocell’s Ortho-ATI™ tendon regeneration treatment for degenerate tendon injuries...

30 Apr 2015

Boston Scientific signs two strategic agreements to bring comprehensive solutions to healthcare systems

Boston Scientific announces the signing of two strategic agreements to advance the company's efforts to bring value based solutions aimed at improving outcomes and reducing the cost of cardiovascular care delivery to healthcare systems.

30 Apr 2015

New technologies for preventing preterm labor, inducing labor process heading to marketplace

Preventing preterm labor with light and inducing labor using a side effect-free drug are two new technologies based on Florida State University research that are heading to the marketplace.

30 Apr 2015

UC Davis professor awarded $2.88 million NCI grant for breast CT research and development

John M. Boone, a UC Davis medical physicist and professor of radiology, has been awarded a $2.88 million grant from the National Cancer Institute to further develop and research computed tomography (CT) to detect breast cancer.

30 Apr 2015

Lyncean announces commercial operation of world's first miniature synchrotron X-ray device

Lyncean Technologies, Inc. today announced the commercial operation of a Compact Light Source (CLS), the world's first miniature synchrotron X-ray source employing state-of-the-art laser and electron beam technology.

30 Apr 2015

Rudolf Jaenisch honored with 2015 March of Dimes Prize in Developmental Biology

Rudolf Jaenisch, MD, who laid the groundwork for the development and use of induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells - stem cells derived directly from adult tissue -- to potentially treat and cure a variety of human diseases, has received the 20th anniversary March of Dimes Prize in Developmental Biology.

30 Apr 2015

Technology News and Research

NEB announces issuance of US patent for RNA-seq technology

Exalenz Bioscience investigates clinical utility of BreathID test to diagnose NASH

RIT's Behnaz Ghoraani awarded NIH grant to develop new atrial fibrillation solution

Antigen-loaded porous silicon microparticles can boost effectiveness of breast cancer vaccines

FDA clears AQUIOS CL Flow Cytometer for routine immunophenotyping applications in US clinical labs

Lucideon and European partners awarded €3.9m to train industry PhD researchers to develop drug-free antibacterial materials

AMC Health to collaborate with URAC on national telehealth standards development initiative

Kallistem achieves complete human spermatogenesis in vitro for treatment of male infertility

T cell expansion technology: an interview with Alexander Malykhin, CVPF, University of Pennsylvania

Mount Sinai researchers present landmark studies at AATS meeting

Karl Storz installs the OR1 NEO® at Spire Harpenden Hopsital

High Throughput ChIP-seq Assay for Genome-wide Protein-DNA Analysis

St. Luke's Celebrates Groundbreaking for New Hospital in Monroe County

MR Solutions demonstrates preclinical multi-modality imaging systems in Toronto

Ortho-ATI™ long term study showing effectiveness for tennis elbow published in prestigious American Journal of Sports Medicine

Boston Scientific signs two strategic agreements to bring comprehensive solutions to healthcare systems

New technologies for preventing preterm labor, inducing labor process heading to marketplace

UC Davis professor awarded $2.88 million NCI grant for breast CT research and development

Lyncean announces commercial operation of world's first miniature synchrotron X-ray device

Rudolf Jaenisch honored with 2015 March of Dimes Prize in Developmental Biology

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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