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Solvanix set up to commercialise novel antibody-stabilisation technology

The Garvan Institute of Medical Research announces the launch of spin-off company Solvanix Pty Ltd, set up to commercialise a novel technology that will improve the stability of therapeutic monoclonal antibodies.

17 Jan 2015

Abnormal attachment of sugar to BACE1 enzyme leads to formation of Aβ plaques in the brain

Researchers at the RIKEN-Max Planck Joint Research Center in Japan have demonstrated that hallmark symptoms of Alzheimer's disease can be reduced when sugars are prevented from binding to one of the key enzymes implicated in the disease. The new findings, reported in EMBO Molecular Medicine, show that abnormal attachment of a particular sugar to the enzyme BACE1 is a critical factor leading to the formation of Aβ plaques in the brain, and that plaques were reduced and cognitive performance improved when this action was prevented in mice through loss of the enzyme GnT-III.

17 Jan 2015

MD Anderson honored with top science and technology award in China

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center was presented the People's Republic of China International Science and Technology Cooperation Award at a ceremony held Jan. 9 at Beijing's Great Hall of the People.

16 Jan 2015

Kaiser named one of INROADS' Top 10 Corporate Sponsors

Kaiser Permanente, one of America's leading health care providers and not-for-profit health plans, has been named one of INROADS' Top 10 Corporate Sponsors. The nation's largest non-profit source of salaried corporate internships, INROADS, Inc. develops diverse, skilled talent to become Corporate America's future business, science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) leaders.

16 Jan 2015

JHU Applied Physics Laboratory awarded $4 million to develop retinal prosthesis system

The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, in Laurel, Maryland, has received $4 million in funding from the Mann Fund to develop a next-generation retinal prosthesis system. The Mann Fund was created by philanthropist Alfred E. Mann 15 years ago to support the development of biomedical technologies.

16 Jan 2015

Mayo Clinic, Hillhouse Capital collaborate to advance quality of health care in China

Today, Mayo Clinic announced it has entered into a joint venture agreement with Hillhouse Capital to advance the quality of health care in China. By combining Mayo Clinic's patient care, medical research and education with Hillhouse's China expertise and healthcare industry partnerships, the collaboration establishes a new company to improve health care delivery and efficiency in China.

16 Jan 2015

Fast HPLC screening methods used to detect steroids

As the importance of steroids in the regulation of bioprocesses has increased so has the demand for fast screening methods for their detection. HPLC is a highly regarded analytical technique for pharmaceutical applications due to its unrivalled analytical validation characteristics; including accuracy, precision, limit of detection, specificity, linearity and range, and ruggedness.

16 Jan 2015

New colloidal gold test strip demonstrates great potential for early detection of heart attack

NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering professors have been collaborating with researchers from Peking University on a new test strip that is demonstrating great potential for the early detection of certain heart attacks.

16 Jan 2015

Mobile diagnosis device to help reduce unnecessary antibiotics prescribing

New biosensor-based technology could help to reduce the over-prescribing of antibiotics by giving GPs and other frontline healthcare staff an accurate and fast method of identifying the nature of infectious diseases.

15 Jan 2015

Signostics gets FDA 510k clearance for handheld bladder scanner

Medical device company, Signostics, announced today it has clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to launch the SignosRT Bladder, the company’s new hand-held bladder scanner.

15 Jan 2015

EKF highlighting heat and humidity compatible POC hemoglobin analyzer at Arab Health 2015

EKF Diagnostics, the global diagnostics company, announces that it will be highlighting the robustness of its new DiaSpect Tm POC hemoglobin analyzer.

From EKF Diagnostics 15 Jan 2015

Philips, MIT team up to allow health care researchers to tap into critical care patient data

Royal Philips today announced a new initiative with Massachusetts Institute of Technology to allow health care researchers to tap into one of the largest data sources available for research into critical care.

From Philips Healthcare 15 Jan 2015

Better Eyes for Longer Life without Alzheimer's research project opens to everyone

The Alzheimer's Association puts a fine point on the truism that the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease or some other form of cognitive impairment increases with age: (They expect that) 7 million of those who reach 85 by 2050 will have Alzheimer's disease (AD).

15 Jan 2015

Vascular and Alzheimer's-related brain abnormalities cause dementia in older people

A growing body of research suggests that the most common cause of dementia in older people is a mix of vascular and Alzheimer's-related brain abnormalities, and that approximately half of people who die with Alzheimer's also have evidence of strokes in their brains. Furthermore, when strokes and hallmark Alzheimer's plaques and tangles are combined, it increases a person's likelihood of experiencing dementia.

15 Jan 2015

CAR T-cell therapy enters into Phase I clinical trial

Cancer fighting chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells, developed in the Sentman laboratory of Dartmouth's Norris Cotton Cancer Center, are taking the next step into a Phase I clinical trial beginning early in 2015.

15 Jan 2015

Crown's first European symposium to focus on use of Translational Platforms in oncology drug discovery

Crown Bioscience, Inc., a leading global drug discovery and development service company, has announced its first European symposium, detailing the use of Translational Platforms including Patient-Derived Xenograft (PDX) models in oncology drug discovery and development. The conference will be held on Wednesday 11th February, at the headquarters of One Nucleus in Cambridge, UK and will welcome experts from renowned pharmaceutical companies and prominent academics working in oncology.

15 Jan 2015

UH Case Medical Center, ABL partner to design and validate HIV drug resistance tests

University Hospitals Case Medical Center has signed an agreement with Advanced Biological Laboratories, an information technology and diagnostic company based in Luxembourg, to join efforts on the designing and validation of an HIV drug resistance and tropism assay based on next-generation sequencing (NGS).

14 Jan 2015

Major investment boosts Scotland's gene research

A major investment in gene sequencing technology will secure Scotland's place as a world leader in a genomics revolution that is set to transform healthcare.

14 Jan 2015

Ascendis Pharma initiates TransCon Treprostinil Phase 1 study in healthy volunteers

Ascendis Pharma A/S, a clinical stage biotechnology company that applies its innovative TransCon technology to address significant unmet medical needs, today announced that it has initiated a Phase 1 single ascending dose study of TransCon Treprostinil in healthy volunteers.

14 Jan 2015

Bayshore Community Hospital releases new Multi-specialty Interventional Suite

Bayshore Community Hospital recently unveiled its new Multi-specialty Interventional Suite, outfitted with advanced technology capable of performing complex minimally invasive cardiovascular, endovascular, and interventional radiology procedures.

14 Jan 2015

Technology News and Research

Solvanix set up to commercialise novel antibody-stabilisation technology

Abnormal attachment of sugar to BACE1 enzyme leads to formation of Aβ plaques in the brain

MD Anderson honored with top science and technology award in China

Kaiser named one of INROADS' Top 10 Corporate Sponsors

JHU Applied Physics Laboratory awarded $4 million to develop retinal prosthesis system

Mayo Clinic, Hillhouse Capital collaborate to advance quality of health care in China

Fast HPLC screening methods used to detect steroids

New colloidal gold test strip demonstrates great potential for early detection of heart attack

Mobile diagnosis device to help reduce unnecessary antibiotics prescribing

Signostics gets FDA 510k clearance for handheld bladder scanner

EKF highlighting heat and humidity compatible POC hemoglobin analyzer at Arab Health 2015

Philips, MIT team up to allow health care researchers to tap into critical care patient data

Better Eyes for Longer Life without Alzheimer's research project opens to everyone

Vascular and Alzheimer's-related brain abnormalities cause dementia in older people

CAR T-cell therapy enters into Phase I clinical trial

Crown's first European symposium to focus on use of Translational Platforms in oncology drug discovery

UH Case Medical Center, ABL partner to design and validate HIV drug resistance tests

Major investment boosts Scotland's gene research

Ascendis Pharma initiates TransCon Treprostinil Phase 1 study in healthy volunteers

Bayshore Community Hospital releases new Multi-specialty Interventional Suite

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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