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Study: Self-administration of flu vaccines with microneedle patches may one day be feasible

The annual ritual of visiting a doctor's office or health clinic to receive a flu shot may soon be outdated, thanks to the findings of a new study published in the journal Vaccine.

4 Mar 2014

Shoppers confront more glitches, frustrations from state health exchanges

Whether it is long waits for marketplace helplines or news that some people in California will have to redo their applications, problems persist. News outlets offer more examples and updates with reports from Maryland, Oregon, Washington, Georgia and Colorado.

4 Mar 2014

Agilent Technologies launhces handheld FTIR spectrometer

Agilent Technologies Inc. today introduced a next-generation mobile spectroscopy product that is ideal for on-site testing in a broad range of applications, including advanced materials, art, historical objects, geology, agriculture, composites, coatings and polymers.

4 Mar 2014

AcelRx Pharmaceuticals announces financial results for fourth quarter and full year 2013

AcelRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of innovative therapies for the treatment of acute and breakthrough pain, today reported financial results for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2013.

4 Mar 2014

ACD/Labs launches ACD/Spectrus Platform at PITTCON 2014

ACD/Labs, a leading cheminformatics company, announced today to PITTCON 2014 the new release of their ACD/Spectrus Platform that enables organizations to apply chemical context to their spectroscopy, spectrometry, and chromatography content.

4 Mar 2014

forMD launches private online community for alumni of Hospital for Special Surgery

forMD, an innovative provider of specialty physician communities, has launched a private online community for alumni of Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS), one of the nation's leading orthopedic hospitals.

4 Mar 2014

SBA to honor CEO of 3C Institute with Award of Excellence for Innovation and Social Entrepreneurship

SBA North Carolina District Director Ms. Lynn L. Douthett will honor Dr. Melissa DeRosier, founder and CEO of Cary-based 3C Institute with a special Award of Excellence for Innovation and Social Entrepreneurship.

4 Mar 2014

TherapeuticsMD's fourth quarter 2013 net revenue increases to $2.9 million

TherapeuticsMD, Inc., a women's healthcare company, today announced results for the three-month period and full-year ended December 31, 2013.

4 Mar 2014

BioTek wins Extraordinary New Product Line award for Cytation 3 Cell Imaging Multi-Mode Reader

BioTek Instruments, Inc., received Thermo Fisher Scientific's "Extraordinary New Product Line" award for their Cytation 3 Cell Imaging Multi-Mode Reader. The award was presented at the Fisher Scientific North America Sales Meeting, held February 24-26, 2014 in Denver, Colorado. Cytation 3 was recognized by Fisher Scientific's product management team for its innovative technology and successful sales performance.

4 Mar 2014

Researchers discover that carbohydrates serve as identifiers for cancer cells

Researchers at New York University and the University of Texas at Austin have discovered that carbohydrates serve as identifiers for cancer cells. Their findings, which appear in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, show how these molecules may serve as signals for cancer and explain what's going on inside these cells, pointing to new ways in which sugars function as a looking glass into the workings of their underlying structures.

4 Mar 2014

Covidien's Puritan Bennett 980 ventilator receives CE Mark approval

Covidien plc, a leading global provider of healthcare products and recognized innovator in patient monitoring and respiratory care devices, today announced its Puritan Bennett 980 ventilator has received European Economic Area CE Mark approval.

3 Mar 2014

RainDance Technologies closes $16.5 million Series E financing round

RainDance Technologies, Inc., an innovative genomics tools company making molecular testing of complex diseases more standardized and readily available, today announced that it has closed a $16.5 million Series E financing round extension. New investors include GE Ventures and Northgate Capital; all existing financial investors also participated in this round of financing.

3 Mar 2014

Microencapsulated drug delivery may soon revolutionize cancer treatment

Invasive and systemic cancer treatment is a necessary evil for many people with the devastating diagnosis. These patients endure therapies with ravaging side effects, including nausea, immune suppression, hair loss and even organ failure, in hopes of eradicating cancerous tissues in the body.

3 Mar 2014

Researchers develop new handheld electronic device that help overcome hand shakes caused by tremor

For people whose hands shake uncontrollably due to a medical condition, just eating can be a frustrating and embarrassing ordeal - enough to keep them from sharing a meal with others.

3 Mar 2014

Study establishes innovative approaches to improve vision of young children with brain tumor

Robert Avery, DO, MSCE, of Children's National Health System and colleagues are establishing innovative approaches with technology and medication to improve the vision of young children who have visual pathway glioma, a type of brain tumor.

3 Mar 2014

Google Glass app helps researchers track spread of diseases around the world

The much-talked-about Google Glass - the eyewear with computer capabilities - could potentially save lives, especially in isolated or far-flung locations, say scientists. They are reporting development of a Google Glass app that takes a picture of a diagnostic test strip and sends the data to computers, which then rapidly beam back a diagnostic report to the user.

3 Mar 2014

PerkinElmer launches Lamina slide scanner for clearer visualization of protein biomarker in tissue

PerkinElmer, Inc., a global leader focused on the health and safety of people and the environment, today announced the launch of the Lamina multilabel slide scanner at the USCAP 2014 Annual Meeting.

3 Mar 2014

Researchers identify mutations in gene that can reduce risk of developing type 2 diabetes

An international team led by researchers at the Broad Institute and Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) has identified mutations in a gene that can reduce the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, even in people who have risk factors such as obesity and old age.

3 Mar 2014

New methodology for rapid detection of antibiotics in blood paves way to drug development, personalized treatment

A new methodology for rapidly measuring the level of antibiotic drug molecules in human blood serum has been developed, paving the way to applications within drug development and personalised medicine.

3 Mar 2014

Xeltis completes enrollment for study of spontaneous tissue growth technology

Xeltis, a privately held medical device company dedicated to transforming standards of care in heart valve replacement and vascular surgery, has announced that it has finished enrollment in a five-patient feasibility study of implantable products intended to enable for the first time the spontaneous growth of natural, healthy heart valves and vessels. With its proprietary technology, the company has pioneered an entirely new therapeutic category called Endogenous Tissue Growth, or ETG, in which surgeons use unique implants designed to allow the body to repair itself by growing natural, healthy tissue.

28 Feb 2014

Technology News and Research

Study: Self-administration of flu vaccines with microneedle patches may one day be feasible

Shoppers confront more glitches, frustrations from state health exchanges

Agilent Technologies launhces handheld FTIR spectrometer

AcelRx Pharmaceuticals announces financial results for fourth quarter and full year 2013

ACD/Labs launches ACD/Spectrus Platform at PITTCON 2014

forMD launches private online community for alumni of Hospital for Special Surgery

SBA to honor CEO of 3C Institute with Award of Excellence for Innovation and Social Entrepreneurship

TherapeuticsMD's fourth quarter 2013 net revenue increases to $2.9 million

BioTek wins Extraordinary New Product Line award for Cytation 3 Cell Imaging Multi-Mode Reader

Researchers discover that carbohydrates serve as identifiers for cancer cells

Covidien's Puritan Bennett 980 ventilator receives CE Mark approval

RainDance Technologies closes $16.5 million Series E financing round

Microencapsulated drug delivery may soon revolutionize cancer treatment

Researchers develop new handheld electronic device that help overcome hand shakes caused by tremor

Study establishes innovative approaches to improve vision of young children with brain tumor

Google Glass app helps researchers track spread of diseases around the world

PerkinElmer launches Lamina slide scanner for clearer visualization of protein biomarker in tissue

Researchers identify mutations in gene that can reduce risk of developing type 2 diabetes

New methodology for rapid detection of antibiotics in blood paves way to drug development, personalized treatment

Xeltis completes enrollment for study of spontaneous tissue growth technology

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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