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Seno Medical Instruments sells $34.6 million of $39 million Series C equity funding round

Seno Medical Instruments, Inc., the company pioneering opto-acoustic imaging as a tool to improve the process of diagnosing breast cancer, today announced that it has sold $34.6 million of a $39 million Series C equity funding round from existing investors with the lead investment from MedCare Investment Funds.

25 Feb 2014

Healthy Directions launches Krill Omega Defense

Healthy Directions, LLC, today announced the launch of Krill Omega Defense™, a unique krill supplement formulated by Julian Whitaker, MD, that supports and maintains the health of the body's key biological functions and systems—from the heart, brain, and nerves to the eyes and bones.

25 Feb 2014

Indian doctors get access to UPMC telemedicine services to improve patient care

With the latest expansion of its global telemedicine efforts, UPMC is now offering physicians in India access to its world-renowned medical expertise to improve care for patients.

25 Feb 2014

Moving organ donors to stand-alone facility for retrieving organs is more efficient, lowers costs

Retrieving organs from brain-dead donors is logistically challenging and time consuming in hospitals. Multiple surgical teams often fly to a donor's hospital but frequently face delays in retrieving organs due to crowded operating-room schedules.

25 Feb 2014

FDA approves Iroko Pharmaceuticals’ TIVORBEX capsules

Iroko Pharmaceuticals, LLC, a global specialty pharmaceutical company dedicated to advancing the science of analgesia, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved TIVORBEX™ (indomethacin) capsules, a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), at 20 mg and 40 mg doses for the treatment of mild to moderate acute pain in adults.

25 Feb 2014

Greatbatch announces results for fourth quarter and full-year ended 2014

Greatbatch, Inc., today announced results for its fourth quarter and full-year ended January 3, 2014 highlighted by 5% constant currency organic revenue growth for the full year 2013; 12% year over year improvement in adjusted operating income; and 19% improvement in adjusted diluted EPS over 2012.

25 Feb 2014

Microbes are more likely to adhere to tube walls in flowing water

In a surprising new finding, researchers have discovered that bacterial movement is impeded in flowing water, enhancing the likelihood that the microbes will attach to surfaces.

25 Feb 2014

EarlySense partners with Welch Allyn to increase point of care

EarlySense, the market leader in proactive patient care solutions, together with Welch Allyn, a leading medical diagnostic device company that delivers pragmatic innovation at the point of care, announced today an ongoing strategic partnership.

25 Feb 2014

Researchers develop new technology that reveals secrets of cellular memory

Cells in our body are constantly dividing to maintain our body functions. At each division, our DNA code and a whole machinery of supporting components has to be faithfully duplicated to maintain the cell's memory of its own identity.

25 Feb 2014

Scientists identify lung-damaging molecule in cystic fibrosis patients during symptom flare-ups

A molecule previously linked to lung injuries in factory workers producing microwave popcorn might play an important role in microbial infections of the lung suffered by people with cystic fibrosis (CF), according to a recent study led by San Diego State postdoctoral researcher Katrine Whiteson.

25 Feb 2014

Neurosurgeons use MRI-guided laser technology to treat deep brain tumor

Using a novel magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-guided laser technology, neurosurgeons at UC San Diego Health System have successfully treated a malignant tumor deep inside a patient's brain. This is the first time that this FDA-approved laser-based treatment has been performed in California.

25 Feb 2014

Actuated Medical selected as finalists for Pennsylvania Bio's 2013 Patient Impact Award

Actuated Medical, Inc. and its TubeClear® system have been selected as one of three finalists for Pennsylvania Bio's 2013 Patient Impact Award. This award recognizes Life Sciences innovations in Pennsylvania that have made a significant contribution to the quality of health care or life of patients.

24 Feb 2014

Combining Nanophotonics and Microfluidics for the Characterization of Nanoparticles

In this interview, Bernardo Cordovez describes the development of a new nanophotonic chip that can be used to characterize nanoparticles.

From Halo Labs 24 Feb 2014

Research roundup: Palliative care and ACOs; employers and Supreme Court case on contraception

In preparation for the new ACO environment, leaders recognized the contribution palliative care can make to health care "value," especially in the care of our sickest (and most expensive) patients ...

24 Feb 2014

Coalfire, HealthShare partner to offer compliance management services to healthcare customers

Coalfire and HealthShare Montana announced today their partnership to offer compliance management services to healthcare-provider customers across the State of Montana.

24 Feb 2014

Study highlights novel reprogramming method that offers new hope for treating liver failure

The power of regenerative medicine now allows scientists to transform skin cells into cells that closely resemble heart cells, pancreas cells and even neurons. However, a method to generate cells that are fully mature-a crucial prerequisite for life-saving therapies-has proven far more difficult.

24 Feb 2014

Researchers produce novel microparticles

A team of researchers of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and the University of Michigan/USA has produced novel microparticles, whose surface consists of three chemically different segments.

24 Feb 2014

IIN collaborates with Nanyang Technological University to establish Nanomedicine

Northwestern University's International Institute for Nanotechnology (IIN) is collaborating with Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore, to establish the NTU-Northwestern Institute for Nanomedicine.

24 Feb 2014

Electrical stimulation of hippocampus activates dormant memory cells

The electrical stimulation of the hippocampus in in-vivo experiments activates precisely the same receptor complexes as learning or memory recall. This has been discovered for the first time and the finding has now been published in the highly respected journal "Brain Structure Function".

24 Feb 2014

Cell therapy: A powerful treatment for cancer patients

Investigators from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center have reported more encouraging news about one of the most exciting methods of cancer treatment today. The largest clinical study ever conducted to date of patients with advanced leukemia found that 88 percent achieved complete remissions after being treated with genetically modified versions of their own immune cells.

24 Feb 2014

Technology News and Research

Seno Medical Instruments sells $34.6 million of $39 million Series C equity funding round

Healthy Directions launches Krill Omega Defense

Indian doctors get access to UPMC telemedicine services to improve patient care

Moving organ donors to stand-alone facility for retrieving organs is more efficient, lowers costs

FDA approves Iroko Pharmaceuticals’ TIVORBEX capsules

Greatbatch announces results for fourth quarter and full-year ended 2014

Microbes are more likely to adhere to tube walls in flowing water

EarlySense partners with Welch Allyn to increase point of care

Researchers develop new technology that reveals secrets of cellular memory

Scientists identify lung-damaging molecule in cystic fibrosis patients during symptom flare-ups

Neurosurgeons use MRI-guided laser technology to treat deep brain tumor

Actuated Medical selected as finalists for Pennsylvania Bio's 2013 Patient Impact Award

Combining Nanophotonics and Microfluidics for the Characterization of Nanoparticles

Research roundup: Palliative care and ACOs; employers and Supreme Court case on contraception

Coalfire, HealthShare partner to offer compliance management services to healthcare customers

Study highlights novel reprogramming method that offers new hope for treating liver failure

Researchers produce novel microparticles

IIN collaborates with Nanyang Technological University to establish Nanomedicine

Electrical stimulation of hippocampus activates dormant memory cells

Cell therapy: A powerful treatment for cancer patients

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