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OIST researchers discover unique copper-silver nanoparticle structure

Sometimes it is the tiny things in the world that can make an incredible difference. One of these things is the nanoparticle. Nanoparticles may be small, but they have a variety of important applications in areas such as, medicine, manufacturing, and energy.

14 Jun 2016

Vodafone IoT technology to power Ekso GT exoskeletons

Vodafone will be connecting the world’s first and only exoskeleton that is FDA cleared for use with both stroke patients and spinal cord injuries – the Ekso GT™ from Ekso Bionics.

9 Jun 2016

Tanaka develops world's first kit to directly detect ZIKA virus in blood

Tanaka Holdings Co., Ltd. announced today that Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo K.K., which operates the Tanaka Precious Metals manufacturing business, has developed the world's first kit able to directly detect the ZIKA virus in blood. The kit is capable of rapid ZIKV detection in just 10 to 15 minutes.

7 Jun 2016

New checklist from Mettler Toledo helps you keep your lab lean

The successful implementation of “lean manufacturing” in various fields has inspired many businesses to adopt this model in their laboratories as well. However, laboratories have different challenges compared to manufacturing environments.

From Mettler-Toledo International Inc. 1 Jun 2016

Phage therapy in conjunction with antibiotics could help treat dangerous bacterial infection

Yale researchers were fishing for a new weapon against antibiotic resistance and found one floating in a Connecticut pond, they report May 26, 2016 in the journal Scientific Reports.

26 May 2016

New, screen-printed, flexible MRI coils could lead to shorter scan time periods

New, screen-printed, flexible MRI coils may be able to reduce the amount of time it takes to get an MRI scan.

26 May 2016

New tablet fabrication method can make personalized medicine cheaper, easier

A team of researchers from the National University of Singapore have found a way to make personalized medicine cheaper and easier.

26 May 2016

CGT, CTM CRC collaborate to test patented scaffold technology for commercial scale cell expansion systems

The Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult and the CRC for Cell Therapy Manufacturing, the Australian centre for translation of cell therapy technologies, today announce a project to test at scale CTM CRC’s patented scaffold technology.

26 May 2016

Sylvester researchers test new KTE-C19 therapy for patients with aggressive non-Hodgkin's lymphoma

Researchers at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine are testing a novel cellular immunotherapy approach to treating patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma who have failed standard therapy.

25 May 2016

ProBioGen will license GlymaxX® to Thermo Fisher Scientific for use in developing allergy diagnostics

ProBioGen, a leading specialist for contract development and manufacturing of complex glycoproteins and corresponding technologies, today announced that Thermo Fisher Scientific has licensed its GlymaxX® technology for use in development of allergy diagnostics.

19 May 2016

Exposure to BBP can make babies obese even before they are born

Benzyl butyl phthalate (BBP), a chemical commonly used in the food manufacturing process, can increase fat stores in the body even before we're born, according to a new study published in the Journal of Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology.

18 May 2016

FDA approves additional indication for Eisai's anticancer agent Lenvima in combo with Everolimus for advanced renal cell carcinoma

Eisai Co., Ltd. has announced that its U.S. subsidiary Eisai Inc. has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for an additional indication for Eisai's in-house developed novel anticancer agent Lenvima (lenvatinib mesylate) in combination with everolimus for the treatment of patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma following one prior anti-angiogenic therapy.

16 May 2016

Frontier Medical Group scoops top honour at BVCA Management Team Awards

Frontier Medical Group, the specialist medical device manufacturer, has been named Wales Mid-Market Team of the Year at the prestigious British Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (BVCA) Management Team Awards 2016.

16 May 2016

University of Colorado Boulder combines Raman spectroscopy and nanoindentation for improved materials characterisation

The University of Colorado Boulder, USA, combines Raman spectroscopy and nanoindentation for improved materials characterisation.

From Renishaw plc - Spectroscopy 16 May 2016

Pluristem completes enrollment in Phase II intermittent claudication trial

Pluristem Therapeutics Inc., a leading developer of placenta-based cell therapy products, today announced it has completed the planned enrollment of 150 patients in a global Phase II trial of its PLacental eXpanded (PLX)-PAD cells for the treatment of intermittent claudication (IC), a peripheral artery disease (PAD). The double blind, randomized, placebo controlled trial enrolled 50 patients since October 2015 in the U.S., Germany, Israel, and South Korea.

16 May 2016

Neos announces U.S. launch of Adzenys XR-ODT for ADHD

Neos Therapeutics, Inc., a pharmaceutical company with a late‐stage pipeline of innovative extended-release (XR) product candidates for the treatment of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), today announced that Adzenys XR-ODT™ is in distribution channels and is now available to prescribe for patients with ADHD in the United States.

16 May 2016

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OIST researchers discover unique copper-silver nanoparticle structure

Vodafone IoT technology to power Ekso GT exoskeletons

Tanaka develops world's first kit to directly detect ZIKA virus in blood

New checklist from Mettler Toledo helps you keep your lab lean

Phage therapy in conjunction with antibiotics could help treat dangerous bacterial infection

New, screen-printed, flexible MRI coils could lead to shorter scan time periods

New tablet fabrication method can make personalized medicine cheaper, easier

CGT, CTM CRC collaborate to test patented scaffold technology for commercial scale cell expansion systems

Sylvester researchers test new KTE-C19 therapy for patients with aggressive non-Hodgkin's lymphoma

ProBioGen will license GlymaxX® to Thermo Fisher Scientific for use in developing allergy diagnostics

Exposure to BBP can make babies obese even before they are born

FDA approves additional indication for Eisai's anticancer agent Lenvima in combo with Everolimus for advanced renal cell carcinoma

Frontier Medical Group scoops top honour at BVCA Management Team Awards

University of Colorado Boulder combines Raman spectroscopy and nanoindentation for improved materials characterisation

Pluristem completes enrollment in Phase II intermittent claudication trial

Neos announces U.S. launch of Adzenys XR-ODT for ADHD

Boehringer Ingelheim presents new data on OFEV® (nintedanib) in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF)

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