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Veracode research: Irregular app testing leaves NHS trusts at potential risk of cyber attack

Veracode, a leader in protecting enterprises from today’s pervasive web and mobile application threats, has released new research revealing nearly half (45%) of NHS trusts scan for application vulnerabilities just once a year, with less only 8% doing so on a daily basis.

1 Feb 2017

Faster Drug Discovery with NanoTemper Technologies

NanoTemper Technologies develops, manufactures, and markets highly innovative instrument and software solutions for biomolecular analytics. A reputation for excellent products and services has made them the partner of choice for thousands of researchers worldwide, across pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and academic settings.

From NanoTemper Technologies 31 Jan 2017

NMR and metabolic phenotyping

In this interview, Dr Harmut Schafer introduces the work being done at the Phenome Center in Birmingham, on metabolic phenotyping using NMR.

From Bruker BioSpin Group 31 Jan 2017

Programmed artificial proteins could be key to efficient malaria vaccine

Despite decades of malaria research, the disease still afflicts hundreds of millions and kills around half a million people each year - most of them children in tropical regions.

31 Jan 2017

Novel potassium channel genes could be promising therapeutic targets for alcohol use disorder

A handful of FDA-approved drugs exist for treating individuals with alcohol use disorder but they have been largely ineffective at reducing the high rates of relapse. As such, there remains a critical need to identify and develop alternative pharmacological treatment options.

31 Jan 2017

New computer program helps discover 1000 new mutations in blood group genes

1000 new mutations in the blood group genes: that is what physician and former programmer Mattias Möller found in his research study in which he developed new software and investigated blood group genes in 2504 people.

28 Jan 2017

Study focuses on benefit of continuous glucose monitoring for diabetes patients on MDI insulin therapy

Dexcom announces the first and only randomised, controlled study focusing solely on the benefit of continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) for diabetes patients on multiple daily injections (MDI) insulin therapy.

27 Jan 2017

Mobidiag announces CE-IVD marking of Amplidiag Easy that automates workflow from sample to results

Mobidiag Ltd, a Finnish molecular diagnostics company, today announced the CE-IVD marking of Amplidiag® Easy, a proprietary system allowing nucleic acid extraction and PCR setup directly from stool samples.

25 Jan 2017

Showcase of Renishaw’s Additive-manufacture for Design-led Efficient Patient Treatment software

Engineering and healthcare technologies company Renishaw will be returning to the 3D Medical Expo taking place at MEEC Maastricht, in the Netherlands, between January 31 and February 1, 2017. Renishaw will preview the Additive-manufacture for Design-led Efficient Patient Treatment (ADEPT) software set to launch later this year. ADEPT is a software tool for designing patient specific implants (PSIs) used in craniomaxillofacial surgery.

From Renishaw plc - Spectroscopy 25 Jan 2017

BookWise Solutions launches new software to improve management of doctors in training

Healthcare scheduling specialist, BookWise Solutions has announced the launch of a new software application designed to improve the management of doctors in training at Trusts across the UK and further afield.

24 Jan 2017

DeNovix launches DS-C Cuvette Spectrophotometer for rapid, accurate UV-Vis analysis

DeNovix Inc., a developer and manufacturer of life science instrumentation for bio-research announces the launch of the DS-C Cuvette Spectrophotometer.

From DeNovix Inc. 24 Jan 2017

Novel noninvasive method precisely tweaks brain activity in rats using ultrasound pulses

Biomedical engineers at Johns Hopkins report they have worked out a noninvasive way to release and deliver concentrated amounts of a drug to the brain of rats in a temporary, localized manner using ultrasound.

23 Jan 2017

Sapientia genome analysis software by Congenica could cut costs and save lives

Whole genome analysis (WGA) enables rapid diagnosis of rare disease, ensuring that an appropriate course of management and treatment can be administered, possibly within days for acute neonatal cases, cutting the cost of intensive care and potentially saving lives. Rapid diagnosis is one of the many benefits of using the Sapientia™ genome analysis and interpretation platform that Dr Nick Lench, Chief Operating Officer of Congenica, will be discussing at Precision Medicine World Conference (PMWC) 2017 on January 23rd at 3.15pm.

23 Jan 2017

New app helps heart patients with drug-eluting stents adhere to medications, study finds

A tablet computer application helped heart patients with drug-eluting stents take their medications correctly, a study has found.

20 Jan 2017

BMG LABTECH announces integration of entire product range with Genedata Screener

BMG LABTECH collaborates with Genedatato provide a functionally rich integration between BMG LABTCH’s entire product range of dedicated and multi-mode microplate readers and Genedata Screener, a data analysis and management platform for in-vitro screening technologies.

From BMG LABTECH GmbH 20 Jan 2017

Technically advanced medication dispensing cabinet released by Omnicell

Reinforcing its reputation as a world-leading provider of automated healthcare solutions and medication adherence packaging, Omnicell UK & Ireland has launched a new generation of automated medication dispensing systems, Omnicell XT, at the forefront of technological advancement.

From Omnicell, Inc. 20 Jan 2017

CeMM scientists develop new method by integrating CRISPR genome editing with single-cell sequencing

Genome editing using CRISPR/Cas9 "gene scissors" is a powerful tool for biological discovery and for identifying novel drug targets.

19 Jan 2017

New Apple ResearchKit app from Penn Medicine focuses on sarcoidosis patients

Penn Medicine today launched its first Apple ResearchKit app, focused on patients with sarcoidosis, an inflammatory condition that can affect the lungs, skin, eyes, heart, brain, and other organs.

17 Jan 2017

Researchers explore how metastatic pancreatic cancer gets ‘reprogrammed’ for optimal malignancy

Metastatic pancreatic cancer -- cancer that has spread from the pancreas to other tissues and is responsible for most patient deaths -- changes its metabolism and is "reprogrammed" for optimal malignancy, according to new findings reported Jan. 16 in Nature Genetics.

16 Jan 2017

DNAstack receives NRC-IRAP funding to build cloud-based genomics software platform

DNAstack, a Toronto based company, today is announcing the investment into its cloud-based genomics software platform from the National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program.