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Limelight Health secures $3 million in Series A funding from MassMutual Ventures

Limelight Health, provider of mobile enterprise technology for the health insurance industry, announced today it has received $3 million in Series A funding from MassMutual Ventures, the corporate venture capital arm of Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, and AXA Strategic Ventures.

20 Jul 2015

Kalorama's new report on global advanced patient monitoring market

According to Kalorama Information, the global advanced patient monitoring market is currently worth about $31.4 billion, inclusive of devices, peripherals, software, packaged services and other applications. The market has benefited from the demand to move to a more wireless and streamlined operation both within major health facilities and in the home treatment markets.

16 Jul 2015

Big data project: CWRU wins federal grant to develop platform for collection, analysis of clinical data

Case Western Reserve University is one of three institutions nationwide to win federal 'big data' grants focused on developing ways to ensure the integrity and comparability of the reams of information the U.S. health care system collects every day. If successful, the work could create enormous new opportunities to glean insights that help physicians cure or even prevent illness and disease.

16 Jul 2015

Cassiopea selects DATATRAK platform for significant global study

DATATRAK International, Inc., the leader in developing cloud-based, unified dClinical technologies and delivering related services for the clinical trials industry, today announced that Cassiopea S.p.A., the newly IPO'd former subsidiary of longtime partner Cosmo Pharmaceuticals SA has selected DATATRAK for a significant global study.

15 Jul 2015

Clinical data on TomoTherapy System presented at AAPM 2015

Accuray Incorporated announced today that studies on the clinical use of the TomoTherapy System continue to demonstrate its mainstream use and the benefits of its gold-standard treatment planning and delivery capabilities. More than 30 studies were presented during poster or oral sessions at the 57th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine held in Anaheim, California July 12 – July 16, 2015.

14 Jul 2015

Mayo Clinic, Gentag, Fraunhofer IMS and NovioSense partner to combat type 2 diabetes worldwide

Building on the long-standing collaboration between Gentag and Mayo Clinic, and the long-standing collaboration between NovioSense and Fraunhofer Institute for Microelectronic Circuits and Systems (IMS), Gentag and NovioSense today announced that they have formed a joint venture to combat the epidemic of type 2 diabetes that is overwhelming people and health care systems worldwide.

14 Jul 2015

ReWalk Robotics unveils latest edition of Personal powered exoskeleton system

ReWalk Robotics Ltd., the leading global exoskeleton manufacturer, unveiled today the latest edition of its Personal powered exoskeleton system—the ReWalk Personal 6.0—marking the company's sixth generation community use product. The ReWalk Personal 6.0 offers those in the spinal cord injured community the most functional exoskeleton system with the fastest walking speed and the most precise fit, among many other key benefits.

14 Jul 2015

Lumen 100-LED system integrated by Microptic allows fast, accurate sperm viability testing

Prior Scientific reports that its Lumen 100-LED has been integrated by Microptic SL to provide illumination for their Sperm Class Analyser system.

From Prior Scientific Instruments Ltd. 14 Jul 2015

Smith & Nephew to distribute Scopis TGS Target Guided Surgery system in the UK, Ireland and Belgium

Smith & Nephew plc, the global medical technology business, today announces a partnership with ScopisGmbH, the German developer and manufacturer of surgical navigation systems, as the exclusive distributor of Scopis TGS Target Guided Surgery system in the UK, Ireland and Belgium from 1 July.

13 Jul 2015

Accuray, RaySearch sign long-term collaboration agreement for RayCare oncology information system

Accuray Incorporated and RaySearch Laboratories AB (publ) announced today they have signed a long-term collaboration agreement which will allow Accuray to co-market and offer the RayCare oncology information system (OIS) which is currently in development at RaySearch.

13 Jul 2015

New edition of Using and Understanding Medical Statistics makes medical statistics easier

Medical statistics has never been easier as with the new 5th edition of Using and Understanding Medical Statistics, the highly successful handbook by David E. Matthews and Vernon T. Farewell. It presents the most extensive enhancement since the book was first published 30 years ago, and now includes online supplementary material.

13 Jul 2015

KF-SYSCC creates paperless, filmless clinical process in radiation oncology to enhance patient safety

The Koo Foundation Sun Yat-Sen Cancer Center has established an entirely paperless and filmless clinical process in radiation oncology, designed to enhance patient safety as well as operational efficiency. Using the ARIA oncology information system from Varian Medical Systems, the clinical team has automated essential tasks, built in safety-checks, and centralized patient information for easier access by staff members.

13 Jul 2015

MPI applications: an interview with Tobias Knopp, University Hospital Hamburg

Up to now, we've seen a lot of improvements made, but now we're almost at the point of focusing on the application of MPI and proving what the real benefits of this technology are, which is very exciting...

From Bruker BioSpin Group 12 Jul 2015

Shape of the cerebral cortex strongly correlates with genetic ancestry

Researchers at the University of California, San Diego and the School of Medicine have found that the three-dimensional shape of the cerebral cortex - the wrinkled outer layer of the brain controlling many functions of thinking and sensation - strongly correlates with ancestral background.

12 Jul 2015

Scientists develop communication system for people with cerebral palsy

Scientists at the Centre for Genomic Regulation, the research company Starlab and the group BR::AC (Barcelona Research Art & Creation) of the University of Barcelona developed a device that produces sounds from brain signals.

12 Jul 2015

UA researchers awarded NIH grant to develop software that lets doctors analyze digitized biomedical data

The National Institutes of Health has awarded a $1.3 million grant to researchers at the University of Arizona to develop open-source software that will enable health care professionals and scientists to manage biomedical big data in digital form.

10 Jul 2015

Smith & Nephew becomes exclusive distributor of Scopis TGS system in UK, Ireland and Belgium

8 Jul 2015

New upright microscopes with LED and 19 mm FOV

Leica Microsystems launches the upright microscopes Leica DM4 B and Leica DM6 B for life science research and clinical applications.

From Leica Microsystems GmbH 7 Jul 2015

NCC of South Korea, Velos agree to expand use of Velos eResearch for cancer research

The National Cancer Center of South Korea and Velos, Inc. have entered into a seven year agreement to expand the use of Velos eResearch for cancer research nationally throughout South Korea and internationally in collaboration with other research partners.

7 Jul 2015

Healthcare innovations pioneered in the East Midlands to benefit millions of people throughout England

Following an international search, NHS England’s Medical Director Sir Bruce Keogh has today (Monday 6th July) revealed the 17 ‘fellows’ who will be part of the NHS National Innovation Accelerator programme.

6 Jul 2015

Software News and Research

Limelight Health secures $3 million in Series A funding from MassMutual Ventures

Kalorama's new report on global advanced patient monitoring market

Big data project: CWRU wins federal grant to develop platform for collection, analysis of clinical data

Cassiopea selects DATATRAK platform for significant global study

Clinical data on TomoTherapy System presented at AAPM 2015

Mayo Clinic, Gentag, Fraunhofer IMS and NovioSense partner to combat type 2 diabetes worldwide

ReWalk Robotics unveils latest edition of Personal powered exoskeleton system

Lumen 100-LED system integrated by Microptic allows fast, accurate sperm viability testing

Smith & Nephew to distribute Scopis TGS Target Guided Surgery system in the UK, Ireland and Belgium

Accuray, RaySearch sign long-term collaboration agreement for RayCare oncology information system

New edition of Using and Understanding Medical Statistics makes medical statistics easier

KF-SYSCC creates paperless, filmless clinical process in radiation oncology to enhance patient safety

MPI applications: an interview with Tobias Knopp, University Hospital Hamburg

Shape of the cerebral cortex strongly correlates with genetic ancestry

Scientists develop communication system for people with cerebral palsy

UA researchers awarded NIH grant to develop software that lets doctors analyze digitized biomedical data

Smith & Nephew becomes exclusive distributor of Scopis TGS system in UK, Ireland and Belgium

New upright microscopes with LED and 19 mm FOV

NCC of South Korea, Velos agree to expand use of Velos eResearch for cancer research

Healthcare innovations pioneered in the East Midlands to benefit millions of people throughout England

Advancing Intracellular Delivery with LumiPore®

How ELRIG Is Helping Mid-Career Scientists Navigate Leadership, Career Change and Redundancy

The role of UV-Vis in biopharma QC

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