Ion News and Research

RSS

New technique improves quality of flexible, conductive, transparent glass

A new technique developed by a Binghamton University physicist and his colleagues will improve the quality of flexible, conductive, transparent glass. (The sort that's needed for Minority Report-style giant computer displays.)

27 Jun 2014

Neuroscientists can control muscle movement by applying optogenetics

For the first time, MIT neuroscientists have shown they can control muscle movement by applying optogenetics - a technique that allows scientists to control neurons' electrical impulses with light - to the spinal cords of animals that are awake and alert.

27 Jun 2014

Bruker receives CFDA clearance to market IVD MALDI Biotyper System in China

Bruker Corporation today announced that it has received clearance from the China Food and Drug Administration to market and sell its IVD MALDI Biotyper System as a medical device in China for the identification of microorganisms isolated from human specimens.

From Bruker 25 Jun 2014

IBA selects Dassault Systèmes' 3DEXPERIENCE platform to support development of cancer therapy solutions

Dassault Systèmes, the 3DEXPERIENCE Company, world leader in 3D design software, 3D Digital Mock Up and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions, announced today that Ion Beam Applications SA, the leading medical device manufacturer and pioneer in proton beam therapy for cancer treatment, selected the 3DEXPERIENCE platform based on V6 architecture, and its "Licensed to Cure for Medical Device" industry solution experience.

24 Jun 2014

FEI announces the sale of a complete correlative workflow to the University of Maastricht

FEI (NASDAQ: FEIC) announces the sale of a complete correlative workflow to the University of Maastricht. The systems will be installed at the University’s Institute of Nanoscopy, a new research facility that will use the high-resolution microscopes to understand the working mechanisms of protein complexes in an effort to develop new and improved treatment and prevention for disease, such as cancer and tuberculosis.

23 Jun 2014

Study: Women who are overweight have faulty switch

Crucially, the discovery, published today in the journal Nature Communications, shows that women who are overweight have a faulty switch.

19 Jun 2014

Electroanalysis journal publishes a special issue about clinical diagnostics

The demand for the development of novel diagnostic tools with interest for clinical analysis is increasing.

19 Jun 2014

Electroanalysis journal publishes a special issue about clinical diagnostics

The demand for the development of novel diagnostic tools with interest for clinical analysis is increasing.

19 Jun 2014

Distribution partnership announced by Nanion Technologies and Axion Biosystems

Nanion Technologies, a leading provider of automated patch clamp platforms, and Axion Biosystems, originator of the first high throughput microelectrode array system, today announce a distribution partnership in Europe and China. Nanion will immediately carry Axion’s MEA-products, supporting a broad range of biomedical applications.

17 Jun 2014

International researchers discover genetic component of Idiopathic Generalized Epilepsy

An international team of researchers has discovered a significant genetic component of Idiopathic Generalized Epilepsy (IGE), the most common form of epilepsy.

17 Jun 2014

Investigators isolate protein that is responsible for fungus' ability to cross blood-brain barrier

In a remarkable series of experiments on a fungus that causes cryptococcal meningitis, a deadly infection of the membranes that cover the spinal cord and brain, investigators at UC Davis have isolated a protein that appears to be responsible for the fungus' ability to cross from the bloodstream into the brain.

13 Jun 2014

Novel bone implants can keep germs at bay

Hospital germs can be fatal, since they are resistant to antibiotics. As a result, alternative methods of defense against bacteria are in demand. Fortunately, a German-French research team has been able to develop bone implants that keep the germs at bay.

11 Jun 2014

Antimicrobial abrasion-resistant coatings with long-term effect for killing germs reliably

Researchers at the INM - Leibniz Institute for New Materials have now produced antimicrobial abrasion-resistant coatings with both silver and copper colloids with a long-term effect that kill germs reliably and at the same time prevent germs becoming established.

11 Jun 2014

AB SCIEX launches MasterView Food Testing Workflow for QTRAP mass spectrometry systems

AB SCIEX, a global leader in analytical technologies, today announced the launch of the MasterView™ Food Testing Workflow for QTRAP® mass spectrometry systems at the 5th Annual FERA/JIFSAN Symposium on Emerging Issues in Food, in York, UK.

10 Jun 2014

Autifony Therapeutics awarded £2.2 million to progress first-in-class drug for tinnitus into Phase IIa study

Autifony Therapeutics Limited (“Autifony”), which is pioneering the development of novel pharmaceutical treatments for hearing disorders, today announced that it has been awarded funding of £2.2 million towards a Phase IIa clinical trial in tinnitus patients with its lead compound AUT00063, by the UK’s innovation agency, the Technology Strategy Board.

4 Jun 2014

Molecular mechanism linked to increased risk of diabetes in people with cystic fibrosis

Many people with cystic fibrosis develop diabetes. The reasons for this have been largely unknown, but now researchers at Lund University in Sweden and  Karolinska institutet have identified a molecular mechanism that contributes to the raised diabetes risk.

2 Jun 2014

Protein complex structure that plays an important role in regulating circadian rhythm identified

Structural biologists have made important progress towards better understanding the functioning of the circadian clock. The circadian or inner clock coordinates the sleep-wake rhythm and many other body processes that regulate, for example, metabolism, blood pressure, and the immune system.

31 May 2014

Wait times of 115 days, hidden patient lists detailed in independent report on VA hospitals

The inspector general's preliminary findings reveal that 1,700 patients at the veterans center in Phoenix were not on the official waiting list and that the average wait for new patients who did get appointments was nearly four months.

30 May 2014

First Edition: May 29, 2014

Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including articles on an inspector general's report on care at VA hospitals and growing pressure from some House Republicans to vote on an alternative to the Affordable Care Act.

29 May 2014

Biologists show bioelectrical signals control tumors arising from cancer-causing genes, fatty acid

Developmental biologists at Tufts University, using a tadpole model, have shown that bioelectrical signals from distant cells control the incidence of tumors arising from cancer-causing genes and that this process is impacted by levels of a common fatty acid produced by bacteria found in the tadpole and also in humans.

28 May 2014

Ion News and Research

New technique improves quality of flexible, conductive, transparent glass

Neuroscientists can control muscle movement by applying optogenetics

Bruker receives CFDA clearance to market IVD MALDI Biotyper System in China

IBA selects Dassault Systèmes' 3DEXPERIENCE platform to support development of cancer therapy solutions

FEI announces the sale of a complete correlative workflow to the University of Maastricht

Study: Women who are overweight have faulty switch

Electroanalysis journal publishes a special issue about clinical diagnostics

Electroanalysis journal publishes a special issue about clinical diagnostics

Distribution partnership announced by Nanion Technologies and Axion Biosystems

International researchers discover genetic component of Idiopathic Generalized Epilepsy

Investigators isolate protein that is responsible for fungus' ability to cross blood-brain barrier

Novel bone implants can keep germs at bay

Antimicrobial abrasion-resistant coatings with long-term effect for killing germs reliably

AB SCIEX launches MasterView Food Testing Workflow for QTRAP mass spectrometry systems

Autifony Therapeutics awarded £2.2 million to progress first-in-class drug for tinnitus into Phase IIa study

Molecular mechanism linked to increased risk of diabetes in people with cystic fibrosis

Protein complex structure that plays an important role in regulating circadian rhythm identified

Wait times of 115 days, hidden patient lists detailed in independent report on VA hospitals

First Edition: May 29, 2014

Biologists show bioelectrical signals control tumors arising from cancer-causing genes, fatty acid

Enhancing confidence in chemical ionization spectrometry data eBook

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

Latest News