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Gecko Biomedical obtains 1.3 million euros to advance Bio-inspired Surgical Solutions

Gecko Biomedical, a French medical device company developing 'bio-inspired' biodegradable surgical glues and patches for wound closure, announces today it has received 1.3 million euros from Bpifrance to advance its Bio-inspired Surgical Solutions.

20 Jan 2015

Lhasa announces release of Mirabilis software to assess impurities in final drug product

Lhasa Limited, a leading global supplier of knowledge based software and associated databases, today announces the first release of Mirabilis, software that can help experts assess and predict the likelihood for the potential carryover of impurities.

20 Jan 2015

Advanced visualization solutions market estimated to reach $557.5 million in 2020

As healthcare systems across the globe churn out imaging scans in larger numbers, the need for advanced visualization (AV) solutions that enable physicians to effectively visualize and analyze examination results is rising. In the face of growing diagnostic workloads in Western Europe, AV solutions help physicians arrive at accurate diagnoses of pathologies, thereby enhancing patient management.

20 Jan 2015

CUMC researcher develops new 3D microscope that can help view living things at very high speeds

Opening new doors for biomedical and neuroscience research, Elizabeth Hillman, associate professor of biomedical engineering at Columbia Engineering and of radiology at Columbia University Medical Center, has developed a new microscope that can image living things in 3D at very high speeds.

20 Jan 2015

Using breath tests to diagnose liver diseases: an interview with Larry Cohen

It was back in the 1960s that scientists first started to understand that breath could be used to find out different things about diseases and other factors. I’m sure you’re familiar with alcohol breath testing, which was patented back in the ‘50s and has been used since the ‘60s.

19 Jan 2015

Elekta helps new Australian cancer center make seamless transition to MOSAIQ OIS

As part of consolidating the cancer care of four Western Australian public services into a single, multi-disciplinary facility, the clinics will transition from their existing oncology information systems (OIS) to Elekta's MOSAIQ OIS.

From Elekta 19 Jan 2015

ETH Zurich researchers demonstrate promising method to fabricate cellulose-sheaths for implants

Artificial implants such as pacemakers often cause complications because the body identifies them as foreign objects. Researchers at ETH Zurich have now demonstrated a simple method to fabricate cellulose-sheaths for implants, whose micro-structured surface makes them especially biocompatible.

19 Jan 2015

Modelling the biological mesoscale: an interview with Professor Art Olson

The biological mesoscale range includes biological structures that range from 10 to 100 nanometers (billionths of a meter). Structures in this size range include viruses, cellular organelles, large molecular complexes, and any other internal cellular environments within that range.

18 Jan 2015

Solvanix set up to commercialise novel antibody-stabilisation technology

The Garvan Institute of Medical Research announces the launch of spin-off company Solvanix Pty Ltd, set up to commercialise a novel technology that will improve the stability of therapeutic monoclonal antibodies.

17 Jan 2015

MD Anderson honored with top science and technology award in China

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center was presented the People's Republic of China International Science and Technology Cooperation Award at a ceremony held Jan. 9 at Beijing's Great Hall of the People.

16 Jan 2015

JHU Applied Physics Laboratory awarded $4 million to develop retinal prosthesis system

The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, in Laurel, Maryland, has received $4 million in funding from the Mann Fund to develop a next-generation retinal prosthesis system. The Mann Fund was created by philanthropist Alfred E. Mann 15 years ago to support the development of biomedical technologies.

16 Jan 2015

Fast HPLC screening methods used to detect steroids

As the importance of steroids in the regulation of bioprocesses has increased so has the demand for fast screening methods for their detection. HPLC is a highly regarded analytical technique for pharmaceutical applications due to its unrivalled analytical validation characteristics; including accuracy, precision, limit of detection, specificity, linearity and range, and ruggedness.

16 Jan 2015

New colloidal gold test strip demonstrates great potential for early detection of heart attack

NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering professors have been collaborating with researchers from Peking University on a new test strip that is demonstrating great potential for the early detection of certain heart attacks.

16 Jan 2015

$New device holds promise for improving the delivery of stem cell therapy for non-healing fractures$

New device holds promise for improving the delivery of stem cell therapy for non-healing fractures

A new device that can rapidly concentrate and extract young cells from irrigation fluid used during orthopaedic surgery holds promise for improving the delivery of stem cell therapy in cases of non-healing fractures. UC Davis surgeons plan to launch a "proof-of-concept" clinical trial to test the safety and efficacy of the device in the coming months.

16 Jan 2015

New brain-imaging technique may help identify autistic children in just two minutes

Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute scientists have developed a brain-imaging technique that may be able to identify children with autism spectrum disorder in just two minutes.

16 Jan 2015

First medical device approved for treatment of obesity

The United States Food and Drug Administration approved EnteroMedic's VBLOC vagal blocking therapy, delivered via the Maestro System, which is the first medical device approved for obesity treatment that targets the nerve pathway between the brain and the stomach.

15 Jan 2015

Device / Technology News

Gecko Biomedical obtains 1.3 million euros to advance Bio-inspired Surgical Solutions

Lhasa announces release of Mirabilis software to assess impurities in final drug product

Advanced visualization solutions market estimated to reach $557.5 million in 2020

CUMC researcher develops new 3D microscope that can help view living things at very high speeds

Using breath tests to diagnose liver diseases: an interview with Larry Cohen

Elekta helps new Australian cancer center make seamless transition to MOSAIQ OIS

ETH Zurich researchers demonstrate promising method to fabricate cellulose-sheaths for implants

Modelling the biological mesoscale: an interview with Professor Art Olson

Solvanix set up to commercialise novel antibody-stabilisation technology

MD Anderson honored with top science and technology award in China

JHU Applied Physics Laboratory awarded $4 million to develop retinal prosthesis system

Fast HPLC screening methods used to detect steroids

New colloidal gold test strip demonstrates great potential for early detection of heart attack

New device holds promise for improving the delivery of stem cell therapy for non-healing fractures

New brain-imaging technique may help identify autistic children in just two minutes

First medical device approved for treatment of obesity

Mobile diagnosis device to help reduce unnecessary antibiotics prescribing

Signostics gets FDA 510k clearance for handheld bladder scanner

EKF highlighting heat and humidity compatible POC hemoglobin analyzer at Arab Health 2015

ArborMetrix's RegistryMetrix analytics platform selected for UNC's urology department

Exploring the nanoscale: How AFM is transforming cosmetic science

Innovating Texture and Culture in Plant-Based Foods

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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