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Health workers now have rapid test to detect presence of chikungunya virus within an hour

Scientists at a U.S. Army research center have modified an assay that tests whether or not a sample of mosquitoes harbors the virus responsible for the disease known as chikungunya (CHIKV), long a problem in the Old World tropics but recently established in the Americas.

12 May 2015

Reducing protocol time for 96-well PCR Assays

The virus and prion validation group at Octapharma GmbH (Frankfurt, Germany) reports how implementing an INTEGRA VIAFLO 96 has enabled them to reduce the time taken to undertake PCR assays by greater than 60%...

From INTEGRA Biosciences 12 May 2015

NIDEK launches MP-3 Microperimeter

Advances in the functional evaluation of retinal pathology are due to the use of the microperimeter. The MP-3 measures local retinal sensitivity for functional assessment of the retina...

12 May 2015

DataMotion continues to experience rapid growth in healthcare industry

DataMotion today announced the company continues to experience rapid growth as a leading health information service provider (HISP) of Direct Secure Messaging for electronic health records (EHR) and HIPAA compliant email encryption. A growing number of EHR system vendors, health information exchanges (HIE) and healthcare providers are selecting both DataMotion Direct and DataMotion SecureMail for their interoperability, scalability and rapid deployment capabilities.

12 May 2015

Touch surgery awarded Rising Star award at Founders Forum

The accolade of Smart Nation Rising Star comes on the heels a public announcement that the Touch Surgery app is now used by over 200,000 surgeons in every country on earth...

12 May 2015

New study finds that electronic reminders help raise HPV vaccination rates

A new study finds that a simple reminder via electronic health record systems may go a long way in encouraging patients to get the HPV vaccine that protects against cervical cancer. The HPV vaccine has the lowest completion rates of any other vaccine.

12 May 2015

OSU scientists develop more accurate method to evaluate cancer risk of pollutants

Scientists at Oregon State University have developed a faster, more accurate method to assess cancer risk from certain common environmental pollutants.

12 May 2015

Preventice Solutions announces commercial availability of BodyGuardian Heart and PatientCare Platform

Preventice Solutions announced today that BodyGuardian Heart Remote Patient Monitoring System and PatientCare platform will be commercially available in Q3, 2015. Testing with the BodyGuardian Remote Monitoring System is underway nationally to ensure ongoing improvements and care team efficiency.

11 May 2015

Panacea Pharmaceuticals selects Goodwin to complete novel vaccine Fill / Finish project

Goodwin Biotechnology, Inc., a biological Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization that specializes in bioprocess development and GMP manufacturing of biopharmaceuticals utilizing Mammalian Cell Culture expression systems and Bioconjugation technologies, was selected by Panacea Pharmaceuticals, Inc. to complete a novel Fill / Finish project, as well as Quality Control release and stability testing for a therapeutic, nanoparticle cancer vaccine based on the Human Aspartyl (Asparaginyl) β-Hydroxylase (HAAH) tumor-specific protein to support Phase I clinical trials in patients with various solid tumor cancers.

11 May 2015

Boehringer Ingelheim, Sutter Health announce health care innovation collaboration

Boehringer Ingelheim, a family-owned biopharmaceutical company, and Sutter Health, a not-for-profit health system in Northern California, today announced the start of a five-year research and health care innovation collaboration, which will explore and test the value of digital health solutions, mobile technologies, and insights from advanced data analytics in the delivery of health care.

11 May 2015

MJFF announces acquisition of parkin research tools from Imago Pharmaceuticals

The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research announces the acquisition of a library of research tools around the parkin protein from Imago Pharmaceuticals. The Foundation believes these tools — cell lines, plasmids, compounds and more — will accelerate biological study and drug development against this promising disease-modification target.

11 May 2015

New CLIP-PCR test could help diagnose malaria cases

One of the biggest difficulties faced by worldwide programs aimed at eliminating malaria is that the tests they use are not sensitive enough to detect all people who have the disease and need treatment.

11 May 2015

The Project Data Sphere® initiative achieves 1st year milestones

Cancer community broadly shares, integrates, and analyzes clinical trial data within a single research platform to advance innovation and improve lives...

11 May 2015

Clear Guide Medical signs agreement with USAISR to test effectiveness of Clear Guide ONE

Clear Guide Medical has signed a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement with the U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research to test the physician performance enhancements possible when using the Clear Guide ONE and the VisiTIP needles.

11 May 2015

Debiotech agrees to acquire exclusive rights on iSense CGM technology for use with patch pumps

Debiotech of Switzerland and iSense CGM, Inc. of the US, announced today having entered into an Agreement under which Debiotech has the option to acquire the exclusive rights on the iSense CGM product and technology for use with patch pumps for diabetes therapy. Financial terms and conditions of the Agreement are not disclosed.

11 May 2015

New scanning methods could help predict people vulnerable to schizophrenia

New scanning methods which map the wiring of the brain could provide a valuable new tool to predict people at risk of schizophrenia, according to a new study.

11 May 2015

Calcivis Caries Activity Imaging System meets primary performance endpoint in first clinical study

Calcivis, a medical devices company focused on revolutionising the management of tooth decay and enabling preventive dentistry, today announces headline results from the first clinical study of its Calcivis® Caries Activity Imaging System.

11 May 2015

The future of cancer treatment set to be transformed through the opening of new Cancer Institute

NHS patients will soon benefit from the opening of a new cancer centre specialising in the use of diagnostics for targeted cancer medicines used to treat some of the UK’s most common cancers...

11 May 2015

A pioneering facial recognition cane for the blind

The ‘XploR’ mobility cane, being developed by ICT students Steve Adigbo, Waheed Rafiq and Richard Howlett, uses smartphone technology to recognise familiar faces from up to 10m away. The cane also features GPS functionality to aid navigation...

11 May 2015

Small ion pump gives new hope for severe nerve pain sufferers

A small ion pump in organic electronics is giving new hope to people suffering from severe nerve pain. Researchers at Swedish Linköping University and the Karolinska Institute are the first in the world with technology that can stop pain impulses in living, freely moving rats using the body's own pain relief signals.

11 May 2015

Device / Technology News

Health workers now have rapid test to detect presence of chikungunya virus within an hour

Reducing protocol time for 96-well PCR Assays

NIDEK launches MP-3 Microperimeter

DataMotion continues to experience rapid growth in healthcare industry

Touch surgery awarded Rising Star award at Founders Forum

New study finds that electronic reminders help raise HPV vaccination rates

OSU scientists develop more accurate method to evaluate cancer risk of pollutants

Preventice Solutions announces commercial availability of BodyGuardian Heart and PatientCare Platform

Panacea Pharmaceuticals selects Goodwin to complete novel vaccine Fill / Finish project

Boehringer Ingelheim, Sutter Health announce health care innovation collaboration

MJFF announces acquisition of parkin research tools from Imago Pharmaceuticals

New CLIP-PCR test could help diagnose malaria cases

The Project Data Sphere® initiative achieves 1st year milestones

Clear Guide Medical signs agreement with USAISR to test effectiveness of Clear Guide ONE

Debiotech agrees to acquire exclusive rights on iSense CGM technology for use with patch pumps

New scanning methods could help predict people vulnerable to schizophrenia

Calcivis Caries Activity Imaging System meets primary performance endpoint in first clinical study

The future of cancer treatment set to be transformed through the opening of new Cancer Institute

A pioneering facial recognition cane for the blind

Small ion pump gives new hope for severe nerve pain sufferers

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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