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Rocket carrying Reinnervate's Alvetex Scaffold blasts into Space to find better treatments for bone loss

Market leading 3D cell culture company Reinnervate Ltd, part of the ReproCELL group, today announced that a rocket carrying its Alvetex Scaffold technology blasted into Space this week. Alvetex will be used in experiments on board the International Space Station.

22 Apr 2015

Comfortable, compact, clever - CX23 microscope

With its high-quality optics, superior frame stability, outstanding ease-of-use and portability, the CX23 is a reliable choice of microscope for routine observation in educational, routine or in-the-field environments...

From Evident Corporation - Life Sciences 21 Apr 2015

BrainStorm presents positive results from NurOwn phase 2a study in ALS at AAN annual meeting

BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics Inc., a leading developer of adult stem cell technologies for neurodegenerative diseases, is presenting results from its phase 2a study of NurOwn in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) at a poster session today at the American Academy of Neurology annual meeting, taking place in Washington D.C.

21 Apr 2015

Novel approach allows real-time imaging of ongoing immune response

A novel approach that allows real-time imaging of the immune system's response to the presence of tumors—without the need for blood draws or invasive biopsies—offers a potential breakthrough both in diagnostics and in the ability to monitor efficacy of cancer therapies.

21 Apr 2015

SQream Technologies releases GenomeStack platform for genome research

SQream Technologies, provider of the world's fastest big data analytics database, today announced the release of GenomeStack, its latest innovative platform developed specifically for genome research.

21 Apr 2015

New clinical utility data for Guardant360 platform to be presented at 2015 AACR Annual Meeting

Guardant Health today announced new clinical utility data for its Guardant360 platform, which will be presented at the 2015 American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting in Philadelphia.

21 Apr 2015

Accuray's InCise MLC for CyberKnife M6 System now available outside the U.S.

Accuray Incorporated announced today that the InCise Multileaf Collimator (MLC) for the CyberKnife M6 System will now be available outside the United States in markets where it is approved for sale, in addition to the U.S. market where the InCise MLC was commercially launched in February 2015.

21 Apr 2015

CorTechs Labs, Novartis partner to advance clinical care, assessment of multiple sclerosis worldwide

CorTechs Labs, the leading medical software innovator providing solutions for quantitative brain volume analysis is pleased to announce a partnership agreement with Novartis Pharma AG, a global pharmaceutical company.

21 Apr 2015

Lab-on-paper technique could help detect low quality antimalarial drugs

Access to high-quality medicine is a basic human right, but over four billion people live in countries where many medications are substandard or fake. Marya Lieberman of the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the University of Notre Dame and Abigail Weaver a postdoctoral associate in the University's Department of Civil Engineering and Environmental and Earth Sciences took up the challenge of how people in developing countries could detect low quality antimalarial drugs without expensive equipment and without handling dangerous chemicals.

21 Apr 2015

Medical University of Vienna study supports use of ANGLE's Parsortix system for ovarian cancer study

ANGLE plc, the specialist medtech company, is delighted to announce that the Medical University of Vienna, one of its key opinion leaders, has published highly encouraging results in support of the use of ANGLE's Parsortix system in the detection of ovarian cancer.

21 Apr 2015

Study reveals no statistically significant difference between P-EPD and F-EPD devices

Use of either proximal embolic protection devices (P-EPDs) or distal filter embolic protection devices (F-EPDs) during elective carotid artery stenting results in low rates of in-hospital stroke and death, according to a new study from researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

21 Apr 2015

New mathematical model to predict pharmacodynamic activity may help improve drug discovery

A new mathematical model that uses drug-target kinetics to predict how drugs work in vivo may provide a foundation to improve drug discovery, which is frequently hampered by the inability to predict effective doses of drugs.

21 Apr 2015

CPAP use reduces atrial fibrillation recurrence in patients with obstructive sleep apnea

The use of continuous positive airway pressure was associated with a significant reduction in the recurrence of atrial fibrillation in patients with obstructive sleep apnea, according to an analysis of data from past research published today in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology: Clinical Electrophysiology.

21 Apr 2015

Latest genome sequencing techniques help identify new autoimmune syndrome in children

Using the latest genome sequencing techniques, a research team led by scientists from UC San Francisco, Baylor College of Medicine, and Texas Children's Hospital has identified a new autoimmune syndrome characterized by a combination of severe lung disease and arthritis that currently has no therapy.

21 Apr 2015

AACR throws spotlight on the experience of Individualized Molecular Pancreatic Cancer Therapy trial

After performing thousands of unsuccessful experiments in his attempt to perfect the light bulb, Thomas Edison famously remarked: "I have not failed, not once. I've discovered ten thousand ways that don't work."

21 Apr 2015

New OCT angiography can improve clinical management of leading causes of blindness

Research published today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences demonstrates that technology invented by researchers at Oregon Health & Science University's Casey Eye Institute can improve the clinical management of the leading causes of blindness.

21 Apr 2015

UAS therapy for OSA recognized with a Top 10 Clinical Research Achievement Award

Inspire Medical Systems, Inc., announced today that a scientific paper on its Inspire Upper Airway Stimulation (UAS) therapy for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), has been recognized with a Top 10 Clinical Research Achievement Award from the Clinical Research Forum.

20 Apr 2015

Device / Technology News

Rocket carrying Reinnervate's Alvetex Scaffold blasts into Space to find better treatments for bone loss

Comfortable, compact, clever - CX23 microscope

BrainStorm presents positive results from NurOwn phase 2a study in ALS at AAN annual meeting

Novel approach allows real-time imaging of ongoing immune response

SQream Technologies releases GenomeStack platform for genome research

New clinical utility data for Guardant360 platform to be presented at 2015 AACR Annual Meeting

Accuray's InCise MLC for CyberKnife M6 System now available outside the U.S.

CorTechs Labs, Novartis partner to advance clinical care, assessment of multiple sclerosis worldwide

Lab-on-paper technique could help detect low quality antimalarial drugs

Medical University of Vienna study supports use of ANGLE's Parsortix system for ovarian cancer study

Study reveals no statistically significant difference between P-EPD and F-EPD devices

New mathematical model to predict pharmacodynamic activity may help improve drug discovery

CPAP use reduces atrial fibrillation recurrence in patients with obstructive sleep apnea

Latest genome sequencing techniques help identify new autoimmune syndrome in children

AACR throws spotlight on the experience of Individualized Molecular Pancreatic Cancer Therapy trial

New OCT angiography can improve clinical management of leading causes of blindness

UAS therapy for OSA recognized with a Top 10 Clinical Research Achievement Award

Tandem Diabetes Care commences shipments of t:slim Insulin Pumps with enhanced software

Elements Behavioral Health launches new app to help people keep their recovery on track

Paradigm to provide PCDx test to oncologists in TD2 networks

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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