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NCI awards $1.4M grant to Advanced Cell Diagnostics to develop diagnostic test for B-cell NHLs

Advanced Cell Diagnostics, Inc. (ACD), a global technology and market leader in in situ nucleic acid detection for life science research and clinical diagnostics, has been awarded a two-year, $1.4 million grant from National Cancer Institute (NCI) under its SBIR Phase II Program.

From Advanced Cell Diagnostics 7 Oct 2014

COMS Interactive, PointRight partner to integrate advanced clinical services and predictive analytics

PointRight Inc., the industry-standard analytics leader for healthcare providers and payers, and COMS Interactive, also known as Clinical Outcomes Management Systems, the leading disease management software provider in the post-acute care marketplace, announce that the two companies will leverage their collective clinical strengths and sales and marketing resources.

7 Oct 2014

Free online service launched to alert U.S. residents about new potential Ebola cases in nearby area

EbolaScan.com launched today, bringing the power of local online alerts to U.S. residents concerned about new potential Ebola cases in their area. The free service, available via the web, tablets, and smartphones, alerts people with information about the latest reported cases nearby.

7 Oct 2014

BenefitMall bags bronze Stevie Award for website HealthcareExchange.com

BenefitMall, the leading provider of employee benefit, human resources (HR), and payroll products and services, today announced it won the bronze Stevie Award in the 2014 American Business Awards for its website HealthcareExchange.com.

7 Oct 2014

MyCartis announces launch of digital multiplex biomarker analysis platform

MyCartis today announced the launch of Evalution, a multiplex biomarker analysis platform for the life sciences research market.

7 Oct 2014

IRIDEX's new proprietary disposable delivery device granted U.S. patent

IRIDEX Corporation today announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office granted the company a patent for a new proprietary disposable delivery device.

7 Oct 2014

FDA designates NurOwn as Fast Track product for ALS treatment

BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics Inc., a leading developer of adult stem cell technologies for neurodegenerative diseases, announced today that the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has designated NurOwn as a Fast Track product for the treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, or Lou Gehrig's Disease).

7 Oct 2014

Restoration Robotics achieves major milestone: Ships 100th ARTAS Robotic System

Restoration Robotics, Inc. announces a major milestone - the shipment of the 100th ARTAS Robotic System to Hasson & Wong Aesthetic Hair Surgery in Vancouver, BC.

7 Oct 2014

New implantable device can control heart failure

A new, implantable device to control heart failure is showing promising results in the first trial to determine safety and effectiveness in patients, according to lead researcher Dr. William Abraham of The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center.

7 Oct 2014

Gigapixel whole-body photographic camera may help doctors spot cancer early, save lives

Melanoma is the fifth most common cancer type in the United States, and it's also the deadliest form of skin cancer, causing more than 75 percent of skin-cancer deaths. If caught early enough though, it is almost always curable. Now a camera, capable of taking snapshots of the entire human body and rendering high-resolution images of a patient's skin may help doctors spot cancer early and save lives.

7 Oct 2014

Molecular breast imaging: an interview with Jim Calandra, CEO Gamma Medica

Studies have shown that mammograms fail to detect cancers in one-third to one-half of women with dense breasts (Clinical Literature on MBI). In some cases, the findings from a mammogram are inconclusive and secondary screening will almost always be required.

6 Oct 2014

Zavation releases ZVPlasty Vertebral Augmentation System

Zavation, LLC., today announced the launch of the ZVPlasty Vertebral Augmentation System.

6 Oct 2014

New research on barcoding tool that tracks origin of blood cells challenges scientific dogma

A 7-year-project to develop a barcoding and tracking system for tissue stem cells has revealed previously unrecognized features of normal blood production: New data from Harvard Stem Cell Institute scientists at Boston Children's Hospital suggests, surprisingly, that the billions of blood cells that we produce each day are made not by blood stem cells, but rather their less pluripotent descendants, called progenitor cells.

6 Oct 2014

TxCell to highlight development, progress of ASTrIA platform at 13th Annual BIO Investor Forum

TxCell SA, a biotechnology company developing innovative, personalized cell-based immunotherapies using antigen specific regulatory T-cells (Ag-Tregs) for severe chronic inflammatory and autoimmune diseases, announces today Damian Marron, CEO, TxCell will be presenting at the 13th Annual BIO Investor Forum, October 7-8, 2014 at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco, California, US.

3 Oct 2014

CytoSorbents announces launch of International CytoSorb Treatment Registry

CytoSorbents Corporation, a critical care immunotherapy company using blood purification to treat life-threatening conditions, announced the launch of its International CytoSorb Treatment Registry, established and managed by the Center of Clinical Trials at the University of Jena, Germany.

3 Oct 2014

Novel test could revolutionise discovery of new prescription drugs

A new test developed by researchers from the University of Manchester could revolutionise the discovery of new prescription drugs. The test will help determine which drugs are unlikely to work at an early stage, speeding up the time it takes to make safe and effective medicines available.

From The University of Manchester 3 Oct 2014

Humalog 200 units/ml KwikPen insulin gets marketing approval in EU for treatment of diabetes

Eli Lilly and Company today announced that the European Commission has granted marketing authorisation for Humalog 200 units/ml KwikPen (insulin lispro 200 units/ml) for the treatment of diabetes in adults.

3 Oct 2014

Researchers create speech-to-text software for Google Glass to help hard-of-hearing users

A team of Georgia Institute of Technology researchers has created speech-to-text software for Google Glass that helps hard-of-hearing users with everyday conversations. A hard-of-hearing person wears Glass while a second person speaks directly into a smartphone.

3 Oct 2014

UPM researchers find way to enhance detection of rotavirus

Researchers at the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid have found a way to enhance detection capacity of small concentrations of rotavirus. All this thanks to a new way to assess the biosensing response applied to an interferometric device.

3 Oct 2014

Lucideon announces successful development of bioceramics for bone repair

As a partner in the EU-funded Bio-Bone project (Bioceramics for Bone Repair) Lucideon is pleased to announce that the pan-European consortium has successfully developed phosphate-glasses (p-glasses) with biomaterial properties for bone repair.

From Lucideon 3 Oct 2014

Device / Technology News

NCI awards $1.4M grant to Advanced Cell Diagnostics to develop diagnostic test for B-cell NHLs

COMS Interactive, PointRight partner to integrate advanced clinical services and predictive analytics

Free online service launched to alert U.S. residents about new potential Ebola cases in nearby area

BenefitMall bags bronze Stevie Award for website HealthcareExchange.com

MyCartis announces launch of digital multiplex biomarker analysis platform

IRIDEX's new proprietary disposable delivery device granted U.S. patent

FDA designates NurOwn as Fast Track product for ALS treatment

Restoration Robotics achieves major milestone: Ships 100th ARTAS Robotic System

New implantable device can control heart failure

Gigapixel whole-body photographic camera may help doctors spot cancer early, save lives

Molecular breast imaging: an interview with Jim Calandra, CEO Gamma Medica

Zavation releases ZVPlasty Vertebral Augmentation System

New research on barcoding tool that tracks origin of blood cells challenges scientific dogma

TxCell to highlight development, progress of ASTrIA platform at 13th Annual BIO Investor Forum

CytoSorbents announces launch of International CytoSorb Treatment Registry

Novel test could revolutionise discovery of new prescription drugs

Humalog 200 units/ml KwikPen insulin gets marketing approval in EU for treatment of diabetes

Researchers create speech-to-text software for Google Glass to help hard-of-hearing users

UPM researchers find way to enhance detection of rotavirus

Lucideon announces successful development of bioceramics for bone repair

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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