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Norgine partners with Arc Medical to commercialize and distribute ENDOCUFF VISION

Norgine and Arc Medical Design Ltd. today announced a partnership that will see Norgine commercialising and distributing ENDOCUFF VISION, a Class 1 sterile medical device used in colonoscopy, across a number of major European markets, Australia and New Zealand. Norgine's first launch of ENDOCUFF VISION will take place in the UK Q2 2015.

12 Mar 2015

Ablative Solutions named recipient of CRT's Top Cardiovascular Innovation Award

Ablative Solutions, Inc., a venture-backed, privately-held clinical stage company headquartered in Kalamazoo, MI, with offices in Menlo Park, CA, announced today that it was the recipient of a "Top Cardiovascular Innovation Award" from Cardiovascular Research Technologies for the Peregrine System.

12 Mar 2015

NYU researchers devise computer model to explain how neural circuit learns to categorize

New York University researchers have devised a computer model to explain how a neural circuit learns to classify sensory stimuli into discrete categories, such as "car vs. motorcycle." Their findings, which appear in the journal Nature Communications, shed new light on the brain processes underpinning judgments we make on a daily basis.

12 Mar 2015

Researchers assess effectiveness of point of care tests for detecting Schistosomiasis infections

Researchers from the Cochrane Infectious Disease Group, hosted at LSTM, have conducted an independent review to assess how well point of care tests detect Schistosoma infections in people living in endemic regions.

12 Mar 2015

Simple blood test could be developed to diagnose Alzheimer's disease, say UCLA researchers

UCLA researchers have provided the first evidence that a simple blood test could be developed to confirm the presence of beta amyloid proteins in the brain, which is a hallmark of Alzheimer's disease.

12 Mar 2015

Implantable defibrillators help patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy live longer

Newly published research led by the Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation and Tufts Medical Center in Boston shows that implantable defibrillators (ICDs), along with other modern treatments, have reduced mortality rates and are helping patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) live longer, including normal life expectancy.

12 Mar 2015

SHL Telemedicine, USCI sign distribution agreement for smartheart device in Japan

SHL Telemedicine Ltd., a leading provider and developer of advanced personal telemedicine solutions, today announced that it has signed a distribution agreement for its innovative smartheart device with USCI Holdings, Inc., of Japan.

11 Mar 2015

Mylan releases Fentanyl Transdermal System 37.5, 62.5 and 87.5 mcg/hr in U.S.

Mylan N.V. and Mylan Inc. today announced the U.S. launch of its Fentanyl Transdermal System 37.5, 62.5 and 87.5 mcg/hr, adding to its existing offering of Fentanyl Transdermal System 12, 25, 50, 75 and 100 mcg/hr.

11 Mar 2015

BeiGene chooses SAFC's CHOZN Platform to support oncology drug development

Sigma-Aldrich Corporation today announced that SAFC Commercial, its custom manufacturing services business unit, has entered a commercial sales and service contract with leading biopharmaceutical company, BeiGene.

11 Mar 2015

Chromogenex US, LiLa sign distribution agreement for i-lipo and i-lipo Ultra body sculpting systems

Chromogenex US, Inc., of Howell, Michigan, the sister company of Chromogenex Technologies, Ltd., and LiLa Enterprise, LLC of Suwanee, Georgia, announced today a strategic alliance wherein Chromogenex US appoints LiLa the exclusive distributor for the i- lipo and i-lipo Ultra body sculpting systems that employ low level laser technology for smoothing cellulite, fat reduction and body shaping treatments.

11 Mar 2015

Xylem’s YSI biochemistry analyzer is effective tool for cell culture and cancer research

Specifically for oncology drug development applications, the YSI 2950 biochemistry analyzer is used to measure analytes such as glucose, glutamine, glutamate, lactate, providing a simple, automated analysis of bioprocess cell culture samples, with accurate results in less than a minute.

11 Mar 2015

Xylem’s YSI biochemistry analyzer ideal for food process applications

The 2900 Series Biochemistry Analyzers from YSI, a Xylem brand, deliver rapid, accurate biochemistry analysis and provide several data management solutions for making process and quality assurance decisions in food process applications.

11 Mar 2015

Intraprise Healthcare launched to provide strategic solutions to healthcare market

Intraprise Solutions, a technology professional services firm with nearly two decades of experience in health information technology today announced the launch of Intraprise Healthcare, a dedicated business division within Intraprise Solutions. Intraprise Healthcare provides strategic consulting and software engineering solutions to the healthcare market.

11 Mar 2015

Andor Neo sCMOS camera is perfect partner for correlative microscopy

CD44 is recognised as an important cell surface receptor involved in the adhesion of circulating leukocytes to endothelium, a process that is critical for their trafficking in the vasculature. Now, a Japanese group of researchers using an ultra-sensitive Andor Neo sCMOS camera in their correlative microscopy set-up has demonstrated that microvilli projections around the cell surface mediate this adhesion.

From Andor Technology Ltd. 11 Mar 2015

Understanding the role of next generation sequencing in stratified cancer medicine

Oxford Gene Technology, The Molecular Genetics Company, has teamed up with clinical research experts in a new article available online, discussing the role of next generation sequencing (NGS) in cancer medicine.

From Oxford Gene Technology 11 Mar 2015

TRUFFLE study evaluates monitoring techniques to identify babies with poor growth in the womb

Babies that grow poorly in the womb could have better outcomes if a method for the timing of delivery was used more widely, a study suggests.

11 Mar 2015

Wearable Technology Show 2015 opens in London

The Wearable Technology Show – the world’s biggest dedicated wearables event – opens its doors in London next Tuesday. With 110 exhibitors and nearly 200 speakers, the event has more than doubled in size since its launch last March and is already respected globally as the ultimate destination for everyone involved in wearables.

11 Mar 2015

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Norgine partners with Arc Medical to commercialize and distribute ENDOCUFF VISION

Ablative Solutions named recipient of CRT's Top Cardiovascular Innovation Award

NYU researchers devise computer model to explain how neural circuit learns to categorize

Researchers assess effectiveness of point of care tests for detecting Schistosomiasis infections

Simple blood test could be developed to diagnose Alzheimer's disease, say UCLA researchers

Implantable defibrillators help patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy live longer

SHL Telemedicine, USCI sign distribution agreement for smartheart device in Japan

Mylan releases Fentanyl Transdermal System 37.5, 62.5 and 87.5 mcg/hr in U.S.

BeiGene chooses SAFC's CHOZN Platform to support oncology drug development

Chromogenex US, LiLa sign distribution agreement for i-lipo and i-lipo Ultra body sculpting systems

Xylem’s YSI biochemistry analyzer is effective tool for cell culture and cancer research

Xylem’s YSI biochemistry analyzer ideal for food process applications

Intraprise Healthcare launched to provide strategic solutions to healthcare market

Andor Neo sCMOS camera is perfect partner for correlative microscopy

Understanding the role of next generation sequencing in stratified cancer medicine

TRUFFLE study evaluates monitoring techniques to identify babies with poor growth in the womb

Wearable Technology Show 2015 opens in London

VS120 – fast and precise fluorescence slide scanning

VS120 – fast and precise fluorescence slide scanning

New injectable polymer could strengthen blood clots

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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