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Neuronetrix announces FDA approval of COGNISION System for clinical use

Neuronetrix today announced that it has received 510(k) clearance (K141316) from the United States Food and Drug Administration to market the COGNISION System for clinical use.

21 Feb 2015

Tandem Diabetes Care announces release of t:simulator App

Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc., a medical device company and manufacturer of the t:slim and t:flex Insulin Pumps, today announced the release of the t:simulator App, which mimics the touchscreen interface and features of the t:slim Insulin Pump.

21 Feb 2015

Palatin introduces clinical trial website in support of bremelanotide phase 3 study for FSD treatment

Palatin Technologies, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company developing targeted, receptor-specific peptide therapeutics for the treatment of diseases with significant unmet medical needs and commercial potential, today announced that it has launched a clinical trial website in support of its phase 3 reconnect study with bremelanotide for the treatment of female sexual dysfunction (FSD).

20 Feb 2015

Proximity Ligation Assay helps detect effectiveness of cancer vaccines

Cancer vaccines are designed to turn the body's own immune system specifically against tumor cells. Particularly promising are vaccines that are directed against so-called neoantigens: These are proteins that have undergone a genetic mutation in tumor cells and, therefore, differ from their counterparts in healthy cells.

20 Feb 2015

Simple diagnostic tool could reduce hospital admissions by 40% for patients with chest pain

A new test that rules out heart attacks in patients could reduce hospital admissions by as much as 40%, for patients with chest pain, according to research published by Bournemouth University (BU).

20 Feb 2015

Researchers develop durable antibacterial coatings of nanocomposites

Ruthless with bacteria, harmless to human cells. New, durable antibacterial coatings of nanocomposites, developed at the Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Warsaw, will in future help to improve the hygiene of sportswear, and used in medicine, will reduce the rate of infections and shorten the times of in-patient hospital admissions.

20 Feb 2015

Saluda Medical receives $10 million in Series B financing

Saluda Medical has today announced that it has received $10 million in Series B financing bringing a breakthrough treatment for chronic pain one step closer to reality.

20 Feb 2015

New planning tool helps identify patients' risks of chronic pain after surgery

There are many variables that contribute to a patient's risk of chronic pain after surgery; physicians are still exploring ways to identify those variables prior to surgery.

20 Feb 2015

23andMe granted FDA approval to market direct-to-consumer genetic test under novel device classification

23andMe, Inc., the leading personal genetics company, today announced that it has been granted authority by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market the first direct-to-consumer genetic test under a regulatory classification for novel devices.

20 Feb 2015

Mobile devices may help better diagnose patients with chronic health issues

Smartphones and tablets may hold the key to getting more nurses to diagnose patients with chronic health issues like obesity, smoking, and depression -- three of the leading causes of preventable death and disability.

20 Feb 2015

Sensor technology has potential to improve teaching of proper CBE techniques

Sensor technology has the potential to significantly improve the teaching of proper technique for clinical breast exams (CBE), according to a new study by researchers at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.

20 Feb 2015

Korean scientists produce flexible, stable monolayers of protein-bound gold nanoparticles

Free-standing nanoparticle films are of great interest for technical applications, such as the development of nanoelectronic devices. In the journal Angewandte Chemie, Korean scientists have introduced very flexible and stable monolayers of gold nanoparticles made by a self-assembly process based on protein aggregation. The films were used to coat wafers up to 10 cm in diameter.

20 Feb 2015

Researchers report development of first 3D tissue-engineered system

A team led by researchers at Tufts University School of Engineering and the University of Pavia has reported development of the first three-dimensional tissue system that reproduces the complex structure and physiology of human bone marrow and successfully generates functional human platelets.

19 Feb 2015

Pioneering Separations Company Quad Technologies Set To Revolutionize Cell Isolation Following Successful Investment

Quad Technologies Inc (“Quad”), developer of a novel separation technology, has formally announced its entry into the cell separation market.

19 Feb 2015

Johns Hopkins study shows value follow-up PET/CT scans in patients with lung cancer

New research from Johns Hopkins School of Medicine reveals a high value of scans which could lead to future change of reimbursement policies for follow-up positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) studies in lung cancer. The study, featured in the February 2015 issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine, establishes the value of fourth and subsequent follow-up PET/CT scans in clinical assessment and management change in patients with the disease.

19 Feb 2015

Novasep selected to commercially biomanufacture Celladon's Mydicar API

Novasep, a leading supplier of services and technologies for the life sciences industry, today announces that it has entered into an agreement with Celladon, a clinical-stage biotechnology company. Novasep will prepare to supply the drug substance for MYDICAR®.

19 Feb 2015

Particle sciences manufactures clinical supplies for Kinex’s glioblastom therapeutic

Particle Sciences, Inc (PSI), has completed the manufacturing of clinical supplies for the first in human studies of KX2-361 (KX02), Kinex Pharmaceuticals’ small molecule Src/pre-tublin inhibitor.

19 Feb 2015

UT Dallas study reports new gene therapy approach

Bioengineers at The University of Texas at Dallas have created a novel gene-delivery system that shuttles a gene into a cell, but only for a temporary stay, providing a potential new gene-therapy strategy for treating disease.

19 Feb 2015

Leaf Healthcare's wireless patient monitoring system can improve pressure ulcer prevention processes

Clinicians from the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Boise, Idaho, will demonstrate that Leaf Healthcare's new, wireless patient monitoring system can significantly improve a caregiver's pressure ulcer prevention processes. Their presentation will take place at the National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel Biennial Conference in Orlando, Fla., this week.

19 Feb 2015

Mirixa integrates with PrescribeWellness

Mirixa Corporation, the leading provider of Medication Therapy Management (MTM) and other pharmacist-delivered patient care services for health plans, announces their integration with PrescribeWellness, the SaaS Company with a cloud-based platform that delivers efficient patient communications and other services to community pharmacists.

19 Feb 2015

Device / Technology News

Neuronetrix announces FDA approval of COGNISION System for clinical use

Tandem Diabetes Care announces release of t:simulator App

Palatin introduces clinical trial website in support of bremelanotide phase 3 study for FSD treatment

Proximity Ligation Assay helps detect effectiveness of cancer vaccines

Simple diagnostic tool could reduce hospital admissions by 40% for patients with chest pain

Researchers develop durable antibacterial coatings of nanocomposites

Saluda Medical receives $10 million in Series B financing

New planning tool helps identify patients' risks of chronic pain after surgery

23andMe granted FDA approval to market direct-to-consumer genetic test under novel device classification

Mobile devices may help better diagnose patients with chronic health issues

Sensor technology has potential to improve teaching of proper CBE techniques

Korean scientists produce flexible, stable monolayers of protein-bound gold nanoparticles

Researchers report development of first 3D tissue-engineered system

Pioneering Separations Company Quad Technologies Set To Revolutionize Cell Isolation Following Successful Investment

Johns Hopkins study shows value follow-up PET/CT scans in patients with lung cancer

Novasep selected to commercially biomanufacture Celladon's Mydicar API

Particle sciences manufactures clinical supplies for Kinex’s glioblastom therapeutic

UT Dallas study reports new gene therapy approach

Leaf Healthcare's wireless patient monitoring system can improve pressure ulcer prevention processes

Mirixa integrates with PrescribeWellness

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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