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CINVESTAV creates stereoscopic vision lenses for blind to navigate more easily

Combining computational geometry, artificial intelligence, geo and ultrasound techniques, among others, scientists from the Center for Research and Advanced Studies (CINVESTAV) created a device to help people with low vision or blindness to navigate more easily.

20 May 2014

Biótica researchers develop automated laboratory system that rapidly detects E. coli bacterium

A Castellón-based biotechnology R&D project by Biótica has been successfully certified by the Centre for Technological and Industrial Development (CDTI, in Spanish), of the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness.

20 May 2014

Juventas presents positive trial results of JVS-100 drug delivered by Biocardia’s Helix transendocardial system

BioCardia®, Inc., a leader in cardiovascular regenerative medicine, today announced the presentation by Juventas Therapeutics of their positive four-month results for their STOP-HF Trial.

20 May 2014

Clinovo to launch new Clincapture open source EDC system on May 23, 2014

On May 23rd at 10am PST Marc Desgrousilliers, Chief Technology Officer at Clinovo, will introduce the new 2.0 version of ClinCapture, the most advanced open source Electronic Data Capture (EDC) system.

20 May 2014

BroadcastMed introduces content marketing platform for pharmaceutical, biotechnology organizations

BroadcastMed, Inc. a digital medical broadcaster and leading provider of cloud based physician education portals introduces its content marketing platform tailored to pharmaceutical and biotechnology organizations.

20 May 2014

Dassault Systèmes launches world's first 3D simulation model of human heart

Dassault Systèmes (Paris:DSY)(Euronext Paris: #13065, DSY.PA), the 3DEXPERIENCE Company, world leader in 3D design software, 3D Digital Mock Up and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions, today unveiled the world's first 3D realistic simulation model of a whole human heart.

20 May 2014

CardiAQ performs first-in-human Trans-Apical TMVI procedure

CardiAQ Valve Technologies (CardiAQ), which performed the first ever Trans-Femoral, Transcatheter Mitral Valve Implantation procedure in June of 2012 with its self-conforming, self-anchoring implant technology, announced today that it has achieved another milestone in cardiovascular medicine by successfully implanting its Second Generation Transcatheter Mitral Valve in an 88-year-old female suffering from severe mitral regurgitation (MR 4+) using the company's newly added Trans-Apical Delivery System.

20 May 2014

Internet-based physical activity can improve health-related quality of life in patients with COPD

A pedometer-based walking program supported by Internet-based instruction and support can improve health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to a new study presented at the 2014 American Thoracic Society International Conference.

20 May 2014

LifeBond to present LifeMesh self-fixating hernia mesh platform at MIXiii Biomed Conference

LifeBond Ltd., a leading developer of absorbable biosurgical products for tissue repair, announced today its new self-fixating hernia mesh platform, LifeMesh, which will be presented at the upcoming MIXiii Biomed Conference, to be held at the Israel Convention Center in Tel Aviv on May 20-22.

20 May 2014

MILabs presents Advanced Imaging Scientist award to Prof. David Townsend

MILabs BV is proud to announce that the Advanced Imaging Scientist award 2014 will be presented to Prof. Dr. David William Townsend for his groundbreaking scientific contribution to diagnose cancer at the Utrecht Life Science seminar on May 19th 2014.

20 May 2014

HAL robot suit helps paraplegics

For most paraplegic patients, being able to walk again remains a dream. The HAL robot suit can help them regain a certain degree of mobility and activity. An expert team at the Centre for Neurorobotic Movement Training (ZNB) in Bochum has been testing the exoskeleton that was originally developed in Japan since 2011. With excellent results.

20 May 2014

New toolkit to help prevent and control healthcare-associated infections

Montefiore Medical Center, in partnership with Boston University School of Public Health, today announced the launch of a toolkit to help prevent and control the emergence of a dangerous and highly contagious infection in healthcare settings.

19 May 2014

CCHIT awards 2014 ONC HIT Certification to Mirth Connect version 3.0.1

Mirth, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Quality Systems, Inc. and a global leader in health information technology, announced today that Mirth® Connect version 3.0.1 is compliant with the ONC 2014 Edition criteria and was certified as an Electronic Health Record (EHR) Module on May 1, 2014 by the Certification Commission for Health Information Technology (CCHIT®), an ONC-ACB, in accordance with the applicable Eligible Providers (Ambulatory) certification criteria adopted by the Secretary of Health and Human Services.

19 May 2014

Implantable system improves sleep and heart function without mask

A novel device implanted under the skin like a pacemaker successfully treats central sleep apnoea (CSA) in heart failure patients, according to research presented today at the Heart Failure Congress 2014, held 17-20 May in Athens, Greece.

19 May 2014

Umbian announces outcome of new study for U-Sleep automated messaging system

Umbian Inc., a ResMed (NYSE: RMD) company, and leading provider of cloud-based healthcare compliance solutions, today announced the outcome of a new study that shows significant, measurable efficiency gains when using the automated messaging capabilities of its U-Sleep compliance management solution.

19 May 2014

Study to investigate use of OCT in collaboration with Melanoma Institute of Australia

Michelson Diagnostics, the UK based medical device company focused on multi-beam Optical Coherence Tomography ('OCT') technology, has commenced a clinical study to investigate the use of OCT to diagnose basal cell carcinoma in collaboration with the Melanoma Institute of Australia using Michelson's Diagnostics VivoSight system.

19 May 2014

Researchers develop imaging system that reveals neural activity throughout brains of living animals

Researchers at MIT and the University of Vienna have created an imaging system that reveals neural activity throughout the brains of living animals.

19 May 2014

New ultra-sensitive nano-chip capable of detecting cancer at early stages

The majority of cancers are detected on the macroscopic level, when the tumor is already composed of millions of cancer cells and the disease is starting to advance into a more mature phase.

19 May 2014

Study: E-cigarettes appear to increase virulence of drug- resistant and life-threatening bacteria

Despite being touted by their manufacturers as a healthy alternative to cigarettes, e-cigarettes appear in a laboratory study to increase the virulence of drug- resistant and potentially life-threatening bacteria, while decreasing the ability of human cells to kill these bacteria

19 May 2014

AirStrip wins TripleTree iAward for Connected Health

AirStrip, the leading provider of mobile healthcare solutions for driving clinical transformation, was honored today by TripleTree as part of the 6th Annual TripleTree iAwards for Connected Health.

17 May 2014

Device / Technology News

CINVESTAV creates stereoscopic vision lenses for blind to navigate more easily

Biótica researchers develop automated laboratory system that rapidly detects E. coli bacterium

Juventas presents positive trial results of JVS-100 drug delivered by Biocardia’s Helix transendocardial system

Clinovo to launch new Clincapture open source EDC system on May 23, 2014

BroadcastMed introduces content marketing platform for pharmaceutical, biotechnology organizations

Dassault Systèmes launches world's first 3D simulation model of human heart

CardiAQ performs first-in-human Trans-Apical TMVI procedure

Internet-based physical activity can improve health-related quality of life in patients with COPD

LifeBond to present LifeMesh self-fixating hernia mesh platform at MIXiii Biomed Conference

MILabs presents Advanced Imaging Scientist award to Prof. David Townsend

HAL robot suit helps paraplegics

New toolkit to help prevent and control healthcare-associated infections

CCHIT awards 2014 ONC HIT Certification to Mirth Connect version 3.0.1

Implantable system improves sleep and heart function without mask

Umbian announces outcome of new study for U-Sleep automated messaging system

Study to investigate use of OCT in collaboration with Melanoma Institute of Australia

Researchers develop imaging system that reveals neural activity throughout brains of living animals

New ultra-sensitive nano-chip capable of detecting cancer at early stages

Study: E-cigarettes appear to increase virulence of drug- resistant and life-threatening bacteria

AirStrip wins TripleTree iAward for Connected Health

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