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Specific Technologies unveils SpecID blood culture system at General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology

Specific Technologies, developer of the SpecID™ system to rapidly detect and identify bacterial species and strain via a metabolomic fingerprint, today announced that for the first time it will showcase its transformative SpecID blood culture system at the 114th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, May 17-20, 2014 in Boston, Massachusetts at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center.

16 May 2014

TCM announces winners of 26th Annual Industry Awards

The Tech Council of Maryland (TCM), Maryland's largest technology trade association for life science and technology, today announced the winners of its 26th Annual Industry Awards.

16 May 2014

Cook Medical to exhibit augmented reality experiences at AUA meeting

Cook Medical will exhibit augmented reality experiences, which is a technology used to simulate use of products, and host a skills challenge at their booth, #1617, at the annual American Urological Association meeting.

From COOK MEDICAL INC. 16 May 2014

Investigators find rise in overall e-cigarette awareness, but not decline in perceived safety of devices

E-cigarettes are gaining mainstream attention as a competitor to traditional cigarettes. Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign wanted to examine changes in e-cigarette awareness, how harmful people believe them to be, and if those attitudes have any connection to smoking cessation attempts.

16 May 2014

High-voltage e-cigarettes may expose users to increased levels of toxic chemicals

High-voltage electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) may expose users to increased levels of toxic chemicals, including formaldehyde and acetaldehyde, according to research led by Maciej Goniewicz, PhD, PharmD, a researcher in the Department of Health Behavior at Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI).

16 May 2014

Nanogel heals burn wounds faster

Researchers at the Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology have developed a nanogel that can accelerate the healing of burn wounds to minimize the risk of infection and scarring. The technology is based on IBN’s proprietary self-assembling ultrashort peptide technology, which are short sequences of amino acids.

16 May 2014

Agfa HealthCare launches ICIS for mobile and web capture at SIIM 2014, extending the "Evolution of Visual Healthcare" to smart phones and tablets

Extending the "Evolution of Visual Healthcare" to mobile devices, Agfa HealthCare announced today the launch of its new web-enabled mobile image management technology that brings the power of ICIS to iPhones, iPads, Web, and Android mobile digital devices.

15 May 2014

New tech could take light-based cancer treatment deep inside the body

Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is an effective treatment for easily accessible tumors such as oral and skin cancer.

15 May 2014

CarePond launches free, secure online community for informal caregivers

CarePond, Inc. today launched its new website CarePond.com – the first free and secure online community for informal caregivers – any spouse, partner, family member, friend, or neighbor taking care of an aging, ill, or disabled loved one.

15 May 2014

Corgenix announces that Randox received CE Mark notification for TxBCardio Assay

Corgenix Medical Corporation announced in collaboration with Randox Laboratories that Randox has been granted CE Mark notification for its TxBCardio™ Assay.

From Randox Laboratories Ltd. 15 May 2014

Inspire Medical Systems completes $40 million Series E financing

Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. announced today that it has completed a Series E financing of $40 million. The financing round was strategically timed to coincide with the commercial launch of the Inspire Upper Airway Stimulation (UAS) therapy in the United States.

15 May 2014

Olympus receives Edison Awards for three healthcare products

Olympus, a precision technology leader in designing and delivering innovative solutions in Medical and Surgical Products, among other core businesses, announced today that the company has received Edison Awards for three of its "world's only" products: ENDOEYE FLEX 3D, THUNDERBEAT and the BF-190 Bronchoscope.

From Evident Corporation - Life Sciences 15 May 2014

Univision and T-Mobile launch pioneering wireless service for Hispanic Americans

Univision Communications Inc. and T-Mobile US, Inc. (NYSE: TMUS) are joining forces to launch Univision Mobile, a pioneering wireless service created specifically for Hispanic Americans.

15 May 2014

VisionGate develops LuCED test for early detection of lung cancer

VisionGate Inc., an in vitro diagnostics company that is developing a revolutionary, non-invasive test for the early detection of lung cancer and other applications, announced that positive results from a clinical study of its LuCED lung test will be highlighted in a poster presentation (Abstract #7547) during the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) 2014 Annual Meeting at McCormick Place in Chicago on Saturday, May 31, 1:15 to 5 p.m. in S Hall A2, poster board 155.

15 May 2014

In-office treatment using balloon sinus dilation is as effective as FESS for chronic sinusitis

New results from a randomized trial published in the American Journal of Rhinology and Allergy demonstrate the benefits of in-office balloon dilation for sufferers of chronic sinusitis.

15 May 2014

FDA approves first prosthetic arm

On Friday, May 9, 2014, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first prosthetic arm developed by DEKA and funded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.

15 May 2014

SapC-DOPS technology: New way to image glioblastoma multiforme tumors

Just because you can't see something doesn't mean it's not there. Brain tumors are an extremely serious example of this and are not only difficult to treat-both adult and pediatric patients have a five-year survival rate of only 30 percent-but also have even been difficult to image, which could provide important information for deciding next steps in the treatment process.

15 May 2014

Device / Technology News

Specific Technologies unveils SpecID blood culture system at General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology

TCM announces winners of 26th Annual Industry Awards

Cook Medical to exhibit augmented reality experiences at AUA meeting

Investigators find rise in overall e-cigarette awareness, but not decline in perceived safety of devices

High-voltage e-cigarettes may expose users to increased levels of toxic chemicals

Nanogel heals burn wounds faster

Agfa HealthCare launches ICIS for mobile and web capture at SIIM 2014, extending the "Evolution of Visual Healthcare" to smart phones and tablets

New tech could take light-based cancer treatment deep inside the body

CarePond launches free, secure online community for informal caregivers

Corgenix announces that Randox received CE Mark notification for TxBCardio Assay

Inspire Medical Systems completes $40 million Series E financing

Olympus receives Edison Awards for three healthcare products

Univision and T-Mobile launch pioneering wireless service for Hispanic Americans

VisionGate develops LuCED test for early detection of lung cancer

In-office treatment using balloon sinus dilation is as effective as FESS for chronic sinusitis

FDA approves first prosthetic arm

SapC-DOPS technology: New way to image glioblastoma multiforme tumors

New technology has potential to make production of biotech medicines simpler

Researchers use mobile phone data to help combat malaria more effectively

Introduction to Solid State ChIP technology

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

PhD researcher at LifeArc

Unveiling Hidden Potential: Organoids for Disease Modeling in Neuroscience Research

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