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Zevacor Molecular buys 70 MeV Cyclotron dedicated to medical use from IBA

Zevacor Molecular, an independently owned healthcare firm that manufactures and distributes PET and SPECT radiopharmaceuticals, has purchased the first 70 MeV Cyclotron dedicated to medical use in the United States from Ion Beam Applications, S.A.

5 Nov 2013

Avedro gets CE Mark clearance for KXL II System

Avedro Inc., a Boston-based ophthalmic medical device and pharmaceutical company, announces CE Mark clearance for its KXL II System. The KXL II System has the potential for non-surgical correction of myopia, as well as improving cataract surgery outcomes, with a procedure called PiXL (Photorefractive Intrastromal Cross-linking).

5 Nov 2013

Voxel-based morphometry can accurately assess loss of gray matter in patients with Parkinson's disease

Non-motor symptoms, including abnormalities in cognition, mental behaviors, autonomic nerves and sensory perception, have the greatest effect on the quality of in Parkinson's disease patient life.

5 Nov 2013

Algorithm accurately tracks physical activity no matter where you carry your phone

Physical activity tracking apps on smartphones are a potentially important tool for doctors who want to collect data and create treatment or intervention plans to improve the health of patients who struggle with activity and movement -- such as those with Parkinson's disease.

4 Nov 2013

Liaison Healthcare forms strategic partnership with PointClickCare

Liaison Healthcare, a global provider of secure cloud-based integration and data management services and solutions, announced today a strategic partnership with PointClickCare, the most widely used Electronic Health Record platform for the long-term care industry, connecting their EHR platform to more than 120 labs and imaging departments already integrated within the Liaison EMR-Link hub, as well as others that provide specific services to the long term care community.

4 Nov 2013

Biomedical testing: an interview with Ed Moriarty, General Manager of the ElectroForce Systems Group of Bose Corporation

An interview with Ed Moriarty, discussing how Bose are involved in the development of advanced testing equipment for medical devices.

From TA Instruments 4 Nov 2013

Covalon licenses antimicrobial silicone adhesive technology to Molnlycke Heath Care

Covalon Technologies Ltd., an advanced medical technologies company, today announced that it has licensed its antimicrobial silicone adhesive technology to Molnlycke Heath Care.

4 Nov 2013

NeuroSky forms strategic partnership with SoftBank Mobile to improve health and wellness

NeuroSky, a global leader in body and mind monitoring and analysis technologies, today announced that is has secured a significant investment from SoftBank Corp. to form a strategic partnership with SoftBank Mobile Corp.

4 Nov 2013

RaySearch Laboratories, Hitachi sign long-term distribution agreement

RaySearch Laboratories AB has entered into a long-term distribution agreement with Hitachi Medical Corporation based in Tokyo, Japan. The agreement means that Hitachi will be fully responsible for marketing, sales and service of RaySearch's proprietary treatment planning system RayStation® on the Japanese market from April 1, 2014.

4 Nov 2013

Acoustic diode may improve future ultrasound images

Most people know about ultrasound through its role in prenatal imaging: those grainy, grey outlines of junior constructed from reflected sound waves. A new technology called an "acoustic diode," envisioned by researchers in China's Nanjing University, may dramatically improve future ultrasound images by changing the way sound waves are transmitted.

4 Nov 2013

SRI to expand current preclinical molecular imaging capabilities with MILabs VECTor+ system

MILabs is pleased to announce that Sunnybrook Research Institute, the research arm of the Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, located in Toronto, Canada will install a MILabs VECTor+ system to expand their current preclinical molecular imaging capabilities.

4 Nov 2013

Simple tool to identify patients at risk of engaging in "medication tradeoffs" after liver transplantation

Researchers at Northwestern University and Emory University propose a simple tool to identify patients who are at risk of engaging in "medication tradeoffs." The study authors address the problem of patients with financial hardship who make the regular choice of meeting basic needs such as buying food rather than paying for medications after receiving a liver transplant.

4 Nov 2013

Simulation-based team training improves patient safety and clinical outcomes

A study conducted by an inter-professional team of LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans faculty found that simulation-based operating room team training of medical and nursing students resulted in more effective teamwork by improving attitudes, behaviors, interaction and overall performance leading to potential increased patient safety and better clinical outcomes.

4 Nov 2013

Solution for enzyme-based diagnostic testing in remote locations to be exhibited by Sherwood Scientific at MEDICA 2013

Sherwood Scientific Ltd will exhibit the CHROMA Model 260uv Programmable Colorimeter for the first time at MEDICA 2013 (20 - 23 November 2013, Düsseldorf Fairgrounds, Germany). The instrument allows users to conduct enzyme-based tests in challenging and remote locations without access to a laboratory. Also on display at MEDICA will be Sherwood Scientific’s magnetic susceptibility balance and the model 926S Chloride analyser, both valuable and established tools in clinical applications.

1 Nov 2013

Kyruus, University Hospitals partner to deploy Providermatch solution to optimize patient access

Kyruus, a leading provider of Patient Access & Referral Management Solutions, announced today that it has partnered with University Hospitals in Cleveland, Ohio, to deploy its ProviderMatch platform.

31 Oct 2013

INTEGRA launches new single-use waste collection bottles for its VACUSIP benchtop aspiration system

INTEGRA has launched new single-use waste collection bottles for its VACUSIP benchtop aspiration system – a compact, portable solution for safe and convenient disposal of small volumes of biological liquid waste.

From INTEGRA Biosciences 31 Oct 2013

Protego develops sternal device for cardiac surgery with start-up investment from MRCF

Protego Medical Pty Ltd, an early stage medical technology company developing a medical device for sternal protection during cardiac surgery, was launched today with AU$2M start-up financing from Australia’s Medical Research Commercialisation Fund (MRCF). At the same time, the Company announced the appointment of Pablo Solis as CEO.

31 Oct 2013

Reinnervate, Oncotest and SBH partner to offer 3D tumour cell screening services

3D cell culture company Reinnervate Ltd today announced partnerships with two oncology-focussed CRO's to offer 3D tumour cell screening services. The CROs, Oncotest GmbH (Freiburg, Germany) and SBH Sciences (Natick, MA, USA) will both offer a new service for clients wishing to try out cancer 3D cell culture screening for the first time or who wish to evaluate new tumour types in their models.

31 Oct 2013

Cellectricon to demonstrate Cellaxess technology at Neuroscience 2013

Cellectricon, a leading provider of advanced cell-based screening technologies and services, will be presenting new data at Neuroscience 2013, 9-13 November, San Diego (USA).

From Cellectricon 31 Oct 2013

Researchers receive grant to develop new device that identifies healthy sperm cells for IVF

The World Health Organization estimates more than 70 million couples worldwide are unable to conceive each year, with close to a third of those cases attributable solely to issues with male fertility-including low sperm count and low sperm motility (a limited ability to swim).

31 Oct 2013

Device / Technology News

Zevacor Molecular buys 70 MeV Cyclotron dedicated to medical use from IBA

Avedro gets CE Mark clearance for KXL II System

Voxel-based morphometry can accurately assess loss of gray matter in patients with Parkinson's disease

Algorithm accurately tracks physical activity no matter where you carry your phone

Liaison Healthcare forms strategic partnership with PointClickCare

Biomedical testing: an interview with Ed Moriarty, General Manager of the ElectroForce Systems Group of Bose Corporation

Covalon licenses antimicrobial silicone adhesive technology to Molnlycke Heath Care

NeuroSky forms strategic partnership with SoftBank Mobile to improve health and wellness

RaySearch Laboratories, Hitachi sign long-term distribution agreement

Acoustic diode may improve future ultrasound images

SRI to expand current preclinical molecular imaging capabilities with MILabs VECTor+ system

Simple tool to identify patients at risk of engaging in "medication tradeoffs" after liver transplantation

Simulation-based team training improves patient safety and clinical outcomes

Solution for enzyme-based diagnostic testing in remote locations to be exhibited by Sherwood Scientific at MEDICA 2013

Kyruus, University Hospitals partner to deploy Providermatch solution to optimize patient access

INTEGRA launches new single-use waste collection bottles for its VACUSIP benchtop aspiration system

Protego develops sternal device for cardiac surgery with start-up investment from MRCF

Reinnervate, Oncotest and SBH partner to offer 3D tumour cell screening services

Cellectricon to demonstrate Cellaxess technology at Neuroscience 2013

Researchers receive grant to develop new device that identifies healthy sperm cells for IVF

Advancing Motor Neuron Disease Diagnosis with Non-Invasive Ultrasound and AI

How agentic AI is reshaping laboratory workflows

Fourier 80: bringing benchtop NMR systems to the laboratory

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