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UCSB creates synthetic platelets for various biomedical applications

Synthetic platelets have been developed by UC Santa Barbara researchers, in collaboration with researchers at Scripps Research Institute and Sanford-Burnham Institute in La Jolla, Calif. Their findings are published in the journal Advanced Materials in a paper titled "Platelet Mimetic Particles for Targeting Thrombi in Flowing Blood."

31 May 2012

Foundation Medicine introduces first pan-cancer genomic profile

Foundation Medicine announced today the commercial launch of FoundationOne, the first pan-cancer, fully informative genomic profile designed to help oncologists expand their patients' treatment options.

31 May 2012

BHD launches Statin Induced Myopathy Genotype test

Boston Heart Diagnostics (BHD) announced today the commercial launch of the Statin Induced Myopathy (SLCO1B1) Genotype test licensed from the University of Oxford's technology commercialization company Isis Innovation.

31 May 2012

GE to provide attendees with overview of new oncology solutions at ASCO annual meeting

GE Healthcare, is working to help physicians potentially improve patient care throughout the breast cancer journey through one of the most comprehensive portfolios of technologies in the industry available today.

31 May 2012

AAPS honors Morphotek with 2012 Excellence in Ligand Binding Assays Award

Morphotek, Inc., a subsidiary of Eisai Inc., announced today that The American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS) has awarded its 2012 Excellence in Ligand Binding Assays Award to the Bioanalytical Development group from Morphotek for their abstract, "Development and Validation of a Pharmacokinetic Assay on the Gyrolab Platform for Use in Phase II/III Clinical Studies."

31 May 2012

Cohera Medical receives U.S. patent titled, ‘Hydrophilic Biodegradable Adhesives’

Cohera Medical, Inc., a leading innovator and developer of absorbable surgical adhesives and sealants, today announced that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has issued the Company patent number 8,182,647, titled "Hydrophilic Biodegradable Adhesives".

31 May 2012

U.S. FDA clears INJEX Pharma’s needle free injection system

The FDA had registered INJEX Pharma GmbH, Berlin, and INJEX Pharma US, Miami, and given approval for the import and sale of INJEX 30 in the US market. The condition was the registration by the FDA for INJEX Pharma GmbH as manufacturer and exporter.

31 May 2012

Miracor receives three new U.S. patents for novel PICSO system to treat STEMI

Miracor Medical Systems announced today that it has been granted three new U.S. patents covering a unique dual balloon method and the new "Wien Algorithm" of its novel PICSO (Pressure-controlled Intermittent Coronary Sinus Occlusion) system that ensures a stable and repeatable PICSO treatment designed to improve myocardial perfusion following primary PCI (Percutaneous Coronary Intervention, or angioplasty).

31 May 2012

Texas hospital selects Spacelabs for patient monitoring and connectivity solutions

OSI Systems, Inc., a vertically integrated provider of specialized electronic products for critical applications in the security and healthcare industries, today announced that its Healthcare division, Spacelabs Healthcare, has received an approximate $4 million contract to provide its state-of-the-art solutions to a Texas hospital's new Telemetry, Intensive Care and Emergency Departments.

31 May 2012

Omixon Target, a next generation sequencing analysis software for targeted sequencing, released by Omixon

Today Omixon – a genomic software company - announced the commercial release of Omixon Target, a next generation sequencing analysis software for targeted sequencing. Omixon built its new software Target with the vision of helping diagnostic labs to adopt next generation sequencing to replace and complement traditional capillary Sanger sequencing.

30 May 2012

Medical imaging revenue market for CEE and Russia to reach $2.34 billion in 2015

Rising disease incidence and growing awareness about health issues will boost demand for medical imaging services across Central and Eastern Europe (CEE).

30 May 2012

Study reveals new evidence of trans-cranial bright light's effect to brain functions

A recent placebo-controlled study reveals new evidence of trans-cranial bright light's effect to brain functions when administered through the ear. Bright light stimulation was found to increase activity in brain areas related to processing of visual sensory information and tactile stimuli. The findings constitute the first ever published scientific article about functional modulation of the brain with bright light delivered to the brain through the ears. The study was published today May 29th, 2012 in the World Journal of Neuroscience.

30 May 2012

EWMA: International consensus on appropriate usage of silver dressings in wound care launched

An international consensus on the appropriate usage of silver dressings in wound care was launched this month at the European Wound Management Association (EWMA)'s Conference in Vienna. The guidelines brought together 12 expert clinicians from 10 different countries to respond to recent evidence reviews that have questioned the widespread use of silver in advanced wound care.

30 May 2012

FDA clears Teleflex’s Arrow FlexTip Plus Closed Tip, Multi-Port epidural catheter

Teleflex Incorporated announced today the Arrow FlexTip Plus Closed Tip, Multi-Port epidural catheter has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

30 May 2012

GPUs simulate molecular processes during swine flu drug treatment

Professor Adrian Mulholland and Dr Christopher Woods from Bristol's School of Chemistry, together with colleagues in Thailand, used graphics processing units (GPUs) to simulate the molecular processes that take place when these drugs are used to treat the H1N1-2009 strain of influenza - commonly known as 'swine flu'.

30 May 2012

Beike stem cell bank in China granted AABB accreditation

Beike Biotechnology Co., Ltd announced that it has been awarded AABB accreditation for cord blood and cord tissue banking. This accreditation has been granted following an intensive on-site assessment by AABB assessors and establishes that the level of medical, technical and administrative performance within the facility is in accordance with the AABB standards or exceeds those set by AABB.

30 May 2012

Sequenom MassARRAY System detects EML4/ALK fusion gene in NSCLC

Sequenom, Inc., a life sciences company providing innovative genetic analysis solutions, today reported on a recently released publication in which the Sequenom MassARRAY System (for research use only) was used in a groundbreaking independent study that detected the transforming fusion gene EML4/ALK in non-small cell lung cancer.

30 May 2012

Fluke Biomedical receives RoHS E Environmentally-Friendly label for SPOT Light test device

Fluke Biomedical announced today the new ProSim SPOT Light SpO2 Functional Tester is the first biomedical test tool on the market to achieve the RoHS E Environmentally-Friendly label. Short for Restriction of Use of Hazardous Substances, RoHS regulations are designed to limit or eliminate substances that are dangerous to the environment and to people.

30 May 2012

Breathe Technologies earns Medical Design Excellence Award for NIOV System

Breathe Technologies, Inc. today announced that their Non-Invasive Open Ventilation (NIOV) System has been awarded a prestigious Medical Design Excellence Award (MDEA).

30 May 2012

MAQUET to acquire Avalon Elite Bi-Caval Dual Lumen Catheter, complimentary vascular access kits

MAQUET Cardiopulmonary, a business unit of MAQUET Cardiovascular and a leader in extracorporeal life support (ECLS) systems, today announced that they have signed an agreement with Avalon Laboratories to acquire its Avalon Elite Bi-Caval Dual Lumen Catheter and complimentary vascular access kits for use during ECLS.

30 May 2012

Device / Technology News

UCSB creates synthetic platelets for various biomedical applications

Foundation Medicine introduces first pan-cancer genomic profile

BHD launches Statin Induced Myopathy Genotype test

GE to provide attendees with overview of new oncology solutions at ASCO annual meeting

AAPS honors Morphotek with 2012 Excellence in Ligand Binding Assays Award

Cohera Medical receives U.S. patent titled, ‘Hydrophilic Biodegradable Adhesives’

U.S. FDA clears INJEX Pharma’s needle free injection system

Miracor receives three new U.S. patents for novel PICSO system to treat STEMI

Texas hospital selects Spacelabs for patient monitoring and connectivity solutions

Omixon Target, a next generation sequencing analysis software for targeted sequencing, released by Omixon

Medical imaging revenue market for CEE and Russia to reach $2.34 billion in 2015

Study reveals new evidence of trans-cranial bright light's effect to brain functions

EWMA: International consensus on appropriate usage of silver dressings in wound care launched

FDA clears Teleflex’s Arrow FlexTip Plus Closed Tip, Multi-Port epidural catheter

GPUs simulate molecular processes during swine flu drug treatment

Beike stem cell bank in China granted AABB accreditation

Sequenom MassARRAY System detects EML4/ALK fusion gene in NSCLC

Fluke Biomedical receives RoHS E Environmentally-Friendly label for SPOT Light test device

Breathe Technologies earns Medical Design Excellence Award for NIOV System

MAQUET to acquire Avalon Elite Bi-Caval Dual Lumen Catheter, complimentary vascular access kits

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