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OncoSec announces additional evaluation of ElectroImmunotherapy Phase I trial on melanoma

OncoSec Medical Incorporated, which is developing its advanced-stage ElectroOncology therapies to treat solid tumor cancers, announced today that additional evaluation of a previous Phase I trial provided further evidence that a DNA plasmid encoded to produce IL-12 delivered by electroporation into melanoma lesions induces responses to known and novel antigens, resulting in regression of local treated lesions as well as distant untreated lesions.

7 Jun 2011

Guardian Air REME+ system helps reduce germs, allergens and airborne toxins

Hospitals, nursery schools, and other high-traffic indoor spaces have been acting as quiet proving grounds for an advanced new form of air purification. These are normally the kinds of places where germs, allergens and airborne toxins flourish. That's soon going to be a thing of the past.

7 Jun 2011

Incisive Surgical receives U.S. patent for INSORB Absorbable Skin Stapling Technology

Incisive Surgical, Inc. today announced that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued the Company a key patent for its proprietary INSORB Absorbable Skin Stapling Technology.

7 Jun 2011

University of Perugia researcher to lead BioNanoFilter European clinical trial on Group B Strep

NanoLogix, a biotechnology innovator in the rapid detection and identification of live-cell bacteria and microorganisms, announced today its BioNanoFilter (BNF) technology will undergo a clinical trial, led by Dr. Gian Carlo Di Renzo of the University of Perugia in Italy.

7 Jun 2011

Proteus, Avery Dennison partner for patch-based wearable sensors

Avery Dennison Medical Solutions, a division of Avery Dennison Corporation and a global leader in pressure-sensitive adhesive technologies for medical applications, in cooperation with Proteus Biomedical, Inc., a leader in intelligent medicine and mobile health products, today announced a partnership focusing on patch-based wearable sensors for consumer, home health care and remote medical applications.

7 Jun 2011

DxTerity acquires intellectual property rights to blood based genomic testing from SourceMDx

DxTerity Diagnostics announced today that it has acquired intellectual property rights to several blood based cancer diagnostic tests from SourceMDx Inc.

7 Jun 2011

SPI to commence enrollment in SPI-1005 clinical trial to prevent hearing loss induced by loud music

Sound Pharmaceuticals (SPI) will begin recruiting a new clinical trial testing the oral drug SPI-1005 to prevent the hearing loss induced by loud music. Exposure to loud music or noise can induce temporary and permanent auditory threshold shifts (TTS or PTS). In some people, a repeated TTS will ultimately give way to a PTS that is irreversible.

7 Jun 2011

EC approves Biogen Idec's AVONEX PEN to treat multiple sclerosis

Biogen Idec announced today that the European Commission (EC) has granted approval to AVONEX PEN for patients with relapsing multiple sclerosis (MS) and patients who have had a single demyelinating event.

7 Jun 2011

Agilent Technologies introduces mass spectrometry systems at ASMS 2011

Agilent Technologies Inc. today introduced mass spectrometry systems raising performance standards for biology and analytical chemistry analyses at the annual conference of the American Society of Mass Spectrometry.

7 Jun 2011

Thermo Fisher Scientific unveils three new mass spectrometry products at 59th Annual ASMS Conference

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, introduced three breakthrough instruments that take mass spectrometry (MS) analysis to new levels of performance in resolution, speed, sensitivity and accuracy. The new instruments were unveiled at the 59th Annual ASMS Conference on Mass Spectrometry and Allied Topics, being held June 5-9 at the Colorado Convention Center.

From Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 7 Jun 2011

ITI receives FDA clearance for new Q fever assay kit

This week the U.S. Food and Drug Administration cleared the first nucleic acid amplification In vitro diagnostic (IVD) test that detects Coxiella burnetii, the bacteria that causes Q fever.

7 Jun 2011

3M introduces Kind Removal Silicone Tape for patients with sensitive, at-risk skin

3M Skin and Wound Care introduces 3M Kind Removal Silicone Tape with a new, silicone-based, adhesive technology that provides an optimal balance of securement and gentleness.

7 Jun 2011

Waters introduces SYNAPT G2-S at 59th ASMS Conference on Mass Spectrometry

Waters Corporation today introduced the SYNAPT® G2-S High Definition Mass Spectrometer, representing a significant step forward in performance for High Definition Mass Spectrometry. The SYNAPT G2-S incorporates both high-sensitivity Waters StepWave™ ion transfer optics and Triwave® ion mobility technologies along with a suite of new informatics tools to take qualitative and quantitative high resolution performance to a new level.

6 Jun 2011

Life Technologies develops qPCR-based accurate test to detect E. coli

Life Technologies Corporation today announced that it has developed a custom test (assay) to accurately detect the E. coli bacterium that has killed at least 22 people and affected more than 2,100 worldwide, including four new cases reported in the United States. Shipments of the TaqMan® E. coli 0104 Detection Kit to test foods thought to be associated with the outbreak are now in Europe.

6 Jun 2011

MedPro Imaging invests in dedicated transducer repair technology

Designed to counter a growing emphasis in the industry on probe exchange programs, MedPro Imaging's Advanced Probe Repair Division today announced that it has added 4D transducer repair capabilities, featuring proprietary computer-based technology and processes for fast, consistent repairs.

6 Jun 2011

EUS-guided GI biopsies with Cook Medical's new, large-core biopsy needle overcomes limitations

Results from a multicenter European study suggest that a new, large-core biopsy needle designed for use with an endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) scope may help to overcome limitations of current EUS methods for biopsies of lesions in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract and surrounding tissue.

6 Jun 2011

Medizintechnik acquires BSD-2000/3D/MR integrated hyperthermia system

BSD Medical Corporation, a leading provider of medical systems that utilize heat therapy to treat cancer, today announced that Dr. Sennewald Medizintechnik GmbH (Medizintechnik) has purchased BSD Medical's BSD-2000/3D/MR Hyperthermia System (BSD-2000/3D/MR).

6 Jun 2011

FDA grants Pathway marketing clearance for JETSTREAM Navitus revascularization catheter for PVD

Pathway Medical Technologies, Inc, an innovator of endovascular treatments for peripheral vascular disease (PVD), announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted the company 510(k) clearance to market JETSTREAM Navitus, an enhanced revascularization catheter for the treatment of PVD.

6 Jun 2011

FDA grants 510(k) clearance to 3DISC for FireCR Medical Scanners and QuantorMed Imaging Software

3DISC, a manufacturer of high-quality, affordable computed radiography solutions, has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to market its line of FireCR Medical Scanners and QuantorMed Imaging Software in the United States.

6 Jun 2011

FDA clears ArthroCare's Spartan 6.5 Needled Anchor

ArthroCare® Corp., a leader in developing state-of-the-art, minimally invasive surgical products, announced today that it has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Spartan™ 6.5 Needled Anchor (Spartan). The Spartan device is a preloaded threaded anchor indicated for use in fixation of soft tissue to bone, such as during a rotator cuff repair.

6 Jun 2011

Device / Technology News

OncoSec announces additional evaluation of ElectroImmunotherapy Phase I trial on melanoma

Guardian Air REME+ system helps reduce germs, allergens and airborne toxins

Incisive Surgical receives U.S. patent for INSORB Absorbable Skin Stapling Technology

University of Perugia researcher to lead BioNanoFilter European clinical trial on Group B Strep

Proteus, Avery Dennison partner for patch-based wearable sensors

DxTerity acquires intellectual property rights to blood based genomic testing from SourceMDx

SPI to commence enrollment in SPI-1005 clinical trial to prevent hearing loss induced by loud music

EC approves Biogen Idec's AVONEX PEN to treat multiple sclerosis

Agilent Technologies introduces mass spectrometry systems at ASMS 2011

Thermo Fisher Scientific unveils three new mass spectrometry products at 59th Annual ASMS Conference

ITI receives FDA clearance for new Q fever assay kit

3M introduces Kind Removal Silicone Tape for patients with sensitive, at-risk skin

Waters introduces SYNAPT G2-S at 59th ASMS Conference on Mass Spectrometry

Life Technologies develops qPCR-based accurate test to detect E. coli

MedPro Imaging invests in dedicated transducer repair technology

EUS-guided GI biopsies with Cook Medical's new, large-core biopsy needle overcomes limitations

Medizintechnik acquires BSD-2000/3D/MR integrated hyperthermia system

FDA grants Pathway marketing clearance for JETSTREAM Navitus revascularization catheter for PVD

FDA grants 510(k) clearance to 3DISC for FireCR Medical Scanners and QuantorMed Imaging Software

FDA clears ArthroCare's Spartan 6.5 Needled Anchor

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