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Finesse releases T700 upstream processing platform for single-use bioreactors

Finesse Solutions, LLC, San Jose, CA, a manufacturer of measurement and control solutions for life sciences process applications, announced the release of the T700™ upstream processing platform for single-use bioreactors ranging from 25L to 2,000L in size. The T700 family of turn-key control systems is designed to the highest performance and quality standards.

16 Mar 2011

Aerocrine and Meditab partner for Allergy offices across the US.

Aerocrine AB today announced the launch of a strategic alliance with Meditab Software Inc. at the American Association of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology annual meeting in San Francisco on March 19-21.

16 Mar 2011

Scientists create new drug delivery system to treat cancer

Scientists in Syracuse University's Chemistry Department have created a new drug delivery system expected to advance the effectiveness of cancer-killing drugs. It uses gold nanoparticles with attached DNA that binds to a proven anti-cancer drug, Doxorubicin or DOX.

16 Mar 2011

FUJIFILM submits Aspire HD FFDM system 510(k) application to FDA for marketing clearance

FUJIFILM Medical Systems U.S.A., Inc. today announced the submission to the United States Food and Drug Administration of its 510(k) application for marketing clearance of its new Aspire HD Full Field Digital Mammography system.

16 Mar 2011

Light files contractual lawsuit against Creation in Tel-Aviv District Court

Light Instruments Ltd., a subsidiary company of Syneron Medical Ltd. and a leading manufacturer of the LiteTouch and Laser-in-Handpiece dental laser breakthrough technologies has filed a lawsuit on March 9, 2011, at the Tel-Aviv District Court, against Creation S.r.l., an Italian company, headed by its CEO, Professor Alfred Resch.

16 Mar 2011

Washington Post: Doctors slow to switch to Electronic Health Records

This spring, the federal government will ramp up cash incentives to encourage doctors such as Plotsky to take the step Moore barely thought about in 2004 when George Washington University Medical Faculty Associates introduced its practice-wide electronic system.

16 Mar 2011

Researchers find first-generation x-rays more effective than today's systems

Researchers recently tested first-generation x-ray equipment from 1896 and found that it produced radiation doses and exposure times that were vastly higher than those of today's systems, according a study published online and in the May print edition of Radiology.

16 Mar 2011

Electric devices can improve aging skin

It may seem as if new developments to combat aging skin are being introduced faster than the speed of light. At the forefront of the research, dermatologists are underpinning these advancements, refining the basic understanding of how the skin ages in order to develop more effective non-invasive cosmetic procedures and products.

16 Mar 2011

NextGen Sciences introduces multiplex protein assay for oncology biomarker discovery

NextGen Group plc is pleased to announce that its subsidiary NextGen Sciences Inc, a leader in biomarker discovery, measurement and qualification, has launched its first multiple protein assay, plasmadiscovery41, for oncology biomarker discovery and qualification.

16 Mar 2011

Prism Medical receives new UK contract to provide Disability Equipment Services

Prism Medical Ltd., a leading provider of durable medical equipment and related services to the mobility disadvantaged, today announced that the Company has been awarded a significant new contract to provide Disability Equipment Services for the London Borough of Bexley.

16 Mar 2011

Non-laser light treatments may help treat common skin conditions

While dermatologists have used lasers successfully for years to treat common skin conditions such as acne, rosacea and aging skin, it now appears that even non-laser lights may provide some of the same benefits.

16 Mar 2011

Two articles address long-term public health threats about airport security scanners

The Transportation Security Administration has begun to use whole-body imaging scanners as a primary screening measure on travelers passing through airport security checkpoints. One type of scanner employs millimeter wave technology, which delivers no ionizing radiation.

16 Mar 2011

Conservative approach with endoscopic techniques can resolve colonic perforation

Colonoscopy is considered a safe procedure, although complications can occur. The most dreaded of these is iatrogenic perforation. The literature reports perforation rates of 0.03%-0.8% for diagnostic procedures, and a rate of 0.15%-3% for therapeutic procedures.

16 Mar 2011

Ambry, LABS partner to offer new donor and patient screening options

LABS, Inc., the recognized leader in microbiology, infectious disease screening, cell/molecular biology and immunological testing for the transplant and biomedical sciences communities, today announced an agreement with Ambry Genetics, a global leader in molecular diagnostics and genomic services to the healthcare and life sciences industries, that will allow the organizations to provide superior testing services to a broader base of clients in the reproductive health industry.

16 Mar 2011

vRad launches breast imaging solutions across the U.S.

Virtual Radiologic, a technology-enabled national radiology practice, today announced the launch of an innovative delivery of breast imaging solutions that will expand access to the highest-quality interpretations from fellowship-trained subspecialists across the United States.

16 Mar 2011

NKI's eye-tracking I-Portal research to be showcased at 2011 Brain Injury Awareness Day

Neuro Kinetics, Inc., manufacturers of noninvasive medical diagnostic equipment used worldwide for neurophysiologic/neurotologic testing, said today that it will showcase its eye-tracking I-Portal technology and the company's collaborative push with the military to develop earlier diagnosis of combat injuries, at the upcoming 2011 Brain Injury Awareness Day on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.

16 Mar 2011

Sonova expects sales of around CHF 1,600 million for the current business year 2010/11

Sonova Holding AG, the world's leading provider of hearing systems, is announcing today that the Group is expecting sales of around CHF 1,600 million and an EBITA margin of 20-21% for 2010/11, barring any unforeseen events.

16 Mar 2011

U-M purchases Fluxion's IonFlux system to study nanoscale membrane disruption

Fluxion Biosciences, Inc. announced today that the University of Michigan Department of Chemistry has purchased the IonFlux 16 automated patch clamp instrument.

From Fluxion Biosciences 16 Mar 2011

Ventana, CST enter license agreement for personalized cancer diagnostics

Cell Signaling Technology, Inc. of Danvers, MA, announced today that it has granted Ventana Medical Systems, Inc., a worldwide non-exclusive license to CST patent rights and proprietary antibody reagents relating to the detection of epidermal growth factor receptor mutations for the field of tissue-based in vitro diagnostic testing.

From Cell Signaling Technology 16 Mar 2011

Biomagnetics Diagnostics initiates miniaturization process for optical biosensor platform

Biomagnetics Diagnostics Corp., a developer of revolutionary diagnostic systems and technology for HIV, hepatitis, tuberculosis and malaria detection, and other innovative technologies, today announced it has begun the process of miniaturizing the optical biosensor platform developed in cooperation with Los Alamos National Laboratory.

16 Mar 2011

Device / Technology News

Finesse releases T700 upstream processing platform for single-use bioreactors

Aerocrine and Meditab partner for Allergy offices across the US.

Scientists create new drug delivery system to treat cancer

FUJIFILM submits Aspire HD FFDM system 510(k) application to FDA for marketing clearance

Light files contractual lawsuit against Creation in Tel-Aviv District Court

Washington Post: Doctors slow to switch to Electronic Health Records

Researchers find first-generation x-rays more effective than today's systems

Electric devices can improve aging skin

NextGen Sciences introduces multiplex protein assay for oncology biomarker discovery

Prism Medical receives new UK contract to provide Disability Equipment Services

Non-laser light treatments may help treat common skin conditions

Two articles address long-term public health threats about airport security scanners

Conservative approach with endoscopic techniques can resolve colonic perforation

Ambry, LABS partner to offer new donor and patient screening options

vRad launches breast imaging solutions across the U.S.

NKI's eye-tracking I-Portal research to be showcased at 2011 Brain Injury Awareness Day

Sonova expects sales of around CHF 1,600 million for the current business year 2010/11

U-M purchases Fluxion's IonFlux system to study nanoscale membrane disruption

Ventana, CST enter license agreement for personalized cancer diagnostics

Biomagnetics Diagnostics initiates miniaturization process for optical biosensor platform

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

PhD researcher at LifeArc

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