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T2 Biosystems raises $15 million to accelerate development of next generation diagnostic platform

T2 Biosystems, Inc., a company developing the first decentralized clinical diagnostic solution that eliminates extensive sample preparation and enables rapid molecular and immunodiagnostic testing on a single instrument, today announced that it has raised approximately $15 million in a Series C financing. Proceeds from the financing will be used to accelerate the development and commercialization of T2 Biosystems' next generation diagnostic platform for use in the decentralized setting.

25 May 2010

Emdeon introduces Office EZBill solution

Emdeon Inc., a leading provider of healthcare revenue and payment cycle management solutions, today announced the launch of a free service available through its Emdeon Office solution. Healthcare providers will now have the ability to submit workers' compensation and automobile medical bills and related attachments electronically through the Emdeon Office EZBill solution regardless of which practice management software they are currently using.

25 May 2010

Anaheim Regional Medical Center uses Arctic Sun cooling device to protect a patient from brain damage

A day after delivering her fourth child at Anaheim Regional Medical Center in Anaheim, California last December, 34-year-old Brynn Ervin suffered a cardiac arrest, the result of massive blood clots lodged in the main arteries that take blood to her lungs. Desperate to save the life of the young mother, the cardiac arrest team performed 95 minutes of CPR.

25 May 2010

VentureMD closes on fund to incubate promising medical device technologies into successful companies

VentureMD, a seed stage medical device business accelerator, has closed on a fund to incubate promising medical device technologies into successful companies.

25 May 2010

Significant progress on international development strategy for stem cell-derived human corneal tissue

International Stem Cell Corporation, www.intlstemcell.com, today announced significant progress on its international development strategy for stem cell-derived human corneal tissue. Such tissue can potentially be used to replace cadaver-derived corneas in treatment of severe corneal vision impairment and to eliminate the need to use live animals in safety testing of drugs, chemicals and consumer products.

25 May 2010

GATOR approach helps assess health information websites

Patients researching health conditions on the internet should use reputable and frequently updated websites and not see online research as a replacement for consulting healthcare professionals, according to a paper in the May issue of the Journal of Clinical Nursing.

25 May 2010

Sonomax Technologies signs collaboration agreement with DEC

Sonomax Technologies Inc. is pleased to announce that is has signed a collaboration agreement with the Dynamic Ear Company. DEC is a leading manufacturer and developer of innovative in-ear products that permit users to control the volume of external sound that reaches their ears, which by doing so, contribute to hearing safety and a comfortable sound experience.

25 May 2010

Yissum introduces Dralgo platform to accelerate discovery of promising drug candidates

Drug discovery and development is a highly risky process, with only one in 10,000 initial candidate compounds reaching the market. When taking into account the aborted candidates, the cost of developing one successful drug may even reach $1 billion, and the development process may take as long as 15-20 years.

25 May 2010

Researchers develop new device that can change current landscape of chronic wound management

Complex wounds affect more patients in the United States than heart attack and stroke combined, and five to seven million Americans with complex wounds account for over $20 billion in healthcare expenditures. About 150,000 amputations a year result from complex wounds, while about 80,000 are attributed to diabetes and peripheral arterial disease.

25 May 2010

Masimo PVI identifies patients at high risk for developing severe hypotension during anesthesia induction

Masimo, the inventor of Pulse CO-Oximetry and Measure-Through Motion and Low Perfusion pulse oximetry, announced today that a new clinical study published in the May 2010 issue of Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica shows that Masimo pleth variability index can be used to help clinicians assess risk for mean arterial pressure decreases and subsequent hypotension during anesthesia administration.

25 May 2010

t2c001 product obtains certificate under EMA regulations for ATMPs

t2cure GmbH, a biopharmaceutical company developing and marketing stem cell-based regenerative therapies, announced today that the quality of its lead product t2c001 has been certified by the European Medicines Agency.

25 May 2010

Hospitalar Welch Allyn to feature electronic connected solutions for frontline caregivers in Latin America

Hospitalar—Welch Allyn, a leading global manufacturer of frontline medical products and solutions, is reconfirming its commitment to caregivers in Latin America with innovative solutions to healthcare issues that are unique to the region. In March 2009 the company acquired MD International (MDI), now Welch Allyn Latin America, and has since gained significant market share in South and Central America, Mexico and the Caribbean thanks to strong relationships with large distribution and manufacturer partners.

25 May 2010

Shrink files patent related to rapid prototyping system for manufacture of Lab-on-a-Chip devices

Shrink Nanotechnologies, Inc., an innovative nanotechnology company developing products and licensing opportunities in the solar energy production, medical diagnostics and sensors, and biotechnology research and development tools businesses, announced today that patent applications related to its rapid prototyping system for the manufacture of microfluidic chips, or Lab-on-a-Chip (LOC) devices, have been filed.

25 May 2010

EHSI reports favorable completion of due diligence with Stand-By Systems

Emerging Healthcare Solutions, Inc. disclosed today that the Company has just favorably completed the financial review phase of due diligence with Stand-By Systems. EHSI recently executed an option with Stand-By Systems; owner of the new FDA approved SBS 1615 catalytic oxygen generator, as well as the associated LIFEDGE® and MAYDAY® emergency systems. EHSI is currently performing due diligence under this option.

25 May 2010

PMI's CAAS software integrated with Ziehm Imaging's mobile cardiovascular imaging solutions

Ziehm Imaging and Pie Medical Imaging BV have joined forces to make the CAAS quantification software available on mobile C-arms dedicated for cardiovascular procedures. This capability is the result of Ziehm Imaging's strategic partnership with Pie Medical Imaging BV (PMI, Maastricht, the Netherlands), a leading developer of quantitative analysis software for cardiology and radiology.

25 May 2010

RainDance Technologies increases commercial activities in Europe with series of technology seminars

RainDance Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of innovative microdroplet-based solutions for human health and disease research, today announced it is increasing its commercial activities in Europe beginning with a series of technology seminars during the week of 24 May 2010.

25 May 2010

Family of EPA-registered disinfecting products to be launched

An innovative family of EPA-registered disinfecting products will be launched through a new direct selling company, it was announced today.

25 May 2010

Mayo Clinic becomes first hospital in the U.S. to discharge a patient with artificial heart

Mayo Clinic Hospital in northeast Phoenix made history on May 3, 2010, when it became the first hospital in the U.S. to discharge a patient with an artificial heart - after he had been hospitalized for more than two years.

25 May 2010

Waters introduces new TQ-S and G2 QTof mass spectrometers for Xevo MS platform

Waters Corporation introduced today two new mass spectrometers for its Xevo MS platform – the Xevo TQ-S and Xevo G2 QTof – that bring a step change in performance to benchtop mass spectrometry. The product introductions were made at the 58th annual meeting of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry (ASMS).

25 May 2010

Boston Scientific collaborates with Philips, Siemens to offer integrated imaging systems

Boston Scientific Corporation today announced collaborations with Philips Healthcare and Siemens Medical Solutions to enable the use of its iLab® Ultrasound Imaging System with the Philips Allura™ Xper and the Siemens AXIOM™ Artis and Artis™ zee interventional X-ray systems. Intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) technology is designed to provide physicians a 360-degree view inside the heart and coronary vessels to assist with diagnosis and to generate a more accurate image of the diseased vessels than is possible with angiography alone.

From Philips Healthcare 25 May 2010

Device / Technology News

T2 Biosystems raises $15 million to accelerate development of next generation diagnostic platform

Emdeon introduces Office EZBill solution

Anaheim Regional Medical Center uses Arctic Sun cooling device to protect a patient from brain damage

VentureMD closes on fund to incubate promising medical device technologies into successful companies

Significant progress on international development strategy for stem cell-derived human corneal tissue

GATOR approach helps assess health information websites

Sonomax Technologies signs collaboration agreement with DEC

Yissum introduces Dralgo platform to accelerate discovery of promising drug candidates

Researchers develop new device that can change current landscape of chronic wound management

Masimo PVI identifies patients at high risk for developing severe hypotension during anesthesia induction

t2c001 product obtains certificate under EMA regulations for ATMPs

Hospitalar Welch Allyn to feature electronic connected solutions for frontline caregivers in Latin America

Shrink files patent related to rapid prototyping system for manufacture of Lab-on-a-Chip devices

EHSI reports favorable completion of due diligence with Stand-By Systems

PMI's CAAS software integrated with Ziehm Imaging's mobile cardiovascular imaging solutions

RainDance Technologies increases commercial activities in Europe with series of technology seminars

Family of EPA-registered disinfecting products to be launched

Mayo Clinic becomes first hospital in the U.S. to discharge a patient with artificial heart

Waters introduces new TQ-S and G2 QTof mass spectrometers for Xevo MS platform

Boston Scientific collaborates with Philips, Siemens to offer integrated imaging systems

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