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New handheld material identification system for first responders

Mira DS safely identifies illicit substances and explosives without for direct contact with the material in question, making it an ideal solution.

From Metrohm USA Inc. 15 Mar 2018

Template produced for clinically validated DIY stethoscope

Researchers have produced a freely available template for 3D printing a functioning stethoscope from the same plastic used to make garden chairs.

15 Mar 2018

Minimally invasive surgical device may one day provide lasting heart repair

A minimally invasive surgical device to be commercialized by a newly launched startup could fundamentally transform the way doctors correct organ defects.

15 Mar 2018

Sartorius Stedim Biotech unveils new ambr 250ht perfusion system for cell culture process development

Sartorius Stedim Biotech, a leading international supplier for the biopharmaceutical industry today announced the launch of the ambr 250 high throughput (ht) perfusion, a new automated parallel bioreactor system.

From Sartorius 15 Mar 2018

Biosense Webster enrolls and treats first AF patient in clinical study of new RF balloon catheter

Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices Companies announced today that Biosense Webster, Inc., a worldwide leader in the diagnosis and treatment of heart arrhythmias, enrolled and treated the first patient in its SHINE clinical study in Europe.

From Johnson & Johnson 15 Mar 2018

Researchers find new method to restore movement sensation in patients with prosthetic arms

A team of researchers led by Cleveland Clinic has published first-of-its-kind findings in Science Translational Medicine on a new method of restoring natural movement sensation in patients with prosthetic arms.

15 Mar 2018

Backup your brain in the cloud ? But first you must die !

Nectome, a start-up says that one day they may be able to download all the information that the brain stores in it digitally to create a successful back-up. The only caveat is that the person has to be dead first.

15 Mar 2018

Study shows feasibility of PerkinElmer's Vanadis NIPT assay for detection of fetal trisomy 21

PerkinElmer, Inc., a global leader committed to innovating for a healthier world, today announced the publication of a research study describing the technology behind the Vanadis NIPT system.

14 Mar 2018

EPA ramps up efforts to create high-throughput endocrine disruptor assays

Exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals can cause health effects, such as reduced fertility and increased incidences of obesity and diabetes. Two decades ago, Congress directed the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to screen substances for this activity.

14 Mar 2018

Researchers develop open-source, clinically validated template for 3D-printed stethoscope

A team of researchers have developed an open-source, clinically validated template for a 3D printed stethoscope for use in areas of the world with limited access to medical supplies - places where a stethoscope could mean the difference between life and death.

14 Mar 2018

Researcher working to develop improved endoscopic probe for colonoscopies

Tim Muldoon, assistant professor of biomedical engineering, has received a $500,000 Faculty Early Career Development Program award from the National Science Foundation to continue his work on an endoscopic probe that can be used in colonoscopies.

14 Mar 2018

MIT engineers develop new technology that could improve drug evaluation

MIT engineers have developed new technology that could be used to evaluate new drugs and detect possible side effects before the drugs are tested in humans.

14 Mar 2018

Scientists develop rapid test that could revolutionize diagnostics of infectious diseases

Scientists of the Leibniz-Institute of Photonic Technologies, Center for Sepsis Control and Care at the University Hospital Jena and Friedrich Schiller University work at a faster and cheaper alternative for hitherto time consuming pathogen diagnostics.

14 Mar 2018

Researchers build better AI algorithms to screen patients for diabetic eye disease

The ability of artificial intelligence (AI) to help screen patients for a common diabetic eye disease gains momentum with a new study published online today in Ophthalmology, the journal of the American Academy of Ophthalmology.

14 Mar 2018

Innovnano and FCT-NOVA team up to produce synthetic bone material

Innovnano, an expert manufacturer of structural zirconia ceramics, has entered into an R&D project with Universidade NOVA de Lisboa to produce zirconia-based ceramic orthopedic implants by 3D printing.

14 Mar 2018

Inhealthcare to provide digital infrastructure for NHS to help protect people from falls

Inhealthcare will provide the digital infrastructure for a new NHS service to help protect people from the devastating impact of falls.

From Inhealthcare Limited 14 Mar 2018

U.S. IDE study of THERMOCOOL SMARTTOUCH SF Catheter completes patient enrollment

Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices Companies announced today that Biosense Webster, Inc., a worldwide leader in the diagnosis and treatment of heart arrhythmias, has completed patient enrollment in its U.S. Investigational Device Exemption study of the THERMOCOOL SMARTTOUCH SF Catheter.

14 Mar 2018

Device / Technology News

New handheld material identification system for first responders

Template produced for clinically validated DIY stethoscope

Minimally invasive surgical device may one day provide lasting heart repair

Sartorius Stedim Biotech unveils new ambr 250ht perfusion system for cell culture process development

Biosense Webster enrolls and treats first AF patient in clinical study of new RF balloon catheter

Researchers find new method to restore movement sensation in patients with prosthetic arms

Backup your brain in the cloud ? But first you must die !

Study shows feasibility of PerkinElmer's Vanadis NIPT assay for detection of fetal trisomy 21

EPA ramps up efforts to create high-throughput endocrine disruptor assays

Researchers develop open-source, clinically validated template for 3D-printed stethoscope

Researcher working to develop improved endoscopic probe for colonoscopies

MIT engineers develop new technology that could improve drug evaluation

Scientists develop rapid test that could revolutionize diagnostics of infectious diseases

Researchers build better AI algorithms to screen patients for diabetic eye disease

Innovnano and FCT-NOVA team up to produce synthetic bone material

Inhealthcare to provide digital infrastructure for NHS to help protect people from falls

U.S. IDE study of THERMOCOOL SMARTTOUCH SF Catheter completes patient enrollment

Asthma APGAR tools effective for asthma management in primary care practices

New polymer nanoparticle shows potential to find and kill breast cancer cells

Electronic consultation system reduces wait times, increases access to specialty care

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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