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Researchers develop new test to measure volume and activity of insulin-making cells

Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have developed a new measurement for the volume and activity of beta cells, the source of the sugar-regulating hormone insulin.

10 Aug 2017

Researchers develop rapid test for Zika virus diagnosis

Washington University in St. Louis researchers have developed a test that quickly detects the presence of Zika virus in blood.

10 Aug 2017

Portable spectral analyzer enables smartphone to perform lab-grade medical diagnostic tests

Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have developed technology that enables a smartphone to perform lab-grade medical diagnostic tests that typically require large, expensive instruments.

10 Aug 2017

New technique combines electricity and chemistry to scale up drug manufacturing

Give your medicine a jolt. By using - electrochemistry - a technique that combines electricity and chemistry, future pharmaceuticals - including many of the top prescribed medications in the United States - soon may be easily scaled up to be manufactured in a more sustainable way.

10 Aug 2017

Exoskeleton device helps man with disabling condition to complete 10K race

Martin Jarry was a police officer in Quebec. He coached a youth hockey team. He was used to being active, used to working out, used to being strong. But when Jarry was diagnosed with inclusion body myositis (IBM), he had to do some serious re-evaluating of his activities.

10 Aug 2017

Innovative handheld genetic sequencing device helps scientists track evolution of Zika virus

An international group of researchers on board a mobile laboratory equipped with an innovative handheld genetic sequencing device are tracking the movement of the Zika virus since it disembarked in Brazil and began spreading through the Americas.

From Oxford Nanopore Technologies 10 Aug 2017

Routinely used hospital tool can predict poor outcomes in liver transplant recipients

A routinely used hospital tool can predict which liver transplant recipients are more likely to do poorly after surgery, according to a study led by Cedars-Sinai.

10 Aug 2017

Operating procedures collated in OMNIS platform for laboratory efficiency and convenience

What if your instrument software didn’t focus on the method but rather on the sample and what you want to know about it?

From Metrohm USA Inc. 10 Aug 2017

Single system OMNIS consolidates wet chemical analysis

What if you were able to determine all your titration parameters on a single system?

From Metrohm USA Inc. 10 Aug 2017

Global report shows both public and HCPs embrace benefits of connected care technologies

An international report published by Royal Philips reveals that our beleaguered NHS is more integrated than we realize and, in contrast with some other countries, both the public and HCPs are positive about the benefits offered by connected care technologies.

10 Aug 2017

Parker launches new high flow proportional valve for respiratory medical devices

The Precision Fluidics Division of Parker Hannifin Corporation, the global leader in motion and control technologies, announces the launch of its newest model addition in the miniature high pressure high flow proportional valve series VSO MAX HP for OEMs looking for innovation in controlling the flow of inert gases.

10 Aug 2017

Finger prick test offers opportunity to simplify therapeutic drug monitoring of biologics

A new study shows that patients with rheumatoid arthritis and other autoimmune conditions who take the drug adalimumab can monitor drug levels in their bodies with a finger prick rather than undergoing a full blood draw.

9 Aug 2017

Researchers translate neuroimaging tools to study renal fibrosis in diabetic rats

Osaka University researchers, in collaboration with several Japanese companies, translate neuroimaging tools to study renal fibrosis in rat kidney.

9 Aug 2017

Hungarian wine model to be developed by Bruker and Diagnosticum using NMR FoodScreener technology

The Hungarian Ministry of Agriculture has selected Bruker’s collaboration partner Diagnosticum to implement a new program to authenticate and identify Hungarian wines.

From Bruker BioSpin Group 9 Aug 2017

Wireless remote monitoring: the future for patients with atrial fibrillation?

Peerbridge Health has the vision to remove all wires associated with monitoring patients. For example, typically, electrocardiogram (ECG) monitoring systems have a multitude of wires. They started building a wireless ECG monitoring system called the Peerbridge Cor™ to improve ECG monitoring from the ground up.

9 Aug 2017

Beer analysis tests performed using a single platform at Switzerland's largest brewery

Feldschloesschen AG, Switzerland’s largest brewery, has consolidated the quality control of their product on a customized Metrohm system.

From Metrohm USA Inc. 9 Aug 2017

Cryo-DualBeam is industry's first automated system dedicated to preparation of frozen biological samples

The new Thermo Scientific Aquilos is the first commercial cryo-DualBeam (focused ion beam/scanning electron microscope) system dedicated to the preparation of frozen, thin lamella samples from biological specimens for high-resolution tomographic imaging in a cryo-transmission electron microscope (cryo-TEM).

From Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 9 Aug 2017

Cryo-electron microscopy advances by Thermo Fisher Scientific drives structural biology research

Thermo Fisher Scientific, the world leader in serving science, has extended its leadership in cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) with the introduction of two new instruments: the Thermo Scientific Krios G3i and the Thermo Scientific Glacios cryo-transmission electron microscopes (cryo-TEMs).

From Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 9 Aug 2017

High-frequency alternating magnetic fields can help destroy bacterial biofilms

A short exposure to an alternating magnetic field might someday replace multiple surgeries and weeks of IV antibiotics as treatment for stubborn infections on artificial joints, new research suggests.

9 Aug 2017

UTA and city of Arlington collaboration uses underground robot to view sewer mains in Ennis

A collaboration between UTA and the city of Arlington using an underground robot to view sewer mains has now spread to a neighboring city.

9 Aug 2017

Device / Technology News

Researchers develop new test to measure volume and activity of insulin-making cells

Researchers develop rapid test for Zika virus diagnosis

Portable spectral analyzer enables smartphone to perform lab-grade medical diagnostic tests

New technique combines electricity and chemistry to scale up drug manufacturing

Exoskeleton device helps man with disabling condition to complete 10K race

Innovative handheld genetic sequencing device helps scientists track evolution of Zika virus

Routinely used hospital tool can predict poor outcomes in liver transplant recipients

Operating procedures collated in OMNIS platform for laboratory efficiency and convenience

Single system OMNIS consolidates wet chemical analysis

Global report shows both public and HCPs embrace benefits of connected care technologies

Parker launches new high flow proportional valve for respiratory medical devices

Finger prick test offers opportunity to simplify therapeutic drug monitoring of biologics

Researchers translate neuroimaging tools to study renal fibrosis in diabetic rats

Hungarian wine model to be developed by Bruker and Diagnosticum using NMR FoodScreener technology

Wireless remote monitoring: the future for patients with atrial fibrillation?

Beer analysis tests performed using a single platform at Switzerland's largest brewery

Cryo-DualBeam is industry's first automated system dedicated to preparation of frozen biological samples

Cryo-electron microscopy advances by Thermo Fisher Scientific drives structural biology research

High-frequency alternating magnetic fields can help destroy bacterial biofilms

UTA and city of Arlington collaboration uses underground robot to view sewer mains in Ennis

Exploring the nanoscale: How AFM is transforming cosmetic science

Innovating Texture and Culture in Plant-Based Foods

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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