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DeNovix honored at Scientists’ Choice Awards® Best New Life Sciences Product 2015

DeNovix’s DS-11 FX+ Series of Spectrophotometers / Fluorometers was awarded runner-up position in the annual Scientists Choice Awards® Best New Life Sciences Product 2015. The award was presented during this year’s American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) annual meeting.

16 May 2016

Amadeus invests in Inotec’s advanced woundcare technology - NATROX™

Amadeus Capital Partners, the global technology investor, has today announced an investment in Inotec AMD, a maker of mobile medical devices designed to heal chronic, hypoxic wounds that afflict millions of sufferers around the world every year. As more than 90% of wounds suffer from a lack of oxygen, the launch of NATROX™ addresses this serious concern with a simple, cost-effective application which treats a broad spectrum of chronic health problems.

16 May 2016

Arkin Holdings and Primera Capital lead investment of $13M in BioSight

BioSight, Ltd, an Israeli pharmaceutical development company focused on the development of innovative chemotherapy pro-drugs with reduced toxicity, announced today the closing of an investment of $13M led by the Mori Arkin's pharmaceutical investment firm, Arkin Holdings, and the US based venture firm Primera Capital. Proceeds of the financing will be used to fund a multi-center phase IIb clinical trial with the company's lead product, Astarabine™, for the treatment of AML.

16 May 2016

Research findings on K2M’s RAVINE® lateral access system to be presented at SpineWeek 2016

K2M Group Holdings, Inc., a global medical device company focused on designing, developing and commercializing innovative and proprietary complex spine and minimally invasive spine technologies and techniques, today announced that research on K2M’s RAVINE® Lateral Access System will be presented at the SpineWeek 2016 Annual Meeting, occurring May 16–20 in Singapore.

16 May 2016

New optimised PCR tests for reliable diagnosis of Zika virus

DZIF scientists from the University of Bonn have shown that not all conventional Zika virus molecular diagnostic tests for are sufficiently reliable. They developed optimised assays and a control for quantifying viruses in blood and urine.

13 May 2016

Novel ‘Catch It’ smartphone app can help people manage their problems

In a joint project between the Universities of Liverpool and Manchester researchers have examined the initial trial of a smartphone application designed to help people manage their problems.

13 May 2016

MEDICREA receives FDA approval for first-ever patient-specific UNiD Cervical rod for spine surgery

MEDICREA, the only medical device company offering patient-specific implant solutions for the treatment of spinal conditions, has announced FDA approval of the first-ever patient-specific UNiD™Cervical rod for spine surgery, secured by their complementary PASS OCT posterior cervical stabilization system.

13 May 2016

Big data, mobile technology play key roles in stroke recovery

Big data and mobile technology are playing key roles in the recovery from strokerelated language and cognitive impairment, according to an internal study conducted by Constant Therapy, which provides a sciencebased, customized brain rehabilitation software program.

13 May 2016

BioNano study describes use of Irys System with Illumina-based NGS methods to achieve high-quality genomic assemblies

BioNano Genomics, the leader in physical genome mapping, today announced publication of another study describing application of its next-generation mapping (NGM) technology as the critical component in achieving high-quality de novo human genome assemblies with unprecedented contiguity.

13 May 2016

Agilent Technologies releases liquid chromatography system at Analytica 2016

Agilent Technologies Inc. today introduced InfinityLab, a product family of liquid chromatography instruments, columns and supplies. A key element of this introduction is the new Agilent 1260 Infinity II liquid chromatography system, which will bring high-end technology from Agilent’s flagship 1290 Infinity II LC into the company’s core platform.

From Agilent Technologies - Mass Spectrometry 13 May 2016

New CMR imaging technique increases accuracy by eliminating patients' need to breathe naturally

A new technique for cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging improves accuracy by removing patients' need to breathe, reveals research presented today at EuroCMR 2016 by Professor Juerg Schwitter, director of the Cardiac MR Centre at the University Hospital Lausanne, Switzerland.

13 May 2016

MIT researchers test tiny origami robot that unfolds from swallowed capsule in simulated stomach

In experiments involving a simulation of the human esophagus and stomach, researchers at MIT, the University of Sheffield, and the Tokyo Institute of Technology have demonstrated a tiny origami robot that can unfold itself from a swallowed capsule and, steered by external magnetic fields, crawl across the stomach wall to remove a swallowed button battery or patch a wound.

13 May 2016

Kent researchers perform first clinical trials of bionic legs for patients

Expert clinicians and engineers at the University of Kent are carrying out the first clinical trials of robotic legs for patients

13 May 2016

Novel rapid diagnostic test and shorter treatment with better outcomes may benefit MDR-TB patients

New WHO recommendations aim to speed up detection and improve treatment outcomes for multidrug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) through use of a novel rapid diagnostic test and a shorter, cheaper treatment regimen.

12 May 2016

Scientists prove effectiveness of gene editing system in eliminating HIV from DNA of CD4+ T-cells

In 2014, a team of researchers in the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University became the first to successfully eliminate the HIV-1 virus from cultured human cells.

12 May 2016

Cryo-EM technique allows researchers to visualize large transcription PICs at near-atomic resolution

An unprecedented molecular view of the critical early events in gene expression, a process essential for all life, has been provided by researchers at Georgia State University, the University of California at Berkeley and Northwestern University.

12 May 2016

Simple, cheap chemical sensors may detect developing cancers in future

Many cancers could be successfully treated if the patient consulted the doctor sufficiently early. But how can a developing cancer be detected if it doesn't give rise to any symptoms? In the near future, suitably early diagnosis could be provided by simple and cheap chemical sensors - thanks to special recognizing polymer films developed at the Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Warsaw.

12 May 2016

New IsoPSA test identifies molecular structural changes in protein biomarkers to detect prostate cancer

A promising new test is detecting prostate cancer more precisely than current tests, by identifying molecular changes in the prostate specific antigen (PSA) protein, according to Cleveland Clinic research presented today at the American Urological Association annual meeting.

12 May 2016

New IVPA catheter design helps imaging system to reveal deeper details of fatty arteries

As plaque accumulates on the inside of arteries, it can cause the arteries to thicken and harden. When that plaque ruptures, it can ultimately block blood flow and lead to a heart attack, stroke or other problem throughout the body.

12 May 2016

Novel UBC-developed device could soon pave way for improved cancer diagnosis

A new UBC-developed method to isolate cancer cells that have escaped from a tumour could soon pave the way for improved diagnosis and treatment.

12 May 2016

Device / Technology News

DeNovix honored at Scientists’ Choice Awards® Best New Life Sciences Product 2015

Amadeus invests in Inotec’s advanced woundcare technology - NATROX™

Arkin Holdings and Primera Capital lead investment of $13M in BioSight

Research findings on K2M’s RAVINE® lateral access system to be presented at SpineWeek 2016

New optimised PCR tests for reliable diagnosis of Zika virus

Novel ‘Catch It’ smartphone app can help people manage their problems

MEDICREA receives FDA approval for first-ever patient-specific UNiD Cervical rod for spine surgery

Big data, mobile technology play key roles in stroke recovery

BioNano study describes use of Irys System with Illumina-based NGS methods to achieve high-quality genomic assemblies

Agilent Technologies releases liquid chromatography system at Analytica 2016

New CMR imaging technique increases accuracy by eliminating patients' need to breathe naturally

MIT researchers test tiny origami robot that unfolds from swallowed capsule in simulated stomach

Kent researchers perform first clinical trials of bionic legs for patients

Novel rapid diagnostic test and shorter treatment with better outcomes may benefit MDR-TB patients

Scientists prove effectiveness of gene editing system in eliminating HIV from DNA of CD4+ T-cells

Cryo-EM technique allows researchers to visualize large transcription PICs at near-atomic resolution

Simple, cheap chemical sensors may detect developing cancers in future

New IsoPSA test identifies molecular structural changes in protein biomarkers to detect prostate cancer

New IVPA catheter design helps imaging system to reveal deeper details of fatty arteries

Novel UBC-developed device could soon pave way for improved cancer diagnosis

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