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GENALICE announces global launch date of new analysis module for genomics researchers

Today GENALICE announced the global launch date of Population Calling, a new analysis module and part of their GENALICE MAP Next-Generation Sequencing Data Analysis Suite.

29 Sep 2015

Research posters support utility of EKF’s PointMan DNA enrichment technology for rapid detection of lung cancer mutations

EKF, announces two research posters supporting application of PointMan™ DNA enrichment technology, for rapid and sensitive detection of lung cancer mutations.

From EKF Diagnostics 29 Sep 2015

Admission hematocrit helps predict pediatric patients at increased risk of bleeding after injury

A team of researchers from the Trauma Program at Children's Hospital Los Angeles conclude that an admission hematocrit provides a reliable screening test for identifying pediatric patients who are at an increased risk of bleeding after injury.

29 Sep 2015

Real-time blood test based on DNA sequencing can rapidly diagnose Ebola and other acute infections

Using technical advances not yet developed when the 2014 Ebola outbreak began, UC San Francisco-led scientists completed a proof-of-principle study on a real-time blood test based on DNA sequencing that can be used to rapidly diagnose Ebola and other acute infections. The researchers said that the test can be used even where lab space and medical infrastructure are scarce.

From Oxford Nanopore Technologies 29 Sep 2015

Scientists develop new molecular toolkit to investigate protein assemblies in human disease

A photograph may reveal how something looks, but direct observation can divulge how the objects behave. The difference can mean life or death, especially when it comes to fighting human disease.

29 Sep 2015

New software allows powered prosthetics to tune automatically while walking

When amputees receive powered prosthetic legs, the power of the prosthetic limbs needs to be tuned by a prosthetics expert so that a patient can move normally - but the prosthetic often needs repeated re-tuning.

29 Sep 2015

New single-molecule tool may help detect interactions between DNA and enzymatic proteins

A team of scientists at the University of Washington and the biotechnology company Illumina have created an innovative tool to directly detect the delicate, single-molecule interactions between DNA and enzymatic proteins.

29 Sep 2015

Philips showcases latest patient-driven sleep and respiratory solutions at the European Respiratory Society International Congress 2015

Philips Respironics, a business of Royal Philips, will showcase its latest portfolio of sleep-disordered breathing and respiratory solutions September 26-29 at the European Respiratory Society (ERS) International Congress 2015 in Amsterdam. At booth 1.H_01, Hall 1, clinicians can experience the latest Philips sleep-disordered breathing solutions and new options for COPD management that connect and support the patient, clinician and caregiver to improve patient care and help patients to live active lives.

From Philips Healthcare 28 Sep 2015

Philip Chapper & Co to showcase new partner products at Europe’s largest pharmaceutical trade fair

Philip Chapper & Company Ltd, a UK company with over 40 years’ experience within medical supplies, is to showcase innovative products from new suppliers at the industry’s largest European trade fair.

28 Sep 2015

Novel device to mass produce Lidocaine

One of the world’s most in-demand anaesthetics can now be produced on the spot, thanks to the thermos-flask sized device that recently won Flinders University inventor Professor Colin Raston an Ig Nobel prize.

28 Sep 2015

Mediso USA announces tenth site of integrated preclinical nanoScan systems

Mediso USA is proud to announce the tenth site of integrated preclinical multimodality imagers of the nanoScan Family in North America, at the preeminent Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. The nanoScan systems are developed and manufactured by Mediso Ltd., Hungary.

28 Sep 2015

ILUVIEN continues to show positive results in Europe

Alimera Sciences Limited, the European subsidiary of Alimera Sciences, Inc., a pharmaceutical company that specializes in the research, development and commercialization of prescription ophthalmic pharmaceuticals, announced the availability of real world data from 28 injections of ILUVIEN (Fluocinolone Acetonide 190 micrograms intravitreal implant in applicator) in Europe, presented in a review paper authored by Fahd Quhill, Consultant Ophthalmologist, Department of Ophthalmology, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, U.K.

28 Sep 2015

FDA accepts Braeburn's resubmission of Probuphine NDA for review

Braeburn Pharmaceuticals, an Apple Tree Partners company, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has accepted Braeburn's resubmission of the Probuphine New Drug Application (NDA) for review and set February 27, 2016 as the target date for Agency action.

28 Sep 2015

Lima to acquire Zimmer Unicompartmental High Flex Knee and Discovery Elbow System for Japanese market

Lima Corporate announces it has entered into an agreement with Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. for the acquisition of the Zimmer Unicompartmental High Flex Knee and the Discovery Elbow System for the Japanese market.

28 Sep 2015

Bruker’s NMR Food Screener laboratory granted accreditation

Bruker announced that its NMR FoodScreener™ laboratory for food authenticity and quality determination, located in Rheinstetten, Germany, has been granted ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation.

From Bruker 28 Sep 2015

New app may help athletes identify possible concussion symptoms

Sports-related concussions have sparked a national debate, multiple lawsuits and new concussion-management protocols in the NCAA and NFL in the last few years. Despite all the attention to concussion and its risks, many student-athletes either don't recognize the signs of concussion -- or won't report them if they do.

28 Sep 2015

Horizontal Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis (hPAGE) System

Cleaver Scientific announces the introduction of a horizontal polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (hPAGE) system developed in collaboration with the Kirkhouse Trust, an organisation supporting research and education in the biological sciences.

28 Sep 2015

Increasing availability of genetic tests for at-risk cancer patients

Mutations in the BRCA 1 and BRCA 2 genes are very likely to lead to a form of cancer in people who have them. These mutations can be detected using a genetic test. The introduction of a new drug has improved treatment options and this, coupled with increased awareness and improved access, increased the number of genetic tests carried out at the MedUni Vienna last year by a factor of five.

28 Sep 2015

Multigene test performed on tumor can identify breast cancer patients who can safely avoid chemotherapy

A major study published in the New England Journal of Medicine is providing the best evidence to date that a 21-gene test done on the tumor can identify breast cancer patients who can safely avoid chemotherapy.

28 Sep 2015

Light-shielded delivery system for parenteral nutrition may improve survival rate of preemies

The survival rate of preemies born between 26 to 31 weeks of gestation is improved by blocking light from reaching the intravenously-fed infused nutritious mixture they depend on for survival, researchers at CHU Sainte-Justine and the University of Montreal have revealed in a new study.

28 Sep 2015

Device / Technology News

GENALICE announces global launch date of new analysis module for genomics researchers

Research posters support utility of EKF’s PointMan DNA enrichment technology for rapid detection of lung cancer mutations

Admission hematocrit helps predict pediatric patients at increased risk of bleeding after injury

Real-time blood test based on DNA sequencing can rapidly diagnose Ebola and other acute infections

Scientists develop new molecular toolkit to investigate protein assemblies in human disease

New software allows powered prosthetics to tune automatically while walking

New single-molecule tool may help detect interactions between DNA and enzymatic proteins

Philips showcases latest patient-driven sleep and respiratory solutions at the European Respiratory Society International Congress 2015

Philip Chapper & Co to showcase new partner products at Europe’s largest pharmaceutical trade fair

Novel device to mass produce Lidocaine

Mediso USA announces tenth site of integrated preclinical nanoScan systems

ILUVIEN continues to show positive results in Europe

FDA accepts Braeburn's resubmission of Probuphine NDA for review

Lima to acquire Zimmer Unicompartmental High Flex Knee and Discovery Elbow System for Japanese market

Bruker’s NMR Food Screener laboratory granted accreditation

New app may help athletes identify possible concussion symptoms

Horizontal Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis (hPAGE) System

Increasing availability of genetic tests for at-risk cancer patients

Multigene test performed on tumor can identify breast cancer patients who can safely avoid chemotherapy

Light-shielded delivery system for parenteral nutrition may improve survival rate of preemies

A new method to measure intracellular water in biological systems

Obesity, GLP-1s, and metabolic care

Automation in cell-based workflows

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