Dr. Naser Saidi of DIFC says Dubai’s debt crisis will make state owned companies in the city state more transparent. Saidi was Speaking during a panel discussion hosted by Bloomberg News, in…
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Synthetic Platelets Put the Brakes on Blood Loss
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 16 (HealthDay News) — Hoping to improve on nature, researchers have built and tested synthetic versions of the blood-clotting cells called platelets, to be used in trauma or other cases…
Ray Kurzweil’s Pridictions and the future
Raymond Kurzweil born February 12, 1948 an inventor and futurist is involved in fields as diverse as optical character recognition (OCR), text-to-speech synthesis, speech recognition technology, and electronic keyboard instruments. Microsoft founder…
DiaMedica Inc. Company Report research report released
DiaMedica Inc.-Company Report – a new market research report on companiesandmarkets.com www.companiesandmarkets.com/Summary-Company-Profile/diamedica-in .. Private Company Reports provide up to date insight into the structure and operations of privately-held pharmaceutical, biotechnology and biomedical…
National Cancer Institute Selects Zecotek’s Tunable Green Fiber Laser for Flow Cytometry Applications
SINGAPORE, SINGAPORE — Zecotek Photonics Inc., a developer of leading-edge photonics technologies for medical, industrial and scientific markets, today announced that the National Cancer Institute, a division of the U.S. National Institutes…
Research on pigs discovers ‘jumping gene’
A partially EU-funded project carrying out research into muscle development in pigs has discovered the existence of a new gene called ZBED6 that is unique to placental mammals. The newly discovered gene…
Sensor Detects Good and Bad Heart Plaque
15th December 2009 California USA : A new tool may help clinicians distinguish cardiac emergencies requiring immediate surgical intervention from chronic problems that can be treated with diet and medication. Angiograms, images…
GE Healthcare launches FTA DMPK cards for storage of study samples
GE Healthcare announced the launch of FTA DMPK cards for the collection and storage of blood samples for use in pharmacokinetic and toxicokinetic (PK/TK) studies. This methodology stores the samples as dried…
New Research Predicts Longer Life Expectancy for Americans
CHICAGO USA, Dec. 14 — Current US government projections may significantly underestimate the future life expectancy of Americans, according to new research from the MacArthur Research Network on an Aging Society published…
Heart cells display a behavior-guiding ‘nanosense’ on new lab-on-a-chip
Johns Hopkins biomedical engineers, working with colleagues in Korea, have produced a laboratory chip with nanoscopic grooves and ridges capable of growing cardiac tissue that more closely resembles natural heart muscle. Surprisingly,…
Cytori’s Natural Celution for Breast Reconstruction
Cytori Therapeutics (NASDAQ: CYTX: 6.48, -0.09) is a leading global innovator in the emerging field of regenerative medicine using adipose (fat) tissue as a rich source of adult stem cells capable of…
GCC leaders meet in Kuwait today
Kuwait: The six leaders of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) will gather for their 30th summit in Kuwait today to discuss the customs union and the railway project, as well as the…
Primary endpoint reached in Active Biotech’s TASQ Phase II clinical trial in prostate cancer patients
Lund, Sweden, December 14, 2009 – A first analysis of the primary endpoint based on data from at least six months’ treatment of more than 200 patients, has been performed in Active…
Regulated Medical Waste Hot Sector For Small-Cap Investors
Dec 14, 2009 USA: Several billion dollars a year are spent in the off-site hauling of regulated medical waste, so there is tremendous market opportunity. Companies in the market for on-site treatment…
Dubai govt statement on restructuring, aid
Dubai – 14 December 2009: The Government of Dubai, acting through the Supreme Fiscal Committee (“SFC”), today announces a set of actions in relation to Dubai World: HH Sheikh Ahmad Bin Saeed…