Doctors will shortly be performing the world’s first remote 3D keyhole surgery during a symposium at the University of Surrey. Keyhole surgery – where doctors operate on organs through a tiny incision…
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Glycotope receives innovation award 2010 for GlycoExpress technology platform
Glycotope GmbH, a leading glycobiology company, has won the innovation award 2010 jointly presented by the German states of Berlin and Brandenburg in recognition of the company’s GlycoExpress™ technology platform. GlycoExpress™ combines…
Medtronic Launches CareLink Pro 3.0, The First Diabetes Management Software To Offer Advanced Decision Support
Medtronic, Inc. announced the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval and the market launch of CareLink® Pro 3.0 Therapy Management Software, the first software program to offer advanced decision support to healthcare…
Roche launches new xCELLigence System RTCA HT Instrument
The new xCELLigence System RTCA HT Instrument from Roche Diagnostics (SIX:RO)(SIX:ROG)(OTCQX:RHHBY) rounds out the company’s portfolio in real-time cell analysis with a high-throughput product. The new instrument merges the power and flexibility…
Study finds carotid artery stenting has higher risk of stroke and death than carotid endarterectomy
To meet reimbursement criteria, candidates for carotid artery stenting (CAS) must either be high-risk surgical patients or be enrolled in a critical trial. According to researchers from the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical…
Controlled Drug Delivery with Organic-Inorganic Nanohybrids
Iranian researchers at Malayer University succeeded in the coprecipitated synthesis of zinc-aluminum-hydroxide nanolayers and used them in drug delivery systems. “This nanohybrid is classified as a nano-layer structure. Various useful factors such…
New DNA-based testing technology for tuberculosis treatment
The driving force behind the rapid tuberculosis test that received World Health Organization endorsement this week is Dr. David Alland, chief of the Division of Infectious Disease at UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School….
Zogenix’s SUMAVEL DosePro Needle-free Delivery System wins 2010 Most Innovative Product award
Zogenix, Inc. (“Zogenix”) (Nasdaq:ZGNX) today announced that CONNECT, a regional San Diego nonprofit organization, selected SUMAVEL® DosePro™ (sumatriptan injection) Needle-free Delivery System as a 2010 Most Innovative Product (MIP) winner at the…
Silicon Biosystems’ newly formed subsidiary to commercialize DEPArray technology platform
Silicon Biosystems, S.p.A., a provider of specialized molecular and cell biology technology, today announced that it has formed a U.S. subsidiary operation, Silicon Biosystems, Inc., to be headquartered in San Diego, California….
Yissum introduces novel DNA profiling method for investigating complex crime scenes
Forensic DNA science has advanced significantly in the latest decade, and constitutes today the mainstay of forensic science. All serious crime scenes are routinely inspected for DNA evidence and many cases are…
Ascension Orthopedics reports first implantation of PyroTITAN Humeral Resurfacing Implant in France
Ascension Orthopedics, Inc., a market leader in PyroCarbon orthopedic implants, announces the first implantation of the PyroTITAN™ Humeral Resurfacing Implant in France. The PyroTITAN was implanted in a 68-year-old patient suffering from…
Mayo clinic creates computerized radiation tracking system to achieve diagnosis
Mayo Clinic is initiating a new imaging exam tracking system that, among other things, enables a comprehensive view of a patient’s radiation exposures over time. Believed to be one of the first…
Better approaches to screening for ovarian cancer could lower cancer deaths
Cancer prevention experts have long been frustrated by the lack of a meaningful way to screen women for ovarian cancer. It is a relatively rare disease that often progresses with few symptoms…
Results From CIRSE Multicenter Registry Reinforce Safety Of St. Jude Medical Vascular Closure Device
St. Jude Medical, Inc. (NYSE:STJ), a global medical device company, commends the efforts of the investigators in the CIRSE Vascular Closure Device Registry, the world’s first multicenter registry aimed at assessing the…
Covidien Announces The Launch Of Three New Platforms For Its Puritan Bennett(TM) 840 Ventilators
Covidien (NYSE: COV), a leading global provider of healthcare products and recognized innovator in mechanical ventilation and respiratory care devices, announced that three new platforms for its Puritan Bennett(TM) 840 ventilator —…