When computers, servers and digital storage devices began to find their way en masse into businesses and homes in the late 1970s and early 80s, industrious users figured out these systems could…
GE Healthcare-UPitt Pathology Venture Omnyx Wins First US Patent for Rapid-Focus Microscope
Omnyx, a company formed last year by GE Healthcare and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center to improve the speed and efficiency of the diagnosis and interpretation of lab results, has been…
PerkinElmer Purchases GE Healthcare Catalog Radiochemicals
PerkinElmer, Inc., a global leader focused on improving the health and safety of people and their environment, today announced that it has purchased the assets of GE Healthcare`s 3H and 14C Catalog…
H1N1 panel passes executive plan to combat the virus
Abu Dhabi, 18th Sept. 2009 — The National Supervisory Committee for Combating Swine Flu gave its green light yesterday at a meeting chaired by Health Minister H.E. Dr. Hanif Hassan to an…
VT biomedical engineering team to study knee ligament sprains
(PhysOrg.com) — A team of Virginia Tech engineering researchers has won a $300,000 National Science Foundation grant to study knee ligament sprains at the micro-mechanical level. Principal investigator Raffaella De Vita, an…
Dean Kamen to Receive Prestigious BioMed SA Palmaz Award for Innovation in Healthcare and the Biosciences
Known for the Segway, Kamen also invented the first wearable insulin pump and AutoSyringe,portable dialysis machine and low-cost water filter for underdeveloped countries SAN ANTONIO–(Business Wire)– Internationally renowned inventor, entrepreneur and thought…
Bahrain’s health facilities get $24m boost
Bahrain’s health facilities are receiving a BD9 million ($23.9 million) injection as part of a comprehensive modernisation plan.The extra funds are in addition to the BD176 million already sanctioned for the ministry…
New rules may help doctors avoid excess CT scans
Too many young children are getting CT scans after a minor bump on the head, and a new set of guidelines may help doctors sort out which children need them and which…
Bahrain winning flu battle
Bahrain is winning the battle against swine flu, with one of the lowest infection rates in the world. Tough measures have so far kept the infection rate at less than one per…
34percent Saudi adults ‘have breathing problems’
A recent consumer research conducted by GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), in Saudi Arabia reveals that 34 per cent adults in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia experienced breathing problems during sleep. GSK revealed the findings…
Saudi Arabia Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare Report Q4 2009
In the updated Business Environment Rankings (BER), Saudi Arabia is ranked second, out of the 17 Middle East and African (MEA) markets surveyed. The country’s score is propped up by its sizeable…
Radicare subsidiary gets RM10m UAE deal
RADICARE (M) Sdn Bhd has expanded its Middle East venture when its subsidiary, Modern Technology Limited (MT), secured a contract worth more than RM10 million from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) government….
H1N1 treatment available at private clinics
14 September 2009 © Times of Oman 2009 MUSCAT — An official source at the department of private health institutions affairs at the Ministry of HealthMinistry of Health said here yesterday that…
Biomed sale kicks off
The Treasury Ministry has put up for sale a 85% stake in Biomed, a biotech firm specialised in the production of vaccines, sera and active pharmaceutical ingredients. The deadline for the submission…
Collegiate Biomed Engineering Prizes Awarded
The National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance has recently issued prizes in the annual Biomedical Engineering Innovation, Design and Entrepreneurship Awards (BMEIdea). The contest is designed to motivate young biomedical engineers to…