Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a leader in the development of therapeutic and preventive vaccines against cancers and infectious diseases, announced today the regulatory approval of a Phase 2 clinical trial (WIN Trial) to…
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Sorin Group announces commercial availability of Perceval S aortic heart valve in Europe
Sorin Group, a global medical device company and a leader in the treatment of cardiovascular diseases, announces the commercial availability in Europe of the self- anchoring PercevalTM S aortic heart valve. The…
Medtronic Announces Global Launch Of The CD HORIZON(R) SOLERA™ Spinal System
Continuing a stream of recent advancements for stabilization of the spine, Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT) announced both the release of its CD HORIZON® SOLERA™ Spinal System in the U.S. and a limited…
LDR Submits PMA For Mobi-C(R) Cervical Artificial Disc
LDR, a privately held medical device company offering innovative spinal implants for both non-fusion and fusion applications, announced the January 14th submission of its single-level Mobi-C cervical artificial disc PMA to the…
Medical Technology Industry Favours Decentralised Regulatory Oversight
The European medical technology industry association Eucomed restated yesterday its position regarding the upcoming revision of EU medical technology legislation. The industry agrees that the current decentralised system needs to be adapted…
Siemens To Offer Fully Automated Total Vitamin D Assay On ADVIA Centaur(R) Systems
Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics ADVIA Centaur Vitamin D Total assay* has been CE-marked for use on the ADVIA Centaur/XP Immunoassay Systems. The company is offering a fully automated Vitamin D total assay that…
The University Of Florida Launches Introduces First Online Program Dedicated To Physician Practice Management And Organizational Integration
The University of Florida in Gainesville has launched an executive education program for hospital, physician practice and physician leaders on physician practice management and organizational integration. The program – offered through the…
Boston Scientific reports first U.S. use of Blazer Open-Irrigated Catheter in BLOCk-CTI clinical trial
Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) today announced the first use of the Blazer® Open-Irrigated Catheter in the U.S. as part of the BLOCk-CTI clinical trial. BLOCk-CTI is a prospective, randomized trial evaluating…
Positive results from RXi’s sd-rxRNA technology for development of novel therapeutics
RXi Pharmaceuticals Corporation, a recognized leader in RNAi-based therapeutics, announced today that, as part of its collaboration with miRagen Therapeutics, Inc., positive data were generated demonstrating that RXi’s sd-rxRNA™ technology can be…
Gene signature can accurately predict breast cancer outcomes
Researchers from McGill University’s Rosalind and Morris Goodman Cancer Research Centre (GCRC), the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI MUHC), the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School have…
EHIL creates new software tool to protect health research participants’ privacy
In recognition of Data Privacy Day 2011, the Electronic Health Information Laboratory is making a new software tool freely available to the medical research community to protect personal privacy while helping to…
First cases using Concentric Medical’s Trevo System for ischemic stroke performed in Canada
Marking a major milestone toward expanding the use of Stentriever™ technology for stroke patients, Concentric Medical, Inc., the global leader in acute ischemic stroke intervention, today announced that the first cases have…
New Mexico implements software module to link telemedicine services to other systems
New Mexico Software, Inc., a developer of medical IT services and solutions that enable improved and faster communication within the healthcare community, announced today the implementation of a software module that gives…
New Online Resource Launched To Help GPs And Nurses Care For Migrant Patients, UK
Primary Care practitioners can now access a broad range of information to help them look after patients who have come to live in the UK from abroad, following today’s launch of a…
EyeBrain Announces Availability Of Its Eye-Tracking Device For Earlier Diagnosis Of Parkinson-Plus Diseases
EyeBrain, a developer of medical devices for the early diagnosis of neurological diseases, today announced that its eye-tracking system (Mobile Eye Brain Tracker or Mobile EBT) is now available on the market…