Business
Biotechnology
Plasticell wins £1.3m funding for cord blood stem cell manufacturing project
Consort Medical signs multi–year supply agreement for drug dose counter system
TxCell receives €1m payment for Ovasave clinical trial
Exco InTouch set for further growth and expansion following £3.2m investment
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European research initiative to test novel treatments for Alzheimer's disease
Small intestine tissue grown from human stem cells
Rare disease genes of 1000 children analysed in UK project
Genetic analysis finds Ugandan whipworm parasite has three distinct groups
Diagnostics
Cardiology
Portable blood analyser detects Ebola virus in 75 minutes
Prostate cancer diagnosed from tissue sample in 90 seconds
FIND and QuantuMDx partner to develop rapid genome-based diagnostics for tuberculosis
Sound generated by knee joint shows extent of osteoarthritis
New technique to test for prostate cancer
St George's Hospital starts trial of spiral blood flow technology for blood vessel graft
UK schools to get defibrillators to save children suffering cardiac arrest
Spiral blood flow improves success rate for vascular bypass surgery
Paris Public Hospitals Group and Magnisense partner to develop tests for cardiovascular diseases
Critical & General care
Diabetes
Philips launches V680 critical care ventilator in Europe
Plant flavanols reverse age-related memory decline
Shorter treatment for tuberculosis improves success rate
New data on the global economic impact and burden of preventable blindness
Tenth of antibiotics prescribed by GPs over 22 years failed to cure patients
Optical sensor measures blood glucose through skin
Smartphone-based remote monitoring system for pregnancy-related diabetes wins prize
Orgenesis receives patent for potential cure for type 1 diabetes
Low carbohydrate diet improves physical and general health of diabetes patients
Type-1 and type-2 diabetes are caused by the same hormone malfunction
IT & Telecare
Oncology/ cancer
Sensor technologies and virtual reality are key to transforming healthcare
Basildon and Thurrock Hospitals complete rollout of EMR system
New Bluetooth Smart profile for blood glucose monitors
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation supports cloud data system for connecting Ebola responders
Cannabis extracts combined with radiation therapy improve brain cancer treatment
Diverse gut bacteria linked to reduced risk of breast cancer
Drug discovery system for cancer is failing patients, says leading expert
Philips and Breast Cancer Care launch breast-check mobile app
Patient monitoring
Policy
Covidien achieves CE Mark for Nellcor SpO2 patient monitoring system
Remote monitoring of heart failure patients via implants halves mortality
Smartphones to be adapted to monitor and manage stress, nutrition and HIV infection
Western Sussex Hospitals to install acute kidney disease monitoring system
Swedish life sciences cluster visits Life Sciences Hub Wales
Birmingham City University commits £10 million to tackling STEM skills shortage
UK invests £230m in stratified medicine, genomics and dementia research
Replikins Global Surveillance System claims current Ebola outbreak could have been predicted two years ago
Prosthetics
Nanotechnology
Prosthetic hand controlled through nerves has the lightest touch
Nottingham Trent University launches practical course for ocularists
Open Bionics 3D printed prosthetic hand reaches global finals of Intel competition
3D printing in reconstructive facial surgery hindered by reimbursement challenge
Nanotechnology safety studies blasted for their bad science
VascuBone project develops toolbox for personalised bone regeneration
Nanotechnology safety studies blasted for bad science
Ablynx awarded €2.1m to develop nanobody treatment for eye disease
Surgery
Diagnostic imaging/ radiology
New nuclear and fluorescence imaging agent to guide cancer surgery
Haemostasis management device used in Afghanistan war zones approved by NICE
Motorbike crash survivor’s face reconstructed with 3D printed titanium implant
MRI mapping of nerve fibres helps brain surgeons preserve brain function
Karolinska University Hospital awards GE contract to build PET tracer production facility
ICR develops avatars to display important cancer cell features to aid diagnosis
Combined MRI-PET imaging gives new insights to plaque formation in Alzheimer's disease