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Report:
Nanobiotechnology
Nanobiotechnology,
an integration of physical sciences, molecular engineering, biology,
chemistry and biotechnology holds considerable promise of advances
in pharmaceuticals and healthcare. The report starts with an
introduction to various techniques and materials that are relevant
to nanobiotechnology. Application in life sciences research,
particularly at the cell level sets the stage for role of
nanobiotechnology in healthcare in subsequent chapters.
more ...
1000 Genomes Project reaches new
frontiers in human genetics
The 1000 Genomes Project, a major
international collaboration to build a more detailed map of human
genetic variation and genetic association with diseases, has
completed its pilot phase. 27 Oct 2010
Octopus invests £1.7m in Michelson
Diagnostics' OCT scanner
The investment from Octopus will
help fund the manufacture and placement of VivoSight scanners with
key-opinion-leaders for clinical and economic validation, and will
support the growth of the sales infrastructure in the UK and USA. 26
Oct
UK’s first robotic multi-axis C-arm
for complex vascular surgery
The Royal Free Hospital in
North London has opened the UK’s first advanced interventional
imaging system, Artis zeego from Siemens Healthcare. 26 Oct 2010
Bernhard Dräger Award for research on
non-invasive respiratory monitoring
The Bernhard Dräger Award
for Advanced Treatment of Acute Respiratory Failure has been awarded
to Dr Jean-Christophe Richard from the Red Cross Civil Hospital in
Lyon, France. 26 Oct 2010
Almac integrates drug development
services into new US headquarters
Almac has completed the
first phase of relocating employees from three business units to the
new 240,000 square feet state-of-the-art integrated drug development
facility. 26 Oct 2010
Eucomed calls for improvements in EU
medical technology legislation
Eucomed has called for
improvements in the current ‘notified body based system’ for medical
technology certification in Europe, but does not believe it requires
a major overhaul. 26 Oct 2010
Royal Oldham Hospital upgrades imaging
department with innovative MRI
The Royal Oldham Hospital,
part of Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust in northern England, has
upgraded its imaging department to offer patients quicker scanning
times following the installation of a Magnetom Avanto 1.5 Tesla MRI
from Siemens Healthcare. 26 Oct 2010
NEC adds 27" wide-format screen to
MDView medical imaging range
The 3.7-megapixel wide-format
LCD screen allows two or more medical images to be viewed
simultaneously thanks to its 27" size and a powerful
picture-by-picture function. 26 Oct 2010
Plasticell launches second generation
Combicult cell culture screening platform
Plasticell has
launched its second generation screening platform, the Combicult
10,000-plex screen. It is capable of rapidly screening up to ten
thousand cell culture media combinations. 26 Oct 2010
TRaC appoints Chinese partner for
European certification and testing
Regulatory compliance
company TRaC has announced the appointment of Guangzhou Certitek
Testing Service Co Ltd to the TRaC Partner Programme. 26 Oct 2010
First patient in Italy treated with
TruBeam radiotherapy
The Humanitas Clinic in Rozzano-Milan
has treated the first person in Italy using a revolutionary new
linear accelerator from Varian medical Systems. 25 Oct 2010
Philips launches new line of neonatal
blood pressure supplies
The new line of neonatal cuffs, air
hoses, and upgrade kits are designed to prevent tragic misconnection
errors that can cause harm to the most vulnerable of patients. 25
Oct 2010
Barcode system to correctly identify
patient samples
The Brenmoor PATscan system duplicates
patient’s information from a printed wristband straight onto a label
in less than a second, enabling correct identification of hospital
samples. 25 Oct 2010
Malaria mosquitoes rapidly evolving
into new species
Genetic analysis of the two strains of
mosquito responsible for the majority of malaria transmission in
Africa has found that they have evolved such substantial genetic
differences that they are becoming different species. 22 Oct 2010
Budget cuts in Europe threaten science
research and economic development
Euroscience, the European
Association for the Promotion of Science and Technology, has warned
of the dangers of government budget cuts across Europe for science
and economic development. 22 Oct 2010
Technology World 2010 to showcase best
of UK science and technology — 7-8 Dec
Technology World 2010 will be
held in partnership with the UK Nano and Emerging Technologies Forum
to create a major two-day 'business opportunity' event that will
showcase the best of British science and technology. 22 Oct 2010
Medtronic to distribute Tissuemed's
neurosurgical film
Leeds-based Tissuemed has entered into a
distribution agreement with Medtronic in which Medtronic will
distribute Tissuemed's Obex NeuroFilm Cerebrospinal Fluid Barrier in
markets outside the US. 22 Oct 2010
Maquet introduces NAVA for
non-invasive ventilation for patients
Maquet Critical Care
has introduced neurally adjusted ventilatory assist (NAVA) for
non-invasive ventilation in adult patients. 22 Oct 2010
Leads to Development opens new offices
in London and Lyon
L2D is a pioneering business created to
manage the non-clinical aspects of development projects for biotech
and pharmaceutical companies. 22 Oct 2010
Aloka unveils new ProSound ultrasound system to European market
Aloka has launched its new flagship model, the ProSound
F75. The system has bespoke settings for obstetrics and gynaecology
assessments and includes a new feature to simultaneously display
stored and real-time images. 22 Oct 2010
Aberdeen biotechnology students
develop concept to reduce osteoporosis
A revolutionary
concept, which could help alleviate diseases including osteoporosis,
has been dreamt up by a group of Aberdeen University postgraduate
students for the Biotechnology Young Entrepreneurs Scheme (YES)
competition. 22 Oct 2010
Almac invests $4m in biocatalysis
business
Almac is continuing to both advance the
biocatalysis business and to broaden application of its biocatalysis
expertise with a further US$4m R&D investment. 22 Oct 2010
Roundtable on dendritic cell therapy
for cancer treatment
The goal of the round table was to
obtain a status about dendritic cell therapy in cancer treatment to
be able to provide accurate information about this therapeutic
option. 22 Oct 2010
3M completes acquisition of Arizant
3M has completed its acquisition of Arizant Inc., a manufacturer of
patient warming solutions designed to prevent hypothermia in
surgical settings. 21 Oct 2010
Nuevolution in collaboration to
develop drugs for epigenetic disorders
Copenhagen-based
Nuevolution is collaborating with EpiTherapeutics, ExpreS2ion
Biotechnologies and the Biotech Research & Innovation Centre (BRIC),
University of Copenhagen, to identify and develop novel small
molecule drugs against epigenetic factors. 21 Oct 2010
sanofi-aventis
announces blood glucose monitor for diabetes self management
sanofi-aventis has announced the upcoming launch of the compact
blood glucose monitoring devices BGStar and iBGStar for easy
management of diabetes. 21 Oct 2010
Optical
coherence tomography shows effect of drug delivery by microneedles
Researchers at Queen’s University Belfast have studied the
performance of microneedles for drug delivery using an optical
coherence tomography system from Michelson Diagnostics (MDL). 21 Oct
2010
Ubichem launches Discovery Chemical
Catalogue online
The catalogue allows a search of the
functionalised building blocks and to purchase chemical compounds.
21 Oct 2010
DNA and protein analysis confirms
Black Death caused by Yersinia pestis bacteria
Anthropologists at the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU)
have proven that the bacteria Yersinia pestis was the
causative agent behind the "Black Death" that raged across Europe in
the Middle Ages. 21 Oct 2010
Welch Allyn launches handheld digital
blood pressure device to world markets
Welch Allyn has
introduced the Connex ProBP 3400, an automated digital blood
pressure device designed to fit in the palm of the hand.
It
provides a portable option for capturing reliable blood pressure
readings in virtually any hospital or primary care environment. 21
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St George's Hospital selects MDI's
PCR-based assay for MRSA screening
Molecular Detection Inc.
has announced that its Detect-Ready MRSA assay has received its
first independent validation in a study conducted at St George's
Healthcare NHS Trust, London, one of the UK's leading teaching
hospitals. 21 Oct 2010
Global E-Health Forum 25/26 Oct
Hamburg
The Global E-Health Forum will take place on October
25-26
at the Hamburg Chamber of Commerce and Asklepios Clinics.
It will address the challenges of the impact of globalization and an
increased burden of chronic diseases and expensive treatments. 21
Oct 2010
UK government announces £50m funding
for personalised medicine
The Stratified Medicines Innovation
Platform is a new government initiative providing over £50 million
of funding for research and development in diagnostics and
pharmaceuticals for personalised medicine. 15 Oct 2010
Anaxsys launches respiR8 continuous
respiratory rate counter
Surrey-based Anaxsys Ltd has
launched the first product based on its novel sensor technology,
respiR8, the world’s first continuous electrochemical respiratory
rate counter. 15 Oct 2010
Anaxsys secures £1m funding for
respiratory sensor technology
The new investment will allow
Anaxsys to accelerate the commercialization of respiR8, its first
product, and further the development of a range of innovative
respiratory devices. 15 Oct 2010
Bedouin gene disorder highlights power
of exome gene sequencing
The study of a rare genetic disorder
in a Bedouin tribe in Qatar has shown the value of exome sequencing,
a new genetic analysis technique. 15 Oct 2010
Accelrys upgrades Isentris lab
decision support software
Accelrys, Inc. has released version
3.3 of its Isentris data access, analysis, and decision support
system for displaying manipulating, and comparing spectral,
chromatographic, and XY graphical data. 15 Oct 2010
Maquet's Magnus ergonomic operating
table reaches 1000 sales
More than 1,000 of Maquet's Magnus
operating table systems have been placed into operation worldwide.
The OLV Clinic in Aalst, Belgium took the 1,000th table in August.
15 Oct 2010
Untapped resources for UK life science
company start-ups
A new report shows that there are vast,
untapped opportunities to start up and develop life science
companies across the UK. The report calls for public investment to
be better targeted at four UK ‘hot spots’. 15 Oct 2010
Knifeless radiosurgery for Northwest
England
Cancer patients in Northwest England will have access
to advanced radiosurgery when the new Christie radiotherapy centre
at Salford Royal Hospital opens in summer 2011. 15 Oct 2010
GATC Biotech first in Europe to use
PacBio RS gene sequencer
German gene sequencing service
provider GATC Biotech has announced that it has agreed to purchase
the PacBio RS platform, a single molecule, real-time (SMRT) gene
sequencing technology. 11 Oct 2010
Almac’s Clinical Technologies Division
passes MHRA inspection
Almac has successfully passed one of
the UK’s first joint routine clinical and manufacturing inspections
by the UK Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency at its
Craigavon, UK site. 11 Oct 2010
Friarage Hospital improves workflow
for chemistry and immunoassay testing
Friarage Hospital in
Yorkshire has installed the UK’s first VersaCell sample management
system combining chemistry and immunoassay analysers from Siemens
Healthcare Diagnostics. 11 Oct 2010
Experts discuss global health effects
of climate change
World-leading experts are gathering at the
Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm to discuss the health hazards
associated with climate change. 11 Oct 2010
Getting the blues makes the heart
stumble
Scientists at the University of Bonn have bred mice
with heart muscle sensitive to blue light. This enables control of
heart activity on demand, giving a new means to study arrhythmias.
11 Oct 2010
Group purchasing organisations cost US
healthcare $36bn more than open market
A study commissioned
by the US Medical Device Manufacturers Association (MDMA) has found
that hospitals pay more for medical devices and equipment bought
through group purchasing organisations (GPOs) than through the open
market. 11 Oct 2010
EUCOMED's MedTEch Forum to address
unprecedented challenges facing industry
The EUCOMED, the
European medical technology industry association, is holding its
MedTech Forum 2010 and general assembly from 12-14 October in
Brussels. 6 Oct 2010
Siemens mammography software combines
multiple imaging types on single workstation
The latest
version of Syngo Mammo Report, the mammography workstation from
Siemens, for the first time combines tomosynthesis, 3D ultrasound
and 3D magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with 2D mammography. 4 Oct
2010
Bio Nano Consulting targets US
biotechnology market
Bio Nano Consulting (BNC), a joint
venture of Imperial College London and University College London,
has commenced a US tour meeting biotechnology and pharmaceutical
leaders. 4 Oct 2010
European nanomedicine technology group
to meet on 14-15 Oct
The 5th General Assembly & Annual Forum
of the European Technology Platform on Nanomedicine (ETPN) will take
place at Centro Congressi Fondazione Cariplo in Milan, Italy on 14
and 15 October 2010. 4 Oct 2010
Dutch research reactor adapted to produce molybdenum-99 for
cancer diagnostics
The Technical University of
Delft is adapting its nuclear research reactor to be used as a
back-up facility for the production of the radioactive isotope
molybdenum-99, when supplies run out. 4 Oct 2010
Orteq
reports knee improvement with Actifit meniscal tissue repair product
Orteq Sports Medicine has reported that a two-year study has found
significant pain reduction and functional improvement in patients'
knees repaired with its meniscal scaffold product Actifit. 1 Oct
2010
Kinaxo and Daiichi Sankyo in cancer
drug development collaboration
German biotechnology company
Kinaxo Biotechnologies GmbH has signed a long-term partnership
agreement with Japanese company Daiichi Sankyo Company Limited to
develop cancer drugs. 1 Oct 2010
Siemens Healthcare supports Indonesian
reforestation program for CO2 savings
Siemens Healthcare is
combining its Proven Excellence Program for refurbishing medical
devices with supporting tropical forest regeneration in Indonesia. 1
Oct 2010
St Jude gains Japanese approval for
spinal cord stimulation system
St Jude Medical, Inc.
(NYSE:STJ) has received Japanese approval to market its Eon Mini
spinal cord stimulation (SCS) system in the country. 1 Oct 2010
Recipharm acquires Abbott's Spanish
biopharmaceutical manufacturing
Swedish company Recipharm AB
has acquired Abbott’s manufacturing site near Barcelona, Spain for
an undisclosed sum.
The site, which will now be called Recipharm
Parets SL. 1 Oct 2010
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