At a roadshow in London today, Iraq sought investors for two new oil pipelines: A 2.25-million bpd line from Basra to the pumping station at Haditha, to be built on an EPC (engineer, procure and construct) contract; and,A 750,000- to ...
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ProTron Technologies has developed a new diagnostic apparatus, Stethotron cerebral stethoscope, for detecting cerebro-vasacular diseases such as aneurysms or atherosclerotic plaque. Stethotron cerebral stethoscope inventor Leon Dondysh ...
Mobile network operator O2 claims it has fixed network problems that left hundreds of thousands of customers without voice and data connections for up to 24 hours. The firm has issued a string of apologies, but has not yet made any ...
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Boston Scientific has launched Victory guidewire, designed to provide access to cross and treat resistant lesions in the US and Europe. The company said resistant lesions are characterized by blockage or narrowing of blood vessels in the ...
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Cardionovum has started in vivo testing of its paclitaxel-coated Restore drug-eluting balloon (DEB) to evaluate drug-in-tissue concentration. The Restore DEB, including EXPRESS drug-release platform, is designed for the treatment of ...
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Hackers have compromised two servers used by the FreeBSD Project to build third-party software packages.Anyone who has installed such packages since Sept.19 should completely reinstall their machines,the project's security team warned. ...
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Elixir Medical has gained CE Mark approval for its DESyne BD Novolimus Eluting Coronary Stent System with biodegradable polymer coating. The Elixir DESyne BD stent leverages the technology that enables an ultrathin (< 3 microns) polymer ...
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Polymer Technology Systems has entered into a multiyear agreement to supply its CardioChek PA test system to Life Line Screening. The CardioChek test system, which provides the results in less than two minutes, provides on-site lipid ...
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What do Leighton Meester, Isabella Rossellini and Liu Wen have in common? Class, style and devotion to philanthropy and Save the Children. These ladies are supporting the Save the Children cause, each wearing Bulgari specially designed ...
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CareFusion has entered into a definitive agreement to purchase Brazilian respiratory technologies company, Intermed Equipamento Medico Hospitalar. Intermed is involved in manufacturing ventilators and respiratory care devices for ...
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Endologix, a developer of cardiovascular devices, has obtained CE mark approval for its Nellix endovascular aneurysm sealing system. The system is designed to simplify endovascular procedures and to treat patients with abdominal aortic ...
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Sparton Onyx, a subsidiary of Sparton, has acquired Onyx EMS, a manufacturer of medical devices for OEM and emerging technology companies, for $43.25m in cash. Onyx's commercial products include cardiovascular diagnostics, hearing ...
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The Federal Ministry of Health of Germany has granted marketing authorization to pSivida for injectable, sustained-release intravitreal insert, Iluvien, designed as a treatment for vision impairment associated with chronic diabetic macular ...
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Biotronik has reported efficacy results from GOLDEN TIME study of its AlCath Gold ablation catheter. The study, conducted at the Budapest University of Technology and Economics in partnership with Erasmus Medical Center, was designed to ...
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Henry Schein has entered into an agreement to distribute Planmeca's full line of dental equipment, software, and other digital imaging products in the US. Planmeca full line of dental equipments include dental care units, cabinets, dental ...
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