Texas Instruments has expanded the on-chip memory of the MSP430 Value Line microcontroller series with up to 56kB flash and up to 4kB SRAM. The supplier believe the low cost microcontroller is now suitable for near field communications ...
The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare in Japan has approved Acofide tablets 100mg (acotiamide hydrochloride hydrate), jointly developed by Zeria Pharmaceutical and Astellas Pharma, for the treatment of functional dyspepsia (FD). New ...
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The mystery buyer of one million BlackBerry Z10s has been revealed by research firm Detwiler Fenton as Brightstar, an electronics distributor responsible for distributing mobile devices to network carriers including Verizon. Revealed ...
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Boehringer Ingelheim and Eli Lilly and Company have announced the submission of new drug application (NDA) to FDA for an investigational type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D) treatment, empagliflozin. Empagliflozin belongs to sodium glucose ...
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Minimally Invasive Devices, a developer of FloShield laparoscopic vision system that prevents loss of vision during laparoscopic surgery due to obscuration of the optics, has secured $9m from Series B financing. The company said Canaan ...
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US-based surgical and therapeutic solutions provider Vycor Medical has obtained Hong Kong patent for its VBAS minimally invasive brain access system. VBAS, a suite of clear cylindrical disposable devices, is designed to provide ...
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted regulatory approval to Medicrea group's PASS LP system for the treatment of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. The system, which the company claims to be the lowest profile pedicle screw ...
Bellwyck Packaging Solutions, a provider of packaging services to the healthcare markets, has moved its Premium Packaging division to a new facility located at 21 Finchdene Square in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The new 170,000ft2 facility ...
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Argon Medical Devices, a portfolio company of RoundTable Healthcare Partners, has entered into a definitive agreement to buy Angiotech Pharmaceuticals' interventional products business for $362.5m in cash. The business manufactures and ...
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Raspberry Pi is to be sold in China and the Asia Pacific region following RS Components' signing of a global distribution agreement with The Raspberry Pi Foundation to sell Raspberry Pis around the world. The global distribution deal is ...
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Microchip has introduced the PIC24F 'KM' family with "a new level of integrated analogue functionality", said the firm, "including a 12bit ADC with threshold detection, 8bit DACs for control loops, precision comparator references, and ...
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Glass and glazing specialist GLASSOLUTIONS is offering architects and designers the opportunity to advance their knowledge with its new RIBA approved CPD seminar on interior glass specification. The 45 minute seminar by the ...
You’re driving down the road and a big rain storm is approaching. The first drops of water hit your windshield, bead up and slide to the sides, leaving your view completely unobstructed. As you’re driving behind a truck, it ...
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The colour, feeling and effects of natural daylight just can’t be replicated by artificial light, and yet so many offices have poor design layouts that block daylight within the office. Comprehensive lighting design requires ...
The Saint-Gobain Innovation Centre is a showcase for innovative and sustainable products and solutions for the buildings of today and tomorrow. It is a hub of activity – a lively forum for those in the building and construction world ...
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