US-based medical diagnostic device company Welch Allyn has launched its Welch Allyn CP 150, the new connectivity-ready electrocardiograph device, in Canada. The Welch Allyn CP 50 ECG has an intuitive design and functionality and offers ...
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Globus Medical, a manufacturer of musculoskeletal implants, has announced that it will launch its next generation pedicle screw platform CREO at the upcoming North American Spine Society annual meeting in New Orleans. Available in modular ...
Medical device company Mako Surgical has announced an agreement to acquire the assets of US-based Pipeline Biomedical. Pursuant to the terms of the agreement, Mako Surgical will acquire substantially all of Pipeline Biomedical's business ...
Medtronic, a US-based medical device manufacturer, has obtained the CE Mark and announced the launch of its new cervical cage system called Compact Cornerstone-SR Alliance. Compact Cornerstone-SR Alliance cage system has been designed to ...
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US-based medical device company NuVasive has announced the US launch of its XLIF Decade plate, designed to help facilitate a faster XLIF surgical technique. In order to enhance rigidity and load sharing properties, NuVasive designed the ...
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Precision Spine, a spinal device company, has obtained 510(k) approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for additional components of its Reform pedicle screw system, designed to treat spinal deformities. The additional ...
Bausch + Lomb, a subsidiary of Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, has obtained marketing clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its newest frequent replacement silicone hydrogel contact lenses made with ...
Tags: Contact Lens, Medicine
Cornerstone Pharmaceuticals has received the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) orphan drug designation for its altered energy metabolism directed (AEMD) drug candidate 'CPI-613' for treatment of myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS). MDS is ...
Japanese pharmaceutical firm Eisai has secured approval from the European Commission (EC) on the license extension application for the use of antiepileptic agent Zonegran (zonisamide) in the treatment of pediatric patients. The EC ...
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved US-based StemCells’ investigational new drug (IND) application for clinical testing of its HuCNS-SC human neural stem cells as a treatment for spinal cord injury. StemCells is ...
Tags: Spinal Cord Injury, Medicine
Canadian regulatory authority Health Canada has approved Valeant Pharmaceuticals International subsidiary Valeant Canada's new drug submission of Jublia for the treatment of onychomycosis. Jublia is designated for the treatment of mild to ...
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Mims Distributing, which provides domestic, import and craft beer brands to licensed retailers in nine central North Carolina counties, is set to introduce a new beer - Carolina Wet Hop IPA - in collaboration with Carolina Brewing. ...
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Barry Callebaut has inaugurated a new CHF16m ($17m) chocolate facility in Eskiehir, Turkey, to further expand into the country's fast-growing chocolate market and strengthen presence in the EEMEA region. The facility has an initial ...
The global apparent steel demand growth expectation for 2013 of worldsteel has been revised upwards today, October 7, to 3.1 percent to 1.475 billion metric tons, up from 2.9 percent in the association's short range outlook published back ...
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China-based LED epitaxial wafer and chip makers will add an estimated 69 and 125 MOCVD sets in total in 2013 and 2014, respectively, while Taiwan-based makers will add 212 in 2013 and 307 in 2014, according to matket watchers. Due to ...
Tags: LED Chip, LED Lighting, Epitaxial Wafer