The US FDA has approved Janssen Biotech's Simponi ARIA (golimumab) for infusion to treat moderately to severely active rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Simponi ARIA is the only fully-human anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha infusible ...
AATCC has won yet another Tabbie award, this time for an in-depth feature article on biomedical implantables published in the September/October 2012 issue of AATCC Review, written by the association’s Features Editor, Glenna Musante. ...
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Medical, agricultural and computer researchers at the University of Alberta (U of A) have developed a new device, which can rapidly detect E.coli in food. The testing device, which is the size of a large shoebox, is more sensitive at ...
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Surgical device company Misonix has obtained clearance to market and sell its BoneScalpel, an ultrasonic osteotome system, in the People's Republic of China (PRC). The State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA) of the PRC has granted ...
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Johnson & Johnson, a New Jersey-based health care firm, has reported that its profits in the second quarter of fiscal 2013 has more than doubled, partly due to strong sales of medical-devices and medicines. In the second quarter, the net ...
US regulatory authorities have allowed the marketing of a brain wave test, which can diagnose attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children and adolescents aged between six and 17 years. This device, called Neuropsychiatric ...
ulrich medical USA, a privately-held subsidiary of German-based ulrich medical, has introduced a spinal implant device, the uCerv Interbody System, into the US market. The uCerv Interbody System is indicated for use in anterior cervical ...
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US-based RTI Biologics, a manufacturer of orthopaedic and other biologic implants, has completed the acquisition of Pioneer Surgical Technology for $130m in an all-cash deal. RTI Biologics announced its plans to acquire Pioneer on 12 June ...
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Medical professionals do require efficient guiding medical lights literally to carry out the various critical tasks impeccably. Otherwise, the odds are, something may go wrong with the patient being minutely examined and meanwhile it can ...
This Special Issue of Desalination brings together 15 papers on radioactive decontamination of water, including individual studies as well as comprehensive reviews of the latest technology developments in this field. This Special Issue on ...
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US-based Intertech Plastics has acquired Image Molding, a firm that provides injection molding services to the medical devices industry. Image Molding has become a part of the Intertech's medical industry unit. Financial terms of the ...
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Pathogenica and Illumina have entered into an agreement to co-market a new version of the former’s HAI BioDetection kit in the Asia Pacific region. Currently under development and compatible with Illumina's MiSeq benchtop sequencing ...
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Mott Corp has appointed Boris Levin as the company's new president and CEO, replacing Roger Klene who is retiring after 18 years. Levin was previously group president of Nypro Healthcare, serving the drug delivery, diagnostics, and surgical ...
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Herbal medicine provider Bio-Health has collaborated with Medica Packaging, Crewe, the healthcare packaging supplier within Benson Group, to provide color coding for its product range. The Benson Group color management system helped ...
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Oncology-focused drug development company Curis has obtained the conditional approval for Erivedge (vismodegib) to treat adult patients with symptomatic metastatic basal cell carcinoma (BCC) or locally advanced BCC inappropriate for surgery ...