Luminex has received approvals from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and EU authorities for the new version of xTAG CYP2D6 (Cytochrome P450 2D6) Kit. An IVD assay, the xTAG CYP2D6 Kit analyses a patient's CYP2D6 genotype from ...
Accenture has launched a new business service, known as Accelerated R&D Services, to accelerate drug development from discovery to approval to market. Focused on delivering streamlined and integrated research and development (R&D) ...
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Verisante Technology, a provider of cancer detection technology, has entered into an exclusive agreement with Frontière Médicale EUROPE to distribute Verisante Aura in the UK and Ireland. Verisante Aura is meant for the ...
Teleflex, a US-based firm that provides medical devices for critical care and surgery, has won US FDA 510(k) clearance for its Arrow NextStep retrograde femoral length dialysis catheter. The catheter adds to the company's existing ...
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Fujikura has inked a licensing agreement with Micro-Imaging Solutions (MIS) to jointly market nano-sized, complementary metal-oxide semiconductor, or CMOS, based endoscopes. This agreement focuses on the commercial manufacturing ...
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Direct Flow Medical, a developer of novel transcatheter heart valve technologies, has met its primary endpoint in the Discover CE Mark Trial by achieving 99% freedom from all-cause mortality at 30 days. The trial had enrolled 100 patients ...
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Asthma Intervention Research 2 (AIR2) clinical trial data has demonstrated that the Boston Scientific Alair Bronchial Thermoplasty (BT) System continues to show therapy benefits in adult patients with severe uncontrolled asthma. BT ...
CardioDx has unveiled the study results of a clinical utility study of the Corus CAD gene expression test in the real-world primary care setting for evaluating patients with signs and symptoms suggestive of obstructive coronary artery ...
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AmerisourceBergen has completed the divestiture of AndersonBrecon for $308m in cash to an entity formed by affiliates of an investor group led by Frazier Healthcare The entity group that includes affiliates of Greenspring Associates, QIC ...
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Masimo (MASI) has received the US FDA 510(k) clearance for its rainbow Acoustic Monitoring sensor, RAS-125c Acoustic Respiration Cloth Sensor for monitoring acoustic respiration rate (RRa) in pediatric patients. The RAS-125c Acoustic ...
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Medical device company Topera has secured $25m in Series C financing round led by a new investor New Enterprise Associates (NEA). A new strategic industry partner and the company's existing investors and the management team have also ...
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Life Technologies along with Aridhia, a biomedical informatics company, will provide the genetic analysis platform with its semiconductor based, Ion Proton DNA sequencing technology to the Stratified Medicine Scotland Innovation Centre ...
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US-based medical device manufacturer Boston Scientific has introduced fiXate Tissue Band in the US. The product, which was purchased from Anulex Technologies, is a suturing device that is designed to enable simple placement of a suture to ...
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Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) has announced an agreement with HP, allowing the enterprise services provider to implement an electronic patient records (EPR) system eHospital programme aimed at improving services. Worth over ...
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Serascience, a joint venture between Abingdon Health and the University of Birmingham, has introduced a proprietary point-of-care diagnostic device for multiple myeloma. Designed to aid in the diagnosis of myeloma and monitor relapse and ...