Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded $22.83m contract to Battelle, NxStage Medical and Aethlon Medical collaboration team to develop an advanced portable device to treat sepsis for military needs. DARPA created ...
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InSightec has received approval from the Chinese Food and Drug Administration (CFDA) for its ExAblate system designed to treat uterine fibroids non-invasively. This system uses high intensity focused ultrasound energy to destroy the ...
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NeuroSigma has received investigational device exemption (IDE) approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to begin a Phase III pivotal trial of its Monarch eTNS System. Designed to treat the drug resistant epilepsy, the ...
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The European Commission has granted orphan drug designation to BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics’ stem cell therapy NurOwn to treat Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's Disease. NurOwn consists of autologous ...
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A forthcoming audit of overall government debt in China is expected to reveal the status quo of growing government debt and its potential risks amid the country's economic slowdown. The planned nationwide audit follows a previous one ...
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Plastic valves are gaining more importance then metal valves in today's society. Although metal valves are considered more durable but plastic valves provide numerous benefits. Valves which are made of plastic are anti corrosive. They are ...
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The regulatory measures to reduce greenhouse gases are creating a billion dollar per year market for CO2 mitigation equipment and services. However, the amount to be spent for sequestration will be far less than for improving efficiency of ...
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Caustic soda also known as sodium hydroxide and NaOH is the natural co- product of chlorine production. Firstly it was introduced by Nicolas Leblanc, a French chemist. It is a widely used chemical in industrial processes and constituents an ...
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EnteroMedics has submitted premarket approval (PMA) application to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for Maestro Rechargeable System's VBLOC, a vagal blocking therapy to treat obesity. Maestro RC system delivers vagal blocking ...
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Swiss drugmaker Novartis has announced that once-daily dual bronchodilator, Ultibro Breezhaler (QVA149), has achieved positive CHMP opinion for the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Ultibro Breezhaler was ...
Japan-based Takeda Pharma has received positive CHMP opinion for its three new type 2 diabetes therapies from the European Medicines Agency (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP). The therapies include Vipidia ...
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Researchers at A*STAR’s Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS) have identified potential targets for therapeutic drugs against aggressive breast cancer. Working in collaboration with local and international institutions, GIS scientists ...
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Dr Reddy's Laboratories, an India-based pharmaceutical company, has introduced Donepezil Hydrochloride tablets 23mg in the US on 26 July 2013. The launch follows the approval of an abbreviated new drug application (ANDA) for the drug by ...
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British drug-maker GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has reached settlement with the attorneys general of eight US states over misleading marketing of the diabetes treatment drug, Avandia, and even agreed to pay $229m to settle the lawsuits. Without ...
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German company MICRODYN-NADIR has introduced a self-healing membrane. MICRODYN-NADIR explains that when operating wastewater treatment plants using MBR technology, factors such as energy saving, reduction of the chemical demand or ...