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 ...
US-based medical device company St Jude Medical has commenced its EnligHTNment clinical study. The EnligHTNment study will assess whether the EnligHTN Multi-Electrode Renal Denervation System can minimize the risk of major cardiovascular ...
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Tokyo-based Terumo Medical announced that the US District Court for the District of New Jersey has issued an order approving an agreement of the parties. Under the terms of the agreement, Vascular Solutions will cease further manufacture, ...
Royal Dutch Philips Electronics Ltd. is scheduled to see a LED lightening application center run into formal operation in Chengdu, capital of Sichuan Province, this September. Frans van Houten, CEO of it, said in an interview recently ...
Tempered glass is about four times stronger than "ordinary," or annealed, glass. And unlike annealed glass, which can shatter into jagged shards when broken, tempered glass fractures into small, relatively harmless pieces. As a result, ...
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R-Tech Ueno has begun enrolling patients with severe dry eye in Phase I/II study of recombinant human serum albumin-containing ophthalmic solution (development code: RU-101) in US. The two-stage trial is performed as a double masking test ...
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BioRestorative Therapies (BRT) has signed a consulting agreement with Dexterity, to develop and manufacture BRT's proprietary therapeutic delivery device for its intervertebral disc stem cell therapy program, brtxDISC (Disc Implanted Stem ...
EnteroMedics is planning to submit the pre-PMA (Premarket Approval) application for its Maestro Rechargeable System's VBLOC vagal blocking therapy, based on the ReCharge Pivotal Trial, in the second quarter of 2013. The decision follows ...
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Acorda Therapeutics has obtained additional US patent for ampyra covering a range of dosage strengths. Ampyra, referred to as fampridine in some countries outside the US, is indicated for the treatment to improve walking in patients with ...
The largest drinking water purification plant in Europe to feature GE’s ZeeWeed 500 advanced water treatment technology is under construction in Ravenna, Italy. Located on the east coast of Italy, close to the Adriatic Sea and part ...
The need for controlled fluid fluid pressure has been crucial in many industry applications. This could be seen in the increased demand for fluid control systems in the infrastructure market. So a wide range of industrial pumps are ...
Debenhams became the first retailer to sign up to the Equity code for fair treatment of models in all of its photo shoots, TV ads, PR 'look books' and images on Debenhams.com. The retailer is the second organisation to sign the code of ...
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Alethia Biotherapeutics has gained US patent for methods of treating carcinomas with antibodies targeting the region of secreted clusterin (sCLU) responsible for promoting epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT). The company along with ...
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The US FDA has approved Algeta's Xofigo (radium-223 dichloride) injection for the treatment of patients with castration-resistant prostate cancer, symptomatic bone metastases and no known visceral metastatic disease. Xofigo is the first ...
Bayer has signed an agreement to purchase 100% of the shares of Steigerwald Arzneimittelwerk. The transaction includes Iberogast and Laif brands indicated for the treatment of functional gastrointestinal disorders and for the treatment of ...