Covidien has announced that its Japanese subsidiary, Covidien Japan, received Shonin approval from the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare for its Endo GIA reinforced reload with Tri-Staple technology. This approval extends ...
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Benvenue Medical, a medical device company, has obtained 510(k) approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Kiva VCF treatment system for the reduction and treatment of spinal fractures. The FDA marketing clearance is ...
The Nomination Committee at Trelleborg AB has resolved to propose to the 2014 Annual General Meeting the re-election of the Board members: Hans Biörck, Jan Carlson, Claes Lindqvist, Sören Mellstig, Peter Nilsson, Bo Risberg, Nina ...
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Tiny "bio-bots" inspired by sperm could swim inside the human body to deliver drugs or target cancer someday. The swimming bio-hybrid machines move by combining live heart cells with the flexible body of a synthetic polymer. Past research ...
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Elevance Renewable Sciences, Inc. has hired Robert “Bob” Kumpf as the company’s chief technology officer. In this role, Kumpf will focus on expanding the organization’s product and applications development ...
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When it comes to graphene and photovoltaics, for the most part it's only been a story about replacing the indium tin oxide (ITO) used as the transparent electrodes of organic solar cells. But last year Spanish researchers in collaboration ...
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Cutter & Buck’s Men’s Golf Collection combines superior performance with a clean, modern look that works for an active lifestyle. For Fall 2014, the company continues to focus on an all-weather wardrobe that transitions ...
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As co-ordinator of the European project 'ReBioStent', Ceram, the international materials technology company, is pleased to announce that the project, to develop new biomaterials and new arterial stents, has been awarded Euro 5.874M by the ...
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Cytec Industries Inc. celebrated the successful expansion of CYASORB CYNERGY SOLUTIONS stabilizers that are produced at the new Polymer Additives production line in Fengxian, Shanghai, China. The Fengxian facility started operations in ...
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A team of researchers made up materials scientists and chemists from several institutions in California has developed a new group of polymers that can be caused to come about using solid-state polymerization of organic dye molecules. In ...
The alien world of aquatic micro-organisms just got new residents: synthetic self-propelled swimming bio-bots. A team of engineers has developed a class of tiny bio-hybrid machines that swim like sperm, the first synthetic structures that ...
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NICHICON CORPORATION is aiming for net sales of 200 billion yen in fiscal 2019: 100 billion yen in capacitors and 100 billion yen in NECST (Nichicon Energy Control System Technology) circuit products. To this end, on November 21, 2013, we ...
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For the first time, chemists have successfully produced an artificial cell containing organelles capable of carrying out the various steps of a chemical reaction. This was done at the Institute for Molecules and Materials (IMM) at Radboud ...
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PPG Industries showcased environmentally sustainable coatings and specialty materials today during a news conference at the 2014 North American International Auto Show. The company’s products are used by automakers and automotive ...
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Based in Grand Rapids, MI, Tekton is a family owned company specializing in affordable, quality, tools, designed with the DIY'er in mind. Their budget friendly line-up covers just about all bases and as anyone who's ever dealt with them ...
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