Brainsway has gained US marketing rights for its Deep transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) device, designed for use in patients with depression, who have failed to respond to antidepressant medications, following the US Food and Drug ...
BioCity Scotland, the centre for life science businesses in Newhouse, Lanarkshire celebrated its first anniversary (January 5) since the site was officially handed to the new company by global pharmaceutical company MSD, for the creation of ...
Abbott has initiated a ABSORB III clinical trial of its drug eluting bioresorbable vascular scaffold (BVS) device, designed for the treatment of coronary artery disease patients. The Absorb device, which includes a multi-link stent ...
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Shire, a specialty biopharmaceutical company, is set to purchase US-based biotechnology company Lotus Tissue Repair. Under the purchase, Lotus Tissue Repair's intravenous protein replacement therapy, which is in late pre-clinical ...
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Provectus Pharmaceuticals has announced the commencement of Phase 1 study of PV-10 injection to elucidate bystander effect at the Moffitt Cancer Center. The study is designed to assess the possible immune biomarkers in both tumor tissue ...
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Biomedical Structures LLC (BMS), Warwick, R.I., has expanded its medical textile development and manufacturing facility, and appointed Jonathan Howe vice president of research and development (R&D). The 10,000-square-foot addition ...
SinuSys has received regulatory approvals from Health Canada and Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) for its AerOs sinus dilation system, designed for the treatment of chronic sinusitis. Designed for use in office-based ...
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Opedix,manufacturers of kinetic health and joint support compression apparel,recently unveiled their latest line of athletic support gear for men and women.The Opedix CORE-Tec shorts for core stability,manufactured in the USA and ...
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Tranzyme Pharma has completed the chemistry-based drug discovery partnership and transferred the resulting compounds to Bristol-Myers Squibb to advance the development. The strategic collaboration leveraged Macrocyclic Template Chemistry, ...
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The analysis of DNA mutations in patients with cancer can be carried out without surgery. This is according to new research from AACC's Clinical Chemistry journal, which demonstrated that the plasma of cancer patients also includes ...
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Two new additions to Eppendorf’s extensive range of automated pipetting systems are uniquely tailored for PCR setup and nucleic acid purification, yet retain the flexibility that allows their use as open systems for diverse automated ...
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared Soft Tissue Regeneration's biodegradable scaffold for use in soft tissue augmentation and rotator cuff repair. The STR GRAFT scaffold, a patch, can be draped over the tendon, that sits ...
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Dune Medical Devices' MarginProbe system, designed for the detection of breast cancer, has obtained premarket approval (PMA) from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The system is an intra-operative tissue assessment tool which ...
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Halt Medical has obtained $15m finance from American Capital to support the commercialization of its Acessa system, designed for treating uterine fibroids. Using a slender Handpiece, the CE-marked system delivers radiofrequency energy to ...
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Tecan and TAP Biosystems, a leading supplier of innovative cell culture systems, have announced a co-marketing agreement to further expand the automated 3D cell culture capabilities of the Freedom EVO® liquid handling platform. ...
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