Bausch + Lomb and Technolas Perfect Vision have received 510(k) clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)for Victus Femtosecond Laser platform, designed for use during cataract and corneal surgical procedures. The CE-marked ...
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Blockade Medical has reported that the first patients have been treated with the Barricade Coil system to treat cerebral aneurysms. The Barricade Coil system, an embolization coil line, is designed to remove or endovascularly occlude ...
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Dynasil, a manufacturer of detection systems, has signed a technology collaboration agreement with Mayo Clinic. Under the collaboration, both companies will focus on the development of a therapeutic hypothermia core cooling technology ...
Endologix, a developer of cardiovascular devices, has obtained CE mark approval for its Nellix endovascular aneurysm sealing system. The system is designed to simplify endovascular procedures and to treat patients with abdominal aortic ...
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Boston Scientific has entered into a definitive agreement to buy a developer of-gener nextation mapping and navigation systems, Rhythmia Medical. US based Rhythmia Medical's mapping and navigation technologies are used with catheter ...
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AtriCure, a developer of cardiac surgical ablation systems, has named Michael Carrel as the company's new president and chief executive officer (CEO). Initially, Carrel served at Vital Images, a medical imaging software company, as ...
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Auxogyn has obtained CE mark approval for its non-invasive early embryo viability assessment (Eeva) test, designed to improve in vitro fertilization (IVF) outcomes. By using intelligent computer vision software, Eeva test measures ...
Merck Serono has entered into a collaboration agreement to provide strategic, scientific and medical support in the development and commercialization of Auxogyn's proprietary Early Embryo Viability Assessment (Eeva) test. The Eeva test, ...
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Ulthera has received a regulatory clearance to market and distribute its patented Ulthera system in Brazil. The system combines ultrasound imaging with focused ultrasound therapy, in a treatment known as Ultherapy, to treat the face ...
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Aptalis Pharmaceutical Technologies announced that the European Commission has approved the marketing authorization of new oral granule formulation of Gilead Sciences' Viread, covering 27 countries of the European Union. Viread is ...
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Province of Manitoba, under its commercialization support for business (CSB) program, will fund $130,000 grant to Miraculins to support the commercialization of PreVu non-invasive skin cholesterol test. The PreVu point of care test is a ...
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US based SentreHEART has secured $26m in Series C financing led by Vivo Ventures. Venture Partners and Prospect Ventures who are existing investors of SentreHEART have also joined the financing round. The company will use the ...
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Two lion dancers from the Huang Feihong Lion Dance Troupe perform at Exhibition of Achievements on the Productive Protection of China's Intangible Cultural Heritage. An embroidery by national intangible heritage inheritor Zhao Hongyu ...
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Novaled, a leader in the organic light-emitting diode (OLED) field, has entered into a licensing and purchase agreement with Samsung Mobile Display (SMD), a global leader in the display industry. As part of the agreement, SMD has committed ...
GeNO has received four additional US patents for its proprietary nitric oxide (NO) generation chemistry and delivery technology. The patent No. 8,211,368 describes the conversion of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) to NO where NO2 is stored as ...
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