US-based SpectraScience and Pentax Medical have entered into an expanded distribution deal for an optical biopsy system in Europe. The WavSTAT4 optical biopsy system is designed for use in the screening and diagnosis of colorectal cancer. ...
Students at four District #210 Lincoln-Way high schools are participating in a program designed to make their local community a better environment in which to live, work and learn. T.E.A.M. Asset, an acronym for Teaching Everyone Assets ...
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Barbara Greenlee of Bothell, Washington, is the latest winner of the Liv/giant bike design contest, which the Giant USA-owned women's bike brand runs with the Young Survival Coalition. Young Survival Coalition is a global organization ...
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SunGrubbies.com, a leading retailer in sun protective products welcomes stylish sun protective derby hats. These affordable high fashion hats come with a very important feature; they offer the ultimate in sun protection by blocking 98% of ...
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Munich American Reassurance has introduced new key enhancements to its EDGE Life and Disability Income (DI) underwriting manuals, during the Association of Home Office Underwriters (AHOU) 12th Annual Conference. The manuals' enhancements ...
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Molecular Response has introduced TargetX platform for the rapid discovery and validation of new oncology targets. The integrated platform, which features 144,000 living tumor specimens, genomic databases and patient derived tumor models, ...
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted 510(k) clearance to Monteris Medical's NeuroBlate system for the treatment of brain tumors and other lesions. The MRI system embedded in the device provides visualization and allows ...
Chindex Medical and Medvio have entered into a collaboration agreement with an advanced imaging and radiation therapy technologies provider iCAD. Under the agreement, Chindex will distribute iCAD's Xoft Axxent Electronic Brachytherapy ...
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Life Technologies has introduced two bioinformatics offerings, which will allow cancer researchers new avenues of access to one of the largest genomics databases available, compiled by the former Compendia Bioscience. Oncomine Gene ...
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Agilent Technologies' company, Dako, has announced that US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given consent to sell its Clone EP1 diagnostic tool for breast cancer treatment in the US market. The antibody, called FLEX Monoclonal ...
Genewiz, a contract research organization that provides genomic services, has introduced cancer-specific gene panels. The OncoGxOne Discovery cancer panels use the new sequencing and bioinformatics technologies and detect low-frequency ...
Health Canada has granted regulatory approval to Monteris Medical's MRI-guided ablation therapy system for brain lesions. The AutoLITT system, which is now known as NeuroBlate, has been available in the US for providing focal ablation ...
What is a Carcinogen? A carcinogen is any substance that can directly cause cancer in living tissue. Radioactive substances are considered to be carcinogens, as well as none -radioactive carcinogens, which include tobacco smoke, dioxins, ...
Clinigen has acquired Cardioxane (dexrazoxane) from Novartis for $33m, which is payable in two tranches. As per the agreement, Clinigen will manufacture, register, distribute, and commercialize the product in countries where current ...
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Astellas Pharma and Ambrx have collaborated to discover and develop new antibody drug conjugates (ADCs) for the targeted delivery of drugs into cancer tissues. Ambrx will use site-specific conjugation technology in addition to proprietary ...
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