US-based packaging firm Reynolds Consumer Products has acquired operations of trash bags supplier Trans Western Polymers for an undisclosed sum. Following the move, Trans Western Polymers will be combined with Reynolds' Presto Products ...
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Medtronic has obtained an investigational device exemption from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to initiate SYMPLICITY HTN-4 clinical trial using its Symplicity renal denervation system. SYMPLICITY HTN-4 study has been designed ...
Novocure announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the NovoTAL (Transducer Array Layout) system through a premarket approval (PMA) supplement. The NovoTAL System allows certified physicians to use the ...
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Canadian biopharmaceutical firm Aeterna Zentaris has submitted a new drug application (NDA) to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its ghrelin agonist, macimorelin acetate (AEZS-130), a novel orally-active small molecule. The ...
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OrSense, a developer of solutions for non-invasive measurements of various blood parameters, announced that it has received the US Food and Drug Administration clearance for its NBM-200MP, noninvasive hemoglobin (Hb) and pulse oximetry ...
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The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has denied the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) appeal to delay the upcoming food safety regulations. As per the court ruling, the agency will have time till 20 December to publish draft ...
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Samsung Electronics America, a provider of consumer electronics and home appliance products, has announced the commercial release of its XGEO GC80 digital radiology system in the US. The system uses a Samsung TFT-based flat panel detector ...
Covalon Technologies has granted exclusive rights to Molnlycke Heath Care to exploit Covalon's antimicrobial silicone adhesive technology in the field of single-use surgical, wound care and vascular access medical dressings. Pursuant to ...
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FzioMed, a medical device company, has received approval from the commissioner of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of its petition for an independent review of its premarket approval application (PMA) for Oxiplex Gel. Oxiplex is ...
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US-based pharmaceutical firm Zogenix has entered into a development and option agreement (D&O Agreement) with Altus Formulation (Altus) to develop abuse deterrent formulations of Zohydro ER (hydrocodone bitartrate) extended-release ...
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Cancer Research UK's commercial arm Cancer Research Technology (CRT) has collaborated with Danish drug discovery firm Nuevolution for the discovery of anti-cancer drug molecules targeting several key proteins. The deal is aimed at ...
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Swiss drugmaker Roche has entered into a license agreement with Polyphor for the development and commercialization of its investigational macrocycle antibiotic, POL7080, to treat patients suffering from bacterial infections caused by ...
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A study conducted by the Universidade Estadual de Londrina in Brazil on commercial drivers' use of alcohol and drugs has the American Trucking Associations (ATA) calling on news outlets to stop "their inaccurate and sensationalized ...
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Denmark-based medical device company Novo Nordisk has obtained the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for its NovoLog (insulin aspart [rDNA origin] injection) FlexTouch and Levemir (insulin detemir [rDNA origin] injection) ...
Scientists from IBM and Singapore’s Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (IBN) published a breakthrough drug-delivery technique, demonstrating the first biodegradable, biocompatible and non-toxic hydrogel that can deliver ...
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