Ventana Medical Systems, a member of the Roche Group, has obtained the US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) 510(k) approval for its Companion Algorithm ER (SP1) image analysis algorithm used with the Ventana iScan Coreo scanner ...
Tags: Breast Cancer, Analysis Algorithm
High Liner Foods, a seafood supplier in North America, has added the Ultimate Salmon Burger under the High Liner’s FPI brand portfolio. Offering moist, juicy and flavorful salmon, the new burger is made from a premium blend of ...
Biogen Idec announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has extended its review of a marketing application for the long-lasting recombinant factor IX Fc fusion protein Alprolix for haemophilia B by three months. The company ...
InnaVirVax, a biopharmaceutical company, has commenced a Phase II clinical trial evaluating the therapeutic properties of the VAC-3S vaccine when combined with standard antiretroviral therapy (ART) in the course of HIV-1 infection. The ...
Kashi, a US-based natural food company owned by Kellogg, has launched new single-serve pizzas in two flavors Greek Tzatziki and Indian Tikka Masala. The company stated that the new pizzas are convenient, simple to prepare and satisfy ...
Tags: Kashi, New Single-Serve Pizza
Turkey is not only a high-protein food, it contains all B vitamins, zinc, copper, phosphorus, magnesium, potassium and iron, U.S. food experts say. Most cuts of turkey provide valuable amounts of protein, but skinned turkey breast ...
Researchers say the traditional U.S. Thanksgiving turkey contains no more sleep-inducing tryptophan than beef -- and less than pork and cod. A report in the British Medical Journal said the Thanksgiving dinner is likely to make people ...
Novogen, a biotechnology company, has announced the filing of a family of provisional patents in the US covering anti-tropomyosin (ATM) drug technology. ATM drugs represent an entirely novel approach to anti-cancer therapy, blocking the ...
Posted in Medical Materials - Raw Materials by Chris Newmarker on November 26, 2013 Engineers concerned about global health think there’s room for improvement when it comes to condoms. They want to create condoms that more people ...
US-based CSL Behring has announced the availability of DNA1 Advanced Alpha-1 Screening (DNA1), a new test kit designed to improve diagnosis of Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (Alpha-1). Alpha-1 is a serious hereditary condition that is ...
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Editas Medicine, a transformative genome editing company, today announced it has secured a $43m Series A financing led by Flagship Ventures, Polaris Partners and Third Rock Ventures with participation from Partners Innovation Fund. ...
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Newly developed Toyopearl AF-r Protein A HC-650F introduced by Tokyo company. Tosoh has launched its newly developed separation media Toyopearl AF-r Protein A HC-650F. The biopharmaceutical industry is growing rapidly in many developed, ...
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Almonds, Brazil nuts, cashews, hazelnuts, macadamias, pecans, pine nuts and pistachios are linked to a 20 percent lower death rate, U.S. researchers say. Lead author Dr. Ying Bao of Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School ...
Inovio Pharmaceuticals has announced that preclinical testing of a DNA synthetic vaccine for the virulent Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (MERS) induced robust and durable immune responses, demonstrating the potential for a ...
Tags: DNA Vaccine, MERS Virus
In the journal Nature, researchers published a novel pathway that would allow for preprogrammable self-assembly of nanoparticles. The potential nanomedical applications of this discovery could be endless. A team of Finnish and German ...