Archive for March, 2010
Thursday, March 25th, 2010
From the Wire: The field of microfluidics has been intensely investigated for nearly two decades, being traditionally explored within fixed geometries of continuous polymer or glass microchannels. None of the prior approaches was capable of creating any desired channel geometry or being able to keep that channel configuration intact without ...
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Thursday, March 25th, 2010
Supplier of thermoforming machines, Multivac, has set new standards with the design of its R535 thermoforming machine, which features an interior that is optimised for hygiene, all the way down to the smallest construction detail. Numerous technical innovations also ensure even greater process reliability, robustness and performance.
The machine can be ...
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Wednesday, March 24th, 2010
City University London, UK, is introducing a new Masters course in September 2010 to address the growing global need for trained professionals, who can develop and manage the advanced technologies on which healthcare provision increasingly depends. The MSc in Clinical Engineering with Healthcare Technology Management has been developed to provide ...
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Wednesday, March 24th, 2010
Approximately 500 European experts met at the ninth Atrial Fibrillation Symposium in Berlin, Germany, on 18–19 March 2010 to discuss the latest developments in the treatment of atrial fibrillation (AFib).
AFib is a common phenomenon that is often underestimated. Approximately four to six million Europeans suffer from it; 20% of all ...
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Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010
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In the surgical procedure for treating crucial ligament ruptures, the torn ligament is replaced by a piece of tendon ...
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Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010
Stockholm City is to develop the area surrounding the New Karolinska Solna University Hospital. This is a new university hospital being built in Stockholm that is designed to create a state-of-the art facility for healthcare, medical education and life sciences research. The Stockholm City Council has decided to develop the ...
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Monday, March 22nd, 2010
Mikrotech, a medical device contract micromanufacturer, announced on 22 March the addition of a new a line of custom extruded liquid crystal polymer (LCP) rod diameters that can be micromachined. LCP is suitable for metal-insulator semiconductor (MIS) devices because of its flow characteristics, dimensional stability, chemical resistance and high stiffness in ...
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Monday, March 22nd, 2010
In its latest report on China, market research company InMedica reminds us that in April 2009, the Chinese government announced the guidelines for healthcare reform, which is aimed at providing universal healthcare services to the country’s 1.3 billion population. China is to invest 850 billion RMB ($124 billion) on healthcare ...
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Sunday, March 21st, 2010
Texas Instruments (TI; Munich, Germany) introduced today the first in a family of fully integrated analogue front ends (AFEs) for portable ECG and EEG equipment as well as patient monitoring and consumer-targeted medical products. The new AFE reduces power consumption and component count by a whopping 95% compared with discrete devices, Product ...
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Friday, March 19th, 2010
On the wire: A privately owned Israeli life science company is about to take the US medical diagnostics market by storm, according to ISRAEL21c. Jerusalem-based Novamed has set its sights on buying up US technologies and companies. “I have been given a blank check to spend in order to expand ...
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Thursday, March 18th, 2010
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Spanish scientists are working to implant silicon microchips into eukaryotic cells without interfering with cell viability. Based at ...
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Thursday, March 18th, 2010
Leading Indian stem cell companies have been visiting the United Kingdom (UK) to build links with the country’s stem cell sector. The companies visited Cambridge and Edinburgh with UK Trade & Investment (UKTI). They include LifeCell, India's largest private stem cell bank and stem cells solutions provider; Manipal Acunova, leaders ...
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