Hologic was due to showcase the following new products at ECR 2020, which has been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemicHologic, Inc.
Abbott receives CE Mark for TriClip, world’s first minimally invasive, clip-based tricuspid valve repair deviceAbbott Laboratories Ltd
Carestream increases production of mobile imaging systems in response to pandemicCarestream Health, Inc.
Cytel launches Covid-19 clinical trial tracker18 May 2020 Cytel has launched an open-access global COVID-19 Clinical Trial Tracker to help facilitate greater collaboration between researchers, policymakers, clinicians, journalists, philanthropists, and other...
‘Questions from the frontline’ -- initiative answers clinicians Covid-19 pathophysiology questions18 May 2020 Frontline clinicians treating coronavirus patients can now gain access to the latest advice from a panel of human physiology experts. Frontline medics can ask anything about how the body might function...
Coronavirus Global Response raises €7.4 billion in pledges18 May 2020 €7.4 billion was raised at the Coronavirus Global Response pledging event on 4 May to kick-start an unprecedented global cooperation between scientists and regulators, industry and governments, international...
ForaCare Suisse launches Autonomous Thermometer System12 May 2020 ForaCare Suisse AG has launched its FORA Autonomous Temperature Measuring Station. The station allows for accurate and precise temperature readings without the need for human operation of the thermometer. “ForaCare...
Researchers use live virus to identify 30 existing drugs that could treat Covid-1912 May 2020 Scientists at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, the University of Hong Kong, Scripps Research, UC San Diego School of Medicine, the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and UCLA have...
Elsevier creates free Covid-19 information centre12 May 2020 For the benefit of healthcare professionals, medical researchers and the public, Elsevier has created a Novel Coronavirus Information Center with free information in English and Mandarin on the novel coronavirus...
Psychologist urges people to accept grief and not disengage amid Covid-19 pandemic12 May 2020 As the COVID-19 pandemic upends life as people know it, changing daily routines, limiting social interactions and shaking their sense of safety, a mental health experts from U.S. hospital Cleveland Clinic’s...
Sanofi and Luminostics to join forces to develop smartphone-based self-testing solution for Covid-1911 May 2020 Sanofi and Luminostics have signed an agreement to evaluate a collaboration on a unique self-testing solution for COVID-19, using Luminostics’ innovative technology, and further adding to Sanofi’s...
Sanofi and GSK partner to develop vaccine against COVID-1929 April 2020 Sanofi and GSK will partner to develop an adjuvanted vaccine for COVID-19, using technology from both companies. Sanofi will contribute its S-protein COVID-19 antigen, which is based on recombinant DNA...
Pan-European consortium established to rapidly develop vaccine29 April 2020 A pan-European consortium of biotech companies announced April 23 that they will collaborate to develop and manufacture on a large scale a novel adenoviral vector-based vaccine against COVID-19. The vaccine...
Nova Biomedical to Host Webinar on COVID-19 Bedside Glucose Management17 April 2020 Waltham, MA–Nova Biomedical to host “COVID-19 Bedside Glucose Management: Risk of Ascorbic Acid and Hematocrit Interference,” a webinar led by Charbel Abou-Diwan, PhD, Director of Medical and Scientific...
Study shows SARS-COV-2 can be carried in aerosol up to 4 metres from infected person17 April 2020 A new study by Chinese researchers to check aerosol and surface distribution of SARS-COV-2 in an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and General Ward (GW) with COVID-19 infected patients found that the virus can...
Mental health expert urges people to accept grief and other feelings amid COVID-19 pandemic17 April 2020 As the COVID-19 pandemic upends life as people know it, changing daily routines, limiting social interactions and shaking their sense of safety, a mental health experts from U.S. hospital Cleveland Clinic’s...
COVID-19: Evidence-based advice for health workers having difficult conversations about end of life17 April 2020 A Loughborough University academic is providing guidance to clinicians who are likely to be having - and training people who will have – difficult conversations with patients suffering from COVID-19...
Can your pets get infected with the coronavirus?17 April 2020 A small study published 8 April 2020 in Science by researchers in China found that cats are highly susceptible to SARS-CoV-2 and can pass the virus on to other cats via airborne transmission. However,...
Pilot study provides promising results for use of convalescent plasma as treatment for COVID-1908 April 2020 Chinese researchers have for the first time shown in a pilot study that the use of convalescent plasma from cured COVID-19 patients provides promising results in the treatment of others with more severe...
Johnson & Johnson aims to produce a billion doses of COVID-19 vaccine08 April 2020 Johnson & Johnson has announced the selection of a lead COVID-19 vaccine candidate on which it expects to initiate human clinical studies by September at the latest with the first batches of the vaccine...
Vehicle manufacturers retool to help medical device industry cope with demand31 March 2020 The German Federal Government asked domestic vehicle manufacturers to produce medical equipment, such as masks and ventilators, to help fight Covid-19. In a statement, the Volkswagen Group announced 20...
Medtronic aims to double ventilator manufacturing capacity31 March 2020 Medtronic said 18 March it plans to more than double its capacity to make and supply ventilators to fight the global pandemic. Medtronic, an industry leader in respiratory care and device innovation,...
MilliporeSigma Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic31 March 2020 MilliporeSigma, a global life science tools and equipment supplier, is responding to the COVID-19 pandemic with products and solutions for scientists to detect and characterize viruses and to develop vaccines...
Italian doctors call on world to change perspective on care31 March 2020 Doctors at the epicentre of the COVID-19 outbreak in Italy have made an urgent call on the rest of the world to change the way they treat pandemic patients. In a paper published in NEJM Catalyst (21 March...
New technique for minimally invasive lung cancer surgery18 December 2019 According to a new study, an ultrasonic vessel-sealing device can improve patient outcomes by reducing the incidence of thoracotomy conversion for VATS/robotic anatomical lung resection. The trial, which...
Survivors of breast cancer face increased risk of heart disease18 December 2019 Thanks to advanced medical treatments, women diagnosed with breast cancer today will likely survive the disease. However, some treatment options put these women at greater risk for a number of other health...
Call for abstracts is now open for the 44th World Hospital Congress in Barcelona (Spain)05 December 2019 The IHF World Hospital Congress is a unique global forum that brings together leaders of hospitals, health services, and healthcare organizations to discuss key drivers of national and international policy,...
Astell Scientific at Medica14 November 2019 Astell Scientific is a world renowned manufacturer and supplier of steam sterilizers. Astell Scientific autoclaves, steam generators and effluent decontamination systems (EDS) are designed to meet the...
Oncimmune at Medica14 November 2019 The battle against cancer hinges on the early detection and then delivery of effective treatment. Oncimmune is working to revolutionise both the detection of cancer and its treatment by harnessing the...
Jackson ImmunoResearch at Medica14 November 2019 Jackson ImmunoResearch manufactures secondary antibodies and conjugates, with an outstanding reputation for quality, earned over 30 years. Our products are used in Western Blotting, IHC/ICC/IF, Flow Cytometry,...
Starna Scientific at Medica14 November 2019 Starna, established 1964, has a worldwide reputation for quality, service and innovation in the production and supply of spectrophotometer cells, optical components and Certified Reference Materials (CRMs)....
GAMBICA at Medica14 November 2019 GAMBICA is the Trade Association for Instrumentation, Control, Automation and Laboratory Technology in the UK. Our insight and influence help our members to be more competitive by increasing their knowledge...
ProbeHunter Team announces program with Cephasonics to develop probe adapters for the Cephasonics ultrasound platform13 November 2019 Ultrasound probe adapters, all brands, will now be available to the research platform Cephasonics. BBS Medical AB from Sweden is to develop and market specialized ultrasound probe/transducer adapters that...
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