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New Clinical Trial Explores Novel Non-Invasive Colon Cancer Screening Test
March 30, 2012 9:45 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsIn a first-of-its-kind clinical trial, physician-scientists at University Hospitals (UH) Case Medical Center's Seidman Cancer Center and Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine are studying a promising new non-invasive technology for colon cancer screening. The four-year study is...
Z Termination Thin Film Chip Resistors
March 30, 2012 7:58 am | Product Releases | CommentsState of the Art, Inc. (SOTA) announces the offering of their Z termination line of miniature, high reliability chip resistors. Thin film single surface and wrap around designs.
Polysulfone Stopcocks
March 30, 2012 7:54 am | Product Releases | CommentsQosina has added a series of Polysulfone stopcocks, including a one-way (Part #99759), three-way (Part #17624) and four-way (Part #11085) to our extensive inventory of fluid control components.
Proprietary Dip and Spray Coating Processes
March 30, 2012 7:51 am | Polyzen, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsWith their proprietary dip and spray coating process, Polyzen enhances product performance and allows for maintaining tight tolerances on wall thickness and other stringent specifications.
Thermally Conductive and Electrically Insulative Double-Sided Tape
March 30, 2012 7:46 am | Product Releases | CommentsAt this week’s Semi-Therm28 symposium in San Jose, California, Fujipoly introduced a new line of thermally conductive and electrically insulative double-sided tape.
Oticon, Inc. Introduces Invisible Hearing Device For People Who Want the Ultimate in Discretion
March 30, 2012 6:52 am | News | CommentsSOMERSET, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oticon, Inc. today introduced a tiny new hearing instrument that may make it easier for people with a strong preference for an “invisible†hearing solution to take the first step toward better hearing. On the opening day of the American Academy of Audiology AudiologyNOW!...
Siemens Aims to Improve Hearing Aid Acceptance with XCEL — the New Generation of BestSound Technology
March 30, 2012 6:49 am | News | CommentsBOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Siemens Hearing Instruments, Inc. today announced XCEL - the new generation of its clinically proven* BestSoundâ„¢ Technology. XCEL accelerates hearing aid acceptance by optimally balancing speech intelligibility and sound quality for each individual hearing...
Lantos Technologies Launches World's First 3D Direct Ear Scanner
March 30, 2012 6:45 am | News | CommentsCAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Lantos Technologies today announced the launch of its 3D digital scanner for fast and painless measurement of the ear canal. The small, hand-held portable scanner using Lantos' patented dual-wavelength algorithm technology is the first platform...
Global Market for Home Medical Equipment to Reach $26.2 Billion in 2016
March 30, 2012 6:31 am | News | CommentsWellesley, Mass. – According to a new technical market research report, GLOBAL MARKETS AND TECHNOLOGIES FOR HOME MEDICAL EQUIPMENT (HLC054C) from BCC Research, the global market for home medical equipment was valued at $18.9 billion...
Covidien Announces Organizational Changes
March 30, 2012 6:09 am | News | CommentsMANSFIELD, Mass. - Covidien, a leading global provider of healthcare products, today announced organizational changes to the leadership team of its Vascular Therapies Global Business Unit. According to Stacy Enxing Seng, president of the 4,000 employee, $1.4 billion business...
Cutting Edge Spine announces commercial availability of new family of PEEK-OPTIMA- based spinal interbody systems
March 30, 2012 5:46 am | News | CommentsCutting Edge Spine, LLC., Waxhaw, NC - Cutting Edge Spine (CES), an emerging leader in the supply of interbody implant systems for surgery of the spine, today announced commercial availability of the E-Vol System of spinal fusion devices. A 510k cleared family of spinal interbody systems...
PLC Announces Approval to Distribute RenalGuard@ in Brazil
March 30, 2012 4:45 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsPLC Systems Inc. (OTC: PLCSF), a company focused on innovative medical device technologies, today announced that it had received approval from the Brazilian government to market its innovative RenalGuard SystemT in that country. PLC's exclusive distributor in Brazil, DISCOMED Comercio de ...
Mirada XD3 Analysis Software to Integrate with BioREAD Imaging Core Lab System for PET and Molecular Imaging in Oncology and Other Therapeutic Areas
March 30, 2012 2:45 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsMirada XD3 Analysis Software to Integrate with BioREAD Imaging Core Lab System for PET and Molecular Imaging in Oncology and Other Therapeutic Areas NEWTOWN, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar 30, 2012-- BioClinica(R), Inc. (NASDAQ: BIOC), a global provider of clinical trial management solutions, today...
ThermoGenesis Announces AABB Accreditation for Cord Blood Products Customer in China
March 30, 2012 2:33 am | by Bio-Medicine.Org | News | CommentsRANCHO CORDOVA, Calif., March 29, 2012 /- ThermoGenesis Corp. (NASDAQ: KOOL ), a leading supplier of innovative products and services that process and store adult stem cells, said today that its customer Beike Biotechnology Co., Ltd. (Beike) has become the first company in China to...
Weakness Can Be an Advantage in Surviving Deadly Parasites, a New Study Shows
March 29, 2012 5:37 pm | by Georgia Tech Institute of Technology | News | CommentsWhen battling an epidemic of a deadly parasite, less resistance can sometimes be better than more. A new study suggests that a lake's ecological characteristics influence how freshwater zooplankton Daphnia dentifera evolve to survive epidemics of a virulent yeast parasite Metschnikowia...
