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Medilink East Midlands wins £2.1m
funding from ERDF for advisory service
Medilink East Midlands
will be able to continue its iNet business advisory service for a
further two years with an additional £2.1 million from the European
Regional Development Fund (ERDF). 31 July 2013
UK government announces £93m support
for medtech sector
The UK government has announced awards
from the Biomedical Catalyst fund for research projects, a new
National Biologics Manufacturing Centre and joint investment in
medtech companies by the Technology Strategy Board and the
Department for Health. 31 July 2013
RNA test could detect Alzheimer's
disease
A new RNA-based blood test can distinguish between
people with Alzheimer's disease and healthy controls. This type of
test could be used to help diagnose the disease and other
degenerative disorders. 31 July 2013
Virus populations that attack human gut bacteria change rapidly
The viral population that preys on bacteria in the human gut can
undergo rapid change over short time periods, according to a new
genetic study by researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine.
31 July 2013
Tuberculosis DNA recovered from
215-year old mummy
Tuberculosis DNA has been extracted from
the lung tissue of a 215-year old Hungarian mummy by a team from the
UK, Hungary and Israel. 29 July 2013
Safe patient transitions reduce
hospital readmissions
A program developed by the US Society
of Hospital Medicine to reduce the number of patients readmitted
within 30 days has reduced rehospitalisation by nearly 14%. 29 July
2013
Cancer cells can be destroyed by
blocking single protein
Research at Southampton University
has discovered a protein that is not necessary in normal cells but
is important to the survival of cancerous cells. 29 July 2013
Medical device issues cause quarter of
operating room errors
Around a quarter of all operating room
errors are caused by technology or equipment problems, according to
an analysis published online in the journal BMJ Quality & Safety. 26 July 2013
Sir Andre Geim wins Copley Medal for
discovery of graphene
The Royal Society has awarded Sir Andre
Geim the Copley Medal for his contributions to science and in
particular his work on graphene. 25 July 2013
Many medical practices worse than
doing nothing
A new analysis published in Mayo Clinic
Proceedings has documented 146 medical practices currently in
use that have no benefit. 24 July 2013
Sensimed AG completes €20m financing
round
Swiss company Sensimed AG has announced the completion
of its Series C financing round for a total of CHF25m (€20m) for its
glaucoma monitoring system. 23 July 2013
Cook Medical launches spray device for
treating upper GI bleeds
Cook Medical has launched in the UK
market its Hemospray device, a powder delivery system that stops
bleeding in the upper gastrointestinal tract. 22 July 2013
South Denmark to build VNA system
connecting 17 hospitals
Region South Denmark has announced it
has chosen GE Healthcare IT to set up a vendor neutral archive
(VNA) system to be implemented in 2013. The VNA will connect the
region’s 17 hospitals, enabling exchange of medical images and
easier collaboration. 19 July 2013
New class of compounds for treating
malaria
Researchers at the Instituto de Medicina Molecular
(IMM), in Lisbon, Portugal, have discovered that a class of compound
called Torins that were developed for treating cancer is a highly
potent antimalarial. 18 July 2013
Electrosurgical knife instantly
detects cancer during surgery
The iKnife is a surgical knife
that cuts flesh using electrical current and analyses the vapour to
detect characteristic chemicals of specific cancers using a mass
spectrometer. 18 July 2013
Link found between Crohn's disease and
RNA enterovirus
A study of a small group of children in
Sweden has found a new link between Crohn's disease and an RNA virus
that is known to infect the mucosal lining of the intestine. 17 July
2013
Computer models predict effectiveness
of colon tumour therapy
Computer models of the behaviour of
colon tumour cells in response to drugs have shown that a
combination of drugs blocks a survival mechanism triggered by using
one drug alone. 17 July 2013
Government not doing enough for the
science-based economy
The UK’s science-based economy needs
greater support from the Government to grow, according to a survey
of science-based companies by Lab Innovations. 17 July 2013
Crossject secures US6m to bring
needle-free injection system to market
Crossject has raised
US$6.0 million to finance bioequivalence studies of its three
flagship products developed from the Zeneo needle-free injection
platform. 14 July 2013
Quartz glass stores data in 5D and
could last over 1m years
Scientists at the University of Southampton have, for the first
time, demonstrated the recording and retrieval of data in quartz
glass using several layers and dot sizes, and which has potentially
unlimited lifetime. 10 July 2013
Northern Ireland launches national
patient record system for health and social care
Northern
Ireland has launched an electronic care record system for its 1.8
million population that integrates acute, community, primary health
and social care records. 9 July 2013
Glucose lights up tumours in MRI scans
A new technique that detects high concentrations of glucose in
cancerous tissue using MRI scans has been unveiled by scientists at
University College London (UCL) scientists. 9 July 2013
Immunocore in deal with Genentech to
develop cell-specific cancer drugs
Immunocore has entered
into a research collaboration and licensing agreement with Genentech
for the discovery and development of multiple novel cancer targets
using Immunocore’s ImmTAC technology. 2 Jul 2013
Boston Scientific to acquire C.R. Bard
electrophysiology business
Boston Scientific Corporation has
entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Bard EP, the
electrophysiology (EP) business of C.R. Bard, for $275 million in
cash. 2 Jul 2013
New breast cancer test is better at diagnosing need for chemotherapy
A new genetic test can better determine the
likelihood of recurrence of a common form of breast cancer and help
decide on the need for chemotherapy. 2 July 2013
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