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Tenth of antibiotics prescribed by GPs
over 22 years fail to cure patients
A 22-year study by
Cardiff University has found that more than one in 10 of all
antibiotic treatments in a primary care setting failed. This rate
has increased and continues to rise. 26 Sept 2014
AstraZeneca and Cancer Research UK
establish Cambridge lab to develop cancer drugs
MedImmune,
the global biologics research and development arm of AstraZeneca and
Cancer Research UK, with its commercial arm, Cancer Research
Technology (CRT), are establishing a joint laboratory in Cambridge,
UK to study novel biologic cancer treatments. 26 Sept 2014
University of Pittsburgh awarded $5.8m
to develop 3D microfluidic model of the liver
The University
of Pittsburgh School of Medicine has won $5.8 million grant from the
National Institutes of Health (NIH) to further develop a
microfluidic 3D model system that mimics the structure and function
of the liver. 26 Sept 2014
Invest in Photonics chooses 20
European companies to pitch for €70m funding
Invest in Photonics 2014, a two-day international business
partnering convention for photonics VC investment, has announced the
selection of 20 emerging technology companies from around Europe to
participate in a special funding session. 23 Sept 2014
Mayden awards contract to HealthMotive
for NHS Spine integration software
Cloud solution developer
Mayden has entered into a contract with healthcare systems developer
HealthMotive to incorporate HealthMotive’s Spin Messaging Handler
(SMH) product into Mayden’s product offering. 23 Sept 2014
Sheffield displays the latest in
robotics in Festival of the Mind
The University of Sheffield
is holding a unique series of lectures between 19-25 September,
focusing on the latest advancements in robotics and what the future
has in store. 19 Sept 2014
electroCore to present at European
headache meeting on non-invasive vagus nerve stimulation therapy for
cluster headache
The company will be presenting full data on
their PREVA study, a randomized, multi-centre trial across several
European countries at the EHMTIC meeting in Copenhaghen. 18 Sept
2014
Exco InTouch selected to present on mHealth innovation at HealthXL
event in San Francisco
The company is presenting on its role as a key innovator in digital patient
engagement and data capture solutions for clinical research at the HealthXL conference.
18 Sept 2014
International Ebola response "Totally,
and lethally inadequate" says MSF
The International President
of Médicins Sans Frontières
(MSF), Dr Joanne Liu, has told the UN that the world must act now to
fight Ebola or many more people will die and that the response
remains totally and lethally inadequate. 17 Sept 2014
Open Bionics 3D printed prosthetic
hand reaches global finals of Intel competition
Robotics
startup Open Bionics has seen its idea to significantly reduce the
cost of prosthetic limbs by using 3D printing reach the global final
of Intel's Make it Wearable Competition. 11 Sep 2014
QuantuMDx announces prototype handheld
lab for rapid DNA diagnostics
Newcastle-based medical device
developers QuantuMDx Group has announced the successful production
of their first fully-integrated sample-to-result working prototype
of Q-POC, a handheld lab that delivers DNA-based medical diagnosis
in minutes. 11 Sep 2014
NHS information exchange backbone
rebuilt and upgraded
NHS Spine, a set of applications,
services and directories that underpin information exchange across
the NHS in England, has been successfully rebuilt in a project led
by the Health and Social Care Information Centre. 11 Sep 2014
Regions most at risk of Ebola mapped
An international team of researchers has mapped the regions in
Africa most at risk of an Ebola outbreak based on animal infections.
9 Sept 2014
New technique to test for prostate
cancer
A team of researchers at Guangdong Medical College in
China has demonstrated the potential of a new test to detect
prostate cancer combining surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS)
with a new technique called support vector machine (SVM). 9 Sept
2014
Ultrathin coronary stent with
biodegradable coating shows promise
A new generation of
coronary artery stent that combines a biodegradable component with
an ultrathin metal scaffold showed promising results compared with
the current gold standard stent in a large study. 9 Sept 2014
New model predicts best distribution
of AEDs to treat heart failure in public places
A new method
to predict the optimal number and location of automated external
defibrillators (AEDs), to treat members of the public suffering
heart attacks, has been developed in Paris. 8 Sept 2014
Sugar in diet depletes good
cholesterol
Scientists at the University of Warwick have
discovered that the ‘good’ form of cholesterol, HDL, is degraded by
a sugar-derived substance in the body. 8 Sept 2014
Roche launches automated molecular
diagnostic systems for blood and blood plasma screening
Roche
has launched two integrated and fully automated molecular testing
systems for blood and plasma donor screening, the cobas 6800 and
8800, based on Nobel-prize winning PCR technology. 2 Sept 2014
Exco InTouch achieves a first with
mobile health apps for iOS, Android and Windows8
Exco InTouch
has announced the availability of electronic clinical outcomes
assessment (eCOA) apps on all three mobile operating platforms (iOS,
Android and Windows8). 2 Sept 2014
Medtronic acquires Sapiens Steering
Brain Stimulation for $200m
Medtronic has announced that it
has acquired privately held Dutch company Sapiens Steering Brain
Stimulation for approximately $200 million in an all-cash
transaction. The deal strengthens Medtronic's
capabilities in the modulation of brain function. 2 Sept 2014
Boston Scientific takes over Bayer's
vascular disease business for €300m
Boston Scientific Corporation and Bayer Healthcare have announced
the closure of the previously announced agreement for Boston
Scientific to purchase the Interventional business of Bayer
Healthcare. 2 Sept 2014
3D printing in reconstructive facial
surgery hindered by reimbursement challenge
The 3D printing sector is battling to convince surgeons that it
is a financially viable treatment for craniomaxillofacial (CMF)
reconstruction, despite it being lauded as a game-changing
development, says an analyst with research and consulting firm
GlobalData. 1 Sept 2014
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