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Study helps healthcare professionals to select appropriate material for prescription footwear

There isn't a one-size-fits-all approach when choosing the right footwear or inner sole to take away pressure from diabetic patients' feet. The body mass index (BMI) of diabetics indicates how stiff or soft the cushioning material in shoes should be.

16 May 2017

Novel 3D-printed stretchable electronic fabric could give robots the ability to feel

Engineering researchers at the University of Minnesota have developed a revolutionary process for 3D printing stretchable electronic sensory devices that could give robots the ability to feel their environment. The discovery is also a major step forward in printing electronics on real human skin.

11 May 2017

New 3D printing technology may offer quicker implantation of better medical devices for millions

For the millions of people every year who have or need medical devices implanted, a new advancement in 3D printing technology developed at the University of Florida promises significantly quicker implantation of devices that are stronger, less expensive, more flexible and more comfortable than anything currently available.

11 May 2017

Sangamo Therapeutics and Pfizer team up for development of Hemophilia A gene therapy

Sangamo Therapeutics, Inc. and Pfizer Inc. today announced an exclusive, global collaboration and license agreement for the development and commercialization of gene therapy programs for Hemophilia A, including SB-525, one of Sangamo's four lead product candidates, which Sangamo expects will enter the clinic this quarter.

11 May 2017

WHO to launch pilot project for prequalifying biosimilar cancer medicines

This year WHO will launch a pilot project for prequalifying biosimilar medicines, a step towards making some of the most expensive treatments for cancer more widely available in low- and middle-income countries.

8 May 2017

Novel approach cures diabetes in mice for one year without side effects

A potential cure for Type 1 diabetes looms on the horizon in San Antonio, and the novel approach would also allow Type 2 diabetics to stop insulin shots.

5 May 2017

Systec showcases comprehensive laboratory product range at Biotechnica/Labvolution 2017

Once again, Systec GmbH, the leading manufacturer of autoclaves, including laboratory autoclaves, media preparators, and plate pourers for liquid media and microbiological culture media, will be presenting the highlights of its comprehensive product range at this year’s Biotechnica/Labvolution.

From Systec GmbH 5 May 2017

Synthetic biologists re-engineer yeast cells to manufacture antibiotic penicillin

The synthetic biologists from Imperial College London have re-engineered yeast cells to manufacture the nonribosomal peptide antibiotic penicillin. In laboratory experiments, they were able to demonstrate that this yeast had antibacterial properties against streptococcus bacteria.

4 May 2017

Prior Scientific announces world class warranty for their best in Class Products

Prior Scientific announces world class warranty for their best in Class Products. Our new improved warranty for motorized stages is five (5) years from the date of purchase only when used with a Prior controller, for controllers three (3) years and for Prior Scientific’s custom-built products one (1) year.

From Prior Scientific Instruments Ltd. 3 May 2017

Researchers develop antibacterial wound dressing made from shells of crustaceans

A new type of wound dressing could improve thousands of people's lives, by preventing them from developing infections. The dressing, a type of compression held in place by a bandage, uses an antibacterial substance formed from the shells of crustaceans like shrimps.

1 May 2017

Arizona State University earns 14 NSF early career faculty awards

Arizona State University has earned 14 National Science Foundation early career faculty awards, ranking second among all university recipients of the prestigious awards for 2017 and setting a new ASU record. The awards total $7 million in funding for the ASU researchers over five years.

28 Apr 2017

METTLER TOLEDO’s weighing and dosing solutions enable contract R&D lab to meet customers’ requirements

As pharmaceutical companies are held to increasingly aggressive product innovation targets, they rely on contracted partners to help with process innovation in drug formulation and manufacturing.

From Mettler-Toledo International Inc. 27 Apr 2017

METTLER TOLEDO releases new ‘8 Wastes’ lean lab guide to help optimize routine workflows

Labs often perform the same operations repeatedly, causing process steps to become familiar. This makes it difficult for lab operators and management to assess these processes with a critical eye—particularly in the absence of a systematic methodology to help them identify wasteful or unnecessary actions.

From Mettler-Toledo International Inc. 27 Apr 2017

IONICON launches next generation PTR-TOF 6000 X2 trace gas analyzer

IONICON Analytik, the Austrian based leading manufacturer of real-time trace VOC analyzers introduces a new compact, ultra-sensitive and high-resolution PTR-TOF instrument.

From Ionicon Analytik Ges.m.b.H. 27 Apr 2017

Study underscores need for genetic screening to improve safety of experimental stem cell treatments

Regenerative medicine using human pluripotent stem cells to grow transplantable tissue outside the body carries the promise to treat a range of intractable disorders, such as diabetes and Parkinson's disease.

26 Apr 2017

MedCision and TrakCel to present clinical cell thawing technologies at ISCT

MedCision, LLC, world leader in the automation of pre-clinical and clinical cell thawing, today announced the company’s participation in the 2017 International Society for Cellular Therapy (ISCT) Annual Meeting.

25 Apr 2017

New plant therapy developed at WPI cures patients with drug-resistant malaria

When the standard malaria medications failed to help 18 critically ill patients, the attending physician in a Congo clinic acted under the "compassionate use" doctrine and prescribed a not-yet-approved malaria therapy made only from the dried leaves of the Artemisia annua plant.

25 Apr 2017

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Study helps healthcare professionals to select appropriate material for prescription footwear

Novel 3D-printed stretchable electronic fabric could give robots the ability to feel

New 3D printing technology may offer quicker implantation of better medical devices for millions

Sangamo Therapeutics and Pfizer team up for development of Hemophilia A gene therapy

WHO to launch pilot project for prequalifying biosimilar cancer medicines

Novel approach cures diabetes in mice for one year without side effects

Systec showcases comprehensive laboratory product range at Biotechnica/Labvolution 2017

Synthetic biologists re-engineer yeast cells to manufacture antibiotic penicillin

Prior Scientific announces world class warranty for their best in Class Products

Researchers develop antibacterial wound dressing made from shells of crustaceans

Arizona State University earns 14 NSF early career faculty awards

METTLER TOLEDO’s weighing and dosing solutions enable contract R&D lab to meet customers’ requirements

METTLER TOLEDO releases new ‘8 Wastes’ lean lab guide to help optimize routine workflows

IONICON launches next generation PTR-TOF 6000 X2 trace gas analyzer

Study underscores need for genetic screening to improve safety of experimental stem cell treatments

MedCision and TrakCel to present clinical cell thawing technologies at ISCT

New plant therapy developed at WPI cures patients with drug-resistant malaria

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