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Sartorius Forms Partnership with SPARTA Biodiscovery on Novel Nanoparticle Analysis Platform
29 September 2023 The life science group Sartorius and UK-based startup SPARTA...

Sartorius completes acquisition of Polyplus
19 July 2023 The life science group Sartorius, through its French listed...

COMPAMED 2021 Announces Big Change
15 September 2021 COMPAMED 2021, the international leading trade fair for the supplier...

MedtecLIVE and MedtecSUMMIT Newsroom
31 August 2021 MedtecLIVE with T4M: leading springtime event for medical technology...

Qosina provides cost-effective off-the-shelf and custom tubing
02 June 2020 Qosina offers a wide selection of in-stock tubing for prototyping...

Ecolab offers insights into the latest Annex 1 updates
14 May 2020 The latest draft of EudraLex Vol. 4, Annex 1 (v.12), features updates to...

CPhI & P-MEC China to host ‘Virtual Expo Connect’ in June
11 May 2020 Empowering international and domestic buyers with an online platform...

Rescheduled CPhI South East Asia to now take place in November
04 May 2020 Second postponement will provide improved confidence and market...

Compounding Solutions: meeting the urgent demand of medical materials for Covid-19 response
24 April 2020 Since early February, the Compounding Solutions team has been working hard...

CPhI & P-MEC China moves to December date to enable international attendance
20 April 2020 Date alteration taken at the request of exhibitors to ensure...

2020 CPhI Pharma Awards open for entries
17 April 2020 Best practices in the pharma and biotech industries will take centre stage...

Qosina is the trusted provider of single-use bioprocessing components
07 April 2020 Qosina carries a broad selection of in-stock, single-use...

Amarex executes five rush COVID-19-related submissions to FDA
03 April 2020 The submissions include an IND, IND Amendment and Compassionate Use...

ENFit™ Components from Qosina Help Reduce Critical Enteral Misconnections
05 March 2020 Ronkonkoma, NY, USA, March 4, 2020—Qosina is the trusted supplier of...

How 3D Printing Impacts Patient Care
05 March 2020 Since the installation of one of the first two commercially installed SLA...

Wearable sensors detect components of sweat
22 August 2019 Scientists from University of California – Berkeley are developing...

Optic nerve stimulation to aid the blind
21 August 2019 Scientists from Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale (EPFL) de Lausanne...

A new nanomaterial for medical devices
12 July 2019 In order to create new medical devices, researchers are turning...

Medical device notified body ceases operation in the UK
11 July 2019 In the event that the UK leaves the EU in a ‘no-deal’ scenario at the end...

Social robots can help hospitalised children
27 June 2019 Research has demonstrated the effectiveness of social robots used to...

Using laser light to detect tumours
26 June 2019 It can be up to four weeks before patients know whether the entire tumour...

Wearable devices for those with mobility issues
19 June 2019 A new research project by scientists from the University of Bristol will...

Virtual biopsy' device to detect skin tumours
18 June 2019 Using sound vibrations and pulses of near-infrared light, a...

New home-based brain stimulation treatment for depression
11 June 2019 An at-home, medical-grade brain stimulation headset has just launched in...

New technique will help experts make heads or tails of male fertility
11 June 2019 A new way of analysing sperm that tracks the movement of the sperm tail...

Bayer and Foundation Medicine partner on cancer companion diagnostics
04 June 2019 Bayer has partnered with Roche’s molecular information company...

Audit finds Australian patient data vulnerable to cyber attacks
03 June 2019 an audit has concluded that patient data within the health system...

Canada raises regulatory fees for medical devices
23 May 2019 Health Canada, the regulator for human and veterinary drugs and...

Stretchable electronics
23 May 2019 Stretchable electronics is a promising new technology for...

RAPS Launches Europe Conference as European Regulatory Environment for Medical Products Faces Sweeping Changes
14 May 2019 The Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society (RAPS) will hold its...

New MRI technology could measure brain function in milliseconds
02 May 2019 Scientists have developed a new technique able to measure brain function...

Earlier detection of diabetic retinopathy using smartphone AI
01 May 2019 Researchers at the University of Michigan Kellogg Eye Centre have shown...

Transvaginal surgical mesh banned by the FDA
23 April 2019 The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has ordered manufacturers...

Working out makes hydrogels perform like muscle tissue
23 April 2019 MIT researchers have found a way to give synthetic hydrogels a suite of...

FDA warning against unregulated devices for concussion
17 April 2019 Last week the FDA warned against using medical devices purported to...

Breath biopsy for cancer diagnosis
16 April 2019 A new device has been developed that can diagnose lung cancer at an...

Slug glue has potential to improve medical adhesives
10 April 2019 The Dusky Arion slug produces a defensive glue that fouls the mouthparts...

Overhaul for medical devices in Australia
09 April 2019 The Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has just...

New route map to help MedTech innovators escape the ‘innovation maze’
05 April 2019 The Academic Health Science Networks (AHSNs) in partnership with...

The Global Medical Device Nomenclature is now free available for all manufacturers
04 April 2019 The Global Medical Device Nomenclature (GMDN), the de facto global...

FDA releases draft guidance for brain-computer interface devices
27 February 2019 The FDA has just issued draft guidance to drive the development...

Man-mimicking machinery for the brain
27 February 2019 A study by Harvard University have designed a probe that looks, acts...

Blood pressure monitors are transforming diabetes treatment
20 February 2019 February is National Heart Month in both the US and the UK, which aims...

LASER World of PHOTONICS: Preview on the World’s Leading Trade Show in Lasers and Photonics
20 February 2019 More than 1,300 exhibitors from around 45 countries present their...

New ‘NHSX’ unit will lead health service digital transformation
20 February 2019 A new government division called NHSX has just been unveiled, and will be...

FDA gives breakthrough designation to new traumatic brain injury device
15 February 2019 The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has awarded breakthrough...

FDA clears Tandem Diabetes Care new pump
14 February 2019 The US FDA has granted marketing clearance for the Tandem Diabetes...

Brain Tumour 'Pied Piper' Device Gains Breakthrough Status
13 February 2019 A biomedical tool that tricks aggressive brain tumours into migrating to...

Current Health gets FDA clearance for remote monitoring device
12 February 2019 Current Health, a Scottish OEM, has just secured US FDA clearance for its...

US researchers develop new medical devices for children
08 February 2019 Researchers from Stanford University and the University of...

Call for better regulation of AI-based medical products
08 February 2019 Products based on artificial intelligence should be regulated like drugs,...

New cybersecurity plan seeks alignment of industry regulators
01 February 2019 The HSCC published a report earlier this week with recommendations...

Brain-computer interface could translate thoughts into speech
31 January 2019 Neuroengineers from the Mortimer B. Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior...

Barriers to AI in healthcare systems
29 January 2019 Given the effectiveness of AI enabled software in other domains, AI has...

Increasing scepticism against robots
28 January 2019 The use of robotics is becoming more common in a number of...

NUS researchers develop new device to boost muscle recovery
24 January 2019 Scientists at the National University of Singapore (NUS) have developed a...

Soft-bodied robots as a novel method of drug delivery
23 January 2019 Researchers at City University Hong Kong (City U) have just created a...

New app links pacemakers with smartphones
19 January 2019 Clinicians have been able to remotely monitor pacemakers for years as...

Call for greater regulation of consumer 'neurotechnologies'
18 January 2019 The marketing of direct-to-consumer ‘neurotechnologies’ can be...

The consequences of a no-deal Brexit
15 January 2019 Today MPs in the House of Commons vote on Theresa May’s deal, which...

Rise of direct-to-consumer medical devices
15 January 2019 Advances in internet-connected consumer medical devices are improving...

Fischer Connectors demonstrates its long-term vision for connectivity with breakthrough technological partnerships and cross-market customer applications at Electronica
21 November 2018 Fischer Connectors, the global provider of ultra-reliable...

Compounding Solutions introduces Defend Rx antimicrobial masterbatch for medical services
30 August 2018 Compounding Solutions LLC, a global leader in custom medical...

Medical Technology Ireland
20 July 2018 Medical Technology Ireland returns to Galway Racecourse on 26-27...

'Lifelike’ 3D printed spine to help train spinal surgeons
07 December 2017 A team of researchers are 3D printing replica human vertebrae which can...

Wireless environmental sensors in intensive care units pilot launched
05 December 2017 CW+, the charity for Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation...

In vitro devices and the law
31 October 2017 New laws on the use of nanomaterials on in vitro devices have been...

Selenium Medical receives 2017 Growth Champion award
20 February 2017 The Echos magazine and statistic firm Statista have awarded Selenium...

Notes on a PIP scandal – scrutinising contract manufacturers
26 October 2016 In the wake of changes in EU rules concerning the traceability of...

Medical device manufacturers want more information from FDA about 3D printing
25 October 2016 Medical device manufacturers want the US Food and Drug Administration...

India hopes for medical device manufacturing boom
03 October 2016 India’s first medical devices manufacturing park at Nadupuru near...

Manuka honey could be used to keep medical devices free from infection
30 September 2016 Manuka honey could be used to help keep internal medical devices such...

Solvay uses resin for surgical instrument needed for tonsil and adenoid removal
29 September 2016 Speciality polymers supplier Solvay announced in mid-2016 that it...

Range of new pacemakers and other devices curb deaths
28 September 2016 Medical devices and surgical instruments are improving survival rates...

New medical device research centre opens in Ireland
27 September 2016 A new research centre in Ireland has set its sights on becoming a...

Biophotonics and medical engineering take centre stage at Laser World of Photonics
04 March 2015 Biophotonics and medical engineering will again be centre stage at the...

Moderate drinking: not so healthy after all?
11 February 2015

Roche and Qualcomm collaborate on remote monitoring
03 February 2015 Roche and Qualcomm subsidiary Qualcomm Life, will collaborate to...

Researchers double the storage life of joint donor tissue
29 January 2015 A method for preserving donor joint tissue has been developed by...

Carmat’s second artificial heart implant a success
22 January 2015 The second recipient of a Carmat artificial heart is ‘living a...

Bloodstream infection breakthrough speeds up diagnosis time and accuracy
19 November 2014 A new bloodstream infection test created by researchers at UC Irvine (UCI)...

Abbott Laboratories to acquire Topera in $250 million deal
31 October 2014 US healthcare company Abbott Laboratories has agreed to acquire...

Ears to a rosy future for wearable med devices
06 August 2014 The ears might be the best place to gather vital signs, including...

San Diego Health System advances minimally invasive brain surgery
24 July 2014 Neurosurgeons have performed highly complex brain surgery to remove...

FDA approves first vital sign sensor for chairs
04 July 2014 The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first sensor...

US software represents leap forward in identifying disease genes
30 May 2014 Scientists in the US have developed software that helps researchers...

US ultrasound device could reduce risk of heart attack and stroke
25 April 2014 US researchers have developed an ultrasound device that could help...

FDA proposes medical device rule to simplify classification process
26 March 2014 The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is proposing to amend...

Cefaly-Technology develops head band to treat migraine
19 March 2014 Belgium-based Cefaly-Technology has developed a new device that...

Tissue-penetrating light releases chemotherapy inside cancer cells
24 February 2014 Researchers from the cancer nanotechnology and signal transduction...

Medtronic enrolls first US patient in global clinical trial for miniature transcatheter pacemaker system
21 February 2014 Medtronic, Inc has announced the first US implant of the world's...

Stryker snaps up German surgical supplier Berchtold
19 February 2014 Medical technologies firm Stryker Corporation has announced it is...

Qlucore and Nebion collaboration will benefit researchers
17 February 2014 Qlucore and Nebion AG are working together to promote their two...

Close contact with people: service robots in medicine and nursing
31 January 2014 AUTOMATICA, the international trade fair for automation and mechatronics,...

Applied Silicone offers comprehensive material compendia for long-term implantable silicone products
03 September 2013 Applied Silicone Corporation, a global supplier of implantable...

SCHURTER Introduces Hospital Grade V-Lock Cordsets
27 August 2013 SCHURTER Introduces Hospital Grade V-Lock CordsetsV-Lock cordsets...

Kontron reinvents its Panel PC lineup with two new multi-touch, scalable Panel PCs in a widescreen format
27 August 2013 Kontron reinvents its Panel PC lineup with two new multi-touch,...

Kontron SMARC Starterkit offers fast entry into the world of embedded ARM processors
27 August 2013 Kontron SMARC Starterkit offers fast entry into the world of embedded...

Kontron’s embedded Mini-ITX motherboard with 4th generation Intel® Core™ processor delivers leading-edge performance in compact size
27 August 2013 Kontron’s embedded Mini-ITX motherboard with 4th generation Intel®...

Kontron announces 4th generation Intel® Core™ processor support for a broad range of systems, boards and modules
27 August 2013 Kontron’s four new embedded platform designs improve processing and...

Carclo Diagnostics Soultions
27 August 2013 Mitcham (UK), 19 August 2013: Carclo Diagnostic Solutions Ltd...

Study calls for repeal of tax
12 April 2013 Just a few months after the implementation of the US medical device tax,...

Medical device scorecard launched
12 April 2013 A consortium of healthcare providers from across the US has been...

Glucose meter fault warning
11 April 2013 Diabetics in the UK have been urged to check the blood glucose meters...

Europe split on approvals
29 March 2013 In March the European Commission and Parliament were reported to be in...

Medical devices in pill form
29 March 2013 A team of researchers have announced they are developing what they...