News about Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical and Healthcare

BCN Design Week, benchmark design event in Barcelona, approaches health sciences

With a program of more than 70 activities, it aims to address all of society’s challenges through design in key areas like health, housing, consumption and eco-design.

Minoryx Therapeutics wins seventh edition of EmprenedorXXI awards in Catalonia

The biotechnology firm will receive €5,000 in cash, a course at Cambridge for entrepreneurs and full year of business support, among other benefits.

Biocat Board of Trustees expands representation of private sector

The Foundation’s governing body has six representatives from the Administration, ten from biotechnology, pharmaceutical and medical technology companies, and five from scientific and educational bodies....

Two gene variants may predict who will benefit from breast cancer prevention drugs

NIH-supported discovery could advance individualized care of high-risk women.

WHO interim guidance on the use of bedaquiline to treat MDR-TB

13 June 2013 -- WHO estimates that up to half a million new cases of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) occur worldwide, each year. For the first time in over 40 years, a new TB drug with a novel mechanism of action - bedaquiline- is available, and was granted accelerated approval by the United States Food and Drug Administration in December 2012.

Thorsten Poehl, new CEO of Boehringer Ingelheim Spain

Poehl, with an excellent career at this multinational pharmaceutical corporation since 1993, has headed up subsidiaries in Ecuador, Norway and Mexico.

Viscometer detector from Malvern enhances GPC/SEC analysis for polymer development

For those working at the forefront of polymer development, adding a Malvern Viscotek viscometer detector into gel permeation/size exclusion chromatography (GPC/SEC) set ups can help deliver the enhanced information need to achieve challenging performance specifications.  Studies with evolving commercial polymers, such as polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) and polylactic acid (PLA), show how the st...

DHL study predicts direct distribution channels to the end consumer for the pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers

DHL research identifies five crucial implications and action opportunities for supply chain management in 2020 and beyond. Comprehensive report highlights trends for pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers.  DHL, the world’s leading logistics provider, has released an outlook on key logistics trends in the Life Sciences sector for 2020 and beyond. Compiled in a white paper by DH...

JPK reports on single molecule research at IISER Pune in India using AFM and CellHesion techniques

JPK Instruments, a world-leading manufacturer of nanoanalytic instrumentation for research in life sciences and soft matter, reports on the work of the Nano-Mechanics Laboratory at the Indian Institute of Science Education & Research (IISER) Pune, India. The Nano-mechanics group develops and uses novel techniques to understand molecular processes and has recently developed new instrumentation...

DMPC and InnoSer Combine efforts

June 11, 2013 - As of June 2013, the Dutch Molecular Pathology Center (DMPC) and InnoSer will combine their expertise and services.

Catalan Agency for Health Information, Assessment and Quality calls Catalan companies to workshop on public procurement

There is a €900,000 budget for this tender to create a mobile application for secure transfer of patents’ healthcare data.

Nikon launches world’s largest zoom range and highest resolution research stereos

A landmark in stereomicroscope evolution The all new Nikon SMZ25 and SMZ18 stereomicroscopes have evolved to meet the increasing needs for imaging systems that range from single cells to whole organisms. Featuring a large zoom ratio of 25:1 for the SMZ25, superior resolution and exceptional fluorescence transmission capability, the ergonomic, easy-to-use, fully motorised SMZ25 and manual SMZ18 are...

Biotage launches the Isoleraâ„¢ Dalton

Official launch of an integrated purification system featuring Microsaic’s MiD® Microsaic Systems plc (AIM: MSYS), welcomes the official launch by Biotage AB (Uppsala, Sweden), a leading global supplier of laboratory equipment, of the Isolera™ Dalton, a fully integrated system for Flash chromatography and mass identification incorporating Microsaic’s novel miniature mass spec...

Sanochemia Dianostiksparte: Zulassungseinreichung in Amerika für MR-Kontrastmittel

Das österreichische Pharmaunternehmen Sanochemia Pharmazeutika AG, Wien, (ISIN AT0000776307), gibt bekannt, dass heute der Zulassungsantrag für ihr MR-Kontrastmittel aus dem Portfolio der Diagnostiksparte bei der amerikanischen Zulassungsbehörde F...

WHO: More voluntary blood donors needed

12 June 2013 -- On World Blood Donor Day, 14 June, WHO calls for all countries to obtain 100% of their supplies of blood and blood products from voluntary unpaid blood donors by 2020.

Alchemy £400,000 Investment Boost

Alchemy Pharmatech (APT), which has developed an intranasal drug delivery system has landed a £400,000 investment fron the North West Fund.The company, which relocated to Daresbury Science and Innovation Park in April 2012, has developed a uniq...

Unternehmensanleihe der Sanochemia erfolgreich platziert

Sanochemia beendet die Platzierung bei institutionellen Investoren Wien, 10. Juni 2013  -  Die Sanochemia Pharmazeutika AG, Wien, gibt bekannt, dass sie die an institutionelle Investoren gerichtete Privatplatzierung ihrer 7,75%-Unternehmensanleihe...

Spurengasanalytik: Weltmarktführer IONICON integriert Tochterfirma

Österreichisches Technologieunternehmen erwartet „weiteres deutliches Wachstum“ Die IONICON Analytik GmbH mit Sitz in Innsbruck hat ihre Tochterfirma IONIMED integriert. Das Tiroler Technologieunternehmen bietet damit Spurengas-Analysegeräte fÃ...

Pharmig: Arzneimittelforschung ist transparent und hohen ethischen Standards verpflichtet

Pharmaindustrie setzt sich bei klinischen Studien für Beibehaltung der Ethikkommissionen ein. Der Schutz geistigen Eigentums muss auch für die Pharmaindustrie gelten. “Für die Diskussion um den EU-Verordnungsentwurf, der klinische Studien eu...

Lab M launches µPREP™ Buffered Peptone Water (ISO), the first in a new ‘just add water’ media line

Lab M’s new µPREP™ Buffered Peptone Water ISO (BPW) is the first product in a brand new line of bagged, sterile dehydrated microbiological culture media that are made ready to use simply by adding water.  Using Lab M’s proven dehydrated culture media formulations, µPREP™ is designed primarily for high throughput laboratories where speed, convenience, reliab...

New White Paper Affirms FDA 510k Change Guidance

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Advanced Medical Technology Association (AdvaMed) today released a new white paper recommending that current FDA guidance for determining when to submit a 510(k) for a change to a currently marketed medical device be main...

National Jewish Health Advanced Diagnostic Laboratories Receive CAP 15189

Denver (June 12, 2013) - The College of American Pathologists (CAP) has renewed CAP 15189SM Accreditation for National Jewish Health Advanced Diagnostic Laboratories. Currently, only 22 laboratories in the United States have earned this prestigious a...

EPA ENERGY STAR Program Announces New Release and System Downtime for Portfolio Manager

The U.S. EPA's ENERGY STAR program released the following guidance to Portfolio Manager users. Hospitals enrolled in HHI's Leaner Energy Challenge will soon benefit from this new release. "The new Portfolio Manager---to be released on July 10th ---will be easier and more intuitive to use, with improved functionality, colorful and easy-to-generate reports, and more. However, before we move to the...

Mentoring project aims to increase minorities in medicine

The website allows students to connect with role models and get the inside word on medical careers from physicians.

Scientists at CENIMAT and the Materials Science Department, New University of Lisbon, are investigating LCP polymer blends using the Linkam CSS450

Market leaders in temperature controlled microscopy, Linkam Scientific Instruments report on the use of their popular CSS450 stage for polymer research at the New University of Lisbon, Portugal. Liquid-crystalline polymers (LCPs) are materials with exceptionally useful mechanical properties compared with ordinary industrial polymers. LCPs are not frequently used in industry due to their prohibiti...