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Business

Abbott Jumps on Q4, 2017 Earnings Beat

Fourth-quarter reported sales growth of 42.3 percent; comparable operational sales growth of 7.7 percent.

January 24, 2018
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99 min read
BioMidwest

Thermo Fisher Scientific Release: Introducing Gamithromycin on Microbroth Dilution Susceptibility Plates for Veterinary Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing

The Thermo Scientific Sensititre System, recognized for having one of the largest and most up-to-date selections of antimicrobials for susceptibility testing, with more than 40 that are veterinary-specific, is now the first to offer gamithromycin on microbroth dilution susceptibility plates.

January 24, 2018
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3 min read
Genetown

Myomo Completes Repayment of Loan to the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center

Myomo, Inc., a commercial stage medical robotics company, and the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center (MLSC) today celebrated Myomo’s repayment of a $750,000 accelerator loan provided by the MLSC in 2011

January 24, 2018
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5 min read
EarlySense Increases Installed Base by 400% in 2017, Answers Rising Demand as Continuous Monitoring Comes Closer to Standard of Care

Additionally, EarlySense almost tripled the number of beds being monitored at the end of 2017 compared to the total combined number of beds in the previous 12 years since the company’s founding.

January 24, 2018
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4 min read
Genetown

Waters New Oasis PRiME MCX Cartridges and Plates Remove Phospholipids and Other Interferences from Biological Matrices

Waters today introduced Waters Oasis PRiME MCX Cartridges and 96-Well Plates which selectively retain and concentrate basic compounds while removing up to 99% of phospholipids using methods that are up to twice as fast as those for traditional mixed-mode solid phase extraction (SPE) products.

January 24, 2018
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4 min read
Policy

Genalyte Awarded ISO 13485 Medical Device Manufacturing Certification

The awarding of ISO 13485 certification marks a major milestone for the San Diego based biotech start-up, providing a critical industry standard for the production of medical devices to support its cloud laboratory diagnostic testing model.

January 24, 2018
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1 min read
FDA

Sebia Announces FDA Clearance for Its Hydrashift 2/4 Daratumumab Assay

This IVD reagent mitigates the daratumumab-mediated interference seen in Immunofixation results for patients with multiple myeloma treated with DARZALEX.

January 24, 2018
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2 min read
BioMidwest

Riverain Technologies’ ClearRead CT Results Published in the American Journal of Roentgenology

The study documents the results of a multi-reader, multi-case, blinded reader study that shows the benefits of ClearRead CT both in terms of improved reading efficiency and reading accuracy.

January 24, 2018
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1 min read
Drug Development

Treatment Commences in Second Patient Cohort in Cynata’s World First Clinical Trial

The first patient in Cohort B has been treated with CYP-001.

January 24, 2018
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5 min read
Policy

CASMED Submits FORE-SIGHT OEM Module 510(k) to FDA

The Company expects to receive regulatory clearance for this product in the second quarter of 2018.

January 24, 2018
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4 min read