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Philips showcases data-driven cardiology solutions at 2017 … – PR Newswire (press release)

Posted: Published on March 20th, 2017

"As a focused leader in health technology, Philips aims to provide integrated solutions across the health continuum from healthy living and prevention, to diagnosis, treatment and after care at home, in order to combat the rising incidence of chronic diseases such as those caused by cardiovascular conditions," said Bert van Meurs, Business Leader, Image Guided Therapy. "We offer a broad portfolio of innovative solutions to optimize the image-guided minimally invasive treatment of cardiovascular conditions, while managing costs." Philips will exhibit the company's advanced, connected health offerings in the cardiology space at ACC.17, including: Also at this year's conference, new groundbreaking iFR (instant wave-Free Ratio) outcome results from over 4,500 patients will be announced on Saturday, March 18 at 10:45 a.m. The data, which represent the largest randomized coronary physiology outcome studies to date, has the potential to help shape revascularization guidelines. The announcement and presentation of the outcome data follows Philips' announcement last year of three clinical studies designed to assess the safety of deferring cardiovascular interventions using the company's proprietary iFR pressure measurement technology. In addition to presenting data around the benefits of iFR technology, Philips will host "Cardiology Talks," a program of short talks and conversation on key … Continue reading →

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ChineseInvestors.com Launches XiBiDi Biotechnology to Reach … – Yahoo Finance

Posted: Published on March 20th, 2017

SAN GABRIEL, California, March 20, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- ChineseInvestors.com (CIIX) ('CIIX' or the 'Company'), the premier financial information website for Chinese-speaking investors, today announces that it has established and registered XiBiDi Biotechnology Co., Ltd. in the Pudong Free-Trade Area in Shanghai, with registered capital requirements of $1.45 million USD over the next 10 years. XiBiDi Biotechnology will focus on the online and offline sales of health products including hemp-derived CBD (cannabidiol) oil, as well as hemp-based food and beverages. Notably, the Chinese character 'XiBiDi' is homophonic to 'CBD' in English. "I am delighted about the establishment and registration of our new hemp company," says CIIX founder and CEO, Warren Wang. "XiBiDi Biotechnology is strategically located in the Pudong Free-Trade Area of Shanghai, China, where we have the opportunity to reach a consumer base of nearly 1.4 billion people. We believe that this large population affords XiBiDi an outstanding opportunity to be the provider of choice for natural hemp products." XiBiDi Biotechnology will be the operator of CIIX's recently launched CBD online store, http://www.ChineseCBDoil.com, which will primarily focus on selling, where legal, hemp-based CBD nutrient and health products to Chinese-speaking customers worldwide through the online retail process. CIIX is also in … Continue reading →

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Exploring the cloud laboratory: biotechnology and cloud computing – Information Age

Posted: Published on March 20th, 2017

Cloud computing within the biotech sector can take big data analysis to the next level by means of performance, connectivity, on-demand infrastructure and flexible provisioning The continued drive for innovation puts immense pressure on IT departments to develop new technologies at speed, while also making sure that they do this cost effectively. Add to this the fact that, more so than other industries, biotech firms are extremely tightly regulated. As a result, IT groups within this industry are often reluctant to introduce more complexity into what is already a very complex environment. To them, expanding a data centre can often feel a whole lot easier than navigating the regulations of the cloud. Despite this, growth in the demand for cloud computing in life sciences research and development is escalating due to the benefits it brings to the industry benefits like exceeding regulatory requirements, for example. iland haveworked with many companies in the healthcare, life sciences and biotech industries. Therefore, it knowsfrom experience that the implementation of cloud computing in biotechnology empowers organisations with the control and flexibility needed to lead the way in both the research world as well as the businesses world. >See also:10 trends that will influence cloud … Continue reading →

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The Minneapolis Medical Research Foundation Selects Goodwin … – PR Newswire (press release)

Posted: Published on March 20th, 2017

"For over 15 years, Goodwin Biotechnology has been one of the pioneers in providing development services and GMP manufacturing of a broad portfolio of Antibody:Drug Conjugate (ADC) and Protein:Drug Conjugate (PDC) projects, including cytotoxic ADCs, Radio-Immunoconjugates, Antibody:Peptide Conjugates, Antibody:Dye Conjugates, PEGylated proteins, and other bioconjugates including Biobetters," said Muctarr Sesay, Ph.D., Chief Scientific Officer at Goodwin Biotechnology. "Our experience in Bioconjugation has resulted in several patents and publications, as well as proprietary processes that enable us to help our clients overcome some significant challenges in developing their next generation of bioconjugates. When including our experience in manufacturing vaccines for use in early- and late-stage clinical trials, we found the Minneapolis Medical Research Foundation project to be highly intriguing." "This is not an unusual approach for us when we initiate a project because we collaborate with many of our clients in the early stages of proof of concept/development by empirically recommending the appropriate processes to create a viable ADC or PDC candidate," Dr. Sesay continued. "We then blend that with a solutions-oriented approach to help our clients overcome significant challenges to ensure that the process for their candidate is robust, compliant, economical, and scalable." "We are proud to help advance the … Continue reading →

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Biology teacher brings research from Antarctica to Timpanogos High – Deseret News

Posted: Published on March 20th, 2017

OREM Josh Heward was all smiles and laughs as he described his expedition to Antarctica and the trip's research focus: a highly resilient, plate-armored, claw-legged monstrosity that crawls along the frosted earth. To some, the nearly unkillable tardigrade, or water bear, might conjure the image of a sci-fi horror monster. Luckily, this creature is only about a millimeter in size, and Heward was able to study the creatures in relative safety. The only danger, surviving one of the most remote research sites in the world. Heward, a Timpanogos High School biology teacher, spent the month of January in Antarctica as part of the Teachers and Researchers Exploring and Collaborating, or Polar TREC, program. As part of a 10-person team living at the McMurdo Station research facility, Heward worked to study an organism of miniscule size but of tremendous scientific significance. "I was surprised by just the amount of collaboration we had out there," Heward said, adding that he hopes to bring more teamwork into his classroom lab settings. Heward said the opportunity to go to Antarctica helped him rethink his teaching method, moving away from the "cookbook" procedure he has seen in many classrooms during his 10 years of teaching. … Continue reading →

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UNM Biology Department hosts 26th annual Research Days and Open House – UNM Newsroom

Posted: Published on March 20th, 2017

The Biology Department at The University of New Mexico hosts its 26th annual Research Days and Open House Thursday and Friday, March 30-31. This annual event showcases student research, and celebrates discovery and education in the biological sciences. Students have created posters to showcase their discoveries. The posters will be on display for judges preview on Thursday, and will be presented by the students with an oral presentation on Friday. Dr. Jonathan Overpeck This year's keynote speaker is Dr. Jonathan Overpeck, director, Institute of the Environment, University of Arizona, and University Director, Southwest Climate Science Center; Thomas R. Brown Distinguished Professor; and Regents Professor of Geosciences, Hydrology and Atmospheric Sciences. He will speak onNew Perspectives on Future Climate Change Risk and Ecosystem Change. Thursdays schedule: Friday's schedule: For more information, visit 26th annual Research Days or email Donna George,dgeorge@unm.edu. Link: UNM Biology Department hosts 26th annual Research Days and Open House - UNM Newsroom … Continue reading →

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Biology is the next technology platform as entrepreneurs look to push the limits – The Australian Financial Review

Posted: Published on March 20th, 2017

Machines that learn mimic the brain's neural networks but are restricted by the limitations of electronics and silicon. Millions of years in the making, life on Earth is a thing of beauty. We look to it to inspire our designs, forms and functions from architecture to economics. More to mimic than in belief we ourselves could produce equal sophisticated elegance. At the frontier of today's technology we mimic the brain's neural networks to develop machines that learn, also known as artificial intelligence. Yet efforts here remain forever restricted by the limitations of the electronics and silicon that enables them. To circumvent such limitations a growing number of biologists-come-computer scientists are programming life's organic materials in a quest to deliver a leap forward in technology and its elegant design. Advances have given rise to the feasibility of biology being the next generation technology platform upon which to build our solutions. We are in the midst of a data explosion. 90 per cent of the worlds data was created in the last two years. To store and retrieve all that data we have state of the art server farms, often built underground to keep temperatures down and prevent damage. Even our best … Continue reading →

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Global partnerships brewing at bioengineering institute … – Indian NewsLink

Posted: Published on March 20th, 2017

Supplied Content (Edited) Auckland, March 20, 2017 The Auckland Bioengineering Institute (ABI) of the University of Auckland hopes to develop new international strategic partnerships and investor opportunities for medical technology (medtech). The Institutes Strategic Partnership Specialist Dr Diana Siew said that she would focus on promoting Medtech Core and Consortium for Medical Device Technologies (CMDT), the latter founded by her with ABI Director Distinguished Professor Peter Hunter to reduce the isolation of medical technology research institutions in New Zealand. CMDT is a partnership led of the University of Auckland with the Canterbury University, Otago University, Auckland University of Technology, Victoria University of Wellington and Callaghan Innovation. High Achiever ABI announced today the appointment of Dr Siew as its Strategic Partnership Specialist, stating that she has a strong innovation, research management and relationship management background in New Zealands medical technology sector. She will continue in her role as the Co-Chair of CMDT and Associate Director of Medtech Core. She is an alumnus of the University of Auckland with a doctorate in Chemistry with several years of experience in New Zealands Medtech environment, including previous roles with Industrial Research Ltd and Callaghan Innovation. Feedback from multinationals was that they found it hard … Continue reading →

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UCLA researchers make DNA detection portable, affordable using cellphones – UCLA Newsroom

Posted: Published on March 20th, 2017

Researchers at UCLA have developed an improved method to detect the presence of DNA biomarkers of disease that is compatible with use outside of a hospital or lab setting. The new technique leverages the sensors and optics of cellphones to read light produced by a new detector dye mixture that reports the presence of DNA molecules with a signal that is more than 10-times brighter. Nucleic acids, such as DNA or RNA, are used in tests for infectious diseases, genetic disorders, cancer mutations that can be targeted by specific drugs, and fetal abnormality tests. The samples used in standard diagnostic tests typically contain only tiny amounts of a diseases related nucleic acids. To assist optical detection, clinicians amplify the number of nucleic acids making them easier to find with the fluorescent dyes. Both the amplification and the optical detection steps have in the past required costly and bulky equipment, largely limiting their use to laboratories. In a study published onlinein the journal ACS Nano, researchers from three UCLA entities the Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science, the California NanoSystems Institute, and the David Geffen School of Medicine showed how to take detection out of the lab and for … Continue reading →

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'Grey's Anatomy' Cast on Saving Lives for 13 Seasons and Counting – Variety

Posted: Published on March 20th, 2017

When the Greys Anatomy cast visited PaleyFest at the Dolby Theatre to a packed house of 2,500 fans, the panel was an affectionate look at where the characters have been and where they might be headed in their thirteenth season on ABC. Fans got an early look at the episode Ellen Pompeo directed, which will air March 30and contains a heartbreaking development. The cast paid sincere respect to their fearless leader Shonda Rhimes for giving them rich characters to play and for her endlessly creative mind. Chandra Wilson said, Her mind never stops. Ive learned from her. Now that TV legend Debbie Allen is both acting and directing on Greys, shes also been a guiding force. Pompeo credited Allen for encouraging her to direct an episode, Shes the most incredible mentor and I work with the most incredible talent. Allen also got one of the biggest laughs of the panel when she was asked what she loves most about her character, Dr. Catherine Avery, and replied, That I get to have mad old sex with Dr. Webber (James Pickens Jr.). Even more chucklesensued when Justin Chambers tried to think of which dead character hed want to bring back to life. … Continue reading →

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