Health Care/Hospital

VolitionRx Limited Commences Lung Cancer Clinical Study with Fosun Long March in China

AUSTIN, Texas, July 18, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- VolitionRx Limited (NYSE AMERICAN: VNRX) ("Volition") has executed a contract under the previously announced Memorandum of Understanding, with Shanghai Fosun Long March Medical Science Co., Ltd. ("Fosun Long March") to help introduce the Nu.Q(TM) platf...

2019-07-18 20:30 12314

Merck and Broad Institute Announce CRISPR License Framework to Encourage Innovation

- New framework simplifies and accelerates access to CRISPR intellectual property for research DARMSTADT, Germany, July 18, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Merck, a leading science and technology company, and the Broad Institute ofMIT and Harvard (Boston, Massachusetts) today announced an agreement to offe...

2019-07-18 20:00 3063

Ping An Good Doctor Joins Forces With Nearly 50 Hospitals in China to Build New "Internet Hospitals" Model

SHANGHAI, July 18, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The world leading online healthcare ecosystem platform, Ping An Healthcare and Technology Company Limited ("Ping An Good Doctor", or the "Company"; stock code: 01833.HK), has announced that it had reached strategic cooperation with nearly 50 hospitals acros...

2019-07-18 18:37 8348

Janssen Korea Ltd. and Johnson & Johnson Innovation Announce Launch of Seoul Innovation QuickFire Challenge in Smart Healthcare in Collaboration with Seoul Metropolitan Government and Korea Health Industry Development Institute

- QuickFire Challenge seeks to identify and accelerate game-changing, early-stage health tech innovations from around the world. - Awardees will receive up to KRW150,000,000 (approximately US $134,000), residence at the Seoul Bio Hub, mentorship and coaching, and access to the Johnson & Johnson...

2019-07-18 07:00 4261

AAIC® 2019 Highlights New Research Showing Healthy Lifestyle May Offset Environmental and Genetic Risk of Alzheimer's Disease

International Conference Also Included Expert Discussion on Role of Infectious Agents in Alzheimer's Disease, and Advances Towards a Blood Test LOS ANGELES, July 18, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Research presented at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference (AAIC) 2019 in Los Angeles suggest...

2019-07-18 05:16 3704

Best Practices to Manage New Cyber Risks for Healthcare Professionals as Data Conquers the Healthcare Industry

Healthcare expert and industry thought leader conduct a webinar on how is critical to leverage technology to secure patient data while reducing costs and increasing revenues SANTA CLARA, California, July 18, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Solution providers need to articulate their value proposition, not ...

2019-07-18 02:00 2432

Aon names Darren Zeidel as General Counsel

LONDON, July 17, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Aon plc (NYSE: AON), a leading global professional services firm providing a broad range of risk, retirement and health solutions, today announced that its Board of Directors has approved the appointment ofDarren Zeidel, 47, as the firm's Executive Vice Presi...

2019-07-17 21:00 12796

Yuyu Pharma Receives Recognition for Outstanding Company Culture in Korea

SEOUL, South Korea, July 17, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Yuyu Pharma has received recognition as a Great Place to Work from the mayor of Jechoen city. The company also supported a recent HeForShe movement sponsored by the city of Jechoen. HeforShe is an UN-led gender equality movement that focuses on th...

2019-07-17 21:00 2618

Kazia calls for greater awareness of the deadliest brain cancer in the US

SYDNEY, July 17, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- This Glioblastoma Awareness Day, Australian oncology-focused biotech company, Kazia Therapeutics Ltd (ASX: KZA, NASDAQ: KZIA), calls for greater awareness of the most lethal brain cancer in the US. Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most common, complex, treatment ...

2019-07-17 20:00 7794

New Frontier Group, industry leader in Cost Containment and Assistance Solutions, announces the arrival of its newest management team member to its rapidly expanding company

FOOTHILL RANCH, Calif. and FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla., July 17, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- New Frontier Group,www.newfrontiergroup.com, Leaders in Global Medical Solutions, has expanded its worldwide management team. New Frontier Group, industry le...

2019-07-17 19:00 2453

CXA Group sets up a Tech Hub in Ho Chi Minh City to support the expansion of its technology business.

SINGAPORE, July 17, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- CXA Group , Asia's one-stop, AI driven platform for better health, wealth and wellness choices, announced today that it will set up the CXA Tech Hub inVietnam, as a part of the expansion of its technical capabilities to support i...

2019-07-17 18:21 4144

Buyer delegations Metronic, J&J, Stryker are attending Medtec China 2019, 3 international pavilions bringing cutting-edge products

SHANGHAI, July 17, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Medtec China 2019 will be held from 25th - 27th September in Shanghai. The show will attract more than 25,000 professional visitors, including decision-makers, purchasers, R&D engineers, product engineers and quality inspectors from numerous, famous Chinese ...

2019-07-17 09:00 3778

Menarini Silicon Biosystems Launches VRNxT Volume Reduction Instrument

BOLOGNA, Italy and HUNTINGDON VALLEY, Pa., July 17, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Menarini Silicon Biosystems, the pioneer of liquid biopsy and rare cell technologies, announced that it will launch the new VRNxT(TM), a volume reduction instrument optimized to remove manual sample volume reduction steps i...

2019-07-17 08:15 3532

AirXpanders® Announces Reduction in Force and Plan to Cease Operations

SAN JOSE, California, July 17, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- AirXpanders, Inc. (ASX: AXP), a medical device company focused on the design, manufacture, sale and distribution of the AeroForm® Tissue Expander System, today announced that the Company has reduced its workforce and plans to cease operations. ...

2019-07-17 07:17 12606

Exact Imaging Commended by Frost & Sullivan for ExactVu™, its Micro-Ultrasound System for Targeted Prostate Biopsies

ExactVu™ provides urologists with a highly practical solution for real-time diagnostic imaging, visualization, and targeting of prostate biopsies LONDON, July 17, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Based on its recent analysis of the global prostate cancer diagnostic imaging market, Frost & Sullivan recognises...

2019-07-17 02:53 2837

The Menarini Group Celebrates the Champions of Fair Play

FLORENCE, Italy, July 16, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Two days dedicated to sport and the greater values of Fair Play. Last July the city ofFlorence hosted the XXIII^ edition of the International Fair Play Menarini Award: the annual event which celebrates those sporting champions who have stood out in t...

2019-07-16 15:00 3849

Merck's Embracing Carers™ Launches 'Time Counts' to Raise 1 Million Minutes of Support for Carers

DARMSTADT, Germany, July 16, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Merck, a leading science and technology company, today announced that its Embracing Carers™ initiative has launched 'Time Counts,' a social media-led video series asking friends and families of carers to collectively give 1 million minutes of thei...

2019-07-16 15:00 2763

Cipla EU and Jiangsu Acebright Enter Into Joint Venture

MUMBAI & JIANGSU, China, July 16, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Cipla (EU) Limited, ("Cipla EU"), a U.K.-based wholly-owned subsidiary of the leading global pharmaceutical company Cipla Limited (BSE: 500087) (NSE: CIPLA EQ) (hereafter referred to as "Cipla") and Jiangsu Acebright Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd....

2019-07-16 11:22 6043

Advances In The Global Search For Blood Markers For Alzheimer's Disease And Other Dementias

FROM THE ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE 2019 LOS ANGELES, July 15, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Significant advances in the global search for blood test technologies for Alzheimer's disease and other dementias were reported at theAlzheimer's Association International Conference (AAIC) ...

2019-07-16 00:30 2906

Remote Patient Monitoring to Radically Transform Healthcare Services Using IoT and Big Data

Data-based solutions like predictive technologies to aid in the provision of a holistic service, finds Frost & Sullivan LONDON, July 15, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- New-age concepts such as the Internet of Medical Things (IoMT), Artificial Intelligence (AI), and Big Data analytics are opening up new ca...

2019-07-15 22:54 1965