Medical Equipment
Seegene's High Multiplex PCR Assay Capable of Detecting New Omicron Variant
SEOUL, South Korea, Nov. 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Seegene Inc. (KQ 096530), South Korea's leading molecular diagnostics company, today confirmed that its Allplex™ SARS-CoV-2 Master Assay is capable of detecting the Omicron's unique pattern of mutations. The well-established PCR-based test recogni...
JOYSBIO's SARS-COV-2 Antigen Rapid test detects OMICRON variant
TIANJIN, China, Nov. 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- JOYSBIO, one of the world's leading manufacturers of lateral flow rapid tests, is proud to announce that their tests are available around the world. Furthermore, they've been able to show that their test can detect the new Omicron (B.1.1.529). This va...
VISTA Eye Specialist Shares How It Thrives during the COVID-19 Pandemic
PETALING JAYA, Malaysia, Nov. 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of VISTA Eye Specialists' (VISTA) core value of 'Giving Back to the Community', VISTA does not only give for charity, but believes strongly in sharing of knowledge and experiences. Other than sharing via conferences and publications, ...
Tang Prize Laureates Reflect on the Breakthroughs Made Possible by Cytokine Research
TAIPEI, Nov. 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Following the inspiring opening speech, "Future Perspective of Cancer Immunotherapy," delivered by Nobel Prize and Tang Prize laureate Prof.Tasuku Honjo at the 14th Asia Pacific Federation of Pharmacologist Conference (APFP) onNovember 26, the 2020 Tang Prize...
Medical AI Provider Lunit Raises $61M in Funding Round Led By Major Global Healthcare Investors
- New investors include US life science investors HealthQuest Capital, Casdin Capital, and American Cancer Society BrightEdge, andAsia-based global healthcare investors Tybourne Capital Management and NSG Ventures - Following the most recent strategic investment of $26 million from Guardant Heal...
How CIIE offers a window for multinational companies into the Chinese market
SHANGHAI, Nov. 25, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Opening up is the hallmark of contemporaryChina. The China International Import Expo (CIIE) is poised to shape a link betweenChina and the global market. Scheduled from Nov 5 to 10, the 4th CIIE presented a total of 422 new products, technologies, and s...
More cancer patients in Africa to benefit from advanced radiation therapy with Elekta Unity MR-Linac
STOCKHOLM, Nov. 25, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Elekta (EKTA-B.ST) announced today that its latest African order for Elekta Unity MR-Linac comes less than six months after the company introduced its ACCESS 2025 strategy, which includes giving more than 300 million people access to radiation therapy with...
Elekta: Interim report, May-October 2021/22
STOCKHOLM, Nov. 25, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The increasing need for investments in cancer care and radiotherapy across the globe supported a gradual market recovery during the quarter. Our orders grew with double digits, and despite the continued global supply chain challenges we secured good revenu...
Delta Featured Its New Delta U+ Far-UVC Light Care 222(R) Series at Industrial Transformation ASIA-PACIFIC (ITAP) 2021
SINGAPORE, Nov. 24, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Delta Electronics Int'l (Singapore), a provider of power and thermal management solutions, featured a range of solutions at the fourth edition of the Industrial TransformationASIA-PACIFIC (ITAP) on 22 to24 November 2021. They include the new Delta U+ Far-U...
Singapore Brand Buzud Launches Patented Oxygen Concentrator
SINGAPORE, Nov. 23, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Buzud, a Singapore brand of medical and beauty devices, has launched the Buzud Oxygen Concentrator and unveiled its first retail store located on level 1 of Raffles Hospital. A grand opening event was held yesterday at the retail store. Gracing the occasi...
Medical technology companies to benefit from Picosun biocompatible materials
ESPOO, Finland, Nov. 23, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Picosun Group has launched a Medical Materials Library consisting of over ten materials intended for medical-related coating and encapsulation with Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD). ALD coatings are ultra-thin, and they guarantee hermetic encapsulation o...
Aussie investor love affair with healthcare continues with EBR Systems' $110m ASX IPO
* EBR Systems' WiSE technology is world's first and only wireless, inside the left ventricle of the heart, pacing system for heart failure * EBR's planned $110m ASX initial public offering on 24th November 2021, strongly supported by new and existing institutional shareholders * Capital to e...
Philips Foundation announces partnership with Singapore Heart Foundation to increase access to heart care in Singapore
* The year-long partnership, involving the funding of cardiac rehabilitation infrastructure, CPR training and Philips AED equipment, and community outreach programs, aims to improve cardiac incident outcomes and improve health inequality. * The SHF-Philips Foundation Heart Wellness Centre's...
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Vela Diagnostics expands automation options for SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR Test
FAIRFIELD, N.J., Nov. 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Vela Diagnostics announced today that the ViroKey® SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR Test v2.0 that received Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), can now be used with the KingFisher FLEX system and Hamilton Microlab STA...
UAE to receive award from Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean for Waterfalls Initiative
ROME, Nov. 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- On Thursday November 18, in the Sala Protomoteca of the Campidoglio inRome, the United Arab Emirates, represented by Saif bin Zayed, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior received an award from the Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean (PAM) ...
YHLO Revealed Its New Development of CLIA Technology at MEDICA 2021
DUSSELDORF, Germany, Nov. 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Shenzhen YHLO Biotech Co., Ltd (688575.SSE), an innovative and steadfastly growing company of immunoassay solutions, presented its compact and automated chemiluminescence immunoassay (CLIA) analyzer iFlash 1200 at Medica 2021, a world-renowned tr...
Lunit's AI Software for Breast Cancer Detection, Lunit INSIGHT MMG, Wins FDA Clearance
SEOUL, South Korea, Nov. 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Lunit, a leading medical AI provider, today announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) has cleared its AI solution for breast cancer detection, 'Lunit INSIGHT MMG'. Along with its chest x-ray triaging solution 'Lunit INSIGHT C...
A supply gap of more than 1 billion autodisable syringes could impact COVID-19 immunization efforts in 100 countries
SEATTLE, Nov. 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- New PATH modeling estimates a global market supply gap of 1.2 billion autodisable (AD) syringe safe-injection devices for COVID-19 vaccine delivery. This supply gap risks becoming a bottleneck that could threaten the timely delivery of vaccines in half of th...
James Dyson Award 2021: three winners with world-improving inventions
HOPES, A device for pain-free, at-home eye pressure testing, opening up access to glaucoma testing, by students of theNational University of Singapore. Plastic Scanner, A low-cost, handheld device to identify plastic for recycling, byJerry de Vos from TU Delft. REACT, A device to stem bleeding t...
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