BioWorld MedTech

Jan. 4, 2012

TransEnterix develops laparoscopic vessel sealer, stapler for Spider

Surgeons should be getting a couple new tools to be excited about in the not-too-distant future a flexible vessel sealer and a flexible stapler from TransEnterix (Research Triangle Park, North Carolina). Read More

Med-tech took a beating in 2011; but will 2012 be any better?

Report from Europe: SeptRx reports completing initial enrollment for InterSEPT trial

ASH 2011: Imaging modailities' role in hemotology greatly reduced

Financings roundup: Uptake raises $35 million; eyes InterVapor approval

Deals roundup: Accelrys buys VelQuest for $35 million in cash

Agreements/contracts: Radisphere to partner with Northeast Regional Medical

Patent watch: DR Systems obtains imaging display patent from USPTO

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Welch Allyn president/CEO Shimer to retire at end of year

HIT roundup: AAPHC using eClinicalWorks EHR across 14 locations

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IL-22 and TL1A, a robust couple for diagnosing hidradenitis suppurativa

BioWorld Science

Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a chronic inflammatory skin disease with strong association with psoriasis and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). While some...

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Inhibiting the NLRP3 inflammasome for cognitive impairment, stroke

BioWorld Science

Vascular cognitive impairment and dementia (VCID) and cerebral small vessel disease are among the leading causes of dementia, where inflammation is known to play...

New mechanism of action identified for QC-6352

BioWorld Science

QC-6352 is a small molecule developed to inhibit the histone demethylase 4 (KDM4) that has shown potent antitumoral activity and which has a derivative named...

VST Bio’s VB-001 is neuroprotector after stroke

BioWorld Science

At the recent International Stroke Conference, researchers from VST Bio Corp. and Yale University presented preclinical data regarding VB-001, a monoclonal...