Tag: Europe
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GlaxoSmithKline to Open its Clinical Trial Data
The global pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline based in London will make available detailed data from its clinical trials for testing new drugs. The company will also make available 200 compounds from its library with potential for inhibiting tuberculosis and double the funding for its Open Lab project in Spain. GlaxoSmithKline will create a system that makes…
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Edwards Lifesciences Acquires Blood Monitor Device Company
Edwards Lifesciences Corp., a developer of cardiac and blood monitoring technology in Irvine, California, acquired BMEYE B.V., a maker of non-invasive blood-oxygen monitors in the Netherlands. The purchase price was €32.5 million ($42.0 million). Edwards Lifesciences designs and manufactures tissue replacement heart valves and valve repair products, as well as critical care, cardiac surgery systems,…
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AstraZeneca Licenses Kidney Disease Complications Treatment
AstraZeneca, a global pharmaceutical company based in the U.K., agreed to license a compound to treat complications of chronic and end-stage kidney disease from Ardelyx in Fremont, California. The deal that provides AstraZeneca with an exclusive worldwide license has a value of at least $272.5 million. Ardelyx develops small molecule drugs that restrict absorption in…
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Enhanced MRI in Development for Faster Alzheimer’s Diagnosis
Researchers at University of York in the U.K. are developing a new process that increases the sensitivity of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans to diagnose molecular events behind disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease. York’s Signal Amplification by Reversible Exchange or SABRE project conducting the research recently received a £3.6 million ($US 5.8 million) Strategic Award…
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New Artificial Corneas Advance to Animal Testing
Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Polymer Research in Potsdam, Germany are developing new artificial corneas that can treat a wider range of eye conditions than current devices. The team led by Fraunhofer’s Joachim Storsberg (pictured left) is collaborating with the Aachen Centre of Technology Transfer, Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg, and the Cologne-Merheim Ophthalmic…
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Luminous Nanoparticles Detectable Through Tissue Developed
Researchers in the U.S., Sweden, China, and Korea created illuminated nanoscale particles that can be detected through a 3.2 centimeter, or 1.26 inch layer of tissue. The team led by University at Buffalo, New York chemistry professor Paras Prasad and University of Massachusetts medical professor Gang Han published its findings last month in the journal…
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European Approval Granted for Breast Cancer Gene Test
NanoString Technologies Inc. in Seattle, a developer of genetic medical diagnostics, received a CE mark noting regulatory approval in Europe for its PAM50-based gene expression test for breast cancer. The CE mark, an acronym for the French Conformité Européene, indicates a product meets safety, health, and environmental protection requirements in the 27 EU member states,…
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Visual Simulation Method Developed for Liquid Movements
Computer scientists at University of Copenhagen and two other institutions in Denmark created a new and more precise method for visualizing the movement of liquids. The team led by Copenhagen computer graphics professor Kenny Erleben (pictured right), with colleagues from Technical University of Denmark and Alexandra Institute in Aarhus, Denmark presented their findings at this…
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BASF, Max Planck Institute Open Joint Carbon Materials Lab
The chemical company BASF and Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research opened a joint Carbon Materials Innovation Center at BASF’s Ludwigshafen, Germany site. The three-year collaboration is expected to cost some €10 million ($US 12.9 million). A 12-member task force from both organizations will research the scientific principles and potential applications of innovative carbonized materials,…
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Tilted Screen Displays Developed for Mobile Devices
Computer scientists at University of Bristol and Lancaster University in the U.K. and Nokia Research Center in Tampere, Finland created a display technology that can physically adjust parts of the screen at different angles to provide more dramatic 3-D effects. The developers of the Tilt Displays, as the screen is called, will discuss the technology…