2016

Miniature Sensor Measures Velocity of Blood Flow Below Skin

December 28, 2016

From Admin: The article reports a novel optical Blood-flow sensor used for measuring velocity of blood flow below skin, which is based on the principle of Droppler shift. The sensor is an integrated module with laser diode and photodiode [more...]

Microfluidics in the Clinical Lab

December 28, 2016

From Admin: In this article, the author uses non-tech analogies from everyday life to explain some key microfluidics principles that govern the behaviors of flow in micro scale domain. The advantages of using microfluidics system have been [more...]

Indigo Announces Successful Series A Financing Round

December 28, 2016

Indigo Diabetes nv (Indigo), a spin-off from Ghent University (UGent) and imec, today announces the successful closure of a 7 million Euros series-A financing round. The funding is provided by an international investment syndicate led by [more...]

Veteran Medtech Player Seeks To Commercialize U Of M Blood ‘Washing’ Device

December 28, 2016

From Admin: Veteran Minnesota medtech consultant Brian Bischoff received a federal grant to commercialize a University of Minnesota-developed device aimed at improving how donated blood is frozen and preserved, which in turn could unlock [more...]

Tumor Gene Test Results Can Differ in Same Patients

December 19, 2016

Research Underway at the University of Washington School of Medicine to improve genetic testing for precision diagnostics and therapeutics (Credit: Clare Mclean) A preliminary study comparing two commercially available, next-generation [more...]

Exosome Diagnostics Announces the First Instrument for Point of Care Liquid Biopsy

December 19, 2016

CAMBRIDGE, MA–(Marketwired – December 08, 2016) – Exosome Diagnostics, Inc. announced today that it has developed the first instrument for exosomal protein (exoProtein) capture and analysis directly from any biofluid. The [more...]

Blood Test Could Provide Cheaper, Better Way for Doctors to Manage Lung Cancer

December 19, 2016

Profiling the genes of lung-tumor cells from patient blood samples may be a cheap, noninvasive way to help doctors choose the right treatments, according to a study led by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine. The new [more...]

WPI Researchers Build “Liquid Biopsy” Chip that Detects Metastatic Cancer Cells in a Drop of Blood

December 18, 2016

A chip developed by mechanical engineers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) can trap and identify metastatic cancer cells in a small amount of blood drawn from a cancer patient. The breakthrough technology uses a simple mechanical [more...]

Cancer Breakthrough Miniature Device Shows Which Drugs Perform Best Against Tumors

December 18, 2016

A microfluidic device used to monitor the response of hypoxic cells (Credit: University of Huddersfield) Researchers at the University of Huddersfield have helped develop a lab device that could speed up the adoption of new anti-cancer [more...]

First ‘Water-wave’ Laser Created

December 4, 2016

Artistic illustration of “Water-Wave” Laser. (Image Credit: Technion Spokesperson’s Office) Technion researchers have demonstrated, for the first time, that laser emissions can be created through the interaction of light and [more...]

GRAIL Announces Circulating Cell-free Genome Atlas (CCGA) Study

December 4, 2016

RAIL, Inc., a life sciences company whose mission is to detect cancer early when it can be cured, announced today that it has commenced its first multi-center clinical study, the Circulating Cell-free Genome Atlas (CCGA) study to [more...]

3D Bioprinting Revolution Solidifies Gains

December 4, 2016

In this image, a 3D-printed four-valve switch (left) is shown connected to a 3D-printed cell culture chamber (right). Each valve is pneumatically operated through one of four dedicated tubes, each of which contains a different [more...]

Fluidigm Introduces High-Parameter Maxpar Mass Cytometry Panels for Immuno-Oncology Research

November 27, 2016

Fluidigm Corporation (NASDAQ:FLDM) announced the introduction of a modular set of high-parameter Maxpar® mass cytometry panels for immuno-oncology research. Designed for use with Helios™ and CyTOF® systems, the Immuno-Oncology Maxpar [more...]

Harvard Creating a Smoking Machine

November 27, 2016

In a published study, the Wyss Institute describes an instrument they engineered that can “breathe” in and out, actively smoke regular and electronic cigarettes much like a human. Individual mouth pieces in a rotating unit of the [more...]

Materials and Microfabrication Processes for Next-generation Brain-machine Devices

November 27, 2016

Implantable devices such as pacemakers, cochlear implants, and deep brain stimulation devices enhance the quality of life for many people. Improving the integration of such devices with the body could enable the next generation of [more...]

Genalyte Raises $36 million from Khosla for Its One-drop Blood Test

November 27, 2016

Maverick Detection System (Image credit: Genalyte) Theranos competitor Genalyte just announced it has raised an equity round of $36 million in funding led by Khosla Ventures and Redmile Group. The San Diego-based startup leverages [more...]

Novartis, Google Backtrack Plans to Test Smart Contact Lens in 2016

November 27, 2016

When will Novartis and Google begin testing the autofocus contact lens they have been developing? Well, there’s still no clear date in sight. The pharmaceutical company announced late last week they had done away with a 2016 goal of [more...]

Micro-Bubbles Make Big Impact

November 27, 2016

The quest to develop a wireless micro-robot for biomedical applications requires a small-scale “motor” that can be wirelessly powered through biological media. While magnetic fields can be used to power small robots wirelessly, [more...]

Sculpting How Chemicals Spread In Fluid Flows

November 20, 2016

Solute is flowing from left to right in a square and skinny duct. The square case arrives with a gentler buildup (with more mass to the left), while the skinny case arrives with a more abrupt, sharper front. (Credit: Roberto Camassa, [more...]

Microfluidics and Mass Spectrometry-based Proteomics

November 20, 2016

Microfluidic devices offer novel time-saving advantages to researchers using mass spectrometry (MS) for proteomic analysis, and these tools have been becoming more available in MS over the last two decades. Recent papers by Redman et al. [more...]