December 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...]