Protein key to Breast Cancer Severity detected

Australian research team led by Dr Clare Fedele and Professor Christina Mitchell at Monash University have identified a protein that could be key to assess the severity of breast cancer.

Researchers develop artificial kidney

Researchers at the University of California, US, have developed the world’s first implantable artificial kidney, which is capable of mimicking the kidney’s most important functions such as filtering toxins from the bloodstream, regulating blood pressure and producing vitamin D.

New bio-coating may improve implant performance

Researchers at the University of Alabama (UAB) have developed a bio-coating technology that can improve the long-term performance of implantable medical devices such as heart valves and cardiac stents.

Patient pictures improve radiologist

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Knowledge Management policy for Health – Service, Education and Research

Secretary, Department of Health Research was requested to chair a Committee on Health Care, Education, Research and Delivery to identify the applications that could use National Knowledge Network.

Cirrius Wireless designs marketing network for pharma giant

Pharmaceutical firm Merck Ltd announced recently that it has partnered with software firm Cirrius Wireless Technologies for providing mobile-based solution, marketing network and activation system (MANAS) to its sales representatives across the country.

Cellworks in collaboration with Orchid on drug discovery

Cellworks Research India, the Bangalore-based research and development (R&D) wing of Cellworks Group Inc (California-headquartered company), has assisted Chennai-based Orchid Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals by providing system biology technology in carrying out ongoing New Chemical Entity (NCE) research programme.

Orchid adopts Lorenz eCTD solution (docuBridge)

The LORENZ Life Sciences Group announced recently that Orchid Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals, located in Chennai, India has chosen docuBridge as its eCTD Publishing and Management solution.

Private Equity investments in pharma touch $400 m

Private Equity (PE) investments in the domestic healthcare and pharma industry have touched around $400 million during the first nine months of the year. This trend is set to accelerate as companies go for overseas acquisitions, hive off their R&D units, and Foreign Currency Convertible Bonds (FCCB) lose their sheen.

Wockhardt buys Morton Grove for $38 mn

Indian drug maker Wockhardt recently acquired US-based speciality drugs company Morton Grove Pharmaceuticals, which has annual sales of $52 million.

Thermo Fisher Scientific expands clinical trial services capabilities with new facility in India

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. , the world leader in serving science, today announced it has broken ground on a new USD 17 million facility in Ahmadabad, India, to support growing demand for biopharma services in that country.

Study says Smartphone use among U.S. physicians accelerating

Smartphones are rapidly emerging as the doctor’s “black bag” of the new millennium, and opportunities abound for mobile eHealth applications for the physician, hospital and consumer segments, according to The Diffusion Group.

Med-e-Tel 2007: An International Platform Showcasing e-Health

[This article was published in the June 2007 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]

A new introduction at Med-e-Tel was Estele, a robotics system for tele-echography, introduced by the French company named Robosoft.