The Freedom Driver Won Edison’s 2013 Silver Award for Its Ability to Allow Stable Total Artificial Heart Patients to Live Life at Home Without Human Hearts.Continue reading
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Medtronic Announces First U.S. Implant of World’s Smallest, Minimally Invasive Cardiac Pacemaker
Medtronic Enrolls First U.S. Patient in Global Clinical Trial for Miniature Transcatheter Pacemaker SystemContinue reading
PanAridus Triples Guayule Research and Extraction Team
Casa Grande, Arizona—Bio-agriculture company, PanAridus, announced today they have tripled the size of their research and extraction departments since the beginning of the year, bringing significantly increased capabilities for extracting high grade natural rubber from their proprietary strains of guayule.Continue reading
NIST, DOD, and Other Grant Announcements
The National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST) SBIR solicitation, originally scheduled for October 2013, was finally released February 19, 2014 with a closing date of May 2, 2014.Continue reading
UA Study Changes Several Beliefs About the Immune System in Aging Adults
Results may help scientists understand which older adults may have impaired immune systems, allowing early intervention to improve protection against infectious diseases, which remain a prominent killer in those over age 65.Continue reading
UA Undergrad’s Research Involves Plant With Anti-Tumor Potential
Philipp von Bieberstein’s research focuses on the plant Withania somnifera, a member of the tomato family that contains a potential anti-tumor agent.
New Survey Reveals Real World Impact of Medical Device Tax
Results Show Substantial Job Loss, Reduction in R&DContinue reading
Industry leaders reach out to CMS on proposed changes to Medicare Part D
Organizations reflecting a wide breadth of companies and organizations representing, among others, multiple healthcare sectors, employers and patients share concerns over the proposed Medicare Part D changes with CMS Administrator.Continue reading
UA Study on Flu Evolution May Change Textbooks, History Books
A new study reconstructing the evolutionary tree of flu viruses challenges conventional wisdom and solves some of the mysteries surrounding flu outbreaks of historical significance
Of mice and men: fine-tuning salmonella-based vaccines
An innovative vaccine technology makes use of reengineered salmonella to deliver protective immunity. If such recombinant attenuated salmonella vaccines, or RASVs, can be perfected, they hold the promise of safe, low-cost, orally-administered defenses against viral, bacterial, fungal and parasitic infections.Continue reading