India's budget boost for biotech research

MedTech |  Analysis | By Rahul Koul Koul | 0 Comment | 11 Jul, 2014

India: With a thrust on technology development through public private partnerships, the union budget 2014 offers big encouragement to the small enterprises, biopharma and agriculture resear...Read more

Drop in Yen helps Varian Q3 revenues rise to $726 mn

MedTech |  Company results | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 25 Jul, 2013

Singapore: Varian Medical Systems reported net earnings of $1.03 per diluted share in the third quarter of fiscal year 2013, up seven percent from $0.96 in the year-ago quarter. Varian's c...Read more

iKnife' tells surgeon which tissue is cancerous

MedTech |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 19 Jul, 2013

Singapore: Scientists have developed an 'intelligent knife' that can tell surgeons immediately whether the tissue they are cutting is cancerous or not. In the first study to test the invent...Read more

Scott Whitaker is new president of BIO convention

MedTech |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 19 Jul, 2013

Singapore: Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO)'s chief operating officer Mr Scott Whitaker has been appointed as president of the BIO International Convention."The BIO International C...Read more

China added to myMEDholiday's top medical destinations list

MedTech |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 19 Jul, 2013

Singapore: myMEDholiday.com is a leading medical tourism portal that provides extensive information about the medical tourism industry, including a catalog of certified healthcare providers...Read more

Parkinson's computer test gets TGA approval

MedTech |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 11 Jan, 2013

Singapore: Australia's home-based assessment tools for Parkinson's disease provider, Great Lakes NeuroTechnologies has received TGA approval to market Kinesia technology in Australia. The K...Read more

Aus, NZ focus on quality use of medical devices

MedTech |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 10 Jul, 2013

Singapore: In an effort to help support the quality use of medical devices and therapeutic products, regulatory bodies from both Australia and New Zealand have launched certain initiatives....Read more

Forum discusses CyberKnife applications in China

MedTech |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 21 Dec, 2012

Singapore: About 100 attendees from hospitals using CyberKnife Systems in China were brought together at the Second China CyberKnife Forum. The event was co-organized by the Radiation Oncol...Read more

China SFDA approves first-of-its-kind radiotherapy system

MedTech |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 12 Sep, 2012

Singapore: Varian Medical Systems received clearance from China's State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA) to market the UNIQUE medical linear accelerator, which is a single-energy machine...Read more

BSD reports 391% rise in microwave ablation sales

MedTech |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 11 Oct, 2012

Singapore: BSD Medical witnessed a 391 percent increase in sales for the MicroThermX microwave ablation system product line for September 2012, as compared to September 2011. Disposable Sy...Read more

UBI flourishes in diagnostics by collaboration

MedTech |  Influencers | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 02 Jan, 2013

Universal Biosensors (UBI) is a medical diagnostics company focused on the R&D and manufacture of diagnostic test systems for point-of-care (POC) professionals and for home use. UBI's c...Read more

GE invests in infection control technology

MedTech |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 25 Jun, 2012

Singapore: Global healthcare company GE has invested $7.5 million in Australia-based Nanosonics, a leader in the development of innovative technology for infection control, to further devel...Read more

'Personalized Shipment Service' for cord blood in India

MedTech |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 21 Sep, 2012

Bangalore: LifeCell International, India's largest and most accredited stem cell storage company announced its partnership with Sequel Logistics, India, a specialist in critical logistics, ...Read more

Mindray acquires its former Aus distributor Ulco

MedTech |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 01 Oct, 2013

Singapore: Mindray Medical International has acquired Australia-based former distributor of Mindray, Ulco Medical. Ulco that has been a supplier of medical products since 1964 ans has been...Read more

Google launches eye lens that measures blood sugar

MedTech |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 20 Jan, 2014

Singapore: Google revealed that it has developed a prototype of its smart contact lens that can be used by diabetics to monitor their blood-sugar levels. The lens, which is equipped with t...Read more

Waterproof cochlear implant processor in Singapore

MedTech |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 25 Jul, 2012

Singapore: The Hearing Solution Group, Southeast Asia's largest Hearing Care Company, has launched the Neptune Sound Processor, the world's first and only waterproof cochlear implant sound ...Read more

UK firm invests $14 mn to make med-devices in China

MedTech |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 12 Sep, 2013

Singapore: UK-based medical devices manufacturer Intersurgical has invested $14.1 million in the Bio-Pharmaceutical Industrial Park of Changzhou National Hi-Tech District (CND) in Jiangsu, ...Read more

Joint implant market to be $4.5 bn in BIC nations

MedTech |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 28 Jan, 2013

Singapore: The Millennium Research Group (MRG) has estimated that Brazilian, Indian and Chinese markets for spinal implants and bone graft substitutes (BGS) will grow strongly, to a total v...Read more