First-ever fusion cage launched in China

MedTech |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 22 Aug, 2012

Singapore: Bonovo Orthopedics launched the first PEEK (PEEK-OPTIMA polymer from INVIBIO) lateral interbody fusion cage, Cross-Fuse in China. Minimally invasive lateral interbody fusion (MIL...Read more

Kimball's China facility achieves ISO certification

MedTech |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 02 Aug, 2013

Singapore: Kimball Electronics Group, a subsidiary of Kimball International, announced that the company's production facility in Nanjing, China, has achieved the stringent ISO 13485 certifi...Read more

Li Xiting appointed CEO of Mindray

MedTech |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 28 Nov, 2012

Singapore: Mr Xu Hang has resigned from the position of co-chief executive officer (co-CEO) at Mindray Medical International. Mr Xu Hang will, however, remain the company's chairman. Mr Li ...Read more

Toshiba to distribute Nanosonics trophon EPR in UK

MedTech |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 17 Apr, 2013

Singapore: Australia's Nanosonics has signed an agreement with Toshiba Medical Systems and has made Toshiba a non-exclusive distributor of trophon EPR, a disinfection technology, in the UK....Read more

Roche Accu-Chek Combo gets FDA approval

MedTech |  Regulatory | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 19 Jul, 2012

Singapore: Roche received clearance from the US FDA for its Accu-Chek Combo system for insulin pump therapy. The system seamlessly combines a blood glucose meter with an insulin pump, which...Read more

altona Diagnostics launches APAC headquarter in Malaysia

MedTech |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 05 Jul, 2012

Singapore: German company altona Diagnostics has officially launched ADT Biotech, its new Asia Pacific regional headquarters in Kuala Lumpur. Building on a strong history of biotechnology r...Read more

Analytica to roll out auto start burettes in Taiwan

MedTech |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 21 May, 2013

Singapore: Analytica secured a letter of intent from Taiwan's major medical products' distributor, Taiwan Allied Dragon (TAD), which will help roll out Analytica Auto Start Burette initiall...Read more

Spinchrom to market Pall ForteBio's BLItz system

MedTech |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 22 Apr, 2013

Singapore: Pall India entered into an exclusive India distribution agreement with a leading biosupplier, Spinchrom Life Sciences, a division of Spinco Biotech to market in India ForteBio's ...Read more

Merit Medical appoints Japan's Piolax as global distributor for micro guide wire

MedTech |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 16 May, 2016

Merit Medical Systems Inc, a leading manufacturer and marketer of proprietary disposable devices used primarily in cardiology, radiology and endoscopy, has signed a distribution deal with P...Read more

Mr Cameron Reynolds, VolitionRx: Patient awareness & demand will fuel diagnostics in 2013

MedTech |  Opinion | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 26 Dec, 2012

The diagnostics market is growing rapidly as patients demand earlier diagnosis of diseases through the use of less invasive diagnostic techniques. There is also greater awareness and demand...Read more

Sanofi opens insulin pen plant at Beijing

MedTech |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 28 May, 2012

Singapore: Sanofi inaugurated a new assembling and packaging line to produce its flagship pre-filled insulin injection pen, Lantus SoloSTAR, at its Beijing plant located at the Beijing Econ...Read more

Medtronic MD: We are growing at a double digit rate

MedTech |  Influencers | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 25 Jan, 2013

Medtronic was founded in 1949 in the US as a medical equipment repair show by Mr Earl Bakken and Mr Palmer Hermundslie. It is now a multinational company that uses technology to transform t...Read more

Smart i-Oximeter

MedTech |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 14 Jun, 2012

Company: Comdek Industrial Dimension: 11.5*6.5*1.9 cmWeight: 0.1kg i-Oximeter, a new generation of intelligent and hand-held oximeter, is specially designed for telemedicine and diagnosis...Read more

John Hurrell is Seegene's new senior executive VP

MedTech |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 15 Jan, 2013

Singapore: Seegene, a leading developer of multiplex molecular technologies and multiplex molecular diagnostic tests, announced the appointment of Dr John G Hurrell as its senior executive ...Read more

Osprey angiogram dye injector gets FDA clearance

MedTech |  Regulatory | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 23 Aug, 2013

Singapore: Osprey Medical received US FDA 510(k) clearance for its Avert System, which is designed to reduce the amount of dye injected and exposed to patients undergoing angiogram or diagn...Read more

BSI appointed as CAB for Malaysian Medical Devices Act 2012

MedTech |  Regulatory | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 26 Aug, 2013

Singapore: British Standards Institution (BSI), the business standards company, has been registered by the Malaysian Medical Device Bureau as one of the three Conformity Assessment Bodies (...Read more

PE fund declines, IPO surges in bioindustry: Report

MedTech |  Analysis | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 02 Jun, 2014

Singapore: Private equity and venture capital (PEVC) investment in the global pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry has dropped from 1063 deals in 2010 to 480 deals in 2013, according t...Read more

CSIR, HP launch cloud-enabled eHealth initiative

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

New Delhi: India's premier research and development body, Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) and Hewlett Packard (HP) jointly launched a rapidly deployable and fully int...Read more