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Focal Point, Piezosystem Jena partner to deliver autofocus systems for bioimaging
05/15/2012
Focal Point and Piezosystem Jena, autofocus systems and nanopositioning solutions makers, respectively, have entered into a new partnership to deliver autofocus systems for biological imaging applications. |
'Microbubbles' promising for early cancer screening garner research award
05/14/2012
Coupling the chemical sensitivity of optical imaging and tissue-penetrating properties of ultrasound imaging, Carolyn Schutt, a Ph.D. student in bioengineering at the University of California, San Diego, is developing an imagin...
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NanoSight awarded prestigious Queen's Award
05/07/2012
Nanoparticle charaterization technology developer NanoSight (Salisbury, England) has been selected to receive the Queen's Award for Enterprise in the category for International Trade 2012. |
MIT's Ed Boyden awarded research prize for optogenetics work
05/04/2012
The first A. F. Harvey engineering research prize from the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), which is a prize of £300,000, was awarded to Professor Ed S. Boyden of the Massachusetts Institute for Technology (MIT)...
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Abbott femtosecond laser garners FDA clearance for cataract surgery
05/02/2012
Abbott Medical Optics' (AMO) iFS advanced femtosecond laser has received FDA clearance to create bow-shaped or curved arcuate incisions in corneal surgery, including cataract surgery. |
Adaptive optics, computer software pair to correct aberrations in optical imaging
04/30/2012
University of Illinois researchers have developed a technique to computationally correct for aberrations, enabling higher-quality images and 3D datasets in real-time imaging applications such as image-guided surgery. |
Femtosecond laser ablation sheds new insight on cell division
04/27/2012
Researchers at the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS), using a femtosecond laser, sliced through and made quantitative measurements of the mitotic spindle (an apparatus that forms during cell division), d...
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X-ray 'bionanoprobe' boosts study of cellular processes
04/25/2012
A team of researchers have developed a non-destructive x-ray microscopy solution to image cryogenically preserved cells and advance studies of intra-cellular biology. |
Femtosecond probe with 'lightsaber'-like precision promising for laser surgery
04/24/2012
Researchers from the University of Texas at Austin have developed a small, flexible endoscopic medical device fitted with a femtosecond laser "scalpel" that can remove—with 'lightsaber'-like precision—diseased or dama...
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Abbott, St. Jude Medical grow cardiovascular products alliance
04/23/2012
Building upon an agreement that began in 2008, Abbott Laboratories (NYSE: ABT) and St. Jude Medical (NYSE: STJ) have formed Choice Alliance, a multi-year joint initiative that provides mutual US customers access to a portfolio ...
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Laser technologies could improve cochlear implant design
04/23/2012
Research groups at Laser Zentrum Hannover EV (LZH) are developing laser-based technologies for improved insertion techniques and exact fitting of cochlear implants (CIs) in the inner ear, as well as better quality for residual ...
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St. Louis University's Hruza named as new ASLMS president
04/23/2012
George J. Hruza, MD, MBA, clinical professor of dermatology and otolaryngology at St. Louis University and director of the Laser & Dermatologic Surgery Center, has been named the new president of the American Society for La...
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Nanoparticle tracking helps characterize 'nanoconstructs' for biomedical applications
04/19/2012
Scientists at Duke University's Fitzpatrick Institute for Photonics, led by Professor Tuan Vo-Dinh, applied nanoparticle tracking analysis (NTA) to characterize metal nanoparticle construct materials for use in biosensing, imag...
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OCT system earns CE mark for corneal incisions
04/18/2012
The Catalys Precision Laser System from OptiMedica, a laser cataract surgery system that combines a femtosecond laser, integrated optical coherence tomography (OCT) imaging, and the company's pattern scanning technology, has be...
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Flow cytometry platform from LeukoDx secures investment commitments of up to $8M
04/18/2012
Flow cytometry platform developer LeukoDx has entered into agreements for investments totaling up to $8 million over the next three years, which should enable the company to take developing its Point of Care flow cytometry plat...
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