RESEARCHERS at Stanford University have published a comprehensive model representing the medical device development process, in an effort to help companies execute the bench-to-bedside process of product development.
02/07/2009
RESEARCHERS at Cook Medical’s new $21m headquarters at Brisbane Technology Park are in the process of developing the zenith endovascular stent graft, a device which they hope will make open heart surgery a thing of the past.
14/04/2009
ARRK, Cogentum and Invetech highlighted Design for Manufacture at the 2009 AusMedtech Conference as important for the success of Australian medical technology companies.
10/07/2009
THE MEDICAL Device Law & Compliance Conference is set to take place on 29 to 30 April 2009 at the Swissotel, Sydney.
14/04/2009
Second-round grants under the Medical Devices Financial Incentive Program have been awarded to four companies developing medical devices that improve patient safety and comfort. The funding is to enable local companies to have their innovative devices clinically assessed and trialled.
23/10/2009
The Australian Government has announced AUD$7 million towards 19 health and medical research projects through the latest round of National Health and Medical Research Council Development Grants.
03/02/2010
Medtronic has agreed to acquire Invatec, a developer of innovative medical technologies, for the interventional treatment of cardiovascular disease.
02/02/2010
Medtronic has been selected as one of Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Technology Review's 50 most innovative companies. The company was recognised for its development and introduction of Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) Therapy, which helps treat neurological conditions by delivering controlled electrical pulses to a specific part of the brain.
05/03/2010
INVITROGEN has received the AmeriStar Package Award from the Institute of Packaging Professionals for its Gibco cell culture bottle.
03/03/2009
The Australian Government has allocated a share of $108m to 15 medical research teams across the country.
10/02/2009
Two patients have been surgically implanted with ImThera Medical's aura6000 neurostimulation device for treating tongue-based Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA). Patients are being enrolled in ImThera's pilot clinical investigation in Belgium with the first results expected to be published in the first half of 2010.
11/12/2009
THE QUEENSLAND Ambulance Service will be one of the first emergency medical services in the world to trial new portable ultrasound machine Sonosite NanoMaxx.
03/08/2009
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) A has finalised a paper titled 'Guidance for Industry Investigator Responsibilities — Protecting the Rights, Safety, and Welfare of Study Subjects', which includes an attachment specifically for those involved in medical device trials and their management.
05/11/2009
Emergo Group has released its 2nd Annual Survey of the Medical Device/IVD Industry, reporting that more than 70% of respondents were generally optimistic about the overall prospects for the device industry in 2010, compared to 56% last year.
26/11/2009
NITINOl Devices & Components has announced its acquisition of novel medical device anchoring technology from Phase One Medical, brokered by Hatch Medical.
04/03/2009
MARKETSANDMARKETS has published a new healthcare market research report entitled ‘Global Top Ten Medical Device Technologies Market (2009 - 2014)’.
31/08/2009
IQPC has announced the Medical Products & Equipment Sales Forum 2009 will take place at Sydney Harbour Marriott Hotel, Sydney on 29 to 30 June 2009.
01/04/2009
Bayer has begun a clinical Phase I study to treat non-Hodgkins lymphoma (NHL) using a patient-specific vaccine derived from tobacco plants.
12/02/2010
CSIRO is using the latest in computer gaming technology to help reduce the incidence of bowel cancer by training gastroenterologists to use a colonoscopy simulator.
14/12/2009
QMI Solutions, in partnership with AMTIL and other industry partners, is hosting a four hour workshop demonstrating the application of advanced manufacturing technologies for the medical industry.
24/11/2009