All articles by Srijanee Chakraborthy

Srijanee Chakraborthy

Roche gets FDA 510(k) clearance for diagnostic test to detect heart attack

Roche has secured US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for its Elecsys Troponin T Gen 5 STAT (TnT Gen 5 STAT) blood test to detect a suspected heart attack.

New customisable soft robot to assist heart failure patients

Harvard University and Boston Children’s Hospital researchers have designed a customisable soft robot to help the heart beat after heart failure.

New mobile microscope for DNA-sequencing in tumour samples

Researchers from the California NanoSystems Institute at UCLA, Stockholm and Uppsala University have developed a small, 3D printed microscope fitted to a phone to assist DNA-sequencing in tumour cells and tissue samples.

CyMedica Orthopedics gets FDA 510(k) clearance for e-vive app-based solution

US-based medical device company CyMedica Orthopedics has obtained the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for its e-vive, an app-driven solution for pre and post-operative knee surgery rehabilitation.

Medtronic gets CE mark for CoreValve Evolut R 34mm valve system

Medtronic has secured CE mark for its transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) system, the CoreValve Evolut R 34mm valve and will subsequently launch it in Europe.

Medasense Biometrics receives CE Mark approval for pain monitoring device

Israel-based medical device company Medasense Biometrics has obtained CE mark approval for its pain monitoring device, PMD200 to aid clinicians in providing personalised pain relief.

New test launched to aid pancreatic cancer diagnosis in UK

Cancer Research UK’s commercial arm, Cancer Research Technology (CRT), and clinical diagnostics development company, Varleigh Dx (UK), have jointly introduced a new test to help the diagnosis of patients suffering with pancreatic cancer.

10x Genomics reports data from study of Chromium Single Cell 3′ Solution

10x Genomics has released data from a study of Chromium Single Cell 3′ Solution which is the company’s single-cell RNA-sequencing technology to provide single cell data sets.

Dovetail Genomics introduces new Hi-C sequencing and assembly service

US-based Dovetail Genomics has commercially launched its new Dovetail Hi-C sequencing and assembly service to produce chromosome-scale genome assemblies.

Linde Gas acquires The Service Center

Linde Gas North America, a unit of Linde Group, has acquired the assets and business of The Service Center, a provider of medical oxygen and respiratory equipment repair services to healthcare providers in the US.