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Threat of outbreaks in EU/EEA countries due to persistent gaps in vaccination coverage

At the start of European Immunization Week, the ECDC poliomyelitis situation update reveals that between 2012 and 2021, approximately 2.4 million children in the EU/EEA may have not received three doses of polio-containing vaccines on time. Additionally, the newly publishedECDC Measles Annual Epidemiological Report 2022 highlights the risks when having pockets of an under-vaccinated population […]

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Sphere Fluidics begins work with partners on 3DSecret program to investigate mechanisms of metastasis in cancer

3DSecret funded by European Innovation Council’s Pathfinder Open 2022, established under the EU Horizon Europe program Consortium to leverage novel microfluidic technology to culture 3D cancer models for multi-parametric analysis, to inform cancer diagnostic and therapeutic development

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Beckman Coulter Life Sciences Achieves Industry-First Reagent Certification to Help Prepare Labs for IVDR and to Clear Confusion

The next important deadline for laboratories is May 2024 Beckman Coulter Life Sciences, a global leader in laboratory automation and innovation, is leading the way to help laboratories prepare for critical upgrades to comply with the new In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Devices Regulation (IVDR), and to clear up confusion for laboratories that will soon be […]

Over 1 million lives saved across Europe by COVID-19 vaccines since the end of 2020

Over 1 million lives saved across Europe by COVID-19 vaccines since the end of 2020 Effect of COVID-19 pandemic on mortality in people with intellectual disabilities extended beyond deaths from COVID itself (The Lancet Public Health)  Long COVID incidence and severity no worse than post viral syndrome following seasonal influenza, study suggests  Metagenomic sequencing outperforms […]

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Cline Scientific receives Notice of Allowance for StemCART in Europe

Cline Scientific has received communication that the European Patent Office (EPO) intends to grant the patent application related to the StemCART project. The patent application is titled “A method for providing a cartilage implant with chondrocytes”.

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Future is bright for gold-based antibiotics

All 19 gold-based compounds studied were effective against multidrug-resistant “superbugs” Gold-based drugs are inexpensive and straightforward to make, Spanish researchers say Note: the release below is a special early release from the European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (ECCMID 2023, Copenhagen, 15-18 April).

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Targeted testing for HIV in hospital emergency departments has great potential, Spanish researchers say

Strategy led to number of HIV diagnoses increasing more than three-fold Implemented country-wide, it would prevent 13,615 new infections and save €4,411 million in healthcare costs in two decades

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Network enabled remote sample management

Using high-speed, web-based communications protocols – DP5 Network from Ziath sets the standard for 2D rack decoding software that can be run from a PC, phone, tablet or any other network connected device.

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We are thrilled to announce that the PharmaMarketing Summit travels on 11 – 12 May 2023 to an exquisite location the Four Seasons Hotel Westlake Village, Westlake Village, CA, US.

The summit unites leading pharmaceutical marketing executives and innovative sponsors in an exclusive networking environment. The Summit’s content is aligned with key pharma marketing challenges and interests, relevant market developments, and practical and progressive ideas and strategies adopted by successful pioneers.

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CrestOptics launches CICERO system to provide all-in-one solution for widefield and spinning disk confocal microscopy

System launched at Focus on Microscopy (FOM) conference 2nd – 5th April, Porto, Portugal CrestOptics S.p.A., a manufacturer of high-end microscopy solutions and advanced systems for fluorescence microscopy and diagnostic applications, today announced the launch of its new spinning disk confocal microscope system, CICERO. Focusing on the essential elements of epi-fluorescence and confocal microscopy, CICERO […]