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BIOLASE EPIC 10 Diode Soft-Tissue Laser Platform Wins Gold Medal at 15th Annual MDEA

BIOLASE, Inc., the world's leading manufacturer and distributor of dental lasers, announced today that its EPIC 10® diode soft-tissue laser platform won the gold medal for Dental Instruments, Equipment, and Supplies at the 15th Annual Medical Design Excellence Awards ("MDEA"), the MedTech Industry's premier design competition. The award was presented to BIOLASE® at the 2013 MDEA ceremony on Wednesday, June 19, in Philadelphia.

27 Jun 2013

New Report on Global Breast Imaging Technologies Market

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Breast Imaging Technologies Market (Digital Mammography,3D Breast Tomosynthesis, Breast MRI, Breast Ultrasound, Molecular Breast Imaging, Optical Imaging, PET/CT/PEM Modalities) - Technology and Market Analysis & Global Forecasts to 2017" report to their offering.

25 Jun 2013

Sophisticated Optical Metrics Help Identify Patients at Risk of Faster Age-Related Visual Decline

Sophisticated new optical quality metrics can identify older adults likely to have more rapid age-related declines in vision, suggests a study, “Factors Accounting for the 4-Year Change in Acuity in Patients Between 50 and 80 Years”, in the July issue of Optometry and Vision Science, official journal of the American Academy of Optometry. The journal is published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, a part of Wolters Kluwer Health.

25 Jun 2013

New Report on Molecular Diagnostics in Infectious Disease Testing Market

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Molecular Diagnostics in Infectious Disease Testing" report to their offering.

24 Jun 2013

C-RAD and ScandiDos Partner to Market Advanced Radiation Therapy in the USA

ScandiDos AB and C-RAD AB are two Swedish companies working in radiation therapy. Both companies are developing and marketing innovative solutions to improve quality and precision when treating patients with cancer.

24 Jun 2013

FDA Clears Solta’s Fraxel DUAL 1550/1927 Laser System for Treatment of Pigmented Lesions

Solta Medical, Inc., the global market leader in aesthetic skin treatments, today announced it has received a new FDA 510(k) clearance of its Fraxel® DUAL 1550/1927 laser system for the treatment of pigmented lesions such as, but not limited to lentigos (age spots), solar lentigos (sun spots) and ephelides (freckles).

21 Jun 2013

FDA Clears Carestream’s Wireless Digital Radiography Detector for Low Dose X-ray Exams

Carestream Health continued its leadership in medical X-ray imaging technology by announcing FDA clearance for a new wireless digital radiography detector designed to offer high quality, low dose X-ray exams for pediatric, orthopaedic and general radiology applications. The new detector is expected to begin shipping in the third quarter of 2013.

21 Jun 2013

Innovative Fiber Optics-Based System to Study Learning Disorders

For less than $100, University of Washington researchers have designed a computer-interfaced drawing pad that helps scientists see inside the brains of children with learning disabilities while they read and write.

19 Jun 2013

Frontmed to Distribute Verisante Aura for Skin Lesions Evaluation in the UK and Ireland

Verisante Technology, Inc. (the "Company" or "Verisante"), a leader in cancer detection technology, announced today it has entered into an exclusive agreement with Frontière Médicale EUROPE LLC. ("Frontmed") to distribute Verisante Aura™ in the UK and Ireland.

10 Jun 2013

Canon Opens State-of-the-Art Healthcare Optics Research Laboratory in Cambridge

Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging solutions, is proud to announce a new location for the Healthcare Optics Research Laboratory in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

From Canon U.S.A., Inc. 4 Jun 2013