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Datalink Awarded ISO 13485

11 August 2014

Datalink Electronics, UK specialists in bespoke electronic design, manufacturing and assembly services recently announced that it has been awarded the BS13485 quality accreditation for the design and manufacture of Electronic Medical Devices for non-invasive...
EMA Issue Updated Flu Vaccine Guidance

08 August 2014

Influenza vaccines in Europe will have to conduct additional postmarket studies and expand their criteria for evaluating responses of products in the clinical testing phase, it has been reported by the European Medicines Agency. An EMA guideline released last week...
COPD Drug Approved by FDA

08 August 2014

Boehringer Ingelheim have received FDA approval for their inhalation spray, developed for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), including those with airflow obstruction due to chronic bronchitis or emphysema. The study, which was based on a...
Medtronic's Defibrillators Receive FDA Approval

06 August 2014

Medtronic has received FDA approval to market their cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillators. The Attain Performa Model 4298 quadripolar lead and Viva Quad XT and Viva Quad S defibrillators will reportedly be available to physician in mid-September....
Roche’s Ovarian Cancer Treatment Gets European Approval

06 August 2014

Health care firm Roche has received European Commission approval to use Avastin, in combination with several other pharmaceuticals, to treat women with recurrent ovarian cancer that is resistant to platinum-containing chemotherapy. It was reported the addition of...
Register Today for Companion Diagnostics for Precision Medicine

31 July 2014

Launch of SME Proof of Concept Funding from University of Birmingham The University of Birmingham is hosting a morning of talks, discussions and networking focussed on Precision Medicine and the opportunities for SMEs with technology in development in this sector...
All Women Team Launch Birmingham Breast Clinic

30 July 2014

An all-female breast clinic has been launched in Birmingham to meet a ‘growing demand throughout the West Midlands’ according to one of the surgeons involved. Consultant Plastic Surgeon Anne Dancey, one of the five women who have...
Trade Days Promotion Goes into Full Swing With Over 50 Free Seminars on Offer

30 July 2014

The latest companies to join the show floor are Tap2Tag, Caretech trading as Faaborg UK, Royams and Click Care Solutions. The Tap2Tag is a simple device, which anyone can use. A typical Tap2Tag Medical user wears a wristband, similar to popular rubber charity...
Medtronic’s Next-Generation Cervical Disc System Recevies FDA Approval

30 July 2014

Leading medical Manufacturer, Medtronic has received FDA premarket approval to launch its Prestige LP Cervical Device System, the third clinical proven artificial disc in the company’s spinal portfolio. Incorporating the same ball-and-trough deisgn as the...
Using a Smart Phone to Transform the Ear Examination

30 July 2014

A new video produced by Medilink member Boilerhouse Media demonstrates how smartphone technology can be harnessed to transform practice and outcomes of ear examinations. Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham (QEHB) ear, nose & throat surgeon Chris Coulson has...

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