Pressreleases

17 May 2011

Wireless Flat-Panel Detector for Mobile X-ray Imaging
By NS Medical Staff Writer
Shimadzu, world-wide manufacturer of diagnostic imaging equipment, has introduced the first wireless flat-panel detector (FPD) for its mobile, fully digital X-ray system MobileDaRt Evolution. This new CXDI-70C detector generation is the next evolutionary step for mobile X-ray applications. It enables X-ray personnel to act even more independently when taking X-ray images on site – for instance in radiology, on the ward, in emergency rooms, traumatology, orthopaedics, or paediatrics. In addition, it simplifies sterilizing the detector due to the lack of any attached cables.
16 May 2011

BASF and Medi-Solve Coatings LLC to Develop Multi-Functional Coating Solutions for Medical Devices
By NS Medical Staff Writer
Companies to collaborate in the field of antimicrobial coatings for catheters and other minimally invasive medical devices.
12 May 2011

SHL Continues to Expand Taiwan Facilities to Support Auto Injector Production
By NS Medical Staff Writer
SHL has just completed an additional expansion of its Nan Kan 6 facility located in northern Taiwan to ensure that adequate production capacity can be maintained for its OEM/ODM customers. CNC, Molding, and Automation related production have been added to the facility, expanding on our support for these key in-house capabilities. In particular, this facility will house extensive CNC lines which will be utilized by SHL Automation to support production of automated testing and assembly equipment for our medical devices. In addition, these CNC lines will be utilized by SHL Technologies to support its growing need for precision machined components and modules.
10 May 2011

Rust Fungi Threaten Global Food
By NS Medical Staff Writer
Rust fungi are among the most dangerous diseases to important crops such as wheat. If they spread unhindered, dramatic bottlenecks in the global food supply could result. In the laboratory, scientists at the Universität Hohenheim under the direction of Professor Dr. Ralf T. Vögele are researching the interaction of these fungi with their host plants and are searching for new strategies to combat them. "The influences that cause certain cycles with rust fungi can only be reproduced under these perfect conditions in the BINDER chamber and thus are the basis of our research," explains Professor Vögele, Head of Phytopathology.
10 May 2011

Constant Climate Chambers with Light Quantum Control and ICH-Complaint Illumination
By NS Medical Staff Writer
The special advantage of BINDER KBF LQC series: the patented photometry for photostability testing. Two spherical 3D ball-type sensors capture visible light intensity and UV light intensity – if the desired light dosage is achieved, it switches off automatically.
10 May 2011

BINDER Innovation Prize Awarded to Prof Dr Christian Behl by the German Society for Cell Biology
By NS Medical Staff Writer
Univ Prof Dr Christian Behl, Director of the Institute for Pathobiochemistry at the University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, has been awarded this year's BINDER Innovation Prize by the German Society for Cell Biology. The award is endowed by BINDER GmbH and by the German Society for Cell Biology (DGZ). The distinction comes with a 4,000 € endowment, was awarded the first time in 1998 and is given for outstanding cell biological research with a focus on cell culture or the use of cell cultures. An individual publication is not recognized, rather an innovative approach to research, in this case the study of the biochemistry of aged cells in conjunction with the course of neurodegenerative processes.
09 May 2011

Clariant Presents Fully-Fledged Credentials to Medical Device Market
By NS Medical Staff Writer
Clariant Masterbatches presents its fully-fledged credentials as a trusted and unique supplier of materials and support for the medical and pharmaceutical sectors with the announcement that its North American center of competence in Lewiston, Maine has gained ISO 13485 accreditation.
09 May 2011

MEVOPUR® Secures Controlled, Consistent and Compliant Color Creativity
By NS Medical Staff Writer
Designers and manufacturers looking to add a distinctive aesthetic touch to pharmaceutical packaging and medical devices can trust new MEVOPUR® color masterbatches and compounds from Clariant Masterbatches for creative colors.
09 May 2011

Users of Advanced Medical Polymers Gain Controlled, Consistent, Compliant Color With New Clariant MEVOPUR® Masterbatches
By NS Medical Staff Writer
Manufacturers of medical devices and packaging who choose newer plastic materials like Eastman Tritan™ co-polyester and TOPAS® cyclic olefin copolymer (COC) now have readily available color options that are pretested and compliant with key standards governing materials used in medical and pharmaceutical applications. Available under the new Clariant Masterbatches brand name MEVOPUR®, these color concentrates and pre-color compounds are produced under specially controlled conditions in ISO13485 certified plants, using raw materials that have been biologically evaluated against USP parts 87 and 88 (Class VI devices) and/or the international standard ISO10993, and spectroscopically analyzed on delivery.
06 May 2011

Medpace Continues their European Expansion with the Acquisition of Medical Consulting Dr Schlichtiger
By NS Medical Staff Writer
Medpace, Inc. continues their European expansion with the acquisition of Medical Consulting Dr. Schlichtiger GmbH, a European CRO with key expertise in drug development and special focus on regulatory consulting and drug safety.