Drawbridge Health announced today that it has partnered with the University of Cambridge (UK) to use the OneDraw blood collection device for detecting COVID-19. Melo Park, Calif.-based Drawbridge and Cambridge’s Medical Research Council (MRC) epidemiology unit are using the OneDraw device for remote blood-sample collection in a large-scale surveillance study for assessing the prevalence of […]
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Novacyt joins collaboration to boost COVID-19 testing in UK
Novacyt announced today that it is collaborating with AstraZeneca (NYSE:AZN), GlaxoSmithKline (NYSE:GSK) and the University of Cambridge to increase testing in the United Kingdom. Pharmaceutical companies AstraZeneca and GSK, along with the University of Cambridge, are slated to set up a new testing laboratory at Cambridge’s Anne McLaren lab. The facility will be used for high throughput […]
11 innovative medical devices you need to know from 2018
Call it digital health or mHealth or simply what it is — innovation. Last year we saw a lot of innovative wireless devices for diagnostics and treatment as research and development flourished. Many researchers have taken up the challenge of developing devices that are portable, small and convenient with ease-of-use that could revolutionize point-of-care diagnostics […]
Ultralow power transistor could power device without batteries
Researchers from the University of Cambridge have developed a new form of transistor that drastically reduces the amount of power used by a device, according to a new study published in Science. Devices that make use of this ultralow power transistor could function for months, maybe years, without batteries, according to the team. The transistor […]
German engineers develop a non-metal hip implant for long-term use | MassDevice.com On Call
MASSDEVICE ON CALL — A German team developed a new hip replacement implant that may be the answer to the high-profile hip device debates following the recall of DePuy’s metal-on-metal implants.
The researchers announced new hip implants that "unlike the conventional counterpart implants on the market today, provide a metal-free solution and bone-like elasticity."
