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Tag Archives: Biotechnology

19Oct/20

MED-EL: First Surgeries Ever in Europe with a Totally Implantable Cochlear Implant

October 19, 2020ResearchArtificial organs, Audiology, Bionics, Biotechnology, Branches of biology, Cochlear, Cochlear implant, Implant, MED-EL, Medical technology, Neuroprosthetics, Otology, Philippe Lefebvresmbale

Leading hearing implant manufacturer MED-EL sets another revolutionary milestone in its long-standing history of technological innovations. On 24 September, the first person in Europe received a novel totally implantable cochlear implant (TICI). It was implanted by Prof. Dr. Philippe Lefebvre, head of the ENT Department of the CHU of Liège and Professor at the University of Liège in Belgium within a feasibility study. The TICI is expected to give users great hearing with even more comfort. However, it will take several years before it receives market approval. Read more

04Jun/20

Reuters Virtual Newsmaker with Dr. William Haseltine

June 4, 2020MediaACCESS Health International Inc., Alessandra Galloni, Articles, Biotechnology, Business/Finance, cancer, Chairman, Company: Access Health, Company: ThomsonReuters, Coronaviridae, Coronavirus, current chair and president, dozen biotechnology, Haseltine, Haseltine Foundation for Science and the Arts, Health, Health/Medical/Pharmaceuticals, HIV, HIV/AIDS, Managing Editor, Microbiology, Pandemic, Person Career, scientist businessman, Social Issues, Technology/Internet, Viruses, William A. Haseltinesmbale

As nations around the world begin to wind down restrictions imposed to slow the spread of the coronavirus outbreak, Reuters will be joined by scientist, businessman and philanthropist Dr. William A. Haseltine—a pioneer in the fights against HIV/AIDS and cancer—for a Newsmaker discussion on COVID-19, the race for a vaccine and the pandemic’s impact on the future of public health. Continue reading →

13Mar/17

Artificial human life could soon be grown from lab

March 13, 2017ScienceBiology, Biotechnology, Branches of biology, Cell biology, Chimera, Cloning, Developmental biology, Embryo, Embryo donation, Embryology, Embryonic stem cell, Goetz, Health/Medical/Pharmaceuticals, Human embryonic development, Induced stem cells, Life sciences, Magdalena Zernicka, Magdalena Zernicka-Goetz, NEXT MEDIA, stem cells, Trophoblast, United Kingdomsmbale

UK (Next Media) – UK scientists have successfully grown a mouse embryo in the lab using only stem cells, which indicates this procedure could be eventually applied to growing artificial human embryos.
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31Jan/17

Trump meets with drugmakers, seeks lower prices, U.S. production

January 31, 2017Healthcare, Johnson &Johnson, . Company, American people of German descent, Amgen Inc, Articles, Biotechnology, Business, Business/Finance, Celgene, Celgene Corp, Climate change skepticism and denial, Country: United States, Donald Trump, Eli Lilly & Co, Health, Health/Medical/Pharmaceuticals, Life sciences, Merck & Co Inc, Novartis, Novartis AG, Pharmaceutical industry, Pharmaceutical industry in China, Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, Pharmaceutical sciences, Pharmacology, Pharmacy, The Apprentice, Trumps, United States, Washington D.C., WWE Hall of Famesmbale

Trumps calls on pharmaceutical execs to cut prices and move production back to U.S. and vows to work to streamline FDA approval process.

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19Dec/16

Artificial skin harnessed from algae

December 19, 2016InnovationAlgae, Algae scrubber, Aquatic ecology, Artificial organ, Artificial skin, Biochemical engineering, Biology, Biotechnology, Blood, Branches of biology, Chemistry, Chile, Coral reefs, Country: Chile, Gyrinocheilus, Health/Medical/Pharmaceuticals, Heidi Debels, Oxygen, Photosynthesis, Physical sciences, Pulmonology, SANTIAGO, Synthetic biology, Tomas Eganasmbale

A university professor in Chile has developed a green-coloured artificial skin from algae that can breathe.

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22Nov/16

Scientists edit genome to cure sickle cell anemia

November 22, 2016ResearchBiology, Biotechnology, Branches of biology, Clinical medicine, CRISPR, disease, Gene therapy, Genetic engineering, Genome editing, Health, Health/Medical/Pharmaceuticals, Hematopathology, Immune system, Life sciences, Mark Dewitt, Medicine, Molecular biology, Mutation, RTT, Sickle cell trait, Sickle-cell disease, Stem cell, United Statessmbale

Researchers have proven that a new gene editing technique could pave the way towards a cure for sickle cell disease. The disease affects about 5 million people globally. About 75 percent of cases occur in Africa where at least 200,000 children are born with the disease every year.
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05Mar/16

Scientists find possible link between Zika and microcephaly

March 5, 2016ResearchBiology, Biotechnology, Branches of biology, Brazil, Canada, Cell biology, Chile, Company: ThomsonReuters, Developmental biology, Guo-li, Health/Medical/Pharmaceuticals, Hengli Tang, Hongjun Song, Induced pluripotent stem cell, Johns Hopkins, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Life sciences, Microcephaly, Ming, Progenitor cell, Recife, stem cells, World Health Organization, Zika, Zika fever, Zika virussmbale

Researchers at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine find potential links between Zika and microcephaly and hope lab-grown stem cells may be used to develop therapies to fight the virus.

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07Jan/16

Beer brewing made easy

January 7, 2016Food and DrinkAlcoholic drinks, Beer, Beer in England, BILL MITCHELL, Biotechnology, Brewery, Brewing, CES, Craft brewery and microbrewery, Fermented drinks, Food and drink, Human activities, Las Vegas, Matthew Stock, Microbrewery, Pico, process controlsmbale

A device that automates beer brewing is unveiled at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. Matthew Stock reports. Continue reading →

07Oct/15

DNA research deployed in war on cancer earns Nobel prize

October 7, 2015ResearchAziz Sancar, Biology, Biotechnology, Branches of biology, Cell biology, DNA, DNA repair, Fellows of the Royal Society, Genetics, Helices, Homologous recombination, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Life sciences, Molecular genetics, Mutation, Nobel Prize, Paul L. Modrich, Paul Modrich, Senescence, Shed, Simon Boulton, Sweden, Tomas Lindahl, Turkey, United Statessmbale

Nobel Prize awarded for work into how cells repair DNA damage sheds light on new ways to fight cancer
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