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European Medicines Agency backtracks on clinical trials data transparency
An editorial in The British Medical Journal has questioned why the European Medicines Agency has recently decided to backtrack on their decision for public access to clinical trial data. 29 May 2014

Implanted devices made from flexible transistors can wrap around body parts
Electronic devices that become soft when implanted inside the body can reshape to grip body parts, such as large tissues, nerves and blood vessels. 28 May 2014

GE and Tesla Engineering to produce ultra high strength MRI scanners
GE Healthcare and Tesla Engineering Ltd. have announced that they will collaborate to produce ultra high field 7.0 tesla whole-body MRI scanners for scientific and medical research. 28 May 2014

microRNAs play critical role in healing intestinal wounds caused by chronic bowel diseases
A microRNA cluster believed to be important for suppressing colon cancer, plays a critical role in wound healing in the intestine, according to research at UT Southwestern Medical Center in the US. 28 May 2014

Bacteria in lungs protect against asthma
Whether or not people develop asthma may be determined in the first few weeks after birth according to a study of mice funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF).

Mayo Clinic launches 50-gene cancer panel test for more targeted chemotherapy
The Mayo Clinic in Minnesota, US, has launched CANCP, a new gene panel cancer test to help tailor chemotherapy to the individual patient based on the unique genomic signature of the patient’s tumour. 21 May 2014

Sure Chill Company awarded $1.4 million to develop portable vaccine cooling box
The company has been awarded $1.4 million by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to develop an innovative long-life vaccine cooler for use in remote undeveloped places. 21 May 2014

New alliance to assess global treatment of retinopathy
A new project has been launched to assess the awareness and treatment of diabetic retinopathy across 40 countries to inform policy and practice related to the condition. 21 May 2014

Jellagen wins £550,000 investment to produce medical grade collagen
Jellagen Pty Ltd has announced a £550,000 equity investment led by Finance Wales with co-investment by six members of xénos, the Wales Business Angel Network and SWAIN. 21 May 2014

Film dressing prevents skin reaction during radiotherapy
Mepitel Film dressings prevent the development of painful skin ulcerations associated with breast cancer radiation therapy, according to a NEW study. 6 May 2014

MRI-guided biopsy for brain cancer improves diagnosis
Neurosurgeons at UC San Diego Heath System have combined real-time MRI technology with non-invasive cellular mapping techniques to develop a new biopsy method that increases the accuracy of brain cancer diagnosis. 6 May 2014

ValiRx cancer screening gene biomarker granted Japanese patent
ValiRx Plc has announced that NAV3, its cancer screening test gene biomarker has received patent approval by the Japanese patent office (JPO). 6 May 2014

Calcivis receives £1.3m investment for tooth decay assessment system
Oral health company Calcivis has received a UK Biomedical Catalyst award co-funding a £0.5m development programme and raised a further £0.8m in equity funding from existing investors. 2 May 2014

Enterome raises further €10 million funding for genotyping technology
Enterome Bioscience SA has raised €10m in the first tranche of a Series B fund raising to develop disease management solutions based on the gut microbiome. 2 May 2014

Cambridge University Hospitals invests £120m in medical and education centre
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (CUHT) and John Laing have invested £120 million in The Forum, a mixed-use medical and education facility on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus. 2 May 2014

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