http://www.pcb007.com/ PCB fabricator news from around the world: PCB007 - Medical IntriCon's strategic partner, Minneapolis-based Advanced Medical Electronics Corporation (AME), is participating in two new research grants from the U.S. Government. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70986 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:26:00 GMT Royal Philips Electronics' enhanced iE33 xMATRIX cardiac ultrasound system enables expanded cardiac-related diagnostic capabilities related to ischemic disease detection, structural heart disease assessment, as well as systolic and diastolic heart failure and arrhythmia. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70918 Mon, 30 Aug 2010 14:45:00 GMT The Institute of Microelectronics (IME), a research institute of the Agency for Science, Technology and Research, has announced a collaborative partnership with Stanford University to develop silicon nanowire-based circuits that are inspired by the brain. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70896 Mon, 30 Aug 2010 11:48:00 GMT At an estimated $94.9 billion in 2010, the US medical device market is the world's largest. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70799 Tue, 24 Aug 2010 15:54:00 GMT MarketResearch.com has announced the addition of Renub Research's new report "Glucose Monitoring Devices Market Worldwide (2010 - 2014)" to their library of Medical Devices market reports. The report is an essential source of data and analysis on the blood glucose monitoring devices market. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70797 Tue, 24 Aug 2010 15:40:00 GMT At an estimated US$94.9 billion in 2010, the US medical device market is the world's largest. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70781 Tue, 24 Aug 2010 13:10:00 GMT With a single breath, a Breathalyzer can tell a police officer when a driver has had too much to drink. Now, thanks to a team of investigators at the Israel Institute of Technology, a single breath may be enough to tell a doctor that their patient has cancer. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70731 Mon, 23 Aug 2010 10:07:00 GMT Viny Mulani, President of Multilayer Technology, announced today that his company has acquired their ISO 9001:2008 + AS9100B Quality Management System certification. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70655 Fri, 20 Aug 2010 12:15:00 GMT Cicor Technologies Group has signed a new eight-figure framework agreement with a medical company. By securing this contract, the division has strengthened its excellent position in the very demanding medical technology sector. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70700 Thu, 19 Aug 2010 13:01:00 GMT New lab will provide local EMC lab capacity for region’s manufacturers, and complement Intertek’s established product safety and performance testing capabilities in the area http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70661 Wed, 18 Aug 2010 14:27:00 GMT electronica 2010 will showcase a world first in medical electronics: a prosthetic leg that moves in response to the wearer's thoughts. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70598 Mon, 16 Aug 2010 15:40:00 GMT A European collaboration which is being led by a researcher at DCU will revolutionize the way blood tests, such as cholesterol, are performed. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70558 Fri, 13 Aug 2010 16:07:00 GMT Medtronic, Inc. today announced it has completed its acquisition of ATS Medical, Inc. following payment of $4.00 per share in cash for each share of ATS Medical stock and assumption of net debt, with a total transaction value of approximately $370 million. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70530 Thu, 12 Aug 2010 16:31:00 GMT In the past, too much use of RFID has involved sensing items and conveyances only when they pass very near to the occasional interrogator. Heroic assumptions are then made about what happened in between. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70528 Thu, 12 Aug 2010 15:50:00 GMT The market is expected to reach ~$835 million in 2010, and is expected to have a high CAGR of 29.08% from 2010 to 2015. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70471 Tue, 10 Aug 2010 16:19:00 GMT Shift to Electronic Medical Records, New IP-Based Video Applications and Need for Better Patient Care Drive Need for More Reliable and Higher Speed Wi-Fi Infrastructure http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70433 Mon, 09 Aug 2010 16:29:00 GMT HEI CEO, Mark B. Thomas, remarked: "We are still rebuilding our revenues from the downturn in 2009 and rebuilding profitability as the year progresses. The results are still lower than we are driving for, but we are optimistic about the remainder of fiscal year 2010 and beyond." http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70427 Mon, 09 Aug 2010 14:53:00 GMT Researchers at UCLA have now developed a microfluidic image cytometry (MIC) platform that can measure cell-signaling pathways in brain tumor samples at the single-cell level. The new technology combines the advantages of microfluidics and microscopy-based cell imaging. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70417 Mon, 09 Aug 2010 13:53:00 GMT American Standard Circuits, Inc. has announced that they will exhibit at the Design-2-Part (D2P) show in Huntsville, Alabama,September 14-15, 2010. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70429 Mon, 09 Aug 2010 11:20:00 GMT Many Western companies that rush haphazardly into China without fully understanding its business culture and mentality ultimately meet with failure. This webcast presentation first provides crucial information on entering the Chinese market, and then gives insight into communication and management techniques that have proven effective in the Chinese business context. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70388 Fri, 06 Aug 2010 15:41:00 GMT Health Robotics announced its second consecutive quarter's record-breaking results, as reported by our sales channel partner Health Robotics Canada Inc. (HRCI) since Health Robotics S.r.l. upgraded its American distribution channels this year. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70323 Wed, 04 Aug 2010 15:52:00 GMT Fourteen Studies Presented at the AAPM Continue to Validate the Safety and Efficacy of Electronic Brachytherapy for IORT and Accelerated Brachytherapy http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70280 Tue, 03 Aug 2010 16:29:00 GMT GE and Intel Corporation have announced the entry into a definitive agreement to form a 50/50 joint venture to create a new healthcare company focused on telehealth and independent living. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70255 Tue, 03 Aug 2010 12:12:00 GMT CardioMag Imaging has received two additional patents; one in the United States and one in China to protect key aspects of its technology that can, non-invasively, safely, rapidly and more reliably than ECG, detect early symptoms of Heart Disease without the use of injections or Radiation. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70233 Mon, 02 Aug 2010 14:43:00 GMT HEI, Inc. has announced their sponsorship of MEPTEC and SMTA's annual Medical Electronics Symposium, held September 22-23, 2010, on the Arizona State University campus. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70218 Mon, 02 Aug 2010 13:17:00 GMT Viking Systems, Inc. announced today an extension of its supply contract with Boston Scientific. Based on the continued success of Boston Scientific's SpyGlass(R) Direct Visualization System, the companies agreed to extend the term of the supply agreement through May 2012. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70131 Wed, 28 Jul 2010 16:27:00 GMT The International Electronics Manufacturing Initiative (iNEMI), an industry-led consortium, is sponsoring a workshop on the technical and regulatory challenges anticipated in the implantable and portable segments of the medical electronics industry. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70029 Mon, 26 Jul 2010 07:33:00 GMT GeckoSystems Intl. Corp. announced today that Sprint Nextel Corporation, a major US telecommunications company, has extended contractual terms and conditions accepted by GeckoSystems such that the expansion of their world's first elder care robot trials can be achieved in a more timely fashion. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69994 Thu, 22 Jul 2010 14:28:00 GMT Eurotech Catalyst LP to Help Individuals with Speech Challenges Communicate Using the DynaVox® V(TM) and Vmax(TM) Communication Devices http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69921 Tue, 20 Jul 2010 16:33:00 GMT OSI's Spacelabs Healthcare has inked a contract valued at $4.5 million from a prominent Florida based hospital to provide patient monitoring equipment. OSI Systems CEO Deepak Chopra said, "We are excited about the opportunity to provide Spacelab’s patient monitoring and connectivity solutions." http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69856 Mon, 19 Jul 2010 12:39:00 GMT IBM today announced plans to enlist some of the company's leading scientists and technologists to help medical practitioners and insurance companies provide high-quality, evidence-based care to patients. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69817 Fri, 16 Jul 2010 06:47:00 GMT Eurotech today announces a US $1.2 million contract to supply embedded computers to a leading medical original equipment manufacturer that specializes in blood management and cardiopulmonary devices. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69812 Thu, 15 Jul 2010 16:08:00 GMT Researchers in India recently launched the world's largest portable electrocardiogram (ECG), called the MACi, weighing less than a kilo and running on batteries. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69721 Tue, 13 Jul 2010 11:20:00 GMT Frost & Sullivan reported that the market is positive and expects a double-digit expansion of 12.7% CAGR by 2012; more than twice the rate in comparison with the rest of the world. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69710 Mon, 12 Jul 2010 16:54:00 GMT IPC and Canon Communications have joined forces to produce Electronics Midwest, an exhibition and technical conference for the assembly and PCB design and manufacturing industries. Providing business and technology solutions that save time, energy and money, the event will bring the best of the global electronics industry together, September 28-30, 2010. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69641 Mon, 12 Jul 2010 13:30:00 GMT OSI Systems, Inc. today announced that its Security division, Rapiscan Systems, was awarded an approximate $3 million order from an undisclosed U.S. government agency for its newly-released Rapiscan Secure 1000MP. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69515 Tue, 06 Jul 2010 12:39:00 GMT ADLINK Technology, Inc., a leading provider of machine vision boards, announced the release of the HDV62, a PCI Express frame grabber offering uncompressed image acquisition and video streaming in full 1080p HD. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69535 Tue, 06 Jul 2010 09:37:00 GMT Researchers from UCL have won a £25,000 prize for developing technology that could be used to improve medical imaging, target the delivery of drugs and much more. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69501 Mon, 05 Jul 2010 18:09:00 GMT