MicrofluidX raises £1.4m in seed funding to develop novel cell therapy bioprocessing technology

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - Apr 20, 2020 - MicrofluidX announces it has raised £1.4m in seed funding from leading seed investors UK Innovation & Science Seed Fund (UKI2S), Longwall Ventures and Moulton Goodies Limited with angel contributions from 88 Capital and Cambridge Angels

MDI Biological Laboratory Names New Faculty Member

BAR HARBOR, ME, UNITED STATES - Apr 17, 2020 -   The MDI Biological Laboratory has announced that Prayag Murawala, Ph.D., has joined the faculty as an assistant professor

MDI Biological Laboratory-led Program Reveals High Arsenic in Well Water

BAR HARBOR, ME, UNITED STATES - Apr 16, 2020 - A program to teach data literacy to Maine and New Hampshire students by analyzing data on arsenic in well water collected from their homes has found that 25 percent of samples exceed the New Hampshire maximum safety level of 5 parts per billion (ppb) and 15 percent exceed the U

EPS Corporation Signs Groundbreaking Agreement to Drive Increased Quality and Safety Using CluePoints Risk-Based Quality Management Solution

KING OF PRUSSIA, PA, US - Apr 16, 2020 - King of Prussia, PA  - April 14, 2020: CluePoints, the premier provider of Risk-Based Study Execution (RBx) and Data Quality Oversight Software for clinical trials, today announced that EPS have entered into an agreement with CluePoints to offer Risk Based Quality Management (RBQM) solutions to its sponsors to drive early risk detection, improve quality and enhance patient safety in a cost-effective and resource-efficient manner

Biological Specialty Company Launches At-home Blood Donation Service for COVID-19 Patients Who Want to Help Develop New Drugs and Vaccines

COLMAR, PA - Apr 15, 2020 - Biological Specialty Company (BSC) has launched an at-home blood donation service for COVID-19 positive patients

Volunteer laboratory network launched to expand Covid-19 testing for key workers

OXFORD, UNITED KINGDOM - Apr 15, 2020 -

• The UK urgently needs to expand Covid-19 testing capacity for front-line healthcare workers
• There are thousands of laboratories in the UK with the right equipment and expertise to run these tests - but they are currently not being used
• SBL, a medical research laboratory in Oxfordshire, is already running 250-500 tests a week for local GPs, with same-day results
• This project, launched and funded to £1M by Mike Fischer CBE, aims to build an emergency volunteer network of laboratories willing to convert to Covid-19 testing, to supplement the Government's existing facilities
• A national network could deliver tens of thousands of additional tests per day

NCC Group offers free cyber threat intelligence to global healthcare providers

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - Apr 14, 2020 - NCC Group, the global cyber security and risk mitigation expert, is offering unique threat intelligence free of charge to national Computer Emergency Response Teams, hospitals and national institutes of public health around the world, for the next few months to help them build cyber resilience

Scilligence Gives Back During the COVID-19 Pandemic

CAMBRIDGE, MA, UNITED STATES - Apr 14, 2020 - While streets and stores may be empty during the COVID-19 outbreak, our hospitals are over capacity. The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in an increase in patients and massive shortage in supplies for healthcare workers

Clinically-proven gamification app teaches positive inhaler technique; crucial for managing asthma

WILMSLOW, UNITED KINGDOM - Apr 14, 2020 -

• The registered medical device can be downloaded for free[1].
• Good inhaler technique and optimal control is especially crucial during the Covid-19 outbreakx

Henry Schein Medical Announces Availability of VisualDx

MELVILLE, NY, UNITED STATES - Apr 13, 2020 - Henry Schein Medical, the U.S. medical business of Henry Schein, Inc., announced today the availability of VisualDx to assist health care professionals seeing patients virtually or in person amid the novel COVID-19 outbreak

Greenphire Launches Extension of its ConneX Solution, ConneX Patient Direct, as Trial Sites Seek Support in Response to COVID-19

KING OF PRUSSIA, PA, UNITED STATES - Apr 8, 2020 - Greenphire, the global leader in financial software for clinical trials, today announced the launch of its ConneX Patient Direct service to enable global clinical trial sites to continue their critical work and patient support in an effort to offset the impact of COVID-19

ZEISS Lightsheet 7 Allows Multiview Imaging of Both Living and Cleared Specimens

JENA, GERMANY - Apr 8, 2020 - Light sheet fluorescence microscopy (LSFM) with its unique illumination principle allows fast and gentle imaging of whole living model organisms, tissues, and developing cells

Independent Site Management Organisation Panthera prepares for COVID-19

PRESTON, UNITED KINGDOM - Apr 6, 2020 - “The safety of clinical trial patients and staff is paramount. We are working with our clients in pharma and CROs to assess each trial to see if it needs to be suspended, delayed or if it can carry on in a way that is safe both for the clinicians and participants” commented Stuart Young CEO of Panthera the independent SMO

Clareto Announces Partnership with Diameter Health to Streamline Insurance Processes

RICHMOND, VA, UNITED STATES - Apr 6, 2020 -  Clareto, an innovator in acquiring electronic health data for insurance underwriting and claims processes, today announced its partnership with Diameter Health, developer of the leading platform for clinical data normalization and enhancement

CluePoints Launches Complimentary COVID-19 Risk Management Package for Clinical Studies

KING OF PRUSSIA, PA, US - Apr 6, 2020 - CluePoints, the premier provider of Risk-Based Study Execution (RBx) and Data Quality Oversight Software for clinical trials, today announced that it has launched a complimentary COVID-19 risk management package available to all at no cost

BioIVT Opens New Blood Donor Center to Support Boston-area Research into COVID-19 Therapies, Vaccines and Diagnostics

WESTBURY, NY - Apr 6, 2020 - BioIVT, a leading provider of research models and services for drug and diagnostic development, today announced the opening of its new blood donor center on the Tufts University campus in Medford, MA to support academic and pharmaceutical researchers involved in COVID-19, cell and gene therapy research

AgileBio Launches a LIMS Package Addressed to COVID-19 Labs

SAN DIEGO, CA, US - Apr 3, 2020 - AgileBio, a leading global provider of LabCollector LIMS solution that enhances research, testing & traceability to scientist teams announces new COVID LabCollector + Lab Service Management (LSM) Pack that will increase the speed and efficiency in COVID-19 tests management

Spring Bank Provides Update on Business Operations & Clinical Program Progress During COVID-19 Pandemic

HOPKINTON, MA, UNITED STATES - Apr 2, 2020 -  Spring Bank Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: SBPH), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel therapeutics for oncology and inflammatory diseases, today provided an update on the company’s business operations in response to and as a result of the global COVID-19 pandemic

The American Hospital Association and AVIA Launch New Tool to Support Members on the Front Lines of the COVID-19 Crisis: Introducing the COVID-19 Digital Response Pulse

CHICAGO, IL, UNITED STATES - Apr 2, 2020 - Today, the American Hospital Association (AHA) & AVIA are reaching out to all AHA members with a new tool for rapid, critical support to deal with COVID-19

AmoTx Now Offers Face Masks and PPE During Coronavirus Pandemic

NY, NY, UNITED STATES - Apr 2, 2020 - The medical device provider AmoTx is now openly offering face masks for people in Europe and North America