Quantum computing
The International Year of Quantum (IYQ) 2025 marks a century of quantum discovery, and its celebration begins with the foundational principle "No one owns quantum science." This declaration reflects the collaborative essence of how quantum mechanics emerged and continues to evolve. As we delve into the history of
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Kimberly-Clark, a U.S.-based household and personal care products maker, plans to establish an advanced research and development (R&D) center in South Korea. The new facility, set to be built at the Yuhan-Kimberly Ltd. plant in Giheung, will share the research workload previously conducted exclusively in the
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Ventana Medical Systems Inc has not definitively stated that it will not make a higher offer for Australian medical technology firm Vision Systems Ltd (ASX:VSL), despite a recent agreement with United States rival Cytyc Corp. Ventana's decision not to better Cytyc's $A497 million offer was
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Results from the VentrAssist left ventricular assist device (LVAD) CE Mark Bridge-to-Transplant Trial have been presented at the European Association of Cardiothoracic Surgeons (EACTS) in Sweden. The trial, which involved patients aged 10 to 75 years, achieved an impressive 83% success rate in meeting the primary clinical end-point of cardiac
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A team of South Korean technicians has created a portable pathogen detector called the TMC-2000, which can quickly and efficiently identify harmful bacteria in food samples. The compact machine, developed by Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology, utilizes silicon-chip technology and the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) process to conduct DNA testing.
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Tarceva, a breakthrough cancer medicine, has shown a significant survival benefit for patients with pancreatic cancer, prompting Roche to request a re-examination of the data supporting its filing for European approval. Pancreatic cancer is a highly aggressive form of cancer, killing more people within the first year of diagnosis than
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Liberal and National MPs are pushing for the sale proceeds of Medibank Private to be used for building roads, while Prime Minister John Howard insists the money will fund medical research. The proposed sale to US private investment firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR) has sparked concerns over foreign ownership and
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Panacea Pharmaceuticals, a privately-held biopharmaceutical company, has been awarded a $880,000 Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to develop a novel drug for treating ischemic stroke. The company has identified a
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The BITAC study, led by Dr. Alexander Bauer at the University Hospital of Heidelberg, aims to assess the incidence of slow ventricular tachycardias (VTs) in heart failure patients implanted with CRT-D devices. The study will enroll over 400 patients across Europe and will provide physicians with better insight into the
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Fluidware Technologies Inc., a startup born at the University of Tokyo, has collaborated with Hitachi Ltd. to create a cutting-edge, cost-effective biotechnology analysis system. This innovative technology employs a tiny silicon chip to match proteins linked to diseases with potential drug substances. The system is poised to revolutionize the development
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Pharsight Corporation, a leading provider of software and strategic services designed to optimize clinical drug development, has entered into a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER). This collaboration directly supports the FDA's
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Dendrite International, a leading provider of pharmaceutical industry solutions, has launched j-ForceWIRELESS, a wireless operating environment designed to provide pharmaceutical sales forces in developing countries with a turnkey sales force effectiveness solution. The solution will be introduced in China, one of the fastest growing pharmaceutical markets in the world, in
