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MEDICA and COMPAMED hold their own in a challenging and demanding market environment

The slogan "Be Part of the No. 1" was embraced by experts from all areas of the health industry, who provided for a slight increase in the number of visitors to the fully utilised exhibition halls over the four days of the fair (18–21 November 2019)

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Video: COMPAMED 2019 - Meeting point for today's medical technology suppliers

COMPAMED 2019 was once again the get-together for medical technology suppliers. What did they bring to the trade fair and what do they say about it? We'll give you a little insight!

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Video: High-tech in hospitals – How innovations gain a foothold

Modern medical technology is found in every hospital, and high-tech equipment shapes the image and the work there. Which innovations will be next and how can we ensure that they continue to be found in hospitals?

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Video: Small technology, big performance – Sensors

Small technology that achieve great performance: Sensors. Without them, many automated processes could not be taken over by technical devices. But what requirements are they subject to and how can we ensure that they do not fail?

Have a look at the reports, interviews, videos and fotos of the four trade fair days

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20 Nov. 2019

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21 Nov. 2019

Illustration:a human arm, a sensor on it and a mobile; Copyright: Cheng Lab/Penn State

Wearable: gas sensor for health and environmental monitoring

A highly sensitive, wearable gas sensor for environmental and human health monitoring may soon become commercially available, according to researchers at Penn State and Northeastern University.

Illustration: a human hand and a robot hand with a glucose messing system; Copyright: PantherMedia / Andriy Popov

Designing better nursing care with robots

Robots are becoming an increasingly important part of human care, according to researchers based in Japan. To help improve the safety and efficacy of robotic care, the scientists have developed a control method that could help robots better replicate human movement when lifting and moving a patient. They published their results in IEEE/CAA Journal of Automatica Sinica.

Illustration: a hand, electronic and flashes; Copyright: T.-Cossa Lab, Department of Physics, University of Ottawa

A tool to democratize nanopore research

A nanopore is a tiny hole in a thin membrane with a diameter of around a billionth of a meter, or about the width of a single DNA molecule. The potential applications of these nanopores are so diverse - from medicine to information technology (IT) - that they could have a major impact on our daily lives.

Illustration: Perfusion Machine in a hospital room; Copyright: USZ

Machine keeps human livers alive

Researchers from the University Hospital Zurich, ETH Zurich, Wyss Zurich and the University of Zurich have developed a machine that repairs injured human livers and keeps them alive outside the body for one week. This breakthrough may increase the number of available organs for transplantation saving many lives of patients with severe liver diseases or cancer.

Illustration: a blue sign "4" and two brown objects; Copyright: Mohammadreza Imani, Duke University

Machine learning shapes microwaves for a computer's eyes

Engineers from Duke University and the Institut de Physique de Nice in France have developed a new method to identify objects using microwaves that improves accuracy while reducing the associated computing time and power requirements.

Image: Excitation of helium nanodroplets by ultra-short laser pulses; Copyright: AG Stienkemeier

Ultrafast reaction of superfluid helium triggerd by extreme ultraviolet laser pulses

A team headed by Professor Frank Stienkemeier at Freiburg’s Institute of Physics and Dr. Marcel Mudrich, professor at the University of Aarhus in Denmark, has observed the ultrafast reaction of nanodroplets of helium after excitation with extreme ultraviolet radiation (XUV) using a free-electron laser in real time.

Illustration: Comparison of single walled carbon nanotubes; Copyright: Energy Safety Research Institute, Swansea University

New production method for carbon nanotubes

A new method of producing carbon nanotubes - tiny molecules with incredible physical properties used in touchscreen displays, 5G networks and flexible electronics - has been given the green light by researchers, meaning work in this crucial field can continue.

Illustration: architecture of TruST, a robotic device that retrains patients with spinal cord injury to sit more stably; Copyright: Sunil Agrawal and Victor Santamaria/Columbia Engineering

Robotic trunk support assists those with spinal cord injury

Spinal cord injuries (SCI) can cause devastating damage, including loss of mobility and sensation. Every year, there are an estimated 17,000 new SCIs in the US alone, a rate higher than in most regions of the world. In addition, the rate of SCIs in people 65-years or older is expected to rise in the US, from 13.0 percent in 2010 to 16.1 percent by 2020.

Picture: Smiling man with glasses and beard; Copyright: Konrad Gös

Research: Men are more likely than women to call their science "excellent"

Male scientists more likely than female colleagues to use language framing their research findings as "excellent", "novel" and "unique". These are the findings of an analysis led by an international team of researchers at the University of Mannheim, the Harvard Medical School, and Yale University, published Dec. 16 in BMJ.

Image: a supercomputer in Japan; Copyright: RIKEN

AI: identifies unknown features associated with cancer recurrence

Artificial intelligence (AI) technology developed by the RIKEN Center for Advanced Intelligence Project (AIP) in Japan has successfully found features in pathology images from human cancer patients, without annotation, that could be understood by human doctors.

Image: a head shaped tree looses its leafes; Copyright: PantherMedia.net/Lightsource

Astrophysics and AI may offer key to early dementia diagnosis

Crucial early diagnosis of dementia in general practice could improve thanks to a computer model designed in a collaboration between Brighton and Sussex Medical School (BSMS) and astrophysicists at the University of Sussex.

Image: A small yewllow electronic device on a white background; Copyright: Jared Pike/Purdue University

Wearable device for people with swallowing problems

A wearable monitoring device to make treatments easier and more affordable for the millions of people with swallowing disorders is about to be released into the market.

Image: A small, half-transparent electronic device is held between two fingers; Copyright: Michael Kasimatis

Stretchy and squeezy soft sensors thanks to new bonding method

Imperial College London bioengineers have found a way to create stretchy and squeezy soft sensing devices by bonding rubber to electrical components.

Image: A collage of green images on a black ground; Copyright: Mark Foster

Optics: ultra-miniaturized scope less invasive

Johns Hopkins engineers have created a new lens-free ultra-miniaturized endoscope, the size of a few human hairs in width, that is less bulky and can produce higher quality images. Their findings were published today in Science Advances.

Image: A pipette is hovering over a lot of microwells; Copyright: Matthew Tomasi

Materials: a robot and software make it easier to create polymers

A Rutgers-led team of engineers has developed an automated way to produce polymers, making it much easier to create advanced materials aimed at improving human health.

Image: Letters AI in green; Copyright: PantherMedia / luca de polo

Reducing risk in AI and machine learning-based medical technology

Artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) are increasingly transforming the healthcare sector. From spotting malignant tumours to reading CT scans and mammograms, AI/ML-based technology is faster and more accurate than traditional devices - or even the best doctors. But along with the benefits come new risks and regulatory challenges.

Image: diamonds, one in a forceps; Copyright: Tokyo University of Science

Diamonds in your devices

Using conductive nanodiamond as electrode material in a water-based cell significantly increases its energy storage capacity, scientists find.

Image: a skull and a graphic of the machine in black and white; Copyright: Massouh bioMEDia for the Polytechnique Montréal Nanorobotics Laboratory

Instrument for deep and convoluted blood vessel networks

A team led by Professor Sylvain Martel at the Polytechnique Montréal Nanorobotics Laboratory has developed a novel approach to tackling one of the biggest challenges of endovascular surgery: how to reach the most difficult-to-access physiological locations.

Image: a hand in a glove under an electrospinning machine; Copyright: Joseph Fuqua II/UC Creative Services

Treatment for brain tumors uses electrospun fiber

Researchers with the University of Cincinnati used coaxial electrospinning to create a treatment for glioblastoma multiforme.

Image: Laboratory set-up in which silicone nanocrystals are produced; Copyright: Lorenzo Mangolini/UC Riverside

Making higher-energy light to fight cancer

Researchers use nontoxic silicon nanocrystals to convert low-energy photons into high-energy ones, bringing scientists closer to developing photodynamic treatments for cancer.

Image: Graphic of nanoparticles; Copyright: PantherMedia.net/Raimund

Cutting nanoparticles down to size

A new technique in chemistry could pave the way for producing uniform nanoparticles for use in drug delivery systems.

Image: Graphic of the nanowire; Copyright: Pohang University of Science and Technology(POSTECH)

Photodiodes with increased absorption of light developed

The near-infrared light is a light source with the shortest wavelength, indicated outside of the red color in the light spectrum. The near-infrared light has been widely used in optical communications, medical lasers, LiDAR of self-driving vehicles, and security and surveillance instruments, ranging from private to defense industry.

Image: small chip on a table; Copyright: Steve Southon

Electrochemical platform for cell-free synthetic biology

Scientists at the University of Toronto and Arizona State University have developed the first direct gene circuit to electrode interface by combining cell-free synthetic biology with state-of-the-art nanostructured electrodes.

Image: a man sitting on his laptop; Copyright: Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University

Studying the structure of self-organizing materials

This new method can take 3D micro and nano-printers to a new level: an international group of scientists with IKBFU professor Anatoliy Snigirev among them has published an article that proposes a new method for studying the structure of complexly organized materials of both artificial and natural origin.

Image: nanoreactor ; Copyright: Sune Levin and Nature Communications

Light at the end of the nanotunnel

Using a new type of nanoreactor, researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have succeeded in mapping catalytic reactions on individual metallic nanoparticles.

Mike Rimmer, Operations Director Brandon Medical Company Limited, has been selected in The Manufacturer Top 100 2019

Britain’s manufacturing heroes named in Liverpool Mike Rimmer, Operations Director Brandon Medical Company Limited, has been selected in The Manufacturer Top 100 2019 publication. “Brandon...

Vancive Medical Technologies and Finesse Medical Ltd. Rebranded as Avery Dennison Medical

DÜSSELDORF, GERMANY – 18 November 2019 – Avery Dennison Corporation (NYSE:AVY) announced that its medical businesses — Vancive Medical Technologies and Finesse Medical Ltd. — have been rebranded as...

FIND Collaborate with SpeeDx and QuantuMDx

The Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics (FIND) are supporting a collaboration with SpeeDx and QuantuMDx to assess the feasibility of developing low-cost point of care (POC) tests for...

Macadamian Technologies Achieves Microsoft Gold Partner Status & Azure Cloud Platform Competency

GATINEAU, Quebec - Oct. 29, 2019 - PRLog -- Macadamian Technologies today announced it has achieved Gold partner status and Cloud Platform competency, demonstrating a "best-in-class" ability...

Canada at MEDICA, Düsseldorf (November 18 - 21, 2019)

Biggest Canadian Participation Ever MEDICA – the leading international medical tradeshow – has been attracting generations of Canadian visitors and exhibitors. This year, 59 Canadian medical...

A gentler technique for artificial respiration

Fraunhofer tech at MEDICA 2019: Intensive care for premature infants In intensive care wards, artificial respiration is often used as a last resort to save a patient’s life. Unfortunately,...

Gulf between U.S. and U.K. home oxygen fire safety highlighted at MEDICA 2019

BPR Medical - an international leader in the design and manufacture of medical gas therapy solutions - will be joining the ABHI UK Pavilion at MEDICA 2019 (18 – 21st November 2019) at Hall 16 / K03-3...

Neural networks enable autonomous navigation of catheters

MEDICA 2019: AI support for endovascular stroke therapy When a patient has a stroke, every minute counts. Here, prompt action can prevent serious brain damage. If a clot is blocking a large blood...

Preventive health care via app

MEDICA 2019: Prevention through digital helpers from Fraunhofer and partners Demand for apps for preventive health care is growing all the time. Particularly popular are diagnostic assistants that...

Improved biopsies with MRI-compatible ultrasound system

MEDICA 2019: Minimally invasive diagnostics with multimodal imaging Biopsies are standard procedures in interventional radiology, not least for patients with a suspected tumor. In this instance,...

Combatting stress with a headband

New, objective measuring method for occupational health management Stress at the workplace can produce a wide range of symptoms and has previously only been describable in subjective terms. Headache...

InnoHealth China promotes your ideas

eHealth and Bioeconomy InnoHealth China is the current campaign led by the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft and constituent part of the initiative Research in Germany which is initiated and...

SEERS Medical launch innovative CLINNOVA Couches at MEDICA 2019

SEERS Medical – the leading UK manufacturer of treatment, examination and rehabilitation furniture – will be joining the ABHI UK Pavilion at MEDICA 2019 (18 – 21 November 2019) to launch their...

Invest Northern Ireland Partner with ABHI at MEDICA 2019

Invest Northern Ireland is delighted to be hosting a Northern Ireland stand on the ABHI UK Pavilion at MEDICA 2019; the largest healthcare exhibition in the world. Partnering with the UK’s...

Macadamian Technologies Witnesses 300% Growth in Healthcare Revenues, Becoming an Established Software Development Partner of Choice in MedTech

Macadamian Technologies celebrates its 22nd anniversary with 300% revenue growth in Healthcare over the past two consecutive years. Macadamian designs and develops custom digital and connected...

BioTeZ is starting to develop a new method for directly measuring the primary effect of drugs on their target molecule.

BioTeZ starts the project for the development of a companion diagnostic procedure. The aim is to determine the optimal drug dose for each patient to reduce side effects, to achieve the Therapeutic...

Firefly Expands Support to iOS and Android Platforms

October 14th 2019 – Returning for their 7th year at MEDICA, Firefly is set to unveil its new line of HD wireless video otoscopes and wireless digital dermatoscopes to international markets at MEDICA.&#...

Customers benefit from expansion of production site

Our production units consistently expand their manufacturing capacity and technical capability in order for our clients to benefit from optimized supply chain, advanced technologies and highly...

Rising US healthcare expenditure means opportunity for global companies in the Dominican Republic, a leading medical device supplier.

Due to demographic shifts, including an aging population, US healthcare expenditure is expected to increase in the coming years, from $3.3 trillion in 2016 to $5.7 trillion in 2026, and demand for...