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  • 18 May 2015
    Opto Circuits introduce Powerheart G5 Automated External Defibrillator in US & Canadian markets

    Opto Circuits' group company, Cardiac Science, launched newest automated external defibrillator (AED) to the US and Canadian markets. The Powerheart® G5 is the first AED to combine real-time CPR feedback, fully automatic shock delivery, variable escalating energy, and fast shock times.

  • The Indian pharmaceutical sector would soon be showcasing new drugs for malaria, oste porosis and diabetes, Union Minister for Science and Technology Harsh Vardhan said. The candidate drugs are currently undergoing clinical trials, he said.

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  • Biocon’s chairman and managing director Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, got  2nd rank in ‘The Medicine Maker Power List' 2015, an index of the 100 most influential people across the globe in the field of medicine. The top 5 in ‘The Medicine Maker Power List’ are: Anthony Fauci, director, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, USA, Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, chairman & managing director, Biocon, Sir Andrew Witty, chief executive officer, GlaxoSmithKline, Arthur D. Levinson, chief executive officer, Calico and Heather Bresch, chief executive officer of Mylan.

  • The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Roche's cobas KRAS mutation test for diagnostic use. The real-time PCR test is designed to identify KRAS mutations in tumour samples from metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) patients and aid clinicians in determining a therapeutic path for them.

  • Jubilant Life Sciences has suffered drop during the fourth quarter ended March 2015 due to lower sales and its consolidated net profit declined sharply by 56.8 per cent to Rs.42.73 crore from Rs.98.81 crore in the corresponding period of last year. Its consolidated net sales also declined by 1.9 per cent to Rs.1,523 crore from Rs.1,552 crore. EBIDTA improved marginally to Rs.253.27 crore from Rs.250.86 crore. EPS declined to Rs.2.68 from Rs.6.20 in the last period. The company management recommended equity dividend of 300 % for the year 2014-15.

  • India will bea part of a first-of-its-kind clinical trial for treating spinal cord injury in humans through stem-cells involving 18 patients. The clinical trial is a part of a collaborative study conducted in China, Norway and America involving 240 patients. The pre-clinical trial of this project already completed in the US and also the first phase clinical trials in China involving 120 patients.

  • Nevro Corp., a medical device company focused on developing solutions in the neuromodulation spacea, has received approval from the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Senza spinal cord stimulation (SCS) system. This is indicated as an aid in the management of chronic intractable pain of the trunk and/or limbs, including unilateral or bilateral pain associated with failed back surgery syndrome, intractable low back pain and leg pain.

  • Neusoft Medical Systems Co., Ltd. manufactures medical equipment, and provides medical IT solutions and healthcare services, introduced  NeuViz 128 CT for the global markets. The products are being exported to South Asia, North Africa and other international markets. It is leading-edge technologies and innovations to create super-fine and low dose images.

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