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The world of medicine meets at MEDICA 2020. A must for anyone who wants to experience tomorrow’s healthcare market live.

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Delve into the world of medical technology! The whole industry will meet in Düsseldorf from 16 – 19 November 2020. Experience high-tech products, meet world market leaders, hidden champions and start-ups or visit the top-class forums and conferences. Regardless what you are looking for: you will find it at MEDICA 2020!

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Smart jumpsuit provides information on infants' movement and development

A new innovation by University of Helsinki and Aalto University researchers makes it possible, for the first time, to quantitatively assess children's spontaneous movement in the natural environment.

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Algorithms for identifying new 'cancer genes'

It is estimated that the number of cancer cases worldwide will double by 2040. This makes the search for genes that cause cancer even more important. A team of researchers from the University of Bern and Inselspital, University Hospital Bern, has now developed algorithms that massively simplify the hunt for "cancer genes" in a poorly understood part of our genome.

Image: Drs. Matt Lyon and Richard Schwartz between two screens; Copyright: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University

eHealth: improving tele-emergency care

Emergency medicine physicians at the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University are helping rural hospitals better treat patients by establishing tele-emergency departments.

Image: Conceptual Illustration of the pacemaker; Copyright: Texas Heart Institute/James Philpot

Innovative wirelessly powered pacing system

Researchers at Texas Heart Institute (THI) and UCLA crossed a significant milestone in the development of wirelessly powered, leadless pacemakers. In an article in the Nature Research journal Scientific Reports, the team used their innovative pacing system to reveal the ability to provide synchronized biventricular pacing to a human-sized heart in a preclinical research model.

Image: colorful visualization of how the team's multitask convolutional neural network classifies primary cancer sites; Copyright: Hong-Jun Yoon/ORNL

AI tool to extract cancer data in record time

Cancer is a public health crisis that afflicts nearly one in two people during their lifetime. Cancer is also an oppressively complex disease. Hundreds of cancer types affecting more than 70 organs have been recorded in the nation's cancer registries - databases of information about individual cancer cases that provide vital statistics to doctors, researchers, and policymakers.

Image: three x-ray images of the brain; Copyright: American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR)

Smartphones prove reliable for acute ischemic stroke decision

Mobile devices proved both reliable and accurate for the clinical decision to administer IV thrombolysis in patients with acute stroke, according to an ahead-of-print article in the April issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR).

Image: round image taken by the hybrid microscope with two different halfs; Copyright: Rohit Bhargava, University of Illinois

Hybrid microscope could bring digital biopsy to the clinic

By adding infrared capability to the ubiquitous, standard optical microscope, researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign hope to bring cancer diagnosis into the digital era.

Image: two women analyzing a fitness bracelet; Copyright: Les Todd for Duke University

Wearables: heart rate measurements vary by activity

Biomedical engineers at Duke University have demonstrated that while different wearable technologies, like smart watches and fitness trackers, can accurately measure heart rate across a variety of skin tones, the accuracy between devices begins to vary wildly when they measure heart rate during different types of everyday activities.

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Blood-based sensor helps to detect Alzheimer's disease

A research team at KAIST reported clinically accurate multiplexed electrical biosensor for detecting Alzheimer's disease by measuring its core biomarkers using densely aligned carbon nanotubes.

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Telemedicine helps pregnant women tackle taboo issue

Sarah, a military veteran living on the coast of South Carolina, knew she had a problem. The opioids prescribed for her pain were becoming a headache of their own.

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Immunology: cells consult each other to make decisions

Scientists and physicians have long known that immune cells migrate to the site of an infection, which individuals experience as inflammation - swelling, redness and pain. Now, Northwestern University and University of Washington researchers have uncovered new evidence that this gathering is not just a consequence of immune activation.

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App for a smart pregnancy

Wouldn’t it be handy if you were able to record your baby’s heartbeat or even take an ultrasound scan just using a smartphone app at home? Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) and Universitätsklinikum Erlangen (UKER) are investigating what would be needed in order to offer a service like this to expectant parents.

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New technology to help diagnose and manage respiratory diseases

Monash University researchers in Australia have developed radical non-invasive technology that can be used to diagnose respiratory lung diseases, such as cystic fibrosis and lung cancer, and potentially fast-track treatments for patients.

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Portable MRIs bring diagnostics to stroke patients

A portable, low-field Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) system may become a safe and practical way to get accurate brain images at a patient's bedside, according to preliminary research to be presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2020, a world premier meeting for researchers and clinicians dedicated to the science of stroke and brain health.

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Injectables for faster healing of bone fractures

One in three adults aged 60 and over suffering from a hip fracture dies within one year. Now, a Purdue University-affiliated startup is moving closer to the start of clinical trials for a novel injectable drug that is targeted to heal broken bones faster and strengthen weak bones.

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Non-invasive method to predict onset of dementia

Information gathered from routine visits to the doctor is enough to accurately predict a person's risk of developing Alzheimer's disease and related dementias, according to new research. The researchers developed and tested machine learning algorithms using data from electronic medical records to identify patients who may be at risk for developing the dementia.

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Gut-in-a-dish model to define gut leaks

Leaky gut is most often experienced by older people, patients with cancers or other chronic ailments, and people with especially stressful lifestyles. Stressors break down the zipper-like junctions between the cells that form the gut lining. Microbes and molecules that subsequently leak out through these cell gaps can trigger an immune response, contributing to a variety of diseases.

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Prosthetics: improvments with eye-tracking data

Prosthetic hands restore only some of the function lost through amputation. But combining electrical signals from forearm muscles with other sources of information, such as eye tracking, promises better prostheses. A study funded by the SNSF gives specialists access to valuable new data.

Image: movement points classified for and with AI; Copyright: Neuro Event Labs

AI: analyzing myoclonus severity from video footage

Fast, reliable and automatic assessment of the severity of myoclonic jerks from video footage is now possible, thanks to an algorithm using deep convolutional neural network architecture and pretrained models that identify and track keypoints in the human body.

Image: mouse and cells depiction; Copyright: Science China Press

Minimal-invasive hydrogen therapy for cancer treatment

Up to now, cancer is still one of the major diseases that threaten the survival of mankind, and it is difficult to cure clinically. In addition to single or combined surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy, which are commonly used clinically, a number of promising therapeutic strategies have been recently put forward.

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Genetics: one quarter of bacteria can spread antibiotic resistance to peers

Biomedical engineers at Duke University have demonstrated that at least 25 percent of antibiotic-resistant pathogenic bacteria found in clinical settings are capable of spreading their resistance directly to other bacteria.

Image: A surgeon with a radiation protection vest in the OR; Copyright: Cedars-Sinai

TAVR shows similar safety outcomes as open-heart surgery

A new study from the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai and other centers nationwide shows that patients who underwent a minimally invasive transcatheter aortic-valve replacement (TAVR), had similar key 5-year clinical outcomes of death and stroke as patients who had traditional open-heart surgery to replace the valve.

Image: Two men and two women in a lab; Copyright: Bellvitge Biomedicine Research Institute (IDIBELL)

Multicentric study identifies new biomarker for vascular dementia

Vascular dementia is caused by a defect on blood flow arrival to the brain, which consequently generates neuronal damage. Since now, its diagnosis has been quite complicated because only neuroimaging methods and the appearance of symptoms were available.

Image: Colored image of a tissue sample; Copyright: Brian Pogue, PhD

First images of oxygen in tumors during radiation therapy

Using specialty cameras and an oxygen probe drug injection, researchers at Dartmouth's Norris Cotton Cancer Center can now image oxygen from within cancer tumors during radiation while the probe is excited by Cherenkov light, a byproduct of radiation.

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Digitalization joins the fight against multi-resistant pathogens

Developing fundamental new approaches against multi-resistant pathogens is the aim of the new Bavarian research network called New Strategies Against Multi-Resistant Pathogens by Means of Digital Networking - bayresq.net. A scientist from FAU is also conducting research in an interdisciplinary sub-project in the network.

An innovative application to evaluate fall risk in older adults looks for distributors

Instituto de Biomecánica (IBV) presents at MEDICA trade fair (Hall 13 / booth A62) its latest services, products and future developments applied to healthcare sector. The internacional research...

The World’s First Vascular Access Air Warming Device Achieves 87.5% Success!

The Airglove warming device works in just 3 minutes gently warming the patients arm to the selected temperature. With extended courses of treatment such as chemotherapy repeated cannulation is often...

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...

biolitec® Medica 2019: New ELLA® laser therapy for endometriosis – Precise laser treatment of bladder tumors with trans-urethral laser ablation TULA® now available

Vienna, 13th November 2019 – biolitec®, the worldwide active developer and manufacturer of medical laser systems for minimally invasive treatment, is going to present new treatment methods for...

Innovative drain disinfectant that kills and prevents biofilms launched at MEDICA 2019

Infection prevention specialist GAMA Healthcare is launching a ground-breaking drain disinfectant at MEDICA 2019 that kills, removes and prevents formation of biofilms, including the highly resistant...

World’s first digital testing device for early bowel cancer screening showcased at MEDICA 2019

Oxford MEStar – an Oxford University bioengineering spinout company – will be joining the ABHI UK Pavilion at MEDICA 2019 (18 – 21st November 2019) to showcase the world’s first digital Faecal...

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...

Avery Dennison Medical Introduces Eight Adhesive Materials, Wound Care Solutions at Medica 2019

DÜSSELDORF, GERMANY – 18 November 2019 – Avery Dennison Medical is launching eight new products at the 2019 Medica International Trade Fair, which begins today and runs through November 21 at the...

Breakthrough AI technology to measure absolute blood pressure

With the start of Medica, the largest medical fair in Düsseldorf, Verhaert Masters in Innovation presents a new AI based technology measuring absolute blood pressure directly from finger, wrist or...

SCHOTT Illuminates Single-Use Endoscopes with New and Easy-to-Handle Product Line

The SCHOTT® SingleEZ Guide plug-and-play illumination solution for single-use endoscopes is the first member of a new modular product family based on fiber optics. Fiber optic lighting specialist...

EIZO Releases Extension for Its Video Over IP Solution that Transmits 4K Video Signals at 60 Hz for the OR

EIZO GmbH today announced an extension for its video over IP solution, CuratOR Alipe, which provides lossless transmission of image and video within and outside of the OR. With the new TIP0810-HDMI IP...

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...

Surgical Holdings launch Rigid Endoscope Repair Service at MEDICA 2019

An award-winning British manufacturer is delighted to be launching its ‘rigid endoscope repair service’ at MEDICA 2019. Surgical Holdings offers global hospitals a fast, reliable,...

Brandon Medical Develops i2i: smart solutions for operating theatres

i2i stands for “isolated to integrated” and has been developed at Brandon Medical’s research and development department in Leeds, UK The operating theatre environment has dramatically...

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...

SCHOTT’s Laser-Diffusing Technology Enables More Effective Light-Based Therapies

Improving patients’ health with precision glass-based diffusers Very high homogeneity and efficiency of light radiation Various diffuser geometries: cylindrical, front emitting, spherical and...

Diaphragm liquid pump offers great advantages

In its FP 400 diaphragm liquid pump, KNF has managed to horizontally arrange five diaphragms on a single level for the first time. The new arrangement enables the FP 400 to achieve very low pulsing on...

Now even smaller for hand-held medical devices

When coming into close contact with medical devices, patients primarily expect these devices to be quiet and produce minimal vibration. For the manufacturers, size, weight and reliability also count —...

Linnodee Diagnostics Ltd - specialising in veterinary diagnostic tests for Leptospirosis

Linnodee Diagnostics Ltd. is dedicated to the design and manufacture of clinical and veterinary diagnostic tests for Leptospirosis. The company was established in 1999 by the late Dr Ernest F Logan...

Bidirectional differential pressure sensor for extremely low pressures

Analog Microelectronics GmbH presents a new bidirectional differential pressure sensor for ultra low pressures and thereby expands its digital board-level pressure sensor series AMS 5915 with I2C...

UK Pressure Ulcer Mattress Manufacturer launch paediatric pressure ulcer mattress at MEDICA 2019

A UK company who specialises in the development and manufacture of ‘zero pressure’ technology will be launching a new innovative paediatric mattress at MEDICA 2019. Following months of...

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,...

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...

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,...

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Regenerative Medicine

We have been using regenerative therapies for some time now to accelerate and improve healing. Still, complex applications like replacing organs or limbs will rather remain vision than become reality for a long time. But there are already a lot of other good ideas to support the body’s natural healing.

Learn more in our Topic of the Month about the newest methods in regenerative medicine

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Fitness and rehabilitation: FREI AG looks forward to a healthy future

Fitness and rehabilitation are two core components of health care for young and old. Apart from function, aesthetics also play a key role when it comes to medical equipment. FREI AG understands the importance of this aspect.

In an interview Dominik Egetemeier and Jan Sebelefsky give an insight into the therapy beds of FREI AG

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Sensors for safety – JUTTA supports caregivers

Caregivers are unable to provide around-the-clock care and supervision. That's where JUTTA, the sensor-based technical support system comes in! It stands for Just-in-Time-Assistance. Sensors detect the motions of people in need of care in their living environment and provide valuable information to caregivers.

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Digital Health Records with Archivar 4.0

Digital transformation also impacts the way hospitals archive medical data. Medical file cabinets no longer fill entire rooms, making it challenging to locate a specific patient file. These days, healthcare facilities use modern interoperable patient data archiving solutions instead.

Silvio Große explains in an interview what Archivar 4.0 is all about

MEDICA 2020–Top in all medical areas

The world of medicine meets at MEDICA 2020. A must for anyone who wants to experience tomorrow’s healthcare market live.

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You intend to exhibit at MEDICA 2020?

Have a look at our information brochures for medical technology segments of MEDICA 2020

News from the editors of MEDICA-tradefair.com

Smart jumpsuit provides information on infants' movement and development

Algorithms for identifying new 'cancer genes'

eHealth: improving tele-emergency care

Innovative wirelessly powered pacing system

AI tool to extract cancer data in record time

Smartphones prove reliable for acute ischemic stroke decision

Hybrid microscope could bring digital biopsy to the clinic

Wearables: heart rate measurements vary by activity

Blood-based sensor helps to detect Alzheimer's disease

Telemedicine helps pregnant women tackle taboo issue

Immunology: cells consult each other to make decisions

App for a smart pregnancy

New technology to help diagnose and manage respiratory diseases

Portable MRIs bring diagnostics to stroke patients

Injectables for faster healing of bone fractures

Non-invasive method to predict onset of dementia

Gut-in-a-dish model to define gut leaks

Prosthetics: improvments with eye-tracking data

AI: analyzing myoclonus severity from video footage

Minimal-invasive hydrogen therapy for cancer treatment

Genetics: one quarter of bacteria can spread antibiotic resistance to peers

TAVR shows similar safety outcomes as open-heart surgery

Multicentric study identifies new biomarker for vascular dementia

First images of oxygen in tumors during radiation therapy

Digitalization joins the fight against multi-resistant pathogens

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An innovative application to evaluate fall risk in older adults looks for distributors

The World’s First Vascular Access Air Warming Device Achieves 87.5% Success!

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

biolitec® Medica 2019: New ELLA® laser therapy for endometriosis – Precise laser treatment of bladder tumors with trans-urethral laser ablation TULA® now available

Innovative drain disinfectant that kills and prevents biofilms launched at MEDICA 2019

World’s first digital testing device for early bowel cancer screening showcased at MEDICA 2019

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

Avery Dennison Medical Introduces Eight Adhesive Materials, Wound Care Solutions at Medica 2019

Breakthrough AI technology to measure absolute blood pressure

SCHOTT Illuminates Single-Use Endoscopes with New and Easy-to-Handle Product Line

EIZO Releases Extension for Its Video Over IP Solution that Transmits 4K Video Signals at 60 Hz for the OR

FIND Collaborate with SpeeDx and QuantuMDx

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

Surgical Holdings launch Rigid Endoscope Repair Service at MEDICA 2019

Brandon Medical Develops i2i: smart solutions for operating theatres

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

SCHOTT’s Laser-Diffusing Technology Enables More Effective Light-Based Therapies

Diaphragm liquid pump offers great advantages

Now even smaller for hand-held medical devices

Linnodee Diagnostics Ltd - specialising in veterinary diagnostic tests for Leptospirosis

Bidirectional differential pressure sensor for extremely low pressures

UK Pressure Ulcer Mattress Manufacturer launch paediatric pressure ulcer mattress at MEDICA 2019

A gentler technique for artificial respiration

Neural networks enable autonomous navigation of catheters

Improved biopsies with MRI-compatible ultrasound system

Topic of the Month

Regenerative Medicine

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Fitness and rehabilitation: FREI AG looks forward to a healthy future

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Sensors for safety – JUTTA supports caregivers

Interview

Digital Health Records with Archivar 4.0

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