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MEDICA START-UP PARK 2019

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Trend Topic Health IT: M2M & Big Data
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Big Data & AI – faster than all others

At MEDICA 2019 you will learn more about technologies and applications that keep us connected between the mountains of data.
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MEDICA 2019 – Pioneers of tomorrow's medicine

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Start-ups at MEDICA 2019
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Sparkling new innovations and exciting ideas

The number of start-ups has increased at MEDICA. Now, several hundred of these very young and mostly digitally driven companies presenting themselves to the international trade public.  
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News from the editors of MEDICA-tradefair.com

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Sports medicine: for people with and beyond cancer
It's well known that exercise is good for preventing and treating many forms of heart disease, but less commonly known are the benefits of physical activity for people living with and beyond cancer.
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Cataract surgery: more safety on the road
The ability of cataract surgery to restore sight is well known. People say they're stunned by the vibrancy of color after surgery and the improvement in night vision. Some can even reduce their reliance on glasses. But is it possible to quantify that improved quality of vision?
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Microscopy: 10-times faster image acquisition
Recent advances in fluorescence microscopy allow researchers to study biological processes below the classical diffraction limit of light. Ralf Jungmann, Professor for Experimental Physics at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität in Munich and research group leader at the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, and colleagues developed DNA-PAINT, a variant of these so-called super-resolution approaches.
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Antibiotic resistance: nanomesh drug delivery provides hope
The fight against global antibiotic resistance has taken a major step forward with scientists discovering a concept for fabricating nanomeshes as an effective drug delivery system for antibiotics. Health experts are increasingly concerned about the rise in medication resistant bacteria.
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AI: Sreening system detects diabetic retinopathy
New research shows that an automated, artificial intelligence (AI) screening system accurately detects diabetic retinopathy 95.5 percent of the time. The system doesn't require the input of an expert ophthalmologist and it can provide a reading in 60 seconds, making real-time screening possible for primary care practices and diabetes centers.
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Diagnostics: rapid test for Lyme disease
Some 300,000 people in the United Stated are diagnosed with Lyme disease every year. Caused by Borrelia burgdorferi and transmitted by the bite of infected Ixodes ticks, the disease if left untreated can cause serious neurologic, cardiac, and/or rheumatologic complications.
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Immunotherapy: novel technique for cancer treatment
Immunotherapy is a promising cancer treatment that uses genetically modified immune cells to fight cancer. It can be used as a primary treatment or in combination with other treatments such as radiation and chemotherapy to slow down or stop the growth of cancer cells and prevent them from spreading to other parts of the body.
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Cancer therapy: Oxygen in hyperbaric chamber provides relief
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) can relieve self-reported symptoms and side-effects of radiotherapy against cancer in the pelvic region, a study shows. After 30–40 sessions in a hyperbaric chamber, many patients experienced reductions in bleeding, urinary incontinence, and pain alike.
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AI: machine learning and cancer care explored in Cleveland
Artificial Intelligence (AI), machine learning and smart computing are all rapidly transforming the global health and medical landscape, including at Case Western Reserve University and among its health-care partners in Northeast Ohio and beyond.
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Imaging: new information regarding traumatic microbleeds
Using advanced imaging, researchers have uncovered new information regarding traumatic microbleeds, which appear as small, dark lesions on MRI scans after head injury but are typically too small to be detected on CT scans.
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Industry News

BioTeZ established a novel therapeutic drug monitoring assay for Evolocumab and PCSK9
The first PCSK9 Inhibitors reach the market and BioTeZ just completed the development project for the therapeutic drug and antigen monitoring assay. The recoveryELISA® (RPE) allows the simultaneous...
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BioTeZ established a novel surface functionalization kit -the TAPAS system.
The strong interaction between streptavidin and biotin is widely utilized in biotechnological applications (1). The new TAPAS label was developed to extend the portfolio for assay...
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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...
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High Airflow Foam (HAF)
Woodbridge INOAC Technical Products is pleased to introduce our newest contribution to the foam market, High Airflow Foam (HAF). With approximately 20 times greater permeability than conventional...
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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.&#...
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Development of the wound therapy system CNP-P3 by Lohmann & Rauscher
With the Suprasorb® CNP P3, Lohmann & Rauscher (L & R) is launching a cutting-edge technology that sets new standards in wound care. The negative pressure therapy is used after analysis of...
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Interdental brush paro®slider, the revolution of interdental cleaning
The design of a dentist developed by Nowak Engineering and implemented by paro®. A dentist, who originally studied mechanical engineering, pursued an idea for several years, which revolutionizes the...
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Ethylene Oxide Sterilization Solutions: reliable and safe
RSD will be this year at MEDICA trade fair, in Dusseldorf, from November 18th to 21st. For us, it is a good moment to show our EO Sterilization solutions , based on a turnkey proposals and...
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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...
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DataArt Launches 'SkinCareAI' Prototype App to Detect Early Signs of Melanoma
News Medical runs the announcement of DataArt launching its 'SkinCareAI' – a prototype app that analyses skin images to detect early signs of melanoma. “Using the latest advances in machine...
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MEDICA START-UP PARK: the start-ups introduce themselves

Young, innovative and dynamic – that‘s the START-UP-PARK at MEDICA 2019. 36 start-ups from various sectors are going to present their products and are looking forward to meeting interested trade visitors and ambitious investors.
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Interview
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The possibilities of digital pathology

Using artificial intelligence, the iSTIX software creates complete scans out of single microcopic images. Learn in our interview how this works and what advantages it offers!
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At MEDICA we offer exclusive accommodation on a hotel ship in TOP SITUATION and at a TOP PRICE through our partner Düsseldorf Tourismus:
  • the MS Rhein Symphonie, a 4-star comfort hotel ship, from EUR 229 per cabin / night (including breakfast and VAT,) with mooring near the Rheinterrasse. The old town is within walking distance, the MEDICA is only about 3 km away. Parking is available, as well as a taxi stand / taxi buttler and/or public transport.

  • the MS Emerald Destiny, a 5-star luxury cruise liner, is available from EUR 329 per cabin / night (including breakfast and VAT) with mooring at the  Schnellenburg (in planning). The exhibition grounds are just a short walk away from the landing stage.

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