Take a look at the lab of tomorrow!

Name: MEDICA
Start: 2020-11-16T10:00
End: 2020-11-19T18:00
Location: Messe Düsseldorf

Laboratory Technology / Diagnostic Tests
in hall 1 and 3

Here you can find everything that is new in laboratory sector, in which analysis equipment, centrifuges, filtration and water treatment systems, chromatographs, cleaning equipment, drying equipment, homogenizers, cooling systems, microscopes, pH meters, photometers, automatic pipetting and diluting stations, sample distribution systems, analytical balances, microtitre plates, shakers / mixers, automatic dyeing machines, infrared spectrometers, thermostats / temperature measuring instruments, laboratory supplies and furniture are used. You want to know about new trends in the field of diagnostics? the diagnostics sector includes clinical chemistry, immunochemistry / immunology, hematology / histology / cytology, microbiology tests, infection immunology, genetic tests and molecular biology diagnostics.

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Diagnostics Partnering Conference 2019

What are your advantages at DxPx Conference?

Christian Grosser, Deputy Director Global Portfolio Health and Medical Technologies, Messe Düsseldorf, talks about the Diagnostics Partnering Conference. It takes place in Düsseldorf in cooperation with MEDICA at 18 November 2019.

Learn more about the DxPx Conference!

Digital pathology

Image: AI-detection – tumor; Copyright: Fraunhofer IIS

Artificial Intelligence opens the gate to the future

How AI revolutionizes the examination of tissue

Cardiac diagnostics

Image: Blood sample labelled "Troponin I" on a test sheet; Copyright: panthermedia.net/olanstock

Prompt and personalized thanks to algorithms

What the australian outback has to do with that, you can read in our interview with Dr. Johannes Neumann

News from the editors of MEDICA-tradefair.com

Image: New technique "print" two-dimensional arrays of cells and proteins; Copyright: UC Berkeley graphic by Olivia Scheideler

New laboratory technique 'prints' cells

Take a neural stem cell in the brain: Whether this cell remains a stem cell or differentiates into a fully formed brain cell is ultimately determined by a complex set of molecular messages the cell receives from countless neighbors. Understanding these messages is key for scientists hoping to harness these stem cells to treat neurological conditions like Alzheimer's or Parkinson's.

Image: New genetic method to accurately synthesize DNA; Copyright: panthermedia.net/nikesidoroff

Genetics: New low-cost method to reduce DNA errors

DNA only persists through replication - naturally or synthetically. While humans need the genetic material to be reproduced in order to replace old or damaged cells, the ability to replicate DNA in a laboratory setting can provide researchers insights into the mechanisms of disease or the platform to develop treatments.

Image: Laboratory analysis of DNA; Copyright: panthermedia.net/sergunt

Genetic screening: New CRISPR technology to target RNA viruses

New genetic screening platform using CRISPR technology for targeting thousands of genes in a massively-parallel fashion; accurate and fast method of finding best guides to detect, target, and knockdown specific RNA targets.

Image: Scientists using AI; Copyright: panthermedia.net/AndrewLozovyi

AI and human knowledge for faster, better cancer diagnosis

A new system combining artificial intelligence (AI) with human knowledge promises faster and more accurate cancer diagnosis. The powerful technology, developed by a team led by engineering researchers at the University of Waterloo, uses digital images of tissue samples to match new cases of suspected cancer with previously diagnosed cases in a database.

Image: Medical diagnostics on coronavirus; Copyright: panthermedia.net/Vasyl Faievvch

Diagnostic tool: Rapid response coronavirus test

Hackensack Meridian Health, New Jersey's largest and most comprehensive health network, is pleased to announce that the Center for Discovery and Innovation (CDI) has created a test to dramatically reduce the time it takes for diagnosing COVID-19. This is a major advance that will benefit patients, create a more effective triage system in hospitals and better control the spread of disease.

Image: colorful graphic of a virus’ structure; Copyright: University of Basel, Computational Pharmacy

Coronavirus: virtual screening for active substances

The University of Basel is part of the global search for a drug to fight the rampant coronavirus. Researchers in the Computational Pharmacy group have so far virtually tested almost 700 million substances, targeting a specific site on the virus – with the aim of inhibiting its multiplication.

Image: three researchers in front of a computer; Copyright: Unicamp

AI: blood test points to risk of weight gain and diabetes

Researchers at the University of Campinas (UNICAMP) in São Paulo State, Brazil, have developed a computer program that analyzes molecules in blood plasma to search for biomarkers that identify individuals who are at risk of becoming overweight and developing obesity-related diseases.

Image: Space Tango CubeLab on board the International Space Station ISS without gravity; Copyright: Space Tango

Producing human tissue in space

On 6 March at 11:50 PM EST, the International Space Station resupply mission Space X CRS-20 took off from Cape Canaveral (USA). On board: 250 test tubes from the University of Zurich containing adult human stem cells. These stem cells will develop into bone, cartilage and other organs during the month-long stay in space.

Image: several photoacoustic images in comparison; Copyright: Chulhong Kim (POSTECH)

Exploring deep tissues using photoacoustic imaging

Photoacoustic imaging has gained global attention for capturing images without causing pains or using ionizing radiation. Recently, many researchers have heavily studied on observing deep tissues to apply the photoacoustic imaging to clinical diagnosis and practices.

Image: Close-up of a tubular structure ; Copyright: Professor Alvaro Mata

3D printing of tissue-like vascular structures

In a new study published today in Nature Communications, led by Professor Alvaro Mata at the University of Nottingham and Queen Mary University London, researchers have developed a way to 3D print graphene oxide with a protein which can organise into tubular structures that replicate some properties of vascular tissue.

Image: Nanopore sequencer for DNA analysis; Copyright: Courtesy of Fraunhofer IGBI

DNA: sequencing technique shortens diagnosis of sepsis

A report in the Journal of Molecular Diagnostics, published by Elsevier, describes a new technique that uses real-time next-generation sequencing (NGS) to analyze tiny amounts of microbial cell-free DNA in the plasma of patients with sepsis, offering the possibility of accurate diagnosis of sepsis-causing agents within a few hours of drawing blood.

Image: two men standing behind medical technology; Copyright: Matthew Comstock

Better cancer treatments with 'Optical tweezers'

Stem cells involved in replenishing human tissues and blood depend on an enzyme known as telomerase to continue working throughout our lives. When telomerase malfunctions, it can lead to both cancer and premature aging conditions. Roughly 90 percent of cancer cells require inappropriate telomerase activity to survive.

Image: simulated bacterium propelling itself along using flagella pointing forwards and behind; Copyright: Sarah Mohammadinejed, University of Göttingen

Immunology: swimming bacteria

The magnetotactic bacterium Magnetococcus marinus swims with the help of two bundles of flagella, which are thread-like structures. The bacterial cells also possess a sort of intracellular "compass needle", meaning that their movements can be controlled using a magnetic field.

Image: Microglia express tight junction molecule; Copyright: Hiroaki Wake

Immune cells damage the integrity of the blood-brain barrier

The blood-brain barrier is a layer of cells that covers the blood vessels in the brain and regulates the entry of molecules from the blood into the brain. Increases in blood-brain barrier "permeability," or the extent to which molecules leak through, are observed in several neurological and psychiatric disorders.

Image: A woman with long brown hair and a black dress standing in front of a window; Copyright: Rush Production Group

Personalized medicine: putting precision oncology into practice

Rush University Medical Center is the first health care organization to launch medical record company Epic's module for genomic results, giving providers the tools they need to tailor patient care at the molecular level. Rush will use the module as part of its Precision Oncology Center to integrate the power of genomic sequencing data into oncologists' daily workflows.

Image: A hand with a glove is putting a sample container into a laboratory device; Copyright: Sattler/Charité

Mass spectrometry for precision medicine

Research groups from Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin and the Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC) are joining forces with other Berlin-based partners. Pooling their experience and outstanding expertise in the field of mass spectrometry, they will form a new 'Forschungskern' or 'research core'.

Image: A smiling woman with long brown hair standing in front of a large machine; Copyright: University of Arizona College of Engineering

Wearables: studying sweat for diagnostics

Imagine if you could know the status of any molecule in your body without needing to get your blood drawn. Science fiction? Almost - but researchers at the University of Arizona are working on ways to do this by measuring molecules in sweat.

Image: A blood sample is taken from an older man; Copyright: panthermedia.net/Barabasa

Diagnostics: ceramides predict vascular brain injury and dementia

Novel blood-based biomarkers for dementia could identify disease at an early preclinical stage, serve as surrogate outcomes for clinical trials of investigational therapies and even identify future potential therapeutic targets.

Image: DNA strings; Copyright: panthermedia.net/kagenmi

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: 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: 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: schematic representation of the sensor's mode of operation; Copyright: KAIST

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.

Image: immune cells counting each other; Copyright: Northwestern University

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.

Image: mini-gut organoid generated in the lab; Copyright: UC San Diego Health Sciences

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.

Image: A hand with a glove is holing a petri dish with bacterial cultures in it; Copyright: panthermedia.net/Lyoshanazarenko

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.

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

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

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Dunn promotes a variety of medical tubing solutions at Compamed

Wayne, Pa. (October 25, 2019) — Dunn Industries, a Tekni-Plex business unit, will exhibit the latest medical tubing innovations at Compamed (Hall 8A / F12), Messe Dusseldorf, November 18-21.

Natvar discusses innovative microextrusion, silicone medical tubing at Medica

Wayne, Pa. (October 23, 2019) — Natvar, a Tekni-Plex business unit, will exhibit the latest medical tubing innovations at MEDICA (Hall 6 / H30), Messe Dusseldorf, November 18-21. Microextrusion...

Production of central venous catheters (CVC) from special urethane material

Optimized design of central venous catheters reduces risk of complications In the U.S., more than 5 million central venous catheters (CVCs) are inserted every year, which corresponds to 15 million...

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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