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Covidien Signs Definitive Agreement with Somanetics

Somanetics Corporation and Covidien have recently declared that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement. Under the agreement, Covidien will be acquiring Somanetics’ shares in cash. The collaboration with Somanetics will enable Covidien to expand its product offerings and accrete its revenues and earning growth rates.

30 Jun 2010

Leica Microsystems and KaVo Dental Enter into Strategic Alliance

Leica Microsystems announced that it has entered into a strategic alliance with KaVo Dental to develop and market its dental products in European countries.

From Leica Microsystems GmbH 28 Jun 2010

International Academy of Body Contouring to Conduct Laser Lipolysis Workshop

The International Academy of Body Contouring and Laser Lipolysis will conduct a workshop on laser lipolysis and various body-contouring techniques, in London. The workshop will be conducted on July 2, 2010 by Dr. Ayham Al-Ayoubi, a member of the academy.

25 Jun 2010

Viking’s 3DHD Vision System Displayed at European Congress of Laparoscopy and Robotics

Viking Systems announced that its advanced 3DHD visualization system was recently showcased at the European Congress of Laparoscopy and Robotics.

24 Jun 2010

FGX LightSpecs Glasses Awarded Best Product at NACDS

FGX International revealed that its lighted reading glasses, LightSpecs by Foster Grant, won the Best Product award under the General Merchandise category.

19 Jun 2010

Stanford University Study Reveals Effect of Flash Exposure on Alertness

According to a research abstract presented at the 24th annual meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies LLC, SLEEP 2010, exposure to millisecond bright light flashes improves nighttime alertness. The experimental results showed that after participants were given a two-millisecond bright light pulse once per minute for a duration of 60 min, sleepiness decreased and alertness at nighttime increased.

18 Jun 2010

OpGen Unveils Argus Optical Mapping System for Whole Genome Analysis

OpGen has recently launched the Argus optical mapping system at the 2010 ASM General Meeting in California.

18 Jun 2010

PhotoMedex Announces XTRAC Laser Clinical Trial in Generalized Psoriasis Treatment

PhotoMedex, Inc. declared that John Koo, MD, would be the principal investigator in a clinical study. The study will assess the XTRAC Velocity excimer laser’s efficacy in the generalized psoriasis treatment when used along with Clobex spray.

From PhotoMedex 17 Jun 2010

Fraunhofer Scientists Develop New MEMS Microscope Head

An endoscope fitted with a microscopic image sensor is being developed for the purpose of in vivo cancer diagnosis to facilitate quicker tumor detection.

From Fraunhofer USA, Inc. 16 Jun 2010

Bright Light Therapy Betters Sleep Disturbances in Soldiers

New research study indicates that bright light therapy is effective for treating sleep disturbances in combat soldiers with post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The abstract of this study will be presented at the SLEEP 2010 meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies in Texas.

16 Jun 2010