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Carl Zeiss Meditec Acquires Intraocular Lenses Manufacturer, Aaren Scientific

Carl Zeiss Meditec AG announces it has acquired, through its subsidiary Carl Zeiss Meditec Inc., 100% of the shares in Aaren Scientific Inc., a US-based manufacturer of intraocular lenses (IOLs). Aaren Scientific, headquartered in Ontario, California, has been manufacturing IOLs for more than two decades.

8 Jan 2014

C-RAD Reports First North American Sales of Catalyst HD Systems

The first two Catalyst HD™ systems have been sold to a customer in North America. As part of the configuration also a Sentinel System for advanced 4D imaging has been ordered.

30 Dec 2013

VUZIX Announced Agreement with Uvex Safety Group, Germany for Smart Glass Solutions

Vuzix® Corporation, a leading supplier of Video Eyewear and Smart Glasses products in the enterprise and consumer markets, today announced a joint collaboration agreement with Uvex Safety Group GmbH & Co. KG, Germany.

24 Dec 2013

QSM MRI Could Help Track Progression of Neurological Diseases

New imaging research from Western University (London, Canada) has demonstrated that a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) approach called quantitative susceptibility mapping (QSM) can be an important tool for diagnosing and tracking the progression of Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and other neurological diseases.

23 Dec 2013

Researchers Develop Innovative Hollow Core Fibers that Hold Potential for Laser Surgery

Work led by Dr Jonathan Shephard in the Institute of Photonics and Quantum Sciences at Heriot-Watt University and collaborators at the University of Bath has been highlighted in the article “Moving Past the Articulated Arm” in the latest edition of Biophotonics.

18 Dec 2013

MRI Interventions’ ClearPoint Neuro Intervention System Featured on TV

The ClearPoint® Neuro Intervention System developed by MRI Interventions, Inc. was featured December 10 in a television segment and article reported by the ABC-TV affiliate in Boston (WCVB-TV).

17 Dec 2013

Optogenetics Helps Better Understand Neurochemical Basis of Addiction

Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center researchers are gaining a better understanding of the neurochemical basis of addiction with a new technology called optogenetics.

16 Dec 2013

Optogenetics Also Works in Nonhuman Primates

Neuroscientists are eagerly, but not always successfully, looking for proof that optogenetics – a celebrated technique that uses pulses of visible light to genetically alter brain cells to be excited or silenced – can be as successful in complex and large brains as it has been in rodent models.

13 Dec 2013

Mauna Kea Technologies and Imperial College of London Partner to Advance Optical Biopsy with Cellvizio

Mauna Kea Technologies announced today it has entered into a research collaboration agreement with the Imperial College London, United-Kingdom, to develop next generation computer vision features for the use of optical biopsy based on the Cellvizio technology platform.

13 Dec 2013

New England Laser Options Offers Astanza Liberty IPL Hair Removal Treatments

New England Laser Options (NELO) of Western Massachusetts has expanded their offerings with the addition of Astanza Liberty IPL hair removal treatments.

12 Dec 2013