Tag Archives: medical research

Bayer Supports Personalized Cardiovascular Risk Assessment with New Research on Aspirin and Ultrasound Tools

(IN BRIEF) Recent studies suggest that current cardiovascular risk assessment methods may be inadequate and call for a more personalized approach. Tools like carotid ultrasound offer promising solutions for more precise evaluations, enabling targeted interventions such as aspirin therapy, which … Read the full press release

Novartis Acquires Anthos Therapeutics to Advance Abelacimab in Stroke and Thrombosis Prevention

(IN BRIEF) Novartis has announced its acquisition of Anthos Therapeutics, a Boston-based biopharmaceutical company focused on developing abelacimab, an investigational monoclonal antibody currently in Phase 3 trials for preventing stroke and systemic embolism in patients with atrial fibrillation. This acquisition … Read the full press release

University of Twente’s PIHC Innovation Fund Awards €60,000 Grants to Healthcare Projects Advancing Patient Care and Technology

(IN BRIEF) On 30 January 2025, over 100 healthcare professionals and researchers gathered at Medisch Spectrum Twente for the presentation of the Pioneers in HealthCare (PIHC) vouchers, aimed at fostering innovative projects to enhance healthcare. Ten projects were selected from … Read the full press release

University of Exeter’s New Algorithm Enhances Early Cancer Detection through Blood Test Innovation

(IN BRIEF) The University of Exeter has developed a new algorithm for interpreting blood test results, helping GPs detect potential cancer warning signs earlier, particularly through variations in platelet count. The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is the … Read the full press release

New CERN-MEDICIS facility produces its first radioisotopes for medical research to diagnose cancers

GENEVA, 14-Dec-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Today (12 Dec 2017), the new CERN-MEDICIS facility has produced radioisotopes for medical research for the first time. MEDICIS (Medical Isotopes Collected from ISOLDE) aims to provide a wide range of radioisotopes, some of which can … Read the full press release

Fraunhofer researchers developed highly promising alternative to animal-based experiments in medical research

MUNICH, 3-2-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — In medical research, animal-based experiments have thus far been a necessary evil. Fraunhofer researchers have developed a highly promising alternative, however: They are developing a mini-organism inside a chip. This way, complex metabolic processes within … Read the full press release

Closing date for Merck Serono’s Grant for Growth Innovation entries is December 1, 2013

Merck Serono’s Grant for Growth Innovation (GGI) supports innovative projects for the advancement of science and medical research in the field of growth Closing date for entries is December 1, 2013 Awardees will be announced at European Society for Paediatric Endocrinology meeting in … Read the full press release

AstraZeneca, University of Cambridge and Cancer Research UK partner on 3 pre-clinical and clinical oncology projects

16-7-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — AstraZeneca today announced that it has entered into an agreement with the University of Cambridge and Cancer Research UK for a two-year collaboration on three pre-clinical and clinical oncology projects. This agreement with world-leading medical research institutions … Read the full press release