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Accelerate time to market with a modern MES solution in medtech manufacturing
FDA seeks feedback on pre-determined change control plans for AI/ML medical devices
Researchers develop biodegradable artificial muscles for soft robotics
Zimmer Biomet’s R&D team grows, manufacturing and total workforce shrinks after ZimVie spinoff
This implantable fuel cell generates electricity from glucose
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FDA seeks feedback on pre-determined change control plans for AI/ML medical devices
The FDA is responding to an ever-growing list of medical devices enabled by artificial intelligence and machine learning with new recommendations for updating AI and ML software models with pre-determined change control plans (PCCPs). A key benefit of ML models is that they can learn to work better based on new information over time, but…
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Could this 3D printing method create bone-like ortho implants?
Researchers in Switzerland have developed an ink that could potentially 3D print virtually any shape and gradually mineralize in a few days. The researchers operate in the Soft Materials Laboratory in the School of Engineering at EPFL Lausanne, also known as the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne. Their 3D printable ink contains Sporosarcina pasteurii.…
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This implantable fuel cell generates electricity from glucose
A team of researchers developed an implantable fuel cell that uses excess glucose from tissue to generate electrical energy. By combining the fuel cell with artificial beta cells, the team produced insulin with the touch of a button. This effectively lowered blood glucose levels like the natural process in the pancreas. Given that current treatments…
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Qosina opens new ISO Class 8 cleanroom
NEWS RELEASE: Qosina Unveils New ISO Class 8 Cleanroom Qosina, a global supplier of OEM single-use components to the medical and bioprocess industries, has completed the construction of its new state-of-the-art cleanroom. This 1700-square-foot, ISO Class 8 cleanroom supports the expansion of Qosina’s pick and pack process, allows the company to increase capacity, and reduce…
