PROTOMED SA Chooses HyperWorks to Simulate Implantable Medical Devices

September 18th, 2009 BARCELONA, Spain, May 20, 2009 - Six months Clinical outcome of Sahajanand Medical Technologies Supralimus-Sirolimus Eluting stent with Bioabsorbable Polymer was presented at EuroPCR 2009. This analysis was performed as a part of the prospective of E-Series Multicenter Registry.

September 14th, 2009 CAPE TOWN, South Africa - Ghana's healthcare industry is experiencing growth across a range of sectors. However, the drive towards improved diagnostic capability has led to high demand for medical imaging devices.

July 6th, 2009 LONDON - The medical device industry is one of the most vital and dynamic sectors of the European economy. The industry is constantly driven by R&D, which needs to keep pace with the evolving demands of the medical fraternity.

June 16th, 2009 TROY, Michigan - Altair's CAE product family helps streamline processes at EADS Defence & Security and aerospace companies Altair Engineering, Inc., a leading global provider of simulation technology and engineering services that empower client innovation and decision-making, announced today that EADS Defence & Security and Premium AEROTEC GmbH, a wholly owned EADS subsidiary, have extended their use of HyperWorks. EADS Defence & Security first started using HyperWorks' optimization solution, OptiStruct in 2005.

June 2nd, 2009 TROY, Michigan - New release broadens CAE platform for simulation-driven product development Altair Engineering (www.altair.com), a global provider of technology and services empowering client innovation and decision making, today announced the release of Altair HyperWorks 10.0, an even more powerful version of its popular integrated computer-aided engineering (CAE) software suite. This new release builds upon the breadth of solver solutions and computation speed of RADIOSS, launches several first-to-market design optimization advancements, introduces a new mathematical analysis software technology, and extends its market leadership position in modeling and visualization technologies.

May 26th, 2009 LONDON - The incidence of cardiovascular disease is rising due to factors such as ageing, obesity, smoking and other cardiac ailments. Each year cardiovascular diseases cause over 4.3 million deaths, accounting for 48 per cent of all mortalities in Europe.

April 29th, 2009 PALO ALTO, California - Accomplished regulatory executive enhances Nfocus device development team. Endovascular device start-up Nfocus Neuromedical Inc.

April 28th, 2009 COMMACK, New York - It is with great privilege that Avery Biomedical Devices, Inc. (ABD) announces the appointment of Abbott Krieger, M.D., F.A.C.S.

April 15th, 2009 COLLEGE PARK, Maryland - Consequences of Moore's Law Creates Major Concerns for Government Agencies and Critical Need in the Electronics Industry DfR Solutions today announced that a cooperative of avionic companies and government agencies has asked DfR to develop a software tool for predicting integrated circuit (IC) reliability. The tool will incorporate work on semiconductor failure mechanisms done by noted industry expert Professor Joseph Bernstein of Bar Ilan University.

March 30th, 2009 TROY, Michigan - Strategic decision for HyperWorks helps to enhance modeling and optimization, saving development time, costs and material in aerospace industry Altair Engineering, Inc., a leading global provider of simulation technology and engineering services that empower client innovation and decision-making, announced today that EADS Innovation Works, the EADS corporate research and technology organization, has increased its use of HyperWorks throughout its European operations and has added Altair's simulation suite to its preferred set of CAE tools. EADS Innovation Works will use HyperWorks to optimize aerospace structures, with a specific focus on composite material systems, to further the company's technical innovation potential.

August 28th, 2009 St. Jude Medical opens heart learning centerST. PAUL, Minn. — St. Jude Medical Inc.

July 17th, 2009 Medtronic raises CEO pay 26 percent to $8.9MWASHINGTON — Medtronic Inc., the world's largest medical device maker, paid Chief Executive Bill Hawkins $8.9 million in total compensation for fiscal 2009, a 26 percent increase, according to an analysis by the Associated Press. The pay hike comes as Medtronic sheds jobs in an effort to streamline operations and shrink underperforming business units.

September 23rd, 2009 FDA medical device approvals get external reviewWASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration is asking the government's top medical advisers to review its system for approving certain types of medical devices, which has been criticized by safety advocates and government watchdogs. The nonprofit Institute of Medicine will conduct a two-year review of FDA's so-called 510k review procedure, which allows device companies to quickly launch products similar to those already on the market.

May 6th, 2009 Centuries-old torture devices to be auctioned offNEW YORK — A large variety of torture devices dating from the 16th century are being auctioned off to benefit anti-torture groups, including Amnesty International. The gruesome collection includes so-called shame masks to enforce silence, a 14-foot rack to stretch a victim's body, a tongue tearer to punish blasphemers and heretics, and an executioner's ax.

February 27th, 2009 MOSCOW - Six people, who will take part in a 105-day experiment to simulate a flight to Mars, have been selected by scientists at the Moscow-based Russian Institute of Medical and Biological Problems. Four Russians - astronauts Oleg Artemyev, Sergei Ryazansky, Alexei Baranov, a doctor, and sports physiologist Alexei Shpakov - and two members of the European Space Agency, France's Cyrille Fournier, a civilian pilot, and Germany's Oliver Knickel, a mechanical engineer, will take part in the experiment.

June 25th, 2009 Boston Scientific names Ray Elliott CEO, presidentNATICK, Mass. — Boston Scientific Corp.

May 9th, 2009 Centuries-old torture devices to be sold in NYCNEW YORK — A large variety of torture devices dating from the 16th century are being auctioned in New York City to benefit anti-torture groups, including Amnesty International. The gruesome collection includes so-called shame masks to enforce silence, a 14-foot rack to stretch a victim's body, a tongue tearer to punish blasphemers and heretics and an executioner's ax.

September 25th, 2009 SYDNEY - Researchers are developing a technique to provide unparalleled ability to explore environments as diverse as oceans and the human body. Using ion-selective electrode technology, Curtin University of Technology researchers are working on a hand-held or implantable device, using self-calibrating sensors that will be able to cheaply and easily monitor pollution in rivers and oceans, or heparin levels as a clotting factor in blood.

July 2nd, 2009 Diplomats: IAEA chooses Japanese as new headVIENNA — Diplomats say the U.N. nuclear agency's governing board has chosen a veteran Japanese diplomat as its new head.

May 13th, 2009 Cisco to supply Clearwire with WiMax devicesNEW YORK — Clearwire Corp., which is building a nearly nationwide wireless data network, says Cisco Systems Inc. has agreed to make devices that can use that network.