Yearly Archives: 2020

Northwell Health Awarded for Virtual Care Response During COVID-19 Pandemic

Northwell treated more COVID-19 patients than any other health system in the nation between March and June, including about 17,000 hospitalized patients.

Ascend Performance Materials Reports Surgical Mask Is In Development With Acteev™ Technology Shows Efficacy Against SARS-CoV-2 Plus Level III Filtration Properties

Acteev technology has been shown in laboratory tests to deactivate SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, and other pathogens including H1N1, betacoronavirus OC43, human coronavirus 229E and Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria such as staphylococcus and E. coli, according to Vikram Gopal, Ph.D., Ascend’s chief technology officer. The testing was conducted following the protocols of ISO, ASTM or other international standards organizations.

BIOLASE Reports Landmark Head-to-Head Study Published in Journal of Periodontology Concludes That BIOLASE REPAIR® Perio Protocol is Superior for Procedure Time and Patient-Reported Outcomes

The study found that the REPAIR Perio protocol had shorter procedure times than open flap procedures, as well as less bruising, swelling, and post-operative bleeding, demonstrating that REPAIR is as effective as open flap procedures in clinical parameters, such as pocket depth and attachment level, but with significantly better patient-reported outcomes.

H.I.G. Capital Reports Vernacare Acquires Frontier Medical’s Infection Prevention Business

The acquired businesses are industry-leaders in the infection prevention market providing an extensive range of sharps and clinical waste disposal solutions.

Inscopix Announces Collaboration With Bruker for Advanced Analysis of Brain Circuits by Combining Miniature Microscopes With Multiphoton Microscopy

“We are very excited to announce the launch of the MIRA platform and the collaboration with Bruker, a leader in multiphoton imaging-based applications for neuroscience,” said Kunal Ghosh, Ph.D., CEO and founder of Inscopix.