'Ticking Time Bombs': China's health care system faces issues of access, quality and cost

China's health care system is ailing, and the prognosis for a cure in the near future is not good

Potential $36bn global savings from mHealth by 2018

Cardiac and chronic disease remote patient monitoring to result in less time in hospital and fewer outpatient visits, reports Juniper Research

Evolution of cardiac devices opens new vistas

Research and Markets forecasts BRICSS cardiac monitoring and diagnostic devices market to reach US$2.4 billion by 2015

K 2013: Bayer MaterialScience’s solutions for the aviation industry

Bayer MaterialScience's appearance at K 2013 focuses on high performance materials for the aviation industry.

K 2013: ColorMatrix to launch new liquid dosing system

FlexCart? accommodates a wide range of global packaging and pump variations to help eliminate the need for additional dosing equipment

Codex adopts NRVs at levels supported by IADSA

Codex' highest decision-making body adopted values for labelling purposes for a number of vitamins and minerals

SCS expands food safety service offerings

The firm adds Harmonized GAP, seafood safety, GlobalG.A.P. PSS to its list of services.

Elevance-Wilmar joint venture ships specialty chemicals from Asian refinery

Elevance-Wilmar Joint Venture produces renewable performance specialty chemicals, olefins and oleochemicals

Nordson acquires Kreyenborg Group’s companies

Properties deepen and expand Nordson’s offering to global extrusion, compounding and recycling markets.

Toray expands composite materials business

Toray strategically expands automobile-related carbon fiber composite material business in U.S. with the purchase of a stake in U.S.-based CFRP parts manufacturer.

Paraffin specimens improve tumour histology

RNA diagnostic test from paraffin improves lung cancer diagnosis over routine microscopic evaluation alone

Nanoparticles carry tumour-fighting drugs

Nanoparticles with protein ‘passports’ evade immune system to deliver more medication to tumours