Shiseido To End Animal Testing

Shiseido has eliminated most of its animal testing practices ahead of the European Union ban on the import and sale of animal-tested cosmetics products and ingredients in the EU that goes into effect on March 11.

Simple blood test for fibromyalgia

Biomedical company develops test to objectively diagnose fibromyalgia

Powerful life science informatics platform launches in China

Dotmatics teams with leading distributor Budou Technology to launch integrated enterprise informatics systems

Medtronic seeks runners who benefit from medical technology

Runners being recruited from around the world who benefit from medical technology to participate in the Medtronic TC 10 Mile

Genzyme’s rare diseases expert to be honored

Genetic Disease Foundation cites Rogerio Vivaldi MD as Industry Person of the Year

Life-saving robots on the rise

Computer-assisted surgery is steadily making inroads across the world, improving patient care and recovery as well as enabling hospitals to better control costs

Appropriate use criteria for ICDs and CRT

ACC/HRS document examines potential clinical scenarios to support physician decision-making for implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) and cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT)

Fujitsu pioneers use of water-based paint for ICT equipment

Cuts use of petroleum resources by 54% and volatile organic compounds by 80% compared to solvent-based paints

World GFRP composites market to reach $29.4 billion by 2013

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report, “World Glass Fibre Reinforced Plastic (GFRP) Composites Market 2013-2023 - Propects for Fibreglass & GRP”

Chemical industry in China accounts for 45% of Asia

China's chemical industry is the second largest consumer, after the US, of basic chemical products – accounting for 45% of the total for Asia.

Iran inaugurates ME's biggest formalin plant

The Islamic Republic of Iran has launched the biggest formalin production plant in the Middle East with the annual production capacity of up to 56,000 tons.

TIMTOS 2013 officially opens in Taipei

TIMTOS 2013 is now open and will run until March 10, a total of six days. This year the show hosts 1,009 exhibitors using 5372 booths, with 20 percent of the exhibitors from outside the country.