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Clinical Research on Photon-Counting CT Begins with Radboud University Medical Center

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Tuesday, February 27, 2024

Otawara, Japan, Feb. 27, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Canon Medical Systems Corporation (hereinafter "Canon Medical"; President and CEO: Toshio Takiguchi; headquarters: Otawara, Tochigi, Japan) has completed the second installation of its Canon photon-counting CT (PCCT) system worldwide at Radboud University Medical Center (Chair: Dr. Bertine Lahuis; location: Nijmegen, the Netherlands), and clinical research began in late January.

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  • Otawara, Japan, Feb. 27, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Canon Medical Systems Corporation (hereinafter "Canon Medical"; President and CEO: Toshio Takiguchi; headquarters: Otawara, Tochigi, Japan) has completed the second installation of its Canon photon-counting CT (PCCT) system worldwide at Radboud University Medical Center (Chair: Dr. Bertine Lahuis; location: Nijmegen, the Netherlands), and clinical research began in late January.
  • PCCT is expected to be the next generation of X-ray CT
    Radboud University Medical Center is an academic medical center specializing in patient care, scientific research, teaching, and training.
  • The Department of Radiology at Radboud University Medical Center leads one of the best research groups in Europe, working with more than 150 researchers on advanced studies to provide patient care and improve health care.
  • Canon Medical entered into an agreement on joint clinical research with Radboud University Medical Center on November 14, 2023,*1 and clinical research aimed at early practical application of PCCT was started, led by Prof. Mathias Prokop, Chairman of the Department of Radiology at Radboud University Medical Center.

EQS-News: New Formula Leverages Proenkephalin A 119-159 (penKid) for Improved GFR Estimation in Steady-State and Critically Ill Patients

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Tuesday, October 17, 2023

PenKid is a kidney function biomarker that correlates with gold standard GFR measurements in stable and acute kidney injury (AKI) patients.

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  • PenKid is a kidney function biomarker that correlates with gold standard GFR measurements in stable and acute kidney injury (AKI) patients.
  • Based on penKid, a new formula was developed to estimate the GFR, outperforming widely used conventional equations based on creatinine alone.
  • Hennigsdorf/Berlin, Germany, October 5, 2023 - Diagnostic company SphingoTec GmbH (“SphingoTec”) announces that a new, improved formula has been developed for estimating the GFR using its kidney function biomarker penKid (1).
  • According to the data, penKid strongly correlates with the measured GFR (mGFR), while the penKid-based formula for estimating GFR performs better than routinely used equations.

Alvotech Announces Changes to the Leadership Team

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Tuesday, September 5, 2023

Faysal has served as Head of Portfolio and Project Management since earlier this year and as a member of Alvotech’s Board of Directors since 2020.

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  • Faysal has served as Head of Portfolio and Project Management since earlier this year and as a member of Alvotech’s Board of Directors since 2020.
  • He has a master’s degree in Chemistry from Radboud University Nijmegen and an executive MBA from Insead.
  • “It is a great pleasure to welcome Faysal to the role of Chief Operating Officer, as he knows our operations and portfolio intimately,” said Robert Wessman, Chairman and CEO of Alvotech.
  • “I look forward to continue working with the exceptionally talented and dedicated team assembled and contributing to the Company’s further development into a global leader in the biosimilars industry.”

NIST publish the highly anticipated draft standards for Quantum-Safe cryptography, supported by PQShield

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Thursday, August 24, 2023

Following this, the draft standards will likely become the global benchmark for quantum-resistant cybersecurity across the world in 2024.

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  • Following this, the draft standards will likely become the global benchmark for quantum-resistant cybersecurity across the world in 2024.
  • The rise of quantum computers has led to an urgent need for new cryptographic standards to safeguard global privacy and data.
  • Dr Ali El Kaafarani, PQShield's founder and CEO, says: The release of the draft standards marks a significant turning point for PQShield and the entire cryptographic community.
  • NIST's new draft standards provide this assurance and a framework that allows everyone to move forward.

NIST publish the highly anticipated draft standards for Quantum-Safe cryptography, supported by PQShield

Retrieved on: 
Thursday, August 24, 2023

Following this, the draft standards will likely become the global benchmark for quantum-resistant cybersecurity across the world in 2024.

Key Points: 
  • Following this, the draft standards will likely become the global benchmark for quantum-resistant cybersecurity across the world in 2024.
  • The rise of quantum computers has led to an urgent need for new cryptographic standards to safeguard global privacy and data.
  • Dr Ali El Kaafarani, PQShield's founder and CEO, says: The release of the draft standards marks a significant turning point for PQShield and the entire cryptographic community.
  • NIST's new draft standards provide this assurance and a framework that allows everyone to move forward.

While humans were in strict lockdown, wild mammals roamed further – new research

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Saturday, June 10, 2023

This was such a sudden and substantial event that it has become known as the anthropause.

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  • This was such a sudden and substantial event that it has become known as the anthropause.
  • Many bustling cities fell silent, often with restaurants, shops and schools closing, and only essential services allowed to operate.
  • Meanwhile, scientists began to wonder whether this tragic event could provide an opportunity to learn how humans impact the behaviour of wildlife.

What animals did in lockdown

    • The initiative includes several projects tackling this question from different angles, with our first findings now published.
    • It is normally impossible to distinguish these two effects because they are closely matched with each other, but the lockdown provided a chance for us to do this.

Exploring new areas

    • It may be that mammals ventured closer to roads with reduced levels of traffic, while the absence of humans in the environment may have allowed them to explore new areas.
    • For example, a team led by ecologist Chris Wilmers found that cougars, which are typically secretive animals that avoid areas of human habitation, ventured far closer to the built-up areas of Santa Cruz, California, in 2020 than in previous years.
    • For example, we could adjust traffic flows in areas important for animal movement – in some national parks you can only drive during the day to avoid disturbing animals at night.

Artificial Intelligence from ScreenPoint Medical and Volpara Health Demonstrates Ability to Predict Long-Term Breast Cancer Risk

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Tuesday, May 23, 2023

NIJMEGEN, Netherlands and WELLINGTON, New Zealand, May 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Researchers from the Mayo Clinic (Rochester, MN) and University of California, San Francisco confirmed that pairing artificial intelligence (AI) imaging and volumetric breast density algorithms can assist in predicting long-term risk of breast cancer, in particular invasive disease. The study, "Impact of Artificial Intelligence System and Volumetric Density on Risk Prediction of Interval, Screen-Detected, and Advanced Breast Cancer," was recently published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

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  • The study, " Impact of Artificial Intelligence System and Volumetric Density on Risk Prediction of Interval, Screen-Detected, and Advanced Breast Cancer ," was recently published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
  • Researchers used images from 2,412 women with invasive breast cancer and 4,995 matched controls who had digital mammograms performed 2-5.5 years before cancer diagnosis.
  • Transpara AI score improves long-term risk prediction when combined with clinical risk factors including breast density for overall invasive cancers, screen-detected, advanced, and nonadvanced cancers.
  • ScreenPoint Medical translates cutting edge machine learning research into technology accessible by radiologists to improve screening workflow, decision confidence and breast cancer risk assessment.

Artificial Intelligence from ScreenPoint Medical and Volpara Health Demonstrates Ability to Predict Long-Term Breast Cancer Risk

Retrieved on: 
Tuesday, May 23, 2023

NIJMEGEN, Netherlands and WELLINGTON, New Zealand, May 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Researchers from the Mayo Clinic (Rochester, MN) and University of California, San Francisco confirmed that pairing artificial intelligence (AI) imaging and volumetric breast density algorithms can assist in predicting long-term risk of breast cancer, in particular invasive disease. The study, "Impact of Artificial Intelligence System and Volumetric Density on Risk Prediction of Interval, Screen-Detected, and Advanced Breast Cancer," was recently published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

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  • The study, " Impact of Artificial Intelligence System and Volumetric Density on Risk Prediction of Interval, Screen-Detected, and Advanced Breast Cancer ," was recently published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
  • Researchers used images from 2,412 women with invasive breast cancer and 4,995 matched controls who had digital mammograms performed 2-5.5 years before cancer diagnosis.
  • Transpara AI score improves long-term risk prediction when combined with clinical risk factors including breast density for overall invasive cancers, screen-detected, advanced, and nonadvanced cancers.
  • ScreenPoint Medical translates cutting edge machine learning research into technology accessible by radiologists to improve screening workflow, decision confidence and breast cancer risk assessment.

CytoSorbents Highlights New Clinical Data from Current Studies at the Live 42nd International Symposium on Intensive Care & Emergency Medicine (ISICEM)

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Wednesday, March 22, 2023

Prof. Peter Pickkers (Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands) will focus on the ability of CytoSorb to reduce circulating cytokines during systemic inflammation in a robust controlled human study.

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  • Prof. Peter Pickkers (Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands) will focus on the ability of CytoSorb to reduce circulating cytokines during systemic inflammation in a robust controlled human study.
  • CytoSorb is being increasingly used as a ‘go-to’ therapy option for critically ill patients suffering from a broad range of life-threatening illnesses, especially septic shock.
  • Treating physicians and health care professionals around the world have directly experienced the beneficial impact of our therapy on their patients.
  • We are excited to reconnect with key opinion leaders, customers, and partners from the global medical community to share our latest experiences and clinical studies with them.

COSM STUDIOS RELEASES PRODUCTION OF FULLDOME PLANETARIUM FILM 'BLACK HOLE FIRST PICTURE'

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Thursday, January 19, 2023

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Cosm, a global leader in experiential media and immersive technology, announced today that its fulldome production and distribution division, Cosm Studios, has released Black Hole First Picture, a fulldome planetarium film. The film follows the journey of two young astronomers through remote global locations to achieve the historic scientific mission of producing the first photo of a black hole.

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  • LOS ANGELES, Jan. 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Cosm , a global leader in experiential media and immersive technology, announced today that its fulldome production and distribution division, Cosm Studios , has released Black Hole First Picture , a fulldome planetarium film.
  • "Scientific breakthroughs are a direct result of hard work and worldwide collaboration," said Neil Carty, VP, Head of Cosm Studios and Labs at Cosm.
  • To produce the film, the Cosm Studios team and Writer-Director Robin Sip travelled across 10 countries and utilized 3D printing to model the South Pole Telescope.
  • The film Black Hole First Picture now captures our emotions and experiences as astronomers in an inspiring and immersive form.