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June
2-5, 2008
Optimum
Technologies will be participating
in the 2008 MD&M East Exposition and Conference
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contact Paul White at 508-765-8100 x203 for your
free
admission pass to the expo floor.
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Events
WPI
Venture Forum
MassMedic
Merrimack Valley
Venture Forum (MVVF)
Medical Development
Group
Massachusetts
Medical Society
News Announcements
Biomedical Optics Update
(E-Newsletter )
- March 2008
- OTI Spearheaded MDG Forum On New Minimally Invasive Surgery
- Breath Analyzers For Disease Detection
- Designing
LEDs To Be More Competitive
- February
2008
- Full Circle of Innovation-From Surgical Suite Invention
to a Surgical Product" Forum Presented by OTI
- New Advances in Oximetry May Create New Monitoring Techniques
for Brain Oxygenation
- New Nanotechnology Developed to Destroy Anthrax and Provide
New Cancer Treatments
- Iraq Conflict Gives Rise to Optical Rehabilitation Procedure
for Brain Injuries
- January 2008
- Catheter Fitted With Lights Could Reduce Reinsertions and
Repeat X-Rays
- Optical Tweezers Pick Up and Move Cells on Surface of Silicon
Microchip
- Non-Invasive Retinal Flow Cytometer Could Provide Clues
for Chemotherapy Treatments
- Optimum Technologies News
- Optimum Spinout
- LED Illumination Partnership
- 2007 Product Development Review
- New Additions to the Optimum Team
- November 2007
- New
Optical Technology Provides Bloodless Detection Of Cancer
- Optical
Biopsy Enables Cancerous Tissue Diagnosis and Treatment In
One Procedure
- New
Super Lens Boosts Sensitivity For Diagnosing Diseases
- Tissue-Cutting
Study Paves Way For Next Generation Medical Lasers
- October
2007
- Photon Thruster Technology
Could Reduce the Trip to Mars from Six Months to a Week
- Fiberoptic Biosensor Improves
Sensitivity of Antigen Assays in the Kidneys
- Including Reliability Data
in OMEMS Device Design Could Save Expensive Revisions Later
- Building a Better Battery
Pack for Medical Devices
- September
2007
- Several
Technologies Poised to Help Medical Imaging Industry Grow
to $20 Billion by 2010
-
Advances in Robotic Systems
Could Help Improve Healthcare in Remote Locations
- New
Optical Technology Uses Light Refraction to Detect Pancreatic
Cancer Cells
- Developing
STORM Enables Researches to Maximize Usefulness of Fluorescent
Microscopy
- August
2007
- New Sensor Technology Enables
Safer, More Convenient Disposable Medical Instrumentation
-
Innovative Use of Digital Holography
Uses Cellular Motility to Measure Efficacy of Cancer-Fighting
Drugs
- New
Methodologies Aim at Making Iris Recognition More Reliable
and Tamper-Proof
- New Device Enables the Brain
to Operate as a Remote Control
- June
2007
- Revitalize
an Old Product with New Technology
-
In Vivo Confocal Microscopy
Coming to an Endoscope Near You
- The
Price of Poor Quality
- Sol-Gel Technology Yields New
Glass Compounds for a Wide Variety of Optoelectronic Applications
- May
2007
- Wireless
Technology Sparks New Approach to Powering Implantable Devices
-
Optical Biopsies Hold
Promise of Earlier Cancer Detection and Treatment
- Advances
in Optical Technology Offer Improved Imaging Capabilities
for Medical Devices
- The '07 Medtech Marketplace:
Poised for Growth
- April
2007
- Updated
150-Year-Old Optical Novelty Becomes Basis For Modern Therapeutics
-
Demand For Medical Imaging Products
Forecast To Grow 6% Annually For The Next Three Years
- New
Endoscopes Offer Surgeons Real-Time 3D Views For Safer, More
Precise Procedures
- Could Your Next Optical Product
Design Benefit From Aspherical Lenses?
- March
2007
- Overcoming Barriers To Innovative
Product Development
-
US Engineering Needs To Be "Fixed"
To Maintain Leadership Edge
- New
Twist To OCT Enables Biomedical Imaging
- February
2007
- Successful Product Development
- A Healthy Balance of Design and Engineering
-
Regulatory Guidance for Combination Products
- Understanding the True Value
of Your New Product
- New, Portable LED Device Shows
Promise for Treating Skin Cancer
- November
2006
- Ultra-Mini
Endoscope Images Tiny Ducts
-
In Vivo Tool Aids Alignment
Post-Cataract Surgery
- Integrated "Superlens"
Images Biological Cells In Situ
- Boroscopic Inspection For Mission-Critical
Medical Devices
- October
2006
- Diffuse
Reflectance Spectroscopy Probes Biological Tissues
- MGH
Researchers Illuminate Cell Populations In Vivo
- University
of IL Scientist Uses NIR Imaging To Battle Breast Cancer
- Perdue
University Shines Light On Better Drug Delivery
- August/September
2006
- October
2005
- Matchbox Sized Microscope Illuminates
Mouse Vasculature
- Optical Biosensor Aids In ID
Of Alzheimers
- Real-Time Monitoring Of Coronary
Bypass Via IR
- Making Near-Perfect Lenses Inexpensively
- September
2005
- Quantum Dots Speed Diagnosis
of Respiratory Infections
- Early
Detection of Cervical Cancer Uses Reflectance
- NIR Absorbing Nanotubes Kill
Cancer Cells
- Light Microscopy Goes Nano
- June
2005
- Gold Nanoparticles Bound
With Antibody Facilitate Cancer Cell Detection
- Non-Linear Optical Technique
May Detect Osteoarthritis In Vivo
- Unique Optical Method To
Find Brain Tumors And Vascular Plaque
- Fiberoptic DNA Probe Detects
Pathogens
- April
2005
- Image Analysis Tools To ID
Retinal Diseases
- Fluorescence Microscopy Reveal
Protein 3-D Structural Changes
- New Fluorophores For Multiple
Simultaneous Assays
- Handheld Device For Diagnosis
Of Heart And Gum Disease
- March
2005
-
U
Penn Researchers Visualize Tumors Through The Skin
-
How
Far Off Are Replacement Eyeballs?
-
Photonics
Monitor Efficacy Of Gene Therapy
- Does Use Of Nanoparticles
Pose Health Risks?
- February
2005
-
New Fluorescent Protein Solves Photobleaching Problem
-
"Smart"
Bandage Senses Bacteria
-
Nanotube
Sensor Detects Glucose
- "Pseudo" Cell Membrane
Biosensor Tracks Bad Biological Agents
- January
2005
- December
2004
- November
2004
- October
2004
-
Catheter
Using NIR Fluorescence Detects Tumors in-vivo
-
An
Array Of Optical Traps Images Up To 50,000 Particles
-
Tiny
Optical Circuits Perform Spectroscopy On A Glass Chip
- Mount Sinai School Of Medicine
Tackles Vitiligo
- September
2004
-
Retinal
"Prosthesis" in Development Aids Sight
-
Lab-on-a-Chip
Via Total Internal Reflection
-
Females
See Red Better Than Males
- "FAST" Cytometer Detects Cancer
Cells
- July/August
2004
-
M2A
Capsule Endoscopy "Pill Camera" Tracks IBD
-
Designer
Glasses For The Masses
-
CDs
Are Music For Medical Diagnostics
- Cool Shades From Up North
- June
2004
- NIR Light
Provides a Window to Heart
- Biochip-Camera
Duo Tracks Bugs
- Bronchoscope,
Where Are You?
- Tiny Bar
Codes for Disease Diagnosis
- May
2004
-
Laser
Fluorescence Detects Tuberculosis
-
Light
Source for Cervical Inspection by Village Health Workers
-
Medical
"Mood Ring" Sensor
- Virtual
Colonoscopy Now Closer To Conventional Colonoscopy
- April
2004
-
Here's
Looking at Your Retina
-
New
Light Therapy to Treat Morphea and Eczema
-
"Sweet"
Look in Your Eye: Glucose-Sensing Contact Lenses
- Tiny
Scales Weigh Virus
- June
2003
-
Hire,
Partner, Outsource: Lean Business Models that Work
-
“Coopetition”
Turns the Organizational Tree Upside Down
- Product
Development for the Independent Inventor
- February
2003
-
Do
Cross-Functional Product Development Teams Really Work?
-
Outsourcing
MegaTrend: More Providers, Multi-Phase Projects
- Making
the Transition from Good to Great
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