Getting a Leg Up on Knee Cartilage Repair with ProChon Biotech

Exercise may be great for the body, but it also carries the potential for sports injuries. We regularly hear about professional athletes undergoing surgery for torn ligaments, broken bones, and cartilage tears. Cartilage, the rubbery connective tissue that acts as a cushion between joints, can be injured...

Ortho Kinematics Pursues Large Market Opportunity in Back Pain Diagnostics

Americans spend at least $50 billion per year on low back pain. Hardly surprising when you consider that as many as 80 percent of American adults suffer from low back pain at some point during their lives. That number is expected to increase as our population ages and obesity rises. Although back pain is...

New World Laboratories Forges Ahead with Novel Regenerative Therapeutics

Last year, researchers at the University of California, Irvine (UCI) announced that they had shown, for the first time, that adult neural stem cells could improve the memory of mice with advanced Alzheimer’s disease. Mice with the disease performed significantly better on memory tests a month after neural...

Novadaq SPYs on Patient Health During Surgical Procedures

Hospital readmissions are both common and costly. A 2009 study published in the New England Journal of Medicine found that about 20 percent of Medicare patients are readmitted within 30 days, costing the U.S. healthcare system an estimated $17 billion per year. States including California and New...

NeoVista’s Sights Remain On Underserved AMD Market

One of the largest vision-loss markets is also one of the most underserved in terms of therapeutics. Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of severe vision loss in adults over age 50, but there are few treatments for it. AMD comes in two forms: wet and dry. Of the two, wet AMD is less...

Growing Regenerative Medicine Market Provides Opportunities for Cytori Therapeutics

For many breast cancer patients, the effects of undergoing a mastectomy go well beyond the physical. A mastectomy can have a harsh psychological toll on a patient’s self-image and feelings of femininity. Many women who have the option choose to undergo breast reconstruction surgery. Silicone implants...

DataPhysics Research Aims to Streamline Workflow Process for Busy Radiologists

A 2009 report from research firm Global Markets Direct forecast that the global diagnostic imaging market will increase from approximately $15.8 billion in 2008 to $24.6 billion by 2015, at a compound annual growth rate of 7 percent. According to the report, market growth is expected to be driven by an...

Market for Incontinence Products, Therapies Expected to Grow

Advances in medicine have allowed people in developed countries to live longer, but at a cost: An increased lifespan raises a patient’s likelihood of developing health issues such as angina or incontinence. The market for urinary incontinence products, in particular, represents a promising growth...