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LaunchPad Medical Initiates its First European Clinical Study

LaunchPad Medical, Inc. announced that it has received approval from the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency in the United Kingdom to start a 15-patient pilot clinical study to examine the safety and efficacy of Tetranite®, the company's bone adhesive biomaterial, to immediately stabilize dental implants following tooth extractions. Read more >>
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Employers Boost Use Of Digital Tools To Stamp Out Student Debt

The student debt crisis is something of a ticking time bomb, and employers are increasingly stepping up by offering digital tools to help diffuse the problem. A growing number of employers are partnering with digital platforms—such as BenefitEd, Goodly, E*TRADE’s Gradifi, FutureFuel.io, IonTuition, PayForED, Savi, Summer and Vault to name a few—to help provide student debt relief to employees. Read more >>
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Research Finds MyoPro® Delivers Meaningful Improvements in Motor Function for Brain Injury Patient

Myomo, Inc., a wearable medical robotics company that offers increased functionality for those suffering from neurological disorders and upper-limb paralysis, today announced that new published research measuring the benefits of the Company’s MyoPro myoelectric orthosis found “Despite long-standing traumatic brain injury, meaningful improvements in motor function were observed.” Read more >>
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Nova Scotia company making face shields opts for at-home assembly by workers

A small Halifax-area company that has transitioned to making face shields during the COVID-19 pandemic has taken a novel approach that doesn't involve a production line. Dartmouth, N.S.-based Spring Loaded Technology, which also manufactures knee braces, has devised a system that allows its workers to assemble its reusable shields in the safety of their own homes. Read more >>
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