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Tech companies tackle safety issues with new devices

Safety for babies, bike riders, and curious kids are all on display at CES 2020 - Suffice it to say, there’s a lot -- a LOT -- of stuff at the Consumer Electronics Show. The product Landsdowne created to offset the dangers of ingesting a battery is called “ChildLok.” The company claims that, through deactivation, chemical burns, permanent tissue damage to the esophagus, and even death may be reduced. Read more >>
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3Derm announces two FDA Breakthrough Device designations for autonomous skin cancer AI

3Derm Systems, Inc. (3Derm), a leader in the skin imaging and diagnostics industry, announced today that it has been granted two FDA Breakthrough Device designations for 3DermSpot, an algorithm that uses artificial intelligence (AI) and highly standardized skin images to autonomously detect melanoma, squamous cell carcinoma, and basal cell carcinoma. Read more >>
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OpenText Buys Carbonite, Inc.

OpenText™ announced today that it has completed the closing of the previously announced acquisition of Carbonite, Inc., provider of cloud-based subscription data protection, backup, disaster recovery and endpoint security to small and medium-sized businesses and prosumers. Read more >> "
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Raider magic: Blind man given sight through digital glasses

“I can see you! I can see you all!” Michael Clinton shouted as he pointed around the gymnasium — guided by his new eSight glasses — at the cheering Raider students and faculty Friday morning. Clinton, 66, was diagnosed with degenerative disease that over time caused him to lose his vision, and with it, his ability to hold a job or drive. Read more >>
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Platelet BioGenesis Receives $2.3 Million Award from the Medical Technology Enterprise Consortium to Accelerate Development of Donor-Independent Platelet Production

Platelet Biogenesis, Inc. (PBG), the leader in stem cell-derived, on-demand human platelets (PLTs+™) and genetically engineered platelet-based therapeutics, announced today it received an award of $2.3 million from the Medical Technology Enterprise Consortium (MTEC) – a 501(c)(3) biomedical technology consortium collaborating with the U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command (USAMRDC). Read more >>
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