Infection Prevention Articles & Analysis

Metrex Research Corporation (“Metrex”) is proud to announce the unveiling of its new and improved web site. The site will launch early May. Features include improved content organization for both distributors and healthcare professionals, an updated look and feel, and improved support for mobile devices. Metrex believes that no one should ever have to fight for their health over an ...

By Metrex Research, LLC.

Biofilm creation - among others - is one of the most important factors linked to infections and almost the only one that can be measured through simulation. T-Control demonstrated superiority vs gold standard, i.e. significant differences were observed between the biofilm quantity generated on the product´s surface. This result reinforces the hypothesis that T-Control, with it´s ...

By Rethink Medical S.L.

Association for the Healthcare Environment Joins 3M and Founding Partners in OneTogether Movement to Fight HAIs Collaborative effort to improve patient safety gains momentum April 26, 2013 — ST. PAUL, Minn. — 3M™ and its founding partners are proud to announce that The Association for the Healthcare Environment (AHE) of the American Hospital Association is joining OneTogether: ...

By Association for the Healthcare Environment (AHE)

As evidence of this important collaboration we were present at "The first China infection prevention and control conference" in Wuhan. On this occasion some of our solutions and results obtained through the treatment were ...

By Newster System S.r.l.

The IAQ Video Network and Cochrane & Associates announced the release of their latest educational video today. Their newest production discusses International Infection Prevention Week (IIPW). “For 2024, IIPW is taking place from October 13th to the 19th,” said Paul Cochrane, President of Cochrane & Associates and the IAQ Video Network. “Infection prevention ...

By Cochrane & Associates, LLC

"For the second time running EDANA will host OUTLOOK™ online, with a promise to ensure participants a fully interactive and practical experience featuring all that which makes OUTLOOK™ an enduring success: expert insights, knowledge sharing, and networking” said Pierre Wiertz, General Manager of EDANA. Registrations are now open for the 2021 edition, to be held 21- 23 April. ...

By EDANA

The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) has championed International Infection Prevention Week since 1986. For 2024, the annual event is taking place from October 13th to the 19th. International Infection Prevention Week highlights the importance of infection prevention professionals and their efforts and control practices. These are crucial tasks as the ...

By Cochrane & Associates, LLC

As new coronavirus variants continue to mutate and spread, the growth in demand for infection prevention solutions using UV-C light is projected to reach $18.94 billion by 2030, witnessing an annual growth rate of 59.7% from 2021 to 2030. Further fueling the demand is the rise in hospital acquired infections (HAIs) that globally cause more fatalities due to the increase in antibiotic resistance ...

By Blue Ocean Robotics

Particular support for decolonisation of pathogens which is the approach taken by its XF-73 Nasal programme Destiny Pharma plc (AIM: DEST), a clinical stage innovative biotechnology company focused on the development of novel medicines that can prevent life-threatening infections, today reports on the publication of findings from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and US Centers for ...

By Destiny Pharma plc

As new coronavirus variants continue to mutate and spread, the growth in demand for infection prevention solutions using UV-C light is projected to reach $18.94 billion by 2030, witnessing an annual growth rate of 59.7% from 2021 to 2030. Further fueling the demand is the rise in hospital acquired infections (HAIs) that globally cause more fatalities due to the increase in antibiotic resistance ...

By UVD Robots, PART OF BLUE OCEAN ROBOTICS

International Infection Prevention Week (IIPW) has been championed by the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology since 1986. The annual event highlights the importance of infection prevention professionals and their efforts and control practices. These are crucial tasks as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that on any given day, about 1 in ...

By Cochrane & Associates, LLC

SteriLux passes the course of medical certification for the European market, thus demonstrating that its technology meets the most demanding standards in the field of health. Sterilizing heat-sensitive medical instruments without chemicals: this is the objective that the Vaud-based startup SteriLux has set itself since its creation in 2014. Its product, of sustainable design, uses ...

By SteriLux SA

Last week, during China International Import Expo in Shanghai China, Genano Ltd signed a new distributor agreement with its long term China Partner Jiangsu Holly Group. Since 2015, Genano and Jiangsu Holly Group have executed several successful hospital projects in China, in the area of infection control and prevention of nosocomial infections caused by airborne pathogens. This new contract is ...

By Genano Industrial Air Purification Solutions - Genano Ltd.

The European Commission has published its paper "Waste management in the context of the Coronavirus crisis". The document comprises Management of municipal waste Management of waste from healthcare facilities Health and safety of waste management operators Support from EU funds and state aid Exchange of information and awareness raising We recommend reading the document in ...

By Bureau of International Recycling (BIR)

EG-Q won the '2022 Korea Consumer Preference No. 1' medical device (liquid band) category. '2022 Korea's No. 1 Consumer Preference' was established to provide consumers with an opportunity to receive verified services and the right selection criteria by discovering and awarding companies, products, and brands that have been verified through fair research. EG-Q is a brand specializing in ...

By Theramx Inc.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) one out of every twenty hospital patients acquires an infection while being treated for another illness. To help combat this problem, the CDC’s Prevention Epicenter Program recently announced $10 million awarded to five medical centers to explore ways to reduce healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). Also this week the ...

By Cochrane & Associates, LLC

In Ebola-affected countries, like Sierra Leone, the lack of running water can make hand hygiene a challenge. Hand hygiene is so important in public health that 5 May every year is marked as Hand Hygiene Day. Dr Komba Songu-Mbriwa is a doctor on the frontlines of the Ebola fight in Sierra Leone who also knows the challenges of the disease firsthand. He is an Ebola survivor. But today, he says his ...

By DelAgua Group

Dr. Mark Prausnitz, co-founder and Chief Scientific Advisor of Micron Biomedical (“Micron”), today presented Micron’s technology for the simple administration of vaccines and therapeutics at a White House panel discussion titled Innovation in Vaccine Delivery chaired by Dr. Francis Collins. This summit outlined a path toward innovative, next-generation COVID-19 vaccines and ...

By Micron Biomedical, Inc.

dBMEDx, Inc., a privately-held, wireless medical device company, announced today that it has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market its novel bladder scanner, the BBS RevolutionTM , a device offering unparalleled ease of use, speed and accuracy for the non-invasive measurement of bladder volume. Bladder scanning is a critical component of a ...

By dBMEDx

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 17, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Vascular access technology pioneer Velano Vascular today announced that it has closed the second tranche of a $25 million growth financing that will fuel commercialization and the launch of additional novel inpatient medical device solutions. This new investment builds on an initial tranche closed in the first half of 2019 and brings ...

By Velano Vascular