Healthcare
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1 Aug 2007
GE Plastics’ LNP* Thermocomp* HSG Composites Offer Better Alternative to Lead in Radiation Shielding Applications
BERGEN OP ZOOM, THE NETHERLANDS — August 01, 2007 — GE Plastics has launched a new line of thermoplastic materials with high specific gravity (HSG) that may replace lead in many healthcare applications that call for radiation shielding. Medical equipment and devices that produce x-rays and gamma rays must be shielded to protect operators, clinicians, patients, and sensitive electronic components from tube leakage and room scatter. GE’s LNP* Thermocomp* HSG radiation shielding, high-density compounds enable x-ray shielding solutions without the use of known toxic substances, while providing greater design freedom and higher-volume manufacturing with lower total part cost through the use of injection molding.
3 Jul 2007
賽默飛世爾科技Antaris™ Target混合過程分析儀獲2006最佳微/納米技術大獎
中國，北京（2007年7月2日）服務科學，世界領先的賽默飛世爾科技（Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 原熱電公司）宣佈最新推出一款極具創新的近紅外光譜儀，命名為 “Antaris Target” 的近紅外混合過程分析儀專為制藥工業中混合過程品質控制的需求而設計，能夠即時監測產品研究和生產的混合過程，極大地改善了藥物生產的品質穩定性。Antaris Target近紅外混合過程分析儀被美國著名雜誌《研究與發展》（R&D Magazine）的《微/納米通訊》（MICRO/NANO Newsletter）評為2006年度25個最佳微/納米技術產品之一。獲得該獎項的產品均為各行業內最具創新性、最新穎的發明，這將可能極大推動工業和社會的發展。
BERGEN OP ZOOM, THE NETHERLANDS — June 04, 2007 — GE Plastics offers a broad portfolio of materials that address the leading trends in powered medical devices. The company’s resins and compounds for the healthcare industry have been engineered to meet device manufacturers’ current and future requirements, which are being mandated by fundamental changes in care delivery. These changes include a greater reliance on home, remote, and wireless care; new and faster diagnostics, including self-monitoring; tougher use environments; and increasingly stringent regulations. To help manufacturers meet these needs, GE Plastics not only offers a full spectrum of materials solutions, but also provides an array of value-added services at its Customer Innovation Centers worldwide. 
Media release - 8 May 2007, Wellnomics Ltd, Christchurch, New Zealand: Christchurch based ergonomic software developer Wellnomics® Ltd has announced the appointment of key members of its management team to support the company's expansion into new markets for the Wellnomics Risk Management suite of software.
Press release, 20 December 2006, Wellnomics Ltd: Wellnomics Ltd, maker of the popular WorkPace® Breaks & Exercises software, has recently launched a new ‘whole health’ approach to workplace ergonomics with the introduction of Wellnomics® Risk Management software.