The Centre for Process Innovation (CPI), the UK’s technology innovation provider for process manufacturing, announced that it has begun the first phase of its ‘Medicines Smart Packaging’ project. This phase of the North East Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) funded project, known as SmartMed, will begin the process of crystallising the needs for innovation in the smart packaging of medicines and medical devices leading to the creation of an innovation capability.
Imec, a leading research and innovation hub in nanoelectronics and digital technologies from Leuven, Belgium, announced at its Imec Technology Forum (ITF) health event, that is has designed and fabricated a demonstrator of a neural probe with unprecedented electrode density within the framework Neuroseeker, a large-scale EU-project. Designed and fabricated in silicon chip technology, the probe is suitable for breakthrough bio-interfaces and implants that are expected to shape the future of neuroscience. With hundreds of electrodes capable of contacting and reading out single neurons, this probe incorporates innovations that point the way to a better understanding of the brain, and ultimately will lead to diagnostic and prosthetic tools to tackle human brain diseases.
Impinj, a leading provider of RAIN RFID solutions for identifying, locating and authenticating everyday items based in Seattle (WA), USA, announced a partnership with STANLEY Healthcare, a market-leading provider of visibility solutions and analytics for the healthcare industry, which is headquartered in Kanata (ON), Canada.
