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Air taxis, a dream becoming reality!
Air travel seems to be an increasingly feasible and promising solution to the major challenges of reducing congestion in overcrowded urban areas. The transition of urban transport to this third ...
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Vulvodynia: a little-known but highly impacting condition for many women around the world
The word vulvodynia comes from "vulvo" meaning vulva and "dyny" meaning pain, which literally means "pain in the vulva". However, since 2003, vulvodynia has been more broadly defined by the ...
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The laboratory of the future
In today’s digital revolution – Industry 4.0, Big Data, Human Machine Interface (HMI), and intelligent connectivity – working environments are changing completely. While certain industries have ...
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The Long Road for Oligonucleotide Therapeutics
Alcimed, an innovation and new business consulting firm, highlights the race for oligonucleotide therapeutics to catch peptides and discusses the current limitations for its widespread therapeutic ...
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The organ allocation process in the United States
The Final Rule (published by the HHS in 1994) required that organ allocation “shall not be based on the candidate’s place of residence or place of listing except to the extent required…” The ...
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Fiber-reinforced concrete: the new revolution in the tunnel boring machine market
Fiber-reinforced concrete became a real alternative to traditional reinforced concrete in certain sectors, particularly for tunnel segments. Alcimed, an innovation and new business consulting ...
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Hydrogen for steel production: myth or reality?
Hydrogen as a reducing agent in blast furnaces Steel production is based on two distinct reactions, both of which require a supply of energy in the form of heat: firstly, ore reduction (the ...
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Plastic cars – the reality of tomorrow?
With increasingly stringent CO2 emission reduction targets imposed by the European Union, manufacturers must keep pace. The first possible solution is the electrification of the automotive fleet. The ...
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Total Lab Automation: an opportunity for the in vitro diagnostics industry?
In response to the needs of streamlined processes and increased productivity, the use of Total Lab Automation (TLA) systems is massively increasing in medical biology laboratories. Alcimed, a ...
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Paediatric drugs, a continuing need
In December 2006, the European Parliament adopted the Regulation on medicinal products for paediatric use aiming to stimulate pharmaceutical companies to develop medicinal forms intended for ...