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MEDICA 2020: World’s Largest Medical Fair Goes Online for the First Time
MedicalExpo spoke with the Senior Manager Press and PR of the MEDICA, one of the longest running medical fairs in the world. MEDICA has been held online for the first time in its 50-year history due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The first-ever digital edition is called virtual. MEDICA 2020 and it gather medical professionals, products and companies from all over the world in one virtual hub from November 16-19, 2020.
IBM’s Summit: Cracking the Covid Code
Earlier this year MedicalExpo ran a piece about how IBM’s Summit, the second-fastest computer in the world, was helping medical scientists to decode the Covid-19 virus. Analysis by the super-smart machine, which involved processing data relating to over 40,000 genes, 17,000 genetic samples and 2.5 billion genetic combinations, may have led to a breakthrough in our understanding of how novel Coronavirus expresses itself in those infected. This might have also helped identify potential therapies to combat the most debilitating symptoms of the disease. Learn more about it here.
New Covid Antibody Test Gets Results in 10 Seconds Using 3D Printing
In the ongoing global efforts to contain the Covid-19 virus, the ability to conduct rapid mass testing is proving critical to success. It is also an area where many countries are facing major challenges. Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh have just developed a test that may help overcome this challenge. Read more about the test.
Sweden’s Biomedicum Uses Architecture to Catalyze Cutting-Edge Research
The new Biomedicum at the Karolinska Institutet—one of the world’s leading medical universities—stands out among austere brick buildings on the verdant campus in Solna, a short drive from Stockholm city center. Its hyper-modern glass exterior epitomizes the core philosophy of using architecture to catalyze cutting-edge research and interdisciplinary co-operation. Check it out.
NEW Buying Guide: Choosing a Blood Glucose Meter
How do blood glucose meters work? What are the most important features of a blood glucose meter? What are the measurement principles of a blood glucose meter? What options and new developments exist? Check out our buying guide.
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