INDUSTRY NEWS

FDA APPROVES ZEISS OCT ANGIOGRAPHY

Carl Zeiss Meditec’s new AngioPlex application is the first optical coherence tomography (OCT) angiography system to win 510(k) clearance from the US FDA, Zeiss CEO Dr Ludwin Monz has  announced. It is one of seven new products introduced by the company at the XXXIII Congress of the ESCRS.

AngioPlex enables 3D imaging of blood flow in real-time, revealing details of vasculature and lesions in the retina and choroid underlying leakage images that appear with fluorescein angiography (FA). This previously unavailable information will undoubtedly generate new insights into retinal disease, potentially leading to new and better treatments, Dr Monz said.OCT is also non-invasive and requires no contrast agent, eliminating the side-effect risk, expense, difficulty and discomfort of dye injections required for FA, Dr Monz pointed out. 
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HIGH-TECH BUILDING

Heidelberg Engineering is celebrating its 25th anniversary with a move to new a high-tech building, the SkyLabs tower. The brand new office and laboratory building is situated in the Bahnstadt area right next to Heidelberg’s railway station. The Bahnstadt is a new development built on the grounds of a former freight depot that combines living and cultural spaces with commercial buildings to the highest sustainability standards. “The proximity to scientific and research activities is vital for our company and Heidelberg is an ideal place in that sense”, said Christoph Schoess, Managing Director of Heidelberg Engineering.

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