ECRI Institute and the Health Care Improvement Foundation are collaborating on the Partnership for Patient Care, which will focus on improving CT radiation safety in Philadelphia and surrounding counties, according to ECRI. The joint venture by the two nonprofit organizations is funded by area hospitals and Independence Blue Cross.

The Institute of Medical Microbiology (IMM) at the University of Zurich is using Brukers Maldi Biotyper system as its new microbial identification system. The IMM and Bruker will work in collaboration to focus on coryneform bacteria, actinomycetes, fastidious gram negative bacteria and moulds.

Nurses at the University of Maryland Medical Center's surgical intensive care unit cut central line-associated bloodstream infections to zero over a 25-week period, according to results of a six-month nursing initiative presented June 28 at the 38 annual educational conference and international meeting of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) in Baltimore.

Los Alamos National Laboratory has announced that it will remain closed at least until June 30, because of risks presented by the Las Conchas Fire and the mandatory evacuation of Los Alamos town, marking the fourth day of closure. However, the lab has announced that the radioactive material stored onsite is curently safe.

Children exposed to low doses of x-ray radiation do not exhibit higher rates of cancer, a valuable empirical insight that can supplement theoretic radiation models and inform pediatricians, according to a large German study published in the July issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.

Renovo Solutions has signed an agreement to add a real time location system to its portfolio powered by Proxense.

SAN ANTONIOBiomedical equipment technology (BMET) leaders from the U.S. Air Force, Army and Navy continued their tri-service presentation on June 26, during the 2011 Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) conference & expo. The second day of the first-ever DoD BMET Symposium highlighted the academic course work and technical training programs featured at two of the military's top medical centers.

Emerson Bearing has entered the biomedical market with its Robotics and Automation Division.