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World-first virtual pregnancy wins top funding

An international project to create a world-first virtual pregnant uterus has won the University of Auckland’s Bioengineering Institute major New Zealand funding. Bioengineer Dr Alys Clark and biomedical scientist Dr Jo James have been awarded $954,000 from New Zealand’s prestigious Marsden Fund over three years to research the anatomy and physiology of the blood vessels …

VICTORIA LAUNCHES WORLD FIRST DOG OPTIMISED TOURISM CAMPAIGN

Visit Victoria is putting your next short-break in the paws of your dog with the world’s first tourism campaign optimised for dogs. The campaign, developed by Clemenger BBDO, highlights how dogs love the quality experiences of regional Victoria as much as much as their pet owners and non-pet owners alike. It is the first digital …

HKBU develops world-first metal-based probes for detection of dopamine receptors, a cancer biomarker

Discovery can be potentially developed as a novel early cancer detection technology. HONG KONG, May 16, 2018 – (ACN Newswire) – A team led by Dr Edmond Ma Dik-lung, Associate Professor of the Department of Chemistry of Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) has developed the world’s first iridium(III)-based probes for imaging dopamine receptors in living …

Ulysse Nardin presents a world first: “Stranger” – the musical watch which meets the highest technical standards.

Le Locle/Zurich, 13 March 2013 – With “Stranger” Ulysse Nardin has launched yet another masterpiece of the watchmaking art. “Stranger” emulates a classical music box and plays “Strangers in the Night” either on the hour or on call. This innovative timekeeper bears the signature of Ulysse Nardin’s partner and musician, Dieter Meier. It made its …