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The new service specializes in delivering clinical-grade, precision-based dosimetry analysis and...</div></div></div> <div id="f2_49621" class="col-xl-4 pe-0 col-lg-5 d-lg-flex d-none"> <a class="w-100 feed_item_link" href="/component/content/article/49621-teledaas-dosimetry-as-a-service-for-cros-launches-at-rsna23?m=1544"><img src='https://res.cloudinary.com/tbmg/ar_16:9,c_thumb,g_auto:subject,f_auto,q_auto/c_limit,w_400/v1701332811/sites/mdb/features-16x9/49621/marikova_adobestock_288716210_primary-feature-item.jpg' class='object-fit-contain w-100 lazyload blur-up' width='400' alt='Feature Image' /></a></div></div><div class="item-wrapper row mx-0 px-0"> <div class="col-12 px-0"> <h6 class="overline"> <i class="fa-duotone fa-solid fa-balance-scale me-1"></i> Briefs: Software</h6></div> <div class="col-xl-8 px-0 col-lg-7 col-12"> <div class="row mx-0"> <div class="col-12 ps-0 pe-lg-2 pe-0"> <h5><a class="feed_item_link" href="/component/content/article/49454-software-optimized-personalized-treatments-for-movement-impairments?m=1544">Software: Optimized, Personalized Treatments for Movement Impairments</a></h5></div> <div class="ps-0 pe-lg-2 col-12 pe-0"> <div id="f1_49454" class="float-end pb-2 col-md-6 col-sm-6 col-5 ps-sm-2 d-lg-none d-flex px-0"></div> A team of Rice University engineers has launched a first-of-its-kind, open-source software that constructs and uses personalized computer models of how individual...</div></div></div> <div id="f2_49454" class="col-xl-4 pe-0 col-lg-5 d-lg-flex d-none"> <a class="w-100 feed_item_link" href="/component/content/article/49454-software-optimized-personalized-treatments-for-movement-impairments?m=1544"><img src='https://res.cloudinary.com/tbmg/ar_16:9,c_thumb,g_auto:subject,f_auto,q_auto/c_limit,w_400/v1698949287/sites/mdb/features-16x9/49454/mdb-1123-p27_fig1_primary-feature-item.jpg' class='object-fit-contain w-100 lazyload blur-up' width='400' alt='Feature Image' /></a></div></div><div class="item-wrapper row mx-0 px-0"> <div class="col-12 px-0"> <h6 class="overline"> <i class="fa-duotone fa-solid fa-newspaper me-1"></i> Tech Talks: Medical</h6></div> <div id="f2_49336" class="col-xl-4 ps-0 pe-lg-2 pe-0 col-lg-5 d-lg-flex d-none"> <a class="w-100 feed_item_link" href="/component/content/article/49336-instrument-building-101-design-your-solution-for-molecular-diagnostics?m=1544"><img src='https://res.cloudinary.com/tbmg/ar_16:9,c_thumb,g_auto:subject,f_auto,q_auto/c_limit,w_400/v1697650099/sites/mdb/features-16x9/49336/shutterstock_282827843_primary-feature-item.jpg' class='object-fit-contain w-100 lazyload blur-up' width='400' alt='Feature Image' /></a></div> <div class="col-xl-8 px-0 col-lg-7 col-12"> <div class="row mx-0"> <div class="col-12 pe-0"> <h5><a class="feed_item_link" href="/component/content/article/49336-instrument-building-101-design-your-solution-for-molecular-diagnostics?m=1544">Instrument Building 101: Design Your Solution for Molecular Diagnostics</a></h5></div> <div class="col-12 pe-0"> <div id="f1_49336" class="float-end pb-2 col-md-6 col-sm-6 col-5 ps-sm-2 d-lg-none d-flex px-0"></div> Designing a solution for molecular diagnostic instruments involves a complex system including a long list of hardware, software, firmware, consumables, and chemistries...</div></div></div></div><div class="item-wrapper row mx-0 px-0"> <div class="col-12 px-0"> <h6 class="overline"> <i class="fa-duotone fa-solid fa-pen-fancy me-1"></i> Blog: Software</h6></div> <div class="col-xl-8 px-0 col-lg-7 col-12"> <div class="row mx-0"> <div class="col-12 ps-0 pe-lg-2 pe-0"> <h5><a class="feed_item_link" href="/component/content/article/49172-q-a-implications-and-the-future-of-manufacturing-automation?m=1544">Q&A: Implications of Industry 4.0 and the Future of Manufacturing Automation</a></h5></div> <div class="ps-0 pe-lg-2 col-12 pe-0"> <div id="f1_49172" class="float-end pb-2 col-md-6 col-sm-6 col-5 ps-sm-2 d-lg-none d-flex px-0"></div> Industry 4.0 is bringing about a fundamental shift in manufacturing, offering numerous opportunities for efficiency, customization, and innovation. 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For many companies in the life sciences arena, industry 4.0 is a business strategy.</div></div></div> <div id="f2_48974" class="col-xl-4 pe-0 col-lg-5 d-lg-flex d-none"> <a class="w-100 feed_item_link" href="/component/content/article/48974-overcoming-blockers-to-digitizing-manufacturing-operations?m=1544"><img src='https://res.cloudinary.com/tbmg/ar_16:9,c_thumb,g_auto:subject,f_auto,q_auto/c_limit,w_400/v1694135157/sites/mdb/features-16x9/48974/mdb-0923-p13_fig1_primary-feature-item.jpg' class='object-fit-contain w-100 lazyload blur-up' width='400' alt='Feature Image' /></a></div></div><div class="item-wrapper row mx-0 px-0"> <div class="col-12 px-0"> <h6 class="overline"> <i class="fa-duotone fa-solid fa-newspaper me-1"></i> News: Manufacturing & Prototyping</h6></div> <div class="col-xl-8 px-0 col-lg-7 col-12"> <div class="row mx-0"> <div class="col-12 ps-0 pe-lg-2 pe-0"> <h5><a class="feed_item_link" 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