Category: Med Tech

September 24, 2020

The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic has heavily impacted markets across the medical devices industry. However, the stroke market has been showing some stability and will likely experience a slight uptick in the near future as a result of Covid-19. A recent […]

September 23, 2020

Israeli pain monitoring start-up Medasense Biometrics has raised $18m in a Series C round from Sabadell Asabys venture capital company, Israeli family offices and returning investors Baxter Ventures, Olive Tree Ventures and LGL Capital. The company develops NOL technology for […]

September 16, 2020

Matthew S. Brown, a fourth-year PhD student with Assistant Professor Ahyeon Koh’s lab in the Department of Biomedical Engineering, served as the lead author for “Electronic?ECM: A Permeable Microporous Elastomer for an Advanced Bio-Integrated Continuous Sensing Platform,” published in the […]

September 11, 2020

Samsung Medison has partnered with Intel for new smart workflow solutions to enhance obstetric measurements in order to improve maternal and fetal safety. As part of the partnership, Samsung Medison’s BiometryAssist will leverage an Intel Core i3 processor, the Intel […]

September 9, 2020

A device described in a proof-of-concept study published in Biosensors and Bioelectronics uses portable lab-on-a-chip technology to accurately measure the concentration of Covid-19 antibodies present in diluted blood plasma. Most nations have failed to employ large-scale antibody testing thus far, […]

September 9, 2020

Roche has received 510k clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its cobas BKV Test on the cobas 6800 and 8800 Systems. The test offers standardised, high-quality results to assist healthcare professionals in identifying complications caused by […]

September 3, 2020

Preventing the rejection of a transplanted heart has often been a Catch-22 situation. If you give an organ recipient large amounts of immune suppression drugs, there may be serious side effects, including kidney damage, hypertension, blood sugar imbalances and even […]

August 31, 2020

Leica Microsystems, a Germany-based medical device firm which develops and manufactures microscope and image analysis solutions, has signed a distribution agreement with MellingMedical. Under the agreement, Leica’s neurosurgical, spine, ophthalmic, otolaryngologic, dental and plastic reconstructive microscope portfolio will be included […]

August 21, 2020

Prior to the pandemic, the utilisation of telehealth was already rising. This was due to a growing elderly population and telehealth’s various advantages such as accessibility, convenience, and lower cost. The pandemic has significantly accelerated this growth. It essentially forced […]

August 18, 2020

Having real-time information about alcohol intoxication could be important for helping people reduce alcohol consumption, preventing drinking and driving or alerting a sponsor for someone in treatment, according to lead researcher Brian Suffoletto, M.D., who was with the University of […]

August 18, 2020

The national Emergency Declaration due to the COVID-19 pandemic came suddenly and without warning. Healthcare providers found it necessary to acquire, implement, and begin using telehealth technology in a matter of weeks. Workflows that typically take years to develop were […]

August 13, 2020

Researchers at the University of California, Riverside (UCR) have used machine learning to identify hundreds of new potential drugs that could help treat Covid-19. The team used small numbers of previously known ligands for 65 human proteins that are known […]

August 12, 2020

As the world continues to evolve, so does the technology that makes our lives easier and more efficient. This is certainly the case in the medical field as companies continue to make new apps that not only help us stay […]

August 11, 2020

Researchers at the University of Notre Dame in Indiana, US are developing a new artificial intelligence (AI) technique to improve the speed at which computed tomography (CT) scans can identify patients with Covid-19. Difficulty accessing tests means some hospitals are […]

August 10, 2020

Toshiba Corporation, Tohoku University Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization (ToMMo) and Tohoku University Hospital have demonstrated that quantum cryptographic communications technology can provide genomic medicine with a safe, completely secure data management environment. This was achieved by (1) developing a system […]