Asia Pacific
The Association of British Healthcare Industries (ABHI) is set to return to CMEF 2023 – the largest health tech expo in China – with seven of the UK's innovative health technology companies. Back in person, and with travel restrictions lifted, the ABHI UK Pavilion will provide a platform for UK companies to showcase their health [...]
Big data and analytics, digital apps and remote monitoring rank among the most important areas for future healthcare innovation, NHS Scotland staff have said. The healthcare workers were surveyed in an independent poll commissioned by NHS partner, InnoScot Health. A total of 88 per cent ranked big data and analytics as one of the most [...]
As the birthplace of the industrial revolution, the West Midlands has a long history of innovation. Today, the region maintains its reputation as an innovation powerhouse, spanning tech, manufacturing, digital, life sciences and beyond. Based at the University of Birmingham, the Cancer Research UK Clinical Trials Unit (CRCTU) is a leading light in the clinical [...]
India has approved a nasal vaccine for Covid-19 in a world first. Developed by Bharat Biotech, iNCOVACC is administered in drop form, stimulating an immune response in the tissues lining the nasal cavity. Recipients are to be given two doses of the vaccine 28 days apart. Bharat Biotech Chairman, Dr Krishna Ella, said: “It’s easy [...]
Researchers at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology have developed an app that creates custom playlists to help listeners care for their emotions through music. The Emotion Equalizer App could be used by people who may not feel comfortable seeking counselling due to feeling shame or mistrust for therapy. After taking listeners on an [...]
UK-based digital health company Congenica has announced a partnership with biotechnology company Avesthagen in a bid to grow its presence in India. Congenica enables precision medicine through its diagnostic platform for genomic data while Avesthagen creates personalised healthcare through the convergence of food, pharma and population genetics. Congenica’s automated, AI-powered platform will provide genomic analysis [...]
A research team has developed a new type of RNA structure targeting tool to specifically recognise unusual four-strand RNA structures, which are associated with diseases such as cancer and neurological disorders. The findings could help develop new therapeutic tools for related treatments. The research was led by Dr Kwok Chun-kit, associate professor in the Department of [...]
A “plug and play” method of identifying and quantifying breast cancer cells via AI will soon be available to thousands of pathologists in India and the US. BreastIHC is an artificial intelligence-based diagnostic software that can detect, quantify and classify breast cancer cells on digital images of tissue samples using a standard computer. It was [...]
Devmalya Sarkar speaks to Caroline Barry about the outlook for digital health and the need for contextually-relevant innovation. Devmalya (Dev) Sarkar is a health tech and digital health innovation strategist, passionate about solving unmet needs through empathic and meaningful innovation. He has served on the board of Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) USA’s India chapter [...]
