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Biotech firm ProMIS Neurosciences has appointed Dr. Cheryl Wellington to its scientific advisory board. ProMIS is focused on the discovery and development of antibody therapeutics, targeting misfolded proteins such as toxic oligomers implicated in the development of neurodegenerative diseases. Dr. Cheryl Wellington is professor of pathology and laboratory medicine at the University of British Columbia (UBC), has [...]
Shanghai-headquartered health tech firm United Imaging has signed a partnership agreement with King Hussein Cancer Center (KHCC), one of the Gulf’s leading cancer care centres, in Jordan. The deal coincided with United Imaging’s attendance at Arab Health 2022, held in Dubai last week. Under the agreement, the two organisations will be collaborating in clinical applications [...]
How to protect sensitive health data and systems against attackers, by Lasse Rousi is the CEO of telehealth firm Medixine.
A pioneer in AI-led cognitive assessment has taken its first step into the US and Canadian healthcare markets, alongside the burgeoning new area of ketamine-enhanced medical care. Cognetivity Neurosciences has partnered with KetamineOne Capital Ltd for its Integrated Cognitive Assessment (ICA) to be deployed in Ketamine One's clinics across North America. The companies have also [...]
North American medtech investment activity appears to be in good health, with a surge of cross-border deals. The value of North America medical devices industry cross border venture financing deals totalled US$2.5bn in Q2 2021, new figures show. Led by US$540m venture financing of Noom, total medical devices industry cross border venture financing deals worth [...]
