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Diana Jabbar-Lopez on rare diseases, patient data and how life science organisations can maintain compliance in the search for breakthrough treatments. There are thousands of rare diseases with often only a few hundred people worldwide diagnosed with a single condition. Finding enough patients who fit the right criteria for a rare disease clinical trial is [...]
Winners of the deep tech category of Microsoft’s 2020 Female Founders Competition seeks to disrupt the current landscape of clinical trials and screening. The oxford-based company, iLoF, is using AI and photonics to build a cloud-based library of disease biomarkers, which it says has the potential to democratise the development of personalised therapies for the [...]
Figures from telemedicine group Doctorlink provide further evidence of the exponential rise of digital health services in 2020. The coronavirus pandemic has had a huge impact on digital health over the last six months, with NHS and private GP surgeries rapidly moving its consultations to online and telehealth services. Since the outbreak of COVID-19, The [...]
UK’s healthtech sector has rallied its world-class talent and skills to help in the fight against coronavirus, as startups work side by side with big tech companies to provide new services and technology. From tracking cases to supporting front-line staff; loaning vital equipment and resources; providing online patient care; and gathering and analysing data; tech [...]
UnitedHealth Group and Microsoft have co-launched a new platform to support return-to-workplace planning and COVID-19 symptom screening. ProtectWell helps employees determine they are safe to go to work, co-workers know their colleagues have been screened, and employers feel confident that their workplace is ready to do business. It incorporates Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [...]
Google and Apple have joined forces to enable Bluetooth technology to help governments and health agencies reduce the spread of COVID-19. As the crisis escalated around the world, public health officials identified contact tracing as a valuable tool to help contain its spread. They, alongside universities and NGOs, have been striving to develop opt-in contact [...]
Tech pioneer Hocoma has long been pushing the boundaries of innovation in rehab. Now marking its 20th anniversary, it plans to step up its ability to drive better patient outcomes, as Deborah Johnson discovers in conversation with Clemens Muller, global head of clinical and scientific affairs at the company. Back in 2000, the world was [...]
