Medtech
Two AI diagnostic solutions for breast cancer and colorectal cancer developed by Owkin have been given EU approval. Cancer patients across the EU can now use two of Owkin’s AI models - one predicting breast cancer relapse after treatment, and another determining whether cases of colorectal cancer are micro-satellite stable or unstable. By using AI [...]
We spoke to medtech professionals and experts about a possible upcoming recession in the UK and the USA. They say the sector is not as “immune” as some might think… In the run-up to what looks like an economic downturn, industry speculation is hot. Whether or not it’s a good time to invest, and whether [...]
Over 70% of UK MedTech firms are struggling to make their data compliant with the interoperability requirements of healthcare IT systems, it has emerged. InterSystems surveyed 100 senior MedTech personnel in the UK and Ireland, showing that almost three quarters are still battling to make their data interoperable with today’s healthcare data standards. Figures also [...]
A University of Glasgow MedTech spin-out which focuses on treating lung diseases has been handed a £1m grant from Innovate UK. Acu-Flow will use the lump sum to progress their nebuliser technology which delivers medicine to patients’ lungs with surface acoustic wave innovation. Glasgow was chosen by Innovate UK as one of 17 projects funded [...]
Shares of One Medical have rocketed as high as $17.25 (£14.40) after the news broke yesterday that Amazon will buy the company for $3.9b Retail giant Amazon will acquire primary care organisation One Medical for $18 per share in an all-cash transaction, as it takes another huge and concrete shift into healthcare. Amazon already runs [...]
A team of researchers have developed a simple, yet effective approach for on-demand tactile sensing in keyhole surgery, overcoming a key limitation – the inability of surgeons to 'feel' tissues during an operation. They successfully tested the efficacy of their new tool, which uses off-the-shelf sensors integrated into a laparoscopic grasper. The team from the NYU Abu [...]
US researchers have developed an accessible way to make N95 face masks not only effective barriers to germs, but on-contact germ killers. The antiviral, antibacterial masks can potentially be worn longer, causing less plastic waste as the masks do not need to be replaced as frequently. “Hopefully, we are on the other side of the [...]
US researchers have reported a new technology that not only repairs heart muscle cells in mice but also regenerates them following a heart attack. “No one has been able to do this to this extent and we think it could become a possible treatment for humans,” said Robert Schwartz, who led the study. Schwartz is [...]
Scientists have discovered that an injury to one part of the brain changes the connections between nerve cells across the entire brain. The new research from the University of California, Irvine was published on June 14 in Nature Communications. Every year in the United States, nearly two million Americans sustain a traumatic brain injury (TBI). [...]
