Q&A: kickstarting AI and smart data in resource-limited health systems
Low- and middle-income countries have the most to gain from the public health benefits of AI and digital tech, but also the most to lose. That’s the conclusion of a...
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Q&A: kickstarting AI and smart data in resource-limited health systems
In September, the Novartis Foundation – the philanthropic, non-profit arm of the Swiss pharma giant – partnered with Microsoft to…
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FDA grants 510(k) clearance to CorticoMetrics’ AI neuroimaging software
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted 510(k) clearance for CorticoMetrics’ AI-based software, THINQ, for MRI brain volumetric reporting. THINQ can provide radiologists…
Aspen Surgical acquires Protek Medical Products
Surgical disposable products maker Aspen Surgical Products has acquired Iowa-based Protek Medical Products for an undisclosed amount. Protek makes single-use ultrasonic probe covers and needle…
FDA grants EUA for RapidRona’s self-collection Covid-19 kit
Medical device company RapidRona has received emergency use authorisation (EUA) from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its…
Companies should be free to bid on federally funded healthcare contracts: Poll
Drug products intended for the US market are increasingly being produced at offshore locations prompting legislators to call for reshoring…
Joe Biden’s win and democratic control over Congress will lead to lower healthcare costs: Poll
Healthcare spending in the US is the highest among any other developed nations in the world. Verdict has conducted a…
GE Healthcare launches AI algorithm for Covid-19 patients’ ETT placements
GE Healthcare has unveiled a new X-ray artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm that can aid clinicians in assessing Endotracheal Tube (ETT)…
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View MoreThe advantage of being first: Analysing the TAVI market to predict outcomes in TMVI
In January, Abbott Laboratories became the first company to receive Conformitè Europëenne (CE) approval for a transcatheter mitral valve implantation (TMVI) device. The company is expected to receive US Food…
How will the UK regulate medical devices after Brexit?
On 31 January, the UK left the EU. Preparations are currently taking place to ensure that a satisfactory arrangement is reached with the EU, following the transition period ending on…
The rise of the medical 3D-printing market in the wake of Covid-19
3D printing, or additive manufacturing, enables fabrication of 3D structures that are very complex and specific, prohibitively expensive, or impossible to produce using traditional manufacturing. According to GlobalData analysis, the…
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Five must-read stories from the intersection of tech, business and politics
From new details about the EU's Digital Services Act to the biggest govtech deals of the past few days, here...
Five must-read stories from the intersection of tech, business and politics
From the EU's war on encryption to Facebook's threat to pull out of Europe, here are the key developments from this week.
Five must-read stories from the intersection of tech, business and politics
From 'Europe's digital decade', to the $40bn sale of ARM, here are the key developments so far this week. NS Tech reports.
Five must-read stories from the intersection of tech, business and politics
From AWS’s fury over Microsoft’s $10bn Pentagon cloud deal, to a new £50m fund for AI-powered healthcare products, Oscar Williams finds the five key developments...
Robotics in medtech industry primed for significant growth to end bumpy 2020
Medical robotics has been the subject of major R&D over the past 20 years. This was driven by the substantial investments made in the industry after the da Vinci Surgical…