Insights
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15 September 2020
How do you build a secure contact tracing app?
While a testing and tracing programme is central to stopping the spread of Covid-19, there are privacy and security challenges to overcome. SonicWall CEO Bill Conner, who created the encryption...
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10 September 2020
ThermoGenesis is covering all bases in fighting Covid-19
ThermoGenesis is aiming to provide a one-stop service to diagnose, trace and treat Covid-19. Verdict Medical Devices speaks to ThermoGenesis CEO Chris Xu to learn more about the company’s antibody...
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9 September 2020
PPE shortage? Mini factories could be the answer
Surgical masks have been in short supply since the beginning of the Covid-19 crisis, as more people than ever don them to protect against the deadly virus. Now, automation organisations...
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2 September 2020
Medtech looks towards recovery after tumultuous Q2 2020
The Covid-19 pandemic left many medtech companies worse for wear at the end of Q2, but reports indicate optimism for recovery as elective and non-emergency care resumes. Verdict Medical Devices...
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27 August 2020
Why did the Thermo Fisher-Qiagen deal fall apart?
Thermo Fisher’s attempted takeover of Qiagen has been left in tatters, after the Covid-19 pandemic provided a substantial boost to the value of the diagnostic technology firm. But was Qiagen...
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19 August 2020
Extracorporeal organs could save the sickest patients from Covid-19
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) does the job of the lungs and/or heart, allowing the organs to rest and recover when patients are incredibly sick. According to the Extracorporeal Life Support...
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18 August 2020
Is there a bright future for telemedicine in a post-Covid world?
In the US, officials have opened up access to telehealth as part of efforts to control the spread of Covid-19. Natalie Healey speaks to Dr Nicol Turner Lee from the...
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13 August 2020
Covid-19 immunity passports: how to protect health data
Immunity passports certifying that someone has already had Covid-19, and should therefore be immune from future infection, have been discussed by many governments as a way to ease lockdown restrictions...
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11 August 2020
Teladoc-Livongo merger reflects wider trend toward telehealth
Teladoc recently acquired Livongo in the third-largest deal for a US company this year, reflecting the growing importance of telehealth as the Covid-19 pandemic continues.
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6 August 2020
What does the MDR delay mean for the European medtech sector?
In April, the European Parliament voted to delay the implementation of the EU’s Medical Device Regulation by a year, in the hopes of allowing the medical device industry to prioritise...