Focus:
Automation
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12 June 2020 News
Medtronic receives CE Mark for MiniMed 780G insulin pump
Medtronic has received CE Mark certification for its MiniMed 780G system, a closed-loop insulin pump designed for the treatment of type 1 diabetics between the ages of 7 and 80-years-old.
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26 May 2020 Deals Analysis
Ally Bridge Group invests in Covid-adjacent med tech
Healthcare-focused investment firm the Ally Bridge Group has led three separate funding rounds totalling over $150m into medtech companies with a significant role to play in the Covid-19 pandemic. Verdict...
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23 April 2020 Analysis
Q&A: trialling virtual workers in the NHS
Automated processes can bring benefits for both patients and staff if implemented in the right way and for the right reasons. Natalie Healey talks to East Suffolk and North Essex...
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19 March 2020 News
Smart manufacturing company cuts costs for essential Covid-19 devices
Smart manufacturing company Bright Machines has announced it will enable no-cost automation for up to a year for the manufacturing of medical devices essential to the treatment of Covid-19.
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24 February 2020 News
FDA grants breakthrough status to Altair Medical’s RESPMETER device
Altair Medical’s RESPMETER wearable biosensor device has been awarded Breakthrough Device status by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in an effort to tackle the global opioid epidemic.
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19 February 2020 News
Abbott and Insulet partner on automated diabetes care
Abbott and Insulet are partnering to integrate Abbott’s blood glucose sensing technology with Insulet’s Omnipod Horizon automated insulin delivery (AID) system.
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12 February 2020 News
Oxford VR secures $12.5m investment for VR therapy tech
UK-based virtual reality (VR) therapy company Oxford VR has announced the completion of a $12.5m Series A funding round led by Optum Ventures and supported by Luminous Ventures.
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30 January 2020 News
Bright Machines and DRW partner to automate HIV test production
Bright Machines and Diagnostics for the Real World (DRW) have partnered to automate the manufacturing of HIV testing equipment.
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8 October 2019 Analysis
The age of the autonomous pharmacy
Omnicell UK recently launched its vision for the ‘Autonomous Pharmacy’, a future where medication is managed digitally in cloud-based, AI powered systems, freeing pharmacists from administrative tasks in order to...
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11 September 2019 News
NHS users prefer virtual assistants to humans, finds EBO.ai study
New research from EBO.ai, an artificial intelligence (AI) company that works on automating conversations, has revealed that most NHS service users prefer digital messaging over human interaction when communicating with...