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Roche’s cobas pro: the automated lab

Advances in automated lab technology are helping to address the ongoing labour shortages at clinical laboratories. The cobas pro integrated lab system is Roche’s contribution to the cutting edge. Roche...

Smart hearing aids: Starkey launches the first AI-enabled device in the UK

Starkey’s Livio AI, which was recently launched in the UK, is a hearing aid innovation providing a range of additional tech-enabled capabilities to an ordinary hearing loss devices. What are...

Safeguarding medical technology against cyberattacks

In the wake of serious data breaches and hacks targeting hospitals, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), in collaboration with Mitre, has released a new to help organisations prepare...

AI in med tech: how should it be regulated?

In May, the FDA approved an innovative AI-driven algorithm to support clinical decision-making at the point of care. But, regulatory standards are only in the early stages, with FDA head...

The top ten medical device companies by market share in 2018

Despite it being a highly fragmented industry, the ten biggest medical device companies account for approximately 40% of all sales in a market estimated to be valued at $515.16bn in...

Lancor Scientific: transforming cancer screening with blockchain

In pursuit of its goal of making cancer screening available to everyone, Lancor Scientific has combined quantum physics-based testing methods with a blockchain platform secured by virtual currency where patients...

February’s top news stories

J&J, through its subsidiary Ethicon, has signed a definitive agreement to buy surgical robotics maker Auris Health for around $3.4bn, and Google has partnered with its sister company Verily to...

How have exoskeletons evolved? Find out in the latest issue of Medical Technology

In this issue: beyond BMI, the evolution of exoskeletons, making robotic surgery safe, transforming cancer screening with blockchain, and much more.

Medical technologies to fight air pollution in our cities

Air pollution is a serious health concern in many parts of the world, from Delhi to London. But can personal medical devices play a part in mitigating the effects of...

Beyond BMI: Bioelectrical impedance analysis

Body composition monitoring is a familiar concept to anyone who has ever had their BMI tested. In such scenarios, BMI testing will give a reasonably accurate sense of weight and...