NHS app could be converted into digital Covid-19 certificate
The UK may use the NHS app as a digital Covid-19 certificate for people to prove they have been vaccinated…
24 Feb 2021
FDA grants clearance for Rhythmlink’s Sticky Pad Surface Electrodes
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted clearance for medical device manufacturing company Rhythmlink International’s product line of peel and stick-on electrodes for Intraoperative Neurophysiological Monitoring (IONM) and…
24 Feb 2021
Google and Ascension expand Care Studio EHR pilot
Google and Ascension have announced the expansion of their pilot project to launch Care Studio, a tool to help clinicians organise patients’ electronic health records (EHR). Google and Ascension have…
24 Feb 2021
PerkinElmer unveils Covid-19 test to detect SARS-CoV-2 in swabs
PerkinElmer has expanded its testing solutions portfolio with the launch of its new Covid-19 antigen test for the qualitative detection of SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid protein antigen in nasal (NS) or nasopharyngeal…
24 Feb 2021
Cue Health’s point-of-care Covid-19 test obtains CE Mark
Healthcare technology company Cue Health has received the CE mark for its molecular point-of-care Covid-19 test for sale and distribution in the EU. The Cue COVID-19 Test is a highly…
23 Feb 2021
FDA approves Agilent’s assay as companion diagnostic for Libtayo
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Agilent Technologies PD-L1 IHC 22C3 pharmDx assay for expanded use in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) as a companion…
23 Feb 2021
ENLIGHT project to develop 3D-printed pancreas for drug testing
A multidisciplinary consortium of European academic centres and companies has formed to develop a living model of the pancreas to enable better testing of diabetes medication. The ENLIGHT project, which…