Tecan Group to acquire medical devices manufacturer Paramit for $1bn
The deal will facilitate Tecan’s entry into the medical device market using its present expertise.
Manufacturing
MT: What’s next for medical wearables
In this issue: How the EU’s new medical device regulation will impact software manufacturers, the...
BD to set up $200m drug delivery device manufacturing plant in Spain
BD to build a $200m drug delivery device manufacturing facility in Zaragoza, Spain.
MT: The ethics of vaccine passports
In this issue: the ethics and science of vaccine passports, using big data to predict...
Medtronic adds Harmony to its Melody for transcatheter pulmonary valve implantation
Medtronic gained FDA approval for its Melody transcatheter pulmonary valve (TPV) in 2017, and the...
A Year in Review: Mixed Impact of Covid-19 on General Surgery Device Markets
A full year has now passed since the first implementation of the COVID-19 lockdown protocols. The initial wave of the global pandemic resulted in most elective general surgery procedures being delayed or even cancelled, thereby...
MT: A new frontier for robotic surgery
In this issue: robotic surgery in gynaecology, gamifying doctor and pharma communications, autonomous vehicles for drug transportation, how start-ups can protect their intellectual property, and much more.
Ventilator market set to return to pre-pandemic levels in 2021
The global ventilator market value is estimated to have exceeded $4.7B during 2020 as a result of the sudden spike in demand for treating COVID-19 patients. Currently, it is expected to experience significant decline to...
SpaceX’s Starlink and other satellite internet services expected to increase remote healthcare capabilities in rural areas
The move toward patients receiving healthcare at home during the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of robust internet access. However, rural populations have long struggled to access reliable internet services, as internet service providers...
The effect of skin pigmentation on pulse oximeter results
With low blood oxygenation being one of the main symptoms that characterise Covid-19, there has been a surge in the over-the-counter purchasing of pulse oximeters. According to GlobalData’s influencer tracker,…
Insightin Health aims to use AI to reduce healthcare costs
Insightin Health, a company that delivers healthcare guidance, announced in February 2021 that it had raised $12m to develop artificial intelligence (AI) capable of improving patient outcomes and reducing healthcare…
