Inari Medical agrees to buy LimFlow in $415m deal
LimFlow System helps restore blood flow in deep veins for “no-option” chronic limb-threatening ischemia patients. Credit: Trzmiel / Shutterstock.com. Inari Medical has signed a definitive agreement to acquire medical device company LimFlow in a deal valued at up to $415m. As per the agreement terms, LimFlow will obtain $250m in cash at closing and up […]
CollPlant’s photocurable dermal filler gets US patent
CollPlant’s dermal filler product for medical aesthetic. Credit: CollPlant/ PRNewswire. Regenerative and aesthetics medicine company CollPlant Biotechnologies has secured a US patent for its photocurable dermal filler product candidate that is being developed for the aesthetics market. The patent, which has been issued by the US Patent and Trademark Office, is for a technique for […]
UK MHRA unveils new regulatory sandbox for testing AI
the AI Airlock, the tool is intended to allow developers a safe and isolated set of systems on which AI healthcare tools can be tested and demonstrated. Credit: PeopleImages.com – Yuri A/ Shutterstock. The UK’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has announced what it describes as a ‘regulatory sandbox’ where artificial intelligence products […]
Transcatheter procedure adoption unlikely to be affected by economic conditions
Advanced equipment and specialised training for surgeons to perform transcatheter procedures will be long-term investments for healthcare providers. Credit: Christoph Burgstedt vis Shutterstock. Transcatheter procedures are a type of minimally invasive surgery that uses a catheter threaded through existing anatomy to access targeted sections. Minimally invasive surgeries are considered the gold standard of surgical care […]
Curavit launches HEOR services for digital therapeutic trials
Inclusion of HEOR in clinical trials can give medicine manufacturers insight into product value and market potential. Image credit: Shutterstock/Anton Vierietin. Virtual contract research organisation (VCRO) Curavit Clinical Research, has launched a Health Economics and Outcomes Research (HEOR) service for clinical trials. Curavit said the inclusion of HEOR in clinical trials will give medicine manufacturers […]
Q&A: Ex-NHSX Digital Transformation director on tech investment in the NHS this winter
The British Government has delivered £30m to the NHS to modernise medical technology cut waiting times, speed up diagnosis and improve patient treatment. Credit: Ink Drop/Shutterstock At the beginning of October 2023, the UK government announced a £30 million ($36 million) investment into the National Health Service (NHS) to support innovation in medtech in the […]
Healthcare Summit on War Zone Medicine scheduled for Kyiv
A GlobalData report predicts that the medical 3D printing market will grow from over $2bn in sales in 2022 to $4bn (about $12 per person in the US) in 2026. Credit: Andrew Angelov/Shutterstock The Healthcare Summit on War Zone Medicine 2023 is gearing up to bring key opinion leaders together to discuss the hurdles of […]
Vizient partners with Cardio Diagnostics for AI cardiovascular tests
The tests aim to to identify individuals at risk of coronary heart disease. Credit: sanjeri via Getty Images. Cardio Diagnostics Holdings has received a contract from healthcare performance improvement company Vizient for access to AI-driven heart disease tests. Under the contract, Vizient’s customer base, which includes a significant portion of hospitals and academic medical centres […]
Signal: Abcam likely to be sold as founder suspends bid to block takeover
Abcam will join the likes of Beckman Coulter as a subsidiary of Danaher’s life sciences division. Photo: Sundry Photography / Shutterstock.com. Protein research tools supplier Abcam will almost certainly be bought by life sciences and diagnostics provider Danaher, it appears today (1 November) after its founder suspended his bid for shareholders to block the acquisition. […]
Reality check needed before healthcare’s AI-centric future
Despite ample funding and technological advancements, a lack of digital direction in healthcare systems means AI integration is not as streamlined as it could be. Image credit: Shutterstock/Jackie Niam. Artificial intelligence (AI) is booming in healthcare. From medtech startups to big pharma, it seems that if you are not using it, you will be left […]