Reflow Medical eyes follow-up data in retrievable stent trial
Reflow’s system obtained breakthrough device designation in the US four years ago. Image credit: Reflow Medical. Reflow Medical has completed enrollment in a clinical trial evaluating its retrievable stent for the treatment of vascular lesions in the infrapopliteal arteries below the knee. The US cardiovascular device specialist’s senior vice president of research and development Teo […]
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The new edition of our digital magazine is out now – you can read it online for free. In this month’s edition, we spotlight an emerging technology in the skin cancer space. Engineers Ali Khachlouf and Tanguy Serrat, co-founders of Squaremind, have developed a game-changing concept: combining robotics, AI and cutting-edge computer vision to create a robotic […]
Rakovina expands collaborations to leverage AI platform
Rakovina will use the Deep Docking AI drug discovery platform that leverages deep learning platforms to identify novel drug candidates. Credit: paulista via Shutterstock. Rakovina Therapeutics is expanding research collaborations with Canada-based Pharma Inventor, and the University of British Columbia (UBC) to expand research with the Deep Docking AI drug discovery platform. Rakovina has extended […]
ProAxsis awarded Innovate UK grant for respiratory monitoring
ProAxsis is a spin-out from Queen’s University Belfast. Image credit: Shutterstock/Magic mine. Belfast-based ProAxsis has been awarded an Innovate UK grant to support a project to develop a remote respiratory monitoring tool. Alongside social enterprise partner the Centre for Public Innovation (CPI), ProAxsis aims to enhance the sample processing required for its previously developed NEATstik […]
iHealth’s COVID-19/Flu rapid test secures FDA EUA
The iHealth’s COVID-19/Flu A&B 3-in-1 Antigen Rapid Test delivers results in 15 minutes. Credit: PRNewswire/ iHealth Labs, Inc. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted emergency use authorization (EUA) for iHealth Labs’ new COVID-19/Flu A&B rapid test kit. Intended to deliver results in 15 minutes, the 3-in-1 test kit is said to be […]
Biosense introduces CARTO 3 System Version 8
The CARTO 3 System Version 8 features new modules for improved efficiency, reproducibility, and accuracy. Credit: Johnson & Johnson Biosense Webster, Inc. Cardiac arrhythmia diagnosis and treatment specialist Biosense has launched CARTO 3 System Version 8, a 3D heart mapping system used in cardiac ablation procedures. This latest version introduces new modules aimed at enhancing […]
FDA issues warning on Getinge device amid quality concerns
The FDA has urged healthcare providers not to use certain Getinge devices. Credit: Shutterstock / rafapress. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has urged healthcare providers not to use certain Getinge devices amid concerns that the company’s devices still pose a risk to users despite a previous recall. In a statement published on 8 […]
Vivalink introduces new technology solution for Holter monitoring
The new solution features a mobile gateway paired with a patient app for seamless data transmission and patient engagement. Credit: Chinnapong/Shutterstock.com. Vivalink, a digital healthcare solutions provider, has launched a new ambulatory cardiac solution for mobile cardiac telemetry (MCT) and Holter monitoring. The new solution combines remote patient monitoring (RPM) technologies with advanced arrhythmia detection […]
AltaValve gains dual breakthrough designations from FDA
4C Medical plans to launch a global pivotal trial of the AltaValve System later in 2024. Credit: 4C Medical Technologies, Inc/PRNewswire. 4C Medical Technologies has secured dual breakthrough device designations from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its AltaValve system. AltaValve System is a transcatheter mitral valve replacement (TMVR) device and the FDA’s […]
UK report warns that economic instability is threatening life sciences sector
The MDC reports that UK healthcare SMEs made up approximately 35% of all life science start-ups created in Europe since 2012. Credit: Shutterstock / graham tomlin. A report published by Medicines Discovery Catapult (MDC) is urging the UK life sciences sector to boost investment following findings that the country’s economic turmoil is holding back drug […]