J&J Is Hungry for Medical Device M&A
The company is partial to medical device tuck-ins, but will consider acquisition opportunities of all sizes……
Medical 3-D Printing Update in Asia
Increasing demand for custom surgical implants and growing investment in R&D will help the sector experience significant growth over the next five years…….
IBM Bids Farewell to Watson Health Assets
The company is selling its healthcare data and analytics assets to an investment firm for a pretty penny……
Medtronic Touts ‘Highly Encouraging’ Data for Lower-Energy SCS Therapy
The three-month results show meaningful pain relief using a lower-energy variation of the company’s Differential Target Multiplexed Spinal Cord Stimulation therapy……
Pear Therapeutics Sits atop Growing PDT Market
A BTIG analyst notes that Pear’s authorized products and expanded payor coverage give it an advantage in the prescription digital therapeutic market……
3D Printed Blood Plasma Can Speed Up Wound Healing
Researchers discover how manipulating platelet-rich plasma, a natural healing substance, can help treat difficult skin injuries……
New Sterilization Technology Offers an Alternative to EtO
Phiex Technologies’s self-sterilizing materials aim to be a cost-effective and environmentally safe solution for manufacturers seeking ways to minimize disruptions or delays in their supply chains because of anticipated additional closures of EtO sterilization facilities……
Can AI Be Used to Predict Who Will Develop Dementia?
The study was published in the JAMA Network Open and funded by Alzheimer’s Research UK……
Medtronic Hugo Gets a Green Light in Canada
The Hugo robotic-assisted surgery system now has a Health Canada license for use in urologic and gynecologic laparoscopic surgical procedures, which make up about half of all robotic procedures performed today……
Putting Artificial Intelligence to Work in Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
AI can help improve cancer diagnosis, aid clinical decision-making, and lead to better health outcomes……
