3D Systems Gains FDA Clearance for VSP Orthopaedics 3D Surgical Pre-Planning Solution
3D printing company 3D Systems has just announced 510(k) clearance from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for their VSP Orthopaedics solution. This development will further increase solutions offered in their VSP approach for orthopaedics, which has already played a role in the treatment... Read More →
Johnson & Johnson wants to bring VR to doctors-in-training worldwide
The Johnson & Johnson Institute said that training surgeons using Oculus virtual reality headsets is paying off in big ways, and it hopes that such training will be available worldwide to all surgeons in the future. Sandra Humbles, the vice president of global education... Read More →
Forbes Women: The 40 French Women Who Count In 2019
Here are our 40 Forbes Women! Whether they are leaders of large groups, artists, researchers or high-level sports, they symbolize in their own way the success of women. They have sometimes failed, but these women, known or not of the general public, embody... Read More →
Emovi, Inc. Receives $4.8 Million in Financial Assistance from Quebec Government to Support Expansion in the United States
Montreal, Quebec – September 23, 2019 – Emovi, Inc. announced today they have received the support of the Quebec government with financial assistance of $4.8 million bringing their total funding for 2019 over $20 million. The investment is part of the... Read More →
Facebook is said to be spending more than $500 million to buy a company working to let you control computers with your mind
Facebook is acquiring the maker of an electronic wristband that it says will allow people to share photos on its social network, click a button on their computer’s mouse, and perform other computing tasks simply by thinking about it. Facebook on... Read More →
Access Vascular Awarded Breakthrough Technology Agreement with Premier
Access Vascular, Inc. has been awarded a group purchasing agreement for a Breakthrough Technology contract with Premier. Effective September 1, the new agreement allows Premier members, at their discretion, to take advantage of special pricing and terms pre-negotiated by Premier for the... Read More →
Neural networks and feature-based machine learning: The evolution of applications in Healthcare and Medtech
Nanowear, a New York-based connected care and companion diagnostic platform built on FDA-cleared nanotechnology, is delivering a new standard for remote patient monitoring. Our cloth-based nanosensors capture and transmit 15+ medical grade bio-markers, enabling our machine-learning algorithms to alert care... Read More →
The Conference Forum Announces Tasso Wins DPharm Idol Disrupt 2019 for Patient-Centric Blood Sampling Kits
Tasso was announced the winner of DPharm Idol Disrupt at the 9th annual DPharm: Disrupting Innovations to Advance Clinical Trials Conference. Tasso has a service that provides patient centric blood-sampling kits for use by participants in clinical trials. Tasso’s goal... Read More →
Houston medical device company launches is product in the U.S. and hires new exec
A Houston company is changing the game when it comes to early bleed detection, and now the company can provide its life-saving service to the United States. Saranas Inc., which received FDA approval for its Early Bird Bleed Monitoring System in... Read More →
NIH Awards Subtle Medical, Inc. $1.6 Million Grant to Improve Safety of MRI Exams By Reducing Gadolinium Dose Using AI
MENLO PARK, Calif., Sept. 18, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Subtle Medical, a privately-held healthcare technology company focused on improving the quality, efficiency, and safety of medical imaging, announced that it received a Fast-Track Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant valued up to $1.6 million,... Read More →