ResMed (NYSE:RMD) announced today that it agreed to acquire German software company Medifox Dan in a deal worth $1 billion. Hildesheim, Germany-based Medifox Dan develops clinical, financial and operational software solutions for out-of-hospital care providers. Its offerings include care documentation, personnel planning, administration, billing and more. According to a news release, Medifox Dan’s solutions are […]
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Proximie raises $80M Series C for connected surgical platform
Proximie announced today that it raised $80 million in a Series C financing round to support its health technology platform. London-based Proximie earmarked the funds to accelerate the development of key products and services, build out its marketplace ecosystem and scale its centralized platform for connected surgical care in the operating room (OR). According to […]
BD, Mayo Clinic team up to improve patient care
BD (NYSE:BDX) announced today that it will collaborate with Mayo Clinic Platform to perform detailed post-market surveillance. Franklin Lakes, New Jersey-based BD’s collaboration with Mayo Clinic Platform will access de-identified patient data from the Mayo Clinic Platform_Discover to perform post-market surveillance of the company’s products and fuel innovation, unlocking a faster, more efficient path to […]
Oracle closes Cerner acqisition
Oracle Corp. (NYSE: ORCL) has closed on its previously announced $28.3 billion acquisition of Cerner as it seeks to transform the electronic health records experience. The software giant announced on June 7 that the majority of Cerner shares had been validly tendered. The deal closed yesterday. Cerner is a significant provider of digital information systems […]
Study backs DarioHealth’s digital therapeutics for managing diabetes
DarioHealth (Nasdaq:DRIO) announced today that multiple research studies support its digital therapeutics for diabetes management. New York-based DarioHealth presented the data from the new studies at the American Diabetes Association’s (ADA) 82nd Scientific Sessions in New Orleans. Two of the studies add to DarioHealth’s evidence supporting an integrated approach to managing multiple chronic conditions, while the third […]
Diabeloop raises $74.9M Series C
Diabeloop announced today that it raised approximately $74.9 million (€70 million) in a Series C financing round. LBO France, a private equity player, led the financing round, while Terumo — with which Diabeloop has partnered since 2020 — also participated in the round. Get the full story at our sister site, Drug Delivery Business News.
Google Health hires FDA’s chief digital health officer
Former FDA Chief Digital Health Officer of Global Strategy and Innovation Bakul Patel has started a new job with Google after 13 years with the regulatory agency. Patel became senior director, global digital health strategy and regulatory for Google Health earlier this month, he said on LinkedIn. Patel recounted highlights of his “incredible journey since […]
Stryker leaders talk medtech trends at DeviceTalks Boston: ‘If you’re slow, you’re going to lose’
The first day of DeviceTalks Boston closed with a panel of Stryker (NYSE:SYK) executives discussing new tools, technologies and strategies in medtech. Digital VP Tracy Robertson, Digital, Robotics, and Enabling Technologies President Robert Cohen and Surgical Technologies VP of Digital Innovation Siddarth Satish offered their thoughts on industry trends in healthcare and at the Kalamazoo, […]
How technology is changing the operating room
With all the hype around the use of data, artificial intelligence (AI) and other technologies, the operating room environment is ever-changing. But, how does it translate to what clinicians do in practice, and how will it improve? On the “How technology is changing the OR” panel at DeviceTalks Boston, Proximie CEO Nadine Hachach-Haram posited that […]
The cloud is transforming medtech: Amazon, Microsoft, Google, J&J, Philips and GE Healthcare leaders explain
Leaders in medtech and cloud computing discuss payoffs and potential in device connectivity, product development and cross-industry partnerships. If knowledge is power, that power comes from a steady stream of information, and we know there’s no shortage of that in healthcare. The challenge has long been how to capture that information, store it, analyze it […]
Mayo Clinic’s new Apple Watch app uses AI to detect left-ventricular dysfunction
The Mayo Clinic developed a new app that transmits ECG signals from Apple Watches for AI analysis to identify heart disease. The application securely transmits ECG (electrocardiograms) signals recorded in non-clinical environments to a medical center so that the AI analysis can identify left-ventricular dysfunction, a life-threatening, asymptomatic heart disease. According to a news release, […]