The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) has announced a Phase 1 clinical study of HIV vaccines using mRNA sequences. The study will test the safety and immunogenicity of three investigational HIV mRNA vaccines known as BG505 MD39.3 mRNA, BG505 MD39.3 gp151 mRNA and BG505 MD39.3 gp151 CD4KO mRNA. Get the full story […]
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Zimmer Biomet debuts AI to predict post-operative recovery
Zimmer Biomet (NYSE and SIX: ZBH) today launched WalkAI, artificial intelligence that can predict which patients will have lower gait speed 90 days after hip or knee surgery. WalkAI is part of ZBEdge, Zimmer Biomet’s suite of integrated smart, digital and robotic technologies to boost patient outcomes after orthopedic surgeries. The proprietary algorithm behind WalkAI […]
Google unveils AI-powered Care Studio Conditions to make sense of patient records
Google Health previewed a new Care Studio feature called Conditions to make electronic health records more accessible and useful for clinicians treating patients. Powered by artificial intelligence, Conditions can interpret and organize clinical notes stored across different systems for different purposes by different health care professionals. ‘When it comes to writing notes, clinicians use different […]
Implantable cardiac device data could help predict hospitalization, death
A new study out of Manchester in the U.K. suggests that data from implantable cardiac devices could help health providers predict whether patients are at greater risk of hospitalization or death. Out of more than 400 people with Medtronic cardiac devices, those with a high-risk score based on cardiac implantable electronic device physiological data had […]
Three GE Healthcare leaders outline their vision for AI and the cloud in medtech
Set to spin off from parent company GE (NYSE:GE) next year, GE Healthcare leverages artificial intelligence (AI) to help providers improve efficiency, patient outcomes and access to care. The medtech giant’s offerings include AI-based imaging applications and its Edison Health Services platform. As part of the Medical Design & Outsourcing cloud conversation series with medtech […]
GE Healthcare inks partnership deal with Circle Health Group in U.K.
GE Healthcare (NYSE:GE) announced recently that it signed a 10-year partnership with U.K.-based Circle Health Group. The partnership agreement aims to empower Circle’s clinicians to make faster, more targeted and more informed decisions in diagnosing, treating and monitoring patients through intelligent devices, data analytics and other services. Circle Health and GE Healthcare look to improve […]
Philips is betting big on the cloud; two leaders discuss the connected future
Royal Philips (NYSE:PHG, AEX:PHIA) bet big on the cloud in 2021, buying Capsule Technologies for $635 million to integrate Capsule’s medical device integration and data technologies with Philips’ cloud-based digital health platform. The Philips Capsule Medical Device Information Platform (MDIP) can now integrate with more than 1,000 unique types of medical devices, the Dutch medtech […]
IBM to sell Watson Health assets
IBM (NYSE: IBM) announced today that it will sell healthcare data and analytics assets from its Watson Health business to Francisco Partners. Financial terms were not disclosed for the deal, expected to close in the second quarter of this year subject to customary regulatory clearances. But Bloomberg cites people familiar with the plans saying that […]
Verana Health raises $150M from Johnson & Johnson Innovation, others
Digital health company Verana Health announced last week that it raised $150 million in a Series E funding round. San Francisco-based Verana Health’s Series E round was led by Johnson & Johnson Innovation (JJDC) and Novo Growth, the growth-stage investment arm of Novo Nordisk. Additional participants included existing investors GV (formerly Google Ventures), Casdin Capital […]
Stryker to acquire Vocera Communications for $3.1B
Stryker (NYSE:SYK) announced today that it entered into a definitive merger agreement to acquire Vocera Communications (NYSE:VCRA). Kalamazoo, Michigan-based Stryker agreed to acquire all issued and outstanding shares of common stock of Vocera for $79.25 per share, reaching a total equity value of approximately $2.97 billion and a total enterprise value of roughly $3.09 billion. […]
Oracle to buy Cerner for $28.3B
Oracle Corp. (NYSE: ORCL) will spend $28.3 billion to acquire Cerner Corp., the two companies announced today. Cerner is a significant provider of digital information systems used within hospitals and health systems. Get the full story on our sister site Medical Design & Outsourcing.