Healthcare software dev Explorer Surgical said yesterday it closed an oversubscribed $3 million Series A financing round to support its intraoperative surgical and interventional procedure workflow management platform. The round was led by Aphelion Capital and joined by Elliott Management, the University of Chicago, M25 Group and the Harvard Business School Angels of Chicago. As […]
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Siemens, ISA ink industrial, automation cybersecurity deal
Siemens (NYSE:SI) said today it inked a global partnership deal with the International Society of Automation to improve awareness of industrial cybersecurity needs. Through the deal, both parties will cooperate to improve industrial cybersecurity and automation security, based on IEC 62443 standards and appropriate security measures, as well as engaging in educational activities. The ISA’s Security […]
One Drop touts effects of diabetes management mobile app
One Drop touted data today from a retrospective study of people with Type I and Type II diabetes using its mobile diabetes management app. The data, which were published yesterday in JMIR Diabetes, showed that people using the One Drop mobile app had a 1.1% to 1.3% absolute reduction in A1C in 4 months. Get the full […]
DePuy, JointPoint ink joint surgery navigation deal
Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) subsidiary DePuy Synthes said today that it inked an exclusive agreement with JointPoint to co-market its surgery navigation software platform in the U.S. The company’s technology features non-invasive navigation, pre-operative digital templating, case planning and feedback during total hip replacement surgeries. “We are thrilled to partner with JointPoint to help provide more […]
Diabetes app developer DarioHealth closes $5m private placements
Digital health company DarioHealth (NSDQ:DRIO) said today that it closed a $5 million private placement with new and existing investors for shares of the company’s common stock and shares of the company’s Series B convertible preferred stock. The Israel-based company said current shareholders accounted for 58% of the securities sold in the offerings. Get the full story […]
Novartis launches MS study using data collected from smartphones
Novartis (NYSE:NVS) said today that it is launching a research study to better understand the daily challenges facing people with multiple sclerosis. The study is designed to collect data from physical tasks and symptoms using participants’ smartphones. The company said it hopes to find new potential ways to measure treatment effectiveness. Get the full story at […]
Carl Zeiss acquires cataract surgery planning software dev Veracity Innovations
Carl Zeiss Meditec (ETR:AFX) said today it is acquiring cloud-based ophthalmological tech developer Veracity Innovations for an undisclosed amount. Veracity Innovations developed and produces a cloud-based surgical planning platform for cataract surgeries, covering initial planning, management and analysis of the procedures. The system is designed to interface directly with multiple electronic medical records and diagnostic devices, […]
IBM partners to identify risk factors for Type I diabetes
IBM (NYSE:IBM) plans to develop and apply machine learning techniques to years of research data in the hopes of identifying factors that trigger the onset of Type I diabetes in children, with the support of JDRF. Scientists at IBM are slated to assess three different data sets using machine learning algorithms to find patterns and factors that could […]
What is the hardest thing about medtech IoT?
The medtech IoT space is fraught with decisions that can make or break a product launch. There are several points at which developers in the space might want to throw their hands up or put their head under the covers. We asked some device experts to share their toughest lessons from IoT in the medical […]
Bitfury teams with AI firm Insilico to bring blockchain tech to healthcare
US tech company The Bitfury Group is partnering with medical artificial intelligence firm Insilico Medicine to create healthcare-focused applications using blockchain, Bitfury CEO Valery Vavilov said last Friday. A blockchain is a decentralized, distributed ledger duplicated across a network of connected access points. Information in the blockchain is shared, and regularly reconciled and updated, using […]
Study: Opioid-related deaths overwhelming intensive care units
Intensive care units in hospitals have seen a sharp increase in the number of opioid-related admissions and deaths since 2009, according to a study by researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, and the demand for care relating to opioids has overwhelmed the available supply. The team touted their study, which was published today in the Annals […]