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 […]
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Amazon Web Services is powering medtech innovation: Its chief medical officer explains
It doesn’t get any bigger than Amazon Web Services in the world of cloud computing. The cloud computing business at Seattle-based Amazon.com (Nasdaq: AMZN) is the largest player in the industry, with control of about a third of the market and a significant lead over cloud competitors Microsoft and Google. Dr. Taha Kass-Hout, the chief […]
Medtronic and Amazon plan colorectal cancer screenings in underserved communities
Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) and Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced their plans to donate 50 Medtronic GI Genius modules to endoscopy centers serving low-income and underserved communities across the U.S. One of the goals is to improve the detection of polyps that can lead to colorectal cancer, which is the most common cancer among adults in the U.S. […]
Amazon Care is expanding nationwide
Amazon announced that it made its virtual health services available nationwide with plans for a large rollout of in-person services this year. The company launched Amazon Care in September 2019 to combine virtual care and in-person services, with the latest expansion making the services available nationwide. According to a news release, Amazon will look to […]
Imagining the future of cloud-connected medical devices with Johnson & Johnson leaders
Cloud-connected medical devices already collect and analyze data, talk to each other and use artificial intelligence to improve patient care, but how much more might be possible in the not-so-distant future? Surgery simulations? Smart ambulances? Full-body scanners? One-click healthcare? I’ve been exploring that question for an upcoming edition of Medical Design & Outsourcing magazine — and asked […]
MedTech 100 roundup: Industry reaches another high point
The medtech industry is continuing its massive 2021 boom, with the past week marking yet another record in the markets. MassDevice‘s MedTech 100 Index — which includes stocks of the world’s largest medical device companies — finished last week (Aug. 27) at 121.05 points, representing a 1.2% rise from the 119.63-point mark set a week before. […]
Amazon makes moves for a major medical diagnostics play
Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) wants to hire key employees to expand its medical diagnostics operations on a global scale, which very well could grow beyond COVID-19 testing. Senior-level job postings offer a glimpse of the notoriously secretive and ambitious tech company’s global aspirations for medical diagnostics. Just this week, Amazon put a call out for a […]
GE Healthcare, Baxter among medtech giants inking deals with Amazon Web Services
GE Healthcare (NYSE:GE) and Baxter (NYSE:BAX) are each collaborating with Amazon Web Services for AI and cloud-based services. The news comes just weeks after Amazon unveiled its AWS for Health suite. Medtech companies such as GE Healthcare and Baxter are aiming to drive their digital presences forward. GE Healthcare, for example, said that it will work […]
MedTech 100 roundup: Significant uptick for industry
The up-and-down nature of the medtech industry continues to carry through 2021, with a recent dip now followed by a rapid ascent. MassDevice‘s MedTech 100 Index — which includes stocks of the world’s largest medical device companies — finished the week (June 11) at 109.63 points, producing a 2.5% rise from the 106.96-point mark set one […]
Amazon wins EUA to sell its COVID-19 test directly to consumers
Amazon subsidiary STS Lab Holdco received FDA emergency use authorization (EUA) for the direct-to-consumer sale of its COVID-19 test. The FDA authorized the test with indications as a direct-to-consumer product for testing individual anterior nasal swab specimens self-collected at home with the Amazon COVID-19 test collection kit DTC by any individual 18 years or older, […]
Amazon company gains EUA for COVID test
Amazon subsidiary STS Lab Holdco received FDA emergency use authorization (EUA) for its real-time PCR test for COVID-19. According to an FDA letter, dated March 25, the test is authorized for the detection of nucleic acid from SARS-CoV-2 in anterior nasal swab specimens that are self-collected by any individuals 18 or older, including those without […]
