Over 2,200 companies from around the world exhibited at this year’s CES. Nearly a fifth — 417 — were digital health companies. Wearables continue to an important role at the event, which remains hybrid virtual and in-person amid the COVID-19 pandemic. There were 276 fitness and wearables exhibitors this year, 56 more than last year. This […]
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Abbott CEO touts future of biowearables in first-ever healthcare company keynote at CES
Abbott (NYSE:ABT) Chair & CEO Robert B. Ford highlighted what the future holds as he presented the first healthcare keynote ever at CES. Speaking at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2022 event, Ford headlined the “Human-Powered Health: Unlocking the Possibility of You” event, announcing that Abbott is developing a new category of biowearables for athletes […]
Withings plans launch for Body Scan smart scale platform
Withings is promoting its Body Scan in-home connected health station smart scale platform, with a launch planned later this year. Las Vegas-based Withings’ Body Scan goes beyond weight management to offer a way for users to take proactive control over their health with segmental body composition, heart rate and vascular age monitoring, according to a […]
FreeStyle Libre 3, other Abbott products recognized at CES Innovation Awards
Abbott (NYSE:ABT) was honored for a handful of its offerings at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2022 Innovation Awards. The company’s FreeStyle Libre 3 continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) system ranked among the top 15 products in the CES Best of Innovation category. The next-generation CGM system features the world’s smallest, thinnest glucose sensor that can […]
Abbott CEO Robert Ford to keynote at CES 2022
The Consumer Technology Association (CTA) announced today that Abbott President and CEO Robert B. Ford will deliver a keynote at CES 2022. Ford’s keynote represents the first time in CES history that a healthcare company will deliver a keynote at the major technology event, according to a news release. A group of Abbott scientists, engineers, […]
MedTech 100 roundup: Industry skyrockets as hot streak continues
The medtech industry’s seemingly unstoppable rise over the past several weeks shows no signs of slowing down. For the fourth time in five weeks, and for the third consecutive week, the MassDevice MedTech 100 Index — which includes stocks of the world’s largest medical device companies — hit an all-time high. Previous highs have largely been […]
CES 2021: Medical technologies you need to know
There are fewer mobile health devices and wearables to check out as this year’s CES goes virtual — with a trend toward medtech to slow the spread of COVID-19. Scheduled for Jan. 11–14, CES 2021 will feature 419 digital health and 219 wearable devices, down from 546 and 635 devices, respectively, presented at CES 2020. […]
CES 2019: Medical technologies you need to know
Mobile health devices and wearables are increasingly playing a prominent role at the annual CES show in Las Vegas, with 505 digital health and 620 wearables exhibitors at this year’s show. Health and medical devices touted at CES 2019 – Jan. 8–11 – were meant to improve everything from posture to sleep analysis. Time will tell […]
CES 2018: Medical technologies you need to know
Mobile health devices and wearables have increasingly played a prominent role at the annual CES show in Las Vegas. Health and medical devices touted at CES 2018 seek to improve everything from heart health to posture. Here are nine companies exhibiting digital health solutions at this year’s show. Next >>
