Mayo Clinic announced that it is introducing a new technology platform to support two new companies it has launched. Rochester, Minn.–based Mayo Clinic’s Remote Diagnostics & Management Platform (RDMP) is designed to connect data with new AI algorithms and augment human decision-making within existing clinical workflows, according to a news release. “The dramatically increased use […]
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Thermo Fisher Scientific, Mayo Clinic partner on new diagnostic tools
Thermo Fisher Scientific and Mayo Clinic today announced a new collaboration that will take place near the respected health provider’s main Rochester, Minn. campus. The partnership will focus on accelerating clinical validation and commercialization of certain next-generation sequencing (NGS), mass spectrometry and immunology diagnostic tools. Work will occur at the Advanced Diagnostics Laboratory at the 90,000-square-foot […]
Companies, docs alarmed by proposed 510(k) rollback
Medical associations and device companies have largely come out against a Trump administration proposal to permanently exempt certain medical devices and software from the FDA 510(k) clearance process. HHS used Trump’s waning days in office to propose permanently exempting 83 Class II devices and one unclassified device from the clearance review process. The list includes home ventilators, […]
Google opening office near Mayo Clinic
Google announced today that it will open an office in downtown Rochester, Minn., to be close to Mayo Clinic. The tech giant plans to have an office up and running with a handful of workers as soon as possible, given the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, according to a news release posted on the website of the […]
BioSig, Mayo Clinic announce AI development partnership
BioSig Technologies (NSDQ:BSGM) will work with the Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research to develop next-gen, AI-powered software for its Pure EP system, which is meant to take electrophysiology to the next level. The Mayo Clinic has already been an important investor and development partner for the Westport, Conn.–based company. BioSig signed a 10-year collaboration […]
5 medtech companies win coveted Tekne awards
Five medtech companies recently won some of the top technology awards in the state of Minnesota, known as one of three major medical device hubs in the U.S. The companies competed for the Minnesota Technology Association annual Tekne Awards, which included categories ranging from artificial intelligence and machine learning to “technology for good.” Get the full story on […]
Hahn apologizes for convalescent plasma claim
Under intense criticism for his statement that convalescent plasma donated by former coronavirus patients could reduce COVID-19 deaths by 35%, FDA commissioner Stephen Hahn apologized on Twitter late Monday. The agency announced on Sunday that it had granted an emergency use authorization (EUA) for plasma donated by coronavirus survivors as a treatment for new patients. President Trump, […]
Feds’ convalescent plasma claim questioned
Scientists are questioning the Trump administration’s claim for the effectiveness of convalescent plasma in preventing deaths from COVID-19, according to published reports. President Trump and the heads of the FDA and the Department of Health and Human Services all said on Sunday that plasma donated by former coronavirus patients has reduced deaths by 35%. Their […]
Know Labs signs research agreement with Mayo Clinic
Know Labs today said it entered a research agreement with the Mayo Clinic to test and validate its Bio-RFID as a continuous glucose monitor. Know Labs’ Bio-RFID technology is designed to be integrated in a number of wearable, mobile or bench-top form factors. “We are very pleased to work with Mayo Clinic. They bring a […]
Mayo Clinic performs first shoulder arthroplasty with Wright Medical mixed reality tech
Wright Medical (NSDQ:WMGI) today announced the first shoulder arthroplasty procedure performed using its Blueprint mixed reality technology. Dr. Joaquin Sanchez-Sotelo performed the procedure at Mayo Clinic’s Rochester, Minn. campus, with the Blueprint software providing a 3-D holographic view of the pre-operative plan. “This procedure is an important milestone for shoulder arthroplasty and marks a major step […]
What kinds of COVID-19 tests are out there?
Months into the pandemic, the FDA continues to grant emergency use approval (EUA) to new tests to detect the virus that causes COVID-19 and the antibodies that indicate a person has had it. To date, the FDA has granted EUAs for 171 tests —142 molecular tests, 27 antibody tests, and 2 antigen tests. Given the ever-changing […]
