Top surgical robotics companies have joined forces to publish technical guidelines for robotic telesurgery. Announced today, the guidelines are published in the World Journal of Surgery and represent a first step of major industry players working together toward eventual industry standards for remote robotic surgery procedures. Co-authors included a coalition of experts from major medtech […]
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Emergo by UL, MedCrypt pair on cybersecurity
Emergo by UL and MedCrypt will jointly offer cybersecurity risk management and mitigation for connected medical devices and systems. Medtech and healthcare technology consulting group Emergo and healthcare cybersecurity developer MedCrypt said this week that they will refer prospective clients to one another and co-market their cybersecurity software solutions, consulting and risk management services to ensure clients understand […]
MedCrypt acquires MedISAO in medtech cybersecurity deal
Healthcare cybersecurity company MedCrypt (San Diego) today announced the acquisition of Irvine, Calif.-based MedISAO, a cybersecurity information-sharing organization that works with the medical device industry. MedCrypt is now offering MedISAO’s information-sharing analysis network for small and midsize business as well as its Cyber Protek software bill of materials (SBoM) and dependency vulnerability management tool. MedISAO’s founder, Daniel […]
MedCrypt raises $5m to support med device cybersecurity software
Medical device cybersecurity group MedCrypt said yesterday it raised $5.3 million in a Series A round. The round was led by Section 32 and joined by Eniac Ventures and Y Combinator, the incubator that housed San Diego-based MedCrypt in its winter 2019 batch, the company said. MedCrypt said that it will use funds to expand its sales […]
Natus Medical lifts Kennedy to the corner office | Personnel Moves – July 17, 2018
Natus Medical (Nasdaq: BABY) said last week that its current CEO Jim Hawkins is retiring from their position, with current chief financial officer Jonathan Kennedy slated to take over as prez & chief exec. Kennedy has operated as CFO since April 2013, while the retiring Hawkins spent 14 years as the chief exec, the Pleasanton, Calif.-based company said. […]
Medtech cybersecurity group MedCrypt raises $2m in seed round
Medical device cybersecurity group MedCrypt said today it raised $1.9 million in a seed round of financing to help support its medtech-specific embedded cybersecurity software. The round was led by Eniac Ventures and joined by Sway Ventures, Nex, Cubed, Oronoco Investments and Friedman BioVentures, the Encinitas, Calif.-based company said. “Cyber threats are an exponentially increasing […]
MedCrypt and QuiO partner to protect devices from cyberattacks
MedCrypt and QuiO have announced an integration partnership for a set of cloud-connected injection devices known as the Smartinjector devices to provide safe data transfers of patient prescriptions and injections. OuiO will receive software security with this partnership for its Si One, for specialty drugs, and Si Pen, for diabetes patients. MedCrypt’s software will be able to sync […]
QuiO adds MedCrypt data security to Smartinjector pen
MedCrypt and QuiO said earlier this month that the companies are partnering to integrate MedCrypt’s data security software into QuiO’s Smartinjector devices. According to the agreement, MedCrypt will provide software security for QuiO’s Si One pen for specialty drugs and the Si Pen for diabetes patients. The companies plan to integrate the devices with software […]
