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How did medtech companies score on environmental stewardship list?

December 8, 2020 By Nancy Crotti

Medical Design & Outsourcing recently rated the world’s largest medical device companies — the Big 100 — for their sales numbers and R&D spend. Now we can share how some of them scored on an environmental nonprofit’s annual list of companies ranked for their actions on climate change. Not-for-profit organization CDP (Stockholm, Sweden) runs a global disclosure system for […]

Filed Under: Business/Financial News, Featured Tagged With: 3m, Abbott, Abiomed, Align Technology, Baxter, Bayer, becton dickinson, Boston Scientific, Canon, Cardinal Health, Carl Zeiss Meditec, CDP, danaher, Edwards Lifesciences, elkemsilicones, emerson, Fujifilm, Henry Schein Medical, Hologic, Intuitive Surgical, Johnson & Johnson, Kyocera, Medtronic, Olympus, PerkinElmer Inc., Qualcomm, ResMed, Robert Bosch North America, royalphilips, stericycle, Steris Corp., Stryker, TE Connectivity, Terumo, Tessy Plastics, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Toray Industries, Varian Medical Systems, Zimmer Biomet

Qualcomm renames, offloads med-device connectivity biz to PE firm Francisco Partners

February 12, 2019 By Fink Densford

Qualcomm (NASDAQ:QCOM) medical-device focused subsidiary Qualcomm Life has been sold to private equity firm Francisco Partners and renamed to Capsule Tech, as it will now function as a stand-alone business, the PE firm said yesterday. The companies did not reveal any financial details about the transaction, but said that Capsule Tech will continue to operate […]

Filed Under: Business/Financial News, Featured, Mergers & Acquisitions, Wall Street Beat Tagged With: Capsule Tech Inc., Qualcomm

Qualcomm out-licenses single-use, biometric patch for patient monitoring

September 27, 2017 By Alex Beall

Qualcomm subsidiary Qualcomm Life announced today the development of one-time use biometric patches designed for patient monitoring. The patch is designed to provide healthcare professionals with real-time patient monitoring data, making the patch applicable for a range of care purposes like perioperative care and assessing the effects of therapeutic interventions. The device can measure a […]

Filed Under: Blog, Hospital Care, Patient Monitoring, Research & Development Tagged With: Benchmarkelectronics, Johnson and Johnson, Qualcomm

Star Trek tricorder: This may be the best we can do – for now

April 14, 2017 By Chris Newmarker

They don’t diagnose diseases with a few waves of the hand, the way that Dr. Leonard McCoy would with his tricorder on Star Trek. But 2 mobile platforms – algorithms and sensors paired with smart devices – nearly met the Qualcomm Tricorder XPrize’s audacious benchmarks for diagnosing 13 disease states. In the process, a Philadelphia area team […]

Filed Under: Diagnostics, Digital Health, News Well Tagged With: basilleaftechnologies, htc, MedTech, Qualcomm, qualcommtricorderxprize, tricorder

How UnitedHealthcare and Qualcomm are boosting wearables

January 31, 2017 By Danielle Kirsh

UnitedHealthcare and Qualcomm are taking employee fitness to the next level—by offering $1,500 a year to employees who participate in wellness program and reach the set daily fitness goals. Qualcomm has expanded the UnitedHealthcare Motion wellness program that gives employees activity trackers for free. It is available for self-funded employers who have 5 or more […]

Filed Under: Digital Health Tagged With: MedTech, Qualcomm, UnitedHealthcare

Changing healthcare & clinical trials with patient monitoring tech

September 21, 2016 By Sarah Faulkner

Patient monitoring can be challenging, often relying on patients to self-report symptoms or describe how they’re feeling. But technology is changing that, making it easier for researchers to monitor patient adherence to a trial’s regimen and for doctors to personalize a patient’s treatment. At the FierceBiotech Drug Development Forum in Boston today, a panel took up the […]

Filed Under: Clinical Trials, Digital Health, Drug-Device Combinations Tagged With: Biogen, Propeller Health, Qualcomm

Boehringer Ingelheim, Qualcomm team on connected inhaler

September 1, 2016 By Brad Perriello

Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals and Qualcomm (NSDQ:QCOM) subsidiary Qualcomm Life yesterday said they’re partnering to create an inhaler that can track user information, hoping to improve outcomes for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Boehringer tapped Qualcomm to create a low-power, disposable module for Boehringer’s Respimat inhaler, using Qualcomm’s 2net Design platform to build a wireless communication component into the inhaler. The […]

Filed Under: Digital Health, Drug-Device Combinations, Respiratory Tagged With: Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Qualcomm

Philips, Qualcomm ink connected health deal

August 31, 2016 By Fink Densford

Royal Philips (NYSE:PHG) and Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM) subsidiary Qualcomm Life said today they inked a collaborative, strategic technology deal aimed at developing connected health solutions. The collaborative deal will partner up Philips’ connected health informatics and regulated health care cloud data tech with Qualcomm Life’s medical-grade device connectivity and integration, the company said. “As the home […]

Filed Under: Business/Financial News, Hospital Care, Software / IT Tagged With: Philips, Qualcomm

Your inhaler’s watching you: drugmakers race for smart devices

July 20, 2016 By MassDevice

(Reuters) – Makers of inhalers to treat asthma and chronic lung disease are racing to develop a new generation of smart devices with sensors to monitor if patients are using their puffers properly. Linked wirelessly to the cloud, the gadgets are part of a medical “Internet of Things” that promises improved adherence, or correct use […]

Filed Under: Digital Health, Patient Monitoring, Respiratory Tagged With: AstraZeneca plc, GlaxoSmithKline plc, Novartis, Qualcomm

Medtronic, Qualcomm ink collaborative diabetes treatment deal

May 25, 2016 By Fink Densford

Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) said today that it inked a collaborative deal with Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM) subsidiary Qualcomm Life to develop next-gen continuous glucose monitoring systems. The companies will initially focus on single-use CGM system designed for physicians who manage type 2 diabetes patients, Fridley, Minn.-based Medtronic said. “We believe that glucose should be a vital sign of […]

Filed Under: Business/Financial News, Diabetes, Patient Monitoring Tagged With: Medtronic, Qualcomm

Qualcomm’s Capsule wins FDA nod for patient monitoring system

October 21, 2015 By Fink Densford

Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM) medical data management subsidiary Capsule Tech said it received FDA 510(k) clearance for its SmartLinx Vitals Plus patient monitoring system. The SmartLinx system integrates remote monitoring of patient vital signs and clinical patient documentation into a single platform as part of Capsule’s broader SmartLinx medical device information system. “Today’s patient bedside is crowded with […]

Filed Under: 510(k), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Health Information Technology, Patient Monitoring, Regulatory/Compliance, Software / IT Tagged With: Capsule Tech Inc., Qualcomm

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