Acutus Names David Roman As New CEO; Mickelsen Departs Company

An interactive look at recent executive-level company changes and promotions in the medical device and diagnostics industries.

AI systems used in healthcare are vulnerable to adversarial cyberattacks, which are a growing concern, said Atif Azad, a professor of AI at Birmingham City University. Azad’s research group has developed a method that trains AI to become more resilient to cyber threats through the use of random image adjustments.

Freenome plans to file for US FDA approval of its blood-based screening test for colorectal cancer mid-year. If cleared, the test would rival Guardant Health’s Shield, the first FDA-cleared blood test for primary screening of colorectal cancer. Exact Sciences is also in the race to bring a blood-based colorectal screening test to market.

Nawal Ouzren, Sensorion CEO and director, shared the latest industry reaction to US FDA layoffs at the McDermott Will & Emery European Health and Life Sciences Symposium in Paris.