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Medtech Insight spoke with executives from Spanish medtech firm Time is Brain about their wearable device that monitors stroke victims in real time, potentially saving lives.
Oz is widely seen as a gifted health communicator and has device-industry cred, but brings little experience running a large government organization or with the policy and budget challenges confronting Medicare and Medicaid.
At a recent Washington, DC conference, key government figures expressed optimism that bipartisan efforts will continue to drive advancements in medical technology, even amidst political challenges. They also emphasized the importance of supporting ARPA-H and BARDA initiatives.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s nomination to lead the US Department of Health and Human Services has generated both cautious optimism and concerns in the medtech sector, with concerns including a less science-based regulatory environment and potential user fee cuts.
This week, Zimmer Biomet announced a new role of chief movement officer for Arnold Schwarzenegger, J&J MedTech receives IDE approval for Ottava, Dassault Systèmes with US FDA develop first guide for virtual twins, Mainz Biomed and Thermo Fisher team up to fight colorectal cancer.
France’s medtech sector is strong, growing and innovative. Medtech Insight spoke to several French medtech leaders about the unique features and pitfalls their industry may face.
IMU Biosciences joins a UK consortium of 27 academic and industry partners to undertake “immunoprofiling” of 6,000 cancer patients to assess their response to treatment.
In this week’s Digital Health Roundup, Medtech Insight’s Marion Webb talks about her interview with GE HealthCare’s chief AI officer Parminder Bhatia about his vision for AI in health care and other highlights from HLTH. Natasha Barrow discusses her interview with Owkin on the EU AI Act and highlights Click Therapeutics’ latest clinical results.
The company has taken the ambitious approach of establishing a manufacturing base capable of producing millions of devices before any attempt at a regulatory submission.
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump says he will let Robert F. Kennedy Jr. “go wild on medicines” if he wins the White House. That could spell challenges for the US FDA in 2025.
Patients treated with Abbott’s Esprit BTK system had better results and fewer repeat procedures after two years than a control group, the company announced this week. Abbott vascular leader Jennifer Jones-McMeans spoke with Medtech Insight about what the results could mean for patient care.
Medtech Insight talked with GE HealthCare’s chief AI officer Parminder “Parry” Bhatia at HLTH about the firm’s new CareIntellect for Oncology offering to help clinicians make efficient use of multimodal patient data, his vision for projects within AI Innovation Lab, and the future of AI in health care.
University of Cambridge's soon-to-be spun-out Nimble Genomics is among grant-winning projects in Capital Enterprise's Cancer Tech Accelerator. Medtech Insight spoke to clinical oncologist and Nimble founder Henno Martin and co-founder Radek Lach to learn more what about the brain cancer blood test’s prospects in an increasingly competitive liquid biopsy space.
After more than 20 years in patient care, cardiologist Ethan Korngold became chief medical officer for Abbott’s vascular business in April. How was his first conference on the industry side of the table? “Incredibly invigorating,” he said, offering updates on Abbott’s Ultreon and Esprit BTK product lines.
Craig Eagle, chief medical officer of Guardant Health, provides his view on an increasingly competitive liquid biopsy market in this interview with Medtech Insight.
When former FDAer Steve Silverman last wrote for us, there was no formal successor to Jeff Shuren as director of CDRH. With the elevation of acting director Michelle Tarver, the future is becoming more clear.
The co-founder of Pure Global discusses the regulatory consultancy's use of AI to support clients’ marketing submissions and other needs, as well as the AI-enabled medtech landscape and opportunities in China and Southeast Asia for accessing patient data for AI development purposes.
House Republicans say the FDA has not done enough to support its laboratory safety office, despite past recommendations.
Acting director Michelle Tarver has been named the new permanent director of the US FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health.
During the Medtech Conference in Toronto, a panel of industry leaders discussed the gaps that remain in women’s healthcare and said innovation can help narrow them.