medtech Coverage - MedCity News https://medcitynews.com/tag/medtech/ Healthcare technology news, life science current events Wed, 12 Jun 2024 06:30:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 228111745 From Recalls to Reliability: Tools to Ensure Software Safety in MedTech https://medcitynews.com/2024/06/from-recalls-to-reliability-tools-to-ensure-software-safety-in-medtech/ https://medcitynews.com/2024/06/from-recalls-to-reliability-tools-to-ensure-software-safety-in-medtech/#respond Fri, 14 Jun 2024 13:28:00 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=126866

Cutting-edge technology empowers developers to proactively detect and mitigate issues before they cause problems, reducing recalls and fostering trust in the industry.

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Yes, Agile Can Work in Medtech https://medcitynews.com/2024/05/yes-agile-can-work-in-medtech/ https://medcitynews.com/2024/05/yes-agile-can-work-in-medtech/#respond Tue, 28 May 2024 14:03:00 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=126353

Three tips to succeed in a highly regulated environment

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Prioritizing Patient Care: Medical Technology Innovations on the Horizon https://medcitynews.com/2024/05/prioritizing-patient-care-medical-technology-innovations-on-the-horizon/ https://medcitynews.com/2024/05/prioritizing-patient-care-medical-technology-innovations-on-the-horizon/#respond Wed, 01 May 2024 16:51:00 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=125786

The MedTech industry is poised for breakthroughs, owing to the rapid integration of digital ecosystems and technologies like AI and cloud.

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MedCity News is Accepting Applications for the Healthcare Startup Pitch Perfect Contest in Chicago https://medcitynews.com/2024/01/medcity-news-is-accepting-applications-for-the-healthcare-startup-pitch-perfect-contest-in-chicago/ Wed, 10 Jan 2024 12:30:42 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=660735

Each track will spotlight a different specialty area including: oncology, cardiology, women’s health and preventing burnout/supporting operational efficiency.

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Health Exec: We Have No Choice But To Embrace AI https://medcitynews.com/2023/10/ai-medtech-medical-device-providers/ Sun, 29 Oct 2023 13:24:06 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=653472

Providers who don’t take advantage of AI will get “left behind,” said Dr. Shantanu Gaur, founder and CEO of Allurion Technologies, during a panel discussion at INVEST Digital Health.

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J&J’s Robotic Bronchoscopy System Could Help Physicians Detect Cancer Sooner, Research Finds https://medcitynews.com/2023/10/lung-cancer-technology-surgery-healthcare/ Wed, 25 Oct 2023 16:24:01 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=653175

Johnson & Johnson released research this month showing that its system for robotic-assisted bronchoscopy helped physicians achieve an over 15% improvement in overall diagnostic yield compared to traditional bronchoscopy. This could mean that fewer patients will have to “wait and see” while their cancer potentially gets worse.

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Investors Share Perspectives on 2023 Deals and Offer a Look at Emerging Areas of Interest https://medcitynews.com/2023/10/investors-share-perspectives-on-2023-deals-and-offer-a-look-at-emerging-areas-of-interest/ Thu, 05 Oct 2023 11:30:10 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=650223

Investment trends will be a big theme at the HLTH event at the Las Vegas Convention Center October 8-11. In the runup to the conference, investors from Bessemer Venture Partners, Cleveland Clinic Innovations, Third Culture Capital and Intuitive Ventures offered their takes on 2023 investments.

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Medtech Funding Expected to Pick Up In 2023 After Q1’s Low Point https://medcitynews.com/2023/08/medtech-venture-capital-invetsment-surgery/ Fri, 18 Aug 2023 17:24:58 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=645789

Medtech funding reached its low point in the first quarter but will slowly pick back up over the rest of 2023, according to a new Pitchbook report. It noted that this year’s medtech funding total will not come close to the $19.7 billion the sector raised in 2021, and it might even come in below last year’s funding total of $13.5 billion.

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Top 5 Compliance Issues for Medtech Firms Transitioning To Data-enabled Solutions https://medcitynews.com/2023/01/top-5-compliance-issues-for-medtech-firms-transitioning-to-data-enabled-solutions/ Fri, 27 Jan 2023 14:00:13 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=621184

Medtech companies should be particularly mindful of the following legal and regulatory compliance issues. This is especially true for companies transitioning to data-based services.

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How Patient Care Is Being Improved by Technology Everyday https://medcitynews.com/2022/12/medtech-patient-care-is-being-improved-by-technology-everyday/ Fri, 02 Dec 2022 19:00:58 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=612778

From streamlining long-held manual processes to creating entirely new diagnostic devices, new tech is cropping up all over the medtech industry—resulting in a real-world impact on patients’ quality of life.

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Why Digital Health Collaborations Are the Future of Medtech https://medcitynews.com/2022/11/why-digital-health-collaborations-are-the-future-of-medtech/ Thu, 03 Nov 2022 11:30:29 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=611443

Executives from Huma, Abbott, Smith & Nephew and AliveCor share how they are using real world evidence collection to support remote patient monitoring, maximize patient engagement and navigate the regulatory landscape.

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Why collaboration is essential for using real world evidence in regulatory submissions underpinning remote patient monitoring https://medcitynews.com/2022/10/why-collaboration-is-essential-for-using-real-world-evidence-in-regulatory-submissions-underpinning-remote-patient-monitoring/ Thu, 27 Oct 2022 16:46:25 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=609751

Huma plays a vital role in leveraging its digital infrastructure to help medical device companies navigate the regulatory complexities of generating RWE.

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Report: Sales, financing slow down for medtech firms https://medcitynews.com/2022/10/report-sales-financing-slow-down-for-medtech-firms/ Wed, 26 Oct 2022 15:44:46 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=610330

The industry faces challenges from inflation to labor shortages, according to an annual report from EY. However, there are grounds for optimism and areas to focus on, such as patching up supply chains.

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How medtech can crack the patient engagement conundrum and transform the patient experience https://medcitynews.com/2022/10/how-medtech-can-crack-the-patient-engagement-conundrum-and-transform-the-patient-experience/ Tue, 11 Oct 2022 16:00:56 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=606769

A look at how tapping real world evidence from medical devices and patients could be a game changer, improving patient-clinician communication, supporting earlier interventions and helping patients manage their condition.

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Unlocking the value of remote patient monitoring https://medcitynews.com/2022/09/unlocking-the-value-of-remote-patient-monitoring/ Thu, 01 Sep 2022 11:30:33 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=601705

An upcoming webinar sponsored by Huma will highlight three aspects of remote monitoring: real world data collection, supercharging patient engagement and navigating the regulatory landscape. Register today!

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Convergence of medtech and health tech: Helping providers plan procedures and easing patient anxiety https://medcitynews.com/2022/06/convergence-of-medtech-and-health-tech-helping-providers-plan-procedures-and-easing-patient-anxiety/ Mon, 27 Jun 2022 13:30:59 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=590204

A pediatric health system enlisting mixed reality and 3D printing technology illustrates how clinical collaboration and patient education can improve patient outcomes for complex procedures.

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BrightInsight launches new digital disease management solution for biopharma and medtech https://medcitynews.com/2022/06/brightinsight-launches-new-digital-disease-management-solution-for-biopharma-and-medtech/ Mon, 13 Jun 2022 13:05:04 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=591113

BrightInsight developed the Disease Management Solution to help biopharma and medtech companies bring their Software as a Medical Device (SaMD)  to market faster, according to BrightInsight CEO and Co-founder Dr. Kal Patel.

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Overcoming healthcare’s reluctance to technological change https://medcitynews.com/2022/05/overcoming-healthcares-reluctance-to-technological-change/ Tue, 03 May 2022 19:46:40 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=579981

To stay competitive and differentiate themselves, hospitals, physicians and practices must use technology to enhance the patient experience while simultaneously improving outcomes.

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StartUPDATES: New developments from healthcare startups https://medcitynews.com/2022/02/startupdates-new-developments-from-healthcare-startups-54/ Fri, 04 Feb 2022 12:30:25 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=569419

Read about news from Equiva, DNA Script, Healthmine, Infermedica, and more.

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The new season of surgery evolution https://medcitynews.com/2022/01/surgery-evolution/ Fri, 14 Jan 2022 12:30:07 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=565948

We are building upon the foundation of digital laparoscopy and adding machine vision, augmented intelligence, and deep learning capabilities.

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BrightInsight CEO Kal Patel M.D. discusses the future of regulated digital health for biopharma and medtech  https://medcitynews.com/2022/01/brightinsight-ceo-kal-patel-m-d-discusses-the-future-of-regulated-digital-health-for-biopharma-and-medtech/ Tue, 04 Jan 2022 14:15:11 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=564029

In order to benefit from the Virtual1Care trend, pharma and medtech companies must ensure that their digital health tools, wrapped around a drug or device, comply with evolving regulations.

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Report: Medtech M&A jumps as companies bounce back from the pandemic https://medcitynews.com/2021/09/report-medtech-ma-jumps-as-companies-bounce-back-from-the-pandemic/ Mon, 27 Sep 2021 19:23:44 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=551339

Medical technology companies saw 288 deals between June 2020 and June 2021, the highest amount ever since Ernst & Young began tracking it in 2007. VC funding in medtech also reached a high point of $9.1 billion. 

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Brain data startup Rune Labs reveals $23M, plans to rev up neuro drug R&D https://medcitynews.com/2021/09/brain-data-startup-rune-labs-reveals-23m-plans-to-rev-up-neuro-drug-rd/ Fri, 17 Sep 2021 12:18:10 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=549857

Rune Labs developed software that aggregates brain data, providing insights for clinical care and clinical research. Health systems are starting to adopt the technology, and the startup has now raised $22.8 million to grow that part of the business while also expanding use of the technology in drug development.

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Emulate CEO shares the organ-chip maker’s vision to understand and predict drug response https://medcitynews.com/2021/08/emulate-ceo-shares-the-organ-chip-makers-vision-to-understand-and-predict-drug-response/ Wed, 25 Aug 2021 16:43:12 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=546389

Each Organ-Chip is a transparent, flexible microenvironment that contains two parallel chambers that can be configured to grow human cells from an organ of interest, such as the liver, kidney proximal tubule, intestine, lung and brain

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Leading hardtech innovation center mHUB opens MedTech accelerator for medical device startups https://medcitynews.com/2021/08/leading-hardtech-innovation-center-mhub-opens-medtech-accelerator-for-medical-device-startups/ Mon, 16 Aug 2021 16:45:07 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=544550

The mHUB MedTech Accelerator is a six-month program, based in Chicago, run in partnership with Baxter and Edward-Elmhurst Health Venture Capital. The application deadline is Monday, August 23.

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INVEST Precision Medicine Pitch Perfect Health IT and Life Science tracks video highlights https://medcitynews.com/2021/07/invest-precision-medicine-pitch-perfect-health-it-and-life-science-tracks-video/ Tue, 06 Jul 2021 19:05:44 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=538124

Video from the Health IT and Life Science tracks of our Pitch Perfect contest at INVEST Precision Medicine is now available to view.  

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StartUPDATES: New developments from healthcare startups https://medcitynews.com/2021/06/startupdates-new-developments-from-healthcare-startups-33/ Fri, 25 Jun 2021 14:19:26 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=536714

Check out new developments from Kiio, HealthMine, Emulate and Bind Benefits.

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Who won the startup pitch contest at INVEST Precision Medicine? https://medcitynews.com/2021/06/who-won-the-startup-pitch-contest-at-invest-precision-medicine/ Mon, 14 Jun 2021 11:30:03 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=535166

Ten companies presented an overview of their businesses in the health IT and life science tracks of Pitch Perfect. Two winners emerged. Here’s a look at who won and why.

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For startups, benefits of non-dilutive funding extend far beyond cash  https://medcitynews.com/2021/06/for-startups-benefits-of-non-dilutive-funding-extend-far-beyond-cash/ Fri, 11 Jun 2021 21:30:17 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=535169

Panelists at MedCity INVEST Precision Medicine said startups can gain valuable expertise and experience through the process of seeking out non-dilutive funding.

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Docbot CEO highlights how AI can be applied to gastrointestinal image analysis https://medcitynews.com/2021/05/docbot-ceo-highlights-how-ai-can-be-applied-to-gastrointestinal-image-analysis/ Mon, 24 May 2021 10:30:39 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=531554

Docbot CEO Andrew Ritter talked about how the predictive analytics business seeks to shake up how clinicians diagnose gastrointestinal disease by changing the way medical images are analyzed.

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