South Korea’s Ministry of Food and Drug Safety said it released the world’s first guideline on reviewing and approving generative artificial intelligence-based medical devices Jan. 24, to help establish standards on the technology’s applications in the medical field.
Standing for live visualization of brain circuits, LVIS Corp launched the cloud-based Neuromatch Access platform as a software as a service to help neurologists and medical professionals review, interpret and analyze electroencephalogram (EEG) data.
The European Union has implemented legislation governing artificial intelligence (AI) with more on tap, but the U.S. has to date lagged in that area. However, the House of Representatives has assembled a bipartisan task force for AI, one of several developments suggesting that 2025 will be an even more AI-focused year than 2024.
Researchers from Cornell University are seeking protection for their invention of a low-cost artificial intelligence (AI)-based platform that analyses low resolution electrocardiogram data and/or photoplethysmography data to accurately and objectively assess pain.
Insilico Medicine Inc. nabbed a potential $550 million-plus deal with Menarini Group’s Stemline Therapeutics Inc. for an unnamed preclinical small-molecule drug targeting solid tumors, adding to a $500 million deal inked by the duo in January 2024.
South Korea’s government continued to ramp up investment in its pharmaceutical and med-tech sector in 2025, including a 7.2% hike for the Ministry of Health and Welfare’s budget and a near 15% increase in funding to research and develop innovative biotechnologies.
South Korea’s government continued to ramp up investment in its pharmaceutical and med-tech sector in 2025, including a 7.2% hike for the Ministry of Health and Welfare’s budget and a near 15% increase in funding to research and develop innovative biotechnologies.
The discussion about taxpayer appropriations for CMS has been ongoing for decades, leading to futile speculation regarding user fees for the agency. Louis Jacques, who formerly worked at CMS, told BioWorld that Congress tends to be somewhat reactive when it comes to appropriations for CMS – a dynamic which suggests that appropriations for CMS are not likely to improve significantly in the near term.
Artificial intelligence (AI)-based models developed by a team of international researchers were able to identify ovarian cancer in ultrasound images more accurately than humans. Results from a study published in Nature Medicine showed that the AI models achieved an accuracy rate of 86.3%, compared to 82.6% for the experts and 77.7% for the non-expert examiners.
South Korea’s government continued to ramp up investment in its pharmaceutical and med-tech sector in 2025, including a 7.2% hike for the Ministry of Health and Welfare’s budget and a near 15% increase in funding to research and develop innovative biotechnologies.
