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Chinese yuan and piggy bank

Fosun Aitrox raises $14M in a strategic financing

Aug. 12, 2022
By Zhang Mengying
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Shanghai Aitrox Technology Co. Ltd. (Fosun Aitrox) completed strategic financing of over ¥100 million (US$14.8 million) to develop its pipelines in artificial intelligence (AI)-aided diagnosis platforms. This financing was led by Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical (Group) Co. Ltd. and Sinopharm-CICC (Shanghai) Private Equity Investment Management Co. Ltd.
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Briefcase with Eye-Sync device, tablet

Syncthink secures CE mark for neurologic diagnostic system

Aug. 10, 2022
By Nuala Moran
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Syncthink Inc. is preparing to launch its neurological impairment and disease diagnostic in Europe, after securing CE marking for the ocular biomarker device. The company is raising a new round of funding to support commercialization of the Eye-Sync system and has two projects exemplifying applications of the device running with academic collaborators in the U.K.
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Man undergoing MRI scan for prostate cancer diagnosis

FDA advances AI-enhanced tech for prostate diagnosis and treatment

Aug. 9, 2022
By Annette Boyle
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Recent U.S. FDA actions could transform decades of prostate cancer care. Two companies focused on prostate cancer received good news from the FDA for their artificial intelligence (AI)-driven software. Bot Image Inc. gained FDA clearance for its medical device computer-aided detection and diagnostic tool, Prostatid. The agency also provided FDA investigational device exemption for Avenda Health Inc.’s Focalpoint ablation system that enables more accurate mapping of a patient’s prostate cancer for better surgical results.
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Person standing on Bodyport scale in bathroom

Bodyport claims FDA clearance for cardiac weight scale

Aug. 9, 2022
By Catherine Longworth
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The U.S. FDA granted digital therapeutics company Bodyport Inc. 510(k) clearance for its heart monitoring weight scale. The digital solution includes sensors and algorithms that measure hemodynamic biomarkers to assess heart function and fluid status when patients take their daily weight. San Francisco-based Bodyport told BioWorld the platform is for heart failure (HF) patients in the U.S.
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I3Lung group photo in auditorium

A $10M EU initiative launches to develop AI-based personalized medical care for lung cancer patients

Aug. 5, 2022
By Bernard Banga
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The European Commission launched a new research initiative with $10 million from Horizon Europe, the E.U.’s research and innovation program, to create a cutting-edge decision-making tool to help clinicians and patients select the best lung cancer treatment based on each patient’s specific needs and circumstances. The I3Lung initiative brings together 16 international partners from Germany, Belgium, Denmark, Italy Sweden, Switzerland, the U.S. and Israel.
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Rockley’s wearable device

Rockley hitches Bioptx sensors to Medtronic’s patient care technologies

Aug. 5, 2022
By David Godkin
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Medtronic plc inked an agreement to combine its patient care technologies with a wearable, remote monitoring platform developed by Pasadena, Calif.-based Rockley Photonics Inc. The Bioptx contains compact, photonics-based sensors inside a wristband to monitor a range of biomarkers beyond standard blood pressure, heart rate, pulse oximetry and glucose levels, making Rockley and Medtronic’s development partnership, said Rockley Chair and CEO Andrew Rickman, “a terrific match.”
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Lungs wireframe illustration

FDA clears Adherium’s Hailie sensor for GSK’s Ellipta inhaler

Aug. 5, 2022
By Tamra Sami
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The FDA granted Adherium Ltd. 510(k) clearance for its next-generation Hailie sensor that connects with Glaxosmithkline plc’s Ellipta inhaler to enable monitoring of medication use for asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD).
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BIO Asia-Taiwan 2022

Taiwan accelerates use of AI to improve health outcomes

Aug. 3, 2022
By Tamra Sami
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The digital transformation in health care is focused on prediction, prevention and precision health by harnessing accumulated patient data via artificial intelligence (AI) to turn an avalanche of data into patient-centered treatments, said speakers during July 2022’s BIO Asia-Taiwan conference in Taipei.
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Zio Watch

US FDA clears IRhythm-Verily watch for use in afib diagnosis

Aug. 3, 2022
By David Godkin
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The U.S. FDA has cleared the first clinical grade watch for characterizing atrial fibrillation (afib), the most common type of heart arrhythmia in which the heart beats too slowly or irregularly. Developed by Verily, the health tech arm of Alphabet Inc., together with IRhythm Technologies Inc., the Zio Watch will leverage the ability of IRhythm’s Zeus system to diagnose cardiac arrhythmias by combining wearable biosensing with cloud-based data analytics and artificial intelligence.
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ADHD carved into desktop

Shionogi begins pivotal trial of Akili’s ADHD digital therapy in Japan

Aug. 2, 2022
By Meg Bryant
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Akili Interactive Labs Inc. has kicked off a phase III study of its digital treatment for children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) living in Japan, the first pivotal trial of its video game-based cognitive treatment outside the U.S. Conducted by Osaka-based Shionogi & Co. Ltd., this marks the first pivotal trial of Akili’s video game-based cognitive treatment outside the U.S.
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