The U.S. FDA approved Apple Inc.’s Airpods Pro 2 as an over-the-counter assistive hearing device for adults with mild-to-moderate hearing loss, making the ubiquitous devices the first assistive hearing technology to receive this designation.
Edge Medical Ventures launched a new $70 million med-tech fund on the back of a dearth of capital for novel ideas emerging from the Israeli med-tech ecosystem. The fund, which is looking to invest in founders regardless of geography, is targeting companies developing medical device technologies in vascular interventions, urology, gastrointestinal, women's health, home treatment, imaging and minimal invasive surgery.
The first patenting from Encephalogix Inc. details its development of platform that uses machine learning and AI to analyze EEG data that is typically ignored.
New hires and promotions in the med-tech industry, including: Aetion, Archimedic, Berlin Heals, Caredx, Cytek Biosciences, Neuspera Medical, Probo Medical.
Regulatory snapshots, including global submissions and approvals, clinical trial approvals and other regulatory decisions and designations: Apple, Samantree.
Immortality and eternal youth have been the stuff of myths and legends from ancient times on. Now, in the 21st century, real studies of current medicine could be applied to repair tissues and organs damaged by age. During the 11th Aging Research & Drug Discovery (ARDD) Meeting held at the University of Copenhagen at the end of August, scientists explained the molecular keys of rejuvenation, as many artists imagined in the past.
Dexcom Inc. revealed data from several studies showing significant benefits of its continuous glucose monitoring technology on adults with type 2 diabetes who are not treated with insulin. In one study, 100% of these users made dietary changes after starting to use Dexcom CGM, with 91% feeling empowered to manage their condition and 27% improving medication adherence after six months.
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