In the following years, 2023 may come to be seen in medical device circles as the year of artificial intelligence (AI), but that doesn’t mean that 2023 will be seen as the year of regulatory clarity for AI.
Day Zero Diagnostics Inc. and Oxford Nanopore Technologies plc (ONT) joined forces to battle the leading cause of death in hospitals — sepsis. Combining Day Zero’s whole genome sequencing technology for pathogen identification and antimicrobial susceptibility analysis with Oxford’s nanopore-based molecular sensing technology, the companies aim to develop a diagnostic system that provides potentially life-saving identification and guidance on antimicrobial selection in mere hours.
Olympus Corp., of Center Valley, Pa., reported Nov. 9 a voluntary field corrective action for bronchoscopes prompted by complaints of endobronchial combustion during procedures that involve the use of high-frequency (HF) therapy equipment.
Therabionic GmbH received U.S. FDA humanitarian device exemption (HDE) for its P1 device for at-home treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma, which accounts for 80% of all liver cancers, in patients who have failed first- and second-line therapies.
The funding environment continues to be challenging for companies in the health care sector, and even more so for early-stage med-tech companies, delegates heard at the LSX Investival Showcase in London. Med-tech companies were told that they had to be lean, constantly work on building relationships with investors and not to give up because there is money out there for innovative technologies that can save people’s lives.
Neurophet Inc. pulled in ₩20 billion (US$15.1 million) in its series C funding round, helping roll out its AI-software suite for neurodegenerative diseases worldwide and prep its IPO on the Kosdaq which is scheduled to take place sometime in 2024.
Researchers from the University of Michigan have filed for patent protection of methods and systems to identify actual esophageal tissue changes and/or damage during cardiac ablation procedures.