The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has a unique role in enforcement of medical product communication even though the department shares oversight of medical product promotions with the FDA and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).
Sibionics Technology Co. Ltd. said it received the CE mark for its continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) system, coined the Sibionics GS1 CGM, helping the company expand its market opportunities beyond China.
Quibim SL and Royal Philips NV have teamed up to utilize their artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled solutions to help clinicians deliver faster diagnosis and treatment of patients with prostate cancer. The partnership will see Philips AI-based magnetic resonance (MR) imaging technology integrated into Quibim’s AI based QP-Prostate software, to automate real-time prostate gland segmentation in MR images, and generate meaningful quantitative insights, as well as standardize MRI prostate exam reporting.
Researchers from Israel’s Ben-Gurion University are seeking patent protection for a revamped mechatronic supported in-place walking training system, such as a stepper or elliptical trainer, that provides various types of expected and unexpected perturbations to improve balance control.
Med-tech happenings, including deals and partnerships, grants, preclinical data and other news in brief: Assure Holdings, Co-Diagnostics, Cryoport, Dupont, Eyenovia.
Access Vascular Inc. (AVI) closed a $22 million series C funding round that it plans to use principally to increase production capacity for its Mimix hydrophilic biomaterial vascular access devices. The company’s catheters are designed to evade identification as foreign bodies, reduce bacterial adhesion and eliminate catheter-related thrombus development.
As a follow-up to the Biden administration’s executive order for artificial intelligence (AI), the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has promulgated a memorandum directing federal government agency use of AI.