Med-tech happenings, including deals and partnerships, grants, preclinical data and other news in brief: Acuitymd, Body Vision, Cardio Diagnostics, Desktop Metal, Fabric Genomics, Geminiov, Guardant, Livsmed, Lucid Diagnostics, Microbot Medical, Orthoventions, Oxford Nanopore, Pavmed.
Zense-Life Inc. reported seeking patent protection for systems and processes for manufacturing working wires for a continuous biological sensor, that reduce cost and improve accuracy and efficiency compared to current technique.
United Therapeutics Corp. signed an agreement to acquire Miromatrix Medical Inc. for up to $140 million in cash, buying its way into additional organic growth. The deal would add Miromatrix’s comprehensive portfolio of bio-engineered organs to United’s existing organ production platform.
The U.K. government has launched a £100 million (US$122 million) fund that will accelerate the development of artificial intelligence (AI) tools to help tackle some of the biggest challenges in health care.
The Biden administration has issued an executive order (EO) for artificial intelligence (AI), which addresses not only national security considerations, but public health considerations as well.