The National Health Research Institutes (NHRI) of Taiwan has teamed up with Taiwanese computer manufacturer Asustek Computer Inc. and American cloud computing company Nvidia Corp. to build Taiwan’s first supercomputer for medical research.
Shenzhen Xzing Technology Co. Ltd.’s Endofresh disposable upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscope has granted the NMPA’s class II approval. The company said the approved product is used for upper gastrointestinal GI endoscopy, diagnosis and treatment.
Broncus Holding Corp.’s thermal vapor treatment system Intervapor has won approval from China’s NMPA. The system is used for the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), lung cancer and other pulmonary diseases.
Sihuan Pharmaceutical Holdings Group Ltd.’s subsidiary Beijing Meiyan Kongjian Biology Medicine Co. Ltd. has acquired an 80% equity stake in Shenzhen Yimei Medical Technology Co. The deal is to be completed via a mix of capital and equity transfers. Sihuan Pharmaceutical is interested in Shenzhen Yimei’s two-in-one patented technology of collimated ultrasound and superficial focused ultrasound.
China’s NMPA has approved 12 antigen self-test kits between March 12 and 16 amid COVID-19 outbreaks in many parts of the country. The regulator claims that there will soon be more test kits approved. The number of COVID-19 infectious cases in China surged rapidly over the first half of March.
Neuton Health Co. Ltd.’s virtual reality (VR)-based therapy for acrophobia has been given class II medical device approval from China’s NMPA. The VR therapy, known as Specific Fear Rehabilitation Training Software, was co-developed with the Shanghai Mental Health Center. The digital therapy company said it is the first VR device of its kind for a specific phobia approved in the world.
Even as China sees strong and continuous growth in patent applications from its medical technology industry, regulators are imposing stricter regulations to curb what they see as "abnormal applications." China’s medical technology sector saw year-on-year growth of 28.7% in 2021 for valid invention patents, according to data from the China National Intellectual Property Administration.
Targetingone Corp. Ltd.’s new testing kit based on digital polymerase chain reaction (dPCR) techniques has received approval from China’s NMPA. It is the first dCPR-based testing kit to receive the country’s class III medical device registration certificate. The Beijing-based company collaborated with Tsinghua University, several hospitals and the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) participated to research and develop the testing kit.
Digital health company Connectedhealth Pte. Ltd. launched its Sugosure system to offer care management to type 2 diabetes patients in Singapore. The system is aiming to tackle the “poor management” of type 2 diabetes with technology and to reduce the risk of long-term complications, said Ronald Ling, the CEO of Connectedhealth.
Two med-tech giants GE Healthcare Ltd. and Boston Scientific Corp. are teaming up to expand cardiac care in Southeast Asia. GE Healthcare and Boston Scientific reported plans to collaborate on an end-to-end cardiac care solution offered to cardiac care centers in Southeast Asia. The suite of care offered ranges from diagnostic to percutaneous coronary intervention.
