The idea of being able to produce vaccines at the point of care with the push of a button may sound futuristic, but Codex DNA Inc. claims it will have the first fully automated, tabletop vaccine printer ready for the market in 18-24 months. Will this be a game-changer in rolling out a COVID-19 vaccine? Probably not. But the technology could better position health officials to respond to the next pandemic, or eventually to produce a better, faster influenza vaccine each year. Read More

Cryoablation for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (PAF) is not the standard of care, but a recent study may change at least some clinicians’ thinking on that score. Read More

The U.S. FDA has given the green light to Roche Group for its Cobas HIV-1/HIV-2 Qualitative test for use on Cobas 6800 and 8800 systems. The test is the first FDA-approved, fully automated polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test that detects and differentiates between human deficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) and HIV-2, as well including claims for pregnant women and children. Read More

NEW DELHI – A COVID-19 diagnostic test kit developed by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in New Delhi is the latest to join a growing pool of low-cost kits domestically developed in a country where the number of cases topped 2 million in August and continues to rise. The push to develop test kits domestically is part of a national effort to shake off a heavy dependence on imports of medical devices, including diagnostic kits. Read More

TORONTO – Its Canadian medical device establishment licence now firmly in hand, Toronto-based Internet of Things Inc. (ITT) is set to launch a fever-detection system for identifying possible COVID-19 carriers at the entrances of airports, long term care facilities, schools and other places where people congregate. The Thermalpass is an AI-enabled, deep learning screening system that got its start as a road-related weather sensing system, today detecting elevated body temperature. Read More

New hires and promotions in the med-tech industry, including: Artio Medical, Biome Analytics, CMR Surgical, Egenesis, Milestone Scientific, Nuvo Group, Perimeter Medical Imaging AI, Signifier Medical Technologies. Read More

Med-tech firms raising money in public or private financings, including: Aqua Medical, Evogene, Viveve Medical. Read More

Clinical updates, including trial initiations, enrollment status and data readouts and publications: Natera, Neurometrix, Sherlock Biosciences. Read More

Med-tech happenings, including deals and partnerships, grants, preclinical data and other news in brief: Abbott Laboratories, Amr, Apostherapy, Biocartis Group, Biolife Sciences, Biomerics Atl, Cardiologs, Clarity Diagnostics, Combinati, Esri, Fds, Fio, GI Supply, Healthplanone, Humana, Inspire Medical Systems, Ion Beam Applications, Laborie Medical Technologies, Leica Microsystems, Lifearc, Magentine Medgyn Products, Mellingmedical, Mevion, Ms Wil, Mylabbox, Microport CRM, Neoline Technology, Newomics, Nuvision, Ossur, Proton International, Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation, Relay Medical, Rhino Novi, Senseonics, Sg Blocks, Sonifi, Stella Diagnostics, Theator, Thomas Medical, Wise Analysis Instruments. Read More

Regulatory snapshots, including global submissions and approvals, clinical trial approvals and other regulatory decisions and designations: Ctl Amedica, Medtronic, Roche, T2 Biosystems, Transmed7. Read More

The latest global regulatory news, changes and updates affecting medical devices and technologies, including: The American Medical Association, Obelisk Ventures, Philips, Quest Diagnostics. Read More

Keeping you up to date on recent developments in oncology, including: Denoising algorithm may boost signal-to-noise ratios in prostate MRI; Cross-reactive immunity helps antitumor response; iBET you I can kill those metastases; Transatlantic assault on cancer announced. Read More