In the wake of the pandemic, many leading med-tech companies took steps to on-shore and near-shore manufacturing, a move that could protect significant numbers of players from the worst of the effects of the tariffs announced by the Trump administration last week. Read More
Med tech and diagnostic companies in Europe are considering strategies to navigate the U.S. market following President Trump’s introduction of reciprocal tariffs on imports. While some companies are more exposed than others, there’s no doubt that many will feel the pain. Read More
The April 8 Senate hearing on the Trump administration’s tariffs generated some heated debate, although U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer parried some of the criticism by pointing to the yawing trade deficit. Read More
The U.S. NIH published the results of a study of the use of AI in referring patients for intervention for risk of opioid use disorder, which found the algorithm helped stave off hospital admissions. Read More
Compared to other forms of prevention, a unique issue for pandemic preparedness is that it is forever unclear what pathogen, exactly, the world needs to be prepared for. There are an estimated 300,000 viruses that infect mammals; add in birds, and the estimate grows to more than half a million. Some of those viruses are much greater threats than others. Read More
Researchers from George Washington University filed for protection of a system and method that leverages generative models, specifically Variational Autoencoders, to conduct functional connectivity analysis from functional magnetic resonance imaging scans. Read More
Med-tech happenings, including deals and partnerships, grants, preclinical data and other news in brief: Caristo, Coldventures, Kandu Health, Neurolutions, Pal Medical, Precision for Medicine, Seastar Medical, Sophia Genetics. Read More
Regulatory snapshots, including global submissions and approvals, clinical trial approvals and other regulatory decisions and designations: Brainomix, Cardiovai, Proprio, Ventris. Read More
