Withings SA received U.S. FDA clearance for Beamo, its health check-up tool designed to monitor heart and lung function. Described as the ‘thermometer of the future’, Beamo combines the sensors of an electrocardiogram, a stethoscope and a thermometer into a hand-held device to allow users to check their body temperature, cardiac and pulmonary health in less than a minute. Read More
Cornerstone Robotics Ltd. raised an oversubscribed $200 million series D round to accelerate commercialization of its flagship product, the Sentire Endoscopic Surgical System. Read More
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has moved to relax reporting requirements for perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances used in a variety of applications, including medical devices. Read More
Researchers from the Chinese Institute for Brain Research, the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, and their collaborators have identified adenosine as the driving force behind the rapid, fast-acting antidepressant effects of ketamine and electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). “Our journey into this area of research began over a decade ago, around 2013, when the clinical world was buzzing with excitement about ketamine's remarkably rapid antidepressant effects,” Minmin Luo, co-senior author of the study, told BioWorld. Read More
Editor Annette Boyle discusses the challenges med-tech companies face in bringing innovation to market and how the industry can overcome them. Read More
Med-tech happenings, including deals and partnerships, grants, preclinical data and other news in brief: Amsino International, Evonik, Inspira Technologies, Kelyniam Global, MEG Medical Equipment, Merit Medical, Modular Medical, Nano-X Imaging, Tempus AI, Trinity Biotech. Read More
Regulatory snapshots, including global submissions and approvals, clinical trial approvals and other regulatory decisions and designations: .Rapid Nexus, Singleron, Zimmer Biomet. Read More
