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11 Most Innovative Medical Devices of 2017

The nominees for the best medical technology of 2017 were recently announced for the 11th Annual Prix Galien USA Awards. The Galien Foundation, the host of the awards, hands out the the Prix Galien Award annually to examples of outstanding...

October 23, 2017

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Wearables for Rehabilitation

According to the American College of Sports Medicine, wearable technologies are the worlds current number one fitness trend (Thompson, 2015, 2016). By providing patients with an instant biofeedback, wearables not only have the possibility to prevent injury and overuse, but...

October 23, 2017

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When disaster strikes, this Irish-based team Med3DP prints 3D medical devices

For more than a decade now, 3D printing as a concept has promised a revolution in everything from construction to food production but, on the surface, you might think things haven’t changed much. This couldn’t be further from the case,...

September 20, 2017

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Medical Device Designed by Student Wins Fast Company Award

A student-designed medical device to diagnose pneumonia has been named the winner of the student category of Fast Company‘s 2017 Innovation by Design Awards. The device, called Tabla, was created by Adam Rao, a medical student at UCSF and a student in...

September 14, 2017

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$35M Grant Provides Texas A&M to Develop Cutting Edge Tech for Underserved Populations

Backed by a $35 million federal grant, Texas A&M University System is leading a group of academic partners, private companies and federal agencies in a quest to develop cutting-edge, affordable technologies for underserved populations suffering from diabetes and heart disease....

September 13, 2017

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Australian Government Invests AU$13 Million into MedTech

The Australian government has announced that it is investing AU$13.3 million into medical technologies to help people living with severe mobility issues and chronic back pain. The AU$500 million Biomedical Translation Fund (BTF) will invest AU$5 million into Rex Bionics...

September 12, 2017

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Hiring a Healthcare Cybersecurity Pro? What You Need to Look For

Healthcare has special challenges securing information and devices. The consequences of a successful hack can be, at their worst, extreme results on people’s health and well-being. Medical records are worth more on the black market than identity data, and thus...

September 5, 2017

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A Medical Device Accelerator is Moving into City Garage

A medical device manufacturing center with room for early-stage companies is slated to move into City Garage this fall. The 10,000 sq. ft. space within the Port Covington innovation hub will house manufacturing operations for Indianapolis-based Engineered Medical Systems, as well as an...

August 31, 2017

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India to Put Price Caps on Medical Devices

NEW DELHI: A draft national medical devices policy that could bring most medical devices within the ambit of price regulation while also outlining measures to boost local manufacturing of devices has been circulated by the Centre. The proposal, which comes soon after...

August 24, 2017