North America

Tempus and Flatiron Health partner to revolutionise oncology care  

Tempus AI, a technology company leading the adoption of AI to advance precision medicine and patient care, has announced the collaboration with Flatiron Health, a leading HealthTech company dedicated to expanding the possibilities of point-of-care...

Roche to acquire Poseida Therapeutics, including its related platform tech

Roche has announced that it has entered into a definitive merger agreement to acquire Poseida Therapeutics, a public clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company pioneering donor-derived CAR-T cell therapies. Based in San Diego, California, Poseida’s R&D p...

Johnson & Johnson MedTech announces strategic agreement with Responsive Arthroscopy to expand sports soft tissue solutions

Johnson & Johnson MedTech, a global leader in orthopaedic technologies and solutions, has announced an exclusive commercial distribution agreement in the United States with Responsive Arthroscopy, an innovative medical device company specialising in...

Cardinal Health launches Kendall SCD SmartFlow Compression System 

Cardinal Health has announced the US launch of its Kendall SCD SmartFlow Compression System, the next generation of the Kendall Compression Series offering an enhanced clinician and patient experience. Featuring clinically proven technology that delivers...

Tampa General and USF Health to bring world’s most precise robotic surgical technology to Florida

Tampa General Hospital and the University of South Florida have announced an agreement with Medical Microinstruments, to bring the Symani Surgical System, a first-of-its-kind robotic technology, to support lymphatic surgery at TGH. This will be the first...

SoCal initiative taps VR to help youth with autism develop safe travel skills 

Easterseals Southern California (ESSC), the largest provider of disability services in California, has announced the expansion of a partnership with Floreo, a pioneering developer of VR-based therapy for neurodiverse individuals. Designed to help autistic...

Pharmacy leaders share their journeys and what they’ve learned 

While women-owned businesses have grown steadily over the past several years, according to the 2024 Wells Fargo Impact of Women-Owned Businesses Report the vast majority of independent pharmacies are still owned by men. Women comprise nearly 60% of the...

Vanderbilt University Medical Center integrates Masimo Radius VSM

Renowned healthcare facility launches advanced wireless monitoring technology in the Emergency Department – reducing wait times and improving patient prioritization. Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC), a renowned healthcare facility in...

Flo Health’s approach to app security and compliance 

As women increasingly turn to health apps for personalised care, data security has become crucial. Leading the way, apps like Flo Health prioritise user privacy and secure data management, setting new standards by teaming up with data security company,...

HemoSonics awarded prize from NIH to expand use of Quantra Hemostasis System to help prevent maternal deaths 

HemoSonics, LLC, a medical device company focused on acute bleeding management, has announced it has been awarded one of the US$525,000 grand prizes in the National Institutes of Health (NIH) RADx Tech for Maternal Health Challenge. NIH’s RADx Tech...

Gepotidacin accepted for priority review by US FDA for treatment of uncomplicated urinary tract infections in female adults and adolescents 

GSK has announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted the New Drug Application (NDA) for gepotidacin, an investigational, first-in-class oral antibiotic with a novel mechanism of action for the treatment of female adults and...

SimX selected to develop VR medical training for women’s health in collaboration with Department of the Air Force

SimX announces it has been selected by AFWERX for a STTR in the amount of US$1,250,000 focused on building a Virtual Reality (VR) medical simulation training curriculum for women’s health to address the most pressing challenges in the Department of...