Sector Verticals

Rockdoc launches comprehensive testing and care solutions for Influenza, Covid-19 and Strep Throat

Rockdoc’s Cold and Flu Rescue Kit is the first integrated solution on the Canadian market that allows users to screen for common respiratory illnesses – Strep A, Influenza A and B and COVID-19 – from anywhere and get immediate results and...

Joyce Oh joins Moffitt Cancer Centre as new Vice President and CIO

Joyce Oh has joined Moffitt Cancer Centre as the new Vice President and CIO.  In her role, she will be responsible for leading Moffitt’s IT teams and contributing to the organisation’s Digital Transformation efforts. Bringing more...

Momentis announces adoption of Anovo Surgical System by Medical City Plano

Momentis Surgical, a medical device company dedicated to transforming surgery with its proprietary surgical robotic technology, has announced that Medical City Plano has acquired the Anovo Surgical System for use in transvaginal benign gynaecological...

Icon brings quality cancer care to global patients with Macquarie Cloud Services

Macquarie Cloud Services has signed a deal with one of Australia’s largest comprehensive cancer care providers, Icon Group, to manage its platforms through a Microsoft Azure environment. Icon’s Head of IT Infrastructure, Mark Holmes, tells us...

Heart failure start-up Acorai wins US and UK healthcare support

Acorai, a Swedish-based medical device start-up, has announced endorsements from two major healthcare players as they prepare the Acorai Heart Monitor for regulatory submission and clinical use within the next 18 months. Acorai is developing a...

IDC finds almost 75% of APAC healthcare providers to increase spending on patient-centric apps

A report from IDC, Patient of One: Redefining Patient-Centric Care, found that almost 75% of healthcare providers in Asia Pacific will increase spending on customer engagement apps to better cater to the shift of care delivery from in-person to care...

Gynov helps manage Polycystic Ovary Syndrome with flagship product

Female health is a critical area that often goes under-addressed. Those with important or chronic concerns, from infertility to conditions like Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) or Endometriosis, are given the choice of suffering in silence or agreeing to...

watchOS 9 delivers new ways to be active and healthy 

Apple has previewed watchOS 9, which brings new features and enhanced experiences to one of the world’s leading wearable operating systems.   Apple Watch users will now have more watch faces to choose from, with...

New hope for IVF patients as AI can effectively assess genetic integrity of embryos 

Human Reproduction Journal has published the ground-breaking results of an international clinical study where a novel AI algorithm – called Life Whisperer Genetics – was developed by Presegen, an AI healthcare company, to assess the genetic...

Building a ‘hospital without walls’ 

At the start of 2020, leaders at GOSH closely monitored the breakout of COVID-19. They correctly anticipated the oncoming pandemic and successfully deployed Zoom’s capabilities in eight days to fight the unknown. Dr. Shankar Sridharan, Consultant...

Is telehealth here to stay?  

Telehealth presents a unique opportunity for the healthcare industry – the potential is huge, yet it’s still not being fully utilised. Here, Somesh Chandra, Chief Health Officer – Europe & Latin America and Business Head –...

Label expansion strengthens Roche’s portfolio of companion diagnostics

Roche has announced CE label expansion of the VENTANA PD-L1 (SP263) Assay in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) as a companion diagnostic for Tecentriq (atezolizumab). This advances the company’s commitment to guiding clinical decision-making through...