Siemens Healthineers acquires Conworx Technology GmbH

Health IT |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 09 Nov, 2016

Siemens Healthineers has announced the company is expanding its informatics capabilities for point-of-care testing with the acquisition of Conworx Technology GmbH, the Berlin-based develope...Read more

'GST may not benefit Patients & Health Care Consumers'

Health IT |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 07 Nov, 2016

All this huge expectation on GST being a boon for consumers is an overly hyped expectation as products other than consumer durables are usually sold on MRP including taxes & not on tran...Read more

Digital Health: The Dawn of a new era in healthcare

Health IT |  Features | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 07 Nov, 2016

Technolgy has revolutionized almost all the sectors, healthcare being no different. This convergence of technology and healthcare has open up a whole new world of possibilities which promis...Read more

'IT is revolutionizing the healthcare industry slowly but steadily'

Health IT |  Interviews | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 04 Nov, 2016

1. Though IT has revolutionized almost all of the major sectors, Healthcare remains rather the poor user of IT, why? According to the sixth edition of consulting firm Deloitte Touche Tohmat...Read more

Medtronic gets FDA approval for New Recaptureable TAVR System

Health IT |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 27 Oct, 2016

Medtronic plc has announced the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval and U.S. launch of the CoreValve(TM) Evolut(TM) R 34 mm valve-the largest sized transcatheter aortic valve rep...Read more

Philips India launches initiatives for prevention of breast cancer

Health IT |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 26 Oct, 2016

To mark Breast Cancer Week, Philips India announced the Husband Initiated Movement against Breast Cancer (HIM) campaign to raise awareness on prevention of breast cancer by educating husban...Read more

China's sluggish economy forces us to augment our nexus in India: Hiaso Masuda

Health IT |  Interviews | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 26 Oct, 2016

In India, medical technology sector is scaling up to new heights and the core reason behind this steep inclination is health awareness among the denizens of the country. Indians have now be...Read more

'Prevention is the need of an hour'

Health IT |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 24 Oct, 2016

Omron Healthcare, globally known for home healthcare devices, celebrated its 83 anniversary. Incepted in 1933, the brand is one the international leaders in home healthcare segment. As a pa...Read more

MedTech industry disappointed with latest regulations

Health IT |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 21 Oct, 2016

Indian medical device industry is absolutely disappointed with the second draft of the medical devices regulations, which were notified by the Union health ministry on Wednesday, which apar...Read more

IBM, Quest Diagnostics launch Watson-powered genomic sequencing service

Health IT |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 20 Oct, 2016

IBM Watson Health and Quest Diagnostics has announced the launch of IBM Watson Genomics from Quest Diagnostics, a new service that helps advance precision medicine by combining cognitive co...Read more

Robotic Surgery Vattikuti Fellowship for 7 Indian surgeons

Health IT |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 2 Comment | 19 Oct, 2016

Detroit headquartered Vattikuti Foundation, a non-profit focused on promoting Robotic Surgery in the India, Europe and United States, has awarded year-long fellowships to seven Indian surge...Read more

Tata Trusts & GE Healthcare partner to skill 10,000 youth for jobs in the healthcare sector

Health IT |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 18 Oct, 2016

Tata Trusts and GE Healthcare has announced a partnership to train 10,000 youth in various technical areas of healthcare over a three-year period. The partnership will focus on bridging the...Read more

MedTech sector urges Govt. to expedite regulatory reforms for the sector

Health IT |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 17 Oct, 2016

AiMeD, the apex body of Indian medical device manufacturers, has urged the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare for speedy implementation of the decision taken three months ago by the Prim...Read more

3M launches world's first tablet-based Mobile Intraoral Scanner

Health IT |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 12 Oct, 2016

Mobile tablets, commonplace in many aspects of clinical practice in health care settings, have arrived in the dental industry with the introduction of the 3M Mobile True Definition Scanner...Read more

'Foldscope' fame Manu Prakash receives MacArthur 'Genius Grant'

Health IT |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 06 Oct, 2016

  Assistant professor of bioengineering at Stanford Manu Prakash received the MacArthur "Genius Grant" on Sept. 21 as one of 23 recipients. The grant is awarded annually to residents or ci...Read more

Medgenome inks deal to sequence genome of 1 lakh Asians

Health IT |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 04 Oct, 2016

MedGenome Labs has inked a pact with with South Korean biotech firm Macrogen Inc. and Singapore-based Nanyang Technological University (NTU) to sequence the whole genome of 1,00,000 people ...Read more

Siemens' Stride Coagulation analyzer receives FDA clearance

Health IT |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 05 Oct, 2016

Siemens Healthineers announced FDA 510(k) clearance for a hand-held portable coagulation analyzer. The Xprecia Stride Coagulation Analyzer delivers fast, reliable Prothrombin Time Internati...Read more

FDA nod for Medtronic's TrailBlazer angled peripheral support catheter

Health IT |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 30 Sep, 2016

Medtronic plc announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared the TrailBlazer(TM) angled support catheter for use in the peripheral vascular system. Support catheters...Read more