PerkinElmer to acquire Nexcelom for $260m
Nexcelom offers automated cell counting instruments, image cytometry workstations, and assays
AI system predicts Covid-19 complications with 80% accuracy using chest X-rays
12 May 21A study conducted by researchers at several New York University institutions used over 5,000 Covid-19 patient chest X-ray…
Biomerica’s fast 15-minute easy to use Covid-19 antigen test now available with simple nasal swab
12 May 21Test can be performed by doctors, school and company nurses, and medical assistants, in any location without specialized…
Huma secures $130m to expand digital health platform
12 May 21The new investment will allow the company to expand its digital platform in the US, Asia and the…
Endologix announces launch of ALTO abdominal stent graft system in Canada and Argentina
12 May 21Company expands global reach with latest endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) technology
Avenda Health gets breakthrough device status for AI-based product to treat prostate cancer
12 May 21The Avenda Health Focal Therapy System will help treat localised prostate cancer in a urologist’s office under local…
NorthStar secures electron beam accelerators for medical radioisotope production
12 May 21The new accelerators will facilitate the commercial-scale process for the production of molybdenum-99
1315 Capital to acquire Sientra’s miraDry business
12 May 21The divestment of miraDry will allow Sientra to focus more on its breast products business
HeartFlow announces completion of patient enrollment in the PRECISE trial
12 May 21Patients enrolled in the PRECISE trial were randomised to either the “Usual Care” or “Precision Evaluation Strategy” arm
New research on hearing function could lead to improved cochlear implants
11 May 21Swedish researchers may have shed light on an elusive part of the science behind hearing, and the findings…