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Microchip Bioreactor for Synthesizing Blood Platelets

Platelet BioGenesis
While research into artificial blood continues, a Boston company, Platelet BioGenesis, is developing a microfluidics bioreactor that can [MORE]

Implantable Wireless Glucose Monitor

Glysens Diabetic Monitor
With the diabetic population growing almost exponentially, more effective monitoring is a pot of gold at the [MORE]

Implantable Drug Device to Restore Hearing

Draper Labs Hearing Device
Several factors can account for the tiny hair-like cells in the inner ear collapsing, resulting in hearing [MORE]

CVS Adopts EPIC EMR System Prior to Services Expansion

Minute Clinic
How will we know when CVS, Walmart, Walgreens, et al in retail healthcare make their strategic move into the [MORE]

Seizure Sensor for Epilepsy

Health Monitoring Device – Seizure Sensor
Here’s an interesting twist on the emergency alert bracelet. Artefact (Seattle, WA) is in the [MORE]

UCSF and Samsung’s Center for Digital Healthcare Innovation

CDH Web mHealth Program App
What might be in store for a major medical research university in Silicon Valley teaming up [MORE]

3-D Printing of Pediatric Devices

Williams Intubator
Children are not a mass market for developing medical devices; moreover, pediatrics typically is not a revenue-positive practice for [MORE]

iHealth “Smart Cuff” for Hypertension/Endothelial Function Monitoring

iHealth Cuff
iHealthLabs (Mountain View, CA) manufactures several wireless devices for health monitoring—a scale, activity and sleep tracker, pulse oximeter, and [MORE]

A Blood Test for the Cause of Stroke

Ischemia Care
Acute ischemic stroke is life threatening, but can be reversible if the restricted blood flow is corrected quickly, which [MORE]

Reducing Oxidative Stress in Transfused Blood

Hemanext
Blood banking is big business in healthcare, and one of its challenges is maintaining donated blood’s shelf life.  The FDA [MORE]

FDA Approved Stem Cell Therapy for Heart Disease

Heart Healing
The Mayo Clinic (Rochester, MN) has received FDA approval to begin stem cell therapy for chronic advanced heart failure.  [MORE]

Implementing RFID

RFID Technology
Radio frequency identification tags—both passive and active—have long been known to cut down on rental equipment, improve cold [MORE]

Dial-a-Doc Example

Consulting via Telemedicine
In past MedicalAutomation.org conferences, we have heard from telemedicine practitioners at the high end (Guardian 24/7 in [MORE]

Sprint’s mHealth Accelerator

Dr, Bill Crounse
Earlier this year, cellular provider Sprint announced its Mobile Health Accelerator Program whereby it will solicit applications [MORE]