MedTech News

A potential replacement for bone marrow sampling: New blood test may detect leukemia risk
What if a blood test could reveal the pace of our aging—and the diseases that may lie ahead? The labs of Profs. Liran Shlush and Amos Tanay at the Weizmann Institute of Science have been conducting in-depth studies into the biology of blood to better understand the aging process and why some people become more susceptible to disease over the years.

New credit card-sized TB test could close the diagnostic gap in HIV hotspots
Current tuberculosis infection tests struggle to detect the disease in those with HIV. A common co-infection, HIV can hide TB from traditional tests by eliminating the immune cells relied upon to sound the alarm.

Genomics software processes datasets 100 times faster than current tools to advance cancer research
A new tool—seen as the Google Earth for genomics—will transform how scientists visualize and analyze genomic data, advancing cancer research techniques.

STENTiT enrolls first patient in trial of regenerative stent system
STENTiT has implanted its Resorbable Fibrillated Scaffold in the first patient enrolled in the VITAL-IT 1 study evaluating the device for chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI) below the knee.

Nuro launches new system for wireless neurological software control
Nuro announced the unveiling of Gridly, a wireless system designed to deliver neurological control of Microsoft and Apple software.

Inne’s saliva test gains UK approval; a ‘new era’ for contraception
Inne, a healthtech startup empowering women to understand their reproductive health, has ‘broken through decades of stagnation’ in women’s health and become what it says is the first new tech-enabled contraception to receive certification in the UK and Europe with its Minilab saliva test device.

Femasys Secures European Approval for FemBloc®
First-Ever Non-Surgical Permanent Birth Control System Gains CE Mark, Paving the Way for a New Era in Reproductive Health

Stryker Receives FDA Clearance for InCompass™ Total Ankle System
Next-Generation Ankle Replacement Platform Designed to Improve Surgical Precision and Patient Outcomes in Orthopaedic Care