Competition in the reusable and electronic mask market is heating up as two companies, LG Electronics and Dyson unveiled their reusable air purifying masks in a respective public announcement on Thursday.LG’s electronic air purifying mask called, LG PuriCare Mask, was first launched in Hong Kong las
Bionote, which plans to go public on the Kospi market this month, presented its goal of becoming a global top-tier animal diagnostic company."Through the initial public offering (IPO), the company hopes to become one of the global top three in animal diagnosis and bio contents. We will invest in fac
The Korean Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) said on Wednesday that its researchers developed an electronic sweat sensor for event-driven, energy-efficient, long-term wireless monitoring of epidermal perspiration dynamics in a recently published study.Human sweat contains blood metabolites,
"After enhancing the company's strength based on AITRICT-VC, our risk prediction solution for in-hospital emergencies, we plan to actively advance into the global market. Preparatory work is already underway, with the company undergoing U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval process for the solu
As next-generation sequencing (NGS)-based precision medicine advances, industry officials are emphasizing the importance of genome diagnostic technology.Unlike in the past when treatments were developed for each disease, treatments can be used according to individual gene expression, and genome diag
Thermo Fisher Scientific Korea has canceled news conference scheduled for Tuesday to celebrate insurance benefits for Oncomine Dx Target Test (ODxTT), a next-generation sequencing (NGS) cancer diagnostic kit.On Nov. 16, the Ministry of Health and Welfare introduced ODxTT’s new virtual navigation dev
The clinical study results of SK Biopharmaceutical's Zero Glasses and Zero Wired, its integrated wearable devices that can predict seizures by measuring bio-signals from brain activity, heart rhythm, and body movement, were disclosed at the recent American Epilepsy Society (AES 2022) in the U.S., on
Medtronic Korea said on Thursday that it will target the domestic market in earnest after applying for insurance benefits for its Percept PC neurostimulator using its brain signal detection technology, BrainSense.Percept PC is equipped with Medtronic's proprietary technology called BrainSense to pro
CHICAGO, Ill. -- By Lee Han-soo/Korea Biomedical correspondent – The Korean medical device industry is actively trying to advance into the U.S. market by establishing offshoots and hiring foreign executives and employees who know the American industry.Such a trend was apparent at the Radiological So
VUNO, a Seoul-based medical AI solution company, said Tuesday that it won approval for VUNO Med-Fundus AI, an AI-based fundus reading device, from Taiwan’s Food and Drug Administration(TFDA).The company said VUNO Med-Fundus AI, designed for diagnosis of retinal diseases based on fundus images, was t
Merz Aesthetics launched its Ulthera Asia-Pacific campaign featuring three star-studded Korean actors as ambassadors to promote the pursuit of individual beauty with the aesthetic lifting device on Thursday evening at Sebitseom Convention Center in Seoul.Merz Aesthetics Ulthera is a U.S. FDA-approve
ATsens announced that it signed an MOU with a Polish state hospital, DCM Dolmed S.A., to supply AT-Patch, a patch-type electrocardiogram (ECG) device, to the latter.DCM Dolmed S.A. is the largest state hospital in Poland treating 1,300 patients daily.The hospital plans to introduce AT-Patch at the b
Coreline Soft, a provider of medical artificial intelligence (AI) solutions, said on Wednesday that its AI-based fully automatic contouring solution, AVIEW RT ACS, passed FDA 510 (k) certification.The FDA 510 (k) is a premarket approval required by all Class I, II, and III medical devices intended f
As the Covid-19 pandemic goes through its seventh wave in Korea, the one thing that persists is some people’s long Covid or post-Covid symptoms. While some are lucky to just be sick for one or two weeks, others suffer from these symptoms for an extended time.A 42-year-old woman living in Seoul who p
Seegene, a company specializing in molecular diagnostics, said it won a 62.7 billion won ($46.1 million) contract to supply its diagnostic reagents to Italy. Seegene said Italy Arrow Diagnostics S.r.l. had been selected as a supplier in the diagnostic reagent bidding, which the Tuscany government ho
Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) 2022 will kick off its five-day run at the McCormick Place Convention Center in Chicago, Ill., from Nov. 27 to Dec. 1. The conference will provide both in-person and virtual participation.RSNA is the world’s largest academic society consisting of over 48,
Lunit said on Monday that it became the first software as a medical device (SaMD) company in the Asia Pacific region to earn accreditations from the UK and Europe for its artificial intelligence (AI) medical solutions.Both Lunit INSIGHT CXR and Lunit INSIGHT MMG, an AI solution for chest radiology a
Philips Korea said Thursday that it has appointed Park Jae-in, former general manager (GM) at Abbott Korea, as its new CEO.New CEO Park will also serve as head of Philips Korea’s health systems business division, which provides professional healthcare solutions, the company said.Park has more than 2
Shares of GC MS were bullish on Wednesday after health officials confirmed the third monkeypox case in Korea.At the market close on Wednesday, the company's shares ended at 6,000 won ($4.53), up 3.45 percent from the previous trading day.Investors mistakenly considered GC MS as a monkeypox-related s
Lunit, a company specializing in medical artificial intelligence (AI) solutions, said on Wednesday that it acquired the operating rights in a bid for the Breast Screening New South Wales (BSNSW) state program in Australia.BSNSW is an Australian state-run program that provides free breast cancer scre