E&S Healthcare said on Tuesday that it won the Best Abstract and Best Paper award for presenting the world's first blood-based breast cancer diagnostic kit, the DxMe BC kit, at the 2022 American Association for Clinical Chemistry (AACC).E&S Healthcare, a company specializing in biomarker and in vitr
SD Biosensor signed a contract to provide the Japanese government with Covid-19 diagnostic kits and influenza-Covid-19 simultaneous diagnostic kits worth 148.3 billion won ($111.9 million).The company will supply these kits from Thursday to Nov. 30.According to SD Biosensor, the simultaneous diagnos
Korean Journal of Radiology (KJR) ranked top among radiology journals using country or continent names by recording the highest impact factor (IF) last year.IF, also known as journal impact factor (JIF), is a scientometric index calculated by Clarivate that reflects the mean number of citations of a
The second quarter earnings of major Korean diagnostic kit manufacturers fell from the same period last year, according to industry sources.Diagnostic kit makers’ sales and operating profits increased in the first quarter due to the resurge of the Covid-19 virus since the beginning of this year. How
A new project in the U.K. is drawing the world’s attention as it aims to propose effective healthcare and welfare for people with learning disabilities who suffer from multimorbidity by using artificial intelligence (AI).The project is called “DECODE” (Data-driven machinE-learning aided stratificati
KAIST said Friday its researchers have succeeded in developing a new anticancer treatment using artificial intelligence-based virtual drug-screening technology. The signaling protein, known as mTOR, is excessively active in many cancer cells and plays a key role in various diseases, such as diabetes
EOFlow said Thursday that A. Menarini Diagnostics would officially launch its tubeless, wearable, and disposable insulin pump in Europe under the diabetes care brand of “GlucoMen Day PUMP” on Sept. 1.EOPatch is one of only two fully disposable, wearable insulin pump solutions commercially available
Deep Bio, an artificial intelligence-based digital pathology company, said on Wednesday that it agreed on partnerships with foreign companies to enter the overseas market with its prostate cancer diagnosis software, DeepDx Prostate.For starters, the company plans to expand its U.S. market share thro
CGBio said it has signed a strategic partnership agreement with Orthofix Medical, a U.S.-based global medical device company, to license out its Novosis Putty, a bone substitute, and supply its finished products to the U.S. and Canada.According to the company, Novosis Putty is a next-generation reco
Life Semantics said it has obtained the approval of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) to extend the regulatory sandbox temporary license for Dr. Call, Korea's first contactless treatment business for Koreans living overseas.Life Semantics received temporary permission for Dr. Call f
Vuno said it has obtained the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) certification for Hativ Pro, a personal electrocardiogram (ECG) device.The device is the first hardware medical device rolled out by VUNO that measures the ECG and records, stores, and transmits data.The company said the small and
Becton Dickinson (BD) Korea said it has completed Bard Korea's acquisition and integrated its Korean legal entity into BD Korea from Monday.BD, a global medical technology company, acquired Bard for $24 billion in 2017. However, the two companies have been operating as independent corporations in Ko
A team of researchers at Korea University Ansan Hospital (KUAH) has proved that subjective chronic tinnitus symptoms can be alleviated through virtual reality (VR) treatment.Tinnitus is the subjective feeling of noise in the ear without external auditory stimulation, known to occur in 10 percent of
The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) said its research team, alongside several university hospitals, has jointly developed a self-evolutionary artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm to improve the automated reading of X-ray images .In collaboration with Seoul National Unive
Philips Korea expressed its will to focus on providing personalized healthcare solutions by actively using digital technology and data to prevent diseases in daily life on Tuesday."With PDP (Prevention, Digitalization, and Personalization) as keywords for future business strategy, we plan to help pr
The Korea Fair Trade Commission has decided to fine Siemens Korea 480 million won ($366,000) for unilaterally forcing local agents to burden software reparation and maintenance costs without prior consultation, abusing its superior position.According to the KFTC, Siemens Korea receives maintenance f
Kyung Hee University Dental Hospital signed a business agreement with Osteoid USA, a 3D rendering software developer, to develop TWEeMAC, Korea's first AI 3D integrated dental analysis platform.Kyung Hee Dental Hospital Director Hwang Eui-hwan and Osteoid CEO Calvin Hur signed the accord in a ceremo
The share price of Lunit, an artificial intelligence-based medical equipment manufacturer, rose to its upper limit on Thursday, the first day of its initial public offering on the tech-heavy Kosdaq market.Lunit’s share price surged 29.87 percent to close at 40,000 ($30.56) won per share.The surge in
Seegene, a company specializing in molecular diagnostics, will launch its “In-Life PCR” test in Vietnam to protect drivers and passengers of Grab, a ride-sharing service, with the local testing company, LabHouse, in August.The In-Life PCR is a global campaign initiated by Seegene to quickly identify
Dong-a ST said Monday it has concluded an exclusive domestic sales contract for Meditulip’s endoscopic automatic staplers.Under the contract, Meditulip is to supply its automatic endoscopic staplers, Endo Blossom and Endo Stem, exclusively to Dong-a ST. Dong-a ST will sell and market the products.Me