Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices Korea said Monday that it would restart as J&J Medtech, a total solution provider for optimal treatment.At a news conference to rebrand J&J MedTech, J&J Medtech North Asia Managing Director Oh Jin-yong unveiled the company’s vision to lead the innovation of the futu
SD Biosensor, a company specializing in in-vitro diagnosis (IVD), announced Friday that it would acquire U.S. diagnosis firm Meridian Bioscience for about 2 trillion won ($1.53 billion) to bolster its overseas operations.The company has formed a consortium with SJL Partners LLC, a Korean private equ
Lunit, a medical artificial intelligence company, said Friday that the company expects to increase the sales of its AI image diagnostic solution in Japan by five times this year, supplying its product to more than 100 hospitals.The company supplied its products to various medical institutions, such
Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong has introduced VUNO Med-DeepBrain, an artificial intelligence solution for diagnosing degenerative brain diseases, for improved diagnoses and health insurance benefits for patients.VUNO Med-DeepBrain is a program that analyzes individual brain magnetic reson
Korean manufacturers frantically developed monkeypox diagnostic agents, but none of the products have obtained approval from the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS).Gene Matrix said on Wednesday it completed the development of two new monkeypox test kits.One is NeoPlex MPX to detect monkeypox in
Lunit, Korea’s leading medical artificial intelligence (AI) provider, said on Wednesday that it signed an insurance agreement with Cathay Life Insurance (CLI), one of Taiwan’s largest insurance companies, for detecting abnormalities via the AI chest X-ray solution.This agreement ensures Lunit’s INSI
Dong-A ST said on Tuesday it signed a deal with Mezoo to market the latter’s electrocardiogram (ECG) remote monitoring platform HiCardi in Korean hospitals.Under the agreement, Mezoo will exclusively supply ECG remote platforms HiCardi, Hi Cardi+, and LiveStudio to Dong-A ST. Dong-A ST will conduct
Dx&Vx, a biotech firm, said it entered the “daily quarantine” market in preparation for an endemic era by introducing Philips' UV-C (ultraviolet-c) air disinfection stand device in June.According to Dx&Vx, Philips' UV-C air disinfection stand device uses an airflow method that sucks in air, steriliz
Companies can help shape the digital healthcare market more quickly if they use digital healthcare as a tool to manage employees’ health and improve productivity, experts said. Rather than waiting for individuals to participate in digital healthcare, it will be better to facilitate large-scale user
Lunit said it has signed a contract with FujiFilm Thailand and Microsoft to supply its artificial intelligence-based screening solutions to Bumrungrad International Hospital in Bangkok, Thailand.Under the accord, Lunit will supply Lunit INSIGHT CXR, a Conformite Europeenne (CE)-marked chest X-ray an
Korean diagnostic agent developers and manufacturers have recently announced the completion of monkeypox test devices but healthcare experts said there would be little demand for testing.On Thursday, Wells Bio said it finished R&D of the monkeypox diagnostic agent, “careGENE MPXV detection kit.” Wel
GC Biopharma said Thursday that it has released “WAPPS-Hemo,” which the company said is Korea’s first individually customized software to treat hemophilia patients.WAPPS-Hemo has the characteristics of performing the tasks of medical workers to determine the appropriate dose and interval of prescrib
Bioneer, a company specializing in PCR reagents and equipment, said Wednesday that it has developed the AccuPower Monkeypox Detection Kit to detect monkeypox.The device is based on Bioneer’s patented technology, PyroHotstart. It can amplify the monkeypox virus with high sensitivity to extract the DN
Hanmi Pharmaceutical said it would exclusively distribute Alivecor’s KardiaMobile 6L, a mobile electrocardiograph that can easily measure electrocardiograms using smartphones and stick-type devices, to clinic-level medical institutions nationwide.The device measures the electrocardiogram by touching
Seegene said Tuesday it has developed a diagnostic reagent for the monkeypox virus, Novaplex MPXV Assay, using its AI-based automatic reagent development system, Seegene Digitalized Development System (SGDDS).Since the first discovery of the monkeypox virus in the U.K. last month, the African endemi
The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) said Tuesday it has developed a pulse wave simulation device by applying "human body-imitating technology" to minimize device errors in sphygmographs that measure blood vessel pulsation.A pulse meter measures pulses in blood vessels to predict vascular sti
Kalos Medical said Monday that it would start recruiting patients for exploratory clinical trials of DENEX, Korea's first hypertension treatment medical device, in four European countries.The company will conduct the clinical trial at 21 institutions in Greece, Germany, Italy, and Poland, by recruit
Four Korean companies – VUNO, Lunit, Deepnoid, and SK C&C – signed a memorandum of understanding to launch a medical artificial intelligence alliance, jointly creating a medical AI ecosystem and making other business cooperation, VUNO said Thursday.Through this MOU, VUNO said it plans to revitalize
VUNO said Wednesday that its AI-based chest X-ray image reading aid, VUNO Med-Chest X-ray, has obtained medical device certification from the Saudi Food and Drug Administration.It is VUNO's first case of obtaining a medical device license in the Middle East, based on which the company plans to enter
JLK said it signed an exclusive contract with Doctor Net, Japan's largest remote imaging company, to supply MEDIHUB CXR, its lung disease solution.MEDIHUB CXR is a solution that won first place in the 2019 Clinton Foundation bid in the U.S. and received emergency approval from Japan's Pharmaceutical