The metaverse emerged as the key content of future society, and the medical community is embracing it. For example, medical school students receive VR or AR-based education and training, and a metaverse hospital opened where patients access the medical service on an online platform.However, health e
Naver and Kakao, the two online platform giants, choose different strategies to tap the global digital healthcare market.At the “Health On” conference on Wednesday, Naver and Kakao presented their blueprints for the digital healthcare business. From each side, doctor-turned executives gave their pre
The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety has approved Qiagen Korea’s therascreen KRAS RGQ PCR Kit, the first companion diagnostic genetic test reagent to detect KRAS G12C gene mutations in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).The ministry based its approval on a clinical study conducted with
Medtronic Korea held a press conference on Thursday to introduce the top five winners of the “Medtronic APAC Innovation Challenge (MAIC),” announced on March 16 in Singapore.The challenge was participated by 323 startups and companies from 46 countries in the Asia-Pacific region.The five winners are
EOFlow said it has agreed to export 48.8 billion won ($ million) worth of EOPatch, its wearable insulin pump, to six Middle Eastern countries through Gulf Drug, an United Arab Emirates (UAE) medical distribution company.The six Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) members are UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuw
VUNO said it has obtained Malaysian MDA (Medical Device Authority) certification for its three artificial intelligence-based medical solutions -- VUNO Med-Chest X-ray, VUNO Med-LungCT AI, and VUNO Med-Fundus AI.Each product is a medical device that assists medical staff in diagnosis by analyzing med
SD Biosensor said Wednesday that it has acquired Bestbion, a German in-vitro diagnostics product distributor, for 16.1 billion won ($13.2 million).According to the company, Bestbion is a distribution company established in 2011 that has a distribution network delivering products within 24 hours thro
Humasis said it expanded the domestic supply of Covid-19 home test devices due to the surge in Covid-19 cases and the health authorities’ measures to relieve the shortage of such devices.On Monday, Humasis corrected the amount of the self-test kit sales contract with the government in public disclos
Korean Covid-19 diagnostic kits have been recently hit with recall orders from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).Last Wednesday, the FDA announced that it had recalled 119,600 units of Celltrion DiaTrust COVID-19 Ag Rapid Test diagnostic kit distributed in the United States.Humasis, a Kore
Lunit said it has signed a supply contract with two global companies -- Roche and Microsoft Azure -- to export Lunit Insight MMG, an artificial intelligence-based mammography image analysis solution, to the Middle East.Lunit has supplied AI image analysis solutions by signing contracts with global m
The health authorities shifted the focus of Covid-19 diagnosis from PCR tests to rapid antigen tests, but the distribution of unverified and inaccurate testing devices aggravated pandemic control problems.The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) hastily granted marketing approval for rapid antige
The sales of Celltrion USA showed a record-high jump last year thanks to the strong growth of its Covid-19 diagnostic kit business.According to industry insiders, Celltrion USA recorded sales of 84.6 billion won ($69.8 million) last year, 35.8 times higher than the 2.36 billion won recorded in 2020.
Olympus Korea held a news conference on Thursday to announce the market release of EndoBRAIN-EYE, an AI-backed colonoscopy diagnosis support system.However, the new AI technology has to overcome many challenges to be used by clinicians in the field, industry watchers said.EndoBRAIN-EYE is assistant
L&K Biomed said on Monday it obtained FDA approval for PathLoc-TM, a next-generation height-expandable spinal implant product for the treatment of spinal diseases.PathLoc-TM is used in the posterior and posterolateral positions, where the procedure is most frequently performed in spinal implants.Acc
Maria Trading, a medical aesthetic device distributor in the United Arab Emirates and the Middle East, said it has exhibited its latest energy-based laser devices and best aesthetic products during the 2022 Dubai World Dermatology & Laser Conference & Exhibition (2022 Dubai Derma).The 2022 Dubai Der
The medical field is recently accelerating the transition to precision care based on rapidly developing technology.The first step in precision care is to provide an accurate diagnosis and increase convenience for medical staff and patients with cutting-edge technology.While only large general hospit
The Korea International Medical and Hospital Equipment Show (KIMES) is succeeding in redrawing the interests of foreign buyers and participants in the annual exhibition, overcoming the failure of 2021.Last year, the exhibition organizers pushed ahead with KIMES 2021 amid the Covid-19 crisis and a gl
Humasis, which benefited from spiking sales of rapid Covid-19 test devices amid the pandemic, is gearing up for an entry into the molecular diagnostics market.On Thursday, Humasis said it recently obtained the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety’s approval to export Humasis COVID-19 Variant RT-qPCR Kit
VUNO said it has obtained the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety certification for VUNO Med-LungQuant, an artificial intelligence (AI)-based lung computed tomography (CT) quantification.The solution automatically analyzes lung CT images based on AI to segment characteristic areas in CT images and prov
Korean researchers developed a “brain-machine interface system” that allows free control of a robotic arm in a three-dimension space only with thoughts.On Wednesday, the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) said the research team led by Professor Jeong Jae-seung of the Bio and