Swiss startup Risklick launches AI-based software for medical device clinical trials

Protocol AI accelerates clinical trial development and patient access to medical device

27-Jan-2025 - Risklick, a spin-off from the University of Bern, has launched its latest product, Protocol AI, for medical devices. Protocol AI is the first software of its kind and marks a turning point in the medical device industry. It uses artificial intelligence to accelerate the development of clinical ...

Implantable batteries can run on the body’s own oxygen

“From a new energy source to potential biotherapies, the prospects for this battery are exciting”

05-Apr-2024 - From pacemakers to neurostimulators, implantable medical devices rely on batteries to keep the heart on beat and dampen pain. But batteries eventually run low and require invasive surgeries to replace. To address these challenges, researchers in China devised an implantable battery that runs on ...

Swarms of microrobots could be solution to unblocking medical devices in body

22-Aug-2022 - Swarms of microrobots injected into the human body could unblock internal medical devices and avoid the need for further surgery, according to new research from the University of Essex. The study is the first-time scientists have developed magnetic microrobotics to remove deposits in shunts – ...

The human body as a power plant

16-Mar-2021 - The technology developed by the ETH spin-​off Mithras Technology wouldn’t be out of place in a science fiction movie: the user’s own body heat powers what is known as a thermoelectric generator to charge wearables and other electronic devices. Hearing aids are extremely practical. But elderly ...

Cotton-based hybrid biofuel cell could power implantable medical devices

20-Nov-2018 - A glucose-powered biofuel cell that uses electrodes made from cotton fiber could someday help power implantable medical devices such as pacemakers and sensors. The new fuel cell, which provides twice as much power as conventional biofuel cells, could be paired with batteries or supercapacitors to ...

Squeezing low-cost electricity from sustainable biomaterial

05-Dec-2017 - Mobile phone speakers and motion detectors in cars and video games may soon be powered by electricity generated from low cost and sustainable biomaterials, according to research carried out at University of Limerick (UL), Ireland. Scientists at UL's Bernal Institute have discovered that the ...

Siemens plans to list Siemens Healthineers

01-Dec-2017 - Siemens AG is preparing to list its separately managed healthcare unit on the Prime Standard segment of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange's Regulated Market. This move, which the company's Supervisory Board approved at its meeting today, is planned for the first half of 2018. "For Siemens ...

Flexible rechargeable batteries for pacemakers

14-Sep-2017 - Experts at Queen’s University Belfast have designed a flexible and organic alternative to the rigid batteries that power up medical implants. Currently, devices such as pacemakers and defibrillators are fitted with rigid and metal based batteries, which can cause patient discomfort. Dr Geetha ...

FDA approval brings first gene therapy to the United States

01-Sep-2017 - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a historic action today making the first gene therapy available in the United States, ushering in a new approach to the treatment of cancer and other serious and life-threatening diseases. The FDA approved Kymriah (tisagenlecleucel) for certain ...

Nanoparticles for 3-D printing in water open door to advanced biomedical materials

03-Aug-2017 - Researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem's Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology have developed a new type of photoinitiator for three-dimensional (3D) printing in water. These novel nanoparticles could allow for the creation of bio-friendly 3D printed structures, further the ...