Tag Archives: medical imaging

Philips-Led SEISMIC Consortium Secures EU Funding to Advance Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery Across Europe

(IN BRIEF) Royal Philips, together with Erasmus MC and a broad consortium of industry, academic, and patient partners, has secured funding from the EU’s Innovative Health Initiative to coordinate the five-year SEISMIC research program aimed at transforming neurosurgery through the … Read the full press release

Schaeffler Introduces Compact, High-Performance Linear Actuator to Simplify Design of Medical Patient Tables

(IN BRIEF) Schaeffler has expanded its EWELLIX EMA-series with the new EMA-80M linear actuator, a high-power, compact solution specifically designed for medical imaging and operating room applications, particularly height-adjustable patient tables. Capable of lifting up to 20,000 N at speeds … Read the full press release

New Empa Cable Technology Supports Combined MRI and Neurostimulation Applications Without Interference

(IN BRIEF) Empa has developed polymer-based, MRI-compatible electrode cables in collaboration with Swiss company TI Solutions AG, addressing long-standing safety and performance challenges associated with using conductive materials inside MRI scanners. By replacing traditional copper wiring with polymer fibers coated … Read the full press release

University of Liverpool Researcher Awarded £2.1m Fellowship to Advance Magnetic Imaging Tracers

(IN BRIEF) Dr Liam O’Brien from the University of Liverpool has secured a £2.1 million EPSRC Open Fellowship to develop advanced magnetic nanoparticle tracers for next-generation medical imaging. The interdisciplinary project combines expertise in physics, chemistry and nanomedicine to improve … Read the full press release

EssilorLuxottica Strengthens Global Eye-Health Leadership Through New Role in Collaborative Community of Ophthalmic Innovation

(IN BRIEF) EssilorLuxottica has joined the Collaborative Community of Ophthalmic Innovation (CCOI), reinforcing its commitment to advancing patient-centered eye-health solutions through global scientific collaboration. By participating in this international network of clinicians, researchers, regulators, industry, and patient groups, the company … Read the full press release

EQT Foundation Supports Hong Kong Healthtech Innovator Syngular in Revolutionizing Surgical Precision with AI and XR

(IN BRIEF) EQT Foundation has invested €100,000 in Syngular Technology, a Hong Kong-based startup developing an AI- and AR-powered surgical guidance platform. The company’s system integrates extended reality and artificial intelligence to deliver real-time, spatially aware surgical support that enhances … Read the full press release

POETIC-AI: Revolutionizing Cancer Biomarker Discovery with Integrated AI-Powered Analysis

(IN BRIEF) A groundbreaking AI-powered research platform, POETIC-AI, has been unveiled by scientists from The Institute of Cancer Research, promising to accelerate cancer biomarker discovery. Demonstrated at The Alan Turing Institute’s fifth AI UK conference, the platform integrates diverse clinical … Read the full press release

MEDIS medical imaging systems acquires Advanced Medical Imaging Development S.r.l. (AMID) and secures further investment from Van Herk Ventures

MEDIS medical imaging systems acquires Advanced Medical Imaging Development S.r.l. (AMID) and secures further investment from Van Herk Ventures

(PRESS RELEASE) LEIDEN, Netherlands, 11-May-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — MEDIS, a leading developer and supplier of software applications for image-based diagnosis and quantitative assessment of cardiovascular disease, today announced that it acquired Advanced Medical Imaging Development S.r.l. (AMID), a developer and … Read the full press release

Philips adds Carestream’s cloud-based enterprise imaging informatics platform to its expanded radiology informatics portfolio

(PRESS RELEASE) AMSTERDAM, 7-Mar-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Royal Philips will add Carestream’s cloud-based enterprise imaging informatics platform to its expanded radiology informatics portfolio. This will happen through the acquisition Philips has just announced for the Healthcare Information Systems business of … Read the full press release

Milestone for the diagnosis of inflammatory bowel disease

Clinicians at the University Hospital Erlangen show how a new laser-based imaging technique termed MSOT can detect inflammation more accurately than current non-invasive diagnostic procedures and thereby help reduce the burden to patients MUNICH, 30-Mar-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Ulcerative colitis … Read the full press release

CapMan announced it sold medical imaging services company Curato AS to Altor Fund III

Funds managed by CapMan have signed an agreement to sell Curato AS, a leading provider of medical imaging services in Norway, to Altor Fund III. 25-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Curato provides medical imaging (radiology) services in Norway and its main customers … Read the full press release