Cloud technologies is the next healthcare megatrend: Frost

Digital Health |  Analysis | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 02 Oct, 2013

Singapore: Cloud technologies including Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) and Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) offerings, was valued at USD194.4 million in 2012, according to Frost & Sulli...Read more

Korea's LSK Global strengthens ties with Medidata

Digital Health |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 14 Jun, 2016

Singapore: Korea's leading CRO, LSK Global has expanded its use of Medidata Clinical cloud platform, thus strengthening its global R&D capabilities. The Seoul based organization was est...Read more

WuXi launches app to record oncology data

Digital Health |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 14 Oct, 2015

Singapore: WuXi PharmaTech, biotech outsourcing company, has launched a mobile version of OncoWuXi, an app to allow researchers to access oncology models and data on the go. The OncoWuXi Ap...Read more

Oracle launches clinical trial data platform

Digital Health |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 17 Jun, 2015

Singapore: Oracle Health Sciences has launched Oracle Health Sciences InForm Cloud Service 6.1, a data capture and management platform to accelerate trial timelines, lower costs, deliver hi...Read more

GE to buy healthcare software firm

Digital Health |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 24 Jan, 2014

Singapore: GE Healthcare plans to acquire API Healthcare, a healthcare workforce management software and analytics solutions provider. The acquisition aligns with GE's Industrial Internet s...Read more

Allergan Japan implements new software to meet regulatory requirements

Digital Health |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 07 Sep, 2015

In a step to upgrade its pharmacovigilance services, Allergan Japan has announced that the company has implemented US-headquartered November Research Group's new software application, PRIMO...Read more

Arterys, GE Partners for cardiac medical imaging platform

Digital Health |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 08 Dec, 2015

Arterys, a privately-held medical imaging company providing a SaaS analytics platform that integrates cloud computation and machine learning, has announced the launch of the Arterys System,...Read more

Medtronic acquires Aircraft Medical for $110 million

Digital Health |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 19 Nov, 2015

Medtronic has announced it has acquired Aircraft Medical, a privately-held medical device company based in Edinburgh, Scotland, that develops affordable, handheld high-quality video laryngo...Read more

Innovations in 3D printing

Digital Health |  Analysis | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 25 Nov, 2014

Singapore: Here's a look at some of the lastest innovations in 3D printing: Stratasys: US-based company is developing a range of material properties from rigid to flexible and opaque to tr...Read more

Google announces life science company under 'Alphabet'

Digital Health |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 24 Aug, 2015

Google co-founder and Alphabet president Mr Sergey Brin in a blog post has announced Life Sciences as the first new company created under the Alphabet umbrella. "It's a huge undertaking, a...Read more

Aussie defence enlists new e-health system

Digital Health |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 23 Sep, 2014

Singapore: If reports are to be believed, Australia's defence force has enlisted a new e-health system. The multi-million dollar system is said to have deep analytics capability that can ch...Read more

Future of security in healthcare

Digital Health |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 04 Aug, 2015

Singapore: According to the global consulting firm Tower Watson, Singapore has one of the most successful healthcare systems in the world, in terms of both efficiency in financing and the r...Read more

Roche launches the new cobas c 513 analyzer

Digital Health |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 06 Oct, 2015

Roche has announced that its new, dedicated high-throughput HbA1c testing solution, the cobas c 513 analyzer, is now available for countries accepting the CE mark. "The increasing number o...Read more

Medtronic completes acquisition of Twelve

Digital Health |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 05 Oct, 2015

Medtronic has announced that it has completed the acquisition of Twelve, a privately-held medical device company based in Redwood City, CA, focused on the development of a transcatheter mit...Read more

Telemedicine market to grow at a CAGR of 12%: F&S

Digital Health |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 1 Comment | 19 Aug, 2015

Singapore: The acute shortage of medical expertise in rural and remote areas of Asia Pacific has resulted in the rise of telemedicine-a new branch of healthcare that promises to provide any...Read more

Allianz Life Korea launches a healthcare app

Digital Health |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 02 Jul, 2015

Singapore: Allianz Life Korea has launched a new healthcare app that can check a person's blood pressure, heartbeat and exercise regimens. The Korean unit of the Munich-based global insuran...Read more

Lives on the Line: How a Robust Network Infrastructure Enhances Healthcare Standards

Digital Health |  Opinion | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 07 Jul, 2016

The Singapore General Hospital recently reported a Hepatitis C outbreak, affecting 22 patients. While the possible cause of the outbreak has yet to be determined, this recent scare provides...Read more

FDA approves first app-based monitoring system for pacemakers

Digital Health |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 18 Nov, 2015

Medtronic has announced the US Food and Drug Administration (US FDA) approval and the US commercial availability of the MyCareLink Smart Monitor, the world's first app-based remote monitori...Read more