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Game-Changing Needle-Free COVID-19 Intranasal Vaccine

A next-generation COVID-19 mucosal vaccine is set to be a gamechanger not only when delivering the vaccine itself, but also for people who are needle-phobic. New research has been...

3D Printed Microneedle Technology Transforms Remote Healthcare

A revolutionary system combines remote health monitoring and drug delivery using 3D-printed hollow microneedles. This innovative approach promises to transform healthcare...

Creating a Safe Path to Sustainability in Drug Delivery

The environmental impact of the healthcare industry has been widely reported, with estimates it is responsible for around 4–5 percent of total global greenhouse gas emissions.1 As...

Beware of FDA Multisite Inspections

Recently, I came across an FDA regulatory situation you do not see too often. On the same day, FDA sent two teams of field investigators into two geographically different sites of the same company to...

Ingestible Pill Inventories GI Tract

A small device, about the size of a vitamin pill, can be swallowed and passed through the gastrointestinal tract to sample the full inventory of microorganisms in an individual’s gastro-intestinal...

Finger Wrap Monitors Health

A sweat-powered wearable has the potential to make continuous, personalized health monitoring as effortless as wearing a Band-Aid. An electronic finger wrap monitors vital chemical levels — such as glucose,...

Cadence Rebrands to Reflect Commitment to Innovation

Cadence, Inc., a provider of vertically integrated contract manufacturing solutions to the medtech and pharma markets, is excited to announce a significant milestone in the company’s...

Seeing Is Communicating

The Eyegaze Edge system developed in collaboration with NASA is an eye-tracking technology that makes 'talking' possible for people who can’t.

Regulatory

What government group was formed to study medical devices and recommend legislation, ultimately leading to the 1976 Medical Device Amendments?

Collaborative Robotics Automates Wearable Tech Design

Researchers have developed a machine learning model that eliminates hassles in materials design to yield green technologies used in wearable heaters. The model could automate design...

Microneedle Patch Reverses Alopecia Hair Loss

A novel treatment approach holds promise for painlessly delivering immune regulators to affected areas of the skin, promoting hair regrowth caused by alopecia areata.

Vantedge Medical Completes Strategic Acquisition of Hobson & Motzer

Vantedge Medical, a portfolio company of Aterian Investment Partners, has acquired Hobson & Motzer, Inc. Founded in 1912 and based in Connecticut, Hobson is a manufacturer...

Making EVs Accessible for All

To address the needs of wheelchair accessible vehicle (WAV) users in the U.K.’s transition to electric, Motability Operations has revealed eVITA. It’s an accessible and versatile concept electric wheelchair accessible vehicle (eWAV), designed in collaboration with CALLUM.

ANSI/AAMI ST24 Updated to Reflect Technological Changes

As leaders in the medical device industry seek ways to optimize the application of ethylene oxide (EO) sterilization, it is more important than ever to ensure that medical device...

Smart Bandages Improve Chronic Wound Healing

A team of researchers is developing a series of cutting-edge technologies to transform wound care, including smart bandages that would automatically sense and respond to changing conditions...

Space Station Germ Testing Improves Wastewater Monitoring

A technology developed for NASA to identify pathogens inside spacecraft turned out to be beneficial for wastewater surveillance on Earth.

Robotics

What robotic device was finally available for therapy in just the last 10 years?

The Politics of Health: How Global Elections Will Impact on Life Sciences

The global landscape for medical technology, biotechnology, and life sciences is on the cusp of seismic change.

Implantable Uses Light to Treat Cancers

Certain types of light have proven to be an effective, minimally invasive treatment for cancers located on or near the skin when combined with a light-activated drug. But deep-seated cancers,...

Flexible 3D Printed Active Fabric for Healthcare and Robotics

Scientists have developed an innovative wearable fabric that is flexible but can stiffen on demand. Developed through a combination of geometric design, 3D printing, and robotic...

Flambeau Medical Expands 3D Printing Services

Flambeau Medical, a full-service contract manufacturing organization serving the medical device and life sciences industries, has added a new industrial 3D printer to expand its rapid...

Plaster-Like Microlaser Device Accurately Measures Glucose Levels

Scientists have developed a plaster that measures body biomarkers that can indicate health or disease through sweat, paving the way for a new noninvasive and effective way...

Wearable Patch Provides Accurate, Continuous Measurement

Maintaining bodily water balance is essential for survival. Although sweat serves as a key indicator of physical and mental health, existing wearable technologies can only monitor...

Smartphone-Controlled Microfluidic Detects Flu

A spatial encoding of centrifugal microfluidic disc integrates a smartphone-controlled (SEDphone) platform for detecting influenza virus subtypes.

AI + Computer Simulations = Enhanced Robotic Exoskeletons

Researchers have demonstrated a new method that leverages artificial intelligence (AI) and computer simulations to train robotic exoskeletons to autonomously help users save energy while walking, running, and climbing stairs.

Product Development

In honor of International Women in Engineering Day (June 23), what device did American nurse Letitia Mumford Geer invent in 1896?

Imperceptible Sensors Printed Directly on Human Skin

Researchers have developed a method to make adaptive and eco-friendly sensors that can be directly and imperceptibly printed onto a wide range of biological surfaces.

ADPI Offers Grants for Medtech Addressing Youth Substance Abuse

The (APDI), a nonprofit consortium led by Children’s National Hospital and funded through the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), has announced a grant opportunity for pediatric...

Programmable Materials Help Heal Broken Bones

Natural materials like bone, bird feathers and wood have an intelligent approach to physical stress distribution, despite their irregular architectures. However, the relationship between stress...