At a presentation to the Actuaries Institute conference in Melbourne on Wednesday afternoon, the Private Healthcare Australia chairman, John Hill, will say insurers find it challenging not to pass on the rising costs of medical devices through premium increases. In December, the health minister, Greg Hunt, boasted that the governments reforms to make private health insurance simpler and more affordable had delivered the lowest annual premium change in 18 years for 2019. But the relief appears to have been short-lived owing to cost increases for knee and hip replacements and cardiac implants Continue reading →

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Netherlands-based medical device maker GTX medical has merged with US-based medical device developer NeuroRecovery Technologies (NRT) to create a neurostimulation company with a focus on spinal cord injury (SCI). The merged entity will be known as GTX medical BV following the deal and will focus on developing neuromodulation therapies to improve functional recovery of people with SCI. Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation, a North American nonprofit organisation dedicated to curing spinal cord injury, will be a shareholder in the merged company, alongside the present investors, including LSP, Inkef, Wellington Partners and GIMV Continue reading →

Oct 24, 2019 10:55 AM EDT Proton beam therapy, alongside Immunotherapy are some of the most up-to-date treatment types currently available for treating cancer across the modern world. Continue reading →

New report on X-Ray Detectors Market 2019 focuses on the growth opportunities, which will help the X-Ray Detectors market to expand operations in the existing markets. Continue reading →

The memorandum of understanding between PhenoMx and TCELS includes the matchmaking of companies and research institutes in Thailand and the US to encourage more collaboration between different stakeholders across the industry As part of the Bio Investment Asia 2019 conference, which took place on September 25-27 in Bangkok, Thailand, the Thailand Centre of Excellence for Life Sciences (TCELS) a public organisation established by royal decree in 2011 under the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation and the US-based healthtech company PhenoMx announced the execution of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to develop strategic initiatives for Thailand in the biomedical, life sciences and medical device industries. Continue reading →

The Swinburne University of Technology-led partnership identifies early-stage healthcare solutions and collaborates with industry partners to develop medical technologies with global market potential to improve healthcare systems. The $2 million program is funded through LaunchVic, the State Government agency charged with growing the Victorian startup industry, and is an extension of the South Australian model, based at Flinders University, which was launched in 2009. Since its inception, MDPP has developed innovative methods for delivering medical procedures, including airway management and knee reconstructions, surgical hypothermia, safer administration of drugs in emergency, and prevention of heat stroke and dehydration. Continue reading →

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The Microspheres Market 2019 provides an in-depth analysis of all market dynamics including drivers and restraints, and trends and opportunities. Important factors supporting growth across various is also provided. The impact of prevailing regulatory scenario on both regional and worldwide Microspheres market is provided in detail in the report. Continue reading →

ERAGNY-SUR-OISE, France--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Regulatory News: Safe Orthopaedics (Paris:ALSAF) (FR0012452746 ALSAF), a company specializing in the design and marketing of single-use implants and instruments for the minimally-invasive treatment of spine fracture pathologies, announces the approvals of lumbar and cervical cages SteriSpineTM LC and CC in Japan. They were received by KiSCO Co., Ltd. Continue reading →