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IRELAND A global MedTech hub

“Ten of the world's top ten pharmaceutical companies and nine of the top ten medtech companies have a signicant presence. We also have a large number of Irish companies that have grown up in the shelter of the global industry. People who started out working for multinationals have gone on to found their own companies, which have become an integral part of the supply chain for global industry. More and more of those companies are developing their own intellectual property…

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Five transformative trends in medical devices and digital health

AI and simulation models to form predictions for future states and suppo decision-making. Using digital twins in medical care allows patients to benefit from personalized medicine to individually detect the best possible treatment options as well as more proactively manage chronic diseases and overall health.  Dr. Visa Suomi, medical devices industry manager at MathWorks, highlights the most important trends shaping the medical devices industry and healthcare Healthcare digitalization enables new innovations Healthcare is becoming more digital, which means that increasing…

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WEMA Health entrepreneurial road into the UAE healthcare sector

“WEMA Health is a science-backed medical weight-loss program that includes extensive lifestyle coaching and stateof-the-art technology, co-developed with the world's leading obesity scientists, connecting users with endocrine specialists. In fact, modern and clinically documented weight loss medicine will be prescribed in tandem with professional coaching, to empower members to make lasting lifestyle changes,” says Dr. Rita The prevalence of obesity is rising globally. New data presented in the World Obesity Atlas 2022 shows that, by 2030, it is predicted that…

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Sharjah University, Connect2MyDoctor sign MoU

Connect2MyDoctor, the comprehensive virtual care platform which has firmly established itself as a leading online healthcare service provider in Asia and Middle East, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the University of Sharjah to exchange scientific and medical expertise. “This MoU with the University of Sharjah is a significant step for us. We are confident that we will be able to serve the healthcare needs of the region most optimally by utilizing our technology capabilities.” The institutions have…

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GE Healthcare introduces world’s 1st all-digital PET/CT platform

At the European Association of Nuclear Medicine (EANM) Annual Meeting, GE Healthcare proudly introduces Omni Legend, the first system on its all-new, all-digital PET/CT platform. This cutting-edge system features a brand-new category of digital BGO (dBGO) detector material with a small crystal size that delivers more than two times the sensitivity of prior digital scanners, enabling faster total scan times and impressive small lesion detectability. It is designed to improve operational efficiency, enhance the patient experience, and increase diagnostic power,…