A global medical equipment company, Samsung Medison, and an affiliate of Samsung Electronics, introduced the RS85 on November 20, a new premium ultrasonic diagnosis device that provides enhanced image quality, usability, and convenience for medical and radiology professionals.“We are pleased to launch the RS85, a new premium medical device with superior image quality and usability based on Samsung

[DUSSELDORF, GERMANY] LG Electronics (LG) is showcasing on November 13, its expanded lineup of medical imaging devices at Medica 2017. LG, which launched its medical imaging devices business in 2016, has years of experience in advanced flat-panel display technology, sees a lucrative market in the fast growing medical imaging industry. At Medica 2017, LG will present its new 3MP Diagnostic Monitor

[SEOUL, Korea] The welt is planning to start selling the "smart belt" in Japan - namely, its accomplishment of 881 percent of its funding goal on Makuake, the leading Japanese crowdfunding platform.According to K-ICT Born2Global Centre on november 10, its member company Welt developed the world's first "smart belt," designed to assist users with their health management efforts.Although it look

What better way to show your love of science than entering a hackathon? Organised by the Merck science and technology company, alongside ESA, the Space2Health hackathon recently attracted a set of talented individuals who crunched numbers in a 24-hour event to find the best solution to one of the set challenges.According to press of ESA on Oct 17,  one goal was to process data for monitoring the

[Vienna, AUSTRIA] Samsung Medison, a global medical equipment company and an affiliate of Samsung Electronics, is hosting a number of seminars at the 27th World Congress of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology (ISUOG) in Vienna. Through 13 sessions at Samsung's Satellite Symposium, leading medical professionals are publicizing the clinical benefits of Samsung's ultras

[SINGAPORE] Golden Equator, a group of companies spanning investment, consulting and the SPECTRUM technology and innovation business club has, jointly with Korean regulatory and clinical research provider C&R Healthcare Global (C&R), launched on September 12. The Korea-Singapore Healthcare Incubator will help 10-15 Korean companies expand into Singapore and Southeast Asia over the next few months.

[SINGAPORE] Golden Equator, a group of companies spanning investment, consulting and the SPECTRUM technology and innovation business club has, jointly with Korean regulatory and clinical research provider C&R Healthcare Global (C&R), launched on September 12. The Korea-Singapore Healthcare Incubator will help 10-15 Korean companies expand into Singapore and Southeast Asia over the next few months.

[SINGAPORE] Flurry from Oath, announced on September 8, the current trends and opportunities for health & fitness app developers globally. As smartphone users have diversified their app usage, health & fitness apps have become a vital tool to make their lives healthier. According to the press release of Media OutReach, In the last three years, health & fitness apps usage grew by over 330%. Users a

[BERLIN] Samsung Electronics introduced on August 30, three new devices to its industry-leading wearable portfolio: Gear Sport, a sleek and versatile fitness-focused smartwatch that is water resistant; Gear Fit2 Pro, an upgraded GPS sports band with smart features; and Gear IconX, a second generation of the company’s groundbreaking cord-free earbuds. Samsung’s new Gear devices were designed to hel

The Department of Dentistry at Ewan Womans University Mokdong Hospital has opened its Ultrasonography Center for Maxillofacial Surgery on August 22, which specializes in the treatment of maxillofacial diseases using ultrasound images.The opening ceremony was attended by the executives of the Ewha hospital, such as Shim Bong-suk (Vice president/Director, Ewha Womans University Medical Center) and

Asia Pacific specialist CRO Novotech announced on July 31 that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with South Korea's SCI-Consortium of Clinical Trial Centers and its representative hospital, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University Health System. The SCI-Consortium (SCIC) is a network of clinical trial centres comprising four of South Korea's leading hospitals: Yonsei University Health

Ewha Womans University Mokdong Hospital’s Customer Satisfaction Department (Head: Lee Seon-yeong) has kicked off the 1st GWP (Great Work Place) Three-leaf Clover Project for Happy Workers, with the aim of becoming a good workplace to work for and of creating an organizational culture which values communication and empathy among workers.The Three-leaf Clover Project is designed to improve interna

Samsung Medison, a global medical equipment company and an affiliate of Samsung Electronics, announced on July 20 that its diagnostic imaging technology for women's health ‘Crystal Vue™’ is featured on the cover of the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology (AJOG) in the July edition.Crystal Vue™, one of the flagship features of Samsung's premium WS80A ultrasound system, is an advanced 3D vol

[HELSINKI, FINLAND] The new Merivaara Q-Flow is a major step forward from traditional operating room lights. Designed and manufactured in Finland, Q-Flow was developed to fulfil the needs of the modern surgical team. It offers improvements on many standard features in the industry as well as radical innovations. “I believe this is one of the best operating theatre lights in the world,” says CEO Ma

[SANTA CLARA, California] Despite rapid innovations in healthcare technologies and commitment among the scientific and clinical communities to provide better facilities and improved therapies, the high incidence of chronic diseases and age-related complications has ensured that there is still a large market for health and wellness technology.According to PRNewswire on July 10, The urgent need fo

Merck, a global company headquartered in Darmstadt, Germany, announced on June 26, a collaboration with Elsevier, the information analytics company specializing in science and health, to add its products into Reaxys, Elsevier’s chemistry database.Researchers and chemists who use Reaxys can now access an additional 43,000 Merck life science compounds and chemicals with data provided directly from t

The importance of healthcare services combined with the sharply rising cost of its delivery helped to make healthcare an industry under intense political scrutiny. But just as U.S. national and state governments aim to incentivize modernization and cut costs with a raft of political action, the industry itself places the blame elsewhere. In a recent B2B technology survey of 50 U.S.-based healthcar

Consistent with its mission to improve and save lives, Baheal will extend the reach of Watson for Oncology across China, where a quarter of the world's cancer deaths occur.IBM (NYSE: IBM) announced on June 5 that Baheal Pharmaceutical Group is extending the reach of Watson for Oncology to clinicians across China through a new multi-year strategic alliance. As the primary channel partner for Wats

An award winning mobile innovation was launched by a oDocs Eye Care, a New Zealand based social enterprise. The company has introduced a set of smartphone-based devices that would allow healthcare providers to take photos of the human retina.According to PRNewswire on May 29 that the company has promised to keep the inventions open-source, an altruistic motive to ensure that the products remain

MyDx, Inc. (OTCQB:MYDX), a science and technology company and creator of MyDx® (My Diagnostic), the first multi-use handheld chemical analyzer designed for the Cannabis professional and retail consumer to correlate the chemical profile of cannabis with its therapeutic effect, announced on May 27, the importance of data collection and how that can bring about positive change to the level of transpa