US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

New 3-D printing approach makes cell-scale lattice structures

A new way of making scaffolding for biological cultures could make it possible to grow cells that are highly uniform in shape and size, and potentially with certain functions. The new approach uses an extremely fine-scale form of 3-D printing, using an electric field to draw fibers one-tenth the width of a human hair.

Modulight

Modulight manufacture laser diodes, laser diode modules and laser-based healthcare systems.

Treating epilepsy with deep brain stimulation

The Emory Brain Health Center has treated the nation's first patient with deep brain stimulation for medically refractory, or drug-resistant, epilepsy since commercialization of the procedure was approved last year.

Nexeon MedSystems

Nexeon MedSystems is a bioelectronic medicine company developing medical devices for the treatment of movement disorders.

FedEx unveils autonomous delivery robot

FedEx announced the FedEx SameDay Bot — an autonomous delivery device designed to help retailers make same-day and last-mile deliveries to their customers.

Skin-worn reader for continuous oxygen monitoring

A reader worn on the skin and working in conjunction with an injected hydrogel sensor for real-time oxygen monitoring in tissue.

Vagus nerve stimulation eases PTSD

In a randomized, controlled pilot trial, participants pre-treated with noninvasive vagus nerve stimulation experienced less pain after heat stimulus than mock-treated participants.

Machine learning to ID source of Salmonella

A team of scientists has developed a machine-learning approach that could lead to quicker identification of the animal source of certain Salmonella outbreaks.

Johnson & Johnson $3.4 billion in cash for Auris surgical robots

Johnson & Johnson announced that Ethicon Inc entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Auris Health Inc for approximately $3.4 billion in cash.

FirstKind Ltd.

FirstKind, a subsidiary of Sky Medical Technology, is a medical device company based in the UK that has developed a neuromuscular electrical stimulation device for the prevention of venous thromboembolism and for the enhancement of wound healing.

Amo Lab

IDTechEx Analyst Dr Nadia Tsao reports on her findings from CES 2019.

As Directed Plus

IDTechEx Analyst Dr Nadia Tsao reports on her findings from CES 2019.

Tivic Health

IDTechEx Analyst Dr Nadia Tsao reports on her findings from CES 2019.

XaTek

IDTechEx Analyst Dr Nadia Tsao reports on her findings from CES 2019.

TestCard

IDTechEx Analyst Dr Nadia Tsao reports on her findings from CES 2019.

Eyeque

IDTechEx Analyst Dr Nadia Tsao reports on her findings from CES 2019.

Tytocare

IDTechEx Analyst Dr Nadia Tsao reports on her findings from CES 2019.

Omron

IDTechEx Analyst Dr Nadia Tsao reports on her findings from CES 2019.

Pivot

IDTechEx Analyst Dr Nadia Tsao reports on her findings from CES 2019.

Chronolife

Chronolife, an artificial intelligence company announced the launch of its connected and washable T-shirt product