The shares in Carmat SA have posted their biggest gain, in over seven years, since the company received approval to sell the first complete artificial heart in Europe. The creation was completed after a 27-year effort that was initiated from a pitch by a cardiac surgeon from France to an aerospace company. In Paris, at […]
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What Will be the Healthcare Tech Trends for 2021? The New Tools to Check Out
2020 was surely a year of innovation, boasting everything from robots to home-based care models, and this innovative trend is bound to continue. Healthcare delivery has changed dramatically due to the COVID-19 pandemic, in unprecedented and even permanent ways. The urgent needs created from the novel virus were addressed by strong, technologically-driven responses, something that […]
Data Use and API Requirements involved in the European Commission’s approval of Google’s Fitbit acquisition
The regulator has set a list of requirements for the tech companies that must be followed for at least a decade. The $2.1 billion purchase of the health-wearable-maker Fitbit, by Google, has finally been officially signed off on by the European Commission, after many months of regulatory investigation. However, to actually go ahead with the […]
Philips acquires BioTelemetry, Inc. – Becoming a Global Leader in Patient Care Management Solutions, Both in the Hospital and the Home
A definite merger agreement has been announced between BioTelemetry, Inc. (NASDAQ:BEAT) and Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA). Royal Philips is a global leader in health technology and BioTelemetry is a leading provider of remote cardiac diagnostics and monitoring based in the U.S. In accordance to the merger agreement, Royal Philips has offered to acquire […]