medical devices

Micro Fingers Manipulate Cells One At A Time

Researchers have developed a microprobe array that acts like tiny fingers, allowing them to pick up single cells.

10 Medical Devices That Changed The World

Medical devices may sound like a modern invention, but they in fact have helped us manage and treat diseases for centuries. Here are our top ten picks of medical gadgets that play a significant role in our lives, many of them so ubiquitous that we sometimes take them for granted.

Track Your Health Via Tummy Gas

Scientists have proposed gas sensor pills that can be used to track gut microbes and overall intestinal health.

Editor’s Note – January 2015 Print Magazine

Our January 2015 print edition starts the year off with a bang, looking at the latest developments in biotechnology.

A*STAR & GE Healthcare Collaborate On Med Tech

The five-year research collaboration between A*STAR and GE Healthcare will focus on patient monitoring, CT and MRI technology.

Screening Newborns For Hearing Impairments (VIDEO)

An inexpensive and non-invasive device could help bring the diagnosis of hearing impaired babies to resource-poor countries.

J&J’s New Innovation Center To Serve Asia

Johnson & Johnson Innovation announces R&D collaborations with universities and industry partners along with opening of its Asia Pacific Innovation Center.

Spearheading Regulatory Leadership In Asia

The Center of Regulatory Excellence at Duke-NUS will focus on pan-Asian regulatory policy for medical devices and pharmaceuticals.

Taking The Pain Out Of Glucose Monitoring

Biomicro collaborates with IME to develop wireless, implantable glucose monitoring devices for diabetics.