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US-Irish firm Medtronic (NYSE: MDT) has announced US market approval for its new InPen app, which features missed meal dose detection. This innovation marks a significant step in the launch of Medtronic’s Smart MDI system, integrated with the Simplera continuous glucose monitor (CGM). InPen App: A Pioneer in Real-Time Insulin…
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Yixintang Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd. (SHE: 002727), a prominent pharmaceutical retail chain in China, has entered into a strategic partnership with telecom giant Huawei Cloud. The collaboration aims to enhance information infrastructure, develop data-enabled platforms, and innovate within the burgeoning health industry, all while driving the digital and intelligent transformation…
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Siemens Healthineers AG (ETR: SHL), a leading life sciences company based in Germany, has entered into a strategic partnership with the College of Radiology at Shandong First Medical University. The collaboration aims to encompass several key initiatives: The duo will jointly construct China’s inaugural “Medical Imaging Metaverse Immersive Teaching and…
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Kingmed Diagnostics (SHA: 603882), a prominent independent medical laboratory headquartered in Guangdong, is poised to form a joint venture (JV) with MegaRobo Technologies, a Beijing-based firm renowned for its integration of robotics and artificial intelligence (AI) in life sciences. This strategic partnership aims to pioneer industry-standard medical laboratory automation solutions,…
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The State Council has unveiled the “Opinions on Developing the Grey-hair Economy to Boost Wellbeing of the Elderly,” outlining 26 initiatives aimed at enhancing the quality of life for the aging population through improved livelihood, product supply, industrial growth, and security measures. Key recommendations include the optimization of elderly health…
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AbbVie (NYSE: ABBV) has announced the launch of its dopamine replacement therapy, Produodopa (foslevodopa + foscarbidopa), in the European Union (EU) for the treatment of advanced Parkinson’s disease (PD). The therapy is indicated for patients experiencing severe motor fluctuations, hyperkinesia, or dyskinesia, and when other treatments fail to adequately control…
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Shanghai Henlius Biotech Inc. (HKG: 2696) has announced a strategic partnership with China Resource Medicine Commercial Holdings Ltd. aimed at enhancing product accessibility across the market. Under the terms of the agreement, the two companies will collaborate on product marketing promotion, channel expansion, and supply chain management, although financial details…
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UK-based AstraZeneca (AZ; NASDAQ: AZN) has launched Evinova, a digital health solutions provider, with the aim of supporting global clinical development. Evinova offers AI-enabled technologies and services to clinical trial (CT) sponsors, clinical research organizations (CROs), CT site care teams, and patients. The new business unit will initially focus on…
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China Isotope & Radiation Corporation (CIRC; HKG: 1763) has announced the launch of its innovative FuZhi 1.0 smart nuclear medicine system at the 2023 annual meeting of the Nuclear Medicine Branch of the Chinese Medical Association. This comprehensive system, which includes modules for smart patient care, smart nuclear drug management,…