Software & Data
ResMed Acquires MEDIFOX DAN For $1 Billion
MEDIFOX DAN, a privately held German out-of-hospital software solutions standout, has been acquired by San Diego, California-based medical device company ResMed in a definitive agreement with its previous owner, software and services investor Hg. MEDIFOX DAN designs innovative products for providers across the broad spectrum of the care continuum, with clinical, financial...
Medical Devices
Strengthening Cybersecurity for Medical Devices
U.S. senators have recently come forward with the Strengthening Cybersecurity for Medical Devices Act, which requires reviews and updates to medical device security guidelines on a more frequent basis by the FDA. If passed, this bipartisan piece of legislation would task the agency with collaborating on industry guidance reviews with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA).
Consumer Internet
Parkinson’s Tracker Earns FDA Approval
The FDA has given the green light to neurology company Rune Labs’ StrivePD software, which assists individuals with Parkinson’s disease in tracking their symptoms though their Apple Watch. Providing metrics on associated behaviors such as tremors, the innovation helps patients report their symptoms as well as medication usage and reactions...
Biotech
Sanofi, GSK Team Up for New COVID-19 Booster With Omicron Protection
As major healthcare organizations scramble to develop a COVID-19 vaccine capable of protecting individuals against breakthrough infections from Omicron and other alarming, highly contagious variants, global healthcare titan Sanofi has announced promising results from a pair of trials for its next-gen booster candidate...
Features
Biotech’s Slow Crawl Toward Diversified Representation
Although progress has been seen in the biotech space when it comes to the representation of women and people of color, the glacial pace of the improvement has remained largely the same in the past few years. The Biotechnology Innovation Organization’s (BIO) third annual survey in 2021 did, however, reveal a few positive trends...