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KAIST said Friday its researchers have succeeded in developing a new anticancer treatment using artificial intelligence-based virtual drug-screening technology. The signaling protein, known as mTOR, is excessively active in many cancer cells and plays a key role in various diseases, such as diabetes
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Marianne Chang
2022.08.12 14:00
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EOFlow said Thursday that A. Menarini Diagnostics would officially launch its tubeless, wearable, and disposable insulin pump in Europe under the diabetes care brand of “GlucoMen Day PUMP” on Sept. 1.EOPatch is one of only two fully disposable, wearable insulin pump solutions commercially available
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Marianne Chang
2022.08.11 17:02
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Deep Bio, an artificial intelligence-based digital pathology company, said on Wednesday that it agreed on partnerships with foreign companies to enter the overseas market with its prostate cancer diagnosis software, DeepDx Prostate.For starters, the company plans to expand its U.S. market share thro
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Marianne Chang
2022.08.10 12:14
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CGBio said it has signed a strategic partnership agreement with Orthofix Medical, a U.S.-based global medical device company, to license out its Novosis Putty, a bone substitute, and supply its finished products to the U.S. and Canada.According to the company, Novosis Putty is a next-generation reco
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Lee Han-soo
2022.08.04 14:37
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Life Semantics said it has obtained the approval of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) to extend the regulatory sandbox temporary license for Dr. Call, Korea's first contactless treatment business for Koreans living overseas.Life Semantics received temporary permission for Dr. Call f
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Lee Han-soo
2022.08.03 14:29
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Vuno said it has obtained the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) certification for Hativ Pro, a personal electrocardiogram (ECG) device.The device is the first hardware medical device rolled out by VUNO that measures the ECG and records, stores, and transmits data.The company said the small and
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Lee Han-soo
2022.08.03 12:15
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Becton Dickinson (BD) Korea said it has completed Bard Korea's acquisition and integrated its Korean legal entity into BD Korea from Monday.BD, a global medical technology company, acquired Bard for $24 billion in 2017. However, the two companies have been operating as independent corporations in Ko
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Lee Han-soo
2022.08.01 14:40
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A team of researchers at Korea University Ansan Hospital (KUAH) has proved that subjective chronic tinnitus symptoms can be alleviated through virtual reality (VR) treatment.Tinnitus is the subjective feeling of noise in the ear without external auditory stimulation, known to occur in 10 percent of
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Marianne Chang
2022.07.29 17:50
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The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) said its research team, alongside several university hospitals, has jointly developed a self-evolutionary artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm to improve the automated reading of X-ray images .In collaboration with Seoul National Unive
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Marianne Chang
2022.07.27 17:44
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Philips Korea expressed its will to focus on providing personalized healthcare solutions by actively using digital technology and data to prevent diseases in daily life on Tuesday."With PDP (Prevention, Digitalization, and Personalization) as keywords for future business strategy, we plan to help pr
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Lee Han-soo
2022.07.26 16:04
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The Korea Fair Trade Commission has decided to fine Siemens Korea 480 million won ($366,000) for unilaterally forcing local agents to burden software reparation and maintenance costs without prior consultation, abusing its superior position.According to the KFTC, Siemens Korea receives maintenance f
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Lee Han-soo
2022.07.25 16:59
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Kyung Hee University Dental Hospital signed a business agreement with Osteoid USA, a 3D rendering software developer, to develop TWEeMAC, Korea's first AI 3D integrated dental analysis platform.Kyung Hee Dental Hospital Director Hwang Eui-hwan and Osteoid CEO Calvin Hur signed the accord in a ceremo
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Marianne Chang
2022.07.22 11:44
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The share price of Lunit, an artificial intelligence-based medical equipment manufacturer, rose to its upper limit on Thursday, the first day of its initial public offering on the tech-heavy Kosdaq market.Lunit’s share price surged 29.87 percent to close at 40,000 ($30.56) won per share.The surge in
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Lee Han-soo
2022.07.21 16:49
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Seegene, a company specializing in molecular diagnostics, will launch its “In-Life PCR” test in Vietnam to protect drivers and passengers of Grab, a ride-sharing service, with the local testing company, LabHouse, in August.The In-Life PCR is a global campaign initiated by Seegene to quickly identify
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Marianne Chang
2022.07.20 14:30
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Dong-a ST said Monday it has concluded an exclusive domestic sales contract for Meditulip’s endoscopic automatic staplers.Under the contract, Meditulip is to supply its automatic endoscopic staplers, Endo Blossom and Endo Stem, exclusively to Dong-a ST. Dong-a ST will sell and market the products.Me
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Kim Kee-won
2022.07.19 16:15
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Korean scientists have developed a multiple genetic detection platform that can precisely diagnose gastric cancer.The Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB) said Monday that its researchers developed a diagnostic platform that detects genetic markers within the blood with h
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Marianne Chang
2022.07.18 13:00
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Deep Bio said Friday that its deep learning-based prostate cancer pathology image analysis software, DeepDx-Prostate Pro, was selected as the Public Procurement Service's (PPS) innovative prototype (Fast Track II) in the bio-health area.To improve public services and innovate technology, the PPS des
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Marianne Chang
2022.07.15 16:04
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Despite Korean diagnostic companies pinning high hopes on monkeypox as a new growth engine after their big success during the Covid-19 pandemic, industry watchers are expressing doubt that their expectations would turn into a reality.The number of monkeypox infections has rapidly increased worldwide
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Lee Han-soo
2022.07.14 17:22
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The Seoul National University Hospital (SNUH) said Thursday that it launched a full-fledged study to develop digital treatments for abnormal behaviors and problems linked to autism spectrum disorder.Under the auspices of the Ministry of Science and ICT, the hospital will push the project using about
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Marianne Chang
2022.07.14 17:22
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Takeda Pharmaceutical has released the upgraded version of myPKFiT, a personalized treatment guide software for routine preventive therapy of hemophilia A patients.Takeda’s myPKFiT is a web-based software that calculates the dose of blood coagulation factor VIII administration based on individual pa
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Marianne Chang
2022.07.12 16:41