Australia

Artrya Salix AI decision support tool for diagnosing coronary heart disease
By  Adam Ang 10:41 pm May 8, 2022
Australia-listed medtech firm Artrya has disclosed that its subsidiary in the United States has signed a clinical partnership with Alabama-based Huntsville Heart Center. According to a media release, an initial agreement between the companies involves a study to determine the efficacy of Artrya's AI technology for diagnosing coronary heart disease. WHY IT MATTERS The Artrya Salix is an AI-powered...
Varian's Halcyon radiotherapy treatment system at an Icon Group cancer care centre
By  Adam Ang 10:43 pm May 5, 2022
Brisbane-based cancer care provider Icon Group has teamed up with Siemens Healthineers' Varian, a cancer care technology developer, for a five-year research and professional services agreement. According to a media release, the partnership will conduct clinical and technical research that evaluates hardware and software systems involved in diagnostics, treatment planning, and radiation therapy...
PracticeHub's announcement of partnership with Team Medical
By  Adam Ang 05:23 am May 5, 2022
Avant's practice management platform PracticeHub has partnered with medical supply wholesaler Team Medical Supplies to streamline access to quality medical supplies for healthcare practices. According to a media release, their partnership gives PracticeHub users online access to Team Medical's wide range of medical products and stocks, from diagnostic and medical equipment and surgical...
A student demonstrating the use of a sensor bracelet for hand-impaired persons
By  Adam Ang 10:26 pm May 2, 2022
Researchers from the University of Sydney’s School of Computer Science have developed a 3D-printed sensor bracelet to enable people with hand impairment to use computers and play video games. The team has received funding from the Cerebral Palsy Alliance and Neurodisability Assist Trust to investigate how the technology can be used to help people living with cerebral palsy. HOW IT WORKS According...
A person coughing.
By  Lynne Minion 03:57 am April 21, 2022
Biopharmaceutical giant Pfizer has offered AU$100 million (US$74.43 million) to acquire Australian company ResApp, which has developed a mobile app to diagnose COVID-19 by the sound of a person's cough. In its announcement of the proposed acquisition to the Australian Stock Exchange, ResApp said Pfizer will acquire 100 per cent of the company's shares following an anticipated positive shareholder...
Doctors using a laptop to join a digital conference.
By  Adam Ang 04:24 am April 14, 2022
Global Health joins Asta Swisstec's project to expand healthcare access in remote regions Digital health IT provider Global Health has taken a 20% equity stake in Northern Territory-based Asta Swisstec Health to join a project that delivers health systems and services to remote and underserved areas across Australia and Southeast Asia. Since 2018, Asta Swisstec Health, a partnership between...
Clinicians looking at a brain scan
By  Adam Ang 02:52 am April 13, 2022
The Queensland Brain Institute under the University of Queensland has developed a remote care platform for monitoring and treating patients with neurological disorders. WHAT IT DOES Created in partnership with Neurosciences Queensland and Abbott Neuromodulation, the digital platform allows clinicians to remotely monitor patients and adjust their devices to treat and alleviate their symptoms in...
Ex-Abbott Laboratories senior medical director Dr Agim Beshiri joins Nutromics as its first CMO.
By  Adam Ang 04:34 am April 12, 2022
Australian med tech startup Nutromics has named US-based Dr Agim Beshiri as its first chief medical officer. Dr Beshiri has over two decades of experience in the diagnostic space, specialising in laboratory medicine and internal medicine. He was recently a senior medical director at Abbott Laboratories, the maker of the Freestyle Libre and Lingo biosensors.  He will be leading ​​Nutromics'...
CompleteScan by Advanced Human Imaging
By  Adam Ang 12:08 am April 6, 2022
Australian medical imaging company Advanced Human Imaging has concluded a technology integration agreement with BizBaz, a health and financial intelligence platform in Singapore. The master services agreement will grant BizBaz the right to use AHI's software development kits for CompleteScan Face and Body for iOS and Android devices.  According to the company's disclosure, the deal's initial term...
A doctor in a teleconsultation with a patient
By  Adam Ang 11:18 pm April 4, 2022
Australian telehealth company Coviu has partnered with language services provider Ezispeak Health to provide on-demand access to language support via video telehealth. Available in over 300 languages, the integrated service instantly connects patients with their GPs and a National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters-certified translator.  According to a press statement,...