Tag: software
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Pittsburgh Alliance Applies Big Data to Health Innovations
16 March 2015. Three institutions in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania — two universities and a medical center — are collaborating on innovations that make use of the rapidy growing pool of medical data, to develop new technologies that they say will change the way diseases are prevented, diagnosed, and treated. The alliance of Carnegie Mellon University, University…
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Univ. Lab Creates Open-Source Intelligent Assistant
11 March 2015. A computer science lab at University of Michigan is developing an intelligent personal assistant program that responds to voice commands like Apple’s Siri and Google Now, but is freely available for use or adoption in other software. The team from Michigan’s Clarity Lab, led by professors Jason Mars and Lingjia Tang, will…
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Robot for Reaching Children With Autism Demonstrated
4 March 2015. Milo, a humanoid robot designed to engage and build social skills in children with autism spectrum disorder, was shown today at a press conference in Washington, D.C. The demonstration also reported on early research findings that suggest Milo can reach some children with autism to develop their social interactions. Autism spectrum disorder is…
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Alliance to Build Photonic Mosquito Control Device
3 March 2015. A collaboration between a social enterprise and lighting technology company aims to develop a laser device to control disease-carrying mosquitoes without pesticides. Financial details of the partnership between Global Good and Lighting Science Group, a designer of advanced industrial and residential lighting systems, were not disclosed. Global Good brings together government, business,…
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Trial to Test Video Game Therapy for Autism
2 March 2015. A clinical trial plans to begin recruiting participants to test a video game designed to engage areas of the brain for building cognitive skills affected by autism. The trial, conducted by Akili Interactive Labs that developed the game, is funded by Delivering Scientific Innovation for Autism or Delsia LLC, a subsidiary of the…
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Patent Issued for Mobile Pulse Oximetry Technology
25 February 2015. LionsGate Technologies Inc., a medical device company in Vancouver, Canada, received a patent for techniques and processes that connect sensors measuring blood oxygen levels to smartphones and tablets. Patent number 8,958,859 was issued by U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on 17 February 2015 to inventors Mark Ansermino, LionsGate’s chief medical officer, and…
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New Medical Device Surveillance System Proposed
23 February 2015. A report today by a Washington, D.C. think tank proposes a new system for tracking medical devices after going on the market, to better serve patients and encourage innovation in the field. A conference at Brookings Institution that published the report highlighted many of the benefits, but also difficulties the proposed system…
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Image Analysis Company Raises $800K for New Venture
16 February 2015. Glencoe Software Inc., a developer of image analysis and management software for research and pharmaceutical applications, raised $800,000 to fund a new venture in digital pathology. Financing for the Seattle company’s venture is provided by TIE Angels Group – Seattle and several other local angel investors. Glencoe is the commercialization arm of…
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Devices Assembled to Record Doctor-Patient Interactions
13 February 2015. Computer scientists at University of California in San Diego assembled a collection of audio and video devices into a portable package that records doctors’ consultations with patients when also using electronic health records. The team led by computer science researcher Nadir Weibel that includes members from San Diego university and veterans’ medical…
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Activity Trackers Adapted for Clinical Trial Data
9 February 2015. Medidata Solutions, a company providing cloud-based services for clinical trials, is teaming with Garmin Ltd., a provider of mobile GPS systems, to capture data from Garmin’s activity trackers worn by patients in clinical trials. Financial terms of the collaboration were not disclosed. The deal involves integrating data from Garmin’s Vivofit activity trackers…