Medical Devices

Thermo Fisher: $17.4b PPD buy ‘natural extension’ for pharma

26-Apr-2021 By Jenni Spinner

The chairman, president and CEO of Thermo Fisher says the acquisition stands to benefit clinical trial and drug development clients in a long list of ways.

FHIR can help tackle daunting digital challenges in research

19-Apr-2021 By Jenni Spinner

A leader from digital health solutions firm CitiusTech suggests use of fast healthcare interoperability resources is useful in the face of evolving tech.

IQVIA expands reach of its decentralized trial solutions

24-Mar-2021 By Jenni Spinner

The company reports that its patient-centric virtual study technology currently is in use in more than 60 ongoing trials in over 40 different countries.

ObvioHealth, RedHill Biopharma kick off remote COVID-19 trial

22-Mar-2021 By Jenni Spinner

The companies are joining on a hybrid clinical trial to test a potential COVID-19 treatment, featuring an ambitious remote patient monitoring strategy.

FDA current COVID-19 updates, actions and advice

17-Mar-2021 By Jenni Spinner

As the vaccine goes into the arms of more people around the country, the US agency keeps on top of issues around the virus, offering resources and guidance.

ObvioHealth announces upgraded decentralized trial platform

08-Mar-2021 By Jenni Spinner

The company’s technology facilitates remote patient monitoring and integrates with a wide range of wearable sensors for checking patient vital signs.

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Shimmer launches upgraded wearable for remote patient monitoring

02-Mar-2021 By Jenni Spinner

The Verisense Pulse+ can measure heart rate, oxygen saturation, emotional responses, and activity and sleep levels of at-home clinical trial participants.

Remote monitor streamlines blood pressure data collection

08-Feb-2021 By Jenni Spinner

Smart Meter’s iBloodPressure monitor enables automatic transmittal of results without docking stations, WiFi, syncing, apps or smartphones.

Boston University taps Shimmer wearables for brain studies

21-Jan-2021 By Jenni Spinner

The trials, funded by the American Heart Association, will harness the company’s Verisense wearable sensor platform to examine brain-heart health links.

Remote patient monitoring platform expands

17-Dec-2020 By Jenni Spinner

The Medical Data Platform, an RPM solution from VivaLNK, handles clinical trials, cardiac monitoring, remote and in-patient monitoring and other tasks.

Researchers ‘must embrace the change’ in the year ahead: PRA

16-Dec-2020 By Jenni Spinner

The head of the CRO’s Global Center of Excellence for Decentralized Clinical Trial Strategy outlines key developments in 2020, and keys to success in 2021.

Despite roadblocks, demand for innovative treatments persists: IQVIA

16-Dec-2020 By Jenni Spinner

Look for advances in decentralized trials, data collection, remote monitoring and other areas, says a leader from the research tech solutions firm.

Rho joins Decentralized Trials and Research Alliance

15-Dec-2020 By Jenni Spinner

The newly formed group seeks to bring together research professionals to accelerate adoption and introduce industry standards in virtual and hybrid trials

Industry survey delves into wearable device use

14-Dec-2020 By Jenni Spinner

The research (conducted by trial tech provider Litmus Health) shows an indepth picture of wearable device use, top devices, data capture and other factors.

Dive into the digital evolution of clinical trials

01-Dec-2020 By Jenni Spinner

Taking place December 9, the Digital Advances in Clinical Trials webinar covers notable advances in clinical trial technology, and the future of the field.

Product Innovations

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