Leiden-based medtech outfit Livassured and its Nightwatch epilepsy monitor will become part of Sweden’s Abilia, a leading provider of assistive technology solutions in Scandinavia and Europe.
Application of the software engineering principle could offer great benefits to healthcare, although implementation is easier said than done, argues Rix Groenboom.
Sensius’ RF collar focuses heat precisely on tumors in the head and neck, making them more susceptible to radiotherapy and chemotherapy. Thanks to technological improvements and new clinical studies, this promising complementary treatment is now truly within reach.
Ultrasound imaging became known for non-invasive diagnostics in healthcare and non-destructive material testing in industry. Historical as well as recent advancements in hardware, image and signal-processing algorithms, machine learning and AI, material science and precision manufacturing have considerably boosted its versatility. As a result, the quality and diversity of ultrasound solutions for applications in many different fields have grown significantly.
The Netherlands has particular strengths in nurturing medtech scale-ups, which are strong in curative applications. One of them may eventually grow into a big independent company.
Eindhoven-based Salvia Bioelectronics has successfully closed a Series B funding round of 60 million dollars to bring its migraine therapy to market.
Uncomfortable endoscopies or coloscopies may become a thing of the past thanks to Imec’s ingestible sensor capsule that performs measurements as it moves through the digestive tract.
Eindhoven-based startup Salvia Bioelectronics has developed an ultra-thin implant that stimulates nerves in the head to reduce or even prevent chronic migraine. The technology offers an alternative for patients who don’t get enough relief from medication. The device is currently in the clinical trial phase.
Sencure is working on a sensor that picks up electrophysiological signals with fifteen times lower power consumption than competing solutions. This month, the startup successfully expanded its 2023 funding round to 7.9 million euros to bring its current proof of concept to market.
Philips is restructuring its central innovation and strategy department, cutting about 90 jobs at the Eindhoven, Amsterdam and Best offices.
