Neuralink to launch feasibility trial with implant coupled to robotic arm
US-based Neuralink has received approval to launch a new feasibility trial studying its brain implant linked with an assistive robotic…
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Robert Barrie
Robert Barrie is a trainee reporter for Medical Device Network, covering developments in the healthcare sector. Coming from a scientific and medical background, Robert has reported across various topics with expertise in neuroscience, genetics, and epidemiology. Previously, he worked on a freelance basis with New Scientist.
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“No magic wand” for Novo Nordisk, as CagriSema pen supply rumours swirl
Against a backdrop of manufacturing prioritisation, Novo Nordisk’s contract with Swiss medical technology Ypsomed could include the supply of injection…
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Insulet adds Abbott’s FreeStyle Libre 2 Plus to Omnipod 5’s compatibility roster
Diabetes patients in the US will have greater flexibility in managing insulin delivery after Insulet announced its Omnipod pump is…
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Wes Streeting says patients should view data sharing ‘the same as taxes’
UK Secretary of Health and Social Care Wes Streeting has placed data at the heart of the government’s plan to…
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Dexcom invests $75m in ŌURA to forge partnership
Diabetes care device developer Dexcom and ŌURA, maker of the Oura smart ring, have announced a strategic partnership that aim…
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Does Southeast Asia have a growing role in vaccine development?
Seoul will trade gatherings at its famous royal palaces for meetings at two key clinical trial events to be hosted…
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NHS to expand digital eye screening programme
The UK's National Health Service (NHS) will expand the use of advanced eye scans beyond the hospital for diabetes patients…
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Tivic hits enrolment target for vagus nerve stimulation trial
Tivic Health has completed enrolment in a study being conducted to finetune its non-invasive vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) device that…
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Xeltis wins FDA breakthrough status, enrols first patient in pivotal trial
Xeltis has hit two milestones for its vascular access conduit, with one coming in the regulatory arena and the other…
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J&J MedTech wins IDE for Ottava to greenlight trials for surgical robot
After years of teasing an entry into the surgical robotics space, Johnson & Johnson (J&J) MedTech has completed a major…