Healthcare

The Frost & Sullivan research service discusses the cell and gene therapy (CGT) market and highlights some key roadblocks in viral vector manufacturing. While many CGT candidates exist in the pipeline, there is a huge capacity deficit that the industry is collaboratively trying to address. Scalability, costs, reproducibility, and overall process ef...

Connected medical devices are experiencing major interest from the healthcare industry because of their ability to integrate digital technologies, link with smartphones and online platforms, and share data. Advanced and small-sized sensors are set to accelerate the miniaturization of connected medical devices and improve their accuracy. As such, sm...

RNA therapeutics is a rapidly expanding field of next-generation medicine. RNA therapy typically comprises 4 different classes of molecules: non-codingRNA (ncRNA), antisense oligonucleotide (ASO), messengerRNA (mRNA), and RNA aptamer. Small ncRNAs are like a double-edged sword; they can either up- or down-regulate specific genes. Contrarily, long...

This edition of the Life Science, Health & Wellness Technology Opportunity Engine (TOE) covers innovations on AI augmented diagnostics for cancer and infectious diseases. The increase in clinical utility of liquid biopsies and other diagnostic assays, which is driven by AI has been discussed. The TOE issue also highlights developments in enabling t...

The COVID-19 pandemic has not only revealed supply chain challenges in terms of meeting pandemic-induced demand but also showcased weaknesses with regard to facing disruptions on a global scale. Immediate impacts include supply volatility, steep price increases, and high levels of uncertainty. Despite the manufacturing reboot, supply chain inter...

The healthcare industry has been adapting to changes induced by the COVID-19 pandemic. Medtech, for its part, has been pursuing mergers and acquisitions (M&As) to implement reforms and help the industry recover. Companies in the traditional clinical segments in medtech, such as orthopedics, cardiology, ear, nose, and throat (ENT), wound care, urolo...

The electrophysiology (EP) service line has grown leaps and bounds in the past decade, driven by factors including advancement in interventional imaging, improvement in catheters for effective ablation therapy, and the introduction of robotic navigation systems for supporting safe and efficient procedures. The demand for minimally invasive EP proce...

The year 2018 was a breakthrough period for RNA therapeutics as the first RNA therapy received approval from the FDA. In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, RNA vaccines have witnessed immense progress and acceptance globally. These events have contributed massively to growth across the RNA therapeutics market. Currently, several RNA therapeutic...

The latest issue of Advanced MedTech Technology Opportunity Engine (TOE) profiles a wide range of innovations from the advanced medical device and imaging industry. This issue includes medical imaging innovations, such as portable MRI, affordable lung X-ray, and ultrasound-based bedside neuronavigation. The issue also profiles few wearable medical ...