KAIST (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology)
KAIST creates 3D brain research platform
08/08/2025
KAIST developed a precise 3D brain-like platform for studying neuronal networks and testing treatments for neurological diseases.
What's new at COMPAMED 2025
23/04/2025
Who are the people behind medical technology? You can meet them 17 to 20 November 2025 at COMPAMED in Düsseldorf.
Fraunhofer IAF
New virtual application lab for quantum sensing
07/04/2025
Fraunhofer IAF has developed a virtual application lab to promote the use of quantum sensors in industry, allowing interactively measurements.
MedTech: maximum cybersecurity
25/02/2025
The modernization and networking of medical technology devices raises questions about cybersecurity.
Janina Datz (LNM, TUM)
Open-source software 4C for medical simulations
07/02/2025
Researchers has released the 4C (Comprehensive Computational Community Code) as open-source software.
AI tool for faster detection of placental health issues
10/01/2025
A new developed AI-tool could improve neonatal and maternal care by analyzing placentas immediately after birth.
EU AI Act: FAQ for developers
28/11/2024
We answer the most important questions about the development and production of AI solutions in medical technology.
Support for new medical devices
13/11/2024
In our video tour at COMPAMED, exhibitors provide insights into the development of medical devices.
COMPAMED
Implants: out-of-body communication
09/09/2024
A new Bluetooth technology makes it possible for implants in the abdomen to connect to smartphones.
Switzerland Innovation Park Ost AG/Karin Tanner
Innovation Health Hub opened
17/06/2024
The opening of the Swiss Health Innovation Hub laid an important foundation stone for future innovations.
Envato/MegiasD
AI: unstoppable resource drain?
27/05/2024
As great as the possibilities offered by AI are, their use is linked to prerequisites that many people are not aware of.
Northwestern University
New technology for bladder dysfunction
15/04/2024
Northwestern researchers developed a flexible, battery-free implant that tracks bladder fullness in real time and sends data to a smartphone app.
Excor Active
Software for medical technology
11/03/2024
Many medical devices utilize software designed to meet the special requirements of current regulation.
Digital remote monitoring
21/02/2024
A study showcases the potential of data-driven solutions to enhance healthcare outcomes for older adults.
Fraunhofer IESE
Production of mRNA therapeutics
31/01/2024
RNAuto wants to reduce prices for some particularly expensive drugs by automating production.
Tomáš Belloň / IOCB Prague
Computer model of the ear may help to improve cochlear implants
28/11/2023
Prof. Jungwirth’s team and MED-EL create full computer model of the ear- simulating mammalian hearing from outer ear to auditory nerve.
RUB, Marquard
Measuring instruments detect new materials
31/10/2023
New algorithm speeds up material analysis, integrating with existing tools to cut days-long processes to minutes.
Fraunhofer IDMT/Anika Bödecker
Vital data: the whole body on the radar
04/10/2023
Fraunhofer IDMT researchers developed a radar-based method to collect and analyze vital signs, offering a new approach to non-contact health monitoring.
Fraunhofer AISEC
Security architecture for healthcare communications
06/09/2023
Germany’s TI to get new security architecture - enabling faster, safer healthcare data exchange and better access to specialist services.
Willfried Kunz and Patrick Altschuh
KIT’s high-performance computer optimizes materials for medical technology
17/08/2023
The Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) has unveiled a cutting-edge €1.2 million computer dedicated to materials research. This powerful tool can predict material properties even before they are produced, significantly enhancing the potential for optimization, including in the realm of COVID rapid tests.
envato/YuriArcursPeopleimages
IT security in hospitals
03/07/2023
Hospitals collect a great deal of patient data, whether in admissions or when using medical technology equipment such as MRI or ultrasound. Unfortunately, it has been shown time and again that this data is not as well protected as it should be - hacker attacks sometimes paralyze entire hospitals.
Fraunhofer IWU
Speech recognition for machine control
12/06/2023
Controlling a machine by giving specific spoken commands? Fraunhofer speech recognition software makes it possible.
MPI of Biochemistry
Optics: Ångström-resolution fluorescence microscopy
08/06/2023
A breakthrough in fluorescence microscopy has been achieved by the research group of Ralf Jungmann at the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry (MPIB) and Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU) Munich.
Swen Reichhold
AI: new method for targeted design of molecules
22/02/2023
Leipzig and Warwick scientists create method for targeted design of molecules with desired properties.
Fraunhofer IDMT / Anika Bödecker
Intuitive machine control using speech recognition
21/02/2023
Fraunhofer developed a speech recognition system for manufacturing that works reliably in noisy settings and adapts to user needs.