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Medical Technology
What's new in medical technology related to living forever? Although it will be the underlying biotechnology that cures ageing, we'll need plenty of new technology along the way to apply new treatments and to keep us healthy.
Click the links below for news and information on specific subjects as as big data (using AI to diagnose disease), nanobots (precision guided drug delivery) and robotic surgery (not as exciting as it sounds... yet).Read more about: 3D Printing, Big Data, Digital Health, Digital Modeling, Laboratory Automation, Nanobots, Personalised Medicine, Precision Medicine, Robotic Surgery, Synthetic Biology.
Resources
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Denali Therapeutics
Company focused on the discovery and development of therapies for patients with neurodegenerative diseases
Amgen
Biotechnology company that develops and manufactures human therapeutics for various illness and diseases
2bPrecise
2bPrecise brings the power and promise of genomics and precision medicine directly into the clinical workflow
Basil Leaf Technologies
Company developing interactive, consumer-level products that empower individuals to monitor and improve their personal health
Biofourmis
Global leader in digital therapeutics that combines the power of AI with wearables data to enable personalized care
Newomics
Company that commercializes innovative (New) and integrative (Omics) platforms and solutions for personalized healthcare
AMA: Lifestyle Strategies for Longevity and Peak Performance
11-Dec-2020
Sergey Young hosts an online talk about longevity with Mickra Hamilton and Sourav Sinha
Medical Technology Blog Posts
04-Feb-2021
25-Jan-2021
Types of coronavirus tests, and how accurate are they?
Do you know the difference between sensitivity and specificity?
03-Jan-2017
Review of longevity technology in Passengers (movie)
Has a clever Autodoc chamber to diagnosis treat disease - would be surprising if it couldn't reverse ageing too by then
04-Aug-2015
Warts precision medicine got to do with it?
Skin growth as an example of where early diagnosis could save money, and put patients' minds at rest
21-Jul-2015
Virtual Bodies are Accelerating Research and Diagnostics
A quick summary of projects trying to recreate cells, tissues and organs in silico
Recent News
New AI tool predicts genetic mutations that could cause disease
The Guardian - 19-Sep-2023
AlphaMissense is a game-changer in genetic research for human health
Read more...NHS still reliant on paper records, despite progress towards electronic systems
The BMJ - 13-Sep-2023
75% of trusts still use paper, hindering patient safety and efficiency
Read more...World's first MRI-compatible surgical robot cleared by FDA for breast biopsies
FierceBiotech - 13-Sep-2023
Safer, more accurate breast biopsies made possible with IGAR robot
Read more...Actio Biosciences secures $55M to develop drugs using precision medicine
Business Wire - 12-Sep-2023
Lead program targets TRPV4, an ion channel that is involved in several diseases
Read more...AI startup Inceptive to use $100M funding for novel medicines
Longevity Technology - 08-Sep-2023
Developing "biological software" for effective and affordable mRNA drug design
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