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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

Microsoft Healthcare

Digital health company providing personalized care for each individual.

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

Viome

Gut Microbiome Testing, Precision Health and supplements company

Quanterix

Precision Health company

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Medical Technology Blog Posts

Have you had coronavirus? UK COVID-19 antibody tests from £65
04-Feb-2021

Have you had coronavirus? UK COVID-19 antibody tests from £65

Comparison of UK mail and clinic tests, plus a review of the Medichecks test

Types of coronavirus tests, and how accurate are they?
25-Jan-2021

Types of coronavirus tests, and how accurate are they?

Do you know the difference between sensitivity and specificity?

Review of longevity technology in Passengers (movie)
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

Warts precision medicine got to do with it?
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

Virtual Bodies are Accelerating Research and Diagnostics
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

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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

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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

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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

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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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