When it comes to digitalising healthcare organisations there are two major pitfalls.
If digitalisation is pursued in an IT and technology driven way, it can lead to painful implementations which leave clinicians scratching their heads.
On the other hand, coming from a use case point of view can lead to endless pilot schemes that never get scaled up – something Tobias Silberzahn, partner at...
Surgery tech company Apella scored $21 million in a Series A funding round led by Casdin Capital.
Other investors in this round of financing include Vensana Capital, PFM Health Sciences, Twine Ventures, Upside Partnership and Operator Partners.
WHAT IT DOES
Apella’s first digital surgery products are AI-enabled sensors that can be installed in an operating room to collect data on surgeries. That...
An Australian virtual reality startup was recently awarded a $100,000 grant (approximately AU$131,000) from Epic Games, the American video game company behind the online game Fortnite.
WHAT IT DOES
Launched in 2017, Vantari VR develops a VR training platform that uses flight-simulator-style technology to help doctors and students practice and perfect life-saving procedures. The platform...
US medical technology provider Medtronic has announced the acquisition of Digital Surgery, a UK-based company specialising in surgical AI and digital education and training. The purchase integrates Digital Surgery into Medtronic’s Surgical Robotics business, a subset of their Minimally Invasive Therapies Group.
WHY IT MATTERS
Medtronic is the largest medical device supplier in the world. By...
Multiplayer surgeries. Virtual reality surgical training app maker Osso VR today launched a feature that allows multiple surgeons to train and interact within a single VR space. The new functionality can bring team members together for training regardless of physical location, according to a statement, and comes with the other benefits of collaborative, team-based training over solo instruction...
