Tuesday, 03 November 2026

MedTech Special

Why gold nanoparticles could make or break rapid diagnostic tests

Reliable rapid tests depend on more than detection technology, with nanoparticle quality, biological reagents and manufacturing consistency all shaping performance...

Can Singapore’s healthcare AI move from development to clinical use?

Whee Teck Ong, Head of Kyndryl Consult, ASEAN & Korea, discusses the infrastructure, governance and workforce readiness hospitals need to bring AI into everyday care...

Where a Woman Is Born Shouldn't Decide If She Survives: AI Takes On Cervical Cancer's Map

Cervical cancer is one of the most preventable cancers, yet it still kills hundreds of thousands of women a year, mostly where specialists are scarce. Korean start-up AIDOT believes a tablet, a camera and an offline algorithm can change that. After 55,000 screenings in Mongolia, its next test is Southeast Asia....

AI-PAM: The First Step Towards the Smart Hospital

In Gangwon, a CCTV software company and a national university hospital have taught a ceiling camera to recognise when a patient is about to fall. GeoMex Soft's AI-PAM is a small system aimed at the most common accident in Korean hospitals, and it shows where the smart hospital really begins....

Penumbra receives FDA clearance for Lightning technology to treat deep vein thrombosis

Clearance is supported by BOLT-DVT findings on clot removal, safety and patient outcomes...

Versiti becomes 10th US blood center to adopt Terumo BCT’s Reveos system

Automated whole blood processing will expand platelet production capacity and help meet growing hospital demand....

Digital health must deliver better outcomes and sustainable value: AIA Singapore’s Irma Hadikusuma

Irma Hadikusuma discusses how insurers can support preventive and connected care through clinical evidence, trusted data use and coordinated healthcare partnerships....

Scaling Asian MedTech requires evidence and local execution: APACMed’s Arjun Sarker

Arjun Sarker explains why regional expansion depends on product quality, market-specific capabilities and partnerships that support lasting clinical adoption....

Singlife launches weight management programme with Novo Singapore and HMI Medical

The insurer-led programme offers eligible Singlife customers medically guided weight management through HMI OneCare clinics and telemedicine, with a programme fee of S$289 per month for suitable treatment and dosage....

Patient.com partners with ID.me to provide portable, verified patient identities

New integration gives consumers a streamlined, secure path to confirm who they are while keeping healthcare information separate and under their control....