by Bruce Brown | June 18, 2020 | Enabling Tech
Cambridge-based Shimmer Research announced that the Open Wearables Initiative (OWEAR) has launched a rich open-source software and validated dataset resource for developers working on wearable sensors and connected health technologies. Clinical researchers who use the...
by Bruce Brown | September 13, 2018 | General News, Medical
The rapidly growing market for health and wellness wearable devices presents unprecedented opportunities for data analysis in the pursuit of greater understanding of health and disease. Teams of scientists, researchers, and engineers worldwide apply artificial...
by Alfred Poor | September 5, 2018 | Enabling Tech, General News, Medical
In 2014, there were no commercial systems available that closed the loop between a continuous glucose monitor (CGM) and an insulin pump. For a variety of reasons — including government regulation hurdles — manufacturers were not ready to bring such systems...
by Bruce Brown | May 10, 2018 | Enabling Tech, General News
In less than a decade, 3D printing technology has leaped forward from printing crude, inch-high plastic game pieces to much larger scale projects such as components for yachts, aircraft, and race cars. Biomedical 3D printed applications now range from assistive...
by Bruce Brown | September 21, 2016 | General News, Medical
It has taken a while for wearable tech to move beyond early adopter gadget status to significance in medical research and healthcare. The clock appears to be speeding up. An announcement by Intel Corporation and Teva Pharmaceutical Industries of a collaboration to...