Emerging Technologies

The company will use the funds to expand its platform and accelerate global commercialization.

The partnership will allow MyndVR to expand its content offerings for older adults.

The startup builds machine learning tools that aim to understand speech, feelings and nonverbal cues like sighs, laughs and gasps.

A review published in JAMA Network Open evaluated 41 RCTs of machine learning interventions. None of the studies fully followed CONSORT-AI standards, a set of guidelines developed for clinical trials evaluating medical interventions that include AI.

Also, Point Robotics from Taiwan has received a US FDA 510(k) clearance for its surgical robot system.

Mati Gil, CEO of AION Labs, describes how its new startup OMEC.AI came to fruition and what it aims to accomplish for drug discovery and development. 

It will be used to test implants for hip and knee replacements.  

A recent study found patients using virtual reality while undergoing hand surgery required less anesthesia during surgery.  

Also, Olympus has come up with the third-generation Visera Elite surgical visualisation platform for endoscopic procedures.

It can also predict falls by using AI and a deep sensing camera that observes a wearer's movement.