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What level of automation for your diagnostic assay? User-centric/minimal-no automation, automation with standard components/custom enclosure, full assay automation/custom components? bit.ly/2ZxW4ZY

Visit Key Tech's booth #2382 at AACC on August 6-8 to discuss how Key Tech can help your diagnostics company with Precision Medicine, Functional Ultrasound, Managing Bubbles in Microfluidics, and Judging "Market Window" in Product Development. Learn more bit.ly/2SUUmAc

How’s this for a brain hack? Virtual Reality Therapy to treat pain. A multisensory experience that engages a person’s attention so completely, on a much deeper level, that there’s no room for processing pain sensations at the same time. nytimes.com/2019/04/29/wel…

NASA announces winners of competition for 3D printed space habitats: sciencetimes.com/articles/21625…

Scientists at UCSF tapped brain signals to create a device capable of out-putting complete phrases. The focus on brain-computer interfaces holds promise as a non-invasive solution for the paralyzed; ALS; epilepsy; etc. technologyreview.com/s/613421/scien…

First device to treat ADHD is approved by the FDA, offering a safe, non-drug option for treatment via trigeminal nerve stimulation. bit.ly/2V2ogXD

Healthcare hit hardest by cyberattack and data breaches last year. Incidents of hack or malware attacks increased by 10 percentage points, leaving smaller organizations especially at risk. hitinfrastructure.com/news/healthcar…

Researchers at Drexel and Trinity universities develop a conductive ink that is “orders of magnitude” more efficient than any similar materials. bit.ly/InkatDrexel

Medical devices, leveraging AI, that may continuously update themselves in response to real-world feedback, cause the FDA to reimagine its approach to reviewing for safety and effectiveness. fiercebiotech.com/medtech/fda-la…

1st smartphone-based system receives approval from FDA as Class II clinical-grade diagnostic; uses phone’s camera as a laboratory-grade scanning device: reduces costs, increases compliance; saves patients from kidney failure and the need for transplant. technologyreview.com/s/613413/a-med…

. CTE — chronic traumatic encephalopathy, might soon be detectable via brain scans, per research conducted by Boston University. Until now, it could only be diagnosed post–mortem. bostonglobe.com/metro/2019/04/…

Researchers at Binghamton University have now developed a flexible electronic sensor, which looks like a bandage, that can be stuck to the skin to continuously measure two chemicals indicative of wound healing, allowing undisturbed healing to occur. medgadget.com/2019/04/electr…

Key takeaways from this year’s HFES conference include a rising demand for HF data, the use of VR and 3D visualization, and the need for more contextual research. KT Designers Josh Hartl and Chet Larrow provide their insights. keytechinc.com/2019/04/takeaw…

Untether, a Toronto, Canada based firm, has developed a prototype device that transfers data between different parts of a chip 1,000 times more quickly than a conventional AI chip, gaining investment funding from Intel and others. technologyreview.com/the-download/6…

Decoding the brain for breakthroughs in treatment; mobilizing AI for smart robots; environment and energy advancements - these solvable problems are progressing with the ongoing development of today’s technology. technologyreview.com/s/612951/ten-b…

Some models predict that deaths from infections of drug-resistant pathogens will surpass cancer by 2050. nytimes.com/2019/04/06/hea…

Google rolls out IoT SDK for Microcontroller-Class Devices. Its aim is to let engineers rapidly prototype, profile, and test IoT products in a standard desktop environment before porting to an embedded target, shortening time to market. cbronline.com/news/cloud-iot…

Even when tackling very technical product development challenges, such as microfluidic system design, or novel detection technology de-risking, this article reminds us to remain deliberate in following a design-thinking approach.. bit.ly/IDInnovationDe…

Organ-on-a-chip devices are changing the capacity for drug testing and effectiveness. Personalized microphysiological systems that leverage “organoids” are being used to study how drugs work inside the body. spectrum.ieee.org/biomedical/dia…