Remote Vital Sign Monitoring Technologies Help Drive New Standard of Healthcare with imec on the Leading Edge
January 26, 2021
The recent global pandemic redefined well-established paradigms in healthcare. The classic model involving frequent hospital visits is no longer viable due to the risk of contagion. The focus is now on remote and pervasive vital sign monitoring...
Not All COVID-19 Tests Are Created Equal – New Biosensors to Improve Speed and Connectivity
September 23, 2020
While the world awaits a working vaccine to protect us from COVID-19, we need to employ all available tools to help curb the spread of this novel virus. On the one hand, it’s remarkable that we’re relying on the same low-tech tools that our...
MEMS at the Forefront of SARS-CoV-2 Testing
April 6, 2020
On Saturday, March, 21, 2020 the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) gave emergency authorization to Cepheid, a California company, to sell a new test for rapid detection of the pandemic coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, which causes COVID-19. Cepheid’s...