Notable names in the news: From AIRS Medical to Sectra and a few in between
Radiology business developments that broke softly but may soon make waves.
AIRS Medical raises $20 million to expand global market penetration of AI-based diagnostic tests and robotics technologies (Aug. 19).
EchoNous allies with Samsung to run the former’s AI-guided POCUS software on the latter’s tablet computers (Aug. 20).
Elbit Systems subsidiary Opgal contracts with Israel’s Sheba Medical Center to repurpose military thermal imaging for medical diagnostics (Aug. 12).
Hologic extends partnership with singer Mary J. Blige to promote women’s health screenings (Aug. 12).
Intelerad acquires PenRad Technologies to expand mammography and lung analytics product lines (Aug. 16).
MDOS subsidiary MD Office Solutions of Arizona purchases nuclear medicine service supplier Antigua Medical Services (Aug. 17).
Nuance and Covera partner to supply radiologists with workflow-integrated accuracy aids and AI-generated insights (Aug. 17).
Sectra revamps cloud-based Sectra Education Portal to supply visualization tools and medical imaging content across medical schools, hospitals and home-based learning stations (Aug. 16).
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