Medical Device & Technology is the Medical Economics hub for news and analysis on the medical devices shaping care. We cover FDA clearances, emerging tech, funding and industry trends, university tech transfer and device industry leadership, with a goal to providing physicians, investors, and health‑care executives the insight to choose, fund, and deploy breakthrough tools.
August 29th 2025
Biedermann Medtech transforms its U.S. strategy, focusing on licensing and integrated services for spinal and extremity surgery technologies.
Generative AI in health care: How far do we have to go and what can we do to accelerate progress?
August 23rd 2024Generative AI has a large number of health care use cases, but the road to maturity is a long one. Here is an analysis on AI’s near-term potential in chronic condition management, with thoughts on bias and regulation.
Addressing the rise in chronic illnesses with connected medical devices
August 2nd 2024Connected medical devices will be essential to help monitor and manage chronic diseases such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, cardiac arrhythmia, and respiratory diseases, as well as other conditions like sleep apnea, obesity and diabetes.
Change is coming to old pharmacy benefits models – here’s what it can mean for health care
June 20th 2024The consolidation of health care is well underway, with PBMs making moves to keep and expand their control. But new models are emerging to offer hope for changing the health care industry for good.