Review of virtual.MEDICA 2020

Final Press Report

virtual.MEDICA + virtual.COMPAMED win audiences over with their high degree of international resonance

They provided important stimuli for the healthcare economy and there is keen anticipation for the reunion in Düsseldorf in 2021

For the first time in the history of MEDICA, the world-leading medical trade fair, and the industry’s number one platform for the suppliers of the medical technology industry, COMPAMED, held from 16 to 19 November 2020, took place entirely online due to the pandemic - but still won over their audiences due to their high degree of international resonance in this format too, as virtual.MEDICA and virtual.COMPAMED. Despite a very short registration period, a total of over 1,500 exhibitors took part, hailing from 63 nations. They displayed a huge variety of innovative products, amounting to over 18,300 items, in their online showrooms, and presented live programmes for the healthcare community in over 100 web sessions, which hosted 300 participants at their peak. The community showed avid interest in their droves: Over 45,000 professional visitors (unique users) from 169 nations used the virtual offers and generated 405,000 page impressions. International online visitors to the event made up 78% of the attendees.

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Asthma: Self-management thanks to apps and wearables

Today, managing one's own chronic disease is hardly possible without digital helpers – not least because of the corona pandemic. People with asthma also benefit from apps and wearables. They help patients connect better with doctors and better understand their own disease.

Our Topic of the Month looks at why this is so important and what the digital services can do

Interview

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Atrial fibrillation: better outcomes with diamonds

Atrial fibrillation is an irregular heartbeat that can lead to blood clots and trigger strokes. To correct the condition, physicians use medication or surgical intervention by means of catheter ablation. This surgical method on the beating heart is a standard and safe procedure but there is always room for improvement.

Prof. Philipp Sommer erplains, how a new catheter can speed up surgery against atrial fibrillation

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Green Hospital - Sustainability at the University Hospital Bonn

Large hospital complexes such as the University Hospital Bonn can save millions when they implement well thought-out energy-saving measures. Michael Körber reports how the UKB is already implementing this with the help of combined heat and power units and a comprehensive sustainability concept. Manuel Merges from the energy company engie Deutschland GmbH describes how these projects were also possible with the help of external financing.

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Fast track admission for health apps

Until now, it sounded quite odd to receive reimbursement for digital health apps: There are too many and the majority has never been checked for safety and positive effects. Thanks to the "Digital Health Applications Ordinance", these apps can now reach the German market in a regulated way, physicians can prescribe them and statutory health insurance companies reimburse their use.

In our interview, Prof. Karl Broich talks about the fast track admission process

News from the editors of MEDICA-tradefair.com

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Detecting COVID-19 antibodies in 10-12 seconds

Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University report findings on an advanced nanomaterial-based biosensing platform that detects, within seconds, antibodies specific to SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition to testing, the platform will help to quantify patient immunological response to the new vaccines with precision.

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Imaging: scientists paint multicolor atlas of the brain

A novel technique developed by Columbia researchers known as NeuroPAL helps tease out the dynamics of neural networks in the nervous system of microscopic worms.

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Bionic touch does not remap the brain

A new study of people with amputations who used a bionic hand for over one year highlights future challenges for developing realistic prosthetic devices.

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Perceiving prosthesis as lighter thanks to neurofeedback

Leg amputees are often not satisfied with their prosthesis, even though the sophisticated prostheses are becoming available. One important reason for this is that they perceive the weight of the prosthesis as too high, despite the fact that prosthetic legs are usually less than half the weight of a natural limb.

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Reviewing the evidence for cloth mask use among health care workers

A rapid, evidence-based review summarizes the effectiveness of cloth masks in protecting health care clinicians from respiratory viral infections, such as COVID-19. Nine studies were included in the review, and all but one were conducted prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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4D-Simulator breakthrough in brain surgery

Aneurysm operations in the brain rank among the most delicate procedures in neurosurgery. The highest demands are placed on surgeons when choosing the type of intervention, planning the route and carrying out extremely delicate procedures on the blood vessel.

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Tiny wireless device sheds light on combating obesity

Texas A&M researchers have designed a device that stimulates the endings of the vagus nerve, which is responsible for the regulation of food intake.

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Nanodroplets and ultrasound 'drills' tackle tough blood clots

Engineering researchers have developed a new technique for eliminating particularly tough blood clots, using engineered nanodroplets and an ultrasound "drill" to break up the clots from the inside out. The technique has not yet gone through clinical testing. In vitro testing has shown promising results.

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App for clock drawing test will help to detect dementia in future

The clock drawing test has been used for several decades as a simple and effective means of diagnosing disruptions to spatial orientation and dementias. Scientists at the Pattern Recognition Lab at the Department of Computer Science at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) fed AI neural networks with data from 2500 tests to teach them how to assess these results independently.

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Stem cells against blindness: ERC Proof of Concept

Prof. Volker Busskamp from the University of Bonn has received a "Proof of Concept Grant" worth 150,000 euros from the European Research Council (ERC). He and his team are working at the Eye Clinic of the University Hospital Bonn on a technology to rapidly program human stem cells to photoreceptor for retinal research and treating blindness in the future.

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Deep learning helps predicting occult peritoneal metastasis in stomach cancer

Stomach cancer, or gastric cancer, is a common gastrointestinal malignancy. Peritoneal metastasis occurs in a majority of patients with advanced stomach cancer and is considered as an aggressive disease with poor outcomes.

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Diagnosing brain diseases via mass spectrometry imaging

Medical professionals all want to be able to quickly and correctly diagnose diseases. Their future ability to do so will depend on identifying what biochemicals are present in tissue sections, where the biomolecules are, and at what concentrations. For this purpose, mass spectrometry imaging – which can identify multiple biochemicals in a single experiment – will be useful.

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Automated, mobile X-ray device to improve health services

An accident, such as falling on a ski slope, usually requires an X-ray examination of the injured limb and a trip to the nearest hospital or emergency clinic. In the near future, imaging services can be brought closer to the patient. Researchers in Oulu are currently developing a compact X-ray imaging device that even the patient could use if necessary.

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'Virtual biopsies' could replace tissue biopsies

A new advanced computing technique using routine medical scans to enable doctors to take fewer, more accurate tumour biopsies, has been developed by cancer researchers at the University of Cambridge.

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AI algorithms detect diabetic eye disease inconsistently

Diabetes continues to be the leading cause of new cases of blindness among adults in the United States. A new study looks at the effectiveness of seven artificial intelligence-based screening algorithms to diagnose diabetic retinopathy, the most common diabetic eye disease leading to vision loss.

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Quick look under the skin

Imaging techniques enable a detailed look inside an organism. But interpreting the data is time-consuming and requires a great deal of experience. Artificial neural networks open up new possibilities: They require just seconds to interpret whole-body scans of mice and to segment and depict the organs in colors, instead of in various shades of gray.

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Using artificial intelligence to find new uses for existing medications

Scientists have developed a machine-learning method that crunches massive amounts of data to help determine which existing medications could improve outcomes in diseases for which they are not prescribed.

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Alpha-ray missile therapy: tumor cells attacked from intracellular region

Researchers at Osaka University have developed a technique of attacking cancer cells with lethal alpha rays from within by using a nutrient transporter to deliver radionuclides into malignant tumors.

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Imaging of ballistic wounds and bullet composition for MRI safety

Since patients with ballistic embedded fragments are frequently denied MRI, due to indeterminate bullet composition sans shell casings, radiography and CT can be used to identify nonferromagnetic projectiles that are safe for MRI.

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Imaging the twilight zone

What happens in the brain when our conscious awareness fades during general anesthesia and normal sleep? Finnish scientists studied this question with novel experimental designs and functional brain imaging.

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Researchers illuminate neurotransmitter transport using X-ray crystallography

Scientists from the MIPT Research Center for Molecular Mechanisms of Aging and Age-Related Diseases have joined forces with their colleagues from Forschungszentrum Jülich, Germany, and uncovered how sodium ions drive glutamate transport in the central nervous system.

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A weather station for epileptic seizure

Neuroscientists from the University of Geneva and the University Hospital of Bern have succeeded in developing a technique that can predict seizures days in advance. By recording neuronal activity over at least six months using a device implanted directly in the brain, it's possible to detect individual cycles of epileptic activity and provide information about the probability of a future seizure.

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Study shows incorporating telemedicine helps surgical practices

A new study that records patient volume at Stony Brook Medicine's Bariatric and Metabolic Weight Loss Center reveals that follow-up telehealth visits are highly effective during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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AI-supported test predicts eye disease three years before symptoms

A pioneering new eye test, developed by scientists at UCL in collaboration with the Western Eye Hospital, London, may predict wet AMD, a leading cause of severe sight loss, three years before symptoms develop. Researchers hope their test could be used to identify the disease early enough so that treatment can effectively prevent any vision loss.

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Strain sensors that are 10 times more sensitive

A research team from the National University of Singapore (NUS), led by Assistant Professor Chen Po-Yen, has taken the first step towards improving the safety and precision of industrial robotic arms by developing a new range of nanomaterial strain sensors that are 10 times more sensitive when measuring minute movements, compared to existing technology.

Water is the key DiaSys new water purification systems

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Brandon Medical launches interactive virtual tour and live demonstration platforms

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Rotation Mattress with Pump Turning Mattress

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Show2Doc for chronically ill patients

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How to organize remote daily monitoring for COVID-19 patients at home with Show2Doc

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Stroke patients finger recovery training hand rehabilitation robot glove

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The ERGO CABINET. The perfect match between design and functionality

We have launch the ERGO CABINET, a First Aid Cabinet made of injected plastic, with wall hanging, in fine and gloss finish. Wall-hanged portable First Aid Kit. Due to Its practical design it can...

AMD RT-qPCR Respiratory Panels

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Former USAF Surgeon General, Innovators Focus on Life-Saving Air Transport of COVID Patients

San Antonio-based Knight Aerospace just launched manufacture of state-of-the-art “flying emergency rooms” that safely transport and treat critically ill and highly contagious patients while in flight.

OmniVision Launches World’s First Complete Medical Imaging Subsystems for Single-Use Endoscopes and Catheters with Addition of OVMed® Cables

Combined with Portfolio of Medical CameraCubeChip™ Modules and OVMed ISP Boards, New Line of Cables Enables OmniVision to Uniquely Provide Optimally Tuned End-to-End Imaging Subsystems OmniVision...

New Reagent for Direct Determination of HDL-cholesterol

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CAMPTON Diagnostics presents fully automated point-of-care platform for fast test results

CAMPTON Reader 100 enables the detection of biomarkers e.g. for infections, cancer, autoimmune or other diseases from a whole blood sample within a few minutes Serological and molecular biological...

OmniVision and Almalence Add SuperResolution to World’s Smallest Camera Module for Endoscopic Medical Imaging

Joint Solution Combines OmniVision’s Wafer-Level CameraCubeChip™ Technology With Almalence’s Unique SuperResolution Algorithm to Provide Highest Quality Images of Smallest Parts of Anatomy...

-86 Degree Ultra Low Temperature Freezers on the way!

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What is enterosorption?

The term “enterosorption” was first defined as the net gain of substances into the alimentary canal and in the context of a method of sorption therapy using orally administered sorbent materials or “...

Aspen Laser Systems Named to the Inc. 5000 List of The Fastest-Growing Private Companies

Inc. Magazine revealed this week that Aspen Laser Systems has been selected for its Inc. 5000 list, the most prestigious ranking of the fastest-growing private companies in the United States.

TECNODRAPE - Surgical Incision Antimicrobical Drape

The surgical incision drape TECNODRAPE is made of IODOPOVIDONE and it has a grip tape made of slow-release iodine complex. TECNODRAPE is an effective and essential protection against the contamination...

World premiere: MAVIG presents the new Medium-Load Monitor Suspension System GD50 for the first time

With the increasing number of clinical applications and evolving spaces, MAVIG has expanded its previous generation of medium-load monitor mount systems into a versatile product that meets the...

Blood Viscosity: The Test that can Save The World?

2020 has been a strange year all round. An unknown virus, probably originating in a bat colony in central China, mutated to allow it to also infect humans. Within three months of the virus being...

Why blood viscosity testing could be an important key for Covid-19 treatment

Blood thickness is emerging as an important indicator of dangerous complications in Covid-19 patients, causing demand for the blood viscometers manufactured by Benson Viscometers in West Wales to...

MAVIG YLED-1F – LED Lamp with Acrobat® Swing Systems

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Plasma Viscosity - Accuracy, Precision and Suitability – who wants it?

Since 1947, when John Harkness published his seminal work on clinical plasma viscosity analysis in the British Medical Journal, the test has been generally misunderstood and certainly underutilised.

Why a simple blood test could identify those most at risk of Covid-19 complications

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Plasma Viscosity in Covid-19

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Final Press Report

virtual.MEDICA + virtual.COMPAMED win audiences over with their high degree of international resonance

They provided important stimuli for the healthcare economy and there is keen anticipation for the reunion in Düsseldorf in 2021

Apply online now as an exhibitor of MEDICA 2021 in Düsseldorf / Germany

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Topic of the Month

Asthma: Self-management thanks to apps and wearables

Interview

Atrial fibrillation: better outcomes with diamonds

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Green Hospital - Sustainability at the University Hospital Bonn

Review of virtual.MEDICA 2020

Fast track admission for health apps

News from the editors of MEDICA-tradefair.com

Detecting COVID-19 antibodies in 10-12 seconds

Imaging: scientists paint multicolor atlas of the brain

Bionic touch does not remap the brain

Perceiving prosthesis as lighter thanks to neurofeedback

Reviewing the evidence for cloth mask use among health care workers

4D-Simulator breakthrough in brain surgery

Tiny wireless device sheds light on combating obesity

Nanodroplets and ultrasound 'drills' tackle tough blood clots

App for clock drawing test will help to detect dementia in future

Stem cells against blindness: ERC Proof of Concept

Deep learning helps predicting occult peritoneal metastasis in stomach cancer

Diagnosing brain diseases via mass spectrometry imaging

Automated, mobile X-ray device to improve health services

'Virtual biopsies' could replace tissue biopsies

AI algorithms detect diabetic eye disease inconsistently

Quick look under the skin

Using artificial intelligence to find new uses for existing medications

Alpha-ray missile therapy: tumor cells attacked from intracellular region

Imaging of ballistic wounds and bullet composition for MRI safety

Imaging the twilight zone

Researchers illuminate neurotransmitter transport using X-ray crystallography

A weather station for epileptic seizure

Study shows incorporating telemedicine helps surgical practices

AI-supported test predicts eye disease three years before symptoms

Strain sensors that are 10 times more sensitive

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Water is the key DiaSys new water purification systems

Brandon Medical launches interactive virtual tour and live demonstration platforms

Rotation Mattress with Pump Turning Mattress

Show2Doc for chronically ill patients

How to organize remote daily monitoring for COVID-19 patients at home with Show2Doc

Stroke patients finger recovery training hand rehabilitation robot glove

The ERGO CABINET. The perfect match between design and functionality

AMD RT-qPCR Respiratory Panels

Former USAF Surgeon General, Innovators Focus on Life-Saving Air Transport of COVID Patients

OmniVision Launches World’s First Complete Medical Imaging Subsystems for Single-Use Endoscopes and Catheters with Addition of OVMed® Cables

New Reagent for Direct Determination of HDL-cholesterol

CAMPTON Diagnostics presents fully automated point-of-care platform for fast test results

OmniVision and Almalence Add SuperResolution to World’s Smallest Camera Module for Endoscopic Medical Imaging

-86 Degree Ultra Low Temperature Freezers on the way!

What is enterosorption?

Aspen Laser Systems Named to the Inc. 5000 List of The Fastest-Growing Private Companies

TECNODRAPE - Surgical Incision Antimicrobical Drape

World premiere: MAVIG presents the new Medium-Load Monitor Suspension System GD50 for the first time

Blood Viscosity: The Test that can Save The World?

Why blood viscosity testing could be an important key for Covid-19 treatment

MAVIG YLED-1F – LED Lamp with Acrobat® Swing Systems

Plasma Viscosity - Accuracy, Precision and Suitability – who wants it?

Why a simple blood test could identify those most at risk of Covid-19 complications

Plasma Viscosity in Covid-19

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