NLS New Innovation and Design

Dignitana announces that the DigniCap scalp cooling system, which was cleared in December 2015 by the FDA to reduce the likelihood of chemotherapy-induced hair loss in women with breast cancer, will soon be available in nine additional medical centers across the United States including the four locations of University of Miami Health System that were […]

Researchers at Linköping University and the University of Borås have coated normal fabric with an electroactive material, and given it the ability to actuate in the same way as muscle fibres. “Enormous and impressive advances have been made in the development of exoskeletons, which now enable people with disabilities to walk again. But the existing […]

With the help of a new smartphone-based microscope, doctors can make a diagnosis for cancerous tumors and infections. A small, simple, and cheap microscope which was produced with a 3D printer and is connected to a smartphone camera can be used to analyst samples of tumors or bacteria, virus and fungal cells. The microscope and […]

Danish researchers are testing how patients´ own measurements and data can be used as a means to improve their treatment. A group of patients at the hospital in Vejle will test how self-tracking can help the healthcare services to tailor a treatment that is more personal, efficient and easier to deal with for the patient. […]

Researchers from the University of Turku have developed a smartphone application that detects atrial fibrillations. “Around 70% of strokes due to atrial fibrillation could be avoided with pre-emptive medication. However, atrial fibrillation often occurs randomly and has very little symptoms, if any, which is why it is so hard to detect. Therefore the pre-emptive medication […]

The Finnish Tech Embassy in Odense Denmark has turned into a living-lab and showroom for hosting high-quality offerings from Finnish health tech companies. The Finnish Health Tech Embassy was officially opened in Odense Denmark in June. Danish Foreign Minister Kristian Jensen and Ambassador Ann-Marie Nyroos cut the red ribbons and both were very positive about […]