Health & Safety

Whether you are a future-minded CEO, tech-driven CEO or IT leader, you’ve come across the term IoT before. It’s often used alongside superlatives regarding how it will revolutionize the way you work, play, and live. But is it just another buzzword, or is it the as-promised technological holy grail? The truth is that Internet of

Ultrahuman, a metabolic fitness platform, has raised US$17.5 million (€14.87 million), as it aims to help more than a billion people in the world suffering from a metabolic health disorder. This brings the total funds raised so far to $25mn (€21.24 mn).

The market for IBM Watson services is poised to surge at a CAGR of 30% over the next 10 years. So says new market intelligence analysis by a market research and competitive intelligence provider, which is seeing increasing digitalisation and service demand from the healthcare, and the banking, finance & insurance (BFSI) sectors.

LACROIX, Orange, Sierra Wireless and STMicroelectronics have created the IoT Continuum, a partnership that aims to simplify and accelerate the mass deployment of the Internet of Things (IoT) in Europe and beyond.

Veriflo, a clean water and leakage management business, has experienced significant business expansion underpinned by mobile workforce management technology from BigChange.

InterSystems, a provider of healthcare data management systems, and Oncodesign, a biopharmaceutical company specialising in precision medicine, have announced the signing of a strategic partnership aimed at advancing research for new treatments in the field of oncology.

The pandemic has had a major impact in accelerating and shaping the changes that will transform the healthcare landscape far into the future. Investment in new technologies, applications and devices that assist in fighting infections, improving social care, helping citizens lead healthy lives and avoid hospitalisation is progressing rapidly. Using connected medical devices to monitor

The healthcare sector has been modernising at a fast pace over the years by utilising new technology in carrying out medical activities with increased accuracy. Despite the outbreak of Covid-19 which massively disrupted the day-to-day life of people across the globe, technology has been developing at a much faster pace to help the healthcare sector.

Biospectal, the remote patient monitoring and biosensing software company, announced the public beta launch of Biospectal OptiBP for Android as part of the SWISS Pavilion at the all-digital 2021 Consumer Electronics Show (CES).

Outdated and non-existent healthcare technology is potentially leaving lives at risk, following a year in which COVID-19 has put more strain on industry workers than ever before.

IoT is not only enabling organisations in numerous industries to continue operating, despite the Coronavirus. The Internet of Things is also helping to grow businesses and enabling companies to rise to new Covid-related challenges. Jeremy Cowan hears more from Mohsen Mohseninia, Aeris’s vice president for International Market Development and Suzanne Lancaster, European marketing director.

Five UK technology, networking and safety & security providers have come together to form a new company with ambitious growth plans. Together they have secured a £30 million (EUR33.2 million) forward order book since the Covid-19 emergency began.

ADTRAN, Inc, a provider of innovative business and residential connectivity solutions, announced at its 2020 Virtual CONNECT Press & Analyst Event that it is leveraging its expertise in carrier-grade broadband access network reliability to address specific Internet of Things (IoT) scale challenges.

Clem Robertson, a tech veteran and founder of R4DAR Technologies, a specialist in the autonomy landscape, explains how automation can play a key role in healthcare in the wake of COVID-19, so long as the fidelity and integrity of the captured data can be guaranteed.

Healthcare organisations, like hospitals and medical research institutions, have been hit hard by the COVID pandemic and cyber criminals have, unfortunately, taken advantage of the situation. Cynerio CEO, Leon Lerman reports that attacks have risen by 300% since the pandemic started.

IoT deployment is happening rapidly. According to IoT Analytics, the number of connected devices in 2019 is expected to surpass initial forecasts by 14% to reach 9.5 billion. The three main drivers are explosive growth of consumer devices, much stronger than expected cellular IoT/M2M connections, and strong device connectivity growth in China due to government