Technology and innovation

In his 32 years at Ulster University, Jim McLaughlin has done his time in the healthcare sensor industry. Among his many spinout companies is one called Intelesens, which develops intelligent systems to monitor patients’ vital signs.

Danvantri is the name of the Hindu god of medicine and physician to the gods.

For Eugene Chan, the leader of team DMI, the journey toward rapid, portable point-of-care diagnostics began even before the announcement of the Qualcomm Tricorder XPRIZE.

Final Frontier Medical Devices was formed specifically for the Qualcomm Tricorder XPRIZE by Basil Harris.

As science fiction technology inches closer to reality, teams across the globe are competing to create the world’s first medical tricorder

The seed of team SCANurse germinated when leader Anil Vaidya heard the announcement of the Qualcomm Tricorder XPRIZE.

A new staining method could offer a noninvasive alternative to cystoscopy when monitoring bladder cancer.

Novel mathematical tools show promise in predicting ovarian cancer patient survival and sensitivity to platinum-based chemotherapy.

The next step in cancer research may be the use of bioinformatics to analyze large amounts of RNA

A blood test to quickly decide if a viral or bacterial infection is the culprit causing disease could aid the quest to cut down on antibiotic misuse.