SAN DIEGO, Sept. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Everest, a biometry based, value transfer company, announced today that it will partner with Singapore-based KK Hospital (KKH), a regional leader in maternal and child care, in an effort to elevate neonatal and maternal care through the design and implementation of blockchain for healthcare. Through this partnership Everest [...]
BAAR, Switzerland, Mar. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Ascom (SWX:ASCN.SW), a world-leader in workflow, alerts and communications solutions for healthcare and enterprise, is adding Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications (DECT) capability to its Ascom Myco 2 smartphone. DECT is a robust, gold-standard technology that uses reserved, dedicated frequencies to ensure interference-free communications. “The Ascom Myco 2 provides [...]
ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill., Mar. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — RF IDeas, Inc. a leading innovator and manufacturer of employee badge readers for in-building applications such as computer access, identification and secure print, today announced its new pcProx® Plus embedded reader for the new HP Healthcare Edition Portfolio, announced for the first time at HIMSS 2018. The [...]
BAAR, Switzerland, Mar. 5 (Korea Bizwire) – Ascom (SWX:ASCN.SW), a global solutions provider focused on healthcare ICT and mobile workflows, announces today in Las Vegas at HIMSS, Booth #4212, a new approach to delivering optimized digital clinical information flows with the Ascom Healthcare Platform. Delivering integrated and orchestrated clinical workflow solutions, the Ascom Healthcare Platform closes [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 14 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean telecommunications company KT Corp. announced Tuesday that it had signed a memorandum of understanding with M3DICINE to incorporate KT’s digital health solutions with the Australian company’s mobile stethoscope as part of a global healthcare project. Founded in 2015, M3DICINE is planning the commercial launch of Stethee, a [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 8 (Korea Bizwire) – Annual exports from South Korea’s health care businesses are forecast to reach US$10 billion in 2016, the Ministry of Health and Welfare said Thursday. Outbound shipments of locally manufactured medicines, medical equipment and cosmetics products are expected to total $9.8 billion by the end of this year, up 19.1 [...]
SEOUL, July 14 (Korea Bizwire) – A recent study conducted by a research team from the family medicine department at Seoul National University’s Bundang Hospital revealed that individuals who manage their health using smartphones can better monitor and regulate their blood pressure and smoking and drinking habits than those who don’t. The study was conducted [...]
SEOUL, June 12 (Korea Bizwire) – Annual exports from South Korea’s healthcare businesses surpassed 10 trillion won for the first time last year, the Ministry of Health and Welfare said Sunday. Overseas shipment of Korean medicines, medical equipment and cosmetics products totaled $8.83 billion, or 10.2 trillion won, in 2015, up 21 percent from the [...]
SEOUL, June 9 (Korea Bizwire) – Bodyfriend, a Korean wellness and healthcare product manufacturer, plans to launch new products inspired by ideas submitted by students from Korea and overseas. The company revealed Wednesday the results of an international competition for young students and professionals that it co-hosted with iF. iF International Forum Design GmbH is [...]
RALEIGH, N.C., Nov. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — PRA Health Sciences (PRA) (NASDAQ:PRAH) is pleased to announce that it is relocating to a new office in Singapore to support its expanded operations in the region. The move will allow PRA to consolidate its workforce and be strategically located near many of its clients in the area. [...]