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1. Heidelberg Engineering and RetInSight to offer AI-based OCT fluid quantification solution
  
  Explore Optical Coherence Tomography News Apr 28 2021 Ophthalmology , Other Business News , Partnership
  
  Heidelberg Engineering GmbH and RetInSight GmbH intend to interface the RetInSight AI-based fluid monitor application with the Heidelberg Engineering product portfolio, using cloud exchange and application marketplace technologies. Both companies see great potential in the combination of RetInSight’s AI expertise with Heidelberg Engineering’s high-quality images and data management experience. RetInSight utilizes a novel, proprietary algorithm, that supports the detection, localization and quantification of intra- and subretinal fluid in OCT images in an accurate and reliable manner1. The fluid monitor application aims to facilitate early diagnosis and therapeutic guidance in the most common diseases of the retina, i.e ...
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2. Clinical Trials Critical for the Evaluation of Advanced Medical Imaging Tools
  
  Explore PR Newswire Apr 14 2021 Other Business News , Partnership
  
  Image-guided surgery offers surgeons greater control of the procedure and real-time feedback, thus providing better outcomes for patients. Accuracy in surgical procedures is critical for serious or life-threatening conditions, such as cancer, and medical technology companies are providing imaging tools to help surgeons deliver better results to their patients. Companies such as Perimeter Medical Imaging AI (TSXV:PINK), Butterfly Network (NYSE: BFLY ), ENDRA Life Sciences Inc. (NASDAQ: NDRA ), Asensus Surgical Inc. (NYSE: ASXC ), and Avinger Inc. (NASDAQ: AVGR ) have engaged in the research and development of advanced imaging tools for use in different procedures. In addition to the development of ...
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3. Artios, Novartis Aim to Develop and Discover DDR Targets for Cancer in New Partnership
  
  Explore biospace.com Apr 7 2021 Ophthalmology , Partnership
  
  And in December 2020, Novarits entered into a multi-year collaboration with RetinAI to support projects in ophthalmology and digital health using RetinAI artificial intelligence tools. Under the Master Agreement, the first project launched by the two companies will support an international study of optical coherence tomography image solutions using AI for the assessment of disease activity in patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration
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4. NTU and SERI launch joint laboratory to develop advanced ocular imaging technologies
  
  Explore Optical Coherence Tomography News Jan 7 2020 Ophthalmology , Partnership
  
  Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore), the Singapore National Eye Centre (SNEC), and the Singapore Eye Research Institute (SERI) have launched a joint laboratory that will develop advanced eye imaging technologies and drug delivery systems. The new SERI-NTU Advanced Ocular Engineering (STANCE) Laboratory will develop innovations that use light to image the eye – a technique known as “optical coherence tomography” (OCT). For example, the joint Lab will perfect a triple-beam OCT imaging prototype that illuminates the eye from three different angles and accurately measure blood flow. This can precisely detect diseases in the eye, such as age-related macular degeneration or ...
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  Mentions: Imperial College London Singapore Eye Research Institute Nanyang Technological University
5. Mentice and Siemens Healthineers bring a virtual patient to the angio-suite
  
  Explore news.cision.com Jun 24 2019 Cardiology , Other Business News , Partnership
  
  Siemens Healthineers, a leading medical technology company and Mentice AB, a world leader in simulation solutions for endovascular therapies, announced today the collaboration to fully integrate Mentice’s VIST® Virtual Patient into the Artis icono angiography system from Siemens Healthineers. The VIST® Virtual Patient thus becomes a fully integrated simulation solution for the angio-suite. The global partnership between the two companies will allow interventional radiologists, neuroradiologists, and cardiologists to perform vascular and cardiac interventions on a virtual patient inside the angio-suite. “With an ever-increasing complexity of new interventional procedures, our customers strive to acquire and retain procedural skills while optimizing ...
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6. Carl Zeiss Meditec expands leadership position in treating glaucoma by investing in MicroOptx, Inc.
  
  Explore Optical Coherence Tomography News Jun 20 2019 Ophthalmology , Other Business News , Partnership
  
  Today, Carl Zeiss Meditec announced that it has become a shareholder of MicroOptx Inc., headquartered in Minneapolis, MN. MicroOptx is a privately held company focused on innovative minimally invasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS) devices for surgical treatment of glaucoma. Their surgical technology is designed to provide effective reduction of intraocular pressure (IOP) with a simple surgical procedure. ZEISS supports breakthrough surgical treatments for glaucoma and believes MicroOptx’s MIGS solution will complement our leading portfolio of equipment and consumables in ophthalmic surgery. “The investment in MicroOptx will give ZEISS an early position in this new technology designed to increase MIGS adoption ...
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7. Alcon forms strategic alliance to bring image-guided biometry to the Cataract Refractive Suite
  
  Explore Alcon Official Site May 2 2019 Ophthalmology , Partnership
  
  $Alcon forms strategic alliance to bring image-guided biometry to the Cataract Refractive Suite$
  Alcon, the global leader in eye care dedicated to helping people see brilliantly, today announced a strategic alliance with MOVU to bring an image-guided biometer to global markets. Based in Santa Clara, California, MOVU, a Santec company, is the manufacturer of ARGOS®, the industry-leading Swept Source Optical Coherence Tomography (SS-OCT) biometer used to measure eye parameters for patients before cataract surgery. “We’re excited to work with MOVU to integrate the ARGOS® biometer’s diagnostic testing with Alcon’s Cataract Refractive Suite technologies inside the operating room,” said Jeannette Bankes, President and General Manager of Global Surgical Franchise at Alcon ...
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8. Santec and Alcon make strategic alliance on Swept Source Optical Coherence Tomography biomete
  
  Explore santec May 2 2019 Ophthalmology , Partnership
  
  Santec Corporation, a leading designer and manufacturer of advanced optical components, tunable lasers, optical test/measurement and OCT systems, today announced a strategic alliance with Alcon Inc. to exclusively distribute the award winning ARGOS ® . The ARGOS ® , sold under the brand MOVU, incorporates Santec Corporations industry-leading Swept Source Optical Coherence Tomography (SS-OCT) technology and is used to measure eye parameters for patients before cataract surgery. “With this partnership we are excited to expand the footprint of Santec SS-OCT equipment globally,” said Daikou Tei, President & CEO at Santec. “Ophthalmology is an important market to address with our technology and we are proud ...
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9. PhotoniCare, Inc. Signs Exclusive Distribution Agreement with Adachi Co., LTD to Commercialize the TOMi Scope in Japan
  
  Explore Optical Coherence Tomography News Feb 27 2019 Other Business News , Partnership
  
  PhotoniCare, Inc., a medical device company headquartered in Champaign, Illinois, has signed an exclusive distribution agreement with Adachi Co., LTD , (Osaka, Japan) to commercialize PhotoniCare’s TOMi ™ Scope device throughout Japan. PhotoniCare’s TOMi Scope uses an advanced light-based technology to see through the eardrum. For the first time, physicians can view a high-resolution depth image on-screen to directly visualize the middle ear contents. Current diagnostic tools can only provide a view of the surface of the eardrum, so physicians are left to guess, or, unfortunately, employ invasive surgical procedures to diagnosis middle ear pathologies. PhotoniCare’s non-invasive solution eliminates ...
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  Mentions: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign PhotoniCare
10. Specsavers Uses Topcon OCT In Its Stores
  
  Explore businesswire.com Jan 15 2019 Ophthalmology , Other Business News , Partnership
  
  Topcon Healthcare Solutions, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Topcon America Corporation (“Topcon”) based in Oakland, NJ, has announced that eye health provider Specsavers had recently completed equipping its stores with Topcon's Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) instruments. On September 21, 2018, Specsavers had reported that Specsavers Blacktown (NSW) had become the 200th store in Australia and New Zealand (ANZ) to have OCT technology. An OCT is often used for the early detection of sight-threatening diseases such as glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy and age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Topcon’s OCT technology is now a part of every eye exam. With this consistent ...
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11. Conavi Medical and Japan Lifeline Advance Japanese Sales Strategy of Novasight Hybrid Intravascular Imaging System
  
  Explore Optical Coherence Tomography News Oct 31 2018 Cardiology , Other Business News , Partnership
  
  Conavi Medical Inc. is pleased to announce that Japan Lifeline has submitted an application for the regulatory approval of the Novasight Hybrid intravascular imaging system in Japan. In addition, Japan Lifeline will serve as the exclusive distributor of the Novasight Hybridintravascular imaging system in Japan. Novasight Hybrid is the world’s first system to have been used clinically that is capable of providing both intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) and optical coherence tomography (OCT) on a single imaging catheter. Earlier this year, the Novasight Hybrid system received FDA 510(k) clearance in the United States and was featured by Conavi Medical at ...
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12. NinePoint Medical, Inc. Enters Into A Strategic Partnership and Worldwide Distribution with Merit Medical Systems, Inc.
  
  Explore Optical Coherence Tomography News May 1 2018 Gastroenterology , Other Business News , Partnership
  
  NinePoint Medical, Inc., a transformative medical device company pioneering the use of Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) for gastrointestinal applications, today announced a long-term strategic partnership with Merit Medical Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: MMSI ). This partnership includes a strategic investment and a worldwide distribution agreement with Merit Medical’s endoscopic division, Merit Medical Endotek® (Endotek), for NinePoint Medical’s NvisionVLE® Imaging System with Real-time Targeting™. This partnership combines the world-class Gastrointestinal (GI) and Pulmonary medical devices from Endotek with the ground-breaking Advanced OCT platform from NinePoint Medical. This OCT platform has, in a short period of time, become a primary imaging device ...
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13. Merit Medical Reports Record Revenues for First Quarter of 2018
  
  Explore cnbc.com Apr 25 2018 Other Business News , Partnership
  
  Recently we entered into a long-term agreement with NinePoint Medical to become the exclusive worldwide distributor for the NvisionVLE® Imaging System with Real-time Targeting™ using Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT). We believe this product line will enhance the product offerings of our Endotek Division and will be another step to adding therapy and disease-state products to our accessories. Although the products have both 510(k) and CE mark clearances, sales have been limited to the United States due to resource limitations. Merit plans to launch these globally on a measured basis, which we anticipate will strengthen our global Endotek expansion.”
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14. Compact Imaging and Leading Irish University Bio-Photonics Laboratory Announce Second Extension of Innovative Research Collaboration
  
  Explore Optical Coherence Tomography News Oct 14 2015 Other Business News , Partnership
  
  Compact Imaging, Inc. (CI) ( www.compactimaging.com) and National University of Ireland Galway (NUI Galway) ( www.nuigalway.ie ) today jointly announced the second extension of their innovative research collaboration in MRO™ (Multiple Reference OCT), CI’s miniature low-cost optical sensor technology. MRO brings the powerful noninvasive imaging and biometry capabilities of optical coherence tomography (OCT) to high volume non-clinical applications, such as mobile health monitoring, identity verification and non-destructive testing (NDT). The original collaboration agreement was signed in 2012 and first extended in 2014. The new extension runs through 2017. “Compact Imaging’s MRO technology is highly disruptive, offering a ...
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  Mentions: National University of Ireland, Galway Compact Imaging, Inc
15. Swept-Source OCT: Patent License Agreement between Massachusetts General Hospital and Heidelberg Engineering
  
  Explore Optical Coherence Tomography News Aug 25 2015 Other Business News , Partnership , Tunable Sources
  
  Heidelberg Engineering has entered into a patent license agreement with Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) in Boston. The agreement grants global and exclusive rights to 77 basic patents and patent applications which relate to swept-source OCT technology and its application in ophthalmology. Spectral domain OCT has become indispensable to eye care professionals worldwide to diagnose and follow-up patients with diseases of the posterior segment of the eye, such as age-related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, or glaucoma. Swept-source OCT technology has specific characteristics which are ideal to acquire comprehensive information about a wide variety of properties of the anterior part of the ...
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16. Compact Imaging Selected to Partner with Leading Irish Research Center to Further Develop Disruptive Technology
  
  Explore Optical Coherence Tomography News Mar 16 2015 Other Business News , Partnership
  
  Collaboration Will Miniaturize Breakthrough Optical Sensor For Mobile Health Monitoring, Biometric Security Silicon Valley-based Compact Imaging, Inc. today announced a technology collaboration with IPIC (Irish Photonic Integration Center), a Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) research center. The collaboration will provide IPIC’s world class technical expertise, specialized equipment and funding to enable Compact Imaging to transition its MRO™ optical sensor technology from bench-top prototypes to miniaturized low cost photonic modules suitable for integration with mobile devices and high volume production. Compact Imaging’s proprietary MRO™ (Multiple Reference Optical Coherence Tomography) technology is a highly disruptive tissue imaging and analysis system that ...
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  Mentions: University College Cork National University of Ireland, Galway Compact Imaging, Inc
17. Phoenix Research Labs Partners with Voxeleron to Advance Technology for Eye Research
  
  Explore Optical Coherence Tomography News Dec 5 2013 Ophthalmology , Other Business News , Partnership
  
  Phoenix Research Labs, Inc. today announced a partnership with Voxeleron, LLC to lead in the development of optical coherence tomography (OCT) segmentation software. The parties have entered into a strategic partnership to apply Voxeleron segmentation technology to the Phoenix Image-Guided Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) data. This will allow users to readily analyze retinal layers, precisely measuring changes to thickness and structure over time. “We’re very excited by the opportunity to work with Phoenix. Clearly they have a strong portfolio of technologies optimized for animal eye research, so the addition of image analysis software can only strengthen their customers’ ability ...
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18. Bioptigen introduces 1 µm resolution SD-OCT imaging system in collaboration with NKT Photonics supercontinuum white light laser source at ARVO conference in Seattle
  
  Explore Optical Coherence Tomography News May 3 2013 Ophthalmology , Other Business News , Partnership
  
  Bioptigen/NKT Press Release - Bioptigen Inc. has introduced 1 um axial resolution imaging to its line of Envisu TM spectral domain OCT systems. The company has now integrated NKT Photonics SuperK supercontinuum laser with Bioptigen’s new 300 nm spectrometer to achieve a breakthrough in ophthalmic imaging for preclinical research. “The progression to 1 um extreme resolution imaging is an exciting advancement for our Envisu R-Class research product line”, said Dr. Eric Buckland, CEO of Bioptigen. “The importance of this innovation is that it offers researchers true cellular-level in vivo optical histology. This Extreme High Resolution (XHR) capability is unlocked ...
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19. Haag-Streit USA and Optovue Team Up to Introduce Octopus/Optovue Bundle
  
  Explore Optical Coherence Tomography News Apr 28 2013 Ophthalmology , Partnership
  
  Hagg-Streit/Optovue Press Release - Haag-Streit USA and Optovue have joined forces to bundle Haag-Streit's Octopus perimeter with Optovue's Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) technology. The combined Octopus/OCT offering will be distributed by Optovue in the United States . "Haag-Streit is happy to partner with Optovue for its leadership in OCT technology and outstanding customer service. Our bundled technologies will create an advanced package that will provide a superior diagnostic tool to the ophthalmic industry," said Ernest Cavin , president and chief executive officer of Haag-Streit USA . "The OCT technology provided by the RTVue and iVue combined with the functional testing ...
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20. Third Rock Ventures Raises $516 Million Fund III
  
  Explore businesswire.com Mar 25 2013 Partnership
  
  Third Rock Ventures, LLC, a venture capital firm focused on building healthcare companies, today announced the final closing of Fund III, raising $516 million in an oversubscribed fund. With Fund III, Third Rock will continue to execute on its strategy of launching, building and supporting transformative healthcare companies. Since its inception, Third Rock has raised more than $1.3 billion, including Fund III, for investments in healthcare companies, with a particular emphasis on innovative product engines.
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21. AngioLight Lands Strategic Partnership with Medical Technologies Innovation Asia, Names Gary Saxton President
  
  Explore au.finance.yahoo.com Feb 20 2013 Cardiology , Partnership
  
  Interventional cardiology medical device company AngioLight has engaged in a strategic partnership with Medical Technologies Innovation Asia (MTIA), Hong Kong, under which MTIA will complete safety, animal and clinical studies of AngioLight’s light-based diagnostic catheter in exchange for equity in AngioLight. Developed to support the eventual commercialization of AngioLight’s catheter first in China and then worldwide, the partnership will be managed by AngioLight’s newly appointed president, Gary Saxton, who previously served as business development consultant to the company.
  
  AngioLight’s novel light-based diagnostic catheter provides cardiologists real-time vessel diameter and area measurements as an adjunct to coronary ...
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22. Volcano Corporation Enters $11M Supply Agreement with Santec for Swept Source Lasers
  
  Explore Optical Coherence Tomography News Dec 26 2012 Cardiology , Other Business News , Partnership , Tunable Sources
  
  Volcano Corporation recent Form 8K filing indicates that it has entered an $11.3M supply agreement with Santec Corporation to supply tunable lasers for its intravascular swept source optical coherence tomography (SS-OCT) product. The text at the bottom of this article shows a page from Volcano’s recent 8k filing (see Link ). Volcano has been through a long and tortuous path to get a swept source laser for its OCT product since it announced the acquisition of Axsun Technology in December 2008. One of the reasons that Volcano acquired Axsun was Volcano thought that Axsun had swept source laser technology ...
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23. Silicon Valley imaging outfit forges academic partnership in Ireland
  
  Explore Vision Systems Design Feb 29 2012 Other Business News , Partnership
  
  Compact Imaging (Mountain View, CA, USA) has formed a two-year research collaboration with academics at the National University of Ireland Galway (NUI; Galway, Ireland) and University of Limerick (Limerick, Ireland) to further develop the company's optical coherence tomography (OCT) technology. Optical coherence tomography (OCT) was first commercialized more than a decade ago for use in ophthalmic and medical diagnostic imaging. But Compact Imaging claims that its multiple-reference optical coherence tomography (MRO) is very different in that it will enable the development of small cell phone size, OCT-based devices. The collaborative agreement, led by and supported by Galway University Foundation ...
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  Mentions: University of Limerick National University of Ireland, Galway Compact Imaging, Inc
24. Compact Imaging Reaches Agreement On Research Collaboration with Irish Universities
  
  Explore Optical Coherence Tomography News Feb 16 2012 Other Business News , Partnership
  
  NUI Galway, University of Limerick to Provide Biophotonics Expertise, Gain Stake in Emerging Silicon Valley Technology Company Compact Imaging Inc. (CI) today announced an innovative research collaboration with National University of Ireland Galway and University of Limerick. The two-year agreement, in the scientific field of biophotonics, specifically optical coherence tomography (OCT), will explore and further develop CI’s novel technologies. OCT is an imaging technique similar to ultrasound, but employing light rather than sound. The project will combine National University of Ireland Galway’s globally-recognized body of OCT research in medical and biological imaging with CI’s development and intellectual ...
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