by The Curious Technologist | Jun 21, 2014 | Uncategorized
Wired: Hackathons Aren’t Just for Coders. We Can Use Them to Save Lives “With growing attention on medical technology “hackathons“—summits that bring together engineers, clinicians, entrepreneurs, and designers to develop innovative solutions to health...
by The Curious Technologist | Jun 20, 2014 | Uncategorized
Interview with Dr Patrick Soon-Shiong: Forging a “Cognitive Revolution” “Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong is a surgeon, drug developer, entrepreneur and the richest man in American medicine. Since selling the company that makes his breakthrough cancer drug...
by The Curious Technologist | Jun 19, 2014 | Uncategorized
IBM Research WatsonPaths Demo “After a year-long research collaboration with faculty, physicians and students at Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, IBM Research has unveiled two cognitive computing technologies that...
by The Curious Technologist | Jun 12, 2014 | Uncategorized
Oculus Rift Pressed Into (Medical) Military Service “Design and innovation consultancy, Plextek Consulting, has announced its successful project with the UK government’s Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) to create a brand new medical...
by The Curious Technologist | Jun 12, 2014 | Uncategorized
futurescope: From lab-grown lungs to mechanical eyes, the latest and most realistic artificial body parts Infographic by Jeong Suh/Bryan Christie Design, New York Magazine What a time to be alive.