News Digest 13.03.2024 — 15.03.2024
Regulators
Small technology companies will be able to receive a preferential loan of up to 1 billion rubles
On behalf of the First Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation Andrei Belousov, the Ministry of Economic Development of Russia, together with the SME Corporation, has prepared changes that will allow small technology companies (STC) to receive a loan on preferential terms at 3% in the amount of up to 1 billion rubles. Lending is provided by SME Bank.
In November 2023, the Government of the Russian Federation approved the procedure for classifying startups and enterprises as MTK with a maximum revenue of 4 billion rubles per year. These may include legal entities operating in the field of healthcare, care with and without accommodation, as well as producing medicines and materials used for medical purposes.
Applications for preferential loans can already be submitted electronically through the digital platform MSP.RF. The review period is up to 1.5 months.
To receive this measure of state support, according to the General Director of the SME Corporation Alexander Isaevich, it is necessary to comply with priority sectors, belong to the Ministry of Transport and Trade or pass the examination of innovative development institutions, have annual revenue of 100 million rubles and its average annual increase of at least 10%. In addition, entrepreneurs must own the rights to the results of intellectual activity.
Russian Minister of Economic Development Maxim Reshetnikov noted that this will allow small companies to more actively implement projects and reach a new level of development and production.
Market news
Courts have ruled on cases involving the supply of substandard medical products during a pandemic
Litigation over the supply of medical products during the COVID-19 pandemic has ended in two regions. Customers believed that suppliers had violated the terms of contracts by shipping substandard goods and demanded a refund. But the arbitration courts of the Samara and Sverdlovsk regions refused to recover a total of more than 50 million rubles from the defendants.
A criminal case was opened in Bashkiria regarding the supply of counterfeit medical equipment
The prosecutor's office of Bashkortostan reported that law enforcement officers opened a criminal case under Part 1 of Art. 238.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (sale of substandard and unregistered medical devices on a large scale) in connection with the possible supply of counterfeit medical equipment to Ufa clinics. The damage to the budget from the activities of the unnamed supplier is estimated at 2.7 million rubles.
Other
Moscow radiologists are ready to test and implement new artificial intelligence services for radiology studies
This year, the list of diseases for which we make decisions based on computer vision technologies will be expanded to 54.
Among them are destruction of the lung, changes in the soft tissues of the chest and blood vessels of the brain.
We are expanding the list of AI programs for diagnosing childhood pathologies, including dysplastic changes in the hip joint.
Since February, we have opened access to the platform with services for all medical organizations in Russia. It operates on the basis of the Center for Diagnostics and Telemedicine of the Department of Health.
Source: https://t.me/mos_sobyanin/9870
Sechenov University has developed a glove to restore motor skills after a stroke
Stroke and other neurological diseases, as well as injuries, can lead to weakening and impaired mobility of the fingers and hands. It is possible to restore motor skills with the help of physical therapy, but the patient does not always have the opportunity to work with a specialist. Independent exercises may be impossible with severe lesions, and sometimes patients neglect exercise. You can increase your chances of recovery by automating the process using special devices.
Developed by specialists from the laboratory of controlled bionic systems, the device is a glove with five silicone actuators, which are located on top of the patient’s fingers and, under the influence of compressed air, change shape, helping to bend the fingers. Scientists began creating the glove with mathematical modeling of actuators. The researchers were able to find a way to mold silicone “fingers” entirely to avoid the need to glue the elements together: the seams could eventually begin to leak air, which would make the device unusable.
At Sechenov University, doctors will be taught how to create virtual and augmented reality solutions
The First Moscow State Medical University began training developers of virtual and augmented reality solutions in medicine. The additional professional retraining program is designed for 256 hours and is intended for specialists in the field of software development and doctors who want to master the use of VR and AR in medical applications
Amazfit has developed a smart mat for health tracking
Amazfit, a wearable technology brand, has introduced a new product aimed at comprehensive health tracking. Called the Amazfit Body Composition Analysis Mat, it is designed to be used with the Amazfit Balance fitness smartwatch that was released last year.
The Body Composition Analysis Mat provides detailed body composition readings using Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis (BIA) technology. This involves standing on the device's stainless steel electrodes, which send harmless, low-level electrical impulses through the body.
According to Amazfit, resistance to these impulses helps calculate eight key health indicators - body fat percentage, muscle mass, bone mass, BMI, skeletal muscle, water content, protein levels and basal metabolic rate.
In Samara they plan to create an import-substituting pulse oximeter with a Bluetooth module by 2026
By 2026, specialists from the Samara State Medical University of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation (SamSMU) will develop an import-substituting pulse oximeter with a Bluetooth module that will allow remote transmission of readings to a doctor. The press service of the university told TASS about this.
Using the device being developed, it will be possible to measure heart rate, blood oxygen saturation (saturation), and breathing rate.
According to the press service, it is planned that the device will be developed before the end of 2025 and subsequently put into mass production.
Source: https://nauka.tass.ru/nauka/20231529
AI-based algorithm can diagnose lymphoma with 90% accuracy
Researchers have developed an artificial intelligence (AI)-based algorithm that diagnoses lymphoma in medical images with 90% accuracy. The study results were published in The Lancet Digital Health.
The team of scientists used 17 thousand PET/CT images of more than 5,000 patients. Of these, 80% were used to train the AI, and 20% were used to test the accuracy of the algorithm: scientists compared the result produced by the AI with the patient’s actual diagnosis.
New registered medical devices
We publish a list of new medical devices registered from 03/07/2024 to 03/15/2024
Link to the list: [see. table in attachment]
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