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Opportunity around the adoption of Agentic AI opens new doors for health tech startups and enterprise vendors.
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Opportunity around the adoption of Agentic AI opens new doors for health tech startups and enterprise vendors.
Medical Technology
In conversation with Cecilie Gudesen Torp, VP and Managing Director, Medical Technologies, Life Sciences, DNV.
In conversation with Romel Khalife, Country Manager – UAE and Kuwait, Oracle Health.
Opportunity around the adoption of Agentic AI opens new doors for health tech startups and enterprise vendors.
Medical Laboratory
You are monitoring a CML patient in sustained MMR. Suddenly, the BCR-ABL result comes back negative — or unexpectedly positive. Sound familiar? Discordant molecular results are not just lab curiosities. They are clinical decision points that demand systematic investigation. 1. Pre-analytical pitfalls Contamination causes false positives. One CMR patient can show an unexpected 0.04% IS positivity — traced to amplicon contamination in the pipetting area. 2. Analytical blind spots 2025 ELN recommendation : Assays must detect all clinically relevant variants. 3. Interpretation gaps Reports must flag technical limitations: "RNA degradation suspected" or "Rare transcript not targeted." ✓ Process samples within 24 hours ✓ Validate control gene performance (assess Ct values) ✓ Confirm transcript coverage in atypical/relapsed cases ✓ Repeat unexpected results with fresh specimens ✓ Correlate molecular data with CBC and morphology ✓ Implement IS calibration and participate in EQA schemes Discordant BCR-...
Clinical laboratories will transform into AI-powered, patient-centric ecosystems delivering real-time insights and personalised medicine.
The global clinical trials market is experiencing significant expansion, growing from US$59 billion in 2024 to a projected US$98.9 billion by 2034 — a steady 5.2% annual growth rate . Rising disease burden Outsourcing boom Strong funding support Asia Pacific emergence Regulatory complexity : Navigating multiple countries' varying rules and ethical standards remains time-consuming and costly. Patient recruitment: Many trials face delays due to under-enrolment, though digital platforms and decentralised trial models offer solutions. Clinical trials remain the backbone of medical innovation. For healthcare decision-makers, t he shift toward outsourcing, geographical diversification, and patient-centric designs presents strategic opportunities to reduce costs while improving outcomes.