Highlights from Medtech Insight's on-the-ground coverage of LSX in Boston. 

Edwards Lifesciences’ Critical Care business “invented the hemodynamic monitoring category, and its solutions are currently used in more than 10,000 hospitals globally to better understand the cardiovascular condition in real-time for critically ill patients, which helps improve outcomes,” says BD, which sees synergies and new innovation opportunities across the groups’ data sets and platforms. Acquired for $4.2bn cash, Critical Care generated more than $900m in revenue in 2023.

In this month’s Digital Health Roundup, Medtech Insight’s Marion Webb highlights key interviews with Philips’ CEO Roy Jakobs on NAM’s framework on AI, BD’s CTO Beth McCombs R&D initiatives and HSS spine co-chair Sheeraz Qureshi on his vision for integrating AI tech. Hannah Daniel discusses the FDA’s new initiative to create an idea lab for medical device use at home and a new feature on the Apple Watch to help people with Parkinson's disease overcome freezing gait.   

BD CTO Beth McCombs discusses her role in driving innovation, including the integration of AI and generative AI to create efficiencies, and passion for creating a culture of inclusion, diversity and equity.