ResourcesVendorsPathology & AIPhilips3000 Minuteman Road, Bldg 1 Andover, MA, USA 18100Latest from PhilipsPeople on the MoveCepheid announces former Philips executive Vitor Rocha as presidentBy LabPulse.com staff writersRocha joins Cepheid after 12 years at Philips, where he was CEO of Philips North America and CEO of its global ultrasound business.May 23, 2023ProteomicsPhilips adopting proteomics results for patient managementBy LabPulse.com staff writersThe integration of proteomics results from the blood-based test -- along with the radiologic and patient history data currently used to determine treatment decisions -- can help create diagnostic efficiency for cancer care centers, Philips said.June 29, 2022LawsuitFounders of 3 lab companies indicted in $300M fraudBy LabPulse.com staff writersAccording to the indictment, Unified Laboratory Services and Spectrum Diagnostic Laboratory Founder Jeffrey Paul Madison and Chief Operating Officer Mark Christopher Boggess, as well as Reliable Labs Co-Founders Biby Ancy Kurian and Abraham Phillips, allegedly paid kickbacks to induce medical professionals to order medically unnecessary lab tests. They then billed the tests to Medicare and other federal healthcare programs, according to U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Chad Meacham.February 15, 2022Pathology, histologyBarco launches medical-grade pathology displayBy LabPulse.com staff writersMDPC-8127 is a 27-inch, 8-megapixel, ultrahigh-definition display, according to the company. It was designed exclusively for use in digital pathology and can be integrated into pathology workflows with WSI systems from multiple vendors.June 28, 2021Pathology, histologyPhilips to partner with Ibex on digital pathologyBy LabPulse.com staff writersThe combination of Philips' digital pathology solution and Ibex's AI-powered Galen cancer platform can improve reporting efficiency by 27% and boost productivity gains by 37%, as well as improve diagnostic consistency and accuracy, according to the companies.April 7, 2021Research and DevelopmentPhilips unveils digital pathology solution at ECP 2020By LabPulse.com staff writersThe newly released Philips IntelliSite Pathology Solution connects healthcare systems to scale digital operations and improve efficiency in high-volume scanning, stimulate collaboration, and allow for precision diagnosis, the firm said. The software enables developers and researchers to work with data natively in the iSyntax format for core research and algorithm development, which can help create third-party applications.December 3, 2020Pathology, histologyPhilips deploys telepathology technologyBy LabPulse.com staff writersThe institutions converting to a digital pathology workflow include: Mackenzie Health in Canada; the Pathology Institute Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center in Israel; the University Medical Center Groningen in the Netherlands; St. Olavs Hospital in Norway; Singapore General Hospital in Singapore; Oxford University Hospitals National Health Service (NHS) in the U.K.; and NHS Ayrshire & Arran in the U.K., according to the vendor.November 16, 2020Pathology, histologyDigital pathology woos new users, thrives in pandemic marketBy Bruce CarlsonKalorama Information's recent report Digital Pathology Markets, 2020-2025 found a vibrant market that is being propelled by the need for faster cancer detection and the enhancements that IT systems -- including artificial intelligence (AI) solutions -- provide.August 2, 2020510(k)FDA OK's Paige's FullFocus viewerBy LabPulse.com staff writersThe FullFocus viewer allows pathologists to view and navigate images from all major commercial brands of scanners, but this clearance initially applies to FullFocus when used together with the Philips Ultra Fast scanner.July 21, 2020Pathology, histologyProscia integrates Philips image format in digital pathology platformBy LabPulse.com staff writersThrough a collaborative effort, Philips' digital pathology software development kit, which incorporates the iSyntax image format, will be compatible with Proscia's Concentriq and AI modules, according to the companies. Many different hardware and software products are being used by labs transitioning to digital pathology, and there is increasing demand for interoperability and flexibility, Proscia said in a statement.June 29, 2020Diagnostic TechnologiesAI-based IVD rises to challenge of novel coronavirusBy Bruce CarlsonAI in healthcare refers to the use of complex algorithms designed to perform certain tasks in an automated fashion. The algorithms can review, interpret, and even suggest solutions to complex medical problems.April 13, 2020Artificial IntelligenceClinical diagnostics and the artificial intelligence boomBy Shara RosenWhile AI skeptics believe that nothing can replace human experience in the interpretation of test data, proponents of AI point to the many benefits that the technology -- in all its forms -- has brought to the diagnostics arena, including workplace efficiencies and improved diagnostics.March 22, 2020Pathology, histologyPhilips, Paige join forces on AI and digital pathologyBy LabPulse.com staff writersThe goal is to help pathologists identify, quantify, and characterize cancer in tissue samples and make precise diagnoses more efficiently using machine-learning methods and real-time review.December 4, 2019Artificial IntelligenceArtificial intelligence takes root in pathologyBy Joseph ConstanceThe days of traditional microscopy are looking numbered. AI-algorithms are helping lab personnel and physicians make more comprehensive diagnoses, which, in turn, helps identify and target therapies for individual patients. AI will also help point out anomalies, with the help of insight from case histories, as diagnoses may be stored in databases for future reference.July 14, 2019Head and Neck CancerWith LabCorp's lead, Mount Sinai dives into digital pathologyBy LabPulse.com staff writersPhilips Healthcare's IntelliSite Pathology Solution software is now being deployed across Mount Sinai's eight hospitals, using LabCorp's experience with the product as a guide for implementation, building on prior collaborative efforts. The plan is to enable Mount Sinai specialists to provide real-time pathology interpretations in the New York metropolitan area, with an initial focus on prostate tumors and other genitourinary malignancies and head and neck cancer. Mount Sinai pathologists will also provide national teleconsulting work for LabCorp's Dianon specialty pathology lab in the future.June 17, 2019
