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Virtual Visiting Professorship In South Africa
This week Professor John Windsor provided a critical review of research projects at a symposium in the Department of Surgery at the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg. Masters and doctoral...
NBR – Alimetry’s CE Mark milestone for new diagnostic tool for functional stomach disorders
A/Prof Greg O’Grady, STaR Centre Director of the Surgical Engineering Lab, and his Medtech startup Alimetry team have something new to celebrate – Alimetry has met its CE Mark milestone for their wearable sensor that measures electrical activity in the gut to help better understand and diagnose gastric dysfunction.
Alimetry – finalists: 2021 New Zealand Hi-Tech Awards
Alimetry – a University of Auckland spinout company has been named as a finalist in three categories in the 2021 New Zealand Hi-Tech Awards.
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