Orthonika, a MedTech spin-out from Imperial College London, has been granted Breakthrough Device Designation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its novel Total Meniscus Replacement (TMR) implant. The company has also been invited to participate in the FDA’s Total Product Life Cycle A
MGS, a global healthcare CDMO, has announced the acquisition of Knudsen Plast A/S, a premier Denmark-based injection moulder with more than 40 years of dedicated healthcare manufacturing experience. With operations in both Denmark and Slovakia, the acquisition of Knudsen Plast A/S enhances MGS’ abil
Mental health wards at Wrexham Maelor Hospital are now using electronic Prescribing and Medicines Administration (ePMA), which helps clinicians deliver more efficient care. In addition, and in an exciting first for Wales, hospital discharge medicines are being recorded in the Shared Medicines Record
BVI has announced the first successful U.S. implantations of its FDA-approved FINEVISION HP hydrophobic trifocal intraocular lens (IOL), marking a major milestone says the company following the product’s U.S. regulatory clearance in October 2025. Five leading cataract and refractive surgeons, all me
Croom Medical has broken ground on a significant expansion at its manufacturing campus in Croom, Co. Limerick, marking the largest single investment in the company’s 42-year history and a milestone for advanced orthopaedic manufacturing in Ireland’s Mid-West. The development, known as ACOT (Advanced
MGS has opened a new manufacturing facility in Richfield, Wisconsin. The company says this is a major milestone in its ongoing mission to accelerate innovations that improve lives, with the 300,000-square-foot “state-of-the-art” operation being developed to support a global pharmaceutical partner’s
Healthcare systems are essential for protecting human health, yet they also generate substantial amounts of plastic waste. Medical packaging, designed to ensure sterility and patient safety, relies heavily on materials such as polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP). Although these plastics are tec
Chris Whitehouse, a political consultant and expert on medical technology policy and regulation at Whitehouse Communications, points to a new challenge to the MedTech sector of deliver devices to tackle substance addiction. The UK government has opened a major new funding opportunity for innovators
Stratasys has announced the launch of its new dental anatomical model preset, a 3D-printed solution for simulation-based training that is designed to help dental schools, training centres, and medical device manufacturers deliver more realistic and consistent hands-on education. The cost-effective
Median Technologies, developer of eyonis, a suite of artificial intelligence (AI) powered Software as a Medical Device (SaMD) for early cancer diagnosis, and a provider of AI-enhanced and central imaging services for oncology drug developers, has announced the appointment of Oran Muduroglu as Presid
The University of Edinburgh has become the first institution in Scotland to install a photon-counting CT scanner from Siemens Healthineers. NAEOTOM Alpha with Quantum Technology, joint funded by the University and British Heart Foundation (BHF), represents a step-change in imaging, and is one of onl
Japan Community Healthcare Organization Osaka Hospital (JCHO Osaka Hospital), Fujitsu Japan Limited, and Fortience Consulting Inc. have announced the commencement of a project aimed at establishing a system for the safe utilisation of generative AI across all medical operations at JCHO Osaka Hospita
