The first patient in the UK has undergone pioneering surgery at Newcastle Hospitals to have a new implant fitted, which aims to disrupt the body’s electrical signals to reduce epilepsy seizures. The ground-breaking procedure, which is potentially life-changing for some people living with certain for
The ‘revolutionary’ geko device more than doubles the rate of chronic wound healing – transforming patient care and scaling across global markets. UK medical device innovator and manufacturer, Sky Medical Technology Ltd, parent company of Firstkind Ltd, has been awarded the prestigious King’s Award
QV Bioelectronics, developer of an implanted Electric Field Therapy (EFT) device for brain tumours, has announced it has been awarded a 1.26 million GBP grant under the Biomedical Catalyst programme. The funding will support key technical and regulatory milestones to prepare for QV’s first-in-human
Sequel Med Tech and Senseonics Holdings have announced a commercial development agreement to integrate Sequel’s twiist Automated Insulin Delivery (AID) System powered by Tidepool with Senseonics’ Eversense 365 CGM. Through this collaboration, the twiist Automated Insulin Delivery (AID) System will b
Daiser, a newly created modular digital health platform, has announced its appointment as a strategic partner to the UK’s foremost organisation on the understanding and development of AI and digital health advancement. The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) EdgeAI Hub’s new p
UK/US-born digital health company Daiser has been selected for Google’s Growth Academy: AI for Health startup accelerator programme, marking a transformative moment for the company—and for the future of AI-powered healthcare. Daiser, co-founded by renowned UK Professor Mike Trenell and US tech innov
Camgenium, a leading medical software engineering company, has announced further details of its partnership with MedTech innovator Cardiac Tech to develop and deploy its new medical device product, Pace-Protect. The companies say this medical device has the potential to significantly improve patient
Dxcover Limited, a clinical-stage diagnostics company pioneering its multiomic spectral analysis (MOSA-Dx) for early detection of solid tumour cancers, has announced the presentation of real-world data showing, for the first time, a clear and consistent association between increased tumour size and
IXI, a company which it says it is on a mission to change how the world sees with the first autofocus glasses, has raised 36.5 million USD in Series A funding. The round was led by Plural, with participation from Tesi, byFounders, Heartcore, Eurazeo, FOV Ventures, Tiny Supercomputer and IXI’s existi
Leica Microsystems, a leading provider of microscopy and scientific instrumentation, has launched Proveo 8x, a 3D digital ophthalmic microscope with real-time 3D imaging, at the Annual Meeting of The American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS) in California, USA. Attendees discovered
PacBio, a leading provider of high-quality, highly accurate sequencing platforms, has announced it plans to improve on its already highly accurate methylation detection capabilities in HiFi chemistry through licensing advanced DNA methylation detection methods developed by Professor Dennis Lo and co
OSSTEC, a London-based start-up changing the face of joint replacement implants with a novel 3D printing technology, has raised 2.5 million GBP in funding. The round was led by specialist DeepTech VC Empirical Ventures, which, due to increased interest, remains open for further investment. Osteoart
