Dave Walsha, Sales and Marketing Director of Electro Mechanical Systems explores the role of precise laser alignment in the development of corrective eye surgeries. According to UK Biobank data, around 4% of the UK’s population has had laser vision correction (LVC) since the nation’s first laser eye
Ensuring the safety and efficacy of medical devices is challenging for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), particularly within the complex value chain of manufacturing, where reliable validation data from suppliers is essential to meet industry standards. Between 2018 and 2022, the FDA recalled
Editor Oli Johnson provides a round-up of some of the launches from the 2024 MEDICA and COMPAMED shows in Düsseldorf. Coveris Sustainable packaging company Coveris announced the launch of its new brand at COMPAMED 2024. It said that following extensive investments in its medical production facilitie
A device developed by a UK company to ease the symptoms of Tourette syndrome has been recommended for use in the NHS by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), the NHS spending watchdog. Neupulse’s digital wristband stimulates the median nerve in the wrist to help control the t
Ampacet, a global masterbatch leader, has introduced ProVital + LaserMark, a portfolio of masterbatches designed for high-contrast laser marking using Nd:YAG on medical devices, in-vitro diagnostic equipment and packaging systems. Medical marking, an essential process in the pharmaceutical and medic
Rachel Dunscombe, CEO of openEHR International discusses digital health and details why its future depends on it being open. With healthcare systems so pressured for time and clinical capacity, we need a digital health future that enables fast and precise decisions about a patient’s care. Most agree
Chris Whitehouse, a political consultant and expert on medical technology policy and regulation at Whitehouse Communications, chair of the Urology Trade Association, and governor of the Anscombe Bioethics Centre, updates readers on the prime minister’s latest ministerial reshuffle. Politics is full
Chris Whitehouse, a political consultant and expert on medical technology policy and regulation at Whitehouse Communications, chair of the Urology Trade Association, and governor of the Anscombe Bioethics Centre, updates readers on Urology Awareness Month. Last month was Urology Awareness Month (UAM
Chris Whitehouse, a political consultant and expert on medical technology policy and regulation at Whitehouse Communications, chair of the Urology Trade Association, and a governor of the Anscombe Bioethics Centre, updates readers on value-based procurement. Warm words are being repeated by governme
Chris Whitehouse, a political consultant and expert on medical technology policy and regulation at Whitehouse Communications, chair of the Urology Trade Association, trustee of the Institute of Medical Ethics and a governor of the Anscombe Bioethics Centre, updates readers on the MHRA and post-Brexi
Chris Whitehouse, a political consultant and expert on medical technology policy and regulation at Whitehouse Communications, chair of the Urology Trade Association, a trustee of the Institute of Medical Ethics and a governor of the Anscombe Bioethics Centre, updates readers on Labour’s vision for t
Chris Whitehouse, a political consultant and expert on medical technology policy and regulation at Whitehouse Communications, chair of the Urology Trade Association, updates readers on key recent announcements impacting the medtech sector in the UK and EU. Hundreds, if not thousands, of written parl
