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
Hull Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) has expanded diagnostic capacity across the region with the installation of Canon Medical’s Aquilion Serve SP, the first in Yorkshire. Installed to handle a high volume of straightforward CT examinations, the scanner is central to the Trust’s strategy to free u
Chris Whitehouse, a political consultant and expert on medical technology policy and regulation at Whitehouse Communications, reviews the trends from the latest approvals data from the medical devices regulator. The UK’s medical device sector is entering a period of unprecedented momentum, with new
UK patients could be among the first in the world to benefit from breakthrough medical devices, as clinical investigations reach their highest level on record in 2025. New figures from the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) show a 17% rise in approved clinical investigations
For many MedTech and digital health innovators, international expansion feels like a natural next step. New markets promise larger patient populations, new customers, and new and larger opportunities for growth. However, the reality of entering global healthcare systems is rarely straightforward. Ea
