Sports injury specialists are set to gather in Edinburgh to discuss the most pressing topics in sports medicine, including ACL injury prevention, and managing osteoarthritis in athletes. The International Edinburgh Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine Conference, taking place 31 March – 1 April, is bei
Experts at the University of Birmingham and Imperial College London have launched a project aimed at revolutionising medical device engineering by incorporating a fourth dimension—time— into design to achieve new functionality. The 4D Health Tech initiative addresses a critical gap in medical devic
Johnson & Johnson has announced manufacturing, research and development, and technology investments of more than 55 billion USD in the United States over the next four years. This represents a 25% increase in investment compared to the previous four years and builds upon the Company’s already elevat
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is to feature in an episode of BBC Panorama highlighting examples of innovation which improve patient experience and care whilst also alleviating pressures in the NHS. The programme, which airs on BBC One at 8pm on Monday 24 March, profiles how artif
The NHS is using a nationwide network of consultants to remotely triage waiting lists across the country. This team of NHS consultants has triaged over 80,000 referrals since 2020, reducing waiting lists through detailed patient management plans by 39% on average according to Consultant Connect. Thi
Brian Tifft, Program Manager, Applications Development ; and Dr. Jean Daou, Research & Development Manager, EMEA Aptar CSP Technologies discuss why advancements in medical device sterilisation have been slow in coming – until recently. Medical device sterilisation is a critical process in healthcare
Eventum Orthopaedics, manufacturers of a device that it says could ‘revolutionise’ knee replacement surgery has raised a further 3.8 million GBP from NPIF II – Mercia Equity Finance, which is managed by Mercia Ventures as part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II (NPIF II), Mercia’s EIS fun
NuraLogix, a specialist in Affective Ai has announced the latest evolution of its Anura MagicMirror. Now equipped with 4G connectivity and a sleek, enhanced design, the next-generation smart mirror expands its capabilities for real-time, contactless health monitoring across various industries, from
Last week, UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer confirmed plans to abolish NHS England (NHSE), which he referred to as an “arms-length body”. NHS England was established in 2013 during the Conservative government under David Cameron, with the intention of giving the NHS greater independence and autono
The University of Liverpool has launched the Eye Cancer Artificial Intelligence Digital Bioresource (EYE-CAN-AID), an initiative to improve early detection of rare eye cancers. The launch featured technology from Roche Diagnostics – a state-of-the-art, high-resolution scanner to analyse eye cancer c
It’s been almost five years since the first COVID-19 lockdown, an event which transformed the diagnostics industry. What’s changed since then? And are there lessons the industry can learn for confronting future challenges? David Roberts, Managing Director of Tecman Manufacturing, explains. For most
Chris Whitehouse, a political consultant and expert on medical technology policy and regulation at Whitehouse Communications, an advisor to MedTech suppliers, chair of the Urology Trade Association, and governor of the Anscombe Bioethics Centre, reminds MedTech suppliers of the looming deadline to s
