Leading up to MEDICA 2024, adhesives giant Henkel announced a partnership alongside polymer specialist Covestro and flexible printed electronics manufacturer Quad Industries. The companies aim to accelerate customer developments for advanced medical wearables and to drive the adoption of innovative
Leading MedTech innovation management consultancy Archetype has been appointed to drive the EU MDR (European Medical Device Regulation) approval process for LumipenPro, a medical illumination device designed to enhance precision and efficiency during aesthetic surgical procedures where visibility is
Following a 15 million GBP investment in a new Intensive Treatment Unit (ITU) at the end of 2023, Croydon Health Services NHS Trust says it is reaping rewards from new cardiac output technology. The highly accurate patient monitors have already saved around 50,000 GBP on consumables, all while reduc
At COMPAMED 2024 in Düsseldorf, Staiger, a German company developing and producing customer-specific solenoid valves and fluidic manifolds at its plant in Erligheim, showcased its latest production innovations, the ‘world’s smallest’ electronic pressure regulator with integrated solenoid valves, ‘th
Vision Engineering, a UK based manufacturer of ergonomic microscopy and digital 3D visualisation technology has unveiled the EVO Cam HALO, a new 4K digital microscope that the company claims redefines the standard for clarity, precision and consistency in inspection and measurement tasks. Suitable f
At COMPAMED 2024 in Düsseldorf, Germany, UK biomaterial company BioInteractions announced the launch of its new surface active therapeutic coating for medical devices, AstutePlus. The new development is based off of the company’s Astute technology, which it says is the strongest antithrombogenic coa
Altera Digital Health’s Sunrise electronic patient record (EPR) with integrated patient administration system has gone live at Fordcombe Hospital, a hospital acquired by Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust (MTW) from private provider Spire Healthcare. MTW officially took over the running of the
AISAP, a medical technology company developing AI-powered Point-of-Care Assisted Diagnosis (POCAD) solutions to transform medical ultrasound, has partnered with Miami-based Amavita Heart and Vascular Health to offer its first-of-a-kind, AI-powered AISAP CARDIO point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) softwa
Polyplastics, a global leader in engineering plastics, has announced plans to launch a 40% glass-reinforced grade of DURAFIDE rG-PPS by December 2025 as part of its mechanical recycling business. The company will develop high-quality optimum formulations which will play a role in helping achieve 100
Optima Health, a leading provider of technology enabled corporate health and wellbeing solutions, has announced it has secured the first licence contract for its proprietary Digital Assessment Routing Tool (DART) with Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. DART has been commissione
A UK company that is developing an innovative healthcare and fitness monitor has raised a further 500,000 GBP from the North East Venture Fund, supported by the European Regional Development Fund and managed by Mercia Ventures, to help bring it to market. Applied Monitoring, which is based in Sunder
Essex-based Europlaz, which recently launched its own neonatal flow sensor breakthrough, is looking to recruit in customer accounts, projects and production, as it looks to capitalise on a combination of organic growth and a significant rise in its own medical products range. The family-run business
