Leeds based, Asclepius MedTech Limited has been selected as a winner of the Mayor’s big ideas challenge: tackling health inequalities, an initiative led by the Mayor of West Yorkshire. As part of the award the company will receive 100,000 GBP to scale Surgfit, a remote monitoring system designed to
Chris Whitehouse, a political consultant and expert on medical technology policy and regulation at Whitehouse Communications, flags the high level of support from key clinicians for NHS online hospital plans. Almost two thirds of NHS consultants are keen to work for the NHS’s online hospital when th
Altera Digital Health has been awarded 10-year contracts by Stockport NHS Foundation Trust and Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust to implement the Altera Electronic Patient Record (EPR) platform. This major investment marks a significant milestone in both trusts’ digital trans
Chris Whitehouse, a political consultant and expert on medical technology policy and regulation at Whitehouse Communications, secures a paradigm-shifting commitment from NHS procurement vehicle, NHS Supply Chain. NHS Supply Chain (NHSSC), the leading national organisation in England for supplying me
A special edition additive manufacturing (AM) post-processing system will make its debut at RAPID + TCT next month, specifically geared towards the safe depowdering of complex metal 3D printed components. The SFM-AT350-E is being introduced by automated depowdering specialist Solukon as a new varian
Spinal Elements has announced 510(k) clearance from the FDA and the first cases using its Ventana A Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion (ALIF) System. Ventana A strengthens Spinal Elements’ family of 3D printed titanium interbodies for lumbar and cervical fusion and is being introduced through a limite
LivaNova PLC’s aura6000 System for the treatment of adult patients with moderate to severe Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) has been granted premarket approval (PMA) by the FDA. The System utilises proximal hypoglossal nerve stimulation (p-HGNS), a differentiated neurostimulation modality, to treat OSA
Bant Dental has installed a multi-material 3D printer to manufacture dentures, surgical guides and models. The UK-based dental lab has invested in a Stratasys J5 DentaJet at its new ‘state-of-the-art’ facility in Beech Lane, Macclesfield. The company, founded by husband-and-wife team Steve and Susan
The Longitude Prize on Dementia has awarded the £1 million grand prize to CrossSense, a personalised AI-powered assistant developed for smart glasses. CrossSense has been designed to identify everyday objects and guide people living with early-stage dementia through daily activities, with the ultima
Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence Business Area has announced its first release of Geomagic Freeform 3D design software with a new subscription model and features. The company says the update makes its advanced 3D design tools ‘more accessible than ever’, specifically to designers creating person
Life science software company Lab Thread has released a free version of its Unified Lab Software Platform for academic and non-profit researchers across the world. The Unified Lab software offers a range of tools tailored to support early-stage research, with Lab Thread stating that the platform ena
Life sciences firm Sartorius is introducing an integrated system for the production and quality control (QC) of autologous cell therapies, addressing ‘structural manufacturing bottlenecks’ that ‘limit scalability and patient access to transformative treatments’ such as CAR-T therapies. The modular E
