Leading orthopaedic surgeons from NHS Golden Jubilee, one of Europe’s foremost arthroplasty centres, together with tactile sensor specialist PPS, will present new research this September at the Personalized Arthroplasty Society (PAS) Conference in Rome. This research marks the first in vivo use of t
Better Medicine, a startup developing AI-powered diagnostic tools for radiology, has raised 1 million EUR in a pre-seed funding round led by Soulmates Ventures, with participation from Specialist VC, UT Ventures, and several angel investors. The round gained momentum after a 2.5 million EUR grant aw
In April 2025, NHS England delivered 2.4 million diagnostic tests – an 8.25% increase on April figures from the previous year. Yet, by the same point, 7.39 million people were still waiting for treatment. This disparity paints a stark reality: one where the UK is making progress on diagnostic capaci
Women’s cancer screening is life-saving, yet the services that support it and the workforce and technologies behind them, are facing growing pressure. Hologic brought together a Women’s Cancer Screening Taskforce of expert clinicians to examine how advanced technologies alongside workforce investmen
Subcontract machining firm Kirkstall Precision, Leeds, has enhanced its capability to serve the medical sector with the installation of a Brother SPEEDIO M200Xd1-5AX, a Japanese-built, simultaneous 5-axis CNC machining centre supplied by sole UK and Ireland sales and service agent, Whitehouse Machin
Danish MedTech company VentriJect, a start-up behind a technology that accurately measures cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) has just closed a 1.7 million EUR funding round following expansion into several European markets. VentriJect is a spinout from Aalborg University in Denmark, and after being
SetPoint Medical, a company dedicated to developing therapies for people living with chronic autoimmune diseases, has announced that it has raised 140 million USD in private financing, that will support commercialisation of the SetPoint System, a first-of-its-kind neuroimmune modulation therapy for
GN, a global leader in hearing technology, has announced the launch of ReSound Enzo IA, which the company claims is the world’s smallest rechargeable hearing aid. GN says the ReSound Enzo IA represents a huge leap forward in sound quality for people with severe to profound hearing loss. Understandin
FUCHS Lubricants Co., one of the world’s largest independent lubricant suppliers, has announced the launch of NYEMED 7312, a ‘groundbreaking’ damping grease engineered specifically for the medical device industry. Developed in response to the growing demand for more sustainable materials according t
Dr. Cristina Richie, Lecturer in Ethics of Technology, Department of Philosophy, Edinburgh University Future’s Institute, looks at the ethical considerations raised by the environmental impact of “digital twins”. Technology has revolutionised health care. As medicine and science intersect, more heal
Apreo Health, a clinical-stage medical device company developing a novel treatment for severe emphysema, has announced the closing of an oversubscribed 130 million USD Series B financing round. The financing was co-led by new investors Bain Capital Life Sciences and Norwest, with participation from
Chris Whitehouse, a political consultant and expert on medical technology policy and regulation at Whitehouse Communications, and advisor to MedTech suppliers, reports on a new review of the supply of continence products. NHS England is undertaking a review of the current processes and commercial mo
