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, reports on the launch of the government’s long-awaited
Numan, a leading UK digital health provider, has announced that it has raised 60 million USD in fresh funding, following another year of “exceptional growth” according to the company. The latest financing is an extension of Numan’s Series B round. It comprises a new 30 million USD equity investment
Plexāā, a MedTech startup behind the award-winning BLOOM⁴³ medical device for breast surgery, has announced the close of a 4.5 million USD funding extension round. The strategic capital infusion will support the imminent U.S. launch of BLOOM⁴³, while also laying the groundwork for future innovations
The company also announces plans to share new gynaecologic data for the Hugo RAS system and conduct a telesurgery demo at the Society of Robotic Surgery 2025 Annual Meeting in Strasbourg, France Surgical. Medtronic has announced it has received CE Mark for the LigaSure RAS vessel-sealing technology,
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, reports on the impact of poor training, management and
In a strategic move to improve patient outcomes in breast cancer, Affidea, a leading pan-European provider of community-based polyclinics, specialist services and advanced diagnostics, has announced that it has selected b-rayZ, a leader in AI-powered breast imaging solutions, as its preferred AI par
Boston Scientific Corporation has welcomed guidance supporting the use of pulsed field ablation (PFA) for the treatment of atrial fibrillation (AF) from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), which provides evidence-based recommendations to improve health and social care in th
Alder Hey Children’s Hospital in Liverpool has become the first paediatric hospital in Europe to install a 3-Tesla MRI research scanner dedicated to research. The hospital said the installation was a major step forward for medical research in the region and beyond. The ‘state-of-the-art’ scanner, fu
TEAM Technologies, an end-to-end outsourced manufacturer of mission-critical medical devices, has announced the acquisition of Duke Empirical, Inc., a designer, developer, and manufacturer of innovative medical devices focused on advanced catheters and minimally invasive delivery systems. This acqui
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, reports on a planned new Directorate for Patient Exper
Backed by $4.6M in seed funding, Juniper is looking to define a new clinical standard of care for IVF genetic testing Juniper Genomics, a healthtech company pioneering a new standard of care in IVF, has announced its public launch alongside a 4.6 million USD seed round led by Company Ventures, with
Field Medical, Inc., a clinical-stage company aiming to redefine cardiac ablation with next-generation pulsed field ablation (PFA) technology, has announced the close of a 35 million USD Series B financing round co-led by BioStar Capital and Cue Growth, with participation from existing strategic inv
