Mikkel Kristiansen, CEO of VentriJect, reflects on the Life Sciences Sector Plan published by the UK Government earlier this year. On 16 July, the UK government published its Life Sciences Sector Plan. Having read it, I find myself sighing rather than getting excited. It talks a lot about innovation
Chris Whitehouse, a political consultant and expert on medical technology policy and regulation at Whitehouse Communications, and advisor to MedTech suppliers highlights government investment in MedTech for mental health. Smart glasses to help with everyday tasks, augmented reality filters to reduce
Barbara Harpham, Chair of the Medical Technology Group, considers the implications of the NHS new performance ranking. The NHS league table of trusts has finally been published to a mixture of welcome and concern. Reactions mirror the longstanding debate from the Blair era over whether league tables
Chris Whitehouse, a political consultant and expert on medical technology policy and regulation at Whitehouse Communications, and advisor to MedTech suppliers, looks at a new consultation on the future of MedTech regulation in Europe. The European Commission has launched a consultation seeking feedb
Chris Whitehouse, a political consultant and expert on medical technology policy and regulation at Whitehouse Communications, and advisor to MedTech suppliers, highlights a competition to fill a gap in MedTech available for battlefield injuries and civil trauma scenarios. The Defence and Security Ac
Chris Whitehouse, a political consultant and expert on medical technology policy and regulation at Whitehouse Communications, and advisor to MedTech suppliers, explains the Government’s new approach to league tables for the NHS in England. In a bold move to enhance transparency and accountability wi
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 call for evidence from the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) regarding designated standards for me
Professor Akhil Tripathi provides insight into the inspiration behind a new and unique medical device for the effective daytime treatment of sleep apnoea, the challenges faced in developing and launching it and his perceptions into the the next era of healthcare innovation. eXciteOSA is a ‘groundbre
Daye has just launched a comprehensive at-home hormone testing service across the UK, and Med-Tech Insights spoke to Valentina Milanova, founder & CEO of Daye to find out more. 1. What specific hormones does the at-home test measure, and how do these results help identify conditions like PCOS?Daye’s
In many industries, product design rarely accounts for the variability of user profiles, with a focus on the ‘average’ person. Headphones or even glasses too often do not account for head size and comfort; instead, there is more of an emphasis on functionality. The medical device sector is no diffe
Patients with chest pains and suspected heart attacks are benefitting from better informed decisions in a high-impact initiative led by clinicians, writes Dr. Krishnaraj Sinhji Rathod, consultant in interventional cardiology at Barts Health NHS Trust. He explains the clinical, environmental, and eff
The government’s plan for the NHS is a huge document. Jane Stephenson, Chief Executive Officer at SPARK TSL, argues the key to unlocking its digital ambitions is to consider what it has to say about the shift from CDs to digital music. How can trusts and health boards make the same shift from analog
