What happens when you take complex, flat 2D medical scans and transform them into highly accurate, tactile 3D models that surgeons can actually hold? In this interview, Editor Oli Johnson sits down with Jacqui O’Connor, founder and CEO of MedScan 3D and winner of the Med-Tech Expo 2026 PITCH competi
Chris Whitehouse, a political consultant and expert on medical technology policy and regulation at Whitehouse Communications, looks at NHS England’s new Sepsis modern service framework. NHS England has published a new Sepsis modern service framework setting out its strategy for addressing a life-thr
A ‘state-of-the-art’ 3D printing lab producing ultra-realistic medical models for training, surgical simulation and patient-specific anatomical modelling has been unveiled at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Funded through a wider National Institute for Health and Care Research (N
‘Ride for Rare’ will combine fundraising with real-world validation of VENTO as the UK charity accelerates development towards clinical deployment As many medical technologies are validated in laboratories, Keep Me Breathing is taking a different approach. This July, the UK MedTech charity will emba
Medicaroid Corporation has announced that the CE marking under the Medical Device Regulation (MDR(2017/745)) has been obtained for the hinotori Surgical Robot System. The hinotori was originally approved for manufacturing and marketing in Japan in 2020 and subsequently launched domestically. After t
Variscite, a leading global System-on-Module (SoM) designer, developer, and manufacturer, and NRG, a MedTech engineering partner for regulated software systems, have announced a partnership to provide a system level solution for embedded medical products. Medical device development leaves no room fo
Xeltis, a leading developer of transformative implants that enable the natural creation of living and long-lasting vessels, has announced the official start of the European commercialisation of aXess, marked by the successful treatment of the first commercial patient by Dr Dominik Liebetrau at Artem
PDV MedTech, a leading U.S.-based medical device design, development and manufacturing organisation, and Corscience GmbH & Co. KG, a Germany-based developer of safety-critical medical technologies, have announced a strategic partnership to give MedTech innovators an end-to-end path from early-stage
Median Technologies, manufacturer of eyonis, has announced eyonis LCS has obtained CE marking as a Class IIb medical device, under the new European Medical Device Regulation (MDR 2017/745), enabling commercialisation across the European Economic Area. The CE marking, granted by the French notified
Olympus Corporation has launched ENDOEYE ULTRA in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). The latest addition to the company’s videoscope portfolio for minimally invasive surgery is designed to support both reliable visualisation during procedures and more efficient handling in the operating room
MiniMed, a global leader in diabetes technology, has announced the commercial launch in Europe of both the MiniMed 780G system integrated with the Instinct sensor and the MiniMed Go system integrated with the Instinct Go sensor. The Instinct and Instinct Go sensors, made by Abbott, will be rolled ou
Heartfelt Technologies has announced that the FDA has granted Breakthrough Device Designation to the first-of-its-kind Heartfelt device, an AI-powered home monitoring technology designed to identify worsening heart failure before patients require hospital care. The FDA Breakthrough Devices Program i
