Chris Whitehouse, a political consultant and expert on medical technology policy and regulation at Whitehouse Communications, and a Trustee of the Bios Centre for bioethics looks at the background to an amendment to the Health Bill focussing on value-based procurement [VBP]. Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
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FemTick, a new accreditation recognising organisations supporting the growth of the women’s health sector, today launches with nine founding partners spanning banking, insurance, ecommerce and other financial and commercial services. Founding partners include HSBC Innovation Banking, Tokio Marine Ki
Conexeu Sciences Inc., a preclinical-stage medical device and regenerative medicine company, has announced it is now undergoing manufacturing, testing, and preclinical work to support its planned FDA 510(k) submission for its wound care device. The device, known as Ten Minute Tissue, is based on the
KLS Martin is set to deliver its 500th implant manufactured with ceramic 3D printing technology by the end of Q3 2026. The 500th implant, made with Lithography-based Ceramic Manufacturing (LCM) technology developed by ceramic additive manufacturing specialist Lithoz, will be delivered via KLS Martin
Dental technology company SprintRay has introduced a wireless intraoral scanner built for ScanOS; the Nano Series compact chairside production workflow; and an expanded materials partnership with GC Corporation. Sprintray has produced more than 20 million dental parts worldwide and announced this ex
A project from the University of Nottingham has been awarded funding in a bid to bring 3D printing to children and young people in hospital education in England. The funding, which comes from a Royal Society Science Community Grant and the Julia Rausing Trust, is designed to provide greater access t
Chris Whitehouse, a political consultant and expert on medical technology policy and regulation at Whitehouse Communications, and a Trustee of the Bios Centre for bioethics analyses the MedTech regulator’s new 2030 Strategy. The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has set out
Chris Whitehouse, a political consultant and expert on medical technology policy and regulation at Whitehouse Communications, and a Trustee of the Bios Centre for bioethics updates readers on expansion of the services available through the NHS app. Millions of people across England can now get an al
Women struggling to secure answers for suspected endometriosis and PMOS could be given stronger evidence of their symptoms through wearable technology shaped by its founder’s own lived experience. WombWise, founded by Edinburgh Napier University graduate Emily Youngs, has been crowned winner of the
Ensera has launched the Ensera Alliance Network, bringing together leading device platform and fill-finish specialists to address the complexity of commercialising drug-device combination products. The network currently includes injector platform providers SHL Medical, Stevanato Group and Ypsomed al
A new approach to sharing diagnostic images captured by doctors at the point of care is informing time-critical decisions for some of the most unwell babies in hospital with patients in emergency and intensive care settings set to benefit next. Developed in partnership between Portsmouth Hospitals U
