Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s (MIT) research enterprise in Singapore, has launched a new collaborative research project, Wearable Imaging for Transforming Elderly Care (WITEC). The Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research & Technology (SMART) says WITEC marks a pioneering effort in wearable tec
Medherant, a University of Warwick spin-out company and innovator in transdermal drug delivery, has announced positive results from its initial Phase 1 clinical trial of its testosterone patch for post-menopausal women. The study, conducted at Hammersmith Medicines Research (HMR) in London, demonstr
A Scottish research initiative which set out to safeguard retinal images for innovation in eye research has reached a major milestone. Having secured over one million retinal images since the project launched, researchers are now a step closer to supporting clinicians to make crucial early diagnoses
Chris Whitehouse, a political consultant and expert on medical technology policy and regulation at Whitehouse Communications, and advisor to MedTech suppliers, highlights innovation in blood testing that could cut diagnosis delays and save lives. The NHS is trialling a rapid 15-minute blood test thi
The Precision Health Technologies Accelerator (PHTA) at The University of Birmingham has installed a microArch S240 from Boston Micro Fabrication (BMF), a pioneering micro-precision 3D printer designed for short-run industrial production and advanced life sciences R&D. Built on BMF’s patented Projec
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 national platform set to transform AI research in NHS screening services. The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) a
Medtronic has announced results from the Enable Hernia Repair clinical study evaluating the performance of the Hugo robotic-assisted surgery (RAS) system in inguinal and ventral hernia repair procedures. Enable Hernia Repair is the first-ever Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) clinical study com
Cartherics, a biotech company developing off-the-shelf immune cell therapies focusing on high-impact women’s diseases, with lead programs in ovarian cancer and endometriosis, has announced the granting of a patent for ‘Method for Providing Immune Cells with Enhanced Function’ by the Chinese Patent O
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
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
Real-world study demonstrates next-gen EpiSwitch PSE blood test safely reduces unnecessary biopsies by up to 79% while accurately detecting prostate cancer. A real-world study published high-impact journal Cancers demonstrates the transformative potential of a next-generation prostate cancer blood t
Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden and the University of Auckland in New Zealand have developed a groundbreaking bioelectric implant that restores movement in rats after injuries to the spinal cord. This breakthrough offers new hope for an effective treatment for humans suffe
