Medicine

£72mn boost for commercial research to benefit the health of England

The NIHR is announcing £72 million of funding to establish 14 new Commercial Research Delivery Centres (CRDCs) across England.   The new centres will enhance the speed and efficiency of commercial clinical research delivery, contributing to the ...

Zimmer Biomet receives FDA clearance for OsseoFit Stemless Shoulder System for total shoulder replacement 

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, a global medical technology leader, has announced US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for the OsseoFit Stemless Shoulder System for total shoulder replacement. This innovative implant is designed to match the...

NHS Artificial Intelligence (AI) giving patients better care and support

The NHS is using AI to predict patients who are at risk of becoming frequent users of emergency services so staff can get them more appropriate care at an earlier stage. The intervention will ensure that thousands of people get the support they need...

AMBOSS acquires Novaheal to strengthen its position in the German nursing market and as a hub for healthcare talent and knowledge 

AMBOSS, the leading medical knowledge and learning platform in Germany, has announced its acquisition of Novaheal, a pioneering EdTech start-up that developed an innovative platform for nursing education. This acquisition positions AMBOSS as a comprehensive...

New trial for prostate cancer screening in the home 

Dr Rav Sodi, Consultant Clinical Biochemist for Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust, has partnered with Yorkshire- and Edinburgh-based MedTech company TestCard and global diagnostics manufacturer Healgen to deliver a trial of prostate cancer screening...

Roche to acquire Poseida Therapeutics, including its related platform tech

Roche has announced that it has entered into a definitive merger agreement to acquire Poseida Therapeutics, a public clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company pioneering donor-derived CAR-T cell therapies. Based in San Diego, California, Poseida’s R&D p...

Johnson & Johnson MedTech announces strategic agreement with Responsive Arthroscopy to expand sports soft tissue solutions

Johnson & Johnson MedTech, a global leader in orthopaedic technologies and solutions, has announced an exclusive commercial distribution agreement in the United States with Responsive Arthroscopy, an innovative medical device company specialising in...

GE HealthCare unveils Sonic DL for 3D, expanding Deep Learning innovations in MRI

GE HealthCare has unveiled Sonic DL for 3D, the newest addition to its effortless imaging portfolio, designed to accelerate MRI scans across a wide range of clinical applications.   Sonic DL for 3D builds on GE HealthCare’s its success on AIR R...

Tampa General and USF Health to bring world’s most precise robotic surgical technology to Florida

Tampa General Hospital and the University of South Florida have announced an agreement with Medical Microinstruments, to bring the Symani Surgical System, a first-of-its-kind robotic technology, to support lymphatic surgery at TGH. This will be the first...

5GIoT connected ambulance solution launches to market  

LifeSigns, in collaboration with floLIVE and Hetrogenous, has announced the launch of its Connected Ambulance Solution LifeConnect, designed to transform emergency medical response through advanced 5GioT technology, real-time patient monitoring and seamless...

Reimagining depression care through digital therapeutics

We glean insights from Andy Hodge, CEO of Otsuka Europe, on the Otsuka Pharmaceutical Europe and Otsuka Pharmaceuticals (UK) collaboration with Health Innovation Oxford & Thames Valley (Oxford HIN) to evaluate the implementation and integration of a new...

‘You’re not ovary-acting’: The fast-tracked fertility insights designed for women 

Dr Helen O’Neill, a molecular geneticist and Associate Professor, co-founded Hertility to bring accessible, at-home hormone and fertility testing to women. Hertility, created with Dr Natalie Getreu and Deirdre O’Neill, provides personalised reproductive ins...