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NHS workers use 'XR' tech for training during COVID-19 pandemic
NHS workers have accessed training through virtual, augmented and mixed reality (XR) technology since the outbreak of the Coronavirus pandemic, as the health service moved to rapidly upskill its workforce to treat patients with COVID-19. Read more
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How is COVID-19 affecting the NHS customer environment?
Oli Hudson, content director at Wilmington Healthcare, explores some of seismic changes happening in the NHS, looked at through an industry lens. Read more
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Oncimmune signs deal with Roche to profile autoantibodies during cancer trials
Immunodiagnostics company Oncimmune Holdings has signed a further contract with Roche to profile autoantibodies in patient samples collected during cancer immunotherapy trials. Read more
Scalp cooling innovator signs deal with American Oncology Network
Scalp cooling innovator Dignitana AB, has signed a master contract with American Oncology Network (AON), an alliance of community oncology practices in the United States. Read more
Adhesives specialist supports textiles project at Nottingham Trent University
Adhesives specialist Intertronics has supported the Advanced Textiles Research Group (ATRG) at Nottingham Trent University (NTU) to develop electronic textiles that add functionality to materials and garments. Read more
FOBA to host webinar on UDI marking and MDR compliance
Laser marking and engraving specialist FOBA will be hosting a webinar on 9th June focussed on UDI marking being compliant for MDR – with the implementation of the regulation delayed until 26 May 2021. Read more
Neuroscience-led AI leads to launch of universal hearing aid
ChatableApps has launched a universal hearing aid, using neuroscience-led artificial intelligence to empower those suffering from hearing loss to hear one-to-one conversations clearly, using an everyday smartphone and a standard pair of earbuds. Read more
'GPS for indoors' given £50k Innovate UK grant to power health apps and platforms
Navenio, the healthcare scale-up whose location-based technology has been shown to double the throughput of hospital teams, has received around £50,000 from the UK government and Innovate UK. Read more
From the latest issue
Med-Tech Innovation News - Issue 48 - May-June 2020
Looking to the future: Vision Engineering on the rise of eyepiece-less stereo microscopes. Plus tubing, sustainability in medtech and digital health. Read more
Rob Lacey
Med-Tech Innovation Expo 2020 rescheduled for September
Med-Tech Innovation Expo 2020 has been rescheduled from April to 29-30 September following the Coronavirus outbreak. Read more
Irish automation in the spotlight
Automation and robotics are a key part of many manufacturing processes. This type of technology is growing in popularity in the medtech sector with many companies looking to take advantage of the process benefits it creates. Read more
How manufacturing execution systems can improve process capacity
Industry 4.0 and automation & robotics have grown in importance in today’s manufacturing landscape. What role do these technologies have in improving process efficiency and capacity? Read more
Wearing it well: BioInteractions' new antimicrobial
MPN editor Laura Hughes sat down with Arjun Luthra, BioInteractions, to learn more about the company’s new antimicrobial which doesn’t release toxins into the body. Read more
