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The ECG device the size of a credit card
The portable ECG device has been developed to detect early warning signs. more
23 Aug 2017
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Medic behind pill cameras devices wins national UK prize
Professor Mark McAlindon from Sheffield Teaching Hospitals has scooped the prestigious Hopkins Endoscopy Prize for his pill camera medical device more
23 Aug 2017
Northern Powerhouse invites UK medtech firms to Medica
The Department for International Trade (DIT) is inviting medtech companies to join a Northern Powerhouse trade mission to Medica, the world’s largest medical technology and life sciences exhibition. more
21 Aug 2017
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World's smallest surgical robot developed by UK scientists
Scientists from Cambridgeshire have created the world’s smallest surgical robot by using technology from the mobile phone and space industries. more
21 Aug 2017
Jawbone's medical device plans leaked
Jawbone’s plan to relaunch itself as a medical device company has been leaked by Bloomberg. more
18 Aug 2017
Medtech companies benefit from North-West business accelerator
A 12-week business accelerator programme in the North West has proven to be hugely successful for health-technology companies. more
18 Aug 2017
Regenerative wound care tech will be crucial for the ageing population
The ageing baby boomer population and rise in the incidence of chronic diseases has intensified focus on innovations in wound care for this difficult-to-heal patient population, according to Frost and Sullivan. more
17 Aug 2017
From the latest issue
Owen Mumford on innovating from end-to-end
Everybody knows 3D printing is big business in medtech – but do you know the full extent of the role it has to play? Ian Matthews, design engineering team manager, R&D at Owen Mumford explains. more
A vision of health
How my son’s fight for sight inspired an engineering innovation with global impact - by Douglas Anderson, founder of Optos. more
Learning curve: academic programme to 'change delivery of health'
The University of Surrey has launched a new programme called Innovation for Health, designed to “help change the delivery of healthcare in the UK”. more
How to make health data work harder
Former neurosurgeon and ophthalmic surgeon Dr. Guy Wood-Gush, CEO of Deontics, welcomes positive moves to bring digital health into the frontline of care delivery, but fears the NHS may get left behind if it does not make its data work harder. more
BD re-locates HQ, seeks UK talent
Global medical technology company BD (Becton Dickinson and company), which is moving its UKI headquarters to the Reading area in Berkshire, is seeking new talent to join its 260 strong office. more
