Medtech Ireland
EIT Health establishes Ireland base to expand and grow partnerships
EIT Health has established a base in Ireland to strengthen its existing network and grow new partnerships. Read more
14 Jan 2021
Beacon Hospital invests in 3D tech for neurosurgery
Beacon Hospital has invested €500,000 in Orbeye technology for neurosurgery, making it the first hospital in the UK and Ireland to use this equipment. Read more
11 Dec 2020
Harmac accelerates masks and ventilation manufacturing
Harmac Medical Products (Harmac) has announced a major investment in its facility at Castlerea, as it accelerates the manufacturing of surgical masks and non-invasive ventilation products, creating 60 new roles. Read more
9 Dec 2020
Galway start-up receives €100k prize for women's health innovations
NUA Surgical, a medical start-up from Galway, has been named the Overall Winner of the InterTradeIreland Seedcorn Investor Readiness Competition, pocketing a cash prize of €100,000 at the online awards ceremony on Wednesday 2nd December 2020. Read more
8 Dec 2020
Wasdell's Dundalk facility receives ISO 13485 certification
The Wasdell Group, an outsourcing partner to companies in the pharmaceutical and biotech sector, has seen its Dundalk facility certified with the ISO 13485 standard for medical device manufacturing. Read more
3 Dec 2020
Foster and Aran Biomedical partnership to market implantable solution
Foster Corporation, a polymer solutions provider for medical device and pharmaceutical applications, has announced a new business relationship with Aran Biomedical. Read more
26 Nov 2020
Wireless tech player invests €78m in Cork R&D centre
Wireless technology innovator Qualcomm will invest €78 million in a new Research & Development Centre at Penrose Dock in Cork. Read more
16 Nov 2020
Computing firm introduces new range of surgical monitors
Computing firm ADLINK Technology has introduced the ASM (ADLINK Surgical Monitor) series of surgical monitors, which are designed for integration with endoscopic, microscopic, fluoroscopic, multi-modality, and other medical imaging systems. Read more
27 Jan 2021
PVC compounds firm to continue growth and innovation strategy
PVC compounds and ecological biopolymers firm Benvic, is set to continue its strategy of growth and innovation within the world’s medical and healthcare sectors. Read more
27 Jan 2021
Dem Dx and Moorfields Eye Hospital awarded £1.1m to develop triage platform
Healthcare company Dem Dx and Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust have been awarded £1.1 million to develop and evaluate Dem Dx’s AI-powered clinical reasoning tool ‘Triage Platform’ for eye health services. Read more
27 Jan 2021
Draeger opens PPE manufacturing facility in Gateshead
Draeger Safety UK, part of The Dräger Group, has officially opened a new manufacturing facility in Gateshead. Read more
27 Jan 2021
NHS tele radiology services provider to deploy Sectra's imaging technology
Teleradiology services provider Medica, which provides more than a million radiology reports each year to help NHS hospitals deliver diagnoses and effective care for patients, has announced it will deploy technology from medical imaging firm Sectra. Read more
26 Jan 2021
Draeger opens PPE manufacturing facility in Gateshead
Draeger Safety UK, part of The Dräger Group, has officially opened a new manufacturing facility in Gateshead. Read more
27 Jan 2021
AdvaMed supports President Biden's COVID-19 strategy in letter
The Advanced Medical Technology Association (AdvaMed) has confirmed its support to President Biden to work with the administration’s national COVID-19 strategy. Read more
25 Jan 2021
Computing firm introduces new range of surgical monitors
Computing firm ADLINK Technology has introduced the ASM (ADLINK Surgical Monitor) series of surgical monitors, which are designed for integration with endoscopic, microscopic, fluoroscopic, multi-modality, and other medical imaging systems. Read more
27 Jan 2021
NHS tele radiology services provider to deploy Sectra's imaging technology
Teleradiology services provider Medica, which provides more than a million radiology reports each year to help NHS hospitals deliver diagnoses and effective care for patients, has announced it will deploy technology from medical imaging firm Sectra. Read more
26 Jan 2021
Thereapeutic device for migraine treatment granted FDA clearance
Theranica, a prescribed digital therapeutics (PDT) company, has announced its Nerivio therapeutic device has received the Food and Drug Administration clearance to market for an expanded indication for acute treatment of episodic or chronic migraine. Read more
26 Jan 2021
Life science firms encouraged to act now over EU trade with government videos
New on-demand videos are available for life sciences businesses in a drive to encourage them to act now and follow the new rules agreed as part of the UK’s trade agreement with the EU. Read more
26 Jan 2021
Biotech firms strike partnership to strengthen R&D in metabolomics
Biotech players OWL and BIOSFER have entered into a strategic partnership with a view to strengthening R&D in developing diagnosis methods and personalised medicine using metabolomics. Read more
19 Jan 2021
Owlstone Medical introduces panel for respiratory disease research
Owlstone Medical, which uses Breath Biopsy for applications in early disease detection and precision medicine, has introduced the Respiratory Diseases Research Use Only (RUO) Panel. Read more
19 Jan 2021
LATEST AI & VR IN HEALTHCARE NEWS
AI-powered hearing aids recognised with award at CES 2021
Widex has been recognised by Digital Trends Media Group with a Tech for Change Award at CES 2021 for its Widex Moment hearing aids. Recipients were selected based on innovations intended to make the world a better place, as displayed during CES. Read more
25 Jan 2021
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NHNN becomes first NHS hospital to install Olympus ORBEYE
The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery (NHNN) has become the first NHS hospital to install ORBEYE. Read more
21 Jan 2021
Sensyne Health launches app to automate lateral flow results
Sensyne Health has announced the launch of MagnifEye, a new smartphone software application that uses deep machine learning AI to automate the accurate reading, beyond the human visible spectrum, and Big Data analsis of lateral flow diagnostic tests. Read more
14 Jan 2021
Edinburgh firm closes £1.2m funding round for neuromotor pen
Edinburgh medtech company Manus Neurodynamica has closed a £1.2 million funding round to support the launch of its digital pen which provides an early warning of Parkinson's disease and other neurological conditions. Read more
26 Jan 2021
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Sino-nasal treatment device firm closes $25m funding round
Neurent Medical, a company developing treatments for chronic inflammatory sino-nasal diseases, has closed a $25 million Series B financing. Read more
21 Jan 2021
