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Health tech growth partner Highland has today revealed its new identity – reflecting a sharper focus as it helps health tech companies to find market opportunities, convince target audiences, and drive growth. Known for nearly a quarter of a century as Highland Marketing, the company has built a strong reputation for launching and championing many [...]
Signature Clinic, the UK’s largest provider of cosmetic surgery, is proud to announce the official opening of its brand-new, purpose-designed clinic in the heart of Liverpool. Following the success of operating as a satellite hub from Manchester since 2024, the demand from patients in Liverpool has been so strong that a fully dedicated clinic has [...]
By Reddie & Grose It is impossible to escape the headlines on GLP-1 agonists such as Ozempic and Wegovy. Therefore, it seems reasonable to assume that the innovator behind these blockbuster drugs has robust, fail-safe strategies to protect their intellectual property worldwide. However, inaction by Danish company Novo Nordisk, who manufactures Ozempic and Wegovy, has [...]
International law firm McDermott Will & Schulte advised Sycamore Partners, a leading New York-based private equity firm, as UK healthcare regulatory counsel on its acquisition of Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. The total transaction is valued at up to $23.7 billion. Sycamore Partners specialises in consumer, distribution and retail-related investments and partners with management teams to [...]
A new health and wellbeing business support programme, created to accelerate new product and service development across West Yorkshire, has officially launched. Designed to kickstart new and emerging enterprises in health and wellbeing, the Huddersfield Health Innovation Incubator (HHII) is being delivered as a strategic partnership between Kirklees Council, the University of Huddersfield and the [...]
Health Tech World explores the latest business developments in the world of health technology. Philips and Masimo to advance access to patient monitoring measurement tech Royal Philips and Masimo have renewed their multi-year strategic collaboration. The collaboration will now be working to accelerate the development and delivery of next-generation patient monitoring solutions. The companies state [...]
The Association of British HealthTech Industries (ABHI) will once again lead one of the largest national pavilions at WHX Dubai 2026, taking place from 9–12 February 2026 at the Dubai Exhibition Centre. Formerly known as Arab Health, WHX Dubai has evolved into a bolder, broader, and more internationally focused global health innovation summit – attracting [...]
Pharmaceutical companies have paused or cancelled nearly £2bn in planned UK investments this year, causing “suffering” to patients, as disputes over drug pricing escalate ahead of talks with Trump, The Guardian reports. The life sciences sector crisis deepened after US drugmaker MSD said last Wednesday it would abandon its £1bn London research centre. Two days [...]
US drugmaker Merck has scrapped its £1bn London research centre and will cut 125 scientific jobs in the capital this year. The planned UK Discovery Centre at Belgrove House, opposite St Pancras and King’s Cross stations, was already under construction and due to open in two years. It had been expected to employ about 800 [...]
Novo Nordisk, maker of Wegovy and Ozempic, will cut 11 per cent of staff after issuing a profit warning amid strong competition from US rival Eli Lilly. The Danish drugmaker’s decision affects 9,000 of its 78,400 employees, with 5,000 cuts in Denmark, as sales of Wegovy have slowed and cheaper generic versions have entered the [...]
