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Signature Clinic, one of the UK’s largest cosmetic surgery providers, has announced a series of senior appointments as the organisation continues to expand its national footprint and strengthen its clinical, operational and commercial leadership. The appointments include Mr Mabroor Bhatty as Clinical Director; Tracey McAleney as Chief Operating Officer; and Sarah Hill as Head of [...]
Johnson & Johnson said MedTech sales rose 5.4 per cent in 2025 to US$33.8bn. The group said operational sales in its Innovative Medicine division rose 5.3 per cent year on year to about US$60.4bn. It said MedTech growth was driven by electrophysiology products, Abiomed in cardiovascular care and wound-closure products in general surgery, alongside the [...]
TandemAI has secured US$22m in a Series A extension to advance its drug discovery platform. The round, from new and existing investors, takes total funding past US$80m since October 2021. The platform combines artificial intelligence with physics-based computation and wet-lab work to find potential drug candidates. The platform has produced more than ten [...]
System C has been awarded a three-year contract by North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust (NWAS) to deliver its Digital Pharmacy Stock Management solution, supporting the safe and efficient management of medicines. The new system will provide NWAS with a fully cloud-hosted platform for medicines inventory management and medicines assembly workflows for the kits used [...]
UK trade association AXREM and health tech growth specialist Highland have extended their partnership for two further years, reaffirming a shared commitment to supporting growth across the UK’s diagnostic and health technology markets. AXREM represents member companies that collectively provide the majority of diagnostic medical imaging and radiotherapy equipment used in UK hospitals. The association [...]
Surgical Holdings, the award-winning British manufacturer and repairer of surgical instruments, will be exhibiting at MEDICA 2025 for the first time as part of the Stille Group. The company will use the event, taking place in Düsseldorf from 17–20 November 2025, to reconnect with existing partners, explore new opportunities, and showcase the next stage of [...]
Britain will struggle to be a life sciences superpower without reforming drug pricing, GSK’s outgoing chief executive has warned. Emma Walmsley said she was “hopeful and ambitious” that the standoff between the pharmaceutical industry and government could be resolved, as ministers draw up proposals to increase NHS spending on new medicines by up to 25 [...]
Ergéa UK was proud to join clinical leaders from Somerset NHS Foundation Trust and Actiform at the ground-breaking ceremony for the new Bridgwater Community Diagnostic Centre - a milestone moment in our long-term partnership with the Trust. The project recently received conditional planning approval, paving the way for the new facility to welcome its first [...]
Propel Healthtech West Yorkshire is calling on innovators with healthtech solutions to apply for its accelerator programme. The programme is free for successful applicants and provides enhanced business support, regulatory guidance, NHS networking and scaled growth advice. The accelerator has recently been allocated £4.5m in funding from the West Yorkshire Mayor’s investment Zone. The funding [...]
Signature Clinic Glasgow has announced the move of its Glasgow clinic to a newly refurbished, purpose-built facility. Signature Clinic has built a reputation for safe, affordable and life-enhancing treatments. Now, patients in Glasgow will be able to enjoy the same trusted care in a beautiful new fully upgraded clinic designed with comfort, style, and wellbeing [...]
