Europe
Queen Victoria Hospital NHS FT successfully delivers Archie EPR, electronic patient record (EPR) system in partnership with Altera Digital Health to help improve productivity and efficiency using digital technology to enhance patient care. The Minor Injuries Unit (MIU) service led the way for digital adoption, staff adapted quickly and used digital record keeping for their [...]
With contributions from Shereen Younis, trainee solicitor with Osborne Clarke Data has become the defining battleground for digital health. As artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities accelerate, interoperable health records gain traction and hyper-personalised care moves into the mainstream, digital health businesses face a fundamental tension: how to square patient and customer demand for tailored, tech-enabled services [...]
UK medicines regulator the MHRA has opened a consultation on indefinite CE mark recognition for medical devices in Great Britain. Around 90 per cent of medical devices currently used in Great Britain are CE marked, a certification showing they meet EU safety standards. The proposals aim to support long-term supply and sit within the MHRA’s [...]
Xyall has raised €7.6m to roll out its automated tissue dissection technology for molecular pathology laboratories worldwide. The Eindhoven-based medtech startup, founded in 2018 by Guido du Pree and Hans van Wijngaarden, digitises and automates the tissue dissection workflow used to prepare tumour samples for molecular analysis, a step in cancer diagnostics that is still [...]
Simed Global has partnered with HiMedia Laboratories to develop rapid diagnostic technologies. The Birkenhead-based health technologies firm said the collaboration aims to accelerate the development, validation and worldwide adoption of rapid diagnostics. Simed Global said its instant diagnostic platform will be supported by Maharashtra-based HiMedia Laboratories, which specialises in life science and microbiology [...]
Flok Health has rolled out digital physio across 11 NHS areas in England, extending its app-based service to more than 2.4 million patients. The expansion follows pilot programmes in 2025, as the NHS looks to digital provision for musculoskeletal (MSK) care, which covers conditions affecting muscles, bones and joints, including back pain. The service offers [...]
Signature Clinic has entered into a strategic clinical partnership with CES Medical, under which patients will undergo cosmetic surgery at CES Medical’s Tunbridge Wells facility. The agreement enables patients in the South East to access Signature Clinic’s network, with surgery performed under CES Medical’s established clinical governance framework. As part of the collaboration, CES Medical [...]
SGS has partnered with Berlin-based health tech startup theblood to develop menstrual diagnostics for women’s health using menstrual blood. The tie-up aims to build the scientific and regulatory case for using menstrual fluid as a non-invasive source of health data. Menstrual blood contains biomarkers, biological indicators that can signal disease, and could help detect conditions [...]
RLDatix has welcomed Blackrock Health as the latest organisation to adopt IPeople Offline Suite to support continuity of care, improve patient safety and strengthen operational resilience across its MEDITECH environment. Building on the solutions’ success across North America, this first European deployment will help clinical and operational teams maintain access to near-real-time patient information during [...]
Neurent Medical has raised €62.5m (US$74m) in an oversubscribed Series C financing round to support commercial expansion, broaden clinical evidence and advance its product and indication pipeline. The round was led by MVM Partners, with significant participation from Sofinnova Partners, and included continued support from existing investors EQT Life Sciences, Atlantic Bridge, Fountain Healthcare Partners [...]
