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The Association of British HealthTech Industries (ABHI) has unveiled a new initiative designed to strengthen international partnerships and boost the global presence of UK health technology companies at WHX Dubai 2026 - one of the world’s largest and most influential healthcare trade shows. New for 2026, ABHI will introduce the UK Networking Zone - a [...]
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 [...]
Organised crime gangs are making branded weight-loss jabs that mimic legitimate medicines, the UK medicines regulator has warned. The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) said the trend emerged in recent months, prompting what it called the largest single seizure of trafficked weight-loss drugs ever recorded by any global law enforcement agency. Andy Morling, [...]
A new peer-reviewed study has revealed significant clinical time and cost savings from implementing single sign-on (SSO) technology in hospitals. Dr George Gellert, an epidemiologist focused on using IT to improve public health outcomes, and 27 co-authors, many from UK hospitals, have just had a study into the clinical time savings and the financial value [...]
People are more likely to open up about their health to artificial intelligence (AI) than to their doctors, according to a new white paper from UK digital health company Aide Health. The report, “Building Patient Trust in AI,” reveals a striking contradiction at the heart of modern healthcare: while most people still feel uneasy about [...]
By Mr Shaheel Chummun, Consultant plastic, reconstructive and aesthetic surgeon Before the 1990s, cleft lip and palate repair in the UK was performed by a broad range of surgeons, often with limited specialist training. While many achieved excellent results, the lack of national standards meant some patients were left with functional and aesthetic challenges that [...]
Quantum health projects will share £14m in UK funding to advance NHS diagnostics, including portable eye scanners, epilepsy brain imaging and faster cancer blood tests. The funding comes through Innovate UK's Quantum Sensing Mission Primer awards, backing 14 projects in healthcare, transport and defence. Three health technology initiatives will receive significant support. Siloton is developing [...]
EssilorLuxottica has acquired Ikerian AG, the health technology company operating under the RetinAI brand, in a move that deepens its push into AI and data-driven eye care. The deal, announced in Paris on 15 October 2025, strengthens the group’s med-tech strategy by adding advanced software that uses machine learning and computer vision to support clinical [...]
Popai Health, the voice AI platform that supports phone-based patient conversations, has raised US$11m in funding. The funding will “strengthen Popai's go-to-market efforts, drive faster adoption across health systems, medical groups, health plans, and ACOs, and enable the team to scale with increasing market demand”, the firm said. Popai aims to eliminate what it calls [...]
The South West Provider Collaborative has announced it is the first NHS organisation to commission the workflow, referral and waiting list management software supplier Novari Health, following its recent acquisition by VitalHub UK. In partnership with Insight Technologies, Novari Health will deploy its electronic referral and bed management solution for specialist mental health services in [...]
