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Centre for Sight today announced the publication of a major international review paper co-authored by its Medical Director, Mr Sheraz Daya, highlighting the stability of a unique Double C-Loop intraocular lens (IOL) design. The peer-reviewed study — which analysed 19 clinical trials involving 1,428 eyes — concludes that the POD Double C-Loop platform provides exceptional [...]
Eight entrepreneurs have been chosen to develop health innovation ventures in Liverpool through Citizen First LCR, a new scheme supporting so-called hidden entrepreneurs. Projects include hospital robots, AI-guided sleep support and a mobile hair salon. The programme is the first time Public Life’s Citizen Incubator model has been brought to Liverpool, as part of the [...]
A single LSD dose eased anxiety and depression symptoms for up to 12 weeks in patients with generalised anxiety disorder, new research shows. The study involved 198 adults with generalised anxiety disorder (GAD), a form of anxiety that affects about one in 10 people over the course of a year. GAD involves persistent, excessive worry [...]
AI transformation partner Reveal HealthTech has raised US$7.2m in Series A funding to expand its healthcare and life sciences technology. The funding will support product expansion, sales growth and work with more healthcare and life sciences organisations. Founded in 2023 and incubated by W Health Ventures and 2070 Health, the company develops artificial intelligence systems [...]
Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust has taken a significant step towards a more digital future by rolling out electronic test ordering using Clinisys ICE. The trust deployed the order communications system to around 2,000 clinical users across all of its wards, the maternity and paediatrics units, the emergency and same day emergency care departments, and [...]
A new urine-based test has identified prostate cancer with 91 per cent accuracy in studies, raising hopes it could reduce the need for invasive biopsies. The test looks for three biomarkers – TTC3, H4C5 and EPCAM – proteins in urine linked to prostate cancer. In validation studies, it detected cancer 91 per cent of the [...]
Researchers, engineers and entrepreneurs are being invited to apply for a fully funded innovation programme aimed at tackling one of the UK’s most urgent yet underserved health challenges: musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions. MSK conditions affect 20 million people in the UK, one third of the population, and account for 1 in 7 GP appointments. They are [...]
By Rachel Murphy, founder of The Grafter and Advisor for Silver Buck Selling a business is often portrayed as the big win: the day you cash out and celebrate years of hard work. Getting there is no easy feat, it takes years of hard work, plans to avoid burnout, and building a strong support network, [...]
European health tech venture studio M2care has announced the completion of its fundraising with the participation of a new institutional investor, the French Tech Accélération 2 (FTA2) fund, managed by Bpifrance on behalf of the French government. This brings the total amount raised to €26 million, alongside existing investors Mérieux Développement, Institut NAOS des Sciences [...]
Alcidion has today announced the addition of three new appointments to their UK-based team, with one internal promotion and two external recruits. Dr Paul Deffley has been announced as the UK Managing Director, with Tracy McClelland and Darren Ransley joining as global Chief Clinical Information Officer (CCIO) and Chief Revenue Officer (UK), respectively. Dr Paul [...]
