Interviews
The Medical Research Council Human Immunology Unit (MRC HIU) has appointed a new director. The MRC HIU at the University of Oxford aims to further our understanding of how the immune system functions to develop better treatment strategies against infectious diseases, cancer, allergy and autoimmune diseases. The unit’s research spans basic to translational immunology focussed [...]
Health Tech World spoke to the CEO of Re:Cognition Health about its use of DTI imaging to diagnose rugby players with CTE. By using the most detailed DTI imaging technique with MRI scanning to support the clinical assessment of potential brain damage, it has been possible to improve the probability of identifying rugby players with [...]
The chief technology officer and co-founder of Secure Code Warrior has discussed the importance of cybersecurity in the future of healthcare as digital technology becomes more common in the sector. Secure Code Warrior was founded in 2015 by global cybersecurity experts Pieter Danhieux and Dr Matias Madou. It is an online secure coding platform that [...]
The CEO behind a wearable device designed to reduce the risk of blood clots has said that the technology could provide “huge” financial savings to healthcare institutions. Sky Medical Technology’s geko device, which is the size of a wristwatch and straps to a patient’s knee, uses electrical impulses to stimulate blood flow at 60% the rate [...]
Health Tech World talked to Dr Sina Habibi, CEO of Cognetivity, about the company’s platform which uses AI to detect dementia and Alzheimer’s at its earliest stages. Cognetivity’s platform requires patients to respond to 100 photos, which are displayed on an iPad in rapid succession, and select whether each contains an animal or not. The human response to animals [...]
Jack Priestman, co-founder of Salient Bio, has spoken about the roll out of the firm’s robotics driven COVID-19 mass testing platform and the technology’s wider potential. The London-based spin-out was founded by former team members of Imperial College London's BioFoundry, which accelerates the commercialisation of synthetic biology research and technology. Through its robotics driven modular [...]
The director behind a project to build a new health data research hub has spoken to Health Tech World about its potential to innovate the acute care sector. Global hybrid IT services provider Ensono has been selected by University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB) to help it build the new hub. Working alongside Microsoft, [...]
Health Tech World spoke to a director from a company developing temperature monitoring technology which aims to support the supply of the COVID-19 vaccine. Founded in 1969, Zebra Technologies provides industry-tailored, end-to-end technology that connects people, assets and data to help its customers make business-critical decisions. The company operates in the retail/ecommerce, manufacturing, logistics and healthcare sectors. [...]
Digital health company Mendelian and Modality NHS Partnership have launched a new programme which aims to improve rare disease diagnosis. The clinical lead at Mendelian spoke to Health Tech World about the importance of the new partnership. Beginning in January 2021, Mendelian’s NHS-integrated, purpose-built technology will support primary care diagnosis of rare disease throughout Modality’s [...]
A company developing medical technology to support the aviation industry has secured a six-figure funding package. Health Tech World has spoken to the firm’s CEO about its intention to enter new markets. MIME Technologies, a spin-out from the University of Aberdeen, has received £248,000 in funding from the Scottish Government to help deliver technology that supports [...]
