Interviews
Yusuke Terada is a Japanese YouTuber with cerebral palsy. Health Tech World editor spoke to him from Japan to find out all about the wearable Cyberdyne cyborg that has changed his life. Yusuke is 31 and was born cerebral palsy, which means he is largely reliant on a wheelchair. However, in recent years he has [...]
A major £1.6 million study is underway that will pitch human skill against machine precision, as it compares the benefits of knee replacement surgery performed using a robot to a surgeon using traditional methods. Knee replacements are very common operations; over 100,000 procedures are performed each year in the UK. But the procedure is not [...]
Dr Amit Kakar, head of Novo Holdings Asia, speaks to Health Tech World about the growing potential in health tech in Southeast Asia and the role of the Novo Holdings - one of the world's most prominent life sciences investors - in supporting that The COVID-19 pandemic has “transformed” healthcare and life sciences in [...]
Building on its heritage of over 130 years of innovation, Bollé Safety’s development of its range of eye protection has played a key role in the supply of high-quality healthcare PPE during the COVID-19 pandemic. Health Tech World speaks to vice president of sales at Bollé Safety, Ian Walbeoff, about its increasing role in protecting [...]
With one in four people over the age of 40 likely to develop a heart rhythm disorder like atrial fibrillation (AF) in their lifetime, the risk of experiencing an AF-related stroke has never been higher. Health Tech World learns more about Fibricheck, a fast-growing international solution which can detect irregularities and deliver actionable life-saving results [...]
With the soaring demand for 3D visual information, holograms are becoming more widely used as an alternative to AR and VR. Health Tech World meets pioneer Holoxica, whose longstanding work in the field makes it a frontrunner in a fast-developing phenomenon The days of 2D visuals are rapidly being replaced in healthtech by 3D [...]
As an idea which went from concept to reality within 72 hours when the COVID-19 pandemic hit the UK, CardMedic is now breaking down longstanding communication barriers in healthcare internationally by transforming a simple idea into a hugely-successful TechforGood startup. Health Tech World meets co-founder Dr Rachael Grimaldi The image in the media of [...]
Through the virtual modelling of patients’ hearts using Virtual Reality (VR) technology, heart surgery is being revolutionised for clinicians, patients and students alike. Health Tech World learns more about the pioneering project from Dr Claudio Capelli In a wholly unique project, for the past two years, digital modelling technology has been in use at Great [...]
Stella is the first product from Vira Health offering women a 12-week treatment program for menopause symptoms
'In 2017, we didn’t think it was possible to stream VR. But two years later, we launched it.' Gregory Jones, head of XR products team at NVIDIA, speaks to Health Tech World about its role at the very forefront of the fast-developing world of VR and its world-leading innovation to support students Through NVIDIA’s [...]
