Medtech

  • AI tool launched to support fertility clinic staff

    Berry Fertility has launched Smart Compose, an AI-powered tool designed to help fertility clinic staff draft responses to patient messages while keeping clinicians in control of decision-making. The tool aims to reduce the administrative burden on healthcare professionals by integrating with electronic medical records (EMRs). It pulls relevant chart data, reviews patient queries and message [...]

  • New Australasia distributor Murray Medical Solutions for CamPROBE prostate biopsy device

    JEB Technologies and Medovate, two medical device development and commercialisation companies based in East Anglia, have signed a distribution agreement with Murray Medical Solutions Pty Ltd, granting them rights to distribute CamPROBE (The Cambridge Prostate Biopsy Device) across Australia and New Zealand. Professor Vincent Gnanapragasam, a leading urology expert, along with his team at the [...]

  • Game-changing 3D eye imaging tech launches in UK

    A revolutionary 3D eye imaging system that’s set to transform eye care, telemedicine, and clinical workflows has been unveiled by Centre for Sight, one of the UK’s leading eye hospitals. IMVIS (Infinite Medical Ventures Imaging System) digitises the traditional slit lamp exam, a core part of eye examinations that has barely changed in over 100 [...]

  • Europe approves saliva-based contraceptive device

    Europe has approved its first saliva-based contraceptive, with the Minilab device offering a hormone-free alternative to traditional birth control through daily progesterone testing. Developed by Berlin-based startup Inne, the at-home device tracks hormone changes in saliva to identify fertile and non-fertile days during the menstrual cycle. Progesterone is a hormone that rises and falls in [...]

  • PointCaré raises €1.5m for ICU data platform

    Ghent-based startup PointCaré has raised nearly €1.5m from private investors to develop a platform that interprets real-time data in intensive care units (ICUs) and operating rooms. The company is developing OnTarget, a system that analyses data streams from various medical devices and provides tailored clinical advice based on the patient and the clinical situation. PointCaré [...]

  • Naitive announces publication of study demonstrating diagnostic accuracy of osteoSight

    Musculoskeletal med tech company Naitive Technologies has published results demonstrating the diagnostic performance of its AI-powered tool, OsteoSight, for identifying people at risk of low bone mineral density (BMD). The results, published in Osteoporosis International, validate the utility of OsteoSight in detecting low BMD using routine X-rays that have been taken for other purposes. Robert [...]

  • The power solutions behind surgical robotics

    Shravan Govindaraj, Product Marketing Manager at XP Power, shares insights on why the infrastructure behind intelligent power solutions are the silent pillars in today’s operating rooms. Saving Lives Through Technology In a world where technology reigns supreme, surgical robotics has proven itself to be a revelation, being one of the most transformative innovations out there. [...]

  • Transforming medical device clinical research: Five critical evolution points

    By the Lindus Health Team The landscape of medical device development is undergoing a fundamental transformation. Digital breakthroughs, evolving regulatory frameworks, and the growing importance of real-world evidence are reshaping how clinical research operates. Despite these changes, numerous Contract Research Organizations (CROs) persist with legacy approaches originally designed for pharmaceutical studies—frameworks that poorly serve today's [...]

  • Round up: Record investment to rebuild NHS, 65 breakthrough medtech startups, US$10m for AI-powered healthcare

    Health Tech World explores the latest business developments in the world of health technology. UK announces record investment to rebuild NHS The UK has announced £29bn investment to rebuild the NHS. New investment announced at the Spending Review will enable the NHS to deliver on the government’s Plan for Change to cut waiting lists, improve [...]

  • How AI wearable technology is transforming the health sector

    By Graham Sharp, Managing Director at Health and Safety consultancy, Stanley The introduction of artificial intelligence (AI) wearable technologies into the UK health sector, offers tremendous potential for change. We can already see the benefits that these technologies have brought to a range of job roles in the United States and in Europe, where the [...]