Medtech
New qualifications have been created to address a shortage of skilled workers in the medtech field. Higher Technical Qualifications (HTQs) aim to help West Midlands residents access high-demand roles, including roles involving AI-powered health tech. Colleges, private training organisations and universities are expected to offer the new qualifications. The qualifications were created [...]
GenAqua has raised $300,000 in funding to commercialise a tap-mounted UVC device that disinfects water at the point of use in hospitals and care facilities. Gold Coast-based GenAqua says the compact device sits on the tap and uses UVC LEDs to inactivate microbes at the point water is used. The system is remotely monitored to [...]
Smile Genius has raised €850k in funding to scale its clinic-lab workflow platform across the UK and Ireland. Originally an aligner-workflow tool, the platform now handles end-to-end lab-order management for independent clinics, labs and dental groups. Recent upgrades include automated lab-order workflows, real-time cost visibility and clearer oversight for finance, admin and clinical teams. Over [...]
Hims & Hers Health will acquire Boston-based YourBio Health, a microneedle blood sampling firm. YourBio's TAP device uses bladeless microneedles to collect capillary blood in seconds with minimal discomfort. Microneedles are tiny, short needles that draw small samples without a full venous draw. The transaction is expected to close in early 2026, subject to customary [...]
SageTech Medical has secured a £3.6m grant through Innovate UK’s Grand Challenge to scale a system that recycles waste anaesthetic gases used in surgery. The funding, announced on 12 April 2025, was awarded to a consortium led by SageTech Medical alongside the Manufacturing Technology Centre, the Centre for Process Innovation, the NIHR HealthTech Research Centre [...]
Signature Clinic, one of the UK’s leading providers of cosmetic surgery, has unveiled a major investment in its aftercare treatment programme with the launch of its new CO₂ laser technology treatment. The Repair and Repair & Skin Renew programme will be introduced as the clinic celebrates its move to a newly refurbished, purpose-built Glasgow headquarters [...]
Boston Scientific Corporation has received CE mark for the FARAPOINTTM Pulsed Field Ablation (PFA) Catheter, the newest PFA catheter in the company’s electrophysiology portfolio. The FARAPOINT PFA Catheter is used for the treatment of right atrial flutter (AFL), delivering ablation to the cavotricuspid isthmus (CTI) area of the heart. The CE mark represents a new [...]
Gradient Health has announced the release of Atlas 2, an upgrade to its self-service medical imaging data platform used by AI developers worldwide. The new version introduces deeper search capabilities, a redesigned developer experience and improved collaboration tools to streamline the process of building representative imaging datasets. Atlas 2 provides immediate access to more than [...]
Hello Klean has raised £1.5 million in debt funding from re:cap to scale its water-first beauty brand. The new capital will strengthen its working capital position so it can meet demand, expand internationally to the Middle East and further European markets, and invest in deeper filtration innovation. Hello Klean was created to solve an invisible [...]
Improvements to clinical practice and work-life balance are being achieved at pace by early adopters of digital pathology at the Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust. Dr Luisa Motta and Dr Lynne Jamieson give the detail on the latest impact in a Greater Manchester wide programme. Effective new digital multidisciplinary team meetings, better work-life balance, [...]
