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HT World joins CPI on the medical device development journey.
The UK's Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) NHS Trust has selected Tisski to design, develop and deploy a patient accelerator. Dr. Sameedha Rich-Mahadkar, deputy director of strategy Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust said the accelerator will deliver a much-improved referrals and financial management process for its Private Patient and Overseas Visitors unit. “The Trust has an ambition to deliver outstanding health outcomes and patient and staff experience across all [...]
The UK government will invest £375m over the next five years to develop research that could help people with neurodegenerative diseases live longer, healthier lives. The £375m investment will fund projects into a range of diseases such as Pick’s Disease, Fronto-temporal dementia and wernicke-korsakoff. As well as Parkinson’s disease dementia, Lewy Body dementia, Alzheimer’s disease [...]
A wearable device for parents to bond with incubated babies, a ball that detects signs of life within a five‐meter radius and a diet-controlling smart speaker are among the innovations being displayed at the Global Grad Show. The Global Grad show, which will display the ideas of tomorrow via a virtual and interactive exhibition, will [...]
What the modern CTO and CSO looks like in health tech
A novel clot-busting drug formulated and tested by University of Manchester scientists is able to effectively restore blood flow in the brains of mice, opening the door for a safer and more effective stroke treatment. The compound, an enzyme called caADAMTS13, could dissolve clots in patients that are resistant to current treatment, according to the [...]
QuantuMDx has secured a £15m equity investment from Vita Spring, a Hong Kong-based venture capital firm focused on early and growth stage medical companies with disruptive technologies and global market potential. QuantuMDx's Q-POC is a portable, PCR device offering rapid, sample-to-answer, molecular diagnostic testing at the point of care, with results in approximately 30 minutes. [...]
Integration with a single instance of the Integrated Clinical Environment (ICE) will create a seamless, end to end service for clinicians and patients
Surgeons at Guy’s Hospital used cutting-edge technology to perform robotic partial nephrectomy live on the ABHI Surgical Simulation at Future Surgery Show 2021. Mr Ben Challacombe, Consultant Urological Surgeon at Guy’s and St Thomas’ led the robotic partial nephrectomy (partial kidney removal) on one of the Trust’s patients at Future Surgery 2021 – the first [...]
Mackwell Health, part of the Mackwell Group, has announced that it will be showcasing its reusable RPE (respiratory protective equipment) eco-system at this year’s MEDICA event in Dusseldorf, Germany. A combination of wearables and support toolkits, the reusable RPE ecosystem provides the healthcare sector with sustainable and effective RPE solutions to provide optimal safety to [...]
