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A new technology platform is set to transform the fight against infectious diseases, as we discover talking to Dr Bradley Perkins, CMO of Karius. An infection called anaplasmosis is less well known than Lyme disease but it’s also tickborne, dangerous and on the rise. It’s particularly worrying that while anaplasmosis – spread like Lyme by [...]
A new tech-driven mental health business has been created out of the acquisition of three UK rising stars in the sector and an established Danish firm. Onebright brings together UK mental health-focused businesses CBT Clinics, Efficacy and Moving Minds via investment from EMK Capital. A fourth firm, the Danish mental health provider Prescriba, has also [...]
AI, cloud and robotic technologies are being harnessed to provide a better prognosis for stroke patients with upper limb mobility issues. AiBle is a three-year cross-border project between the UK and France to look at ways to improve the recovery experience of stroke patients, with a focus on developing an upper-limb rehabilitation exoskeleton robot based [...]
The Future Surgery Show is the UK's largest surgical event to bring together trainees, anaesthetists and the entire surgical care team
CliniSys has won a contract to deploy a single laboratory information system across Northern Ireland as part of a modernisation programme to create a world-class pathology service for the country. CliniSys will replace the seven IT systems used by Northern Ireland’s hospital trusts’ pathology disciplines and the Northern Ireland Blood Transfusion service with the latest [...]
Through a groundbreaking investigation into the link between disrupted sleep and depression, greater understanding of mental illness - alongside the potential to develop new treatments - is becoming closer every day. By investigating the flow of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) during sleep - which is essential for removing metabolic waste products from the brain - the [...]
Robert Hewitt, founder of Biosample Hub, on the forces and challenges conspiring to thwart the progress of biotech and life sciences. It is important to recognise a crisis because only then can one put things right. Once a crisis is recognised, then it can be a powerful accelerator of change. But what does it take to [...]
Swedish medtech firm Medow has won a £10m deal with the Saudi Arabian Cigalah Group to sell its IV-bracelet, which enables safer treatments by better securing intravenous tubes. The agreement will see the device distributed across Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Bahrain over the next five years. Normally, intravenous tubes are kept in place by [...]
Deal will help Lifebit to drive improvements in drug discovery and precision medicine.
Health tech firm Heydoc has raised £6.1m in series A funding to drive its UK growth and expand its product range. Haydoc has developed an integrated clinical operating system and electronic health record (EHR). The new funding will fuel expansion in the UK healthcare market and internationally beyond the firm’s current international footprint. The bulk of [...]
