Patient specific implants targeted by University of Exeter’s new…
The University of Exeter and PAEK polymer solutions company Victrex have signed a strategic partnership to develop products for additive manufacturing (AM).…
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Technology used on Antarctica expedition to be showcased at Medical…
Visitors to Medical Innovation 2018 can discover how a six-strong female team of British soldiers crossed Antarctica using the latest physiological sensor…
FDA to use ISO 13485 for medical device quality | Innovation
To help streamline regulatory processes for medical devices across the world, the FDA has decided to replace its current system with ISO 13485, the…
Life after BB-8: Sphero Bolt and electrifying the classroom | Innovation
When Star Wars: The Force Awakens hit cinemas, it was difficult to avoid the… ahem, force of the marketing blitz surrounding the film. The franchise had been a…
The new kid on the block: what potential does blockchain have in medtech? |…
Tas Hind, director of technology at Essentia Trading, takes a holistic view of the potential for blockchain for medtech and consumer health OEMs. In the United…
New sensor could help doctors monitor patient rehabilitation after joint…
A self-powered sensor developed at the University of Waterloo could allow doctors to remotely monitor the recovery of surgical patients.
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From tiny seeds: what makes a successful medtech spin-out? | Innovation
Roger Harcourt, partner and head of healthcare at law firm, Shakespeare Martineau asks: what makes a successful medtech spin-out? As the healthcare industry…
A feather in one’s app: why the UK could lead the way for medical app…
The medical app market in the US could be about to skyrocket. But Thomas Prock, partner, Marks & Clerk explains why it’s so much harder to patent an app…
Cyber-security vulnerabilities identified in two major medical devices |…
Cyber-security provider to the healthcare sector, CyberMDX, says it has discovered two security vulnerabilities found in commonly used medical devices: Becton…
Scottish committee calls for complete ban on mesh devices | Innovation
A parliamentary report is calling on the NHS in Scotland to stop using mesh devices to treat stress urinary incontinence (SUI) and pelvic organ prolapse…