Bristol NHS Group and Highland Bring Health Tech Innovation Directly to Health and Social Care Staff Across Bristol, North Somerset...
Bristol NHS Group, in partnership with Highland, hosted its inaugural Local Health Tech Showcase, drawing over 250 health and social care professionals from Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire. The event featured 40 technology suppliers presenting digital and physical solutions aimed at easing frontline challenges and enhancing patient care. Keynotes from Maria Kane, Neil Darvill and James Freed highlighted the NHS’s emerging digital strategy and the link between staff satisfaction with technology and patient safety. The showcase marked the first Elevate programme event in the region, underscoring a collaborative push toward integrated digital transformation.
Ewa Truchanowicz | Meet the Speakers: Med-Tech Expo 2026
Ewa Truchanowicz, CEO of digital health firm Bidshaper and non‑executive director at Medilink Midlands, will chair a panel at the Med‑Tech Expo 2026. In a pre‑event interview she highlighted persistent communication gaps between clinicians, developers, and investors that hinder scaling...
Making Care Plans Work Across Hospital and Neighbourhood Care
Yossi Cohen of InterSystems argues that England’s 2027 health target – 95% of people with complex needs having a care plan – can only be met by upgrading shared care records to support true cross‑organisational co‑authorship. The current rate sits...
How LIMS Supports GMP Compliance
Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS) are transitioning from simple workflow tools to essential infrastructure for Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) compliance across regulated sectors such as pharma, medical devices, cannabis and nicotine products. By embedding audit trails, electronic signatures, version control...
Wolters Kluwer Provides MDS Solution Medi-Span to The Christie NHS Foundation Trust
Wolters Kluwer Health has rolled out its Medi‑Span medication decision‑support platform at The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, the largest single‑site cancer centre in Europe. The solution is embedded within the Better Meds ePMA system, delivering real‑time allergy and drug‑interaction alerts directly into...
Cyclana Bio Granted Health Research Authority Approval
Cyclana Bio secured Health Research Authority and Research Ethics Committee approval for its 500‑patient observational study, PEMP, targeting endometriosis. The first participants have been enrolled at Peterborough City Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. Funded by a $6.3 million pre‑seed...
Optimax Launches New Automated System AURA K4D to Identify, Analyse, and Measure Defects in Medical Device Manufacturing
Optimax introduced the AURA K4D, the first instrument that merges the Kitov CORE+ robotic arm with the 4D InSpec surface gauge to automate both visual inspection and metrology in a single closed‑loop workflow. The system eliminates manual transfer of parts, handling components up...
Kaleidex Announces Major New MedTech Manufacturing Facility in Yorkshire
Kaleidex Group announced Kaleidex One, a 60,000 sq ft precision‑manufacturing hub in Yorkshire slated for a 2027 launch. The "Factory of the Future" will combine clean‑room assembly, rapid prototyping, automation and end‑to‑end production services for global OEMs and emerging MedTech firms. It...
Cambridge-Derived Brain Health Company Prema Cognition Closes Oversubscribed Funding Round to Advance Early Dementia Detection
Prema Cognition, a Cambridge‑derived digital health firm, closed an oversubscribed £550,000 (~$700,000) funding round led by SFC Capital, surpassing its £500,000 target. The capital will expand clinical datasets, accelerate regulatory work, and drive global rollout of its PREMAZ platform, which...
Alex Toohie | Meet the Speakers: Med-Tech Expo 2026
Alexander Toohie, Technical Solution Manager at Element Materials Technology, will speak at Med‑Tech Expo 2026 about mandatory approvals that sit outside the usual FDA and EU MDR pathways, especially the hidden classification of wireless medical devices as radio equipment. He...
New Health Secretary Appointed – Will It Be Business as Usual?
James Murray, the former Chief Secretary to the Treasury, has been appointed Secretary of State for Health and Social Care. His tenure at the Treasury gives him intimate knowledge of the Department of Health and Social Care's budgets and reform...
Bethany Dean | Meet the Speakers: Med-Tech Expo 2026
Bethany Dean, a senior advisor at Taylored Consultancy, will present at Med‑Tech Expo 2026 on how companies can navigate products that sit between medical device, cosmetic, medicinal, and general‑product definitions. Her session promises practical methods to identify borderline classifications, real‑world...
Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult Invests in Lir Therapeutics to Accelerate Development of Its AI-Driven AAV Design Platform
The UK’s Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult is investing in Lir Therapeutics through Innovate UK’s Cross‑Catapult Investment Pilot to fast‑track Lir’s AI‑driven AAV capsid design platform, nAAVigator. The funding will support biological validation, benchmarking, and data generation to prove the platform’s...
Clarification Needed of NHS Supply Chain Commitment to Value-Based Procurement
A recent NHS Supply Chain article claims value‑based procurement (VBP) will become the backbone of future purchases, yet a cardiology and vascular tender applied a 70% price weighting and a hard price‑threshold that could discard bids regardless of their demonstrated...
Surgical Robots: Getting Better All the Time
Surgical robotics in the UK are evolving from basic instrument control to AI‑driven assistants that provide real‑time imaging, tissue classification and risk alerts. Since the NHS listed 11 robotic systems for specific procedures, robot‑assisted operations have risen sharply, with advanced...