Medtech
Tens of thousands of cancer patients are set to benefit from a new immunotherapy jab on the NHS, which can be given in 60 seconds. The NHS is rolling out a new injectable form of pembrolizumab, sold as Keytruda, which can reduce treatment time by up to 90 per cent, to help patients spend less [...]
The UK medical technology sector has an annual turnover of over £26.4 billion. The opportunities for growth are huge, driven by developments in diagnostics, remote monitoring and patient care and enabled by AI, the Internet of Medical Things (IoMT), and software-enabled products. There are many challenges for MedTech companies in this fast growing market, from [...]
Alesi Surgical, a surgical technology company tackling surgical smoke in operating theatres, has successfully closed a £7m funding round led by IW Capital and supported by existing shareholders, IP Group and Mercia Ventures. The funding will support international commercial expansion and further development of Alesi’s Ultravision2 platform as regulation around smoke control tightens. Dr Dominic [...]
By Dr Anne Blackwood, chief executive, Health Tech Enterprise In today’s medical technology landscape, Artificial Intelligence has become the catch-all solution to every problem, or so it seems. While AI is undoubtedly adding value in MedTech, its dominance in investor conversations has created an uneven playing field. Founders developing clinically meaningful but non-AI-driven solutions may [...]
Healthcare innovators, NHS professionals and industry experts are being invited to take part in a high-intensity programme aimed at accelerating solutions to some of the health service’s most pressing challenges. Health Tech Enterprise, which supports MedTech innovators in navigating the complexities of healthcare commercialisation, has opened applications for its upcoming Health Innovation Sprints in London [...]
A late-breaking presentation at EHRA 2026 reaffirmed the safety and effectiveness of Boston Scientific’s FARAPULSE Pulsed Field Ablation (PFA) Platform. One-year outcomes in 49 persistent atrial fibrillation (AF) patients treated with the FARAPULSE Pulsed Field Ablation Platform, using the FARAWAVE PFA Catheter, demonstrated favourable efficacy and safety outcomes, as well as predictable and efficient procedural [...]
By NIHR Research Centre Paediatrics and Child Health Help us close the age-based gap in the health technology sector and break down barriers to developing healthcare innovations for children and young people. Research and innovation into medical technology and digital health has resulted in major improvements in diagnostics, self-management of long-term conditions, efficiency of healthcare [...]
Heart digital twins improved ablation outcomes for patients with life-threatening arrhythmias in the first clinical trial of the technology. The research was carried out at Johns Hopkins University in the US. Arrhythmias are abnormal heart rhythms that can be dangerous or fatal. They are typically treated with ablation, which destroys tissue that triggers the irregular [...]
A smart IUD being developed in Oxfordshire could help fertility research and women's healthcare by tracking conditions inside the uterus. Verso Biosense is developing a wireless monitoring device that collects real-time data from inside the uterus, including temperature and oxygen levels. Researchers hope this will shed light on one of medicine's least understood organs. [...]
Sleep Cycle, the AI-powered sleep technology company, has launched a new Sleep Score in the Sleep Cycle app and technical platform, built on the latest research into how we quantify human rest. The new Sleep Score will be rolled out gradually to users over the coming weeks. This marks an important step in Sleep Cycle’s [...]
