The Centre for Process Innovation (CPI), the UK’s technology innovation provider for process manufacturing, announced it has begun the first phase of its ‘Medicines Smart Packaging’ project. This phase of
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The industrial robotics market is expected to be worth $71.7 billion by 2023, according to new research. The rapid growth is affecting markets across the board, from automotive and electronics
Myeloma UK has launched a nationwide trial aiming to assess the effectiveness of a novel treatment combination that includes Darzalex for patients with genetically-defined high-risk myeloma. The trial, which will
A team of researchers from Imperial College London have used machine learning to develop a device that could potentially improve dialysis for patients. In collaboration with Hammersmith Hospital, Northwick Park Hospital,
The first open-access biotech laboratory has opened in Manchester, affording early-stage biotech and medtech companies, as well as entrepreneurial individual scientists with unrestricted, pay-as-you-go access to facilities and equipment. Visitors
Ahead of World Mental Health Day, a new project that uses connected technologies has been developed by the NHS to help mental health patients receive the best possible care. A
The future of the health and social care system is in peril as it struggles to cope with the increasingly complex needs of a 21st century population, the Care Quality
A 3D printed part can combine 20 parts into a single part and improve performance, reducing parts in a manufacturing process could benefit the biomanufacturing industry where processes and equipment
Australian-based medical grade cannabis company, MGC Pharmaceuticals, will sponsor and speak at the first conference on medical cannabis in the UK — CannaTech UK Innovation Summit. “We are extremely happy
If you’ve ever wanted to contribute to a science event that could potentially help save lives then a new app will let you do just that. The BBC Pandemic app
Ulster University is streaming £2 million into a new health technology hub which aims to support the rapid research and development of pioneering healthcare tech. The University hopes the new
On May 22, 2017, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) announced that its Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee has completed an audit and evaluation of the new EudraVigilance information system for tracking
“New innovations in contraceptive technology are needed to expand the number of methods available to women and adolescents so they can take charge of their health and their futures.” Pfizer,
Fewer than two in 10 medicines exceed the average pharmaceutical R&D cost required to bring a drug to market when the risks of failure to reach market approval are factored
A new study has shown that an ingestible gastric balloon could be used to help obese people lose weight without the need for invasive surgery. When swallowed the Elipse balloon
Product design and development company Cambridge Consultants is exploring how augmented reality (AR) could potentially be used in surgery to lead to better results for patients. By using Microsoft’s
The European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) 2016 annual report focuses on the Agency’s key achievements in the areas of medicine evaluation, support to research and development of new and innovative treatments and
The results from the asthma arm of the world’s first digitally enhanced Randomised Controlled Trial (RCT) have been announced. The Salford Lung Study (SLS) was unique in that it
According to a new study, the life expectancy of 20-year-olds starting HIV treatment has increased by a decade in the EU and North America. A massive new study from the
Abbott (NYSE: ABT) today announced CE Mark and first use of the new Confirm RxTM Insertable Cardiac Monitor (ICM), the world’s first smartphone compatible ICM that will help physicians identify
A self-cleaning keyboard which claims to eliminate 99.99% of bacteria and pathogens has been developed by technology company Vioguard. The keyboard comes with its own case which acts as the
#Datasaveslives was the focus of Informatics for Health 2017, Manchester. It was the first time the European Federation for Medical Informatics (EFMI) organised the Medical Informatics Europe 2017 conference along
Intuitive Surgical has bagged a CE mark for the latest product in its da Vinci series of robot-assisted surgical systems.
A plastic bag-like medical device filled with amniotic fluid acting as an ‘artificial womb’ has been tested successfully in a
This year’s Med-Tech Innovation Expo will see 3D printing and additive manufacturing group Stratasys demonstrate how its advanced 3D printing
Pharmaceutical wholesaler United Drug has announced a €40 million investment in technology and innovation at its headquarters at Citywest in
Smart bandages that can detect how a wound is healing and send messages back doctors could be trialled within the
Two startups in the fields of synthetic biology, Biosyntia and FGen, have struck a partnership to identify promising microbial strains.
A new project in Wales will enable all NHS Wales Paediatric Diabetes Units to collect patient information in a consistent
Scientists from LSTM’s Research Centre for Drugs and Diagnostics (RCDD) have described in a paper published today in Scientific Reports,
Global healthcare company Sanofi and therapeutic companion software company Voluntis have agreed to a collaboration to help improve decision-making and
Merck, a leading science and technology company, announced today the new startups participating in its Accelerator programs in Darmstadt, Germany
Scientists from the University of Cambridge have determined the first 3D structures of mammalian genomes from individual cells. For the
A start-up company is aiming to help pharmaceutical professionals by helping them communicate through the use of an online educational
A medical team from Clínica Universidad de Navarra in Pamplona has successfully performed Spain’s first implant of the SynCardia temporary
Medical device company Olberon has developed a product to help doctors and nurses insert needles into patients’ blood. Olberon states
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation trust will lead a new virtual specialist surgical centre, designed to tackle complex rare urogenital
Mobile communications company Nokia is launching a range of connected health products this summer. The launch will mark the rebranding
A mental health app, co-designed by the North East London Foundation Trust (NELFT) as well by young people, has won
Controlling robotic prostheses with one’s mind has been a hot topic in research, but making a prothesis ‘talk back’ has been
The University of Surrey has launched a new academic programme, aimed to help change the delivery of healthcare in the
Researchers at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) present a new method that should enable controlled drug delivery into the bloodstream
Strong product pipeline will drive double-digit growth rates in the Western Europe and US markets, finds Frost & Sullivan’s Transformational
Developer of consumer healthcare products, Leman Micro Devices (LMD) has announced that its Health Sensor & App will be submitted
People living in Ayrshire and Arran who have some of the most common forms of avoidable sight loss will now
Over five million patients will soon be able to access Wi-Fi in early adopter GP practices as the NHS takes
Originally projected to be on the market by 2020, excitement about the contact lens to measure glucose levels from Novartis and Google
By hijacking a cancer cell’s own metabolism, researchers have found a way to tag and target elusive cancers with small-molecule
On Feb. 2, 2017 Pharmapack Europe announced the winners of the 2017 Pharmapack Awards. The winners were revealed during the
Biotech company Nemaura Pharma has secured up to £5 million funding from private investors for the development of a hormone
A high-tech robot that helps surgeons perform highly precise and minimally-invasive surgery has been used over 1,000 times at Sheffield
The European Commission (EC) has granted marketing authorisation in Europe for Sanofi‘s Suliqua, a titratable fixed-ratio combination of basal insulin
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorised Abbott’s molecular test to detect Zika virus in whole blood (when
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