New ways to get your medtech innovation adopted by today’s NHS

Breaking into the fortress that is the NHS with your medtech innovation can sometimes seem a bit of losing battle. But it needn’t be so. Seasoned commercialisation strategist Keith Morris explains how SMEs learn deal with…

Graphene: the ‘wonderstuff’ that’s revolutionising medical devices

From the city that brought us the splitting of the atom, the earliest programmable computer, the contraceptive pill and the first test-tube baby comes a Nobel Prize-winning discovery that just keeps on giving. Paul…

Are we misunderstanding what health data really means?

Is the most health useful data simply slipping through our fingers? Maxine Macintosh argues that it’s our ‘wellness data’ — which includes everything from our lifestyle to our social networks — that holds the key to effective…

Negotiating the future of the EU Medical Device Directive

As we wait for a new legislation for Europe’s medical devices — whose implementation will be phased in from mid-2016 — Matthew Orman weighs up what the ongoing negotiations mean for safety, innovation and the future of the industry

Can you really get serious on Pinterest?

It’s just for pictures of cute puppies and nice wallpaper, right? Wrong!

The slightly ‘fluffy’ nature of Pinterest might seem at odds with the serious world of science and healthcare. But a growing acknowledgement that the aesthetics…

MedCity and why R&D and industry need to collaborate to innovate

Collaboration has been the driving force behind the growth of many industries — and medtech is no exception. It is, after all, a direct result of the collaboration between medical research and industry, encompassing…

8 questions to help you write a business plan for your startup

As anyone who has fallen foul of their sat nav will know, it’s not always easy to get where you want to go if you don’t know where you’re going in the first place. Having a clear set of directions that will put you on the…