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Sep 14, 2016

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…

Kathryn Reilly in MedTech Engine

Jul 13, 2016

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…

Doris Retfalvi in MedTech Engine

Mar 9, 2016

Omixy and the power of personalised medicine

As medical technology becomes increasingly digitised, simple procedures such as health check-ups can often get overlooked. Not for long though, as these will soon get a makeover with new online platform, Omixy, founded by Paris-based GP and business…

Doris Retfalvi in MedTech Engine

Mar 30, 2016

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…

Kathryn Reilly in MedTech Engine

Feb 23, 2016

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

Claudia Orrell in MedTech Engine

Feb 17, 2016

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…

Doris Retfalvi in MedTech Engine

Jul 26, 2016

Finnish design and ‘tech-spertise’ rev up Finland’s medtech scene

In the wake of telecomms giant Nokia’s downfall, and riding on the coat-tails of the country’s pioneering gaming industry, Finland has given rise to a slew of innovative young medtech companies that are taking full…

Kathryn Reilly in MedTech Engine

Mar 28, 2016

The European Health Parliament rethinking 21st-century healthcare

Fadi Dalati MD MSc is Chair of the Digital Skills for Medical Profession Committee at the ground-breaking European Health Parliament. Here he tells us what issues they have been considering and what they hope to…

Doris Retfalvi in MedTech Engine

Mar 15, 2016

Optimising the potential of Open Science to spur innovation in Europe

Sue Montgomery looks at how efforts to share research data have been progressing and finds out what needs to happen next, as well as canvassing experts for their perspectives on the future of Open Science

Doris Retfalvi in MedTech Engine

Feb 22, 2016

GyroGlove, the device that’s tackling Parkinson’s tremor

After winning Simon Cowell’s F Factor inaugural entrepreneurship prize of £10,000 earlier this year, GyroGear startup is now adding the finishing touches to its very first device, the GyroGlove. Founded by Faii Ong, this is an…

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