Medtech

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Greg Burch, co-founder of The Digital Passport
25 March 2026

From MedTech to WellTech: health innovation for prevention

WellTech reframes people as active partners in their care, writes Dr Greg Burch, co-founder of the Digital Health Passport
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Lawrence Tallon, chief executive at MHRA
23 February 2026

UK medical device testing hits record high driven by brain research

Clinical investigations of medical devices reached their highest level on record in 2025, according to figures from the MHRA.
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Lawrence Tallon, chief executive at MHRA
20 February 2026

MHRA consults on indefinite recognition of CE-marked MedTech

The MHRA has launched a consultation on proposals for indefinite recognition of CE-marked medical devices in Great Britain.
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Dr Zubir Ahmed, former health innovation and safety minister
12 December 2025

MedTech qualifications launched to tackle 145,000 skills shortage

New qualifications have been launched to plug skills gaps in the UK's MedTech sector, with an estimated 145,000 jobs needed
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Oliver Lake, chief executive of the Professional Record Standards Body
8 December 2025

PRSB to relaunch in 2026 with new funding model

Exclusive: The Professional Records Standards Body (PRSB) will relaunch in 2026 with a revised funding model, after NHSE ceased core
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Cepta Duffy. head of life sciences and health tech at Enterprise Ireland
3 December 2025

Ireland hits record €491m health tech VC investment

Irish life sciences and health tech companies set a decade-high record in 2024 raising €491.3 million across 89 VC deals.
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Richard Stubbs, chair, Health Innovation Network, and Dame Barbara Hakin, chair, Health Tech Alliance
22 October 2025

Can the UK become a global powerhouse for HealthTech?

Decisive reforms have created an economic opening for health technologies, write Richard Stubbs and Dame Barbara Hakin
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Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust - Oxford Road Campus
10 September 2025

Manchester University NHS FT partners with Medtronic

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) is working with MedTech firm Medtronic to co-develop AI and robotic surgery solutions.
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(L to R) Dr Yola Jones of Seluna, Dr Ruth Hamilton, Dr Scott Black of Seluna, Prof Haytham Kubba, and Innes Taylor of Seluna
29 August 2025

Scottish MedTech firm launches paediatric sleep diagnosis study

Scottish MedTech firm Seluna has launched a clinical validation study to improve the diagnosis and management of childhood sleep disorders.
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Surgeons with OrganOx's metra device
26 August 2025

Oxford-based MedTech firm OrganOx acquired for £1.2bn

Oxford University spin-out OrganOx has been acquired by global MedTech firm Terumo Corporation in a $1.5bn (£1.2bn) deal.
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