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Writer's pictureJosh Craven

What's new in MedTech & HealthTech [April]

Updated: Apr 11, 2023

In today's article, Indo Search Director Josh Craven looks at what is new in MedTech and HealthTech during April.


Sean Smith Launches MedTech Leading Voice (MLV), a Free Weekly Guide to What’s Good on LinkedIn.

Sean Smith has launched a free weekly guide to showcase the latest updates and advancements in medical technology on LinkedIn.

 

Huma Receives World's First and Only Multi-Condition EU MDR Class IIb Regulatory Approval for Its Configurable SaMD Disease Management Platform, Marking a Special Day for the Health Industry.


Huma has received regulatory approval for its SaMD disease management platform, enabling the management of multiple conditions.

 

Brain Tumour MedTech Startup QV Bioelectronics Receives £860k Innovate UK Boost for Developing an Implant That Uses Electric Currents to Treat Brain Tumours.

QV Bioelectronics, a startup developing an implant to treat brain tumours with electric currents, has received a grant of £860,000 from Innovate UK.

 

UK to Sequence Genomes of 100,000 Newborn Babies in Largest Study of Its Kind, with Potentially Profound Implications for Child Medicine.


The UK will begin the largest-ever study of its kind to sequence the genomes of 100,000 newborn babies, with potentially significant implications for child medicine.

 

UK's NHS Launches AI Regulation Service for MedTech Firms to Help Demystify Complex Regulatory Rules Around AI and Digital MedTech.


Four UK organizations have partnered to launch an AI regulation service specifically for digital and AI-based products to help MedTech firms navigate complex regulatory rules.

 

FTC Reverses Course, Orders Illumina to Unravel Grail Deal and Divest Its Holdings in the Company Within Six Months. Illumina Plans to Appeal the Order at a U.S. Federal Court of Appeals.


The US Federal Trade Commission has ordered Illumina to sell its holdings in Grail, which it acquired for $8 billion, citing anti-competitive concerns.

 

ExpHand Founder Kate Allan was Recognized by the Women in Innovation Awards and Aimed to Elevate Other Female Entrepreneurs Along with the Company.

ExpHand Prosthetics founder Kate Allan has been recognized by the Women in Innovation Awards.

 

MDR Transition Timelines Extended.


The EU has extended the transition timelines for medical devices to comply with the new Medical Device Regulation (MDR).


 

Podcast - How to Market Your Medical Technology.


Jasmin Hounsell, founder and CEO of Evolene, discusses how companies can effectively market their medical technology innovations in a podcast..

 

Register Now for MED-TECH INNOVATION EXPO at NEC, Birmingham, on June 7-8, 2023.


The MED-TECH INNOVATION EXPO, held at the NEC, Birmingham, in June 2023, is open for registration.


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