Archive for Medical Technologies
Virtual surgeon Professor Shafi Ahmed announced as keynote for IKC & Regener8 Annual Conference
Shafi Ahmed is a surgeon, teacher, futurist, innovator and entrepreneur, working on new technologies enhancing surgical education globally. His online videos have been watched hundreds of thousands of times, earning him the accolade of most-watched surgeon in human history. His company Virtual Medics has developed the use of wearable technology in education and clinical practice. […]
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Vote for inspiring professors’ cell-free tissue invention
Research led by Leeds professors has led to a better quality of life for thousands of people around the world who have received tissue regeneration treatment. The academics behind the research, Eileen Ingham and John Fisher, from the Institute of medical and biological Engineering (iMBE), have developed a process to wash cells and DNA out of donor tissue, removing the material which the immune system could reject.
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Creavo Medical Technologies secures U.S. FDA 510(k) approval for ground-breaking rule-out scanning device
Technology has the potential to revolutionise emergency department triage of chest pain patients
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Science and Innovation Audit published – Medical Technologies in the Leeds City Region
Government, industry and the NHS needs to invest between £200 million and £250 million in the Leeds City Region’s medical technology sector over the next five years, to enable it to exploit opportunities in the global health market – according to a new Science and Innovation audit.
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Creavo Medical Technologies closes £13.4m ($17m) funding round
Creavo Medical Technologies, a Medical Technologies IKC partner, has announced that it has raised a further £13.4m ($17m) in equity funding. The round was oversubscribed and exceeded Creavo’s funding target, reflecting strong investor support and endorsement of Creavo’s strategy and team. Led by IP Group plc, the developer of intellectual property-based businesses and working with […]
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Heart device on trial that could save the NHS £200 million a year
A new cardiac scanning device that could save the NHS £200 million a year is being trialled at four of the UK’s largest emergency departments (Bristol, Nottingham, Leicester and Sheffield). The British-made Vitalscan device, which has been developed by Creavo Medical Technologies and could revolutionise the way patients with chest pain are managed in emergency […]
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