Device classification themes were uppermost in April for the UK regulator, which issued key guidance in two areas prone to complexities. It also contributed to the MedTech Directorate’s one-year progress report.

ImproveWell has won awards for its software technology that allows health care staff at the sharp end of patient care to report on problems as they happen. The outcome is a real-time learning process that contributes to improved operational efficiencies for health systems, says In Vivo Rising Leader Lara Mott.

Fourteen months on from the release of its inaugural medtech strategy, the UK MedTech Directorate has laid firm foundations and reports progress on initiatives aimed at improving technology adoption. A schedule of ambitious future timelines has also been published.

The journey to Net Zero, described as ‘the defining issue of our time,’ will get harder in the coming decade. Failure to keep up the pressure will result in more long-term health conditions, increasing deaths and higher costs. The UK NHS is a Net Zero exemplar globally, but without a systemic approach, its compliance efforts could stutter.

Favorable UK biopharma investment trends have been reported by the BioIndustry Association, but can medtech and healthtech share in the positivity? A roundtable at the BioWales in London 2024 event framed the outlook for non-pharma players.

Creo Medical and Clinithink are among the healthtech innovators who have benefited from funding and advisory support offered by the Development Bank of Wales. All three gave a take on the current funding environment at BioWales in London 2024.