Medical Technologies (MedTech) stories
British Business Bank backs Apposite with GBP £100m
Yesterday
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British Business Bank makes GBP £100 million first close commitment to Apposite Healthcare Growth I, aiming to fill the UK's life sciences scale-up gap.
Cera launches AI Lab with eight-figure care investment
2 days ago
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Cera to use new AI Lab and eight-figure funding to develop care tools for providers, as pressure mounts on ageing-health systems.
ACTO launches role-based AI SuperAgents for Life Sciences
4 days ago
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digital transformation
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risk & compliance
ACTO rolls out role-based AI SuperAgents for life sciences field teams, aiming to speed compliant access to approved content across sales and medical work.
PortmanDentex signs AI deal to cut dental admin
Last week
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PortmanDentex expands Heidis clinical AI across UK and Ireland practices after pilot showed faster record keeping and lighter admin for dentists.
Doccla AI virtual wards ease NHS backlog & admissions
Last week
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data analytics
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Doccla says AI-powered home monitoring is helping NHS trusts cut admissions, free up beds and tackle a 7.2 million-case backlog.
Molex completes Smiths Interconnect deal to widen reach
This month
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spacetech
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datacentre infrastructure
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Molex's biggest-ever acquisition adds Smiths Interconnect, boosting its reach in aerospace, defence and medical markets.
Word360 launches Wondaa AI interpreter app for NHS
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Word360 unveils AI interpreter app for NHS staff to support routine patient chats in more than 100 languages, while keeping human linguists for complex care.
London Tech Week unveils Deep Tech Stage for 2026 event
This month
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digital transformation
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physical security
London Tech Week to launch dedicated Deep Tech Stage in 2026, with AI, quantum, space and life sciences speakers.
UK patent filings slip as EPO applications top 200000
Last month
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semiconductors
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physical security
UK patent filings drop 3.3% after three years of growth as EPO applications pass 200,000 for the first time, led by US, Germany and China.
NCC Group warns Iran cyber threats spread worldwide
Last month
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network security
Iran-linked cyber attacks are spreading beyond the Middle East, with firms tied to Israel or the US warned they face heightened global risk.
Heidi unveils wearable AI microphone for NHS clinicians
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cybersecurity
Heidi launches Heidi Remote wearable mic for NHS clinicians, aiming to curb smartphone workarounds and improve AI scribing in busy clinics.
Spotlight Pathology raises GBP £1.4m for AI cancer tool
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Spotlight Pathology secures GBP £1.4m seed funding to advance AI software aimed at speeding and standardising blood cancer diagnosis.
AI tool boosts NHS breast cancer screening accuracy
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An NHS trial of Google's breast cancer AI found it can spot a quarter of missed cases and slash screening workloads by up to 40%.
Homedics unveils Bridge vibroacoustic cushion in UK
Last month
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healthtech
Homedics launches Bridge vibroacoustic cushion in UK, blending low-frequency sound and vibration for 20-minute daily wellbeing sessions.
Women are 77% of the NHS workforce. So why are they missing from the tech that's supposed to fix it?
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Women power the NHS but are sidelined in healthtech, leaving the tools meant to transform care shaped in rooms they rarely occupy.
AI in pharmacies gains support for faster ear checks
Last month
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UK adults back AI in local ear checks, with two-thirds saying they'd accept pharmacy use of the tech if it cuts waits and speeds referrals.
Holograms bring life-saving breast cancer advice to Ghana
Last month
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Holographic doctor in Ghana shows how immersive tech can deliver trusted breast cancer education to remote women and reshape care.
Aurora Tech backs 10 women-led startups in emerging markets
Wed, 25th Feb 2026
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healthtech
Aurora Tech names 10 women-led startups from emerging markets as finalists for non-dilutive funding and investor access in Santiago.
Heidi expands with new AI tools & acquires Automedica
Tue, 24th Feb 2026
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Health AI firm Heidi launches Evidence and Comms tools and buys UK-based Automedica to grow its clinical decision and patient support platform.
Manchester & Galway hubs forge start-up expansion pact
Sun, 15th Feb 2026
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Manchester's GBP £1.7bn Sister hub and Galway's Platform94 sign a 12-month pact to ease cross-Irish Sea expansion for start-ups.