An estimated 3.8 million people in the UK have a leg wound that needs to be managed by the NHS. According to a recent study the cost of managing unhealed leg wounds is £5.6 billion – an average cost of £3,700 per person annually. Midas touch We...
According to a recent report from Data Bridge, the advanced wound care market is set to be worth more than $15 billion by 2029, up from $9.4 billion in 2021. This huge growth (at a CAGR of 6.8 percent from 2022) reflects the rising prevalence...
In an article recently published on Pharmafield, our CFO, Francis Cooper, discussed some of the financial challenges medical technology (MedTech) start-ups face, particularly in the light of Covid-19. Over the last two years, clinical trials were slowed or stopped, electronic components have been difficult to...
More than six million people are waiting for routine orthopaedic operations in the UK. This is the highest figure in the 74-year history of the NHS, demonstrating the scale of the backlog as public healthcare systems battle to alleviate the additional burden of the coronavirus...
Covid-19 has impacted healthcare delivery around the world. The pandemic turbo charged more remote healthcare diagnostics and consultations, leading to the faster adoption of innovation and increasingly non-pharmaceutical interventions. However, healthcare systems need to continue accommodating patients that are unwilling or unable to adapt to...
In honour of National Thrombosis Week 2022 (NTW22), Dr Indira Natarajan – Stroke Physician at Royal Stoke University Hospital, a clinical partner of Sky – detailed the effectiveness and advantages of adopting the geko™ device as an alternative prophylaxis for VTE prevention. The presentation was...
Our CEO, Bernard Ross, regularly features in medical publications discussing topical issues in the world of MedTech. Here are some of the media Bernard has featured in so far this year. ERAS: the new frontier for positive post-surgical outcomes In an article for Healthcare Digital Bernard discusses...
This May, non-profit organisation Thrombosis UK held its annual virtual conference: National Thrombosis Week (NTW22). The 10-day event raises awareness of blood clots and educates healthcare professionals (HCPs) on the latest news and developments in thrombosis prevention, diagnosis and management. Dr Indira Natarajan, Consultant Stroke Physician...
The BBC has reported results from a recent study that show people with severe Covid-19, and those infected during the first wave, had an increased risk of developing a serious blood clot for up to six months following a positive test. According to the study,...
Last week, we announced the geko™ device’s availability on the Government of India e-Marketplace (GeM) procurement portal. This will allow government hospitals across India to access the geko™ device to prevent life-threatening blood clots (venous thromboembolism – VTE), address complications related to swelling (oedema) following...