We recently welcomed Fiona Young as the new director for wound care therapy at Sky Medical Technology! Fiona has joined the team to lead the market adoption of the geko™ device for the healing of leg ulcers – a condition that affects millions of people...
For a medical technology (MedTech) device to be successfully adopted within a healthcare system, it needs to have proof of concept, regulatory approval, and clinical data that shows it enhances the current standard of care or addresses an unmet need. The geko™ device is clinically proven...
This year’s Let’s Talk Clots virtual conference, hosted by Thrombosis UK, as part of World Thrombosis Day, was attended by more than 1,500 healthcare professionals (HCPs) from around the world looking to learn more about developments in thrombosis prevention and care. Over the three-day event, G&N...
Today marks World Thrombosis Day – a day dedicated to raising awareness of blood clots and recognising that this largely misunderstood condition can have severe complications. One in four people die from thrombosis-related conditions every year. In Europe and the US, it kills more people...
Earlier this year, our CEO Bernard Ross joined the Liverpool City Region (LCR) Combined Authority’s Innovation Board to champion early-stage innovations and drive investments helping to accelerate businesses growth and competitiveness across various industry sectors, including Health and Life Sciences. An environment for innovation to thrive LCR’s...
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...