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Ozone disinfection technology for indoor spaces
The STERISAFE PRO delivers safe, consistent, reliable whole-room disinfection.
Repeatability of results is one of the current challenges in disinfection, especially in healthcare facilities. While...
New Oxford University institute to fight antimicrobial resistance
A £100m donation from Ineos will create a new state of the art institute for antimicrobial research.
The world leading Ineos Oxford Institute (IOI) will...
Innovations in cancer care during COVID-19 and beyond
Ahead of World Cancer Day on 4 February, the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) shines a light on the heroic responses to the...
Reimagining UVC disinfection technology with UVHammer
Ultraviolet light (UV) disinfection has been used in healthcare for decades and the COVID-19 pandemic has brought a renewed and accelerated emphasis to this...
Artificial Intelligence to transform treatment of COVID-19 patients
The use of the latest Artificial Intelligence will benefit patients in the UK with faster treatment, better outcomes, and shorter hospital stays.
Over 40,000 CT...
NHS partnership to provide digital healthcare for over 300,000 people
A new NHS partnership will see over 300,000 people receiving digital healthcare.
The partnership with Push Doctor, a leading digital healthcare company, will assist Hounslow...
New phototherapy technology developed to eradicate cancer
Researchers have developed a phototherapy technology that can help to reduce the pain of chemotherapy as well as increase its effectiveness.
A team of researchers...
Leading European health innovators EIT Health expand into in Ireland
EIT Health, a network of best-in-class health innovators supported by the European Union’s European Institute of Innovation and Technology, is expanding into Ireland.
The network,...
Improving infection control with innovation in sheet technology
Hospital linens are a key vector in infection control: ASAP, Norway’s next-generation sheet technology, can protect both patients and staff
Five-minute screening for lung inflammation
Inflammacheck offers rapid point-of-care testing of the lungs, supporting healthcare professionals to rapidly identify active lung inflammation
Could ‘virtual biopsies’ revolutionise cancer diagnosis?
Invasive tissue biopsies for cancer diagnosis could be replaced with ‘virtual biopsies’ in the future thanks to an advanced new computing technique.
The new technique,...
World first COVID-19 smart vaccine patch
In a world first development, researchers are creating a COVID-19 smart vaccine patch that will deliver the vaccine as well as measure its efficacy.
The...
How AI is streamlining physician workflows
In this article, Rahul Varshneya co-founder of software development firm, Arkenea, discusses how Artificial Intelligence is streamlining physicians’ workflows like no other technology.
Most of...
Optimising workforce management with Quinyx
Quinyx offers a workplace management solution that can solve many of the workplace-related challenges faced by healthcare providers.
From too much time spent on admin...
Long-acting injectable HIV treatment approved in Europe
The European Commission has approved marketing authorisation for the first long-acting injectable treatment for HIV to be made available in Europe.
REKAMBYS, a rilpivirine injection...
Applying virtual reality to stroke rehab and neurodegenerative diseases
A new study has developed a novel, wearable rehabilitation device that uses virtual reality to increase brain connectivity.
The study, carried out at one of...
EIT Health Catapult rewards innovation in health technology
On 8 December, innovation network EIT Health announced the results of its flagship Catapult competition, which recognises pioneering innovation within the spheres of digital...
Potential treatment kills lymphoma whilst leaving healthy cells alone
Scientists have demonstrated a potential new strategy for treating lymphomas – a group of cancers that start in infection-fighting cells called lymphocytes.
The team of...
UK’s first investment fund dedicated to psychedelic healthcare
In a first for the UK, an investment fund dedicated to psychedelic healthcare has been launched.
The new fund comes as recent rigorous clinical trials...
Tackling nasogastric tube misplacement
A UK based company, NasoGastric Feeding Solutions, has secured funding from British Business Bank’s Future Fund to manufacture technology that prevents nasogastric tube misplacement.