Nina Capital announces €50m fund to support global health-tech startups

  • February 12, 2025
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Venture capital firm Nina Capital has launched a €50m fund to invest in health technology startups worldwide. The new fund, its third to date, will focus on supporting founders developing innovative solutions aimed at improving healthcare systems. The third fund from Nina Capital – Fund III – aims to build a new portfolio of investments […]

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Surgical Holdings celebrates National Apprenticeship Week by celebrating inspiring Southend students

  • February 12, 2025
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Southend based Surgical Holdings, a leading manufacturer and repairer of surgical instruments has celebrated National Apprenticeship Week 2025 (10th – 16th February) by participating in a Careers Carousel at Southchurch High School for Year 8 students. The event gave students the chance to explore the world of surgical device manufacturing and repair, while learning about […]

From a mountain to a molehill: Tackling the corridor care crisis through robotics innovation

  • February 12, 2025
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By Lisa Farrell, business development manager at the National Robotarium The NHS stands at a critical crossroads. With productivity levels still lagging 16% behind pre-pandemic figures and over 31,000 nursing positions unfilled across England alone, our healthcare system faces unprecedented challenges. Yet within this crisis lies an opportunity for transformation through strategic deployment of robotics […]

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11 innovations tackling antimicrobial resistance awarded share of £1 million – HTN Health Tech News

  • February 12, 2025
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SBRI Healthcare has awarded £1 million to 11 innovations tackling antimicrobial resistance, as part of its “Competition 25: AMR” phase 1 development funding competition. As part of the competition, projects will run for “up to six months” with the aim of demonstrating technical and commercial feasibility for innovative ideas including novel POC testing, AI-enabled testing, […]

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Why the COVID Deniers Won

  • February 12, 2025
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Updated at 11:26 a.m. ET on February 12, 2025 Five years ago, the coronavirus pandemic struck a bitterly divided society. Americans first diverged over how dangerous the disease was: just a flu (as President Donald Trump repeatedly insisted) or something much deadlier. Then they disputed public-health measures such as lockdowns and masking; a majority complied […]

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Trump’s W.H.O. Exit Throws Smallpox Defenses Into Upheaval

  • February 12, 2025
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President Trump’s order that the United States exit the World Health Organization could undo programs meant to ensure the safety, security and study of a deadly virus that once took half a billion lives, experts warn. His retreat, they add, could end decades in which the agency directed the management of smallpox virus remnants in […]

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The 10 Year Health Plan: What do we need to deliver?

  • February 12, 2025
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Piyush Mahapatra, a consultant orthopaedic surgeon and chief innovation officer at Open Medical, considers the latest consultation on the future of the NHS, and argues that what is needed is not a new vision, but a plan for delivery; and some radical new thinking on the role of healthcare technology. There is a new ten-year […]

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Norfolk and Suffolk NHS FT board highlight EPR procurement and ongoing work around data quality, as trust announces exit from special measures

  • February 12, 2025
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Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust board meeting on 6 February highlighted plans around the procurement of an EPR to replace the trust’s current system, and ongoing work around data quality. This week the trust also announced it’s no longer in NHS oversight framework segment 4 (formerly known as special measures), following a period of […]