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Medical & Healthcare

In the UK, one in six people – 16.5 million individuals – has at least one neurological condition, with a cost to the NHS of £4.4bn per year

Neurobots could help treat epilepsy

Cancer-killing orthopaedic paste gets £110k grant

Owlstone secures $27m in Series E financing round

The gallium-doped bioglass has been shown to kill cancer cells with 99 per cent success

Cancer-killing orthopaedic paste gets £110k grant

Funding will be used to support the ongoing development of Owlstone’s proprietary Breath Biopsy platform

Owlstone secures $27m in Series E financing round

Researchers at UC Irvine have created a soft, conformable implant that measures neurological signals in patients’ developing brains. Seen here on the wing of a butterfly, this invention uses an organic polymer material that’s more compatible with sensitive living tissues than rigid, silicon-based medical devices

Biocompatible sensor implant conforms to organ growth

The technology is currently in animal studies as a biopsy tool

Robeauté raises $28m to advance neurosurgical microbots

LARi is the first video stylet designed to fully integrate with an anaesthetist’s existing tools and workflows when intubating patients

Low-cost video stylet promises improved intubation

Medical & Healthcare Opinion

Comment: The med-tech transforming diagnosis and treatment

Robotic surgery has improved healthcare outcomes in Scotland

Comment: Robotic innovation is helping NHS Scotland deliver better healthcare

Comment: Why wearable robots need machine vision

Medical & Healthcare In-Depth

Expert Q&A: Navigating the road to approval for medical devices

Made from medical-grade resorbable biomaterial using 3D printing the Matisse tissue-regrowing implant offers a new method for breast reconstruction

3D printing a breast reconstruction revolution

PAT scanning can detect subtle structural changes in blood vessels

The UK developed handheld scanner that could revolutionise medical imaging