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Former Labour and Conservative health ministers Lord Darzi and Lord Prior have led a report where researches from the Institute of Public Policy Reform have predicted that the NHS could be saving up to £12.5bn a year if it invested in digital technologies to automate certain tasks. Even more staggering, according to findings the NHS could also save an additional £6bn by investing automation int...

US FDA proposes re-classification of radiological imaging devices The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced that it is proposing to reclassify numerous radiological medical image analysers from class III to class II. This news comes as part of ongoing efforts from FDA to get the right balance between pre-market and post-market data collection. If the proposed reclassification is f...

A huge sigh of relief was let out when, in a recent announcement, the US indicated that it looks likely the FDA will harmonise their QSR with ISO 13485 standards. Even still, the swathe of recent Regulatory and QMS updates and new requirements in the Global Medical Device realm remains intricate, particularly around the new transition to ISO 13485;2016, MDR and IVDR. Added complexity and the pl...

The No.1 concern for medtech CEO’s is staff acquisition and retention. A study by the Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM) found that 60% of new hires discovered that their job was not what they expected. Contrary to popular belief, it’s not just low achievers who are responsible for low staff retention statistics but worryingly, high achievers too. A study by the Harvard Business Revi...

1. Elizabeth Blackwell Though not a pioneer in medical technology directly, Elizabeth Blackwell (1821-1910) was the first woman doctor in the United States. It’s famously quoted that she went into medicine because her dying friend told her that having a female physician would have spared her the most pain. Having female doctors would have had a significant impact on spurring med-tech innovation...

Take a look at this literally 'breathtaking' video of a woman taking her first breath after a successful lung transplant. This is why we love being medical technology recruitment specialists!

“It is not easy for medical device companies to raise funds… lack of funding is holding back development in Europe.” Alan Barrell, Entrepreneur in Residence, Judge Business School, University of Cambridge The United Kingdom currently imports upwards of 88% all medical devices. Within the remaining 12% produced at home, 59% of home-grown medical devices companies are considered ‘well-established...

​By Tim Lawrie, CEO at Projectus Consulting. Conflict within your board is the last thing you need when your purpose is to manage more significant issues such as budget, growth strategy and headcount. However, a business is run by people, and if your people aren’t working well together, it will have an adverse impact on you reaching your business objectives. Use an external facilitator to media...

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​ A recent report published by PWC has revealed that Merger and Acquisition (M&A) values and occurrences experienced a decline in the last quarter of 2017 stating, ‘there were no major deals announced during this period.’ The life science and medical device sectors as a collective experienced a merger and acquisition drop of 25% owed to relatively low M&A action in the last half of 2017. The Me...