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MedTech Europe Calls For Coordinated Wound Care Policy

George Underwood — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 12:14:51 +0000

Chronic wound care is a growing burden across Europe, but could be mitigated by better care coordination, real-word datasets and AI tools. That is according to a new report from MedTech Europe, which

Five-Minute Podcast: ‘UK Must Align More With EU’

Ashley Yeo — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 12:27:53 +0000

Medtech Insight caught up with Gerard Hanratty, head of health and life sciences at UK and Ireland law firm Browne Jacobson, to get his concise take on regulatory alignment in global markets, includi

AI Act Amendments Bring Relief Not Resolution

George Underwood — Thu, 26 Mar 2026 16:01:51 +0000

Europe’s medtech industry has seen some of its concerns addressed in recent amendments to the EU AI Act, but stakeholders say there is still more work to be done. The European Parliament voted on 26 M

NHS Staff Lack Basic Training For EPRs: Report

George Underwood — Thu, 26 Mar 2026 10:57:51 +0000

A survey of NHS staff has found that electronic patient record (EPR) adoption is high across the health service – but many users haven’t received basic training on the systems, and one in three think

Midterm Swiss-EU Medtech MRA Still On Track After Bilaterals III

Ashley Yeo — Thu, 26 Mar 2026 08:59:52 +0000

Much negotiating activity has taken place in recent weeks aimed at making Switzerland less of an EU “third country” and more a seamless cross-border trading partner in selected economic areas. The new

MEPs Vote To Delay And Simplify AI Act Rules For Medical Devices

George Underwood — Fri, 20 Mar 2026 13:10:16 +0000

Members of two European Parliament committees voted on March 18 to simplify certain rules within the EU AI Act on high-risk systems, including medical devices, and delay their entry in force until Aug

Numares Targets Kidney Transplantation ‘Blind Spot’ With Metabolomics-Based Urine Test

Marion Webb — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 21:32:42 +0000

Biomarkers have gained much attention as a way to help doctors predict disease and monitor disease progression such as in cancer patients. Germany-based start-up numares Health, however, believes that

MDR/IVDR Changes And A Question of Balance: EU’s Várhelyi On Device Safety And Innovation

Ashley Yeo — Mon, 16 Mar 2026 22:31:33 +0000

A full house at the European Commission’s Charlemagne building, including three oversubscribed breakout sessions – on breakthrough technologies, conformity assessment procedures and clinical evidence

EU Notified Bodies Warn MDR/IVDR Amendments Will Deliver Lower Levels Of Patient Safety

Ashley Yeo — Wed, 11 Mar 2026 11:09:11 +0000

There is much to commend in the European Commission’s proposed amendments to the Medical Device and IVD Regulations, and the organization representing EU notified bodies, TEAM-NB, shares the enthusias

Vitestro Raises $70M In Series B To Expand Autonomous Blood-Draw Robot In Europe, Eyes US Approval

Marion Webb — Tue, 10 Mar 2026 14:13:05 +0000

Vitestro wants to change the often painful experience of routine blood draws with the “steady hand” of a robot. A newly closed oversubscribed $70m series B round will help the Netherlands-based compan

Rethink Of UK’s Relationship With EU ‘Makes Sense For Patients And Medtech Innovators’

Ashley Yeo — Wed, 04 Mar 2026 22:38:52 +0000

“If the UK healthcare system is to benefit from the innovations that medical device manufacturers can deliver, it makes sense for Britain to form a closer regulatory relationship with the EU,” Gerar

‘We Can’t Wait Years’ For MDR/IVDR Change: Industry Urges EU Co-Legislators To Move At Pace

Ashley Yeo — Wed, 04 Mar 2026 17:20:56 +0000

Three months after the European Commission’s mid-December release of a groundbreaking package of proposed improvements to the EU Medical Device and IVD Regulations and a new timeline for notified bodi

UK Industry Fires Warning Shots Over Cost Burden, Support Levels And Over-Regulation In Market

Ashley Yeo — Thu, 19 Feb 2026 12:45:40 +0000

The UK remains an attractive place to develop medical technology but is becoming a harder place to commercialize it at pace. That is how the Association of British HealthTech Industries (ABHI) summed

Telemonitoring And Medtech Data ‘Should Be Central To Germany’s 2030 Digital Strategy’

Ashley Yeo — Wed, 18 Feb 2026 11:07:25 +0000

“Digital innovations must be better integrated into everyday healthcare delivery. They free up staff time and enhance quality of care, and the data they generate are helpful in healthcare product rese

SEISMIC Potential: Minimally Invasive Brain Surgery Project Shows Scope Of EU IHI Funding

Ashley Yeo — Fri, 13 Feb 2026 16:38:18 +0000

€163.1m ($184.5m) funding from the European Commission’s Horizon Europe program has been allocated to five new areas of research within the Innovative Health Initiative’s (IHI) funding round 12. The f

Industry View: Good Year Shaping For Regulatory Progress In The UK – And EU

Ashley Yeo — Fri, 06 Feb 2026 14:55:47 +0000

The long-awaited UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) consultation on accepting CE-marked devices in Great Britain indefinitely, mooted in 2025, has yet to emerge. Industry an

CDRH Highlights Harmonization Progress In International Assessment Report

Brian Bossetta — Thu, 05 Feb 2026 15:43:02 +0000

The Food and Drug Administration device center is updating stakeholders on its efforts to link US regulations with global ones to improve patient access to safe and innovative medical devices. This is

At INBRAIN’s 5-Year Mark, BCI Experts Confront The Promise, Perils Of Brain-Computer Interfaces

Marion Webb — Mon, 02 Feb 2026 16:17:54 +0000

The choice of Barcelona’s historic La Llotja de Mar as the venue to celebrate the five-year anniversary of INBRAIN Neuroelectronics, the Spanish developer of graphene-based brain-computer interface, w

Medtech Companies Seek More Device Input Into EU’s Cardiovascular Disease Plan

Ashley Yeo — Fri, 30 Jan 2026 22:01:10 +0000

The EU Safe Hearts Plan, unveiled on Dec. 16, 2025 in a European Commission communication, is set to progress through to a final European Parliament report in spring 2026 and later in the year will co

The EU Needs A System That Learns Progressively Instead Of Swinging The Pendulum

Amanda Maxwell — Fri, 30 Jan 2026 11:24:44 +0000

When I began reporting on medical technology in the 1980s, Europe’s regulatory landscape was almost unrecognizable compared to today’s. There was little unified oversight – what existed was piecemeal,