Launches

  • Nolla Health pilots AI-prescribed acne treatments

    Nolla Health is piloting AI acne prescribing in Utah, allowing its platform to issue initial prescriptions for topical acne treatments under physician oversight. The New York-based company said the programme is available through its Nolla Derm app to eligible Utah residents aged 18 and over. Participants can access the pilot for a discounted subscription of [...]

  • Phonak’s EON hearing aid wins 2026 Hearing Technology Innovator Award

    Phonak's EON hearing aid has won a 2026 Hearing Technology Innovator Award from Hearing Health & Technology Matters (HHTM).

  • £50m research centre aims to find cure for inflammatory diseases

    A new research centre will investigate chronic inflammatory diseases and develop treatments aimed at lasting remission or cure. The Medical Research Council is investing £50m over 14 years in the Centre of Research Excellence in Restorative Immunology, led by the University of Birmingham. The programme will study immune-mediated inflammatory diseases, conditions in which the immune [...]

  • iAM Compliant launches iAM Medical to safely manage pupil healthcare

    iAM Compliant, a provider of compliance and estates management platforms, has announced the launch of iAM Medical, a new feature designed to help schools and multi-academy trusts manage pupil healthcare information, medication and medical incidents in one secure digital environment. Now available to all customers and new iAM Compliant customers within the iAM Compliant Advanced [...]

  • Dedalus launches ORBIS PAS across UK and Ireland

    Dedalus has launched ORBIS PAS, its next-generation web-based patient administration system, in the UK and Ireland. As part of the wider ORBIS ecosystem, ORBIS PAS helps organisations reduce system fragmentation by bringing administrative and clinical workflows closer together. It provides a modern administrative foundation using advanced analytics and modern interoperability standards. Built around the principle [...]

  • Prime Health unveils £2 million Queen Anne Street MRI upgrade

    Prime Health has announced a £2m investment in its Queen Anne Street centre, adding a new 3T MRI system and expanding preventative health services. The London centre, at 45 Queen Anne Street in the Harley Street Health District, is due to be officially unveiled on 24 September 2026 following an extensive refurbishment programme. The investment [...]

  • Group launches to become permanent home for Britain’s founder-led medtech firms

    A new investment group has launched with the aim of buying and permanently holding successful British medtech companies, offering their founders an alternative to selling to private equity firms or larger rivals. Qualeris, based in Birmingham, was founded by Peter Dines, a medtech chief executive, investor and board director with three decades of experience in [...]

  • New AI platform aims to transform surgical training globally

    Surgeon.AI has launched an AI-powered platform combining surgical education, career development and personalised learning for surgeons worldwide. Professor Shafi Ahmed, a surgeon and healthcare technology innovator, launched the platform to support surgeons from medical school and training through to consultant or attending level. Central to the platform is ELLA, the Education, Learning and Language Agent, [...]

  • German biotech Revier Therapeutics launches with €6 million

    Revier Therapeutics has officially launched after closing a €6m seed round to support development of its preclinical cardiometabolic pipeline. The Heidelberg-based biotech is developing disease-modifying therapies for cardiometabolic diseases, initially focusing on heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD). Revier is developing small-molecule treatments that selectively target class IIa histone [...]

  • Fitbit founders launch health and safety wristband

    Fitbit co-founders James Park and Eric Friedman have launched Luffu Link, an LTE-enabled health and safety band designed to work without a nearby phone. The US$250 wearable is available for pre-order and is expected to begin shipping in early 2027. It comes in halo gold, onyx black and sterling blue. Luffu Link combines all-day health [...]