Ian Bolland is joined by Jonathan O’Halloran, chief executive officer of QuantuMDx, to discuss the uses of PCR testing (aside from COVID), its latest technology, the difference between point of need and point of care testing, the UK government policy on diagnostics and where the industry stands in light of the pandemic. 

QuantuMDx recently published a report on point of need testing, which you can read here: 

https://www.med-technews.com/news/Medtech-Diagnostics-news/quantumdx-explores-future-of-point-of-need-pcr-testing/

Point of need and the state of play in UK diagnostics

In the first of our Meet the Speaker series ahead of Med-Tech Innovation Expo, Ian Bolland is joined by Ashley Sayed whose seminar focuses on Manufacturing 5.0 and how that can apply in the healthcare sector. 

The duo discuss how Ashley arrived at where he is today, and what the audience on Day One can expect from his talk, including the main differences from Industry 4.0 and 5.0. 

You can join Ashley’s seminar on Day One at 12.30pm on the Med-Tech Innovation Conference organised with Medilink UK. 

Register for Med-Tech Innovation Expo at www.med-techexpo.com

Meet the speaker: Manufacturing industry 5.0 in the health care sector

Recorded at MD&M West in Calfornia, Medical Plastics News editor Olivia Friett, along with group portfolio sales manager Caroline Jackson, is joined by Arjun Luthra, commercial director at BioInteractions and Aaron Johnson, vice president of marketing and customer strategy at Accumold. 

Luthra announces some exciting news from BioInteractions’ latest study while both he and Johnson provide some insight when it comes to working in the UK health market from the point of view of companies from both the United States and the United Kingdom in the medical device supply chain. They also discuss the importance of business partnership between the two countries in an increasingly globalised economy; and working with media and event partners to spread the word of their innovations across the globe.

The special relationship: The UK and U.S. medical device markets

European Pharmaceutical Manufacturer's Rebekah Jordan and Med-Tech Innovation's Ian Bolland are joined by Richard Williams from Healome Therapeutics discuss the challenges of going from a university spin-out to a successful company, and how to go against the conventional business model in biotech.

Rethinking the biotech business model

Ian Bolland, group content manager of Rapid Medtech, is joined by Sylvia Smit from myMonX to discuss the role of artificial intelligence and their role in wearables. 
The duo also discuss Sylvia’s background and how she ended up working in the healthcare space following her previous work in the financial services sector.

Wearing it well: AI effects on wearables

Olivia Friett is joined by Stiliyana Minkovska, founder and CEO of Matrix Health and Care, to discuss the current femtech climate and their product which is a digitally enabled, AI-supported pelvic assessment and diagnosis device, designed for self use.

The FemTech Series: Changing the gynae diagnosis game

Ian Bolland is joined by Sam Stephens from TBAT Innovation and Alistair Wilson from Septest as the duo discuss the launch of the 2024 Innovation Challenge. 

Stephens explains how the challenge has grown as it enters its third running, while Wilson explains what the effect of being the second winner has had on his company, as well as explaining how his own personal experience is behind the Septest innovation.

Tackling sepsis at source: TBAT Innovation Challenge winner ahead of 2024 launch

In this episode, Olivia Friett, editor of Medical Plastics News, talks to Dr. Chung Looi, CEO of Ablatus Therapeutics about the affect fibroids has on women and how this can be treated with ablation technology.

The FemTech Series: Tackling fibroids with ablation technology

In this episode Olivia Friett, editor of Medical Plastics News talks to Amanda Philpott CEO and co-founder of eargym about the risks of hearing loss and how it can be prevented using auditory training.

Preventing hearing loss with auditory training

In this episode Olivia Friett, the editor of Medical Plastics News, is joined by Adrian Jennings, chief product officer at Cognosos, to discuss how tracking equipment can save hospitals millions.

Tracking hospital equipment with AI technology

In this episode Olivia Friett, editor of Medical Plastics News, talks to Leeanne Baker, managing director at IMed Consultancy and Louise Ben-Nathan from LBN Innovations about smear tests and how the lack of comfort can make it an unenjoyable experience and is the reason many women don't go to their smear tests. 

LBN Innovations are working to create a less painful experience than with a standard speculum and Louise explains how they hope to eventually have smear tests that can be done completely in the comfort of a woman's home.

The FemTech Series: Making smear tests less uncomfortable

In this episode, Olivia Friett, editor of Medical Plastics News, is joined by John Kawola, the global technology executive from Boston Micro Fabrication (BMF), to discuss the importance of 3D printing in the medical sector.

Using 3D printing in life sciences

In this episode, you can hear Olivia Friett, editor of Medical Plastics News talk to Dearbhail Ormond, founder and CEO at Frendo, where they discuss how endometriosis affects women and how Frendo platforms can help understand the condition, make sense of symptoms, manage it, and more.

The FemTech Series: Finding support for Endometriosis

In this episode, Olivia Friett, the editor of Medical Plastics News, is joined by Esther Rodriguez Villegas, founder of Acurable, where they will discuss the AcuPebble device, the importance of wearables in the sector, how to ease the skepticism of consumer wearables, and the regulatory process.

Easing the scepticism of consumer wearables

In this episode of The MedTalk Podcast, you can hear Olivia Friett, editor of Medical Plastics News talk to Murdoc Khaleghi, chief medical officer for Molecular You about the latest technology in AI driven blood testing and how it can detect early stages of diseases such as Alzheimer's.

Using AI to accurately analyse blood samples

In this episode, you can hear Olivia Friett, editor of Medical Plastics News talk to Elliot Justin, CEO at FirmTech, about sexual health wearables and how it can track multiple possible health conditions.

The FemTech Series: Tracking cardiovascular health

In this episode of the The FemTech Series Olivia Friett, editor of Medical Plastics News talks to Ikram Guerd, general manager & VP global marketing at Aspivix about the Carevix device - a suction cervical stabiliser, which is clinically proven to reduce pain and bleeding during transcervical procedures.

The FemTech Series: Improving the gynaecological experience

In this episode of The FemTech Series, you can hear Olivia Friett, editor of Medical Plastics News talk to Jill Pellegrino, AutoCruitment where we discuss improving clinical trials for women's health.

The FemTech Series: Improving clinical trials for women's health

In this episode, you can hear Olivia Friett, editor of Medical Plastics News talk to Peter Garbuz, co-founder and CEO of Torramics, where we discuss the latest innovation in nanocompressor technology and how it can improve the delivery of insulin pumps.

Using nanocompressor technology for medical innovation

In this episode of The FemTech Series, you can hear Olivia Friett, editor of Medical Plastics News talk to Hemmel Amrania PhD, CEO of Digistain, a company that has won multiple awards for its transformative breast cancer biomarker analytics.

The FemTech Series: Analysing the risk of breast cancer recurrence

On this episode of The FemTech Series you can hear Olivia Friett, editor of Medical Plastics News talk to Valentina Milanova, founder and CEO of Daye about the latest innovation from Daye and how women can now test for STIs with the use of a diagnostic tampon.

The FemTech Series: Breaking the stigma of STI testing

In this episode you can hear Olivia Friett, editor of Medical Plastics News talk to Erik Haines, managing director at Guidepoint Qsight where we will discuss Qsight Prospector, a data-driven sales intelligence programme for the medical aesthetics industry.

Qsight Prospector: boosting sales efficiency

In this episode of The FemTech series, Olivia Friett editor of Medical Plastics News, is joined by Jane Kennedy, Chief Business Officer at Discovery Park, and Dr. MaryAnn Ferreux, Chief Medical Officer at Health Innovation Kent where we will discuss the inequality in women's health and how we can overcome the obstacles that come with this.

The FemTech Series: How to fix inequality in healthcare

In this episode we're bringing you something a little different. Earlier this year, one of our sister publications, European Pharmaceutical Manufacturer, secured a remarkable interview with Thermo Fisher Scientific's President of EMEA, Urmi Prasad Richardson. 

In this insightful discussion, we delve into what it takes to be a leader in the pharmaceutical industry. 

Leaders in Pharma: Thermo Fisher

In this episode of The FemTech series, Olivia Friett editor of Medical Plastics News, is joined by Bethan Halliwell, partner at Withers & Rogers, where they will discuss the sudden spike on women's health and what is driving innovation.

The FemTech Series: Driving innovation in women's health

In this episode European Pharmaceutical Manufacturer secured an interview with Dr. Andreas Raabe CEO at Adragos Pharma. 

In this insightful discussion, we look at what it takes to be a leader in the pharmaceutical industry.

Leaders in Pharma: Adragos Pharma

In this episode of The FemTech series, Olivia Friett editor of European Pharmaceutical Manufacturer, is joined by Jean Bouquet, Mark Owen and Emily Fitch from Viospex to discuss the bouquet speculum and it's benefits compared to the standard speculum.

The FemTech Series: Replacing the current speculum

In this episode of The FemTech series, Olivia Friett editor of European Pharmaceutical Manufacturer, is joined by Bridie Houlihan founder of Women's Health Impact Network (WHIN) to look at different ways to promote and fund your company and the importance of networking.

The FemTech Series: Funding and networking for femtech innovators

On the latest episode of Leaders in Pharma, I'm joined by Dr. Jonathan Loughrey, associate director of physical sciences and isotope chemistry and Terry Ernest, director of manufacturing science and technology at Almac Group, where we will discuss an overview of Almac technologies to support, development and final delivery of client targets with enhanced solubility properties.

Leaders in Pharma: Almac Group

This episode Olivia Friett is joined by Kirsty Baxter, director of Global Project Management for Cell and Gene Therapies, and Athanasios Polyannis, director of Global Operations for Cell and Gene Therapies at Marken, UPS Healthcare Precision Logistics where we will discuss the fundamentals, logistics, and complexities of cell and gene therapies.

Navigating cell and gene therapy

In episode three the editors sit down to discuss the effectiveness of the new wave of contraceptive techniques. Plus, how did Gollum and NASA team up to treat frailty in the elderly? The team also discuss what happens when patients don’t get adequate safety warnings about their drugs.

A precious way to treat frailty in the elderly

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