Medical

Due to the growing number of accidents, eye diseases and people suffering with complete or partial blindness, the need for bionic eyes is becoming more apparent. Data Bridge Market Research predicts that the bionic eye market will reach 425.85 USD million by 2028.  

A ground-breaking research project at Heriot-Watt University is set to be commercialised with funding from Scottish Enterprise’s (SE) High Growth Spinout Programme. The project, which has developed an advanced camera technology with consistent, full colour, HD resolution at millions of frames per second (Mfps), is set to revolutionise how biomedical science, engineering, and combustion research is conducted.

MicroCare, LLC is pleased to announce that Emma Chen has joined the company as Regional Sales Manager for MicroCare Asia. Emma is responsible for the growth and development of the MicroCare electronics and Sticklers fiber optics cleaning business platforms.

The German technology company will present its broad microbattery product portfolio for the medical sector at the KIMES trade fair which takes place from 10th to 13th March, in Seoul, Korea.

Rural hospitals around the world face electricity shortages because of susceptibility to natural disasters, a lack of infrastructure and the growing cost of diesel.

Evonik Venture Capital has invested in CircumFix Solutions, a startup that has developed a sternal closure device to improve patient recovery after open chest surgery.

The Illuminating Engineering Society introduces standard: ANSI/IES RP-44-21 recommended practice: ultraviolet germicidal irradiation.

The Medical Device Regulation (MDR), which came into force on May 27, 2021, changed the requirements for manufacturers that place medical devices on the market in the EU.

Linxens has announced that its plant in Mantes-la-Jolie (Yvelines, France) has received the ISO 13485: 2016 certification, for the design, industrialisation and manufacture of sub-components for medical devices.

Increasing cost pressure in medical technology is causing a change from manual small series production to a fully automated process.