Barnaby Pickering
Senior Writer
Barnaby lives and works in Yorkshire. Having graduated from University College London with a master's degree in biomedical engineering in 2020, Barnaby is passionate about cutting-edge medical technology. Key areas of focus for Barnaby include diabetes, nanotechnology, machine learning and artificial intelligence.
Latest From Barnaby Pickering
Minute Insight: Cordis-MedAlliance Deal Formalized, Less Than One Year After Announcement
The $1.1bn acquisition of drug-eluting balloon developer MedAlliance will help Cordis return to its roots as an innovative leader in interventional cardiology.
Holocare Hopes To Bring New Dimensions To Surgical Planning
The company has developed a method to convert DICOM images into 3D holograms that can be projected onto VR headsets. Medtech Insight caught up with CEO Alison Sundset to find out how Holocare is paving the way for a more integrated, collaborative form of pre-surgical planning.
Minute Insight: SpectralMD Signs Another Contract With BARDA, Worth $149m
The diagnostic company has secured more government funding for DeepView, a product it has developed to assess the healing of certain types of wound. In total, BARDA has supported SpectralMD with almost a quarter of a billion dollars.
Minute Insight: Vicarious’ Future Gets Precarious
The surgical robotics start-up may be de-listed from the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) due to its low current share price. Some analysts believe the company can survive long enough to earn FDA de novo clearance for its robotic surgical system.
Oxford Biodynamics Releases EpiSwitch Prostate Cancer Test Early
The UK-based company is hoping to quickly take market share with its blood-based diagnostic that uses epigenetic data to assist cancer diagnosis.
Minute Insight: Virtual Incision Draws In Another $30m With Its Table-Top Surgical Robot
The cash will be used to extend the company’s development runway “well into 2025.”