Startups & SMEs

ConcertAI Launches Generative AI-Powered Precision Suite

 

Valued at over $1.9bn, ConcertAI is building on its pre-existing multi-agentic AI SaaS solution CARAai to bring life science customers the new Precision suite of applications: Precision Explorer, Precision Trials, Precision GTM and Precision360.

Bone Surgery Startup Surgify Medical Raises $7.9m

 

Surgify Medical’s selective drill tip, Surgify Halo, is “an obvious choice for surgeons,” said Boris Hofmann, head of ZEISS Ventures and lead investor in the company’s series A funding round.

German Bionic Launches ‘Strongest Exoskeleton To Date’

 

German Bionic’s new exoskeleton Exia helps healthcare practitioners, nurses, and other caregivers to lift and move patients by supporting muscle movement and reducing the risk of injury.

TRiCares Tricuspid Valve Replacement System Reduces Regurgitation In First-In-Human Study

 

TRiCares presented data from the first-in-human study for its tricuspid valve replacement system – Topaz – at EuroPCR 2025 on 22 May.


LSX Europe: Women’s Health Education Is The Key For Unlocking VC Investment

 

Flo Health was the first femtech unicorn to be valued at over $1bn. But the company faced 49 investment rejections before reaching that status, Anna Klepchukova, the company’s chief medical officer, told the LSX World Congress Europe. THENA Capital’s Esther Reynal de St Michel Richardot talked through the firm’s gender-smart investment strategy.

‘Pathologists Are Hungry For AI-Enabled Digital Pathology’

 

Digital pathology makes it possible to unlock insights previously hidden to the human eye, “reshaping how we diagnose and treat patients,” said Nathan Buchbinder, co-founder and chief strategy officer at Proscia. He shared his views on the future of digital pathology and the lessons he has learned from working with pathologists.

LSX Roundup: Startups Elypta, QuantiLight And Plexaa Debut New Tech

 

Back-to-back meetings at LSX? No time to attend the innovator showcase? Here is what you might have missed from medtech innovators at the LSX World Congress Europe on 29 April.

‘AI Isn’t Flying Off The Shelves In The NHS,’ Says Healthtech Startup CEO

 

Vendor exhaustion, insufficient clinical-grade evidence, and outdated risk management are some of the reasons the NHS is struggling to adopt AI. Haris Shuaib, CEO of Newton's Tree, shared his insights with the audience at the “Next Frontier of Medical AI” event held at DAC Beachcroft's London office on 23 April.


‘The FDA Will Be Looking For Avenues To Regulate Laboratory Developed Tests’

 

The FDA's final LDT ruling was struck down in federal court last month. For now, diagnostic companies can commercialize under CLIA regulations or apply for FDA approval. McDermott and Tribun Health have shared insights on the risks, pros and cons of both regulatory routes.

First Liver Cancer Surveillance Test In Five Years Receives FDA Breakthrough Status

 

Cambridge-based startup Mursla Bio's liquid biopsy test EvoLiver uses extracellular vesicles to detect hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in high-risk cirrhotic patients. Medtech Insight sat down with with Mursla Bio CEO Pierre Arsène.

OneCell Diagnostics – Now 1Cell.Ai - Launches Multi-Modal Cancer Diagnostic Panel OncoIncytes

 

OneCell Diagnostics, the Mumbai-based startup backed with $16m in series A funding, is rebranding to 1Cell.Ai to represent the firm's focus on combining deep science with AI-powered capabilities.

Anglonordic 25: Pictura Bio’s One-Minute Pathogen-Identifying Diagnostic Test

 

“Infectious disease should be treated in the community, not in hospitals,” Alex Batchelor, Pictura Bio CEO, told Medtech Insight at the Anglonordic Life Science Conference on 3 April in London.


Biotech Leader Predicts Delays On Device Approvals As FDA Makes Life-Saving Drugs Sole Priority

 

Nawal Ouzren, Sensorion CEO and director, shared the latest industry reaction to US FDA layoffs at the McDermott Will & Emery European Health and Life Sciences Symposium in Paris.

CardioVia Secures FDA Clearance Epicardial Access Needle ViaOne

 

A concealed blunt-tip needle that can be inserted into the heart's pericardial space to treat cardiac arrhythmias has received FDA clearance, providing an alternative to catheter-based methods.

Anglonordic 25: Women’s Health Needs Therapeutic Success To Encourage Wider Investment

 

Health tech is at the forefront of the women's health sector, securing 38% of venture capital in 2024. However, panelists at the Anglonordic Life Science Conference held 3 April asserted that a successful therapeutic breakthrough is key to gaining investor confidence and accelerating venture capital.

THENA Capital ‘Makes History’ As UK’s First All-Female Early-Stage Medtech Fund

 

Only 16% of venture capital general partners in Europe are women, and only 9% of those have actual investment power. Thena Capital is aiming to "redefine the image of a venture capitalist."


Urine Test Could Halve Number Of CT Scans For Patients With Kidney Cancer

 

The urine-based GAGome test showed promise in the first clinical results from the international AURORAX-0087A, in the largest study conducted on clear cell renal cell carcinoma, the most common type of kidney cancer.

European Medicine Agency’s CHMP Qualifies First AI Tool For Use In Clinical Trials

 

With the support of AIM-MASH AI Assist only one pathologist is needed to reliably make a histology assessment of inflammatory liver disease to decide whether patients should be included in MASH clinical trials.

Wired Health: Women Of Wearables Shares Market Outlook

 

Medtech Insight sat down with Anja Streicher, chief marketing officer at Women of Wearables, a global community offering events and education resources to support the femtech industry, to discuss trends in the women's wearables tech market, challenges and innovators pushing the boundaries.

Wired Health: One-Size-Fits-All Wearables Don’t Work For Women’s Health

 

Wearable technology must address women’s unique needs, said Anja Streicher, Women of Wearables chief marketing officer. Samphire Neuroscience and Amira Health demo wearable solutions for PMS and hot flashes at Wired Health.