Insight
AI is compressing the timeline of cyberattacks from days to minutes and healthcare organisations are especially exposed. In this Q&A, Jim McGann, CMO at Index Engines, explains why traditional defences like backups and immutable snapshots aren't enough on their own, and why "recovery confidence" is becoming the new benchmark for cyber resilience in healthcare IT. [...]
By Julia Scott, pharmacist and CxIO (chief multiprofessional informatics officer) at Dartford & Gravesham NHS Trust One of the simplest but most powerful benefits of electronic prescribing and medicines administration systems (ePMA) in secondary care is that drug charts no longer go missing. Before ePMA, it was a familiar situation to lose a paper drug chart. [...]
A low-cost artificial intelligence tool built by researchers at the Wharton School and Penn Engineering is helping to get essential medicines to the communities in Sierra Leone that need them most, by forecasting demand and correcting for missing data. The researchers partnered with Sierra Leone's government to build a decision-support system that uses machine learning [...]
Health Tech World brings its first live event to London this summer, gathering the people building, buying and regulating healthcare AI for a single afternoon. With a full line-up confirmed and two months to go, tickets are open now — and this first edition is one to book early. Health Tech World Live makes its [...]
From scientific discovery and clinical research to manufacturing and market access, the next era of biotech innovation may belong to ecosystems that collaborate rather than compete. Walking the BIO International Convention floor in San Diego, two national pavilions stand out for more than their size. The United Kingdom and India have both arrived with a [...]
By Mark Hutchinson, executive vice president, Altera Digital Health (UK & EMEA) Frontline productivity is a critical priority for the NHS, reflecting growing pressure to deliver more care within constrained resources. There is a requirement to deliver 2 per cent annual improvements set out in the 2025 Spending Review not just through investment in technology, [...]
By Professor Henrietta Hughes, patient safety commissioner and deputy chair of the National Commission into the Regulation of AI in Healthcare This article first appeared on MedRegs: An official blog of the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA). Artificial intelligence (AI) is ushering in a new era, with the potential to reshape the world [...]
In the new episode of the Health Tech World Podcast, Lupe Rojas and Sean Knight from Simtra Biopharma Solutions explore the rapid rise of sterile injectable therapies, from ADCs in oncology to GLP‑1 weight‑loss drugs, and how CDMOs are reshaping supply chains to meet booming global demand. Watch on YouTube below or on your chosen [...]
Announcing the official launch of the British College of Cosmetic Surgery, an important new initiative dedicated to strengthening education, collaboration and professional standards within cosmetic surgery. The launch of the British College of Cosmetic Surgery marks a significant milestone in raising standards, governance and excellence across the UK cosmetic surgery sector. The College has been [...]
Epic Life’s Ben Davies and Koto CEO James Greenfield explore why trust, identity and brand may be the most defensible assets in modern health tech. AI is accelerating and Big Tech is moving deeper into health, so early-stage startups are facing a new reality. Functional capability can be replicated quickly, but trust cannot. [...]
