Leadership
Selena Gomez and her mother face a lawsuit accusing them and another co-founder of defrauding investors in the mental health startup. Wondermind was co-founded in November 2021 by Gomez, her mother Mandy Teefey and Daniella Pierson as a business promoting mental fitness practices and tools. The lawsuit accuses the company and its founders of falsely [...]
By Narayanan Ramaswamy, head of advanced drug development at Tata Consultancy Services Drug development remains one of the most complex, expensive, and time-consuming processes in any industry. Across clinical trials, the biggest delays are often not caused by scientific uncertainty alone, but by operational bottlenecks, with industry data showing that 75 per cent of clinical [...]
Colin Neale is principal business development manager at Wireless Logic - a leading global Internet of Things (IoT) solutions provider connecting more than 20 million IoT devices around the world. In the second in our series of on-the-ground interviews from HLTH Europe 2026, Colin takes us through Wireless Logic’s threat detection suite and explains the [...]
NHS staff who access patient records without a legitimate reason face dismissal or prison under a new crackdown on unlawful access. NHS chief executive Sir Jim Mackey issued the warning as NHS England launched a campaign setting out the consequences of viewing medical records for personal reasons or out of curiosity. It follows several incidents [...]
Dr James Harmsworth King, the man shaping the clinical thinking behind Numan's healthspan mission, has been confirmed as a speaker at Health Tech World Live this August — adding another major voice to a programme already stacked with the people deciding how AI gets used in health. Dr Harmsworth King is Chief Medical Strategy Officer [...]
Dr Ben Maruthappu MBE, founder & CEO of Cera, has been named Entrepreneur of the Year at the British Business Awards. The event highlights the companies driving growth and economic impact, and attended by celebrities, politicians and leading lights from across the business world, with George Clooney and Sir Bob Geldof as special guests. Dr [...]
Today, many healthcare organisations are discovering more technology does not always translate into better patient engagement. Fragmented systems, disconnected communication channels and inconsistent strategies for outreach often create added complexity rather than clarity. AssureCare is addressing this challenge with the launch of Aktivate, a next generation patient engagement platform designed to unify communication across the [...]
Magentus, a leading name in clinical diagnostics, announces the formation of a UK Advisory Board to guide the next phase of its strategy and reaffirm its long-term commitment to the UK health system. The announcement marks a significant milestone in Magentus’ renewed leadership in the UK market. It reinforces the company’s focus on earlier diagnosis, [...]
The European Commission has closed an antitrust probe into Edwards Lifesciences after the company withdrew a policy aimed at so-called "copycat devices". The probe dates back to September 2023, when the Commission carried out a surprise inspection at the facility of a maker of cardiac devices. Edwards later confirmed it was the company subject to [...]
The Internet of Things (IoT) has transformed healthcare. Hospitals and clinics rely on a wide range of connected devices on a daily basis, from patient monitors and wearable sensors to imaging systems and smart diagnostic equipment. However, as the industry continues to innovate, growing cybersecurity challenges also arise. Niall McConachie, regional director (UK & Ireland) [...]
