MedTech EU is set to launch China probe on medical device procurementThe probe arrives on the back of scepticism about Beijing’s use of massive state support to critical sectors
Making it Work MCS Tech builds on foundations of the past as it looks to crack mega US marketThe company took learnings from the winding down of MC Support to inform its cloud-based medical software model in 2021, which the founders point to as an enormous international opportunity
Making it Work Irish medtech star Pumpinheart to raise €5 million in seed funding Pumpinheart, which hopes to establish a primary base in Galway, is developing a device aimed at addressing diastolic heart failure
Funding Galway-based Mirai Medical secures financing ahead of seeking FDA approval Medtech company intends to raise a further €20m in a Series A funding round later this year as it looks to bring its ePore system to market
MedTech Galway medtech firm raises €6.4m for stroke prevention deviceNotable investors contributed to the Ceroflo medical device company
Funding Cumulus Neuroscience secures investment for its ‘Fitbit for the brain’Belfast-based firm is behind a headset that monitors for conditions such as dementia, schizophrenia and depression
Innovation Coroflo to start production on ground-breaking breastfeeding monitorCompany near to closing new funding round as it completes research and development and as former Minister for Health Mary Harney joins the board
Companies Galway MedTech firm FeelTect to launch recruitment drive after fresh €1.5m investmentFirm to recruit new staff at HQ in Spiddal and will also hire for roles in Europe and the United States
Pharma Icon plc boss says AI will be deployed within the year at the research giantNew technology is providing short-term opportunities for the Dublin-headquartered contract research giant
Sponsored Putting the human touch into assisted-living medtechHaloCare Group has developed an innovative solution that combines smart devices, social connection and around-the-clock support to create better health outcomes for their customers as they live independently
Sponsored Saving lives with a breakthrough cardiac recovery systemGlobalLogic and Kestra have partnered to deliver critical care to patients using wearable tech
MedTech Belfast medtech Neurovalens secures FDA approval for Modius Sleep deviceModius improves chronic insomnia by delivering small electrical pulses to the head
Tech HealthBeacon starved of finance at critical junctureCashflow has dried up for the burgeoning health-tech firm that was valued at €100m on its IPO, leaving its future hanging in the balance
Companies Smile Genius Dental raises €200,000 in fundingThe company successfully applied for the Enterprise Ireland pre-seed start fund
Companies Revenue flat at HealthBeacon, management ‘committed’ to securing the future of the businessLast month Jim Joyce stepped down as chief executive of the company
Companies ‘Material uncertainty’ plagues state-backed Nektr Technologies as losses rise to €2.1m2022 accounts for Sligo-based biotech firm, founded by Frank Boyle, ‘cast significant doubt’ on its ‘ability to continue’
MedTech Medtech machine firm Adapt Engineering to quadruple staff under new ownershipThe Dublin-based company has been bought by British firm PCE, which sees Ireland as a ‘gateway’ to the European market
MedTech US medical device firm to exceed Irish workforce target as capacity scales up Multinational Edwards Lifesciences, which makes artificial heart valves at state-of-the-art Limerick facility, plans to grow triple the size of its Limerick workforce
MedTech Blackrock Clinic Group invests €25m in new IT programmeCompany plans to create 60 new roles to coincide with rollout of electronic health records system
MedTech EIT Health Ireland-UK appoints new managing directorGraham Armitage, a former aeronautical engineer with the Royal Air Force, will take over the role