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Medical Technologies (MedTech) stories

Icehouse Ventures showcases Kiwi startups in Auckland

A record turnout underlined growing confidence in New Zealand's startup scene as founders pitched space, medtech and energy ideas to investors.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week

Health Technologies

Zoom Pharmacy to sell Tazi menstrual product online

Customers in urban and rural areas can now order the reusable menstrual product online with pharmacist advice and nationwide delivery.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Last week

Global Stories

Medical Technologies (MedTech) stories

Robotics

Grace Chung named grand winner in Women in AI awards

Recognition for more than 50 finalists highlighted women's growing influence in Asia-Pacific artificial intelligence as Grace Chung took the top prize.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • 2 days ago

Software-as-a-Service

Compumedics posts record revenue as profit turns positive

Higher orders and stronger cash flow helped the medtech group return to profit, despite margin pressure from tariffs and mix shifts.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Last month

Data Protection

3verest uses Equinix to build sovereign AI for healthcare

Healthcare providers will be able to keep scans, prompts and AI inference inside national borders as 3verest expands sovereign cloud controls.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month

Data Privacy

Bios Life emerges with USD $25 million seed & Tempus deal

A crowded oncology technology market stands to gain a new rival as the Boston-based start-up targets continuous monitoring for 40 million high-risk Americans.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Last month

Data Protection

Post-quantum cryptography adoption stalls, DigiCert finds

Most firms are still unprepared for quantum attacks, with only 7% deploying quantum-safe cryptography across most digital certificates.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Wed, 29th Jul 2026

Robotics

NVIDIA opens medical physics simulation framework for robots

Developers can now train and test healthcare robots faster, as the open-source framework simulates rare procedures and tricky anatomies before hardware trials.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Fri, 24th Jul 2026

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Medical Technologies (MedTech) stories

Supply Chain

Taiwan Excellence showcases medtech at Singapore fair

Ageing populations and staff shortages are driving demand for Taiwan's hospital, diagnostics and home-care devices at Medical Fair Asia 2026 in Singapore.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • 4 days ago

Software-as-a-Service

Perth transplant device MateriaPOD wins top iAwards

A Perth-built transplant device has taken three national honours, highlighting Western Australia's growing strength in medical technology.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Last week

Customer Relationship Management

Carrick launches AI phone platform for health care

The platform is already helping clinics cut missed calls and no-shows as NL Health Services uses it in a cancer screening programme.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Last week

Space

MicroCare appoints Sean Gallimore as Chief Operating Officer

The move gives the Connecticut maker of cleaning products a stronger hand in global operations as it pushes into electronics and medical markets.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last month

Health Technologies

Craif raises USD $33 million & names Chief Medical Officer

The cash will fund US research, a pancreatic cancer study and preparations for a urine-based cancer test launch as the company ramps up in America.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 5 min read • Last month

Artificial Intelligence

Tech4SickKids links WA tech & child health sectors

The partnership aims to push long-running fundraising for Perth Children's Hospital Foundation past USD $1 million while widening collaboration on child health.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month

Wearables

Oi Studios launches Me. health app for GP summaries

Users can now compile scattered health data into a GP-ready summary, as Oi Studios tests its first standalone software product.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month

Data Protection

Ant upgrades AQ for Doctor in China health platform

China's more than five million doctors could gain a single AI workflow, as Ant rolls out upgraded tools for consultations, follow-up care and research.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month