MEDTECH BITES

We produce the MedTech Bites newsletter every month, which cover the latest news and events from the medtech industry here and abroad. Below is a list of previously published newsletters – click the issue headline to open each newsletter. If any links in older newsletters are broken you might also be able to find them here.

Issue 38, March/April 2021

Reducing harm from medication
Molly Yang
Designing with lived experience
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Issue 37, February 2021

Medical device developer and full-time tinkerer
Turning eyes into a high-tech diagnostic tool
The breast defense
Mātai leads the way in super-fast MRI tools
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Issue 36, September/October 2020

Hi-tech support for better mental health
Down on the Farm
Ready results
Clearing the path for health tech innovation

Issue 35, August 2020

Impacting surgical disease across the globe
Go Well Health Saves NHS Orthopaedic Unit $NZ 2 Million
Rethinking MRI Scanners
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Issue 34, July 2020

Off-The-Planet Ideas Are Hugely Attractive
Ramping up testing for thermal imaging cameras to battle Covid-19
RAM3D is 3D printing titanium implants for veterinary surgery
Soul Machines Joins Forces with the World Health Organization to Combat COVID-19 Misinformation and Help More Than 1 Billion Tobacco Users Quit
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Issue 33 – Opinion Piece, April 2020

Safety and Innovation in a COVID19 World
International Regulatory Policy Changes in Response to Shortage of PPE and Respiratory Medical Devices
Regulatory Policy Changes to Address PPE Shortage
Regulatory Policy Changes to Address Ventilator Shortage
Ventilator Standards
Risk Management: ISO 14971
Quality Management System: ISO 13485

Issue 32, April 2020

A New Zealand-made remote monitoring platform helps keep vulnerable patients safe from Covid-19.
Kiwi Inventors set their focus on COVID-19
New Zealand HealthTech Insights report 2020

Issue 31, February 2020

Why the MedTech CoRE Matters
New Zealand – Australia BioBridge
New HealthTech Activator initiative underway
HealthTech Week 2020
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Issue 30, November/December 2019

Smartphone Ophthalmic imaging made easy
Unlocking the secrets of the gut
Volpara goes from strength to strength
Overcoming adversity on the road to success
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Issue 29, September 2019

Moving from acquired knowledge to new knowledge
A better way to lift elderly patients
Building portable actuators and motors to solve medical problems
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Issue 28, August 2019

OssAbility
Commercialisation of knowledge to benefit society
Implant-related infection and tendon healing challenges in orthopaedics
Making implants simpler
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Issue 27, July 2019

Future clinical care
When you gotta go
User-centred design
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Issue 26, June 2019

Rehab with zombie teddy bears
Checking for concussion before and after a head injury
Relearning yourself after a traumatic brain injury
Using games to create rehab tools
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Issue 25, May 2019

New Zealand innovation for wrist fractures
Regenerative medicine using your own cells
When orthodontics and technology bring a smile to your face
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Issue 24, April 2019

Computer-aided diagnosis and its challenges
AI to Improve Cardiology Workflows
Using AI and technology to help manage eye patients
Investing in New Zealand for kids
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Issue 23, March 2019

The final frontier of electrophysiology
Encrypted messaging for health professionals
A better way to care for patients
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Issue 22, February 2019

A New Custom Pelvic Floor Device
Engineering a Solution For swallowing Disorders
Medicine on Children’s Terms
Bringing Ideas to Life
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Issue 21, November / December 2018

Robyn Whittaker, Clinical Director of Innovation at Waitemata District Health Board
EDDI Joins the Team in Theatre
Another successful Māori student outreach
Making the (medical) grade with plastics
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