NLS Medtech News

Business article – August 27, 2026

Episurf Medical to wind down medtech business

Episurf Medical has concluded the strategic review of its medtech operations and will now pursue an orderly wind-down of that business, completing its transformation into a pure-play Nordic property company.

MedTech Business – August 26, 2026

Nexstim receives order from European hospital customer

Finnish medtech company Nexstim has received an order for its latest-generation NBS 6 navigated brain stimulation system from an existing hospital customer in Europe, as the customer upgrades from an earlier-generation platform.

MedTech Business – August 26, 2026

Revenio receives FDA-clearance

Finnish ophthalmic device maker Revenio’s iCare DRSplus fundus camera is now part of the first FDA-cleared AI-based diabetic retinopathy screening solution to reach the US market, through a partnership with health-tech company iHealthScreen.

MedTech Business – August 21, 2026

Implantica receives FDA approval for RefluxStop

The FDA has granted Premarket Approval (PMA) for RefluxStop, the company’s implant-based treatment for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).

MedTech Business – August 12, 2026

Senzime awarded national supply contract with US Veterans Affairs

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Strategic Acquisition Center has awarded a five-year national Non-Expendable Equipment (NX EQ) contract for quantitative neuromuscular monitoring to TrillaMed, LLC, the authorized U.S. federal distributor of the Senzime TetraGraph system.

Profiles in MedTech

Profiles in MedTech – March 1, 2020

Erik Gatenholm

Growing up in an academic environment with parents who are scientists and engineers, Erik Gatenholm saw how transformative scientific discoveries could be and wondered how much more good they could do if only more people knew about them.

Profiles in MedTech – January 25, 2018

Karin Hehenberger: With the goal to empower patients

Karin Hehenberger’s diabetes has inspired her to find a way to lift the daily burdens of chronic illness, not just from herself, but from others.

Profiles in MedTech – January 20, 2017

Habib Frost: “I was compelled to find a better way”

Habib Frost, MD, could not get over the helplessness he felt as a young emergency medicine intern in Denmark seeing two young people die in the same day from cardiac arrest, despite having access to skilled providers and the latest technology.

Profiles in MedTech – December 20, 2015

Anna Omstedt Lindgren, Founder of MedUniverse

Many people early on saw the enormous communications capabilities of the Internet, but Swedish digital platform pioneer Anna Omstedt Lindgren recognized the ability to link not just individuals but groups and create communities that transcend borders.

More medtech stories

MedTech Business - August 11, 2026

XVIVO receives CE certificates for heart preservation technology

XVIVO's heart preservation technology, XVIVO Heart Assist Transport system, has received CE certificates, making it available to any heart transplant center throughout Europe.

MedTech Business - August 11, 2026

Medicover divests its India hospital business

Medicover and the minority shareholders has entered an agreement to divest 100 per cent of equity in Medicover Hospitals India to funds managed by global investment firm KKR.

Collaboration - August 11, 2026

Cuviva and Philips expand global cooperation 

The Swedish Hospital at Home platform provider Cuviva has announced an expanded global cooperation with Royal Philips to advance transitional care solutions.

Europe - July 8, 2026

Getinge opens Digital OR Hub in Hamburg

The new hub marks an investment in software development and clinical expertise and brings together these capabilities to accelerate the path to one intelligent digital ecosystem across the full perioperative workflow.

Legal Advice article - July 7, 2026

VibroSense Dynamics initiates legal negotiations with its Chinese distributor

VibroSense Dynamics has initiated legal proceedings to address a breach of the exclusive agreement signed with VibroSense's Chinese distributor Genertec Universal Medical Group Co, a subsidiary of General Technology Holding Co.

Acquisition - July 7, 2026

Asker Healthcare Group acquires Murray Surgical

Asker Healthcare Group has acquired 100% of the shares in Murray Surgical Limited, a distributor of specialist surgical and medical products to the healthcare sector in Ireland.
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