Ashley has reported on health care market issues with Citleline and legacy companies since 1988, initially as a linguist on the France and Germany desk and later becoming editor of three titles. Two publications are his current focus for written and multimedia (panel moderating and podcasts) content: In Vivo (global medtech market access); and Medtech Insight (regulation and policy content for the UK, European and Asia markets).
Latest from Ashley Yeo
CE marking for its Accu-Chek Smartguide continuous glucose monitor means Roche is on the cusp of challenging existing major players in Europe with a device whose predictive algorithms can help sufferers plan and prepare longer into the future.
A new UK medtech survey sets out industry’s market access and regulatory concerns and makes clear where system users see the need for improvement. There are some grounds for optimism, but the MHRA’s planned rise in regulatory fees could undo some of the good work.
Artificial intelligence and digital in healthcare are among four key scientific development areas that will benefit from the support of the UK Regulatory Innovation Office, the launch of which was announced by the government on 8 October.
Innovation in life sciences and UK NHS adoption of technology are high on UK’s political agenda in the post-election period. Projects at the MedTech Directorate and NICE, and support from the Office for Life Sciences, are playing into a renewed sense of optimism.
Health authorities around the world are being advised to mitigate the relentless rise in the long-term costs of stroke, set to top $1.5tn within a generation. Wider availability of mechanical thrombectomy will help address providers’ and patients’ needs, Royal Philips CMO Carla Perón explained in an interview with In Vivo.
No longer a watchdog, the UK MHRA wants to be seen as an enabling regulator, using new methodologies and data sources to bring device innovations safely into use, says agency chief executive June Raine.