Natasha Barrow

Natasha Barrow

Reporter - Medtech Insight

London

Natasha holds first-class honors in Biological Sciences from the University of Leeds. She completed an industrial placement with Johnson & Johnson during her degree, working in medical device regulatory affairs. After graduating from university, she worked for regulatory consultancy firm JensonR+ across medicines, medical devices, food supplements, and cosmetics. In 2022, she moved to London to work for the UK consumer healthcare association. She joined Medtech Insight in November 2023 and reports on the latest commercial and policy developments in diagnostics and AI digital technologies, covering therapeutic areas such as cancer and cardiology.

Latest from Natasha Barrow

Careology And Entia Partner To ‘Enhance’ Remote Monitoring For Patients With Cancer

Careology and Entia are partnering to “alleviate the burden of routine patient assessments” on people with cancer. The two early-stage London-based health tech startups already provide services to UK National Health Service (NHS) patients.

Neuromod Raises $10.9M To Grow US Reach And Further Real-World Evidence

Dublin-based Neuromod has closed a €10m ($10.9m) series B funding round to bring a "new standard of care" to patients with tinnitus.

Boston Scientific Targets Multi-Billion Hypertension Market With SoniVie Acquisition

Boston Scientific has entered the multi-billion hypertension treatment market with the acquisition of Israel-based startup SoniVie, developer of the TIVUS intravascular ultrasound system for the treatment of high blood pressure by artery nerve ablation.

Medtech M&A Is Thriving, Reports McKinsey

Only one year in the last decade involved more medtech acquisitions worth over $1bn than 2024, said McKinsey. A new report from the consulting firm found that despite an overall fall in activity for the life science sector, the economic and regulatory environment may support a strong rebound in dealmaking.

AvaSure, Oracle And NVIDIA Launch Virtual Care Assistant For Enhanced Clinical Workflow

AvaSure’s new in-hospital virtual care assistant utilizes Oracle's cloud platform and NVIDIA AI software packages to improve clinical workflow by grading patients’ responses to a question format.

Prostate Cancer Research Urges UK To Implement Screening Program Without Delay

Implementing a reflex test alongside traditional prostate cancer screening is cost-effective for high-risk groups, claims Prostate Cancer Research. Oxford BioDynamics sheds light on UK market conditions influencing the adoption of its reflex test, EpiSwitch PSE.