Antigen tests could change Covid-19 screening culture
Interrupting transmission of the virus is the goal for Becton Dickinson.
Telemedicine and the “Zoom effect” boost big-cap medtech
In the second half of 2020 medtech began a tentative – and possibly short-lived – recovery.
A new setting for antigen testing
It is vital that the first authorised at-home, non-prescription Covid-19 antigen test be used in the right way.
The promise and the perils of antigen testing
A new UK plan to use antigen tests for wide-scale screening for Covid-19 may not be the easy win the government is seeking.
A beautiful autumn for Covid-19 test makers
Though orthopaedics companies have begun to recover from the second quarter’s horrors, it is clear that the third quarter belongs to the diagnostics specialists.
Balancing the accuracy and cost of antigen testing
Antigen tests for Covid-19 can be useful if used in the right settings, but those settings are expensive.
Post-Brexit device rules risk the UK falling behind
The new regulatory scheme poses problems – but also opportunities, in the shape of possible alignment with the US.
Medtechs that book the most sales per employee face the greatest losses
Welcome to the calm before the Covid-19 storm.
