
The latest thought leadership from our expert teams

A pioneering diagnostic solution designed to help expectant mothers everywhere
Every year there are 15 million preterm births, a fact that inspired DC Medical's CEO, Dabriel Choi, to start a journey leading to their diagnostic solution for premature birth called EveryBaby.
- Digital health
- Digital service innovation
- Human factors
- User Experience (UX)

Celebrating award-winning design innovation in an underserved area of women’s health
The design and technology teams working in medical technology innovation at Cambridge Consultants are passionate about improving women’s healthcare. We were delighted to welcome to CC Aashi Srivastava, the winner of Cambridge Consultants ‘Excellence in Breakthrough Design’ at the New Designers award ceremony to hear more about her perineal tear recovery kit to aid new Mums.
- Digital health
- Human factors
- Industrial design
- User Experience (UX)

Ending the frustration and suffering of unexplained gastric symptoms
Stomach disorders have remained among the most impenetrable areas for medical diagnostics. Medtech start-up Alimetry aims to improve the diagnosis of gastrointestinal diseases with their non-invasive Gastric Alimetry™ solution.
- AI & Analytics
- Digital health
- Human factors
- Sensing
- Strategic advice

The inspiring personal story behind a game-changing solution to glue ear in children
Singapore company NousQ has created a robotic, automated, sensor-controlled, handheld applicator called CLiXX® that promises to revolutionize ventilation ear tube surgery for children.
- Human factors
- Innovation management
- Product realisation
- Robotics
- Sensing

Collaboration is the key to unlocking a successful connected future for global pharma
Global pharma is hitting a major fork in the road, and one way leads to failure. For me, it’s vital that the industry comes together to grasp the once-in-a-generation opportunity that emergent technology is offering.
- Bioinnovation
- Digital health
- Human factors
- User Experience (UX)

From assay through design to insight – bringing biology and engineering together
Biology, chemistry, engineering and AI are obviously very different disciplines. But our determination to make them work closely together has enabled some truly remarkable progress. Symon Cotton, Head of Life Sciences, says that harnessing these fields and embracing the different ways scientists and engineers work has improved the development of breakthrough medical products…
- Digital health
- Human factors

Why the world needs digitally-connected medicine, starting right now
Dr Ashwini Sharan and Cambridge Consultants recently provoked debate with the release of a visionary film, ‘A day in the life of a Parkinson’s patient in 2030’, which imagined seamless therapy enabled by smart implants, surgical robotics, digital connectivity and AI. Here, Ash explains why his ambitions for the future of medicine are not just blue-sky thinking but a rallying cry for the healthcare world…
- Digital health
- Human factors
- Physical sciences

Should robots control accuracy and precision in surgery?
Philosophically speaking, should we be designing systems that autonomously control both accuracy and precision for the best outcome of the patient? Andy Savarese explores some of the deeper questions that are starting to be asked by clients – and looks ahead as the role of robotics continues to evolve.
- Digital health
- Human factors
- Physical sciences
- Robotics

Revolutionising health monitoring could just be the start for photonics
Photonics promises to revolutionise health monitoring. As Rockley Photonics expands its digital capabilities with a new class of optical sensor, Tom Watson explores the wider potential in areas such as personalised medicine – and provides insight into overcoming the key challenges that lie ahead.
- Human factors
- Physical sciences

Time to get emotional – my top six insights into successful medical device design
Six insights into successful medical device design. Designing a medical device is a challenging creative task. Not only must it be safe, reliable, easy to use and have market appeal, the device must be accepted into people’s lives and lifestyles...
- Human factors
- Industrial design
- User Experience (UX)

In vitro diagnostics needs seismic change to improve patient outcomes and deliver economic benefits
The current state of in vitro diagnostics is no longer fit for purpose. In vitro diagnostics needs seismic change to improve patient outcomes and deliver economic benefits...
- Digital health
- Human factors

Medtech mentoring: reflecting on prize-winning innovation with the CEO of Opharmic Technology
Three months on from the climax of Medtech Innovator Asia Pacific, I sat down with the Cambridge Consultants team to catch up with Langston Suen, Founder and CEO of Opharmic Technology, the Hong Kong start-up that made such a brilliant impression on everyone involved with the program...
- Digital health
- Human factors
- Physical sciences