The Medtech Mandate, a scheme that seeks to better match NICE guidance with adoption and use of medtech innovations in the UK, is preparing for launch in April.

NHS England chief Simon Stevens has a habit of stealing headlines in UK health-care circles, and his CAR-T cell therapy approval announcement did the trick at the NHS 2018 Innovation Expo. But medtech innovation schemes and furthering the UK digital agenda emerged as main talking points at the meeting.

Derived from Strategic Transactions, Informa’s premium source for tracking life sciences deal activity, the Medical Device Deals Update column is a survey of recent medtech M&A, alliance, and financing activity. This month’s column covers deals announced December 2014-January 2015.

Derived from Strategic Transactions, a premium source for tracking life sciences deal activity, the Venture Funding Deals column provides a comprehensive monthly review of emerging life science companies that have received venture funding, including companies within the In Vitro Diagnostics, Medical Devices, and Pharmaceuticals sectors. This month’s column covers deals announced November through December 2014.