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24 June, 2026

ORUK invests in Vitalis Ortho

Orthopaedic Research UK (ORUK) is one of the organisations providing seed funding for Vitalis Ortho, an early-stage MSK business developing…

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18 June, 2026

Launch of healthcare robotics stream to help scale clinical and in-home care

Creative Destruction Lab and Imperial College are launching a healthcare robotics stream at CDL-London for founders seeking to commercialise innovations…

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27 May, 2026

Can the UK become a global hub for MedTech clinical trials?

Last week we hosted a well received webinar on how MedTech companies can accelerate the clinical trials process in the…

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7 May, 2026

Royal Academy of Engineering launches accelerator

If you’re leading a high-growth deep tech or engineering SME and preparing to scale, this programme from the Royal Academy…

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22 April, 2026

ORUK launches MSK start-up fund

ORUK has announced the launch of this year’s Ronald Furlong Fund for UK-registered MSK health startups. Named in honour of…

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26 March, 2026

ORUK forms investment committee

March saw the first meeting of our Investment Sub Committee, which is responsible for monitoring ORUK’s growing portfolio of early…

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13 February, 2026

Orthofuse secures £2.2m seed funding

Congratulations to the team at Orthofuse – an early stage MSK business in which we have an investment – for…

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28 January, 2026

Launch of MSK Innovation Ecosystem Report

Our State of the Musculoskeletal health innovation ecosystem report is a synthesis of two new research studies: The identification and analysis of…

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14 January, 2026

Investing in VerIQ to Accelerate Innovation in MedTech Clinical Research

We are investing  £100,000 in VerIQ Limited, a UK-based MedTech clinical research accelerator, through a convertible loan agreement. The investment will…

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