Entries by Forte Medical

ABHI Mission to Texas: we have lift-off

“You will get out of the ABHI what you put in,” said a friendly counterpart from the Urology world, to whom I had been sent for market advice. “Join … and see what happens.” I did, and I have … and people, it has been good; I write now to tell you about my first […]

Reducing contamination in urine samples

Professor Frank Chindgwundoh MBE talks to News-Medical.net about the issues around inaccurate urine screening and how repeat testing and repeat patient appointments can be combated. Read his interview here.

The Forte Medical Forum at the Royal Society of Medicine

We are proud to be part of Urology Awareness Month this September: “Clinical Innovation in Specimen Collection and Diagnostics” Royal Society of Medicine Tuesday 13 September 2016 – 9.30 am to 12.30 pm A Urology Awareness Month Event   Imagine if blood specimens were delivered to the laboratory with mixed growth rates ranging from 0.38% […]

NHS: brick walls to innovation and £30m savings

65m urine specimens are taken every year on the NHS … without a defined protocol. Mixed growth rates (unreliable specimens) vary from 1.4% to over 73% nationwide, calling for an established protocol to give this essential diagnostic procedure parity with blood, taken for the same purpose. MedTechEngine writes about the long and winding road experienced […]

Private labs vs NHS: Forte letter in The Guardian

A letter from Forte Medical has today been published in The Guardian. The letter responds to the national newspaper’s investigation into Boots’ “milking the NHS“.  In her letter, Giovanna Forte outlines the conflict of interest between Private Laboratories and the NHS they have been appointed to serve. Click “read more” below to read The Guardian […]

Exporting healthcare innovation: an interview

  Interesting specimens: saving healthcare budgets by exporting healthcare innovation and universal diligence. Online business magazine Womanthology interviewed Forte Medical CEO Giovanna Forte about specimen collection as an overlooked area of medicine, solving problems and exporting to the USA. Read the interview.  

Forte addresses over 300 women at Hubdot

Hubdot, the leading global women’s network invited Giovanna Forte to present a one-minute summary of her career to over 300 women on Wednesday 3rd February at Anthropologie, Kings Road, London SW3. Please visit Hubdot.com for more information.

Made in Britain Health Newsletter

Forte Medical is pleased and proud that CEO Giovanna Forte has guest edited the Made in Britain special edition health newsletter. Manufacturing in the UK is a vital ingredient to the country’s economy and employment success. Here, Forte looks at some examples of healthcare and medical businesses that Make in Britain, and asks them why. Read the […]

Celebrating Enterprising Woman

Giovanna Forte, founding Director of Forte Medical has been invited to speak at an opening day event of Global Entrepreneurship Week on Monday 16th November 2015 in Central London. ” Celebrating Enterprising Women” takes place from 1300-1800hrs at Carousel, 71 Blandford Street, London W1. One of three speakers, Giovanna will present nuggets of hard-won experience […]

Forte Medical has moved!

From 30th October 2015, we have moved from our home of seven years to bigger, brighter premises: Forte Medical Limited 12 Tabernacle Court 16-28 Tabernacle Street London EC2A 4DD Phone number to be advised; if you need to contact us, please e-mail Giovanna and Owen using hello@forte-medical.com