Interview: MedTech success, women’s health, antibiotics, … and the vested interests of big business.
TheSistrApp interview with Giovanna Forte: the MedTech innovation journey, design, development, bringing integrity to basic… Read More
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UTI diagnostic methods from 1500AD to 2020AD: little has changed.
In 1500, clinicians checked the colour of patient urine to establish the level of infection. Today Healthcare Professionals are still relying on dipstick technology without… Read More
2012 Back to the future: NHS GP Dr Vincent Forte on his patient safety innovation.
Dr Vincent Forte invented Peezy Midstream to help diagnose his female patients’ UTI problems first time, bringing hygiene and dignity to the urine collection process. Read More
Breathing life into science: Peezy Midstream
Specialist lifescience recruitment business Austin Vita invited Giovanna Forte, Forte Medical CEO to deliver the first episode of its new “… Read More
Pilot trial of Midstream Urine Collection device verses Transurethral Catheter
Baylor Scott and White in Temple, Texas, is a healthcare provider with an eye on innovation and improvement to patient health and experience. When scientific… Read More
Peezy Midstream in the Academy of Fab NHS Stuff
When Professor Frank Chinegwundoh, Consultant Urological Surgeon told us of a routine 23.5% urine specimen contamination rate in his clinic at the Royal London Hospital,… Read More
AngelAcademe closes Forte Medical funding with female investors
April saw the closing of a healthy six-figure investment from female Angels. These successful entrepreneurs invest through AngelAcademe, a leading supporter… Read More
Mind the Vulture! Cautionary fundraising tales for every SME.
Our COVID economy is not the SME’s friend. As Government steers us towards a variety of funding routes – down-valued shares, loans with onerous strings… Read More
Peezy Midstream: healthcare leaders, opinion formers and influencers on film.
Dr Liam Farrell talks with leading healthcare opinion formers and influencers about the need for better urine-based diagnostic pathways. Join them to hear how and… Read More
No test is better than a bad test (why peripheral vision for routine diagnostics is needed now.)
Today’s news reports that patients with routine health problems are not coming forward for fear of breaking a system overburdened by COVID-19. These fears risk… Read More
