The U.K. government will offer women home-testing kits for cervical screening as part of an effort to tackle barriers and get more of them taking this potentially life-saving test.

Bioprosthetic heart maker Carmat SA shares collapsed on June 23, reaching €0.28 on the Paris Stock Exchange after the company announced it would run out of cash by the end of the month without immediate financial support.

The U.K. Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency opened a second round in its AI airlock program although this round, like the first round, will be limited to four applicants.

Deski SAS raised $6 million in a seed round to support the launch of its cardiac imaging software, Heartfocus, in the U.S. The AI-driven heart exam tool helps health care professionals perform echocardiograms from any ultrasound probe to enable the early detection of heart disease.

Amid rising demand for its Neuromark system, Neurent Medical Ltd. opened a new manufacturing facility in Ireland, which will serve as the central hub for the production of the device which treats chronic rhinitis.

The Alphafold machine learning system for predicting a protein’s structure from its amino acid sequence has been adapted to make it possible to design de novo proteins that fold in a particular way and bind to prespecified target proteins. The sister system, called Alphadesign, works by generating random strings of amino acids, using Alphafold to predict their structure, and then iteratively optimizing the design.

The U.K. Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency is reminding industry that several new regulatory requirements are in effect as of June 16, 2025, such as a postmarket surveillance rule that says manufacturers have only 15 days to report serious incidents to the agency.

Aortyx SL secured €13.8 million (US$15.9 million) in a series A funding round for its solution which treats aortic dissection. The company developed a system to repair the aortic tear, which includes a biomimetic, bioresorbable adhesive patch inserted in the aorta using an endovascular catheter and a deployer.

Wandercraft SAS secured $75 million in funding in a series D round to grow its AI-powered robotics solutions. Funds will be spent on its exoskeletons, Atalante X and Eve, as well as on the industrial development and rollout of Calvin 40, its humanoid robot.

Fineheart SA will soon begin a first-in-human study of Flowmaker, its fully implantable left ventricular assist device, in France, after receiving authorization from the French National Agency for the Safety of Medicines and Health Products to initiate the trial.