Barnaby Pickering

Barnaby Pickering

Senior Writer

London, UK

Barnaby lives and works in Yorkshire. Having graduated from University College London with a master's degree in biomedical engineering in 2020, Barnaby is passionate about cutting-edge medical technology. Key areas of focus for Barnaby include diabetes, nanotechnology, machine learning and artificial intelligence.

Latest from Barnaby Pickering

Investor Eye: Intuitive Surgical Hops, Skips, And Jumps Into VC

When a large medtech company sets up a venture fund, it typically invests in technologies that are adjacent to its pre-existing portfolio. Intuitive Surgical’s approach is different.

Entering Estonia: To Build Bigger Castles, You Need A Better Sandbox

Estonia is hoping to  create a brighter future by attracting leading startups to its borders, a process that will bring tax revenues, jobs and infrastructure.

AI Medical Technology: A Rising Leader, One Year Later

AI Medical Technology has been busy, with publications demonstrating its lead product’s potential in melanoma, ongoing fundraising and board appointments.  

How Ochre Bio Bagged Boehringer For Its RNA-Based Regenerative MASH Therapies

UK-based Ochre Bio has signed its first major deal with Boehringer Ingelheim. Scrip talked to its co-founder and CEO, Jack O’Meara, about its human tissue-based drug discovery platform, its resulting RNA platform for liver disease and how the fledgling drug company's early work mirrored that seen in diagnostics.    

Moving Pharma Execs Out Of The Shadows Is Key To Building Public Trust

2024 Rising Leader, Jack O’Meara, says the industry must ‘promote personalities’ when building new biotech businesses to gain the trust of investors and the public. 

Deals Shaping The Industry, February 2024

An interactive look at pharma, medtech, and diagnostics deals made during February 2023. Data courtesy of Biomedtracker.