Inovus Raises $9.3M for Surgical Simulation

Inovus Medical raised $9.3 million to expand its surgical simulation technology.

What happened

The UK medtech scale-up builds simulation tools for surgical training. The funding supports international expansion, including US growth, and product development across areas such as flexible endoscopy, robotic surgery and advanced tissue technologies.

The company is focused on helping clinicians practise procedures before working with patients.

Why it matters

Surgical training is difficult to scale because it is hands-on, high-stakes and resource intensive. Better simulation can help clinicians build skills in a more repeatable and measurable environment.

As robotic and minimally invasive surgery become more common, training tools also need to become more realistic and technology-enabled.

The bigger picture

Healthcare training is becoming a technology market in its own right. Simulation platforms, digital twins and AI-supported feedback systems could help reduce variation in training quality across hospitals and countries.