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Bosch in the United Kingdom

German company ITK Engineering brings Digital Engineering Excellence to UK MedTech Market

ITK Engineering
  • ITK Engineering accelerates product development while ensuring regulatory compliance.
  • Company specialises in customised and cross-domain software and systems engineering.
  • Meet the team at the Medical Technology UK event in Coventry.

7th March 2025, Denham – ITK Engineering, a global tech company and subsidiary of Robert Bosch, which specialises in customised and cross-domain software and systems engineering, is excited to announce its expansion into the UK. The EN ISO 13485-certified company will leverage its digital engineering expertise within one of the world's most dynamic healthcare innovation ecosystems. ITK Engineering has 30 years of experience in the field of smart healthcare solutions.

The UK has a thriving MedTech sector, with over 3,400 companies driving advancements in areas like AI-powered diagnostics, wearable medical devices, and robot-assisted surgery. ITK Engineering’s entry into this market will provide these innovators with high-quality engineering support for regulatory-compliant medical device development, embedded software and systems, robotics, AI-assisted engineering, cloud computing, and cyber security. This support can help accelerate product development while ensuring regulatory compliance.

Dr. Frank Schmidt, CEO of ITK Engineering, states: “The British market offers enormous potential for innovative healthcare solutions. With our extensive technology and methodological expertise, we are well-positioned to meet the needs of British medical device manufacturers.”

New requirements for post-market surveillance in the UK
As the UK's Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) prepares to implement new post-market surveillance (PMS) requirements for medical devices on June 16, 2025, ITK Engineering has the expertise to assist manufacturers in navigating these changes. The new regulation, which integrate cyber security considerations for medical devices, underscore the growing importance of digital safety in healthcare. This includes cyber security risk management, regular vulnerability scans, active CVE management, and swift implementation of security patches to address identified threats. By far the most important measure for ensuring cyber security in a medical device is cyber security risk management. However, experience shows that this is often not consistently pursued in projects – often for budgetary reasons. This is a false economy, as the result is high costs for the subsequent implementation of additional requirements.

ITK Engineering offers comprehensive support including cyber security risk management, CVE analytics, penetration testing, and standards-compliant documentation to help companies seamlessly integrate cyber security into their development and operational processes. This expertise is crucial as manufacturers need to adapt viewing cyber security as an integral part of their post-market responsibilities.

Invitation to connect: Meet ITK Engineering at Medical Technology UK
Visitors to Medical Technology UK 2025, held in Coventry on March 12th-13th, are invited to visit ITK Engineering at Stand 61. The company will showcase its engineering expertise and will be available for discussions about potential collaborations.

The Bosch Group is a leading global supplier of technology and services. It employs roughly 417,900 associates worldwide (as of December 31, 2024). According to preliminary figures, the company generated sales of 90.5 billion euros in 2024. Its operations are divided into four business sectors: Mobility, Industrial Technology, Consumer Goods, and Energy and Building Technology. With its business activities, the company aims to use technology to help shape universal trends such as automation, electrification, digitalization, connectivity, and an orientation to sustainability. In this context, Bosch’s broad diversification across regions and industries strengthens its innovativeness and robustness. Bosch uses its proven expertise in sensor technology, software, and services to offer customers cross-domain solutions from a single source. It also applies its expertise in connectivity and artificial intelligence in order to develop and manufacture user-friendly, sustainable products. With technology that is “Invented for life,” Bosch wants to help improve quality of life and conserve natural resources. The Bosch Group comprises Robert Bosch GmbH and its roughly 470 subsidiary and regional companies in over 60 countries. Including sales and service partners, Bosch’s global manufacturing, engineering, and sales network covers nearly every country in the world. Bosch’s innovative strength is key to the company’s further development. At 136 locations across the globe, Bosch employs some 86,900 associates in research and development, of which nearly 48,000 are software engineers.

The company was set up in Stuttgart in 1886 by Robert Bosch (1861–1942) as “Workshop for Precision Mechanics and Electrical Engineering.” The special ownership structure of Robert Bosch GmbH guarantees the entrepreneurial freedom of the Bosch Group, making it possible for the company to plan over the long term and to undertake significant upfront investments in the safeguarding of its future. Ninety-four percent of the share capital of Robert Bosch GmbH is held by Robert Bosch Stiftung GmbH, a charitable foundation. The remaining shares are held by Robert Bosch GmbH and by a corporation owned by the Bosch family. The majority of voting rights are held by Robert Bosch Industrietreuhand KG. It is entrusted with the task of safeguarding the company’s long-term existence and in particular its financial independence – in line with the mission handed down in the will of the company’s founder, Robert Bosch.

Additional information is available online at www.bosch.com, www.iot.bosch.com, www.bosch-press.com.