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Duncan has completed the London Marathon for OPA!
A HUGE congratulations to Duncan for this amazing achievement, we are so grateful you chose to support the OPA in

Implantica opens a new RefluxStop™ center in a new region of Spain, addressing the fast-growing demand
Implantica AG (publ.), a medtech company at the forefront of introducing advanced technology into the body, including the unique device

Jack is taking on the Yorkshire Three Peaks Trek for OPA!
Message from Sozanne Li, Jack’s Wife “In loving memory of my one of a kind Dad – Tsapman Li who

Leading UK robotics surgeon keynote speaker at AfPP Robotics Symposium
Nicholas Penney, Consultant Oesophagogastric Surgeon and Robotics Specialist at Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (NNUH), will be

Emma is running the Newcastle Half Marathon for the OPA!
“My mum who is aged 84 was diagnosed last summer around August 2024 with oesophageal cancer and my sisters and

Implantica announces a newly published real-world study from Germany reinforcing the excellent RefluxStop™ result
Implantica AG (publ.), a MedTech company at the forefront of introducingadvanced technology into the body, including the unique device RefluxStop™for

Nick has completed the Brighton Marathon!
“I decided to run the Brighton Marathon to raise as much money as possible for OPA cancer charity following my

Laura is running the Hackney Half Marathon!
“Running the Hackney Half in memory of my grandad who passed away from oesophageal cancer. He always showed up for

Nancy has completed the Brighton Marathon!
Update after the Marathon The run went so well, I had such a great time too! So many spectators cheering

Congratulations Alice Riley who has completed the Stafford Half Marathon!
“We lost my dad in 2020 to Oesophageal cancer after a short battle. I hadn’t previously heard of this type
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