Business

  • Universal Care Plan breaks usage records with new integrations and sickle cell care plans

    The Universal Care Plan (UCP), OneLondon’s shared care planning solution powered by Better, has in the last year integrated with the NHS National Record Locator (NRL) and the NHS App, while also extending the care plan support for people with sickle cell disease. These latest developments within the solution, which spans five integrated care boards [...]

  • Medtronic reports $8 billion Q1 revenue

    Ireland-based global healthcare technology company Medtronic has reported an adjusted $8 billion of revenue in Q1 of fiscal year 2025 (FY25), which ended July 26, 2024. Medtronic reported Q1 worldwide revenue of $7.915 billion and adjusted revenue of $8.004 billion, an increase of 2.8% as reported and 5.3% on an organic basis. The company has [...]

  • Amulet raises $6 million in Series A round

    Amulet - which equips individuals and businesses with portable sensors containing rapid, on-site molecular detection technology that helps keep food safe from allergens, toxins, and contaminants - has announced it has raised $5.8 million in its Series A financing round. With this new round of funding, Amulet has said it intended to scale its team, [...]

  • Meet the CEO at the helm of Iceland’s most exciting business accelerator

    Famous for its stunning natural beauty, Iceland is home to hundreds of ambitious start-ups. Ranging from healthcare to renewable energy, the country's business ventures have one mission: to pave the way for a better future. At the heart of this is Klak Icelandic Startups, a non-profit organisation helping savvy entrepreneurs turn their early-stage ideas into [...]

  • New year, new job? The latest health tech jobs

    The return to work will have left many of you thinking about looking for new opportunities in 2024. Well, Health Tech World Jobs has you covered. Head of Technology Strategy, CPI This role will build a key stakeholder network in HealthTech: including industry, public bodies, and leading academics to explore key market and technology gaps. [...]

  • Philips raises full-year outlook as profits jump despite drop in orders

    Dutch health technology company, Philips, has reported an increase in third-quarter profit and sales, despite a drop in orders.  On Monday 23 October, the company raised its full-year outlook after beating analysts' expectations for core profit and comparable sales. Philips reported that its core profit more than doubled to €457 million euros ($483.3 million), in [...]

  • Health data in the EU and UK – regulatory trends and developments

    By Sharon Lamb, Partner, Deniz Tschammler, Partner, Daniel F. Gottlieb, Partner, Lorraine Maisnier-Boché, Counsel and Pilar Arzuaga, Associate, McDermott Will & Emery

  • Spotlight on women’s health and fertility

    By Hamid Yunis, UK Managing Partner, McDermott Will & Emery

  • Empowering women in health technology 

    Health tech is set to boom in the coming years. But there’s still “persistent gender inequality” across the space. How can we better empower women in health technology? No matter which way you spin it - women are still a minority in tech. The rise of femtech has closed the gender gap to a point [...]

  • What health tech investors are really looking for in 2023: A special report

    We asked a handful of major investors to share details on what they're looking for from your health tech business in 2023... Securing investment is part of the growth process no matter which sector you’re in. For health technology, digital health and the like, it’s crucial to develop the right relationships with the right people, [...]