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The UK’s 2025 Autumn Budget has outlined a series of measures with direct implications for the health tech sector, signalling a renewed push to modernise NHS infrastructure and expand tech-enabled care. At the centre of the announcement is £300m in new capital funding for NHS technology, positioned as critical to upgrading digital systems, strengthening data infrastructure [...]
Helsinki-based Gosta Labs has raised €7.5m in seed funding to scale its oncology AI operating system for cancer care teams. The company, founded by former Kaiku Health founders Lauri Sippola and Henri Viertolahti, develops technology that automates clinical documentation and transforms patient visits into structured data in real time. Kaiku Health was acquired by Elekta [...]
By James Greenfield, CEO, Koto In the late 2000s, we all started seeing wearable technology for the first time. From the trendy Nike FuelBand to the more Dad-adjacent Fitbit, we began counting our steps. Fast forward a few years and suddenly people were talking about sleep scores. Fast forward again and its strain, irregular rhythms [...]
Ergéa, a leading pan-European healthcare company specialising in diagnostic imaging and cancer care, has appointed David Rolfe as Group CEO and named Mark Graves as CEO of Ergéa UK. Effective 24 November 2025, David Rolfe, the outgoing CEO of Ergéa UK, has been appointed CEO of Ergéa Group. As part of this leadership transition, Mark [...]
Bath-based InnotiveDx has won a £1m grant to advance its rapid UTI test, delivering results in under 60 minutes. The funding from PACE (Pathways to Antimicrobial Clinical Efficacy) will support development of the InnotiveUTI test, which provides bacterial identification and antimicrobial susceptibility testing (checking which antibiotics will work) at the point of care. This tackles [...]
An NHS-backed mental health fund has picked 19 startups for its second cohort, with each eligible to pitch for up to £1m. The Innovations in Mental Health (IMH) Fund’s 12-week immersion programme will focus on companies developing solutions for depression, anxiety and psychosis-related disorders. The fund also announced its first investment in Affiniti AI, which [...]
By Alfred Olivares, Global Managing Partner, Healthcare & MedTech at HTEC The NHS, once the envy of the world, is now facing the expectations of a generation raised on instant access and personalised services. Research from the Independent Healthcare Provider Network shows that half of millennials plan to use private healthcare in the next year, [...]
Hello Klean has raised £1.5 million in debt funding from re:cap to scale its water-first beauty brand. The new capital will strengthen its working capital position so it can meet demand, expand internationally to the Middle East and further European markets, and invest in deeper filtration innovation. Hello Klean was created to solve an invisible [...]
CardMedic, the award-winning digital platform transforming clinician and patient communication, today announced a major integration with LanguageLine Solutions, the global leader in on-demand interpretation. The partnership brings one-click access to live, professional video and audio interpreters in more than 240 languages directly within the CardMedic app. The integration will help clinicians deliver safe, inclusive, and [...]
The NHS’s first prostate cancer screening programme could receive approval this week from the government’s National Screening Committee. The National Screening Committee (NSC) meets on Thursday to decide whether to introduce wider screening to detect disease earlier. Any rollout would likely focus on those at highest risk, including people with a family history or specific [...]
