Europe
YOU(th) has closed a US$4.5m funding round to expand its smartphone health screening platform, which uses AI and machine learning to assess health risks in under two minutes. The digital health company, which aims to expand preventive care globally, said rising interest in longevity among younger people alongside an ageing population is increasing demand for [...]
By Dr Tim Jobson, medical director, Predictive Health Intelligence “Intervention timing is everything. Case-finding enables this” Chronic liver disease is often diagnosed only after emergency presentation, when treatment options are limited and damage is irreversible. Because the disease is silent and carries stigma, patients are less likely to seek medical advice. At the same time, [...]
Kyndryl and the University of Liverpool have partnered on AI healthcare to explore how emerging technologies could be used to strengthen future health services. The collaboration brings together Kyndryl’s AI Innovation Lab, Kyndryl Consult AI expertise and Agentic AI Framework with the university’s Civic Health Innovation Labs and AI for Life Frontier research capability. Agentic [...]
The Hamptons Hospital, Peterborough has announced a new partnership with Electiva Healthcare Group to support patients across Peterborough and the wider Cambridgeshire region with faster, simpler access to self-pay elective care. The collaboration brings together The Hamptons Hospital’s established local facilities, clinical teams and inpatient capacity with Electiva’s consumer-facing care pathways, creating a clearer route [...]
AI neuro platform nyra health has raised €20m in a Series A round to expand its AI-based neurological therapy services in Europe and the US. The Vienna-based company said the funding will be used to expand its technology platform in the DACH region, accelerate growth in the US and pursue its aim of setting a [...]
X-on Health has announced the official launch of Omni Consult, a major upgrade to its Surgery Connect platform that fundamentally reshapes how patients submit medical requests and how GP practices manage triage workflows. The new functionality unifies patient submissions across channels into a single, structured stream, helping GP practices accelerate clinical response times while reducing [...]
Ireland has published a €1m digital mental health strategy outlining national plans for digital tools, shared records and technology to improve mental health services. The strategy focuses on access, communications, digital tools, co-production, research, innovation and technology. Key initiatives include the HSE Health App, national shared care record, community care record and electronic health records. [...]
By David Montano, EMEA Portfolio Manager - Clinician Productivity Solutions, Solventum Innovation in healthcare advances deliberately, and for good reason. Established clinical practices earn the trust of healthcare professionals by ensuring patient safety, and any change must be rigorously evaluated. Transformation of existing workflows, however flawed they may be, rarely succeeds through top-down disruption. Instead, [...]
LTIMindtree has secured a seven-year US$100m medtech deal to develop and support hearing aids and related digital tools for a European medical technology company. The Indian IT services company said the Europe-based client, which provides hearing solutions, has not been named. Under the agreement, LTIMindtree will develop and support the client’s main hearing [...]
By Donna Smith, Director of Strategic Solutions, Insource Cancer care is one of Scotland’s most urgent health system challenges and alarmingly 1 in 2 patients will have a cancer diagnosis in their lifetime. Thousands of people each year experience the fear and uncertainty whilst waiting for a cancer diagnosis. For me, the importance of timely [...]
