Europe
Patients across the globe will be able to rank their treatment and experience at the hands of doctors thanks to a new benchmarking gauge. Launched by Doctify - which operates a comparison site for patients and medics - the tool uses sentiment analysis to allow healthcare providers to see where they rank in terms of [...]
Digital health consultancy, Cloud21, has received investment from global health technology consultancy, Tegria, to support health and social care organisations meet their local and national digital transformation ambitions. The investment will see the companies combine Cloud21’s deep and longstanding experience of working with the NHS, with Tegria’s extensive international, end-to-end digital strategy and support services across health [...]
Healthcare professionals in the UK can from today freely tap into the Digital Health Academy's online training programme to be able to confidently use digital health technologies. The CPD-accredited course - the first of its kind in the UK - aims to build a digital-ready front-line healthcare workforce, as highlighted in the government's current NHSX [...]
Neuroscience research has received a bounty over the past decade thanks to multidisciplinary collaboration and the dividends of digitalisation, say leading scientists in the field. Fifteen experts at the European Human Brain Project (HBP) claim the group is the first that 'systematically connects brain research, medicine and information technologies'. The HBP has brought together communities [...]
Health Tech World reports on how NOE CPC and its pioneering collaborative model is helping to support the NHS in driving technology developments. Public health has always had an insatiable appetite for new ideas and technologies; but this has intensified during the last two years, out of the pressure generated by the pandemic. For innovators [...]
Live-cell assay systems specialist Axion BioSystems of Atlanta, Georgia has purchased Netherlands-based CytoSMART Technologies for its kinetic live-cell imaging analysis. Terms were not disclosed. The acquisition aims to boost Axion's expansion into stem cell research, immuno-oncology cell-based therapies and drug discovery. Non-invasively studying the real-time biology of live cells allows scientists to obtain a more [...]
A healthcare system covering 800,000 patients in southern England is using advanced data analytics for over-stretched GPs to identify patient demand drivers. Frimley Health and Care Integrated Care System (ICS) uses EMIS-X Analytics, an advanced data analytics platform from primary care software provider EMIS, tapping data from the local shared care record, aided by population [...]
Venus Medtech, which provides solutions for structural heart disease in China, has appointed Shakeel Osman as senior vice president of sales Europe, responsible for the commercialisation of congenital heart devices. At present, the company's transcatheter pulmonic valve replacement (TPVR) system VenusP-Valve designed for congenital heart disease patients is awaiting CE mark approval. Prior to joining [...]
Imprivata®, the digital identity company for healthcare and beyond, recently recognised partners Softcat, Conecto, Data#3, and SVA with iPartner Awards. Imprivata presented Softcat with the “International iPartner of the Year” award, Conecto with the “European iPartner of the Year” award, Data#3 with the “APAC iPartner of the Year” award and SVA with the “Emerging iPartner [...]
One of Europe's most substantial health tech innovation funds has emerged following the closing of Lauxera's debut fund at more than €260m (£218m). Lauxera Growth I exceeded its initial fundraising target of €150 million, reflecting the strength and depth of the investment opportunities in fast-growing European health tech sector. Lauxera Growth I makes investments in health tech [...]
