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Harry Thirkettle, director of health & innovation, Aire Logic For years, population health management (PHM) has been talked about as an ambition: something progressive systems invest in when they have the time, money or headspace. That framing is no longer tenable. PHM is not a digital add-on, a policy aspiration or an innovation programme. It [...]
QuantX Biosciences has raised US$85m in Series B funding to develop two oral small-molecule drug candidates. The financing will back a STAT6 inhibitor and an IL-17 inhibitor, oral small molecules designed for immunology and inflammation diseases. The raise brings QuantX’s total funding to US$130m since its founding in 2022. Alongside its two lead [...]
ArrayPatch has raised €1.6m in the first close of its €3m seed funding round to advance ITZ-DerMap, its microneedle patch for nail fungus. The Cork-based biotech is developing microneedle therapeutics, with its lead programme focused on onychomycosis, commonly known as nail fungus. ArrayPatch’s DerMap platform uses pain-free microneedle patches made up of tiny needles that [...]
Mental health patients in Wrexham are the first in north Wales to benefit from new technology that makes prescribing easier and safer for them and the healthcare staff managing their medication. Mental health wards at Wrexham Maelor Hospital are now using electronic Prescribing and Medicines Administration (ePMA), which helps clinicians deliver more efficient care. In [...]
Aerska has raised US$39m to develop RNA interference drugs targeting genes linked to Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. The Dublin-based biotech is developing medicines that use RNA interference, a method that can switch off harmful genes involved in neurological diseases. The raise brings Aerska’s total funding to US$60m, following an €18m seed fundraising announced last year. [...]
Former health minister and addiction psychiatrist, Dr Dan Poulter, is calling for urgent change and for the government to introduce tech-enabled alcohol services, warning that outdated pathways are contributing to avoidable A&E attendances and repeat hospital admissions. The call is in response to a new report published by detox social enterprise, Clean Slate Clinic, and [...]
Propel Healthtech West Yorkshire is inviting innovators with ambitious healthtech solutions to apply for the next cohort of its flagship accelerator programme, supporting businesses to develop, test and scale innovations within the NHS and wider healthcare system. The programme is free for successful applicants and offers a comprehensive package of support, including enhanced business development, [...]
Eikon Therapeutics has raised US$381.2m in an IPO, selling 21.2m shares at US$18 each. The shares were priced at the top of the company’s targeted US$16 to US$18 range. The offering comes as IPO activity shows signs of picking up in 2026, following a government shutdown in October of the previous year that forced many [...]
By James Neilson, SVP of Global at OPSWAT Healthcare depends on speed, trust, and constant information sharing. Referrals, discharge summaries, medical images, test results, and patient-uploaded documents arrive continuously across multiple systems and networks to ensure services aren’t disrupted. Very few clinicians will think twice about opening any of the dozens of [...]
Chatbot misuse is ranked the top health technology hazard for 2026, according to patient safety organisation ECRI. ECRI compiled its annual top 10 from member surveys, literature reviews, medical device testing and investigations of patient safety incidents. Rob Schluth is principal project officer for device safety at ECRI. He said: “The chatbots referenced, [...]
