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A biotech company developing next generation therapeutics for underserved bleeding and thrombosis disorders has secured $55million to help support its growth. Hemab ApS was created in 2020 by Novo Seeds, the early stage investment and company creation team of Novo Holdings, which worked closely with the founders to develop a commercially attractive business plan to [...]
How vaccines and a critical mass of activity in the Tees Valley are creating new economic and healthcare possibilities.
Wireless earbuds have combined with hearing technology in a first-of-its-kind innovation to enable people with hearing loss to get more from life. GN has built on years of development of its Jabra Enhance hearing enhancement solutions to create a sector-leading product with the potential to impact millions of people. The Jabra Enhance Plus is an [...]
Over 63 per cent of healthcare professionals working in infection prevention and control feel ‘unprepared’ for winter season, new findings have revealed. Perfect Ward, a specialist provider of digital quality improvement and safety solutions, recently ran an Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) poll, with over 120 attendees taking part. Participants in the webinar, which explored how [...]
Health tech firm Ultromics has raised £24m to speed the progress of its AI-based cardiovascular imaging solution. The firm, headquartered in Oxford, UK, aims to use the funds to accelerate its AI-enabled echocardiograms. CEO and co-founder Dr. Ross Upton said: "Echocardiograms uploaded to the cloud and analysed by artificial intelligence are set to revolutionise cardiac disease [...]
A fast-growing lung health startup which aims to redefine early interception of lung cancer using AI decision support software has partnered with the Lung Cancer Initiative at Johnson & Johnson. Through the strategic collaboration, Optellum will apply its AI-powered clinical decision support platform with the goal of increasing lung cancer survival rates through early intervention [...]
Medovate – a pioneering medical device development company – has announced it has successfully secured additional CE Mark Regulatory Approvals for its game-changing SAFIRA® (SAFer Injection for Regional Anaesthesia) technology to include an NRFit™ syringe and a Palm Operator. Within the last year alone, Medovate has achieved CE Mark Regulatory Approval covering five devices in [...]
Israeli stroke rehab tech startup BrainQ has raised US$40m (£29m) in funds to support hospital trials among stroke survivors. The firm has now raised US$50m overall to support its progress of its tech, which aims to reduce disability and promote neurorecovery for stroke victims. Via a brain computer interface, the company's frequency-tuned low intensity electromagnetic field [...]
The speed and accuracy of a new highly sensitive testing method for COVID-19 that can be deployed at entertainment venues and airport terminals has been confirmed by scientists. University of Birmingham researchers used a three way comparison study to confirm that the Exponential Amplification Reaction (EXPAR) COVID test is just as sensitive, but faster, than both [...]
Matt Roberts, healthcare practice lead at Juniper Networks, on the power of AI-driven networks in healthcare.
