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A new national research project to study the effects of emerging mutations in SARS-CoV-2 will be launched with £2.5m funding from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI). The G2P-UK National Virology Consortium will study how mutations in the virus affect key outcomes such as how transmissible it is, the severity of COVID-19 it causes and the effectiveness [...]
Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine have shown that a rapid blood test can predict which COVID-19 patients are at highest risk of severe complications or death. The study, published in JCI Insight, involved almost 100 patients newly admitted to the hospital with COVID-19. The blood test measures levels of mitochondrial DNA, a unique type of [...]
Nottingham-based purification specialist Reach Separations has launched its European expansion plans through a new alliance with a French discovery contract research organisation. The alliance aims to develop superficial fluid chromatography (SFC) capabilities at the NovAliX facility near Strasbourg. Reach has made a significant investment at NovAliX’s Strasbourg premises to install new analytical SFC instrumentation. SFC [...]
The developer of a diabetes care platform is eyeing a £125,000 crowdfunding target with the aim of supporting the firm’s expansion. Spotlight Consultations’ evidence-based Spotlight-AQ aims to be a simple, three-to-five-minute questionnaire, dynamically responsive with each question linked to an actionable care pathway. Visual graphics show results and therapy options that are shared with healthcare professionals, facilitating shared decision-making [...]
The European director of Brain Corp, a US-headquartered AI firm developing autonomous cleaning robots, has spoken to Health Tech World about the technology’s uses and its potential within the healthcare sector. Brain Corp’s BrainOS is an AI software platform that powers the firm’s fleet of more than 14,000 autonomous mobile robots, operating in indoor public spaces. Robots [...]
The European Investment Fund (EIF) has published a call for expressions of interest from venture capital funds which want to facilitate financing for healthcare start-ups. The call targets venture capital funds (VCs) that are interested in acting as financial intermediaries for investments in healthcare innovations, collaborating with the Venture Centre of Excellence (VCoE). VCoE is a [...]
Thrive: Mental Wellbeing, an NHS-approved corporate wellbeing app, has been awarded with Continuing Professional Development (CPD) accreditation for its learning and development content around workplace mental health. Continuing Professional Development combines different methodologies to learning, including training and workshops, with the purpose of helping individuals to improve personal proficiencies in their respective careers. Thrive is the only mental health app [...]
Digital health firm Doctor Care Anywhere (DCA) has launched new mental health services in response to growing demand. The company is collaborating with Koa Health, a digital mental health care provider, and Kooth, an online mental health platform. Through these collaborations, in addition to DCA’s GPs being able to identify and advise on complex physical and [...]
Researchers have developed a DNA test to quickly identify secondary infections in COVID-19 patients who have double the risk of catching pneumonia while on ventilation. For patients with the most severe forms of COVID-19, mechanical ventilation is often the only way to keep them alive as doctors use anti-inflammatory therapies to treat their inflamed lungs. [...]
Itamar Medical, a company focused on the integration of sleep apnoea management into the cardiac patient care pathway, has agreed to acquire the technology and assets of US-based Spry Health. Spry’s patented technology is delivered through a watch-like home-based monitoring medical device called the Loop System. The Loop System is FDA-cleared and based on an extensive [...]
