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Human Bytes, a Danish company that aims to bring artificial intelligence and advanced clinical software into the Nordic healthcare sector, has signed its first partnership agreement with UK-based Mirada Medical. Mirada Medical specialises in advanced technology and AI-based applications that help healthcare professionals use medical images more effectively and efficiently to improve cancer care. Its technology [...]
Oxford-based AI technology company Sensyne Health has launched a new smartphone software application that uses deep machine learning to automate the accurate reading and big data analysis of lateral flow diagnostic tests. The MagnifEye application was built in response to the demand generated by the COVID-19 pandemic for the accurate and standardised reading of lateral [...]
The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust has chosen Intouch with Health to support the digital transformation of its outpatient department. The trust, which manages more than 250,000 outpatient appointments every year, will deploy several digital solutions from Intouch to help overhaul the way outpatient journeys are managed for both patients and staff. New patient-facing technology will [...]
Stream Bio, a UK-based company that develops and manufactures a range of life science products, has unveiled a new project after winning funding through SBRI Healthcare’s Urgent and Emergence Care competition. The project aims to develop a high-sensitivity quantitative and rapid point-of-care lateral flow diagnostic test for cardiac troponin I and troponin T – indicators [...]
maxon Group and Fourier Intelligence have entered into a global strategic partnership in a bid to transform rehabilitation technology. The main goal of the partnership between drive specialist maxon and start-up Fourier Intelligence, which specialises in exoskeletons and robotic rehabilitation, is to accelerate the development of technological solutions to best meet the needs of patients. [...]
Digital healthcare provider Zava is continuing its growth in the UK and Europe through the acquisition of a Berlin-headquartered start-up. Medlanes, which has a network of more than 200 local GPs and specialists across Germany, was founded in 2014 by Erik Stoffregen and Dr Emil Kendziorra and has since developed into a German market leader [...]
A key figure from ResMed, a global company providing cloud-connected products for sleep and respiratory conditions, has spoken to Health Tech World about the firm’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic and his expectations for the long-term adoption of digital technology. ResMed produces medical devices to treat people with sleep apnoea, COPD, and other chronic diseases. Following the outbreak [...]
Glasgow-based product design consultancy Wideblue has contributed to the completion of the first trial of a “ground-breaking” MRI scanner project at the University of California, Berkeley. Brought forward by MR CoilTech, the head coil design utilises 16-channel transmit, and 96-channel receive RF architecture. The new prototype high-density head coil combines with the NexGen 7T scanner capabilities [...]
Digital health coaching firm Liva Healthcare has secured a €24.4m funding package with the aim of strengthening its position in the chronic disease prevention market. Headquartered in Copenhagen and London, the company provides human coaching programmes to help people manage obesity, pre-diabetes, type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases, delivered through an app. The funding round was [...]
HealthHero, which provides services to more than 20 million people and 1,000 businesses, has acquired an Irish telehealth provider as it continues its expansion across Europe. The acquisition of MyClinic means that HealthHero now has a direct-to-consumer offer in Ireland, having previously provided services via insurance companies and through businesses to their employees. HealthHero provides [...]
