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Healthcare platform Arbiter has raised US$52m in seed funding from family offices, valuing the New York company at about US$400m. The start-up, which aims to reduce fragmentation in healthcare systems, secured backing from specialist healthcare investors including TriEdge, MFO Ventures and WindRose Health Investors rather than traditional venture capital firms. The investors bring operational experience [...]
Should you test your genes? And if you do, what will the results actually mean for your future? Health Tech World sits down with Ailidh Watson and Lily Barnett from Jeen to explore the reality behind genetic testing. The genetic counsellors break down what your genome can - and crucially, cannot - tell you about [...]
Hello Klean has raised £1.5 million in debt funding from re:cap to scale its water-first beauty brand. The new capital will strengthen its working capital position so it can meet demand, expand internationally to the Middle East and further European markets, and invest in deeper filtration innovation. Hello Klean was created to solve an invisible [...]
CardMedic, the award-winning digital platform transforming clinician and patient communication, today announced a major integration with LanguageLine Solutions, the global leader in on-demand interpretation. The partnership brings one-click access to live, professional video and audio interpreters in more than 240 languages directly within the CardMedic app. The integration will help clinicians deliver safe, inclusive, and [...]
The NHS’s first prostate cancer screening programme could receive approval this week from the government’s National Screening Committee. The National Screening Committee (NSC) meets on Thursday to decide whether to introduce wider screening to detect disease earlier. Any rollout would likely focus on those at highest risk, including people with a family history or specific [...]
Scotland has set out a life sciences strategy aimed at growing the sector to £25bn by 2035. The Scottish Government’s refreshed Life Sciences Strategy focuses on infrastructure and skills, and brings in technologies such as artificial intelligence. An initial £1m will support delivery. Business minister Richard Lochhead, who launched the strategy at Dundee [...]
Macmillan Cancer Support and Life Sciences Hub Wales have joined forces to accelerate the pace of innovation in cancer care and improve outcomes for people affected by cancer across Wales. During its initial discovery phase, the new partnership will engage a broad group of core delivery and advisory partners, including people with a lived experience [...]
Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (QVH), a specialist hospital providing life-changing reconstructive surgery, burns care and rehabilitation services, has gone live with its first electronic patient record (EPR) system. The partnership with Altera Digital Health successfully launched the Sunrise EPR platform, replacing many of their patient and clinical documents in paper form and becoming [...]
As men’s health moves from a relatively niche category to a well-capitalised, innovation-driven market, it's a sector gaining momentum. According to data from FounderNest, an AI-powered market intelligence platform, digital diagnostics, mental health platforms, fertility solutions, and preventative care technologies are attracting significant investment and scaling rapidly. These innovations are collectively shaping the next generation [...]
A new report from System C, ‘AI with Purpose: Insights from 300 Voices Shaping the Future of Health and Social Care,’ reveals a strong appetite for artificial intelligence across the NHS and wider healthcare sector – with the majority of respondents agreeing that AI can help streamline tasks and improve care delivery. The findings, published [...]
