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MindMaze is developing clinically proven digital therapies for neurological disorders, utilising gamification, smart objects and movement sensors MindMaze’s medical-grade digital therapeutics assess and treat motor after neurological injury or disease. The company’s products are in different stages of early to advanced research and development for several neurological conditions and for healthy ageing. Most recently, MindMaze [...]
Joint Academy, a clinical evidence-based digital treatment for chronic joint pain, which connects patients with licensed physical therapists, has raised a US$23 million Series B funding round led by international investment company Kinnevik. Existing investors Karl-Johan Persson (chairman of H&M) and Alfvén & Didrikson also participated in the round, which will enable Joint Academy to accelerate [...]
Meet the UK firm aiming to become Europe’s biggest digital healthcare provider by 2021. COVID-19 has caused an explosion in demand for telehealth platforms – and rapidly accelerated the development of new products in the sector. Among the many rising entrepreneurial forces in this field, HealthHero looks to be particularly well placed to succeed in [...]
The stroke market is one of the only sectors within the medical device industry that has been showing some stability over the COVID-19 period, and will likely experience a slight uptick in the near future, according to analysts. Sheryl Tang, principal medical devices analyst at GlobalData, says: “Several leading manufacturers in the neurovascular space have noted stable sales in [...]
Research has shown how a digital therapeutic app (MyCognition PRO) is transforming the lives of women recovering from breast cancer. The trauma of a breast cancer diagnosis and the treatment that it involves can have long-lasting effects on an individual and their family. The shock of dealing with the diagnoses and the resultant radiotherapy and [...]
The UK health and care system must embrace the rapid implementation of digital technology seen over the course of the Covid-19 pandemic and speed up the uptake of technology-enabled care services (TECS) across the system. This is according to the latest report from global public policy institute, Public Policy Projects (PPP). “Connecting services, transforming lives: [...]
Even before the coronavirus pandemic, radiologists have been facing year on year rising demand. University Hospitals North Midlands NHS Trust is one trust that has been using technology to respond. The trust has been transforming pathways and providing its professionals with rapid access to crucial diagnostic images, since going live with an advanced picture archiving [...]
A hospital in London is working with BT and a start-up tech firm to harness smart facility data to improve quality of care - in what is one of the first set ups of its kind in the UK. The Royal Hospital for Neuro-Disability (RHN) in Putney has enlisted BT and start-up firm Microshare to introduce [...]
Motitech, the Norwegian startup motivating older people and people with dementia to engage in physical activity, is holding a month-long global cycling championship for seniors. The firm’s annual event, held in care homes across the globe, has added pertinence this year. Via Motiview, Motitech’s immersive video-based technology, participants are able to virtually travel and see [...]
The NHS-approved fitness app for people looking for the confidence to begin an exercise programme safely. In the UK, more than 20 million people are classed as living inactive, sedentary lifestyles and almost as many (15 million adults) are diagnosed with at least one chronic disease. In fact, 54% of people over the age of [...]
