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Propel Healthtech West Yorkshire is inviting innovators with ambitious healthtech solutions to apply for the next cohort of its flagship accelerator programme, supporting businesses to develop, test and scale innovations within the NHS and wider healthcare system. The programme is free for successful applicants and offers a comprehensive package of support, including enhanced business development, [...]
Eikon Therapeutics has raised US$381.2m in an IPO, selling 21.2m shares at US$18 each. The shares were priced at the top of the company’s targeted US$16 to US$18 range. The offering comes as IPO activity shows signs of picking up in 2026, following a government shutdown in October of the previous year that forced many [...]
By James Neilson, SVP of Global at OPSWAT Healthcare depends on speed, trust, and constant information sharing. Referrals, discharge summaries, medical images, test results, and patient-uploaded documents arrive continuously across multiple systems and networks to ensure services aren’t disrupted. Very few clinicians will think twice about opening any of the dozens of [...]
Chatbot misuse is ranked the top health technology hazard for 2026, according to patient safety organisation ECRI. ECRI compiled its annual top 10 from member surveys, literature reviews, medical device testing and investigations of patient safety incidents. Rob Schluth is principal project officer for device safety at ECRI. He said: “The chatbots referenced, [...]
Stratus Medical has raised US$10m to complete development of its lower back pain treatment technology for interventional radiology. Founded in 2019 and based in Texas, the company makes tools for interventional radiologists and other providers performing radiofrequency heat lesion procedures for lower back pain. Radiofrequency heat lesion procedures use heat to destroy nerves that are [...]
Gardia has raised €8.5m in series A funding for its AI fall-detection wristband for older adults. The Germany-based healthtech company has developed a mobile emergency system worn on the wrist that automatically detects falls and works indoors and outdoors without needing a smartphone. The funding will be used to accelerate Gardia’s expansion across the DACH [...]
By Carolyn Rogers, associate, Reddie & Grose Since their launch, Ozempic and Wegovy have dominated the headlines. Both drugs are manufactured by Danish pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk and contain the same active ingredient, semaglutide, which is a GLP-1 receptor agonist. However, Ozempic is directed to the treatment of type 2 diabetes, whilst Wegovy is for [...]
Cambric Systems, a supplier of healthcare patient data software solutions used in secondary and community-based healthcare settings across Scotland, has announced that its Morse solution has been selected by NHS Shetland. The Morse mobile Electronic Patient Record (EPR) has been chosen to support a wide range of community-based health services delivered in patients’ homes and [...]
An AI stethoscope found serious heart conditions earlier and more often in GP practices, a large NHS study reported. When doctors used it as intended, it detected heart failure, when the heart cannot pump blood effectively, arrhythmias, abnormal heart rhythms, and valve disease more quickly and more often. However, it did not significantly increase overall [...]
Fitbit co-founders James Park and Eric Friedman have launched Luffu, an AI-led family caregiving app designed to cut the mental load of care. The new company is developing what it describes as an intelligent care system, starting with an app and expanding over time into complementary hardware devices. The platform is designed for families and [...]
