EMEA news
The European Council has given the green light to a new, harmonised regulation on health technology assessments across EU member states.
Under the EU Health Technology Assessment (HTA) joint clinical assessments and joint scientific consultations on health technologies will be enabled between EU member states, to allow for more rapid assessments of healthcare technologies.
Key information will be...
UK digital mental healthcare firm ieso, today announced a raise of $53 million (€47m) in Series B financing.
The round was led by investment firm Morningside, with further new investment from Sony Innovation Fund and existing shareholders IP Group, Molten Ventures and Ananda Impact Ventures.
WHAT IT DOES
ieso aims to address the global mental health crisis by developing clinically evidenced...
A record $51.3 billion (£38.1bn) has been invested in global healthtech this year, up 280% on 2016 levels.
The COVID-19 pandemic has catalysed investment in an already growing healthtech sector, with new funding highs reached for companies using technology to improve research, delivery, payment and consumption of care.
The US leads globally with $31.9 billion (£23.7bn) in venture capital...
Pharma giant Novartis is looking for creative, digital solutions that sustainably improve German healthcare.
The company has annouced the fifth installment of the Digital Health Award, with prize money of €60,000 in total available for winners.
The awards presentation takes place in Berlin on 24 March 2022, while the call is open for applications until 30 November 2021.
WHAT’S THE IMPACT
With the...
Women’s wellness and menstrual health are the key drivers of the femtech sector in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), a new report has found. But plenty of untapped opportunities – and challenges – remain.
According to Q4 2021 analysis released by FemTech Analytics – a subsidiary of the UK-based Deep Knowledge Group – e-commerce platforms targeting these two categories of women’s healthcare are at...
Lifen has demonstrated strong growth in France, with more than 600 healthcare institution clients using its services to support over two million patients every month.
The funding, from Creadev and Luxera Capital Partners, will go towards European expansion and recruitment, which are Lifen's key priorities.
The Lifen Platform is built on three strands: connection to health data (flow management...
Life sciences software company Synthace has raised $35 million (€30.6M) in Series C funding to expand the reach of its research and development (R&D) cloud platform, where scientists can record and share their research and insights.
The R&D-focused, no-code software platform enables scientists to share, view and access progress with cures and therapeutics in one place, making it simpler...
A Saudi-based healthcare startup has successfully raised $1.2 million in its first round of funding, it has been confirmed.
Co-founded last year, HealTec – described as a “dedicated B2B healthcare rehabilitation manufacturing facility” – reportedly facilitates the local production of medical prosthetics and other devices “to serve long-term care and rehabilitation patients.” It secured the...
Helium Health acquires doctor booking platform Meddy Inc.
African health tech provider Helium Health has announced the acquisition of doctor booking platform, Meddy Inc., which has operations in Qatar and the UAE.
Helium, which is present in Nigeria, Ghana, Liberia, Senegal, Kenya, and Uganda, plans to deploy its electronic medical record (EMR) technology and healthcare financial solutions across...
PhagoMed (now known as BioNTech after buyout), is developing novel synthetic lysin technology for precision antimicrobial treatments.
The Vienna-based biotech company uses lysins, which are enzymes produced by bacteriophages that break down bacterial cell walls and kill bacteria.
PhagoMed’s Lysin Builder platform allows for the development of synthetic lysins that create targeted antibacterials...
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