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A freely chosen death without ingesting controlled substances is being legalised in Switzerland, with the introduction of 3D technology from the Netherlands.
As Swissinfo reported this month, the 3D printed coffin passed the national legal review and may be used from 2022 for euthanasia.
WHAT’S THE IMPACT
The 3D printed ‘Sarco’ suicide capsule was developed by Australian company Exit...
Oncology startup Vinehealth has announced a raise of $5.5 million (€ 4.9m) in seed funding.
The round was led by Talis Capital, with participation from previous investors Playfair Capital and Ascension. A number of angels also participated.
WHAT IT DOES
Founded in 2018 by Rayna Patel and Georgina Kirby, Vinehealth is a digital health platform that aims to improve the quality of life and...
Digital health firm Babylon has launched its artificial intelligence (AI) powered triage tool in Rwanda to further digitise the Rwandan healthcare system.
Babylon, known locally as Babyl, has been delivering digital health services in Rwanda since 2016 and, last year, embarked on a 10-year partnership with the Government of Rwanda to build Africa’s first digital-first universal healthcare system...
The Portuguese startup company knok wants to break into the EU market with a telemedicine platform – and has received €4.4 million from the NOS 5G Fund.
As EU-Startups reported, the healthtech enterprise will invest the fund into further development of its 5G-enabled telehealth solutions.
WHY IT MATTERS
Founded in Porto in 2015, the company’s innovative telemedicine platform is based on the new...
Charité-University Medicine Berlin has established a new research partnership with the global data science company Holmusk. The strategic collaboration is focused on the collection and analysis of real-world data from psychiatry.
As Holmusk declared on 22 November, the initiative aims to improve the understanding of psychiatric diseases through evidence-based analytics.
WHY IT MATTERS
The COVID-...
The partnership will help visitors to Bayer websites for Aspirin, Aleve, Midol, Cenesten and Iberogast to access Ada’s intelligent symptom assessment platform.
Using an AI-based health assessment platform, Berlin-based Ada Health assists users in identifying the correct care, based on their individual requirements, risk factors and symptoms.
The free app provides guidance via an AI chatbot which...
A total of nine companies have been accepted into Bayer’s Digital Health Partnership Program, as annouced on the EU Startups website recently.
In 2021, the pharmaceutical company was specifically looking for young companies with expertise in the focus areas of mental health, cardiometabolic and reneal diseases, radiology and women’s health across Europe.
WHAT’S THE IMPACT
The finalists were...
Dublin-based medical adherence firm HealthBeacon to go public
Irish medtech firm HealthBeacon has announced plans to raise up to €25 million with an initial public offering (IPO) on Euronext Dublin’s growth market.
The company, which offers adherence solutions for injectable medications, will have a market value of around €100 million at the time of its planned flotation next month.
It expects...
Berlin-based Lindera will use the €6 million funding to help secure international growth and expand its use of artificial intelligence in the healthcare sector.
WHY IT MATTERS
Studies show that the Lindera SturzApp sustainably reduces the risk of falls by up to 20% in older populations and creates time and resource for care-giving staff.
The app is currently in use in more than 350 care...
The world’s largest online healthcare marketplace, Docplanner is investing significant capital and resources into new acquisition Jameda.
As part of the deal, Docplanner will add more than 200 new team members to Jameda, investing more than a quarter of a billion euros in the German market over the next three years.
Munich-based Jameda, Germany’s biggest online healthcare marketplace from Hubert...
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