EMEA news
A Cairo-based healthtech startup focused on providing mental health services in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) has just secured one of the largest investment rounds for its sector in the region.
O7 Therapy – a digital platform and smartphone app that specialises in online therapy, corporate wellness programmes, and psychoeducational resources for “Arabic-speaking users” – has raised a...
German healthtech startup Avi Medical has raised €50 million in Series B funding for its telemedicine platform.
The round was led by Balderton Capital with participation from Heal Capital, Addition, Picus Capital, Vorwerk Ventures, Eurazeo and 3VC.
UiPath founder Daniel Dines and Forward Health Founder Adrian Auon also participated in the round. The latest funding brings the total raised by Avi...
PocDoc secures CE mark for digital reader of lateral flow testing
Cambridge-based startup PocDoc has secured a CE mark for its artificial intelligence (AI) driven digital reader of lateral flow tests.
The cloud-based system allows any smartphone or tablet to become a universal digital reader, so healthcare organisations can roll out lateral flow testing for any disease or marker at scale.
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Digital health platform Altibbi supports Egyptian blood plasma project
Altibbi has partnered with Egypt’s Ministry of Health and Population to work on a blood plasma project.
The national project, to establish blood plasma donations for medicine production, will help to treat burns or pathological conditions, including kidney, liver, blood and chronic diseases.
Altibbi, the largest Arabic medical...
Inhealthcare wins NHS Scotland contract for remote patient monitoring
UK digital health firm Inhealthcare has been announced as the successful bidder for an NHS Scotland contract to support the scaling up and mainstreaming of remote monitoring services across Scotland.
Under the three-year contract, the firm will provide the technology to enable citizens to record relevant information in their...
French telehealth provider Doctolib has announced a raise of €500 million in equity and debt funding, taking it to a valuation of €5.8 billion.
Existing investor Eurazeo led the funding round with participation from previous investors Bpifrance and General Atlantic.
According to TechCrunch, the Paris-based firm is now the most valuable French startup.
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Vara and Mitera Hospital launch AI breast cancer screening tech in Greece
German deeptech startup Vara has announced a partnership with Mitera Hospital in Athens, a member of Hellenic Healthcare Group (HHG).
Vara’s artificial intelligence (AI) powered software will be used to support and complement the work of radiologists at Mitera’s screening centres to improve efficiency and increase screening...
Bia Care teams with Imperial College to tackle women’s health inequalities
Digital menopause health start-up Bia Care is taking part in a randomised control trial which aims to tackle women’s health inequalities.
The research, in partnership with Imperial College London, brings together the work of national thought leaders on menopause inequalities, and builds on the work of social campaigners...
Germany’s Bayer has launched Saudi Arabia’s first “digital hub” to improve management of pulmonary hypertension (PH), it has announced.
The AAN Digital Hub – reportedly designed to address gaps in diagnosis and treatment of the condition during the COVID-19 pandemic – focuses on facilitating virtual referrals for patients, as well as enabling knowledge exchange between primary physicians and...
Automata, an automation company helping life sciences innovate, diagnose and discover at scale, today announced a $50 million (£36.8M) raise in Series B funding.
The round was led by Octopus Ventures with participation from returning investors Hummingbird, Latitude Ventures, ABB Technology Ventures, Isomer Capital as well as strategic investors including In-Q-Tel.
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The firm’s Automata...
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