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Scewo, a medtech company from Switzerland, has launched a pioneering technology for wheelchair users that has recently been approved as a medical aid in Germany.
According to a report from EU Startups the power wheelchair is the first of its kind that can climb stairs while using only two wheels. It has digital steering functions and will be further developed towards autonomous driving in the...
Virtual surgery platform Proximie partners with Vodafone Business
London-based healthtech platform Proximie, has announced a partnership with Vodafone Business to increase access to surgical healthcare and training.
Proximie’s technology allows healthcare to virtually ’scrub-in’, record, and interact with any connected operating room in the world.
The collaboration will bring Proximie’s connected...
Doctolib, the French telemedicine pioneer, has announced that 300,000 medical professionals in Europe are now using the online booking platform and additional services on a monthly basis.
According to the news covered by Techcrunch, Doctolib also introduced newly launched tools for medical messaging and administration during a virtual press briefing.
WHAT’S THE IMPACT
Among the 300,000 users are...
Venture investment in healthcare nearly doubled in Europe last year, rising from $8.4 billion (€7.4bn) in 2020 to $13.9 billion (€12.2bn) in 2021, according to a report by Silicon Valley Bank (SVB).
The annual Healthcare Investments and Exits report found that healthtech funding in Europe almost doubled from $1.36 billion (€1.2bn) in 2020 to $2.6 billion (€2.2bn) in 2021.
European investment in...
Abu Dhabi’s ADQ has kicked off the new year with one of its biggest healthcare mergers yet.
The asset owner and investor – considered one of the GCC’s largest holding companies – has announced that it has entered into an agreement to “consolidate several companies within Pure Health”, a UAE-based integrated healthcare solutions provider.
Companies set to become part of Pure Health include Abu...
Healthtech startup Lottie raises £2.5M for social care platform
British healthtech startup Lottie has announced £2.5 million funding from Kindred Capital VC bringing the company's valuation to £28 million.
Lottie’s website collects data and insights to help users find the most appropriate care homes in the UK at a fair price.
The new funding will go towards improving the firm’s digital platform...
Warsaw-based digital healthcare provider has announced a €5 million Series A funding round led by Cogito Capital Partners.
Since it was founded in 2017, HigoSense has raised €8 million and launched its medical devices across Europe. With the latest funding, the company aims to raise awareness of its product in Europe, the Middle East and Asia.
WHY IT MATTERS
Higo, as the developers call their...
A €30M Series A funding raise has been announced by the Berlin-based startup Formel Skin, a telehealth pioneer for dermatology.
The investment was led by Singular and Heal Capital, supported by Cherry Ventures, Heartcore Capital and Vorwerk Ventures, and will be invested in further development and expansion of the company’s digital platform for long-term remote skin care.
WHY IT MATTERS
As the...
The German Federal Ministry of Health (BMG) informed gematik, Germany’s national agency for digital medicine, on 20 December, that the nationwide implementation of digital prescriptions cannot be implemented as initially scheduled.
The launch of the mandatory ePrescription, scheduled for 1 January 2022, has been postponed while the national testing period started at the beginning of December,...
Square health, the British provider of private digital healthcare for insurance companies and corporates, has acquired Push Doctor, a digital GP provider from Manchester.
The acquisition figure has not been disclosed.
WHY IT MATTERS
Since it was founded in 2013, Push Doctor has been the British pioneer for medical video-consultations. The platform provides remote care for more than five million...
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