EMEA news

Temedica, NOVENTI, Permea, AI, data analytics
By  Anna Engberg 09:18 am February 4, 2022
Munich-based digital health company Temedica has announced that its newly launched data analytics platform Permea has closed its first deal in Germany. The partner is NOVENTI Health SE, Germany’s largest provider of enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems for pharmacies and Europe’s largest billing centre in the healthcare sector. WHY IT MATTERS The first Permea partnership follows the launch...
Wingcopter, medical drone, Spright
By  Anna Engberg 05:20 am January 31, 2022
US-company Spright is currently building up a drone-based delivery network for health care across the US with more than 300 locations. The medical flight service provider has signed a purchase agreement with German drone pioneer Wingcopter worth $16 million (€14.4M). The companies aim to meet the demand for medical drone services in the US with news of partnership being announcement last week....
AXA Health, Thirona, Sectra, AI, Peppy
By  Tammy Lovell 02:33 am January 28, 2022
Thirona obtains EU MDR approval for AI eye screening software Dutch medtech firm Thirona has been granted Class II CE certification under the EU Medical Devices Regulation (MDR) for its eye disease screening software. The solution RetCAD uses artificial intelligence (AI) to analyse colour fundus images, showing the interior surface of the eye, for the presence of age-related macular degeneration...
SeqOne Genomics, personalised medicine, Omnes, Merieux Equity Partners, Software Club, genomics
By  Anna Engberg 11:04 am January 27, 2022
SeqOne Genomics, a French digital health startup focused on genomic analysis solutions for personalised medicine, has announced a €20 million Series A funding round. The round was led by Omnes, Merieux Equity Partners and the Software Club. The investments will go straight into the company’s venture to accelerate machine learning adoption and big data integration with the vision to better support...
eHealth Ventures, Maccabi, Amgen, Medison, funding, Sweetch
By  Tammy Lovell 11:31 am January 25, 2022
Israeli investment firm eHealth Ventures (eHV) has announced the establishment of a $30 million venture capital fund for med tech and digital health companies, with the aim of raising $40 million. The fund, called ‘eHV Advanced’, will focus on Israeli early-stage companies at seed stage, with a focus on diagnostics, digital monitoring, digital treatments, home care and bio-convergence. It will...
Wellster, femtech, Series B
By  Anna Engberg 07:59 am January 24, 2022
Wellster Healthtech Group announced that a total of $60 million (€53m) has been raised in a series B financing round. The German startup seeks to build a digital telemedical platform for women’s health and achieve European market leadership in the isector. WHY IT MATTERS The announcement of another $20 million (€17.7m) funding comes six months after the first funding announcement worth $40...
Huma, iPlato, e-prescribing, First Databank
By  Tammy Lovell 05:56 am January 21, 2022
Huma acquires iPLATO healthcare London-based patient engagement firm iPLATO Healthcare has been acquired by global healthtech firm Huma. iPLATO’s software covers a network of 26.6 million patients across nearly 3,000 NHS primary care organisations and its myGP app is used by almost 2.4 million people in England. The two companies will continue to operate independently but will combine their...
Cara Care, IBS, IBD, digestion, DiGA
By  Anna Engberg 09:51 am January 20, 2022
The German Federal Institute für Drugs and Medical Devices (BfArM) has added a new digital therapeutic to its digital health applications (DiGA) directory for public reimbursement. Cara Care is the first DiGA that addresses gastroenterological issues and widespread digestive health problems such as Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), food and reflux intolerances. The...
Inflow, seed round, Hoxton Ventures, Route 66 Ventures, ADHD, CBT
By  Anna Engberg 10:35 am January 19, 2022
Seed funding of €2 million has been raised by medtech startup Inflow for its novel science-based app for ADHD patients, according to EU Startups. Among the investors are Hoxton Ventures and Route 66 Ventures, along with angel investor Quit Genius. WHY IT MATTERS With the launch of their innovative app, the London-based founders Levi Epstein and Seb Isaacs want to enable ADHD patients to actively...
ClarifEye, Armed Forces Hospital, Hospital MoD, Augmented Reality, Philips
By  Ahmed El Sherif 09:28 am January 19, 2022
Oman’s Armed Forces Hospital, also known as Hospital MoD, has become the first in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) to adopt the ClarifEye Augmented Reality (AR) Surgical Navigation by Royal Philips. The “industry-first solution” – used in spinal surgery – combines imaging and navigation that uses AR into one system. Hospital MoD has already successfully completed surgery on patients using the...