People across the South-West of England will be given access to digital health libraries, through a partnership between the Organisation for the Review of Care and Health Apps (ORCHA) and seven Integrated Care Systems (ICSs).
It follows the success of the Our Dorset programme, which allows health and care staff to recommend apps focused on mental health, dementia, diabetes and cancer support to...
AstraZeneca and the Royal Academy of Engineering today (6 Oct) announced a partnership to help drive the development of health tech solutions in Africa.
The joint venture aims to establish connections between African healthcare innovators and AstraZeneca’s A.Catalyst Network, the pharma giant’s new platform with more than 20 global health innovation hubs.
In 2014 the Royal Academy of Engineering...
A digital wayfinding solution used in Portuguese health institutions is being trialled at London’s Chelsea and Westminster Hospital.
The BuzzStreets indoor navigation app is also due to be rolled out at West Middlesex University Hospital, which is part of Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
As well as providing directions to help patients navigate to locations inside a hospital...
Pharma giant AstraZeneca is providing a new platform for innovators to discuss health innovation insights through interactive founder roundtables.
The first of two virtual events last week, in collaboration with startup event organisers Slush, explored how innovation can help rebuild healthcare. It also highlighted how collaboration improve patient outcomes and address unmet needs.
New startups...
London-based health tech platform LVDNR has raised £1.5 million in seed funding to develop inclusive sexual health solutions for the LGBTQ+ community.
The round was led by Octopus Ventures, alongside Calm Storm Ventures, Soho Ventures and several angel investors.
Research by Backstage Capital estimates less than 1% of VC funding goes to LGBTQ+ founders.
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The NHS today announced it is launching the world’s largest trial of a blood test which can detect more than 50 types of cancer before symptoms appear.
Research has shown the Galleri test is effective at finding cancers that are typically difficult to identify early, including head and neck, bowel, lung, pancreatic, and throat cancers.
It works by finding chemical changes in fragments of genetic...
Digital health coaching startup Liva has won a contest to partner with health insurers in Germany.
The Copenhagen and London-based healthtech firm was selected as one of four winning providers of the Healthy Hub eHealth competition, which called for innovators in the German eHealth sector.
More than 100 digital health companies applied for the competition and 15 made it through to the live...
Spanish startup Seqera Labs has raised $5.5 million (€4.7M) in seed funding in a round co-led by European venture capitalists Talis Capital and Speedinvest.
Existing investor BoxOne Ventures also participated in the round. A grant from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, founded by Mark Zuckerberg and Dr Priscilla Chan to support essential open-source software in science, is included in the funding....
Researchers at the University of Oxford are seeking NHSX funding for an artificial intelligence (AI) COVID screening test.
Results of a three-month evaluation study at John Radcliffe Hospital found the CURIAL-Rapide test could screen emergency department (ED) patients at the bedside within 10 minutes, without needing a laboratory.
Results were available 45 minutes after patients arrived at the...
Greek startup Intelligencia has received €10.2 million ($12M) of Series A funding in a round led by European health tech investor MTIP.
Previous seed-round investors, the Greek Big Pi Ventures and Synetro Group, also participated and were joined by global professional services firm ZS.
Intelligencia will also partner with ZS, which will use its platform to help accelerate its ability to...
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