Thymia has raised a £780k/$1.1m pre-seed round to scale its platform to assess for and monitor depression. The Thymia technology removes the subjectivity from mental health assessments: instead of answering questionnaires, patients play specially designed video games which use cutting-edge Neuropsychology, Linguistics and Machine Learning to detect signs of depression, as well as monitor whether […]
Digital Therapeutics
Revolab’s at-home blood testing digital platform is gaining momentum for expansion
Revolab, winner of the 2020 EIT Digital Venture Program, is ready to expand its at-home blood testing kit and platform across Europe following CE mark approval for its solution. In less than a year, the Lithuanian startup centered on self-monitoring of the user’s overall physical well-being has gone from inception to closing a seed round […]
Hephaï files patent that improves inhaler use
Earlier this month, Paris-based Hephaï filed a patent application covering the software technology used in its digital educational tool, which was designed to optimise inhaler use. The patent – the first filed by Hephaï – aims to protect its digital platform, designed to assist patients with asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in gaining […]
Newsweek’s World’s Best Smart Hospitals 2021 Humanitas ranked first Italian hospital
Out of 250 hospitals from 26 different countries, assessed according to the level of digital integration, development of remote services and use of Artificial Intelligence, Humanitas ranks first among Italians. An ongoing trend accelerated by the pandemic, and which will increasingly represent the future of healthcare. IRCCS Istituto Clinico Humanitas was ranked 1st among Italian […]
PathAI raises $165 million in Series C funding round for its diagnostic and drug development software
Powered by machine learning and deep learning technologies, PathAI‘s solution not only identifies biomarkers of disease but is also able to predict responses to treatments, while continuously advancing and improving the work of pathologists and pharmaceutical researchers. PathAI‘s promising solution has so far secured 3 multi-million funding rounds and is backed by industry-leading partners. Launched […]
Veri announces seed round of 4 million USD for further development of its solution to tackle metabolism issues
Earlier this month, Finnish healthtech Veri announced the successful closing of its 4 million USD seeding round. The round was led by PROFounders, and closely followed by Lifeline Ventures, Accel with angel investors like Johannes Schildt (CEO and co-founder of Kry/Livi) and Kristian Ranta (CEO and co-founder of Meru Health). While the round also includes […]
Google strikes deal with hospital chain to use patient data to develop healthcare algorithms
The company will access and store anonymised data from patients’ medical records and Internet-connected medical devices. The collaboration will allow Google to access anonymous patient records from HCA, which operates 181 hospitals and more than 2,000 healthcare sites in 21 states, to develop healthcare algorithms for the channel. The data will be used to develop […]
Epigenetic factors in cancer can now be identified by a machine learning system
Scientists have developed an innovative machine learning method that can accurately identify epigenetic factors in cancers. The collaborative study by researchers from Weill Cornell Medicine, New York-Presbyterian and the New York Genome Center (NYGC), published in Cancer discovery, has resulted in an innovative machine learning method that can accurately identify the genetic changes that cause […]
Signia launches Active Pro range to combat hearing aid stigma
Earlier this month, leading hearing aid company Signia announced the launch of its new Active Pro range. This groundbreaking new hearing aid combines innovative technology with discretion and design. The vision of the new range is to combat the stigma of hearing aids and provide people with hearing loss with a stylish and practical solution. […]
Swiss startup Spiden secures €14.85 million in its latest funding round for the development of its optical technology-based blood diagnostic platform.
Spiden, a visionary in healthtech, has developed a technology platform powered by light and AI to analyse blood, urine and other bodily fluids for the first time in a non-destructive manner and in real time. Its latest round of funding was led by Ornament Health, a developer of digital health apps, followed by Geberit, a […]