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 […]

Eli Lilly partners with Roche, Dexcom, Glooko and others for diabetes-focused integrations

Earlier this month, Ely Lilly announced that diabetes management companies Dexcom, Glooko, myDiabby Healthcare and Roche will integrate the pharma giant’s Tempo pen and Tempo Smart Button into their respective software platforms and/or medical devices. These agreements will optimise the offering of the above-mentioned diabetes products and services, which will now be able to collect […]

Highlights: Caresyntax raises €83 million for surgical AI tool, InterSystems partners with Cognetivity and other latest news.

CARESYNTAX raises €83 million in a Series C funding round for the development of its AI-based surgical tool.  German healthtech company Caresyntax has raised €82.8 million in a Series C funding round. This latest round, led by PFM Health Sciences LP, Optum Ventures, Intel Capital and Lauxera Capital Partners, is one of the largest ever […]

Headway raises $70 million in Series B funding round to develop its mental health platform

The pandemic has certainly highlighted the importance of mental health. Covid-19 has brought many people down with illness or worse, but it has also brought increased isolation, economic uncertainty and many other kinds of disappointment, and all of this has had a ripple effect on our collective and individual state of mind. Headway focuses on […]

Fitness ring company Oura secures $100 million in Series C funding

Oura, a Finnish manufacturer of wearable fitness devices, has experienced explosive growth over the past two years. With the pandemic freezing professional sports for all of 2020, a number of major leagues have embraced the ring, including the NBA, WNBA, UFC and NASCAR. Initially differentiated by its shape, the Oura Ring has already been sold […]

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 […]

Halma acquires PeriGen to position itself in the perinatal and prenatal health space

Earlier this month, UK-based Halma announced the acquisition of AI company PeriGen for €48 million. PeriGen will continue to focus on a clinical decision support tool for perinatal care. This tool has been designed to help clinicians interpret complex data. It allows for central monitoring and patient census, as well as bedside monitoring. Founded in […]

Altair Medical raises £2.25 million in pre-series A funding round for the development of its respiratory sensor

 Altair Medical is making an impactful entry into the healthtech market after raising £2.25 million in a pre-series A funding round to further develop its respiratory sensor and real-time monitoring platform. Powered by AI, the solution detects and alerts users to adverse events in a range of respiratory conditions, contributing to earlier detection of respiratory […]

Alan secures $220m in latest funding round to further boost its health insurance and health app.

Paris-based Alan has raised €185 million in its latest funding round, bringing its valuation to €1.4 billion. New investors Coatue, Dragoneer and Exor led the round, which also included existing investors Index Ventures, Ribbit Capital and Temasek. The startup has been growing at a steady but not-so-slow pace. In 2016 it had just obtained approval […]

Swedish healthtech visionary Kry raises $300m: where does it stand against other European healthtech giants?

With Europe a competitive global hub for healthcare innovation, how is Swedish company Kry positioning itself to become the industry leader? Kry, known as Livi in France and the UK, raised an additional $300 million in its latest funding round, which it says will accelerate its expansion plans in Europe. The round was led by […]