On 25 January 2021, the project to create a joint venture in France to accelerate the development of innovative healthcare solutions and their delivery to patients was unveiled by Sanofi, Capgemini, Generali and Orange. The first project of this scale in Europe will enable cutting-edge scientific and technological expertise to join forces through a virtual […]
Telemedicine
Pear Therapeutics Announces Promising Deal with Digital Pill Company etectRx
Pear Therapeutics, a DTx company, announced a collaboration with etectRx, a developer of adhesion tools, by signing an agreement for the potential development of a product that combines the former’s digital therapies with a digital pill offering. The two companies will meet quarterly to discuss the potential involvement of the pharmaceutical industry in the project. […]
Digital Stethoscopes: Optimising Healthcare During the Pandemic
Digital stethoscopes facilitate social distancing while allowing precise collection of information and faster collaboration. Essential to diagnosis, stethoscopes are one of the most widely used tools in hospitals and clinics. But the new challenges imposed by the Covid-19 pandemic have called for the optimisation of the traditional model. Noisy ventilators, protective headwear and everyday hospital […]
First Blood Pressure Bracelet On The Market Introduced By Swiss Startup
Having the upper hand over companies such as Fitbit, Apple and other technology giants, Aktiia launches the very first blood pressure bracelet. The young Swiss-based company is also the first to obtain permission to sell a smart device that measures blood pressure. Earlier this month, the company announced that it had obtained authorisation to affix […]
Medical Tablet By Royal Philips Set To Boost Remote Patient Management
Soon to be available in North America, Europe and Japan, the tablet will provide remote access to patient data, facilitating large-scale patient monitoring during health emergencies such as the Covid 19 pandemic. As one of the world’s technology leaders, Royal Philips promises easy patient access to clinicians through its portable monitoring kit. A GROUNDBREAKING SOFTWARE […]
Mental health digital therapeutic platform for psychedelic research released by Mind Cure
Mind Cure, a mental health company based in Canada, has recently developed a digital therapeutic platform which will bridge the gap between patients, researchers and doctors. The new platform will work towards empowering patients so that they can be in charge of their healthcare journey. It also aims to create a database of healthcare practices […]
€3.7 million raised by Warsaw-based HomeDoctor to expand its home-visit & telemedicine services
An Amsterdam and Warsaw-based digital healthcare provider, HomeDoctor, has recently announced a €3.7 million funding round. The Series A funding was led by Cogito Capital Partners, along with the company’s founders. The company, founded in 2016, is a market leader in Poland where it provides online medical appointments and the delivery of healthcare services to […]
Hounslow GP practices opt for Push doctor as a digital partner
GP practices in Hounslow have selected Push Doctor to be their digital partner. With support from the Hounslow and Richmond Community Healthcare (HRCH) NHS Trust, the move will give the community access to digital NHS GP appointments for more than 300,000 people. The system will allow patients direct access to schedule appointments from their smart […]
Swedish startup Doccla provides remote patient monitoring services to the UK’s NHS
NHS has partnered up with the Swedish med tech firm Doccla, and now their healthcare workers in Luton will have the opportunity to monitor chronic patients without needing to be in a clinical setting. Working with Doccla, Luton Children and Adults Community Health Services will be able to provide a remote patient monitoring service. This […]
Belgian Iot-D Raises €1 Million To Boost Its Promising Telemedicine Spin-Out Dermatoo
IoT-D has secured financing totalling €1 million after a very successful first round dedicated to accelerating the development of Dermatoo, its first spin-off, which has been active in the e-health industry since 2018. Dermatoo supports the sharing of advanced medical observations that facilitate the remote monitoring of patients and interventions by healthcare professionals. Conceptualised by […]