Winning projects have today been announced that will collectively receive over £17 million funding following a government competition to support health tech. A GPS app to track where porters and available beds are in hospitals, 3D printing technology for tablets and smartphone apps to monitor and improve treatment of long-term […]
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Artificial intelligence and electronic health records could help suicide prevention efforts
A collaboration of doctors and academics including ABMU Health Board emergency medicine consultant Dr Sarah Spencer found that artificial intelligence (AI) can be used to scan a patient’s health history and has the potential to highlight patients who may be at increased risk of suicide. It’s based on findings which […]
Co-op ventures into healthcare market with acquisition of Dimec
The Co-op has announced the acquisition of Dimec, a healthcare technology start-up, which has developed a unique digital solution that enables patients and their GPs to interact and better manage their prescription needs. Dimec has been acquired for an undisclosed sum by Co-op Ventures, the new innovation unit established to […]
Ingenica Solutions raises £4 million in Series A Funding
Ingenica Solutions has announced that it has successfully raised £4 million in Series A Funding following an over-subscribed investment round. Alongside significant commitments from existing investors, Ingenica Solutions has secured investment from funds associated with CJM Ventures, LLC. CJM Ventures, LLC is a US based private equity firm that has […]
Oxford VR boosted by £3.2m investment
Oxford VR, a spinout company from the University of Oxford, has raised £3.2m with investors including Oxford Sciences Innovation, University of Oxford, Force Over Mass, RT Capital and GT Healthcare Capital Partners. This new investment round powers the pace of company growth to bring automated immersive, clinically validated Virtual Reality […]
NHS Digital announces new Chief Information Security Officer
NHS Digital’s has appointed Robert Coles as Chief Information Security Officer and he will start with the organisation on 1 October 2018. Robert has over 30 years’ experience working in information security and spent the last four years as GlaxoSmithKline’s Chief Information Security Officer. He has previously held posts as Chief […]
Oxehealth secures world-first accreditation for its vital signs technology
The British Standards Institute (BSI) has accredited Oxehealth’s vital signs measurement software as a Class IIa medical device in Europe. This is the first time that software enabling a digital video camera sensor to remotely measure vital signs has been approved as a medical device. No global medical device regulator, including […]
HTN Awards 2018 Shortlist Announced!
Following an overwhelming number of entries, our judges have selected the 2018 Health Tech Awards Shortlist! The HTN Awards 2018 celebrate great technology and innovation across health and care. The winners will be announced across digital channels on 7th November 2018 from 7:00pm. The shortlisted entries are: Efficiency Savings of […]
New professional information standard for digital maternity records published
A new standard has been published to support the introduction of digital maternity records that will ensure that record information is consistent and can be shared more easily across healthcare services in England in the future. The new guidance builds on the Healthy Child Record standard, published by the Professional Record […]
Babylon to invest $100 million to double its London team to 1,000+
Babylon has announced plans to invest US$100 million to create the world’s largest multi- disciplinary team dedicated to building next-generation, AI-powered healthcare technologies Dr Ali Parsa, Babylon’s Founder and CEO said of today’s announcement: “We are currently witnessing what is arguably the fastest-ever period of technological and scientific innovation in […]
