A new unit set to transform the use of technology including artificial intelligence in healthcare and improve patient outcomes is being opened at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH). The unit called DRIVE – Digital, Research, Informatics and Virtual Environments – is the first of its kind in the world. It […]

The Health and Social Care Secretary has announced an ambition to sequence 5 million genomes in the UK over the next 5 years. Where relevant, patients will be asked to give consent for their genome data to be securely analysed by approved researchers, who will develop new tests and treatments for […]

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 […]

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 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, 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’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 […]

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 […]