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Peppy is an innovative startup that's on a mission is to make it easier for people to get support from qualified and vetted health practitioners... Some groups of people are particularly affected by the current lockdown. Those with mental health struggles or those who are in a form of isolation already due to various factors such as ill health, advanced age, or even new parents with a baby taki...
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Recent investment news for the messaging platform for doctors and nurses that could be a key weapon in the war against Covid-19 A messaging service described as the “WhatsApp of healthcare” has recently secured a major new investment boost - which will help it expand its services even further. Hospify is a free messaging platform that allows healthcare professionals to communicate ...
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The lowdown on the investment secured by the Belfast based healthcare startup The Belfast based tech startup, Locate a Locum, which helps locum healthcare professionals find flexible work opportunities, has just announced that it has secured £1m in equity funding. The money raised will be used to grow and scale the business. At present, the business uses its on-demand technology platform to...
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Technology has transformed how people interact. We are on the cusp of an exciting new era in clinical communication, and a key shift in the empowerment of patients as a stakeholder in healthcare. "As Tim Cook (Apple) stated recently, the Healthcare market’s potential could dwarf the smartphone market, which currently accounts for some 65% of Apple’s total revenue, and the statistics t...
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Vodafone are currently looking to identify 100 pioneering startups from across the globe, to utilise and profit from the new capabilities of 5G. If you are a startup with a market deployed solution or prototype, that can benefit from the use of 5G, this might be the challenge for you!  From media, entertainment & gaming, automotive, Industry 4.0 (ie. automation and data exchange in manuf...
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Patient data made real! axial3D - The award winning startup that is leading the way in medical 3D printing for medical applications... Medical 3D printing transforms how surgical consultants prepare and plan for surgical intervention and how they communicate details about abnormalities and treatment options to the patient and to their colleagues. By delivering improved efficiency, advancing ...
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Innovation in healthcare thanks to Cambridge based startup OKRA Technologies who are using AI analytics for healthcare... We have written previously about healthcare startups - such as TrackActive and Ping An Good Doctor - that are using artificial intelligence to improve healthcare education, enable patients to get diagnoses quicker, relieve pain, and much more. Artificial intelligence allo...
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TrackActive, a London-based healthcare & InsurTech company, launches its AI-powered 'physio in your pocket' app that aims to change the way people seek help for pain in their joints, necks and backs. Of all health conditions in the UK, musculoskeletal conditions are the leading cause of people living for years with disability. It also has strong links to mental health – people in persis...
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The Shanghai based healthcare innovation - unmanned, AI-driven ‘one-minute clinics’ providing medical services, including diagnosis and medicine prescriptions. A 2018 study found that the UK has the fewest doctors in the EU, at 2.8 per 1,000 people. In comparison, Austria has 5.1 and Australia has 3.4 per 1,000 people. While these numbers are hard to take meaning from on their own, it...
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The Virti simulation platform puts users in a range of realistic simulations designed by healthcare professionals, testing their decision-making ability and knowledge.  Virtual reality is going to be a big part of the future and a big part of training students, new employees, teaching new skills to existing employees, and so on. The research tells us that VR not only reduces training costs b...
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