Veritas Genetics, a Spanish biotechnology company owned by US group Let’sGetChecked (LGC), has completed the acquisition of NIMGentics, a clinical diagnostics specialist based in Spain, Portugal, Mexico and Brazil.
AXA Global Healthcare, offering cross-border health insurance to businesses and private individuals, has announced the launch of its all-in-one holistic app. Hallmarked “Healthcare without borders”, it integrates healthcare, insurance, and personalised wellbeing features in one place. While AXA says wellbeing has always been one of its priorities, this marks its first product-led step into the sector and preventative health space (and first app entirely).
Cera, a UK-based health tech company providing home healthcare, has secured more than $150 million funding, led by funds affiliated with merchant bank BDT & MSD Partners and investment manager Schroders Capital.
The UK government’s Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has unveiled plans for an upgraded NHS App to enable more patients in England to choose providers, book appointments in more settings, and receive test results in one place.
UK Health Minister Wes Streeting has set up an independent commission to look at reforming social care in England. However, the final results of the report won’t be available until 2028.
Optegra, the UK’s second largest for-profit ophthalmology provider by revenue, has entered the Netherlands, acquiring a 51% stake in Iris Eye Clinic, a local operator in the south of the country. Meanwhile, Optegra is reportedly for sale itself.
Bupa Hong Kong, a medical insurance company (part of international healthcare group Bupa), has announced the launch of Bupa x Mannings PharmaCare Programme in partnership with Mannings, a health and beauty chain in Hong Kong.
Safe Life, a global group of companies specialising in automated external defibrillators (AED) and first aid services headquartered in Stockholm, has acquired D-Sécurité Groupe, a France-based supplier of medical equipment, defibrillators, fire prevention systems and safety training.
Cura Day Hospitals Group Pty Ltd, a major provider of private hospital facilities in Australia, has today confirmed the completion of its acquisition of PresMed Hospitals Ltd, specialising in surgical day hospitals in the country, on 31st December 2024.
Luz Saúde, Portugal's second-largest private hospital group, has expanded its presence across the country by acquiring healthcare facilities in regions, including the Algarve, Lisbon, Porto, and Covilhã.
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