AI continues to make inroads in healthcare. Digitalisation and the use of AI were prominent topics in nearly every panel discussion at the recent HBI 2024 conference, held from June 10 to 12, with 580 delegates from 40 countries in attendance.
One month after selling eleven nursing homes in the Netherlands to Bouwinvest, the multinational French care home giant, emeis, has announced another significant transaction. They have entered into a sale and leaseback agreement with Healthcare Activos, a Spanish healthcare real estate investor, valued at approximately €56 million.
The afternoon of day two of HBI 2024 included sessions on dental services, veterinary services the move to preventive healthcare, decarbonisation and the race to decarbonise.
HBI 2024 opened with a day of workshops, concluding with the HBI 2024 welcome reception hosted by medtech company Siemens Healthineers, and a dinner hosted by consulting firm McKinsey & Company.
In this HBI News Round Up, we look at Denmark’s new rules for foreign healthcare workers, healthcare-focused PE fund Tata Capital Healthcare Fund’s multi-million investment into pharma firm Orbicular Pharmaceutical to develop its R&D work, the awarding of a multi-million diabetes treatments contract to American pharma and medical devices group Abbott in Cantabria, Spain, and a partnership in Spain to establish a rare diseases research centre.
In 2023, global temperatures soared to ~1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, making it the hottest year on record. As we enter mid-2024, extreme heat persists, with several Asian countries facing prolonged periods above 40°C.
India's Lok Sabha Elections 2024, conducted between April 19 and June 1, have concluded, with results announced on June 4, 2024. The NDA-led alliance emerged victorious, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi eyeing a third term.
UK-based health tech companies DrDoctor and MBI Health have partnered to help hospitals better manage their elective care waiting lists. DrDoctor’s founder Tom Whicher explained to us how MBI’s patient stratification tools will help in the work they are doing aimed at transforming the way patients interact with secondary care and easing healthcare shortages.
Pan-European Spanish healthcare real estate investor Healthcare Activos has launched a new investment fund worth €650 million. This is the REIT’s second fund, and will, in contrast to the first fund, be primarily focused on making investments outside of Spain and Portugal. Jorge Guarner, Activos’ President and Founder, tells us more.
UAE-based Burjeel Holdings has joined forces with Colombian multinational Keralty in a cross-regional deal to establish a new healthcare enterprise aiming to deliver high-quality, affordable, and prevention-focused care.
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