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FREE BLOG The trade off between regulation and innovation

We are soon to publish a Special Report on big regulatory changes for healthcare technology in Europe. Our Special Report focuses on three big pieces of technology regulation which the EU has recently approved, each of which will have significant impacts on Europe’s healthcare sector: the EU AI Act, the European Health Data Space, and the Cyber Resilience Act. One of the recurring topics from the conversations I had with various experts when researching this was what the impact on innovation will be.

FREE BLOG The power of Benchmarking – a tool for data driven decisions

By Charles Dalton and Raju Narayan Global Sector Specialists, IFC Healthcare Healthcare organisations strive to achieve best performance across diverse areas: asset utilisation, costs and health outcomes. But how do they stack up against their peers? Limited data is available, especially in emerging markets. Data and metrics provide leverage, enabling companies to navigate competitive landscapes […]

FREE BLOG Are we too precious about health data?

We are currently putting together a Special Report on big regulatory changes for healthcare technology that are about to come into effect in Europe. There are three big pieces of EU technology regulation about to come into effect which are particularly noteworthy for healthcare providers: the EU AI Act, the European Health Data Space and the Cyber Resilience Act (coming into force on Tuesday December 10th). The common theme linking all three of these is data.

FREE BLOG ‘Scaling Smart’ — HBI webinar explores how diagnostic providers are applying AI and other technologies to address growing service demand

This week saw the latest event in HBI’s webinar series, “Scaling smart: how providers are leveraging new technologies for better diagnostic delivery”.   The background to the event The purpose of the webinar was to explore the role that new digital tools, and artificial intelligence (AI) in particular, are playing in helping diagnostic providers to […]

FREE BLOG With growing investments, 2025 looks promising for the femtech sector

October marked Breast Cancer Awareness Month, focused on awareness, early detection, and research funding. Women’s health, historically neglected, is now a key focus for startups and private equity firms. Female health providers are leveraging telemedicine and AI to address market needs from puberty to postmenopause.

FREE BLOG What does the UK’s budget mean for its creaking healthcare system?

The UK government’s latest budget reveals a truth many European politicians would rather avoid: the current model for financing public services, including healthcare, is creaking. Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves' decision to loosen fiscal rules to enable greater borrowing is an admission that something has to give.

FREE BLOG The HBI Top 100 2024 edition is now live: highlights of what’s in the report

This week HBI is publishing the 2024 edition of our annual ranking of the top 100 healthcare providers in EMEA, based on their 2023 revenue. This marks our fourth year of assessing the largest healthcare service providers in the region, drawing from a comprehensive database of over 5,000 operators. The article, which can be accessed here, examines the top 100 companies, analysing the sectors they operate in, their revenue distribution by sub-sector, ownership type, and provides a country-by-country analysis based on representation.

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