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Mediq continues homecare buy and build

Dutch distributor and medicialised homecare operator Mediq has completed its acquisition of Frankfurt-based Reininger. It is looking for more deals in the countries where it already has a presence: Belgium, France, Germany, Switzerland, Hungary, the Nordics, the Baltics, the Netherlands and, more recently, the United States.

babylon health to launch “revolutionary” AI within a month

The innovative UK telehealth business, babylon health, will launch its hotly anticipated artificial intelligence (AI) programme within a month, says its founder and CEO Dr Ali Parsa. It will use computer pattern recognition to diagnose common illnesses, making diagnosis effectively a free service. We talk to Parsa about the business, which plans to roll out its service through the English NHS as well as in the Bahamas, but appears to have postponed its entry to Rwanda.

Corpus Sireo launches €300m MOB fund

The German investment management group, Corpus Sireo, is launching a new fund targeting German medical office buildings (MOBs). Corpus Sireo claims to be “taking the initiative on institutionalising the sector”.

French telehealth group SeniorAdom to partner with large elderly care players

Having product-launched in January 2015, French telehealth group SeniorAdom just raised a new financing round from several investors. OMNES Capital, who led the financing round, says SeniorAdom will partner with key elderly care players, such as large nursing home groups, or health insurance companies.

Liberals and Social Democrats agree to reform Stockholm’s healthcare provision

Stockholm has come up with new healthcare pricing, which will still allow competition and private provision, but ensure better coverage in poor areas. The measure saw social democrats and liberals working together. That is a good sign for a private sector which has faced a nasty ideological rift in recent years.

synlab set to enter Greece?

After buying Cypriot group Medilab in February 2015, there are rumours synlab is to enter the Greek market. The move, frozen after the January elections, has been planned for some time and could materialise soon. Who are the targets for acquisition?

Iran is looking toward the private sector

Iran is considering options to develop more healthcare PPPs as it prepares to emerge from the shadow of sanctions. It has already made extensive use of PPPs to provide primary care in urban and suburban settings.

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