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Medgate AI project to cut costs by 30-40%

Digital healthcare pioneer Medgate is evaluating opportunities in Germany and other European countries. A chatbot based on the 12 million telehealth sessions it has held over the past 19 years is in development and will be launched at the end of 2018 and should reduce costs by 30-40%, Medgate CEO and founder Andy Fischer tells Healthcare Nova. 

Medgate AI project to cut costs by 30-40%

Digital healthcare pioneer Medgate is evaluating opportunities in Germany and other European countries. A chatbot based on the 12 million telehealth sessions it has held over the past 19 years is in development and will be launched at the end of 2018 and should reduce costs by 30-40%, Medgate CEO and founder Andy Fischer tells Healthcare Europa. 

Qualitas delays listing on SGX – again

Malaysia-based outpatient and corporate care group Qualitas has further delayed its listing on the Singapore Exchange (SGX), after lowering the value of its IPO, a market source tells Healthcare Nova.

Qualitas’ IPO plan on Singapore Exchange faces challenges

Malaysia-based outpatient and corporate care group Qualitas’ planned IPO on the Singapore Exchange is “work in progress” and has been delayed to later this year, a well-placed source tells Healthcare Nova. HCN reported at the end of 2017 that Qualitas was planning to list on Singapore Exchange (SGX) to raise S$200m (US$152m) in early 2018. […]

Interview: Mark Middleton, CEO, Icon

Mark Middleton is group CEO of Icon, the Australian cancer care specialist which is making inroads into Singapore and China. He speaks to Healthcare Nova about the group's strategy to date, how it is expanding into South East Asia, and its plans for expansion.

Interview: Richard Banks, Virtus Health

Australia-based fertility network Virtus Health Limited runs a series of clinics in Ireland, is making inroads in Denmark, and has a presence in Singapore. Healthcare Europa talks to European MD Richard Banks about strategy, expansion, and the market.

Interview: Dr Rajgopal Thirumalai, Vice President, Global Medical & Occupational Health, Unilever

Unilever runs a global health and prevention programme in over 90 countries for its 169,000  employees. How? What does Dr Thirumalai (known as Dr Raj) think of the private healthcare services sector? And what changes does he expect in the future? And what does he expect from digital health and AI? Dr Raj is also a non-executive independent director of Apollo Hospitals Enterprise and a speaker at HBI 2018 on April 10-11 in London.

EQT to sell diagnostic network to Permira

Shareholders in Australia’s largest diagnostic clinic network, I-MED Radiology Network, have agreed terms of sale with global investment firm Permira.

Interview: Dr Rajgopal Thirumalai, Vice President, Global Medical & Occupational Health, Unilever

Unilever runs a global health and prevention programme in over 90 countries for its 169,000  employees. How? What does Dr Thirumalai (known as Dr Raj) think of the private healthcare services sector? And what changes does he expect in the future? And what does he expect from digital health and AI? Dr Raj is also a non-executive independent director of Apollo Hospitals Enterprise and a speaker at HBI 2018 on April 10-11 in London.

Swedish PE EQT to sell Australian diagnostic network to Permira

Shareholders in Australia’s largest diagnostic clinic network, I-MED Radiology Network, have agreed terms of sale with global investment firm Permira. Reports at the end of last year said EQT valued I-MED at substantially over A$1bn (US$ 810m) – perhaps as high as A$1.3bn, the figure Permira are reportedly now paying. I-MED had A$608m in sales […]

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