French lab group Biogroup is hoping to test the transportation of urgent samples in France by drone by the end of the year, subject to the approval of the French Civil Aviation Authority.
A pioneering blood test which helps clinicians diagnose bipolar disorder will come to market shortly. HBI catches up with Alexandra Prieux, CEO at France-based ALCEDIAG, which should be first to market with the first of what could be a series of tests.
France has committed to reforms in homecare, optometry, and mental health in its social security budget for next year. One source says that it's a particularly important budget with elections coming in the Spring of next year. Meanwhile, President Macron has also committed to replicating Germany's model for reimbursing digital health apps.
Orpea, the largest Europe-based elderly care group by revenue, saw its share price fall sharply last Tuesday following reporting by Challenges, a French magazine, that a deal involving the group was under investigation by the National Financial Prosecutor’s Office (PNF) - but Orpea is keen to stress it is not they who are being investigated.
REIT Icade had only covered the book of Icade Sante by 1.25x the €800m it was hoping to raise, HBI is told. Earlier this week it permanently postponed an IPO citing volatile markets.
Rehabilitation has often been seen as the low-margin, poor brother of acute care. Often underfunded and overlooked, a panel at HBI 2021 sensed that the tide is turning and that, at last, the benefits of this Cinderella sector are being appreciated.
Around five in ten hospitals in the UK use robotic surgery, while 65% of university hospitals in Strasbourg have less than two rooms equipped with robots. How diverse are healthcare systems across different geographies in adopting robots? At a session on digital transformation at HBI 2021, the panel asked: 'What is possible with robotic surgery today, and how is it impacting the market'?
French healthcare property group Icade Sante said yesterday (Thursday, September 30) that it was delaying its IPO due to volatile market conditions, putting back one of the biggest healthcare property transactions this year. HBI talks to a market expert to find out more.
Four in ten nursing home residents in France are on short-stays according to an EU-based operator at HBI 2021. Covid-driven trends as the elderly care sector recovers was the other hot topic of conversation.
Infertility is up, maternity in many regions is down - and the global fertility market is continuing on an upwards trajectory largely untouched by Covid. It remains a hot ticket when it comes to M&A - though issues with regulation and staffing are causing some headaches.
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