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FREE BLOG Digital health not yet up to global workforce challenge

The world is facing a global healthcare workforce crisis. Technology is often cited as the universal panacea to this shortfall - but digital health companies are a long way away from being able to provide a solution - even if legislation allowed them to and the public was ready to fully embrace it.

How far can telehealth deliver primary care?

Today, telehealth delivers up to 7% of all primary care in Europe. What of tomorrow? Major providers say they want to provide up to 80%, but is that realistic? HBI examines the evidence and speaks to a telehealth startup making impressive inroads.

Gilde Healthcare raises €200m fund for European healthcare providers

Healthcare-specialised private equity firm Gilde Healthcare launched its third fund last week worth €200m. The fund, Gilde Healthcare Services III, will focus on lower mid-market healthcare providers and medical product suppliers in the Benelux and DACH regions. Gilde is currently invested in nursing home operator Stepping Stones, domiciliary care, occupational healthcare and a number of […]

Montagu buying ophthalmology clinics in Germany

Private equity firm Montagu is acquiring three ophthalmology clinics in Cologne, Germany, taking its majority-owned consolidation platform Artemis Augenkliniken into a new market, according to filings on the country’s competition regulator website.

Ramsay’s H1 results show Capio impact and weak UK

International hospital group Ramsay Health Care saw revenue and EBITDA growth of 14.9% and 9.8%, respectively, in its first financial results since it acquired pan-European acute care operator Capio. Sales are now around 50/50 between Europe and Asia-Pacific, while the weak UK position is becoming clearer.

Selling whole genome sequencing to consumers

Javier Echevarria, CEO, Europe and LatAm of Veritas International (VI) has one of the most interesting challenges in marketing - how do you persuade wealthy consumers to spend around $2,000 on predictive whole genome sequencing (WGS)?  He has a broad canvas - his remit is to sell across LatAm, UAE, Europe and Japan.

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