Despite soaring coronavirus cases, India is lifting the lockdown it put in place at the end of March. HBI talks to one concerned operator who acknowledges that though cases are set to soar, the economic imperative is too compelling to ignore.
Dental practices in England are set to reopen on Monday, June 8, but there has been widespread concern about how guidance has been released to the sector, and some anger over the timing of the reopening which, HBI hears, may be too soon.
Regulatory body Public Health England (PHE) has ordered telehealth player Babylon to stop selling B2C antibody tests until it has established their accuracy. Supplier Abbott has already said that the test is not suitable for home sample collection but players are still scrambling to sell in what's likely to be a multi-billion market.
Ping An's early-stage investment arm Voyager Fund has invested in Berlin-based dental healthtech group PlusDental. We examine PlusDental's business model and talk to CEO Peter Baumgart who says demand has surged back in DACH.
In last week's HBI 2020 online panel discussion, Hedley Goldberg, the head of Rothschild's global health care services arm, predicted a fairly rapid return to normal M&A volumes and pricing. Why?
Microsoft has selected Polish start-up Infermedica to provide the symptom-checking solution on the chatbot that it sells B2B to healthcare providers and payors. HBI speaks to CEO Piotr Orzechowski.
Remote care provider Dignio has used its solution normally reserved for elderly and chronic management to track COVID-19 patients outside hospital. HBI speaks to the company's CEO and UK manager about how it adapted there and in Norway.
Will Covid-19 be a game changer for the lab sector? The prospect of big government contracts and a massive, unserved B2C market is drawing new players into the diagnostic lab sector. Could they have a permanent impact?
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