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Interview with Sandro Cilurzo, CEO & Co-Founder of Sedimentum

We hear a lot about digital and artificial intelligence (AI) technology shaking up the healthcare sector. Usually, these innovations focus on digital platforms and innovative surgery techniques, and elder care rarely gets much of a look in when conversations about AI start. However, some companies are bucking that trend by using AI to detect falls, and more, in residential and elderly care settings. We talk to Sandro Cilurzo, CEO & Co-Founder of Swiss healthcare start-up Sedimentum, to find out more.
October 21, 2021

Top Doctors raises $13m to boost growth

Top Doctors, the third biggest doctor-booking platform in private healthcare after EU-based Doctolib and global player DocPlanner, has raised $13m to improve its digital tools and grow in key sectors. HBI chats with Alberto E. Porciani, CEO of Top Doctors to find out more.
October 14, 2021

Diaverum rolls out algorithm to predict thrombosis

Vascular access thrombosis is an expensive and painful complication for dialysis patients, with an incident rate of 0.11-0.5 episodes per patient per year. Global dialysis provider Diaverum has started to roll out an algorithm that can predict 75% of cases missed by current practices, enabling earlier interventions.
October 14, 2021

HBI 2021: Strict data laws threaten future provision in DACH

Strict, politically-driven, laws on the use of data in Germany means that the healthcare sector is struggling to equip itself sufficiently for the future demand of healthcare, delegates heard at HBI 2021 in a panel led by Stephan Rau, partner with McDermott, Will & Emery.
October 8, 2021

Babylon losing $0.4m a day as SPAC merger imminent

Babylon says it will complete its SPAC merger in mid-October, with the company reporting five-fold revenue growth in the first half. New American contracts have proved extremely lucrative for the UK-based telehealth company - but it expects to lose money for another two years. 
October 7, 2021

HBI 2021: Half UK hospitals use robots

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'?
October 5, 2021

HBI 2021: Building a digital health ecosystem

Europe has started to see the emergence of digital health ecosystems where remote consultation providers also add in e-prescription, B2C testing, monitoring, and more. L.E.K. Consulting explored the trend over a networking breakfast at HBI 2021.
October 4, 2021
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