Two pioneering women entrepreneurs are looking to break the mould in the male dominated Turkish healthcare market, with a women-only consultancy team. HBI talks to them about how they are challenging stereotypes.
German health minister Karl Lauterbach plans to expand roll out 'health kiosks', currently in some German cities, across the country as part of his plan to prepare for the next Covid wave.
The German health minister is pressing ahead with plans to legalise cannabis, despite concerns from some quarters that it could be challenged at the EU level, and unresolved questions about what the regulatory framework will look like. HBI speaks to legal and policy experts, and hears that medical cannabis producers have an early adopter advantage against potential rivals - and there are health implications if legislation passes.
Joe Stringer, healthcare investment specialist, and partner at Octopus Ventures which invests in and supports start-up businesses across Europe, talks to HBI about his approach to investment ahead of his panel appearance at HBI 2022.
The European Commission has put forward a proposal for a new legal framework to regulate the sharing of health data across the EU which it says could save the healthcare sector €11bn over ten years. The proposal is subject to review by the European Council and Parliament but could come into force in 2025.
HBI catches up with Stéphane Pichon, founding managing partner, Your Care Consult, and chair of the Investing in Healthcare Property session at HBI 2022 on June 21, to find out how the healthcare property market fared last year, and prospects for the future.
The Australian branch of multinational hospital giant Ramsay Health Care has terminated its partnership with insurer Bupa, meaning Bupa-insured patients in Australia will have to pay out-of-pocket for its care. Bupa Australia subsequently accused Ramsay of “unreasonably high" price increases, claiming this was done to increase the group’s value in light of its on-going sale process. Meanwhile, Ramsay has reported poor financial results and analysts from investment bank Citigroup have said limited additional value could be squeezed out of the group, and that a higher bid than KKR's is therefore unlikely.
HBI hears that the sale of UK-based private dental partnership network Dentex is underway, and catches up with a well-placed source to find out more about first-round bidders and pricing.
HBI chats with Kalle Conneryd-Lundgren, the new chief clinical operations officer at Stockholm-based digital health player Kry, to find out about his plans for the group and the market in general.
