We talk to the COO of European Cannabis Holdings (ECH), one of the continent's most ambitious investors in a sector which saw $13.8bn in global M&A activity in 2018, up 400% from the previous year. The group, which is behind the UK's first medical cannabis clinic, may follow the lead of successful Canadian IPOs with a London listing.
The German Ministry of Health has set out plans to reimburse health apps, increase the use of video consultations and digitally integrate pharmacies and hospitals in a new draft law.
Investor is to complete its pullout from the health care services sector according to sources. Having flogged Aleris' primary care arm to and its care business to Ambea, we hear it now wants to sell off its hospital business in Sweden, Denmark and Norway.
Dubai-based TVM Capital Healthcare has invested in a joint venture with a Ukrainian group whose founder pioneered a method of cerebral palsy rehabilitation. It is not the first Middle Eastern player to splash on East European rehab expertise.
NMC Health has finalised the acquisition of a stake in Boston IVF, a US operator with five locations. But figures show that Boston IVF has success rates below the US average.
Private equity giant TPG Capital has signed a definitive agreement to manage now-defunct Abraaj's $1bn healthcare fund. Some investors may want a re-pivot towards greenfield projects in countries like Pakistan and Nigeria, we are told, while existing portfolio and fund staff may be growing frustrated at the Americans' slow decision-making.
DocPlanner, the online booking and rating platform rival to Doctolib, has just closed a Series E funding round for €80m, but the company says it has "some way to go" to unicorn status.
A robust DACH session at HBI 2019 reached broad agreement over the most - and least - favourable areas for investment in healthcare in the region, but struggled to agree on the likely implication of the key legislation about to be brought in.
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