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KKR, TPG Capital, and Apax Partners front-run the acquisition of India’s cardiac stent maker SMT

US-based global investment company KKR, private equity firm TPG Capital, and British private equity firm Apax Partners are reportedly exploring an investment in India’s Sahajanand Medical Technologies (SMT), Economic Times reported. SMT is a developer and manufacturer of minimally invasive coronary stent systems, valued at Rs 3,500-4,000 crore (~$420-480 million USD). Alongside KKR, TPG Capital, […]

HBI News Round Up, Friday 23rd August 2024

In this HBI News Round Up we cover Hallo Healthcare Group’s exit from the healthcare services sector, Genesis MedTech’s sale of its subsidiary, JC Medical Inc to Edwards Lifesciences, biopharmaceutical company, Vertex Pharmaceuticals obtaining of a licence for CASGEVY in the UK, disease risk detection and preventative health company, Nightingale Health’s attaining of UK Conformity […]

Interview: Dr. Guillermo Moreno-Sanz, Zerenia Clinic

Zerenia Clinic is a UK-based private healthcare provider specialising in treatments with cannabis-based medicinal products (CBMP). Last year it attained the UK’s first ever NHS reimbursement for cannabis flowers. In an interview with HBI, Dr. Guillermo Moreno-Sanz, Scientific Director at Zerenia’s parent company, Khiron Europe (a pharma company producing CBMPs), spoke about the growing opportunity in Europe’s medicinal cannabis space.

Addressing healthcare workforce inefficiency through AI and 3d indoor mapping – a conversation with Connie Moser of Navenio

Modern hospitals are incredibly complex, regularly chaotic, and often inefficient environments, despite efficiency and proper task sequencing being vital to delivering high-quality medical care and positive patient experiences. Workforce issues are beginning to bite harder across both public and private provider systems, driven by a growing deficit in medical professionals serving an expanding patient population. […]

Spanish private healthcare study highlights looming workforce crisis

A recent study by the Spanish Private Health Alliance (ASPE) has revealed an impending shortage of specialist physicians due to an upcoming wave of retirements. The report, titled 'Medical Specialists in Private Healthcare', analysed data from 24,189 medical professionals in Spain across 104 medical centres, revealing that 40% of specialist doctors in the private sector […]

Alibaba Group’s Chinese subsidiary enters healthcare, acquiring online platform

Ant Group, an affiliate company of the Chinese conglomerate Alibaba Group, is reportedly in preliminary talks to acquire Haodf.com, a Chinese online healthcare platform, as part of its strategy to enhance AI capabilities in the healthcare sector, Bloomberg reported.  The acquisition would allow Ant Group to integrate its AI technology with Haodf's platform, which provides […]

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