AI has become somewhat of a buzz word in recent years, and we’re no stranger to hearing about its implementation in healthcare. But what impact is it actually having on businesses in the field, and what potential does it hold?
Pharmacy leaders have issued a new warning over the online sale of weight loss jabs (GLP-1s) and patient safety amid predictions of a boom in demand for the drugs this year.
Today is the final day of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, and to nobody’s surprise, the impact of Artificial Intelligence and technology on the economy, global society, and more particularly public health, has been top of the agenda. The opportunities presented by AI in transforming healthcare delivery are abundant, with AI emerging as […]
HBI spoke with Dr. Manuel Nothelfer, founder at Wellster Healthtech Group based in Germany, part of a digital ecosystem that integrates a range of medical brands including online medicinal weight loss service GoLighter. Ahead of him taking part in a panel session on prescription weight loss at the HBI conference in Paris in March, he gives us an insight into the GLP-1 market in Germany, Wellster’s GoLighter model (which includes nutritional advice), and business learnings from the Group, having achieved profitability in October.
Soignez-moi.ch, a Swiss online medical consulting platform, will be ceasing its activity on January 31 after five years, despite its efforts to provide accessible telemedicine. Its co-founder and COO, Romain Boichat, shared the biggest learnings with HBI.
Malaysia's digital healthcare transformation started with the introduction of the National Telemedicine Blueprint in 1997. The country has been slow in progressing but opportunities for investments are increasing in recent years. The aim is to have a nationwide Electronic Medical Record (EMR) system by 2026.
The Ministry of Science, Technology, and Innovation (MOSTI) launched the Technology and Innovation Sandbox in 2020 to accelerate digitalisation across socio-economic sectors in Malaysia. As of 2021 data, healthcare has been a primary beneficiary, receiving highest tech support.
Swedish digi-physical healthcare company Kry has voted to significantly simplify its shareholder structure by reducing the number of categories of shares it has and converting most of its preference shares into ordinary shares.
As the healthcare and life sciences sector emerges from a period of consolidation and slower deal activity, investors are eyeing 2025 with cautious optimism. HPE Europe, a conference hosted by multinational law firm McDermott, Will & Emery (MWE), convened in London this autumn to explore key investment themes and strategies for the year ahead, with HBI in attendance.
Extens, a France-based investment fund exclusively dedicated to healthcare software, has announced the acquisition of a majority stake in Medicore, a Netherlands-based provider of electronic patient and client records, and data-driven applications, for the healthcare sector.
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