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Posted: 27 may 2021

Science and Technology Facilities Council STFC Today is Launching a Podcast

Science and Technology Facilities Council STFC is proud to co-sponsor the ‘The Great British Lift Off’ - a hugely exciting podcast about the growing space sector in the UK. Listen to the trailer here.

MOBIKLINIC

MOBIKLINIC PROFILE: Mobiklinic is an organization that uses a fusion of digital and physical interventions to increase access to health care for all , especially last mile health delivery in Uganda. Mobiklinic leverages on deploying trained community members as Community Health Providers (CHPs) who offer affordable home based health care in last mile villages and in case of need for consultation, these community health workers use the mobiklinic digital platform/ app to interface with senior medics thus creating a digital safety net that ensures quality of services. It also offers an integrated referral system. The app also enables scalable knowledge transfer to community health workers. This makes access to healthcare decentralized and kdemocratized. This solution is saving thousands of lives and has potential to improve health access for millions of people in Uganda and sub Saharan Africa. Mobiklinic was selected as the best health care access idea globally in March 2019 by Norvatis international /Sandoz Hack, beating over 600 entries across the globe and thereafter it rolled out. It was selected as innovation of the year 2020 by CEO summit of Uganda. Mobiklinic has since collaborated with the Belgian Get involved volunteer agency, Clarke university uganda in community outreach and most recently George Mason University of Virginia under emergent ventures. It has previously been supported by the US Embassy Uganda & D Prize. - currently working on a biometrics partnership with UK based Simprints to improve patient identification and data records in last mile health delivery. Mobiklinic exists to revolutionize/ ease access to health-care in Uganda and globally with a primary focus on last mile areas in developing countries

Apply for Bayer G4A 2021 #G4APartnerships Program!

If you're a #DigitalHealth company learn more about this year’s challenges and apply for partnership opportunities here.

Earnings Preview: What To Expect From Tenet Healthcare On Tuesday

Tenet Healthcare Corporation is scheduled to report earnings after Tuesday’s close. The stock hit a record high of $210/share in 2002 and is currently trading near $52/share. The stock is prone to big moves after reporting earnings and can easily gap up if the numbers are strong. Conversely, if the numbers disappoint, the stock can easily gap down. To help you prepare, here is what the Street is expecting:

Everyone is talking about the first live event of 2021 hosted by GIANT Health on 17th May.

The UK's first LIVE MedTech event of 2021 was open in Liverpool by GIANT Health.

The Vinehealth Cancer Platform receives medical device CE mark certification

London UK. 20th May 2021. Vinehealth, a UK digital health tech company has received a Class 1 Medical Device CE mark for its Vinehealth Cancer Companion mobile application for patients and VinehealthPRO web application for clinicians. Vinehealth conforms to the requirements of the Medical Devices Directive 93/42/EEC. The Directive outlines safety and performance requirements for medical devices in the UK & EU.

Review from ChoiceTeleMed for European Health-Tech Innovation Week 2021 by GIANT Health

Giant Health Event 2021 Harriet Morphy-Morris, Marketing Choice Telemed Engaging, informative and a warm reminder of the networking value behind large scale exhibitions. The GIANT Health Event flew off to a great start, in celebration of European Health Tech week.…

Telehealth Drones: Healthcare Coming Soon To A Screen Near You

Telehealth and virtual healthcare are among the latest trends in medicine. And rightly so—with new modes of communication, pandemic-driven restrictions and preferences for socially distant care, and a renewed emphasis on increasing healthcare equity, among other things, telehealth has seen tremendous growth recently. However, what most people traditionally think of as telehealth at its simplest level—where the patient logs on at home to connect with a physician virtually—may soon change. Researchers at the University of Cincinnati (UC) have innovated a way to integrate basic telehealth services into a drone, potentially expanding the bounds of what previous innovators ever envisioned with these two technologies individually. A press release by the University describes how “Inventors Victoria Wangia-Anderson, Manish Kumar, Seung-Yeon Lee and Debi Sampsel from three colleges at UC collaborated to develop a semi-autonomous prototype that can be dispatched right to people’s homes. The drones are big enough to carry medicine or medical supplies but small enough to maneuver the tight confines of a home using navigational algorithms developed by UC engineers.” A novel aspect is that the drone will also integrate “cameras and a display screen so patients can talk to health care professionals from the comfort of their home,” in addition to carrying “a waterproof box the size of a small first-aid kit to deliver medical supplies or collect self-administered lab tests.” UC’s press release also mentions how Manish Kumar (Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University and one of the collaborators on the drone project) and his lab have “been working on autonomous systems that combine artificial intelligence with a suite of sensors that allow drones to navigate a cluttered and complex three-dimensional environment, like the entrance to a person’s home and living room.”

Meet Invest Liverpool at GIANT2021 European Health Tech Innovation Week

Meet Invest Liverpool at GIANT2021 European Health Tech Innovation Week Discover how #Liverpool City Region’s advanced health & life sciences industry is forging bright new #DigitalHealth solutions to global health problems. Register here.

Women Not Getting The Healthcare They Need During Covid-19, New Survey Shows

Just as women have borne the brunt of economic damage from the pandemic, a new report makes clear that Covid-19 has also disproportionately taken a toll on women’s health and access to care. According to a national survey, conducted late in 2020 by the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF), more than one-third (38%) of women had skipped preventive services, such as checkups or routine tests, during the pandemic. Nearly one-quarter (23%) had forgone a recommended test or treatment. In comparison, only 26% and 15% of men had missed preventive or recommended care, respectively. “The fact that women are more likely than men to delay their healthcare services is not surprising, as women have been disproportionately burdened with child and household care, home schooling and, in many cases, an inability to maintain employment due to the many obligations placed upon them,” said Dr. Sonia S. Hassan, professor of obstetrics and gynecology and associate vice president in the Office of Women’s Health at Wayne State University.

Motesque's CEO Prof. Dr. Kai Oberländer and CSO Dietmar Hagen Horn will explain how Motesque uses motion data to analyze and predict motions at the GIANT

Motion data is an immensely valuable asset in the health tech sector. Motesque's CEO Prof. Dr. Kai Oberländer and CSO Dietmar Hagen Horn will explain how Motesque uses motion data to analyze and predict motions at the GIANT Health event…

Growing HealthTec community - Focus on the HealthTec cluster (STFC)

Connecting a wide variety of stakeholders, the North West HealthTec Cluster is improving the understanding of the health and life science sector in the region and the unique capabilities across industry, academia, public sector and entrepreneurs. Through the creation…

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